# 7

MM&YxMagician
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Hyukjae has finally called Donghae.

"Hae!" he says. Breathlessly. "Hae, baby, a-are you okay?"

"Yeah?" Donghae says. A bit startled. "I'm great, actually? Why, sweetheart? What's wrong? Is everything okay?"

"Is Eunhyuk okay? Is he with you?"

"Of course he's with me. We're just in the car."

Donghae looks at Eunhyuk. The other's already paused eating. He's watching him. His duckling is seated behind. Its seatbelt is on. Even though... the car isn't.

"A-And he's okay?"

"Eunhyuk," Donghae says. "Hyukjae is -- today's Hyukjae is asking if you are okay?"

Eunhyuk lowers his small spoon. He's got a banana mango ice cream.

"Yes. Eunhyuk is okay."

"He says he's okay," Donghae informs Hyukjae. "Sweetheart--"

"Was he scared or upset? Did you hold his hand?"

"Baby..." Donghae says. Gently. "Yes. I promise I'm taking care of him and we're both good. Tell me about you, love. How is it all going? Are you feeling well? Did it get difficult?"

Hyukjae's exhale is heard. It's long. Weary.

"I'm okay, Hae. Sorry, some stuff kind of... got moved so... I'll put it back and tidy up, if you give me an hour..."

"Oh, Hyukkie..." Donghae says. "It's fine, you don't have to worry about that. I'll do it when I get home, okay? You sound like you're tired..."

"Um... I've got a little headache... I suppose.."

"Oh, no..." Donghae's now worried. It doesn't sound like a little. "Did you take anything for it? Maybe it'll help."

"Um, I-I should, right? Oh, but... Hae, I'm not..." His voice is small. "I'm not sure what to take..."

"That's okay, Hyukkie. You can text me a picture of what's in the cabinet and I'll show you."

"Oh... right. I can do that. I forgot -- I mean, I didn't, but I forgot -- I'll do that in a minute..."

"Alright. I'll wait for your text, okay? We'll start heading back after that, and we'll get home in an hour or so."

"Okay," Hyukjae breathes out. "Thanks, Hae. I love you, baby."

Donghae smiles. "I love you more. See you soon."

He ends the call. Finds Eunhyuk's eyes on him. They're wide.

"Hyukjae needs to take something? Hyukjae is not well?"

"Oh... he just has a headache," Donghae says. Thinks. Out loud. "It might've... been very straining for him... trying to figure out what sort of magic occurred... with you turning up here..."

He hopes Hyukjae's not stressed out. Many aspects of his magic are complicated. Hyukjae gets upset at times. Just from not understanding it. Not having anyone to ask. Learn from.

"Magic makes his head hurt?"

Eunhyuk's gaze remains wide. It reads like concern to Donghae. So he recalls: what Eunhyuk's shared. About yesterday's Hyukjae.

"Oh, please don't worry, Eunhyuk. My Hyukkie, I mean today's Hyukjae, is not sick. He's quite healthy, actually, he had his checkup recently. He's most likely just tired and he'll feel better after he rests."

Donghae's phone pings. Hyukjae's sent the picture. It's of every medication at home: cold. Fever. Coughs. Even vitamins.

"What is a check up? Is it an examination from a doctor?"

"Huh? Yeah -- sorry, Eunhyuk, um, one... minute..."

Donghae quickly replies. Circles one. Tells Hyukjae to drink water. Relax. Not stress.

"Hyukjae visited the doctor recently," Eunhyuk says. His eyebrows are raised. Eyes rounder. "Today's Hyukjae visited the doctor for an examination."

"Yes." Donghae smiles at his clear surprise. "So it's hopefully nothing to worry about. Um, but Eunhyuk, are you ready to head back? We can go home to make sure Hyukjae gets some rest."

Eunhyuk slowly nods. Smiles a little. "Yes." He then blinks at his ice cream cup. It's still half-full. He looks at the back. At the duckling.

Donghae hesitantly says, "Do you... want to finish your ice cream first?"

