The Better Ending, part 5
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Aeshin arrives home from training the few troops Eunsan had managed to squirrel out of Joseon in these last few months. Sumi is among them, and her brother Domi had followed. Though Gwansoo had complained, the boy had been adamant, and thus, three days ago, Eugene had received him at the train station. Domi had flown into his arms, hugging his father figure for all he was worth. Now, the boy had moved in with them, insisting on serving his master. Eugene had looked at his wife in askance, and when she had agreed, the boys had shared a little victory jig. Of course, on the condition Sumi must move in as well.
Domi had never doubted it.
Their once quiet home became rowdy with children underfoot, and Joonyoung popping in almost every single day to share a meal with his Captain and teacher. The couple then receives another unexpected guest as Kyle sails through on his way to Russia for his yearly vacation, staying at their house for nearly a month.
Sumi follows her surrogate mother indoors, greeting Eugene with a cheery smile. Eugene pats her head fondly before putting his cheek out for a kiss from his wife. She obliges him, but pulls him for another kiss before an excited “oooooh!!” makes them jump apart like guilty teenagers. Kyle laughs as he stops covering Joonyoung and Sumi’s eyes, wrapping his hosts in a huge bear hug. “I love seeing you two like this!” He croons, petting Eugene with his limp hand. Eugene shrugs off his arm and walks back to the furnace, where he’d been making dinner.
“Dinner will be ready in fifteen minutes,” he announces to the room at large. “If you don’t wash up, you don’t eat.”
There’s a scurry of running feet as the entire Choi clan (Kyle included) rushes to obey.
