Burnout (K.Sn) [Sequel]

Mama Lin

April 2022

I let out a small laugh as Jungwon stood up from his chair and leaned across the table, obviously checking the viewer count but simultaneously also blocking both Niki and I.

"Yah, sit down," I let out a small laugh and tugged on Jungwon's sleeve as he slowly sat down while keeping his eyes on the screen.

"I think we can start now," Jungwon assured and I let out a small chuckle as I leaned forward on the table.

"Ayo, what's up peeps. It is us, the real maknae line of En-ha-i-pun," I casually swung out only earning a small laugh from each boy with me, "yes, sorry. Real maknae line here."

"Isn't Sunoo hyung, like a month older?" Niki let out a small laugh, to which I just waved it off.

"The border is just between Sunoo and I. He's an adult now, too old for us. We're the cool kids," I excused.

"Noona, you're an adult too," Jungwon stated and I shook my head at him, "you are."

"Not mentally, that's where the trick is," I excused and tapped my head a few times with my finger.

An awkward silence echoed in the room before both boys on each side broke down into laughs before Jungwon eventually clapped his hands together in his usual fashion.

"Yessss," he cooed out and we both looked to him, "do we have any plan today?"

"Nope, not at all," I shook my head as I snapped my head back to the camera and gave two thumbs ups, "we're gonna chat talk."

Jungwon let out a small sigh at me before pulling the monitor over to him while Niki just let out a small giggle at the scenario. I sat quietly looking at the camera, waiting for Jungwon to read any comment or for Niki to say something.

"Noona, what have you done with Sunoo hyung today?" Jungwon questioned as he kept his eyes on the screen.

"Parked him in daycare by Park Sunghoon," I calmly replied before getting two laughs once more, "just kidding. He and Hoon are out shopping today."

"Sunoo hyung is probably gonna get you something," Niki commented and I just shrugged, "he definitely is."

"I've told him multiple times he doesn't have to. But I'm beginning to think he just enjoys spending money on me," I defended as Niki just let out a laugh and fell over into my shoulder to calm himself down.

"Ahhhhh," Jungwon exclaimed and we both turned our attention to him, "I wanna know this too!"

"Well, aren't you gonna read it?" I questioned him impatiently, trying to look over his shoulder, as Niki still laid against my shoulder.

"Niki, who is your most parental figure in the group?" Jungwon questioned and looked at Niki, who immediately straightened up and frowned in return, "I think it's because a lot of Engenes are confused as to whether it's Jake hyung or Heeseung hyung."

"But it's Noona," Niki replied, as if it was obvious and pointed to me.

"Me?" I questioned and abruptly turned to him, only getting a small nod from him, "really?"

"Yup," he nodded and I cooed at him, "don't make me regret saying it," he warned and I immediately went silent.

"Noona, do you agree?" Jungwon questioned and I just shrugged.

"I mean... I guess," I let out a small laugh, "no but seriously, uhm... I think it's because... I don't think a lot of Engenes know this, they just know me as an only child. But I did have a younger brother who was born around the same time as Niki as well, but he died at like a few months old. So I still have that older sisterly feeling towards him. But because I also know how it feels to grow up without a mom, I don't want him to miss out on a motherly figure... if that makes sense."

"Not at all, but I'll take it," Jungwon nodded towards the camera.

"Jay does all the raising him properly stuff, Heeseung and Jake play with him... and I'm not sure where I fall into this whole thing, but I do," I excused with a shrug, earning a small laugh from Niki.

"She takes care of me," Niki pointed out and I just nodded with a small thumbs up.

"She does check up on if you've eaten a lot," Jungwon hummed in return, "she generally just does that with all of us."

"Especially Sunoo hyung," Niki nodded and I hummed in return, "but so does Sunghoon hyung."

"Yeah but that's only towards Sunoo hyung," Jungwon agreed with a small nod, "Noona checks up on all of us."

"Ah I have to tell this!" Niki exclaimed and we both looked to him as a small mischevious smile spread on his face.

"Please don't," I begged and shook my head.

"Recently... there was a day where noona ended up eating seven meals in one day," Niki let out a small laugh, "she had checked up on all of us if we've eaten throughout of the day and-"

"Oh that's right!" Jungwon exclaimed happily in agreement before letting out a small laugh.

"If we tell her we haven't eaten a specific meal or haven't eaten in a while during the time she asks, she'll eat with us," Riki let out a small laugh and rubbed his forehead, "so for the whole day, when she's checked on us, she's hit at least one time for each of us where we haven't eaten in a considerable amount of time, so she's eaten a meal with all of us at least once that day."

"You had a serious stomach ache that evening," Jungwon recalled and I simply nodded in return.

"But here's the deal," I defended quickly, "I didn't have schedule that day, so I was home anyways. But all the boys had different types of schedule. So when they got home I checked up on each of them to hear if they've eaten, but they hadn't. However, because the majority of them knew I would ask they already had ordered a meal for both of us for when they get home," I explained with a small laugh, "so naturally I couldn't deny the meal from them, because they already paid and brought the food home."

"Noona takes good care of all of us," Niki nodded with a small thumbs up towards the camera.

"Don't worry Engene, she assures we eat well," Jungwon nodded and patted my shoulder, "they call her mama Lin."

"You did not just..." I trailed off in disbelief and got a small giggle from Jungwon as he turned back to read the comments.