Chapter 69
“Didn’t Yu Sol say you were completely healed?”
“That… I’m all better. It doesn’t hurt. I’m fine.”
Though he hastily removed Baek Rak’s hand, Seo Won’s head was spinning. Even though he had clearly steeled his heart, he was shaken again. Such an incredibly gentle touch. It seemed like he was genuinely worried about him, so he didn’t know how to react.
“Even if you’re completely healed, your body remembers that time. So don’t think about it.”
“…Y-yeah.”
Still unable to believe Baek Rak’s worried words and actions, Seo Won answered blankly. Sensing that his advice hadn’t properly reached Seo Won, Baek Rak bluntly pointed it out as if telling him to snap out of it.
“Is it because you always do things I tell you not to do? I really can’t trust you.”
But even then, perhaps because there was no edge to his voice, even that sounded like worry. Seo Won quickly shook his head.
“Ah… No, I won’t do that anymore.”
“Won’t do what?”
“I won’t do things you tell me not to do. …As much as possible.”
“As much as possible?”
The truth was, the reason Baek Rak had to be forceful was because of his safety.
Until now, he had failed to keep it due to rebelliousness and the situations unfolding before his eyes, but from now on he planned to accept it to some degree. He had developed a sense of vigilance only after being severely harmed by the Alpha.
Of course, it would be difficult to accept everything blindly.
“If you don’t restrain me unreasonably, I’ll follow you.”
“Unreasonably… Does telling you not to interact with people also fall under unreasonable?”
“…That guy is inside the shelter, so he’s not a creature.”
“What if you get kidnapped?”
“Kidnapped?”
He had never thought of such a thing. Only Han Seong Hyeon and Baek Rak knew he was a prospective Guardian. To other people’s eyes, he would just look like an ordinary person.
That might be the problem. Thinking about it again, he seemed to have been too relaxed.
Anyway, since this wasn’t a shelter in alliance or friendly relations, it was right to be cautious. Hadn’t Baek Rak also said to be careful of people? Even the hunters at Yeongdeungpo Station didn’t know his secret.
In a world where humans even eat other humans and use them as slaves.
“…Do I have safety insensitivity?”
“You know yourself well.”
Seo Won’s eyebrows twitched. Hearing such words while reflecting made him want to argue back for no reason.
“Then how did someone with safety anxiety leave me alone?”
“There’s no danger if you stay only inside here. It’s a different story if you leave.”
“Why?”
“Because I installed safety devices around this area.”
“…Huh?”
As Seo Won stared blankly, Baek Rak continued speaking.
“But someone said they wanted to wander around.”
“……”
“Without being wary of people approaching.”
“No. W-wait.”
When Seo Won urgently interrupted, Baek Rak obediently closed his mouth. Momentarily confused, Seo Won recalled how Baek Rak looked when he was angry last night.
If he had installed safety devices, he should have at least said not to go out because of that, so why did he only act in ways that would be misunderstood? Feeling uncomfortable, Seo Won roughly messed up his hair.
“If you have something like that, please tell me…”
“I wasn’t in the mood to back then.”
“……”
“……”
Afraid he might bring up the buried matter, Seo Won held back his words. Baek Rak was also quiet, perhaps not wanting to talk about uncomfortable things either. After a brief silence passed, Seo Won waved his hand as if to clear the air.
“Anyway… I roughly understand, but that friend is fine, so don’t be too wary.”
“Safety insensitivity again?”
“No. If that guy had bad intentions, something would have happened already.”
Even so, he wasn’t suspicious of Jody. Wasn’t he the one who felt more sorry about not being able to help? But with Baek Rak, this approach would probably be more persuasive than an emotional one.
“…Well.”
Though he wasn’t an easy guy to fool either.
“You distrust everyone.”
“That’s why I’m going to stay with you from now on.”
“Why does the conclusion turn out like that…?”
“Because that way we’re both satisfied. You can do what you want, and I can protect you. Is there a better solution than this?”
“……”
He couldn’t bring himself to say no. He also wanted to move together with Baek Rak. He never wanted to feel that powerlessness of being left alone unable to do anything again.
While he was thinking such thoughts, Baek Rak tightly grasped the hand he was holding. Feeling strange, when he tried to pull out his fingers one by one, Baek Rak intertwined them again so he couldn’t escape. After several attempts, his fingers were completely invaded by Baek Rak between each gap.
Having no choice, as he tried to remove the guy’s hand with his other hand, Baek Rak spoke.
“Are you uncomfortable being with me?”
Seo Won forgot about pushing him away and looked up at Baek Rak. Baek Rak’s expression as he asked if he was uncomfortable was calmer than expected.
