Dior Vernis | BBH
Pairing: Baekhyun x Reader
Domestic au, husband!Baekhyun, pregnant!Reader, established relationship (obviously), slight angst, fluff, bits of humor (itās Baek, yāall)
Rated: G
Warnings: husband!Baekās so sweet you may need to visit your dentist after this
Word Count: ~1.5k finally
Summary: Baekhyun came home to find his pregnant wife crying. Heās ready to do what it takes to make her happy again.Ā And itās probably not what you think.
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Authorās Note: This is just a cute little something while I work on bigger stories ā those are taking forever to get edited⦠:( Feel free to DM me in case you want to help out with some of it (check out my beta reader post). I was trying something new in terms of structuring this, I hope itās not too confusing. Anyways, please enjoy and let me know if youād like more of these!! Thanks baekshoney for taking a quick look!
Baekhyun was incredibly focused.
The task at hand was not something he was used to undertaking, neither had he expected to be in this position tonight, crouched uncomfortably on the living room floor in front of you. He was pretty tired after work, and the stoop was making both his knee and his neck hurt. Not that he was going to say anything about the inconvenience anyway.
It was strangely quiet, seeing that this was your home, always boisterous. Loud with your laughter, your endless chattering, your purposefully bad singing, or even your arguments. But right now, the only sounds reverberating around the room were your residual sniffling and his concentrated breathing. You tried to take a closer look at his hands, quite unsuccessfully since your massive seven-months pregnant belly was in the way.
āDonāt move,ā he asked, when you shifted slightly.
You nodded, effectively doing that again, so he shot you a dirty look and held you in place by the ankle, to which you muttered something apologetic.
āAre you trying to make me mess up?ā
āSorry,ā you mumbled, chewing on your lip to control your impatience.
You better let your husband do this ā he definitely took his mission seriously. Of course, there was no way heād mess up and make you cry the way you were when he came through the door. Simply no way.
Even if he had to crouch and do this for the next hour.
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It couldnāt have been more than thirty minutes since he arrived home. At the time, Baekhyun expected you to be happy that he came early to spend some more time together, but instead found you sitting at the edge of the couch, bawling your eyes out.
At the sight of this he felt his heart skip a beat in fear. He very rarely got like this, usually the one to take a step back and look at any issue calmly and with a bit of humor. But now was a special time ā you were getting ready to become parents for the very first time ā which made him overly cautious and uncharacteristically fussy around you. Hence, while he stood frozen in the doorway, a million scary thoughts went through his panicked mind. His eyes searched your body frantically: there were no visible injuries, no blood, the bump was intactā¦
āWhatās going on? Y/N?ā He was trying so hard to cover up his terror that he instantly gave himself away by using your name like this. Too serious. āAre you hurt?ā
He reached you in a second, kneeling in front of you and touching your wrists as you covered your face while crying.
āBaby, tell me whatās wrong,ā he almost pleaded.
He wanted to help but had no idea what was happening. You looked fine from what he could tell and the TV was off, so it definitely wasnāt due to any tragic plot twist in your favorite series. Your shoulders shook with more sobs and he shifted his palms to rub them in calming motions. There was an unusual lump in his throat. He could barely stand seeing you, his partner and future mother of his child, like this. Sure, these past few months of your regular hormonal crying taught him some resolve, but that dreadful time was over weeks ago. Heād never even seen you this discomposed before, so the reasoning behind your state was to be determined as soon as possible.
āHey,ā he tried again, putting his gentle palm on your belly absentmindedly. āI need to know if youāre hurt, babe, so that I can help. Do you need me to call someone?ā
You shook your head no, and he nodded to himself.
āOkay. Why donāt you breathe with me for a second?ā
With you getting upset during a good portion of your early pregnancy, Baekhyun had to train himself at the art of figuring out the reason and calming you down to talk about it. Breathing exercises seemed quite helpful whenever he could get through to you, and this was one of those cases. You mustāve been crying for a bit, since before he arrived even. That thought made his heart clench.
āBreathe in with me, like this,ā he took a deep breath through his nose, āAnd exhale from your mouth.ā
He guided you by example, and you subconsciously followed the suggested pattern.
A couple minutes later, your sobs were reduced to sniffling, and you lowered your palms enough for Baekhyun to see your red, watery eyes.
āAw sweetheart,ā he bemoaned, carefully investigating your blotched face.
He took his time wiping the tears off your cheeks while you sat there with your sweater paw pressed to your runny nose.
