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“……….”
The tense atmosphere was broken by Jo Junghyun’s quiet voice. At Junghyun’s response that he was worrying unnecessarily, Jeong Taejun made an expression as if he had been struck in the chest. Taejun laughed hollowly and lightly tapped Junghyun’s shoulder before leaving with a goodbye.
Thud.
The sound of the door closing was heard and Junghyun turned to look at Ji Seunghyeok.
It seemed as if he had something to say.
“Do you have something to say?”
“…What were you two talking about?”
“Hm? He just stopped by to report on the job I requested.”
Even with the simple explanation, Junghyun didn’t look convinced. He still seemed to have more to say. Seunghyeok approached Junghyun and caressed his fair cheek.
“What’s wrong?”
“Tae, Taejun hyung is also an omega.”
He spoke with gusto as if unleashing his pent-up feelings. At first, Seunghyeok didn’t understand what Junghyun was saying, but in the time it took to blink once, he realized what he wanted to say.
He didn’t like how Junghyun addressed Taejun, but now was not the time to point that out.
Seunghyeok frowned unknowingly.
“Who? Me and Taejun?”
Junghyun nodded, his lips slightly pouting.
“Were you jealous?”
“That!…Is it wrong for me to be?”
Although he was too embarrassed to even meet Seunghyeok’s eyes, Junghyun stubbornly said everything he wanted to say. Muttering discontentedly, Junghyun continued speaking in a toddling manner.
“I mean, you showed him your naked body and went into the study room with just the two of you. …You even closed the door tightly. You’ve known Taejun hyung for a long time, and also…that hyung is an omega.”
It seemed his emotions were overflowing as he spoke. His breathing quickened as if his shoulders were rapidly moving up and down, and his beautiful red lips protruded forward. The gently rising pheromones showed Junghyun’s current state.
It was a young, innocent, and cute jealousy.
As Junghyun said, Taejun was an omega. However, for Seunghyeok who didn’t consider such a fact, it was a sudden remark. This was something Seunghyeok himself did wrong.
When Seunghyeok pulled Junghyun close, he snuggled tightly into his arms.
“Taejun hyung said to be most wary of people who act as they please, but hyung, shouldn’t you not do that to other people?”
Taejun had pointed directly at Seunghyeok, saying it for him to hear. But Seunghyeok had ignored the story, and Junghyun, who it didn’t actually apply to, was being cautious. They say when you drop hints for someone to be mindful, the wrong person ends up being mindful instead, and this was exactly that case.
“What should I not do?”
When asked in a coaxing voice, Junghyun hesitantly spoke.
“Things like showing your body or going into a confined space with just the two of you. That kind of thing.”
Smooch. Smooch.
In the end, Seunghyeok couldn’t hold back and brought his lips to Junghyun’s cheek and ear. When he kissed the soft, delicate skin, Junghyun tilted his head to make it easier to kiss. That naive gesture was incredibly lovely.
“I got it. And? Anything else?”
“…I’d rather you not be too cool. No, it’s fine for me, but to other people.”
“I’m cool? Me?”
“You’re even se-sexy.”
And have a nice body. He added in a meek voice.
It had been quite a while since he heard this kind of story directly.
The purity of directly clashing emotions rather than speaking in a roundabout or twisted way was dazzling.
Junghyun’s arms wrapped around Seunghyeok’s back. His fair cheeks that were brightly flushed were actually warm to the touch.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t think you would mind Taejun. To me, my only omega is our Junghyun. I’ll be careful from now on.”
Junghyun silently nodded. His lips that had been pouting sharply were now back to their original shape.
“Earlier Taejun hyung called me a thief…If we meet next time, I’ll clearly tell him. That the thief isn’t hyung, it’s me.”
At the sudden remark, Seunghyeok looked at Junghyun with a puzzled expression. Junghyun’s ears were also turning red.
“Since I pestered you into it, if you think about it precisely, I’m the thief.”
In the end, he couldn’t hold back a chuckle.
Did he even know what he was saying? Seunghyeok, hugging the young omega in his arms, buried his nose in his nape. He deeply inhaled the fresh and saccharine scent of pheromones.
Taejun wouldn’t have come all the way to the house because he had nothing to do or was bored.
Since his job wasn’t respectable, there were actually many guys who would rush at him threatening to kill him. There was even a debtor who hired thugs as a last resort. He had actually been stabbed and hospitalized before, but even then, Taejun didn’t purposely seek out Seunghyeok to warn him to be careful.
