“Lee Haru?”
Yu Je-hyun rubbed his eyes in disbelief. He had told Lee Haru not to do that, yet now his own hand was harshly scraping across his skin.
This was the third and final training session Lee Haru had promised. Humming softly at the thought of finally going home afterward, he quickly held himself back.
Off in the distance, he saw Lee Haru vanish. He had already spread his arms wide, ready to catch him when he appeared.
But no matter how long he waited, Lee Haru didn’t show.
Just like in previous teleportation attempts, Lee Haru should have landed safely in his arms. Yet even as he rubbed his eyes until the whites turned red, his arms remained empty.
“Esper Yu Je-hyun! Where did Guide Lee Haru go?!”
The instructor, who had been observing the training from outside, burst into the room in alarm. Yu Je-hyun looked down at his hands, stunned, as if the breath had been knocked out of him.
“Get a grip!”
The instructor shouted, seeing the focus fade from Yu Je-hyun’s eyes.
“…Shut up.”
“Guh—”
A violent surge of mana erupted from Yu Je-hyun, forcing the instructor to clutch his chest and stumble backward.
Training Room 1 was specially reinforced to withstand even the powers of S-rank Ability Users. At a glance, the floors, walls, and ceiling looked ordinary, but every surface had been designed to endure immense power.
And yet, deep cracks were now spreading like a spiderweb from where Yu Je-hyun stood.
He shut his eyes and took a breath. The thought that something might have happened to Lee Haru made his chest ache as if someone were crushing it with their bare hands.
He wanted to drop to his knees from the pain, but there was something he had to check first.
He activated his watch and searched for the tracking app—one that synced with the device Lee Haru always wore on his wrist.
He had installed it just days ago, with Lee Haru’s consent. Whenever Haru went out, he made sure he wore the watch with the app, just in case.
Tapping “Find Target” brought up a small hologram display above the watch.
“…Guide Center?”
If Lee Haru had truly disappeared from this world, there should be no signal at all.
But a red dot blinked brightly on the screen, and the location was unmistakably the Guide Center.
“So Guide Lee Haru is safe, then—”
Before the instructor could finish, Yu Je-hyun vanished in a flash. The instructor finally dropped to the floor, overwhelmed.
He had heard all about Yu Je-hyun’s powers, but this was his first time experiencing them up close.
“Please be alright… How am I supposed to explain this to the Association President?”
Sighing deeply, the instructor tapped at the screen. Kang Min had asked to be informed the moment Lee Haru’s training ended, so the emergency line to the Association President’s office was already displayed.
Knowing how much the President valued Lee Haru, his hand trembled as he pressed the button.
***
“Lee Haru! Where are you?!”
Yu Je-hyun burst through the Guide Center’s front doors and ran inside. The security guard stationed at the entrance started to follow, but stopped the moment he recognized who it was.
“Damn it…”
Even as he groaned in distress, Yu Je-hyun’s head whipped frantically in every direction.
The watch might be telling him Lee Haru was alive, but if he could not see him with his own eyes, he felt like he might stop breathing altogether.
What if Lee Haru had vanished, and only the watch had been left behind?
That terrifying thought made the veins on Yu Je-hyun’s neck bulge with strain.
“Esper Yu Je-hyun!”
A familiar voice rang in his ears. Yu Je-hyun snapped his head toward it.
Lee Haru, just as pale as he was, was running straight toward him.
Strength returned to his legs. As the familiar body crashed into his arms, he finally felt like he could breathe again.
“You must’ve been so scared. I’m really sorry. I got distracted right at the last second…”
Still panting, Lee Haru clung to him, patting his back as if to calm both of them.
Though not as overwhelmed as Yu Je-hyun, Lee Haru had also ended up in an unexpected place and had been thoroughly shaken.
He had assumed, as always, that he would land in Yu Je-hyun’s arms—but when he opened his eyes, the scene was nothing like he expected.
“Hyung…? You just showed up out of nowhere, didn’t you?”
Instead of Yu Je-hyun, the one who appeared before Lee Haru had been Lee Ha-neul.
Lee Haru had chosen that name for him at Ji Yeon-woo’s request, so their names would sound like siblings. Ji Yeon-woo had always called him hyung and followed him so sincerely, and Haru had wanted to cherish him in return, like a real younger brother.