“Answer me.”
But it seemed like he, not Baek Rak, wasn’t in his right mind. He didn’t know why the guy’s expression looked like he was pleading. When he laughed hollowly in bewilderment, Baek Rak pulled the hand he was holding.
“Why are you laughing?”
“Because it’s ridiculous. Hey, Baek Rak. You… why are you suddenly acting like this?”
“Like what?”
“Why are you suddenly doing things you never did before?”
When he held up the hand caught by Baek Rak and shook it saying ‘look at this,’ the guy smiled lightly.
“I’m holding it because I like the soft feeling.”
“That’s your reason?”
“For now.”
At the vague answer, Seo Won frowned. ‘For now’ meant there were other reasons too, but it didn’t seem like he would easily tell him. But aside from that, there were many things to question.
“Can you explain your changed attitude right now?”
“Being nice to you?”
“…Acting strange. You’re acting strangely right now. You’re not usually like this, so why suddenly?”
“Don’t you like it?”
“What if I suddenly acted cute and stuff, would you be okay with that?”
Baek Rak didn’t seem particularly affected. Rather, he looked interested. He stared intently at Seo Won and said.
“I’ve never seen it, so I don’t know? Try it once.”
“…Are you in your right mind?”
“I’m perfectly sane. I’m curious too. What Yoon Seo Won acting cute would look like.”
“Where do you see sanity in this… Did you go somewhere and hit your head?”
It was truly maddening. He wanted to give himself a beating for thinking the current situation was better than when Baek Rak was being a bastard.
“You said you wanted to get close. Was that just something you said?”
“That and this are different. Please just act normally, normally.”
“Normally… Are you confident you won’t regret it?”
“Completely.”
Fighting and bickering would be better – he couldn’t handle the current Baek Rak at all. Just this brief moment made his heart ticklish and his hands and feet tingle. A sly Baek Rak? This was really…
His head shook involuntarily and a sigh escaped.
At that moment, his body suddenly swayed forward. Because Baek Rak had pulled him toward himself, he was helplessly dragged along.
“Ugh! What the…!”
Without time to say anything, the moment he got close to Baek Rak.
“Gasp.”
The exact same thing as last night happened.
Baek Rak kissed Seo Won and naturally parted his lips, pushing his flesh inside. He began to freely rub and lick inside the mouth of Seo Won, who had frozen in shock.
He pulled out the hidden tongue and pressed it, then sucked it, and chased after it as it tried to escape, filling the deep places completely.
The kiss wasn’t as fierce as a storm, but it was sufficiently stimulating.
“Hng, mmph.”
The flesh that had been roaming around like it owned the place immediately withdrew without lingering the moment Seo Won came to his senses and pushed him away. In the time it took for that not-so-long kiss, Seo Won’s face had turned bright red.
“What are you suddenly doing!”
“You told me to act normally.”
“…What?”
When Seo Won asked with a dumbfounded expression, Baek Rak spoke as if it was obvious.
“Acting however I want. Isn’t that the usual me you know?”
“……”
Though he had a lot to say, Seo Won just opened and closed his mouth. In a dilemma where he couldn’t say no or yes, he was at a loss for words.
But then, Baek Rak muttered quietly.
“Looking at it now, you and I are the same in doing whatever we want.”
“Hey, you…”
“Interestingly enough…”
Baek Rak’s expression, trailing off his words, became chilly for an instant before returning to normal. Since it happened in a flash and Seo Won was flustered, he didn’t see that look. Baek Rak lightly kissed Seo Won’s lips and stood up from his seat.
“Huh?”
Seo Won, who had given up his lips again in the blink of an eye, just blinked. Baek Rak grabbed Seo Won’s shoulders and helped him stand while saying.
“Today we’re going down to the underground.”
“……”
Because of Baek Rak who kept rubbing their lips together at random times, Seo Won ultimately couldn’t say anything. He wanted to ask why he kept kissing and pecking him, but he chose silence because he felt like the moment he heard the answer, there would be no turning back.
In the end, the conversation ended without knowing what was going on or figuring out anything.
Feeling frustration and subtle heat as he looked at the guy, he had returned to the appearance of the Baek Rak he knew. He moved his steps as if being dragged by the guy who gestured for him to follow.
Though he was moving his steps little by little with a heavy heart, strangely the distance from Baek Rak didn’t widen. Rather, they gradually got closer until soon they were walking side by side.
“……”
Seo Won silently stared at Baek Rak who was walking at his pace.
Somehow it felt like he hadn’t returned to the original Baek Rak, but rather had merged half and half with the strange Baek Rak.
Whether this was a good thing or not was still unknown.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
