Gentle Giant 97

Gentle Giant Chapter 97

‘Hmm? How was it? ‘Damn, I thought I was going to die.’ That’s what I said.’

Dohyeon’s words echoed in his ears. And Dain nodded in agreement without even being able to open his heavy eyes. He really thought he was going to die.

Not only his body but his mind was trembling. His eyes were swollen from crying all night and his throat was hoarse, which was uncomfortable. But that feeling wasn’t entirely bad, so the corners of Dain’s mouth softly relaxed.

By the way, when did he fall asleep… When he tried to remember, all he could recall was everything flashing before his eyes. The more he thought about it, the more embarrassing scenes filled his mind, so he eventually gave up trying to remember. Instead, Dain slightly moved his stiff legs as if he had done fitness tests.

“Mmm, did hyung sleep well?”

“…!”

He thought he was asleep! Perhaps noticing Dain’s small movement, Juho gave him a sweet morning greeting. Dain flinched his shoulders, feeling like he was caught moving around because of naughty thoughts from early morning.

At that reaction, Juho tightened his grip on the body that was holding Dain captive. He felt the soft intertwining bare skin and naturally pressed his lips to Dain’s neck.

“Uh… Juho, did you sleep well?”

“Yes.”

Juho answered sweetly, pulled his lips away, and raised his upper body. It was a languid and flexible movement that didn’t match his build.

As morning sunlight poured over his upper body that wore nothing, his pure white skin seemed to shine transparently. Dain’s gaze naturally followed Juho’s movements upward.

Seeing Dain just staring blankly with his mouth open while looking at his body, Juho let out a slight laugh. Yesterday too, Dain had been blushing the whole time but couldn’t take his eyes off his body. He probably didn’t know that touching here and there with trembling fingertips only fueled Juho’s excitement more.

Juho deliberately twisted his upper body slowly. He felt like his body, which had been tense all night, was gradually relaxing.

Dain stared intently at the muscles that became more prominent as Juho twisted his body. And also at the red marks scattered across the skin covering those muscles. He thought those were probably parts where he had applied pressure during his mindless state. He remembered holding onto him tightly like a lifeline without letting go because his body was the only thing he could grab onto.

“Does it hurt here?”

Dain gently stroked Juho’s side.

Worrying about me as soon as he wakes up. Juho took a short breath at the absurd and cute behavior. This isn’t the time to worry about me, you clueless cat.

“Hyung.”

“Hm? As expected, does it hurt? What if you get bruises?”

“Doesn’t hyung hurt?”

“Me?”

Dain opened his eyes wide and pointed to himself with his finger.

Juho nodded and pointed at Dain in return. His finger pointed not only to Dain’s face but also to his neck, chest, stomach, and wrists in various places.

Following Juho’s finger as he looked down at various parts of his body, Dain’s face turned bright red.

He had thought his body felt stiff, but he hadn’t expected marks to be left all over his body like this. He must not have been in his right mind. Actually, he couldn’t remember much properly. He just remembered being swept away, feeling good, and feeling like he was being consumed by something.

That something was Juho’s affection and overflowing heart. Dain was the same. Though clumsy and awkward in his movements, it was all overflowing passion for him.

Dain hoped that Juho had felt the same way as him.

After finishing his thoughts, Dain pulled up the blanket to cover his body while smiling softly.

“It’s okay, Juho. I don’t hurt.”

“Me too. I actually wish hyung would touch me more, here and here too.”

“Wh-what?”

“Look at this, it’s only on this side.”

“No, that’s because I…!”

Juho alternately showed his red right side and white left side, then looked at Dain.

It wasn’t like he wanted to leave those marks… Feeling even more embarrassed, Dain pulled up the blanket that had been covering his body to cover his face as well.

“I’m just joking. Hyung, you’ll suffocate, come here.”

Juho laughed loudly as he lifted Dain up along with the blanket. Dain, who was hoisted up entirely, only peeked out with his eyes. He was just dangling and being carried by Juho without knowing where they were going.

Juho headed to the bathroom with Dain. Although he had given him a simple wash yesterday, to properly relax his muscles, he needed to soak his body in warm water.

Fortunately, among the things Dain had prepared, there was also bath bomb, so he added plenty of his favorite peach scent.

Dain hummed a tune with a red face, surrounded by fluffy bubbles. Juho, sitting behind Dain and listening to his completely off-key song, also had a relaxed expression on his face.

It was dawn before Dain opened his eyes, when despite the overwhelming sleepiness, Juho had pressed his nose to Dain’s nape as if bewitched. Juho’s scent was faintly flowing from there.

The fact that he had marked Dain with his scent made Juho’s chest feel tight. Watching Dain sleep while purring frantically, probably from exhaustion, even made his eyes sting for no reason.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want a deeper relationship with Dain. No, if he could, he wanted to connect with him more deeply right away.

However, that’s exactly why it had been more difficult. Especially after collapsing due to hormone problems, he had hesitated to even touch Dain.

In case Dain might misunderstand and think it was because of hormones. In case Dain might reject him saying it was burdensome or show dislike, which would make him sad beyond recovery. That’s why he couldn’t muster the courage.

