#77
Idam returned to the villa and was sitting in a warm bathtub. It was late at night, and the rain had started pouring in earnest, so it wasn’t ideal to stay in the forest any longer. Taemin was supposed to bathe with him, but he had to step out for an urgent phone call.
In the end, the hide-and-seek game ended with Idam’s victory. While he managed to avoid outdoor sex, being called a “fairy” was quite unsettling.
“Me, a fairy?”
Idam looked at the mirror across from him with a shocked expression. No matter how he looked at it, he had an ordinary man’s face, so why call him a fairy? It was the most absurd thing he had ever heard in his life. Being called “honey” was already embarrassing enough, but this was taking it to another level, making his skin crawl.
“What on earth makes you call me that?”
Idam felt too embarrassed by Taemin’s excessive fantasy of him. His face flushed, and he started washing it. But the burning sensation wouldn’t subside. It was maddening.
* * *
“Yes, Grandfather.”
Taemin entered the study and sat on the sofa with a grave expression, answering the phone.
[I went to the company and heard from Secretary Kang. You’re in Jihwado now?]
His grandfather’s voice was filled with bewilderment.
“Yes, I’m here for some rest.”
[It’s been quite a while since you last visited there.]
“Well, it has been two years since I last came.”
[How is it?]
“It’s nice. But why did you come to the company?”
Taemin, wanting to get to the point quickly, changed the subject.
[Remember last time when you were curious about why the pheromones of the extremely heat-prone omega you’re with now are tolerable?]
“Yes, I do.”
At that time, his grandfather had mentioned that Idam’s parents had some special characteristics. So that night, Taemin had passed on information about Idam’s parents to his grandfather.
[I found out why.]
“What is it?”
At that moment, Taemin thought he might face the cause of the heat rising in his chest. As if he had grasped the final piece of the puzzle.
[Yeo Idam’s father, Yeo Seunghwan, worked as a test subject in our company 22 years ago.]
“A test subject?”
[Yes, he was part of the ‘Jeramy Project’. He belonged to the N.M.P team.]
The Jeramy Project was the Black Widow business that Taemin was currently running.
“What’s the N.M.P team?”
[It was a new drug development team formed to treat our omega aversion. As I found out, the extremely heat-prone omegas that both I and your father dealt with were either test subjects or their children. It was inherited and passed down.]
“So what happened to that drug? Did the development fail?”
[That’s why we couldn’t do anything even when you, Taemin, suffered from the aversion. The details are in the email, so you can check there.]
“I see…”
[Don’t be too shocked when you learn the truth.]
The truth? Taemin’s eyebrow twitched.
[In any case, Yeo Idam is an important tool for treating your genetic disease. Take good care of him until your aversion is completely cured.]
“…”
[Why aren’t you answering?]
For a moment, Taemin felt uncomfortable with his grandfather referring to Idam as a ‘tool’. However, realizing it was actually true, he suppressed his emotions and denied his feelings.
“Ah… It’s nothing. I understand.”
[Good. Take care. Let’s meet soon.]
“Yes.”
As soon as the call ended, an email arrived. He hurriedly opened it. He read the documents as if absorbing them in an instant. His eyes filled with heat, and then he closed the documents. His face was a mix of bewilderment and surprise. For a moment, he covered his forehead with both hands and remained silent. Because of this, only the sound of rain could be heard in the study. After a brief silence, Taemin raised his head again.
“Hahaha!”
Laughing like a madman, a new greed sprouted in his eyes.
“Our grandfather was more of a trash than I thought. Fuck.”
Muttering sharply, he soon got up and headed to the bathroom where Idam was. With a look that mistakenly thought he was wearing a gentleman’s mask. And he murmured quietly.
“Yeo Idam really was a fairy.”
* * *
Idam, who had been washing his face, stopped when he heard the bathroom door open. He barely composed himself from the falling water droplets and looked there. Taemin had entered. For some reason, his shoulders looked broader than before, and the curves of his chest muscles felt stronger.
“Did you wait? Just a moment.”
After asking Idam’s understanding, he entered the transparent shower booth, washed his body, and then approached the bathtub.
It was quite spacious, so there was room even with two people. Idam bent his stretched legs and leaned against the bathtub to face Taemin. However, Taemin came behind Idam and settled in. The water surged over the edge of the tub. As a result, Idam’s body was pushed forward, and Taemin embraced him from behind. His genitals rubbing against Idam’s back were also blatantly felt.
“Ah…”
Somehow embarrassed, Idam moaned briefly. Gradually, Taemin’s hand moved towards Idam’s stomach. Thanks to this, Idam’s pheromones became even more intense.
“You smell good.”
Taemin rested his chin on Idam’s shoulder. If he turned his head just a little, his lips would touch Idam’s ear.
“How’s the water? Is it warm?”
“Yes. It’s just right.”
“I’m glad our fairy likes it.”
At Taemin’s brazen fairy comment, Idam felt goosebumps rising again. His cheeks also flushed red like watercolor paint.
“Please don’t call me that.”
“What? Fairy?”
“Yes…”
Idam answered with a voice full of shyness. At the same time, Taemin’s lips twitched.
