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The Chef x The Movie Emperor
Nix's P.O.V.:
Once his family calmed back down Phoenix turned back to his nuna and tried again to compliment her food but this time with no food in his mouth. "Like I was saying, your latest dish is so good, the taste is complex but balanced and not too heavy while remaining satisfying and the texture is perfect. Have you come up with a name for it yet?"
Beyol Eun-Ha was so touched that her eyes became glassy as she looked at this, beautiful inside and out, little brother of her's before smiling brightly, shaking her head no as she responded, " No not yet do you have any ideas for it?"
Phoenix thought for a bit but was unable to come up with a name so he simply replied, "Hmm, not that I can think of off the top of my head but let me think about it and I will get back to you." He flashed his nuna another blinding smile and then dove back into eating. It really was too delicious, so he wanted to do it justice by coming up with a great name.
In this day and age food is expensive and delicious food is even more expensive, so most people just stick to nutrient loafs and the nutrient drinks. Phoenix physically shuttered as he recalled those horrid tasting things.
Why anyone would want to eat and drink something that taste like a nasty multiitem is beyond him. He gets it if one has no choice but to willingly choose it like some do is just... nope, nope, hell no, to each their own but as for him he refuses to eat and drink them.
Maybe he should develop a food line making and marketing affordable and nutritional dishes that can be sold and bought ready-made or where the just have to rehydrate it or something. This deserves more thought put into it. He will just self this idea for now and come back to it because it would be a great business and sure to make a lot of money if he can execute it correctly.
While Phoenix was lost in his thoughts about potentially opening up a line of ready-made food, his family had been discussing what their plans were for the day. He was drawn back to the present conversation when Beyol Eun-Ha responded to his praise of her new dish, with praise of her own, except that praise was directed at him.
"What about yourself? You are about to graduate with your culinary arts degree and are about to participate on The Chef and The Celebrity, neither of them being an easy feat. You have worked hard since you were little working in the family restaurant and studying with me and working hard to hone and improve your craft. You are honestly as good if not better than any chef I know, me included. Sorry mom but you know he is better than the both of us." Beyol Eun-Ha chuckled after saying that last bit while Mrs. Tae Eun-Kyung smiled and nodded her head in affirmation.
Blushing Phoenix coughed lightly while shaking his head no, vehemently while stating, "No, no. Nuna and Eomma are far more talented and knowledgeable then I ever will be. All I can do is do my best to not dull your reputations or bring dishonor to you or the rest of the family by not measuring up enough. I promise to do my best and make you all proud. All the love and hard work you put in to teaching and raising me will not be in vain."
Beyol Eun-Ha could not help but smile and beam at her little brother's praise of her cooking. She was most excited about Beyol Bong Tae-Hwan's opinion on her cooking because he is the brother she is closest to, relationship wise.
She missed all those years of being here with but t Beyol Bong Tae-Hwan hey would have one-to-three-hour video chats every night. Though the time difference was rough she always made it work so that she could watch this precious baby brother of hers grow and thrive.
Though she is not an omega she as a female batea could still help him through somethings and empathize and sympathize with him on somethings that he could not with the rest of the family and there are just some things a boy just does not talk to him mother about.
He has grown up so much and is hard to believe that he is all grown up in university and about to graduate with his degree in culinary arts and was going to be on The Chef and The Celebrity. She was not surprised when he had told her that he applied for the show, she whole heartedly believed he would not just make it on the show, but he would do fantastic and dare she say even win. With his beauty, knowledge, talent and personality she will be surprised if he is not offered at least one contract with a talent agency.
Beyol Bong Tae-Hwan is so beautiful it hurts to look at him, but it hurts to look away all at the same time. She is not being biased and this is her real objective opinion. Since he is a dominant omega, he is slightly taller than the typical omega is, along with having more muscle mass, over all stronger and healthier body.
He has a phenomenal body anyone would be jealous of, glasslike skin, delicate eyebrows, a straight slightly perky nose, high sharp cheekbones, long eye lashes, full heart shape lips, a sharp, slim but strong jawline, long legs, tiny waist broad shoulders, smally narrowed waist and perky round butt that resembles a ripe and plump peach or plum.
