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A light touch on her shoulder was all it took for her to wake from her slumber.

“Happy birthday,” Hoon told her quietly.

She wasn’t thinking clearly as she’d just been woken. “What time is it?” she inquired.

“About 1 am. Not that late.”

She made a face at him, disagreeing with his statement that it wasn’t all that late. It was late enough for Serin.

“I have something I want to show you,” he said earnestly.

“Do I have to get up?” she groaned. “Can’t it wait until morning?”

“No,” he said playfully. “It has to be now.”

With a sigh, she dragged herself out of bed. Hoon wouldn’t let her go back to sleep now that she was up for whatever surprise he seemingly had for her. He took her hand and led her to the middle of the bedroom. “Since it’s your birthday, I wanted to do something nice for you. I wasn’t sure what would be the best thing, and since I didn’t do a great job last year, I wanted to do better this year.”

He moved away from her for a brief second to go fish through his dresser drawer. He returned with a jewelry box. Serin smiled ruefully at him. He’d decided on safe, it seemed. He held the box in front of her and then opened it. “I went with your birthstone,” he stated, as she eyed the diamond necklace within. It had a beautiful heart-shaped diamond pendant, and she smiled at him.

“It’s gorgeous,” she told him happily. “My coworkers will be jealous.”

He smiled, pleased with himself for making her happy. “I’m glad you like it. Now, how about we go back to bed?”

She moved closer to him, as though she was going for a kiss. But she instead whispered into his ear, “Let’s. But I think I’m going to be up for a bit longer.”

He cocked a grin at that insinuation.  “I think I can manage to keep myself awake a little longer. Just for you. Because it’s your birthday.”

Her hands wrapped around his neck, and his lips touched hers, and they fell back on the bed together. Hoon placed the jewelry box on the nightstand, and then his attention was fully upon Serin, wishing her happy birthday as sincerely as he could through moans of pleasure and gasps of satisfaction.

 

Fluffy garbage in celebration of Serin's birthday (April 11). Yes, I drew the fanart to go with this.

 

Also, fun tidbit of information. If you've read the main story (and yes... spoilers follow)

 

This moment is the moment where Serin conceives for the first time. I didn't want to detail the . But it's kind of an interesting note. Oh hey! Fertilization occurs during this bout of ! Hooray!

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secret-owl #1
Chapter 21: First off, I have to say that I'm laughing after reading your author's note. Not because of what happens later on, of course, but because of the way you announced the fertilization. Hooray!

Secondly, that's some gorgeous fan art. I'm constantly in awe of the talent you have of making Hoon and Serin look like Hoon and Serin. What is this sorcery?

All in all, I think the multimedia concept is really cool, and I enjoyed it a lot, just as I enjoyed seeing that excellent drawing.
secret-owl #2
Chapter 18: Of course they went to Kiseop. Kiseop is the romance expert, haha. It was sweet to see how hard Hoon tried and how much Serin appreciated that. The amount of effort they make on each other's behalf is a good lesson about relationships and one reason why theirs works so well. Also, the end made me smile so much. Hoon's favorite thing is kissing Serin. Nice job! ^_^
secret-owl #3
Chapter 20: I could totally see wide-eyed Eunsook and Taekhyun watching Serin in the kitchen. They're just as well-meaning as their father. And I love how determined Serin is to help Eunsook's surprise for Hoon go well, even if it costs her some sleep. She would really do anything for Hoon and their kids. Also, the motions in this chapter were really fluid. It's like the way you described Serin moving around in the kitchen painted a clear image in my mind of her effortlessly (but not without effort?) completing the task.

Also: "I went to the bathroom. Hoonmin! I went to the bathroom. No, really. I went to the bathroom."
secret-owl #4
Chapter 19: Beautifully done. You really captured the wonder, amazement, and fiercely protective devotion that Hoon has for his firstborn. I could see her clearly, and the entire scenario was so adorable. Especially the tiny baby yawns. And clumsy Hoon is always great. Also the part about personal hygiene not being as important as Eunsook. This was so much fun and so cute to read. ^^
secret-owl #5
Chapter 16: I laughed out loud twice while reading this. The first time was when Serin tells Hoon that she's not his mother and knows his mom is his ideal type. It was an adorable reminder of how much Hoon likes his mom, and it was also cheerfully reminiscent of that one time Soohyun said that one thing on Hello Counselor.

The second time was when Hoon immediately goes to shower after Serin tells him that going to bed without showering is a very Soohyun thing to do. It's accurate. That sneaky Soohyun.

Also, the part about Serin loving him but not changing her hair permanently for him: A-plus. As usual, your drabbles impart key life lessons.
secret-owl #6
Chapter 6: This was precious. Hoon is so devoted to and enchanted by Eunsook. ;_; And it makes sense that he would worry to the point of others noticing. Also, the texting bit with Serin was really cute. Hoon's like, "Serin! Serin. Serin. Pay attention to me." Hehe.
secret-owl #7
Chapter 4: The end dialogue was PERFECT. I'm serious, I think that's my favorite dialogue I've ever read in one of your stories. Not only was I completely cracking up about Soohyun, but HoonRin's playfulness was somehow sweet and suggestive at the same time. Of course, the entire thing made sense and was very enjoyable to read, but I was honestly blown away by the dialogue. It's really good.
secret-owl #8
Chapter 3: I'm dying from the sweetness of this...Serin and Hoon complement each other so well, and Hyunsaeng must realize that. I think it's really touching that Hoon sort of made Serin her truest self from the beginning.
secret-owl #9
Chapter 2: I think this was really therapeutic to read as a Hoonminion. It really summed up the "Hoon, NO," the cute factor of what happened, and the bottom line, which is that it's really lucky that Hoon is alive. ;_; (I bet Hoon has a million stories like that about silly things he did, and Serin would treat him kindly and not laugh with every single one.)
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