His touch was always so comforting in times like this. There was nothing like it. And everything about your husband gave you a sense of tranquility and security when he was near. Even Baekhyunās breathing was doing its part in relaxing you.
He allowed you to bask in his affection, stroking your arm lingeringly and tracing the remaining wet trails on your cheeks with his fingertips. As your breathing slowly came back to normal, he could finally pay attention to the surroundings. There was a small colorful item on the floor that heād noticed only now. Curious, he picked it up and read the label.
āDior Ver- vernis? Is this nail polish?ā He asked in confusion and received a feeble nod from you.
Baekhyun could barely place this item in āthe big pictureā, so he tried asking you again.
āSo⦠Can you tell me what happened?ā
You looked away, avoiding his eyes. He examined your face and was mystified by the embarrassed look that appeared on it out of the blue.
āY/N?ā
āItās- I think itās hormones again,ā you croaked and looked away.
While this was an excellent excuse, heād known you well enough to understand that it was one.
āTell me everything, honey. What got you upset?ā
His palm went back to caressing your baby bump, and you instantly felt loved and cherished from the simple action. Your fidgety fingers lowered to play with his.
āItās- nothing serious,ā you confessed. āI just- my feet got hideously swollen today⦠And I had a pedicure appointment. Had to cancel.ā
Baekhyun nodded, still unsure of what exactly caused this outburst. Your feet tended to get swollen often these days, this wasnāt news to either one of you, and it was fine, your doctor had said. It couldnāt have been some randomly cancelled appointment that got you in tears, right? Or could it?
āI- tried doing it myself,ā you continued reluctantly, noticing his puzzlement. āBut itās impossible. I canāt even see anything because- because Iām so huge,ā you stifled a sob. āAnd swollen, and clumsy, and-ā
āAnd beautiful,ā Baekhyun interrupted your rant that was headed the wrong way already.
He could see it now. This was definitely hormone infused but there was also something else underneath. Your husband hummed, a playful expression creeping up his face.
āWhy would this upset you though? Youāre only āhugeā because youāre carrying our healthy boy,ā Baekhyunās tone was thick with fondness as he said that. āHeās going to be a big one. At this rate Iām willing to bet that heās going to be taller than Chanyeol. All thanks to his miracle mother.ā
You snorted a laugh at his non-scientific statement, finding his warm palm on your stomach. He just loved touching it at all times.
āWhat if itās a girl?ā You whispered, and your husband gasped, now pressing both hands to your belly protectively.
āWhy would you say that! Sheād be a model then, and I donāt want my little girl to be one. Sheās mine to look at and cherish,ā he pretend grumbled before adding a softer, āJust like you.ā
Nudging his shoulder timidly, you giggled and bit your lip to contain your bashful smile.
āHm, you know what?ā He clicked his tongue, looking like heād had a revelation. āIām sure pedicure isnāt rocket science; I can do it.ā
You barely reacted as he swiftly took the fluffy slipper off your right foot and rested it over his knee.
āNo!ā You tried to retract the limb but he held you by the ankle. In any case, you were way too lumpish to do it gracefully.
āOh, come on! You think this can scare me? Those are just feet, Y/N,ā he scolded and looked down, almost jumping. āHoly mother of-!ā
You squirmed and hid your eyes in your sleeve as he proceeded to laugh at your reaction.
āIām kidding, Iām kidding!ā He said in an amicable tone before continuing, āIām sure I can find your toenails in there, somewhere.ā
You whined at this and shoved your mischievous husband in the side with the ball of your foot.
āAlright, alright, calm down. Iām going to put this exquisite shade of pink onto them as neatly as I can. But you have to promise me that you wonāt cry if I mess up!ā
āDonāt you dare mess up. Or else youāll have to make it up to me with three hundred foot rubs,ā you groused, sniffing again to keep your nose from running.
āGot it. Phew, glad you wonāt be able to see it up close anyways,ā he smirked, expertly shaking the nail polish in preparation.
āBaekhyun!ā You reproached for his shamelessness.
Your husband let out a cheeky laugh and announced:
āMy footās falling asleep, so letās do this!ā
He was fully concentrated on your pedicure after that.
A/N: Thank you for reading! I was blown away by the feedback I received for the Duality of Baekhyunie, so I wanted to keep you entertained while Iām working on the sequel and other stuff. I hope you werenāt disappointed ā¤
P.S. Tell me in the comments how fast you realized that itās all about nail polish š












