“Aaargh, aaaaargh! Aaaah!”
A series of spectacular failures ensued.
Suhwan completely lacked talent in cooking. Washing the meat for the braised short ribs and soaking it in water was fine. But he was terrible at knife work, cutting the vegetables in a mess, and the seasoning tasted salty—perhaps he had added salt instead of sugar. Still, he threw everything in and somehow managed to boil it, but he set the heat too high and left it unattended, causing it to burn completely.
The japchae was even worse. He tried to make it while the short ribs were cooking, but it was a dish that required much more effort than the ribs. Since he kept burning the ingredients as soon as he turned on the heat, he couldn’t make any progress at all.
“Nggh.”
In the end, Suhwan poured all his energy into the seaweed soup. His final goal became simply to properly cook the seaweed soup and feed it to Seunghyun. With a sad face, Suhwan vigorously stirred the now-boiling seaweed soup.
But the appearance and color as it boiled… even to him, it didn’t look appetizing at all. Seeing it made him want to give up. But he had already come too far. The scorched landscape of the kitchen came into his view.
I definitely followed the recipe exactly, so why did it turn out like this? Looking at the tablet placed on the stand, Suhwan whimpered again.
And then, an unbelievable voice came from behind.
“Senior.”
“Huh?”
Turning around, Suhwan saw Seunghyun looking at him, breathing heavily.
When did he arrive? He had been so focused on cooking that he hadn’t heard the door open. Suhwan looked at Seunghyun with surprised, round eyes.
Seunghyun, who had been staring at Suhwan cooking, approached him.
“Why are you back so early?”
Seunghyun glanced at the boiling seaweed soup as Suhwan asked in surprise. It was indeed seaweed soup. It was clear that Suhwan was cooking it for him. Although he had seen and confirmed it with his own eyes, Seunghyun deliberately asked Suhwan.
“Is that… are you making that for me?”
“Huh? Oh, the seaweed soup?”
Suhwan put down the ladle with an awkward face. He hadn’t intended to keep it a secret, but he had wanted to surprise him, so it was a bit disappointing. And also embarrassing. After all, he had shown such a messy side of himself.
“Yes. But this probably won’t taste good… You don’t have to eat it if you don’t want to.”
Even to him, the seaweed soup looked strange in color, like algae-covered river water. The seaweed wasn’t even fully soaked, so it would probably be tough and hard to chew. He suddenly felt embarrassed about giving this to Seunghyun to eat.
Should he go out and buy instant seaweed soup instead? While seriously considering it, Seunghyun answered in a choked voice.
“No. I’ll eat it.”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
It will really taste awful though… Surely he won’t get sick from eating this?
As Suhwan hesitated with worry, Seunghyun came closer. And leaned his face toward Suhwan.
“…!”
“Let me just taste one spoonful.”
For a moment, Suhwan was startled, thinking he was going to kiss him. Trying not to reveal his racing heart, he turned his head. Then he scooped a little seaweed soup with the ladle and put it in a spoon. He blew on the steaming hot soup and carefully brought it to Seunghyun’s lips.
But wait, isn’t this something newlyweds would do?
At that sudden thought, Suhwan’s face turned bright red. Unaware of Suhwan’s thoughts, Seunghyun parted his lips and slurped the seaweed soup. Suhwan watched with tense eyes as Seunghyun’s Adam’s apple bobbed briefly after drinking the soup.
“How is it?”
Though he asked timidly, he soon realized it was a meaningless question. It obviously wouldn’t taste good. He expected Seunghyun’s beautiful face to contort terribly after tasting the seaweed soup.
“It’s delicious.”
“What?”
But Seunghyun smiled brightly without any change in his expression. His face looked so normal that Suhwan almost believed him for a moment.
“You’re lying.”
“I’m not lying.”
“There’s no way this could taste good…”
“If you don’t believe me, would you like to taste it yourself?”
“Huh?”
As Suhwan’s eyes widened, Seunghyun’s face drew closer. It happened so quickly that he couldn’t push him away.
Soft lips touched Suhwan’s first. Dazed with his lips parted, Suhwan felt Seunghyun’s tongue enter between them.
“Mmh…!”