Lately, Lee Ha-neul had been so busy that it had been a long time since they last met. Under normal circumstances, he would have been happy to see him.
But the suddenness of their encounter left both of them blinking in confusion.
As Lee Haru replayed what had just happened, he realized the truth—he had been thinking of Yu Je-hyun, but in the final moment, his thoughts had shifted to Lee Ha-neul.
It had been such a brief, passing thought—that it had been a while since he saw him, and that he should go visit soon.
As a result, instead of appearing in front of Yu Je-hyun, he had teleported to Lee Ha-neul. It was a revelation—a key piece of the puzzle behind his ability had finally clicked into place.
Realizing that his power transported him to the person he most vividly pictured in his mind was something worth celebrating. But the moment he thought of how shocked Yu Je-hyun must have been, panic took hold of him.
“I’ll explain it later!”
Leaving the stunned Lee Ha-neul behind in the Guiding Room, he dashed out. He could have contacted Yu Je-hyun through his watch, but that idea didn’t even cross his mind.
All he could think about was getting back to Yu Je-hyun as fast as possible.
Thankfully, they crossed paths in the Guide Center lobby. The moment he saw Yu Je-hyun, who looked like his entire world had just crumbled, a heavy wave of guilt crushed his chest.
“It’s fine. You’re safe—that’s all that matters.”
Despite those comforting words, Yu Je-hyun’s voice was damp and trembling, like air heavy with morning mist.
There were murmurs all around them, but neither paid any attention. They stayed close, grounding each other with their shared warmth, holding on until their heartbeats finally settled.
***
“Mmh…”
The towel that had been covering Lee Haru’s body slipped to the floor.
His skin was still damp, sending a chill down his spine, but instead of pulling the towel back up, he pressed his lower body against Yu Je-hyun’s.
Their lips clashed and parted, mixing breath and saliva, as Yu Je-hyun pulled him into his arms and carried him to the bed.
Even when his back met the soft mattress, Lee Haru didn’t open his eyes—too absorbed in the feeling of Yu Je-hyun’s breath mingling with his own.
Their kisses were rougher than usual—intense, urgent. This day had left an indelible mark on both of them.
Yu Je-hyun was still reeling. One moment, overjoyed at having Imprinted on Lee Haru. The next, nearly shattered by the fear of losing him. The instant they stepped back into the safety of their home, he had pounced like a starved beast.
Lee Haru could feel it—the desperation in every touch. Without exchanging a word, they went straight into the bathroom as soon as they arrived.
Their soaked clothes clung to their bodies before falling to the wet floor, and without warning, two thick fingers drove into Lee Haru’s hole.
Even as they washed each other, their lips barely parted, glued together more often than not.
That same hunger carried over into the bedroom. The moment Yu Je-hyun’s lips finally lifted, he aligned his cock at Lee Haru’s entrance.
“Ahh…”
Even after what they had done in the bathroom, his body was still tight. Yu Je-hyun didn’t ease in slowly this time—he drove forward all at once, and it was almost too much.
Holding Lee Haru’s twisting hips in place, Yu Je-hyun pushed in deeper, inch by inch, until his cock forced its way through the narrow ring.
Finally, when he was buried to the hilt, his coarse pubic hair brushing against Lee Haru’s flushed entrance, Lee Haru reached up and wrapped his arms around his neck.
They hadn’t been apart for long, but it felt like they were long-lost lovers reuniting after years. Their lips found each other again—desperate, breathless, needing.
“Hnngh… Aah…”
The only time their mouths parted was when Lee Haru let out low, broken moans, unable to endure the sensation of Yu Je-hyun stirring him up inside.
They had been together just the day before, so while the first thrust had been a stretch, his inner walls were already soft and welcoming.
With his cock buried deep to the root, Yu Je-hyun stilled. Lee Haru could feel the thick heat spreading inside him—he knew Yu Je-hyun had come.
The warmth blooming through his core was overwhelming and addicting all at once. Lee Haru pressed a kiss to Yu Je-hyun’s cheek.
Then, with a slow flick of his tongue along Yu Je-hyun’s lips, he teased him—and before he had even fully finished, Yu Je-hyun’s hips began to move again.