If all that all was not fair, enough he also had a body full of solid toned muscle! But he was not a solid rock of muscle like most men both beta and alpha. He had the perfect balance between firm muscles and soft supple skink that made one want to reach out and touch. She could not believe how stunning and sexy her little Nix turned out to be.
He used to be so cute and chubby with his big eyes and chubby cheeks that begged to be pinched along with the cutest little tushy, though she should not say that anymore since he is no longer a toddler. His current state is why it is so important to her and her family to gate keep their precious Nix and protect him at all costs.
Thankfully no one knew just how amazing of a body he had, or they would be in serious trouble. His face, body, personality and status as a dominant omega come together to make him absolutely irresistible. But since Beyol Bong Tae-Hwan typically wore more conservative clothing as a way to draw less attention to himself.
No one would never know that under those muted and slightly baggy clothes that covered him up was a body full of muscles it is just that those muscles were long, lean and toned to perfection like a dancers elegant and refined body. Well, that is unless he wanted them to find out, but she does not see that happening any time soon. Just how he managed to keep his body in that great of condition Beyol Eun-Ha would never understand. Perhaps it was a dominant omega thing, but there was not enough information about dominant omegas to be sure. Beyol Eun-Ha just assumed it must be similar to dominant alphas, after all they are not called dominant for no reason.
Because of her close relationship with Beyol Bong Tae-Hwan she was aware that he longed to be stronger and have a body type like that of Beyol Joon. He knows he will never be able to compete with an alpha's physique, but he still longed to at least have more of a beta's physique.
She also knew that despite the bright smile he always had on and the happy go lucky persona he projected; her little Nix struggled with being an omega in a family full of betas. She understood his desire to be like the rest of them to "fit it" as he put it.
She wishes he could see that the way he is perfect, and it is part of what makes him, him and no one in the family has nor will ever want him to change. They love and adore him for him not his secondary classification.
Damn, where did the time fly, she mumbled to herself. Upon hearing that Mrs. Tae Eun-Kyung replied to her daughter, "welcome to being an adult." "Eomeoni what are you talking about I have been an adult for nearly 6 years now." Beyol Eun-Ha replied to her mother while gently shaking her head and filling her father's cup.
Mrs. Tae Eun-Kyung just laughed and said as a matter of fact "That's how you know you have reached adulthood. As children, teenagers and even some in their early 20s, time seems to drag on and on. But when we are adults there is never enough time, so we perceive time to by very fast. One day you suddenly realize that time has flown by, and you cannot figure out how you missed it. It's a rite of passage we all go through, at least this is what my grandmother always said. I think she was correct on this though."
Phoenix who noted the emotions that had been running through Beyol Eun-Ha's eyes could understand how she must be feeling. She and the shell were not only close she was practically his second mother and as she raised him while their parents worked their butts off to provide for the whole family and get to where they are now.
In fact, he was Beyol Eun-Ha who named him Bong and gave him the nickname Nix. She had said it was because of his birthmarks on his inner thigh that looked like the phoenix constellation.
He was originally just supposed to be Tae-Hwan, but Beyol Eun-Ha was so insistent that their parents agreed. She also made a very good argument about how it was supposed to be auspicious and meant he was destined for greatness. This notion only became stronger when he later presented as a dominant omega.
Thinking of all this Phoenix decided to broch the topic of his name with his family. Though he does consider them his family now he still wants to go by his own name as it just did not feel right going by Beyol Bong Tae-Hwan plus it was a mouthful. He also knew that going by Phoenix would make him more memorable with the judges and the public, so it was best he tells his family now about his plans to be known as Phoenix only.
He also has ulterior motives for going by Phoenix for now on and that was to help keep his status as a dominant omega secrete just a bit longer then in the original timeline as well as keep a distance from his family for now as a way to protect them as long as possible when Lee Eun-ae inevitably leaks his status.
That black lotus, green tea bitch will definitely flip her tables and throw a major fit when she finds out he will be on The Chef and The Celebrity, and he is looking forward to it. Now he just needs to figure out how to thwart her plans of taking him down, best to discuss with Solaris and figure that out latter today or tomorrow at the latest.
Phoenix sat his chopsticks down, and after whipping his mouth, he cleared his throat and waited for his family to give him their attention. Once they were all looking at him, he blushed as he said, "There is something I have been meaning to discuss with you all."
To be continued...