“Why not?”
“Fairies are supposed to be pretty, small, and cute like Tinkerbell, right?”
“You’re describing yourself well.”
Taemin said with a smile in his eyes. Even more flustered, Idam hurriedly continued speaking.
“No, that’s not it. I’m… Anyone can see I’m an adult. People will laugh if they hear it.”
Idam wanted to obey whatever Taemin said, but ‘fairy’ was simply too much to bear. Hayun would have a fit if she knew about this.
“They won’t laugh. They’d accept it naturally.”
Taemin’s hands started touching Idam’s nipples. For a moment, Idam wanted to resist the erotic feeling but gave up. He thought Taemin might need more of his pheromones.
“It’s because you’re so pretty, so bear with it.”
“What’s pretty about me.”
It was already embarrassing enough, but Taemin adding such reasons made it even more embarrassing.
“Your skin is whiter than an angel’s, your big eyes are like lakes. Your voice is like jade beads.”
Idam didn’t know what to do with himself at Taemin’s high praise.
“Above all, you’re the one who made me know spring.”
“I… I…”
“And your peach-like dick is so pretty…”
“Stop!”
Unable to bear it anymore, Idam turned his upper body halfway to try and cover Taemin’s mouth. But Taemin easily dodged and finished what he was saying.
“How can your pretty dick not be that of a fairy?”
“I don’t know. Stop teasing me.”
“I’m not teasing. I’m serious.”
“I don’t know…”
Idam covered his ears with both hands, feeling like he might go crazy from hearing this. Taemin also found Idam’s embarrassment amusing and couldn’t stop.
“You hid so well like a fairy, I was amazed.”
“Just say I hid well. I’m not a fairy.”
“But you are.”
“Oh, really…”
Feeling too embarrassed, Idam kept sending signals to stop. Taemin, thinking Idam might get upset if this continued, started to slightly change the subject.
“But really, where were you hiding earlier? I really searched everywhere.”
When Taemin asked, Idam slowly lowered his hands that were covering his ears.
“There was a space like a hole under a tree near the valley.”
“What? There’s something like that?”
Taemin’s eyes widened as if hearing this for the first time.
“Yes… It looked like an emergency hideout.”
Idam didn’t expect to discover such a space either.
Earlier, after tying his shirt covered in pheromones to a tree, he started looking for a place to hide in earnest. That’s when he tripped over something. Although it was covered with grass and stones, there was a hole underneath. There was just enough space for one person to barely fit in. It felt like finding a huge ant nest. Idam thought it would be perfect to hide there, so he went in, and in the process, his sandals came off.
The inside of the hole was soft and comfortable, probably due to the soft soil. Perhaps because of this, he felt drowsy and ended up falling asleep. When he woke up to the sound of rain and checked the time on his phone, he was surprised to see that an hour had passed and rushed out.
“I’ve never seen a hole like that before.”
After listening to Idam’s explanation, Taemin continued with a smile.
“Finding such a space, you really are a fairy. Should I call you fairy instead of honey from now on?”
Idam felt dizzy now. At this rate, he was about to become an official fairy. He thought he needed to correct this.
“No, just call me honey.”
“No way. Fairy suits you better.”
“No, don’t do that. Really.”
He never thought there would come a day when the term ‘honey’ would seem more normal in comparison.
“Please, I’m begging you.”
Idam quickly knelt and turned his body around. Facing Taemin directly, he pleaded with both hands. The thought of Taemin calling him a fairy in front of the employees made him feel like he was bungee jumping without a safety harness. Gradually, Taemin’s eyes filled with mischief.
“Then, call me honey again too.”
“Ah…”
Since the gathering with Taemin’s friends, Idam had not used the term ‘honey’ for a while.
“My father sometimes visits this island. It’s better to prepare in advance for those times.”
“Yes… I understand. H-honey.”
Saying it after a long time made him feel ticklish for no reason.
“Honey… You won’t call me f-fairy anymore, right?”
Although they had agreed on ‘honey’, he wanted to make sure.
“Hmm, I’ll have to think about it.”
“You promised.”
In the end, Idam’s face turned into a sulky expression. His lips even protruded like a duck’s bill. At the same time, Taemin, like a hunter hunting ducks, lightly kissed Idam’s lips.
“Will you kiss me too, honey? Then I won’t call you fairy in front of others.”
“Ah…”
Idam was very embarrassed but shyly kissed Taemin’s lips. Thanks to this, a pink hue bloomed in Taemin’s eyes.
“Then, can I call you fairy when it’s just the two of us?”
“What?”
“There’s no one else to hear it anyway, so it doesn’t matter, right?”
“That… that’s…”
Idam lowered his head. Of course, as he said, it would be less embarrassing without a third party, but it was still hard for Idam to accept. He didn’t understand why this alpha wanted to keep calling him a fairy. It was maddening in many ways. But.
“Ah… Alright.”
Thinking that resisting further might backfire if Taemin became stubborn, he allowed it.
“I won’t call you that often. I’ll only use it on really special days, so don’t look so sulky. My fairy.”
Now he’s even saying ‘My fairy’…
“Ha…”
Idam nodded with mixed feelings.
