By Zephyria A thick, sweet scent clinging to his lungs filled the darkness. It was enough to drive him mad. The puddle on the floor was probably Sa-young’s blood. The clothes made by the Wave Guild had undergone minimal anti-Poison treatment, so they only got wet and didn’t melt. That’s why Eui-jae could hug the twitching body without hesitation.
The clattering of the chains was noisy. Rough breaths and moans tickled his neck. Fortunately, his head didn’t seem to be injured. Eui-jae intertwined his fingers through the thickly matted hair.
“How long have you been doing this?”
“…A few days, ago.”
“All day?”
“Only… a few hours a day. It’s still enough…”
The voice answering was so hoarse it was close to an animal’s cry. Eui-jae was about to pat his back, but he lowered his hand when he realized something was densely stuck in his back. Countless skewers were stuck all over his back. It was a wonder he wasn’t dead.
“Are you really okay?”
“I’m okay… They say I won’t die even in this state.”
“……”
“Both the uninvited guest and the guy outside said so… I guess I won’t die.”
“How long do you have to do this?”
“I don’t know, that’s… for stalling time.”
As if he heard the sound of grinding teeth, the body in his arms trembled as if laughing. The messed-up arms seemed to rest on Eui-jae’s shoulders, but soon Sa-young wrapped his arms around him and hugged him. The heavy weight was bearable. Wet lips touched the mask.
“How… did you get here?”
“Someone from somewhere made violent remarks and suddenly disappeared, so I asked around and found you. Why?”
“Ah, that… are you still holding onto that?”
“Still holding onto that? How can you say that?”
The body heaved. Soon, Sa-young, catching his breath, muttered in a fading voice.
“Don’t make me laugh… It hurts a little when I laugh.”
“Do you think this is funny? Saying things like you don’t need me…”
“Uh-huh… That’s my fault. I’m sorry…”
“……”
“I hope you can forgive me…”
How should he explain that the resentment he had built up melted away with a single apology? It wasn’t a very good feeling, to be honest. It felt like he was being swayed by sweet words. But still.
Fingers with broken nails groped over the mask.
“Can’t you… take off the mask?”
“……”
The attitude of asking for permission when he could take it off himself. The way he kept clinging whenever he was in pain was pleasing. Eui-jae bit his lip. His neck and cheeks flushed. He knew it was an immature attitude. But he wanted him to cling a little more. He wanted him to be a little more anxious. He wanted him to say he needed him a little more.
He wanted him to want him a little more.
Eui-jae whispered in a low voice.
“Shall I take it off?”
The head touching his neck slowly nodded up and down. Eui-jae needlessly tickled his hair.
“You have to answer with words.”
“You’re being mean…”
“You’re the one who’s usually mean.”
“……”
Wet fingers groped at his neck. Sa-young whispered in a cracked voice.
“Take it off.”
At that moment, a strange sense of fulfillment enveloped his whole body. Satisfaction? No, it was a more… sinister emotion than satisfaction. Eui-jae took off the mask with slightly trembling hands. As if waiting for it, wet fingertips groped at his chin. The wet touch ran from his chin across his cheeks and reached his lips. Eui-jae stuck out his tongue slightly and licked his fingertips. A bitter yet sweet taste of blood lingered.
“……”
The head buried in his neck fell away. Although it was dark, it seemed like their eyes met for a moment. Eui-jae reached out and caressed his face. Then, he grabbed his neck, pulled him closer, and kissed his wet lips.
His lips parted as if waiting for it, welcoming the invading tongue. A dull pleasure rose through the taste of blood. Wet hands grabbed Eui-jae’s shoulders and pushed him back. Eui-jae didn’t resist and lay down on the wet floor. It was damp.
A thick tongue filled his mouth and roughly stirred. His body twitched with a strange pleasure every time it rubbed against the roof of his mouth. It was hard to breathe. When he tried to breathe through his nose, the sweet smell was crushed in with it, and his lips showed no sign of parting. Knees dug between Eui-jae’s legs. Eui-jae hugged the neck of Sa-young, who was on top of him. His lips parted. Sa-young rubbed his wet lips against his cheek.
“Hyung… Ah, I like it…”
The panting breaths were welcome. He liked the body clinging to him, not knowing what to do. Eui-jae bit Sa-young’s ear. A wet tongue licked his cheek. It felt like he was being crushed by a beast.
