Fluffy SKZ oneshots🧸

The Grinch (Minho x Jeongin focus)🧸🍼

Littles: Minho (4), Hyunjin (5), Felix (3)

Caregiver: Jeongin (M.), Seungmin (H.), Chan & Changbin (F.)

Requested a long time ago by snoopchae

Jeongin's POV.:

Having a week off to relax after the stress of producing our Christmas album, the three littles in our group decided to have a few days of little time. They tried to play by themselves as much as possible, not wanting to burden their caregivers as they were just as run down as the littles themselves. But as a caregiver myself, I didn't mind caring for them even though I was tired. I've been Minho's caregiver for quite a while already, loving how soft he acted when he was in his headspace. Chan and Changbin had been Felix caregivers, ever since he had outed himself a few months ago, and Seungmin usually took care of Hyunjin when the dancer was in his headspace. Though every little had their main caregiver, we all took care of the other littles as well should they need us to.

The littles had regressed yesterday, immediately distancing themselves from us no matter how much we assured them that they weren't being a burden to us and that we'd love to spend time with them. Minho had spent the last night in my bed but when I woke up, he was gone and I couldn't help but panic. What if he had gotten himself in danger? Needing to make sure he was okay, I rushed to the living room to look for him and almost crashed into Seungmin-hyung, panting: "Guys, has anyone seen Minho? We were cuddling last night but now he's gone as well as his teddy, that means he's little but I can't find him. What if he got lost or is in trouble?" - "Relax, Innie. All three are in Minho's and Hyunjin's room. Nobody got lost but I can't tell you whether they are in trouble or not because they won't open the door", Changbin explained irritably, before getting up to dispose of his empty coffee cup. Judging by the rapper's irritated tone, he was just as on edge as me being separated from his little. Frustrated that the younger didn't want to see him and I couldn't judge him for that. Being pushed away by Minho when he was little hurt because as a caregiver I was supposed to be someone he could always go to, so seeing him act like he couldn't come to me while we were on a break made me feel like I had failed him.

"Yeah, I couldn't get back in when I returned from my shower earlier", Seungmin stated taking a sip of his coffee, flinching as he burned his tongue. "Why don't they want to see us though?", he frowned as he sat down at the breakfast table next to Chan. "The way Lixxie put it, they feel like being egoistic for regressing. Saying it's our time off as well and we shouldn't have to spend it by taking care of them", the leader rolled his eyes. "But that's stupid. There is no other way I'd prefer to spend my time than by playing and cuddling my Minmin", I pouted, biting into an apple afterwards. Just having some fruit, I tried to get breakfast over with as fast as I could, so I could figure out how I could convince Minho to stop holing up in his room. It was our break and therefore the only chance we really got to spend time with our littles, so them not using that opportunity frustrated me greatly.

"Good morning lovely family, did y'all miss me?", Jisung yelled with a huge smile before plopping down at the table and shoving a heating spoonful of cereal into his mouth, making him look even more like a squirrel while he was chewing. His energetic mood already felt exhausting to me, as I wasn't nearly as happy with the current situation but luckily Seungmin was the one to deal with it. "Not really, it was quiet for once", Seungmin sassed earning a glare. "Chan-hyung, I'm being bullied", he whined with his mouth still full. "Sorry, I didn't understand a word like that, mind repeating after you swallowed?", the oldest teased before grabbing himself something to eat as well. I watched Channie-hyung retrieve three strawberry yoghurts from the fridge before slicing three apples and placing the slices onto a plate. That was a great idea because otherwise the three might skip out on their meals if they were that determined on not leaving their room. It didn't sound like they gave our leader any reaction, I just heard him set the things down on the floor, informing them that there was food and that they should eat something even if they didn't want to join us. My worry eased a little, knowing Minho wouldn't starve but I still wasn't too happy about having him avoid me, when all I wanted to do was drown him with love.