Seunghyun’s tongue swept through Suhwan’s mouth. It was a gentle, not rough, movement. Their tongues intertwined, making wet, sloppy sounds.
Is this what he meant by tasting it? Suhwan felt dizzy. Far from tasting that spoonful of seaweed soup, Seunghyun’s saliva was so sweet that his entire mouth felt soaked in sugar water.
“Ngh.”
Suhwan moaned and grabbed Seunghyun’s shoulders. His mouth was receiving the stimulation, but the heat was rushing downward. Feeling his abdomen tighten, Suhwan twisted his waist.
“Ha… I’m right, aren’t I?”
“I-I don’t know.”
“Then once more…”
“Hngh.”
The sound of sucking on the inside of his mouth and tongue resonated explicitly. Suhwan just let out moans as he surrendered his lips to him again. Without realizing it, Seunghyun’s arms had firmly wrapped around Suhwan’s waist and nape.
Because of this, their lower bodies touched, and a hot sensation spread centered on their cores. Even if he wanted to escape, he couldn’t move an inch and had to remain captive in Seunghyun’s hold.
“Hm… ah, wait, wait…”
“Ha, haah.”
Seunghyun couldn’t hold back anymore. As if pouring out emotions that had begun to overflow, he persistently sucked on Suhwan’s lips. Rather than sharing an affectionate kiss, it was like the action of someone trying to quench their thirst by extorting the other’s saliva.
He was truly so lovable. Seunghyun was beside himself with joy at Suhwan cooking seaweed soup with clumsy hands for his birthday. If only he would become his right now.
As soon as Seunghyun had that thought, thick pheromones burst out and covered Suhwan’s body. It was pheromones carrying clear intentions of seduction. At the same time, Suhwan’s body flinched significantly.
“Hngh!”
A hot sensation surged from within Suhwan. As sensations overwhelmed his body almost unbearably, Suhwan pushed Seunghyun away, thrashing his arms.
“Huk…!”
“Senior?”
“Ngh.”
“Suhwan senior.”
Seunghyun’s cautious voice rang in his brain. The pheromones emanating from him continued to provoke Suhwan. With trembling arms, Suhwan hugged himself tightly as if to shield his body.
“What’s wrong? Are you sick?”
“Ha, no…”
“What?”
But soon Seunghyun also realized something was wrong with Suhwan. Because Suhwan’s pheromone scent, which was usually difficult to detect, was now stinging his nostrils. Seunghyun’s eyes widened at the numbing scent.
It was a rut. Suhwan was going into rut.
“Senior!”
With surprising strength, Suhwan shoved Seunghyun away and ran. The last bit of reason screamed at him to get away from the omega in front of him. Suhwan frantically ran into the room and locked the door.
Click.
“Haah, ha…”
Once inside the room, Suhwan immediately rummaged through the desk. His hands busily searched for suppressants. Finding the alpha suppressants in the drawer, he put them in his mouth without water and chewed them before swallowing.
“Ugh, urk.”
A bitter taste rose up, making him want to vomit. He endured it, waiting for the medication to take effect. Since he had a recessive body, the suppressants should calm him down quickly.
But contrary to Suhwan’s expectations, his heated body didn’t easily subside. Rather, it grew worse as time passed. Feeling his vision turn red hot, Suhwan took deep breaths and slowly sat down.
“Why…”
The rut he experienced right after possessing the body wasn’t like this. Back then, he felt a slight fever like a cold, and his pheromones leaked out very weakly. But after taking the suppressants Jin Suhwan carried, he soon recovered as if washed clean. But now it was so strange. His excited body wouldn’t calm down at all.
Feeling increasingly dizzy, Suhwan bit his lip. Soon, blood trickled from his lip, torn by his sharp canine teeth.
What should I do? What should I do now? If this continues, if this continues, I’ll surely open that door…
Suhwan looked at the firmly locked door with blurry eyes. At that moment, he felt someone’s presence outside the door.
“Senior.”
“Haah.”
It was Seunghyun. A fragrant scent like honey-soaked lemon, pervading his mind, flowed from beyond the door. Suhwan exhaled a hot sigh, suffering even more.