"Eunhyuk must not eat while Donghae drives?"

"Oh no, of course you can eat. Sorry. You do what you find comfortable, okay?"

Eunhyuk turns slightly again. Looks at the duckling.

"Can duckling sit with Eunhyuk?"

Oh.

"Um, it can... uh, I just don't know how you'll be able to eat y

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HelenDamnation #1
Why Android Eunhyuk Reminds Me Of My Cat: A Tiny Story

Kitty: Ma'am, we are behind schedule
We are behind schedule
We are behind schedule
Me: Yes, I am aware
Kitty: Okay, but we are behind schedule
kiwicolada 1611 streak #2
Chapter 8: I like the fact that now there is a connection to all your other works here. Thinking about that each of them just living in a different dimension at the same time is very exciting. But somehow I feel sad for poor Eunhyukie. It's like he has no right to exist in the universe. But with Eunhyuk disappearing in his original dimension and Eunhae feeling scared about it, does it mean they miss him? I wish it could be a little like that, because it would mean his existence matters.

Oh and I like Hyukkie's excuse for just shoving stuff under the couch, when he didn't feel like tidy up properly XD But I'm afraid this won't work at home...

Thank you for this new puzzle piece in this plot. And sorry for being late here ❤️
HelenDamnation #3
Chapter 7: Yet another random thought: Eunhyuk reminds me of a cat in some ways, a highly intelligent one. Partly because his time sense is much more precise than a human's -- a cat's is, too. If you feed a cat everyday at 6 am, you'll get a cat dancing on your head at 6:01 if you try to sleep in, which is why you shouldn't schedule their mealtimes for when you wake up...

And cats like polite manners, and to be told what is happen before it happens, and they understand a lot more of what we say than most people realize if we use the same words for things repeatedly. I use different phrases for mine to indicate how long I'll be gone when I leave the house -- one phrase means I'll be gone a few minutes, one means a couple of hours, one means the length of the business day, another means travel where I'll be gone longer. She used to get pretty upset, just like Eunhuk, if I told her the wrong length of time I'd be gone and it was actually a lot longer. She also understands if she wants attention and I say, "in a minute," or, "in 5 minutes," and I try to be accurate, because it matters to her a lot to be able to trust what I say.

So I can't help picturing some poor rescue cat who doesn't trust anybody else but likes Eunhyuk, because he always speaks softly and politely to the cat and tells it very precisely what is happening or about to happen and if he says he'll be gone 15 minutes he means in exactly 15 minutes he'll come back...
HelenDamnation #4
Chapter 8: Somehow I missed that there was an 8th chapter and was really glad to find it by accident today. So not being able to cross dimensions because your analogue is there...means that Eunhyuk, who has no analogue, can be a dimensional traveller? If he can just learn how, or if Magician Hyuk can learn how to send and retrieve him. That could get fun and interesting. Teacher Hyuk and Singer Donghae would think he and his duckling are cute. And I can't help picturing Prince Hyukjae, Eunji, and Eunhyuk playing with the bubble machine, with a long-suffering Guard Donghae running after them and laughing.

Me, Myself, and You was so heartbreaking where it last left off because what Eunhyuk needs is parenting, which Engineer Hyukjae is too ill and in need of care to provide, and Eunhyuk didn't yet have the knowledge/skills to help him and himself. He was growing by odd leaps and bounds though, so it was believable that with the right push or input, he suddenly could figure out how to help some or get help or both. I couldn't help thinking it would be nice if this crossover gave him some of the parenting he needed to feed his growth spurts.

I love all the fine details in this story, both of Hyuk and Hae understanding and learning about Eunhyuk, plus all the fun with the yellow and the duckling.

Edit: I just scared my cat with laughing so hard at picturing Demon King Donghae freaking out over Eunhyuk+Duckling and demanding Baby Demon Hunter Hyukkie explain where he summoned them from.