Anyway, he planned to live his whole life looking at Dain, and if so, there was still plenty of time, he comforted himself. Every time lewd fantasies about Dain filled his head, he had to soothe himself like that.

Juho felt satisfaction from the relationship that had been achieved faster than expected and pressed his lips to Dain’s moist shoulder. Not satisfied with just his lips, he opened his mouth and lightly bit Dain’s shoulder as if biting into a sweet peach.

“Mmph.”

Even though it didn’t hurt, Dain frowned at the sharp pain.

“Does it hurt?”

“N-no. It doesn’t hurt but…”

“Then what? Why did you make a sound?”

“It feels weird. It’s weird, Juho.”

“Hmm, I see. Then what about this?”

Juho’s rough tongue licked over the bite mark he had just made. At the licking sound that echoed through the bathroom, Dain got goosebumps down his spine and his bottom tingled again.

Worried he might make another strange sound, Dain even held his breath, but he couldn’t stay still. Moreover, Juho’s presence clearly felt from behind stimulated Dain even more. His toes curled. If he could, he wanted to run away. However, he couldn’t move an inch because of Juho’s hands gripping his sides.

“Hm, Juhooo.”

“Is this weird too?”

At the calm question, Dain’s head moved up and down non-stop. It meant he wanted him to stop right away. Juho knew everything but kept moving his tongue.

“Mm? Why no answer? I guess this is okay.”

“Ahh!”

Before Dain could say anything, Juho’s tongue that had left his shoulder swept up Dain’s earlobe. He laughed softly at the trembling body and breathed languid breaths into Dain’s ear. Words that couldn’t properly form stayed in Dain’s mouth.

After changing positions several times to tease Dain like that, when Juho finally smiled with satisfaction, the bathwater had already cooled completely.

Dain, who had become limp and lost his strength, was once again carried by Juho back to the bedroom. Juho, who carefully put Dain down on the bed, thoroughly applied lotion all over Dain’s body.

Having received various care from Juho while his arm was injured, Dain wasn’t very embarrassed about showing his naked body.

However, back then Juho had been fully clothed, and now it was completely different. Dain looked only at the ceiling, not knowing where to place his gaze.

Juho’s body, wrapped without a gap by sculpture-like muscles, was trembling and embarrassing just to look at.

If he could, Dain also wanted to apply lotion to Juho’s body, but that seemed like something he’d have to postpone for next time.

After drying Dain’s body until it was fluffy, Juho began properly loosening Dain’s arm and leg muscles. After making Dain lie face down, he once again loosened and massaged the muscles that must have been strained all night.

At the completely different, innocent touch from the bathroom, the corners of Dain’s mouth gradually rose.

Whatever the case, it was the first time, and even if the theory was perfect, actually doing it was worlds apart. At Juho’s touch carefully massaging from his nape down his back, waist, thighs, to his calves, Dain gradually became drowsy. Even without touching his chin, purring sounds naturally flowed out.

When the purring sounds from Dain gradually decreased and then no sound could be heard at all, Juho removed his hands that had been massaging his feet.

He lay down next to Dain, who had fallen deeply asleep. Along with the peach scent, his own scent emanating from Dain’s body hadn’t disappeared even after the bath was over.

Grrr, Juho buried his nose in Dain’s nape and behind his ears and growled to his heart’s content.

While Dain was replenishing his stamina with sleep, Juho continued burying his face in Dain’s neck. With every breath he took, fullness filled him completely, and thirst tore at his insides. The two coexisting emotions ruthlessly controlled him.

It didn’t matter. If it was because of Dain, he felt like he could sweetly accept going crazy with even stronger emotions than this.

* * *

When Dain, who had dozed off, opened his eyes again, it was already well past lunch time.

He didn’t know when he had fallen so deeply asleep. To Dain who felt sorry, Juho replaced words with a gentle smile saying it was okay.

The two people who hurriedly packed their bags headed to Seoul.

“Hyung, thank you.”

“Hm? For what?”

Dain, who was steadily munching on walnut pastries bought at the rest stop, tilted his head at Juho’s thanks.

“It must not have been an easy decision, but I’m grateful you talked to me first, and I’m just grateful for everything.”

“What’s there to be grateful for, it was natural…”

“How is that natural, it’s not like that. I know how much hyung thought about it and tried hard.”

Juho tapped the tips of Dain’s fingers.

Juho seemed to think Dain had made some tremendously big decision, but actually Dain hadn’t thought about it as much as he thought.

Although it was unexpectedly revealed, the ‘Lee Juho’ that Dain knew was unchanged, and Dain was the same too. He still liked and cared for him, and wanted to get closer to him. His greed toward Juho had grown if anything, not diminished.

That’s why he had easily met Dohyeon to ask for advice.

Of course, separate from that, the act itself was really difficult even though it was good. Dain looked at Juho’s large build with newfound awe.

Even while looking ahead, Juho noticed Dain’s gaze like a ghost and glanced at Dain sideways. At the moment their eyes met, at the smile that poured toward him gently like sunlight, Dain closed his eyes tightly.

If he could see that smile, couldn’t he jump into a pit of fire? He had intense thoughts he didn’t usually have.

The three letters ‘Lee Juho’ filled Dain’s heart completely. It was a feeling he didn’t want to reduce even a little bit.