If it was something that could be ignored, he would have just made a couple of passing remarks over the phone. But he still purposely came to give a warning.
[I’m not joking, I think you should accept that proposal you received last time.]
Seunghyeok recalled Taejun’s words once more.
He could easily guess the magnitude and severity of the threat.
He couldn’t just sit still.
“Hyung?”
Junghyun wriggled as if he was ticklish.
“I’ll have to work hard to live a long life with our Junghyun.”
Seunghyeok thought of the matter he had been continuously putting off. The matter that Seunghyeok, who used to roll around in the mud valuing one practicality over a hundred empty words, had been refusing. He realized it was time to deal with that matter.
Seunghyeok stayed by Junghyun’s side all day as he was physically exhausted.
Eating together, watching TV and having silly conversations, and leisurely snuggling were very ordinary things, but that’s why they were meaningful. Do others live this kind of life every day?
He knew, but experiencing it directly was different. Seunghyeok felt it anew.
When it was time to sleep, he grabbed Junghyun who was trying to go to his own room, finding it strange.
“Where are you going?”
“Huh? To my room. I’m going to sleep now.”
“Why are you going to that room? You should sleep with me.”
At Seunghyeok’s words, Junghyun blinked. He had an expression of never having thought of it before.
“We can sleep together?”
“Of course. Or were you planning to use separate rooms?”
“Separate rooms…No, it’s not that, I just never thought about it. Really? Is it okay for us to sleep together?”
“We’re lovers, so we should sleep together.”
Seunghyeok spoke decisively as if there was nothing to think twice about. Junghyun bit his lip but couldn’t hide his roundly rising cheeks. A small laugh escaped from Junghyun.
Honestly expressing that you like something you like is unexpectedly a very difficult thing to do. Usually, people don’t want to do it because of their pride or self-esteem. It’s also an action taken when you trust and have faith in the other person.
If you don’t have courage, you can’t do it.
Seunghyeok liked that aspect of Junghyun.
Junghyun, who carefully lay on the bed, laughed again when his eyes met Seunghyeok’s. After looking at his fingers that kept fiddling with and crumpling the sheets, Seunghyeok asked.
“Is the bed a bit small?”
“Huh? No it’s not? It’s huge.”
“Then why are you in the corner like that, baby?”
Only then did Junghyun seem to realize he was in the corner of the bed. Biting his lower lip, he scooted closer to Seunghyeok, making “eung-cha, eung-cha” noises. When Seunghyeok pulled Junghyun into his arms, he burrowed a bit further inside. The warm body heat felt through the tightly pressed fabric was very pleasant.
As Seunghyeok hugged Junghyun and kissed his hair, he also lightly pecked Seunghyeok’s forehead in return. Closing his eyes without any ulterior motives after saying good night, Seunghyeok had to once again realize he was a beast as he looked down at his young lover in his arms.
Seunghyeok chuckled and slowly tapped Junghyun’s back.
* * *
After finishing his preparations and trying not to wake the soundly sleeping Junghyun, Seunghyeok quietly gazed at his sleeping face before leaving.
As if sensing his gaze, Junghyun stirred from sleep and blinked his drowsy eyes.
“I was just going to watch you sleep a bit before leaving, but you woke up?”
“No, I’m not… Mm, are you going to work, hyung?”
Junghyun coughed once with a locked voice, having just woken up, and asked.
“I’ll be back. Sleep some more.”
“No, but… Ah.”
Seunghyeok kissed the corners of Junghyun’s eyes that were trying to forcibly open and emitted pheromones. Finding stability in the alpha’s pheromones, Junghyun soon fell back asleep with a deep sigh. Seunghyeok looked down at Junghyun sleeping with an even breathing pattern before turning to leave.
Kim Seongchae greeted Seunghyeok, who got into the waiting black car, through the rear-view mirror.
“Good morning, sir.”
“Good morning. Manager Kim, I’ll tell you an address so let’s go there.”
Seunghyeok recited an address to him. After inputting the address into the navigation, Kim Seongchae said he would depart and Seunghyeok sank deep into the seat.
The place they arrived at was a large mansion.
The atmosphere flowing was so relaxed that it was hard to believe it was in Seoul, to the point it felt secluded. As Seunghyeok tried to enter, a man in a suit who seemed to have been contacted in advance greeted him.
“I will guide you.”
“It’s alright.”
“Please follow me.”
The man moved flawlessly as if he hadn’t heard the refusal, yet still politely.
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