Also: PUDDING!
hyukkie_chin 1455 streak #5
Chapter 8: my heart hurts for eunhyukee but also understands it; he is an android and made by a person; unlike hyuk and hae. eunhae are really soulmates in all universe; loved how you included all the eunhaes in all your stories!! ^^
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Really adored how hae looks after eunhyuk..and i think deep inside eunhyuk loved it too. the present hyukjae and donghae are really kind persons. will eunhyuk still want to go back to the present eunhae? wonder what’s happening to the present eunhae w eunhyukee missing.. but i don’t think im ready to read abt them yet 😅
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Thank you for the update, authornim!!!^^
fullofwish 1550 streak #6
Chapter 8: Well, it's not surprising that Eunhyukee is one of a kind, considering the unique circumstances that he was created in. But that doesn't mean he can't return to his reality, it could be a matter of reversing the process that Hyukjae summoned him there with. Some dream-like state, but maybe more intentional or lucid next time?

It's impressive all the things Hyukjae has figured out himself, anyway. Even though he's still a rather novice magician, he's been able to interpret the things his magic has shown him very well. Perhaps because, with his own history, he doesn't limit his imagination or comprehension to what most people would think is possible.

Some serious plot points here, but we also got the fluffy adorable moments with all the cute yellow Eunhyuk, Hyukjae bragging about Donghae's artistic skills, and how Eunhae are always drawn together in every parallel universe. And the almost-marriage-proposal. 🥰 (Hopefully they can properly swing back around to that at some point in the future, when the matter at hand isn't taking precedence. Hehe~)

Thank you for another great update. ♡
Gyuhee #7
Chapter 8: Oh my god what a plot twist and it’s so sad 😭😭😭 i hope there would be a way for eunhyuk to have his own reality where he can be happy and freeee 😭😭😭😭
Janusnim08 #8
Chapter 8: This makes me wonder, if a person, say, like Hyukjae said, a Hyukjae can only be Hyukjae in all this realities, and they can't slide up and down to the other Hyukjae's dimension bcs there's already a Hyukjae there, is this why it's possible for Eunhyuk to showed up to this "today" reality or possibly to all realities where there's Hyukjae and Donghae together? (Bcs he is just existing, a man made, not really a living being, he got no string but his existence is tied up with scientist Hyukjae's life. Thus, maybe he accidentally got pulled by magician Hyukjae into today's reality when magician Hyukjae peek into yesterday's reality). But this possibility is also what makes it risky to send him back with magic, bcs he maybe can get tangle into another string and slide into another Hyukjae and Donghae realities?

I hope magician Hyukjae will find the way for Eunhyuk. From what he said, there's a possibility for someone to manipulate the dimensions using the power he have. Maybe like those parallel universe. So, even if it disrupting nature, I hope Hyukjae will not feel bad to use the power he have and can control it with little to no harm. It's for a good cause. And as much as it pain us all to see Eunhyuk getting trapped in the gloomy situation with the yesterday reality, there is where he belong, there is so much unfinished matter there. He must be back to where he belong :"
ldh2013 #9
Chapter 8: From his time in this reality, it's clear that Eunhyuk is more like a child and should have probably always been treated as such when being taught. He seems to be flourishing in the loving environment of magician Hyukjae/artist Donghae. Eunhyuk's Hyukjae is sick and stressed and his Donghae is also stressed because Hyukjae is sick, creating a stressed environment for child Eunhyuk to be in. Even so, I think Eunhyuk wants to go home because his Hyukjae/Donghae are basically his real parents and he cares about them. I can imagine that Eunhyuk's H/D are going crazy trying to find out where he's gone. Plushie duckling needs to go home with Eunhyuk. He'll need it.
kiwicolada 1611 streak #10
Chapter 7: Oh, could this mean there will be no way for Eunhyuk to go back to his own universe? Or he will vanish with time, because he don't belongs to the present world?
This duckling plushie is so adorable, it should definitely get a guest starring in MM&Y if he Eunhyukie can find a way back to his yesterday ^^ My favorite co-star. It still gives a fluff vibe to the entire chapter even with the bitter note in the end. Yellow definitely makes the world much brighter. Thank you for sharing ❤️
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