‘Wouldn’t it be okay like this…?’
The moment that thought crossed his mind. Eui-jae stared at the dark abyss and bit the inside of his cheek. Then he closed his eyes. He felt his body temperature cool down.
‘I’m screwed…’
A familiar excitement was engulfing his whole body. The knees digging between his thighs kept showing off their presence. Eui-jae listened to the panting breaths in his ear and rubbed the back of Sa-young’s neck. It was meant to calm him down, but it had the opposite effect. Sa-young, like a mad dog, was busy biting and licking his neck, chin, cheeks, ears, and eyes indiscriminately. Each time, Eui-jae’s fever rose a little.
This, this won’t do. Not in a place like this. Eui-jae tried to get up, but at that moment, Sa-young pressed down hard on Eui-jae’s shoulder. The purple glow that flashed for a moment in his eyes was insane.
A hoarse voice muttered.
“Where… are you going?”
“No, this isn’t right. Sa-young, this isn’t right.”
“…What’s not right?”
The clattering of chains and the sound of metal clashing showed off their presence. Only then did his head cool down and his mind return. What was he trying to do with a kid with iron skewers in his back, Cha Eui-jae! Was he intoxicated by the scent! Eui-jae grabbed the hand digging below his waist.
“N-not here.”
“……”
‘…Did he understand?’
A black tongue licked up his neck and began to nibble. Eui-jae squeezed his eyes shut.
‘He didn’t understand!’
There was no choice. Whatever it was, not in a place like this. Hong Ye-seong was outside with his Emotional Eye wide open. Reluctantly, Eui-jae used his strength to raise his upper body. Sa-young, who raised his body along with him, growled as if dissatisfied.
Eui-jae grabbed his hands before his wet hands could become bad hands. Yes, Jung-bin had held his hand tightly and told him. No matter how difficult it was, solve it through conversation. Eui-jae spoke each word clearly, putting as much strength as possible into it.
“Later.”
“……”
“Not here, not now, later. Got it? Not here. Huh?”
“……”
“Hey, answer, answer.”
Even though he couldn’t see his expression, he could clearly feel his displeasure. The hands being held kept wriggling. But Eui-jae didn’t let go. Because he didn’t know what he would do if he let go of his hands here.
Sa-young grumbled irritably.
“You were the one who kissed me first.”
“……”
“Why did you lick my fingers?”
He had nothing to say because he was being bombarded with only correct words. After all, Cha Eui-jae was the one who had caused it! Eui-jae grabbed the wriggling hands even harder.
“That’s!”
“……”
“I must have been crazy.”
“…Crazy?”
“No, that’s not it.”
“Ah… It was a mistake? Everything we’ve done so far, mixing tongues, biting and sucking, was all because you were crazy?”
Sa-young’s cracked voice was gradually mixed with sarcasm. Damn it. He couldn’t hit a kid with iron skewers in his back. Eui-jae squeezed his eyes shut and shouted.
“That’s not it!”
“Not it?”
“It’s true that I did it with my own will!”
“With your own will?”
“I, I just don’t want to do more… more here.”
“……”
Thud, thud, thud. This was the sound of Cha Eui-jae digging his own grave with a shovel. He dug quite deep.
But he couldn’t stop digging. After all, it was true that he had rubbed his lips several times so far, and none of it was a mistake! Although Lee Sa-young was the precious life he had saved, a younger brother-like existence he had been searching for for years, and his only family, Cha Eui-jae’s only one, but still.
The wriggling fingers scratched his palm. Eui-jae bit his lip and lowered his head. He thought he heard a low laugh.
“Ah, don’t make me laugh…”
“……”
Eui-jae had now finished preparing to lie in his grave. Sa-young, who had been tickling his palm with his hand, suddenly leaned forward and approached.
“Then. If we’re not going to do more here…”
“……”
“When and where are we going to finish it?”
“I, I don’t know.”
“Uh-huh…”
“The world is about to end now… Huh? Aren’t you doing this to stop Doomsday too. Huh?”
“Ah… So we’re going to do it after Doomsday is over?”
“Huh?”
Why did it turn out that way? Eui-jae widened his eyes. But Sa-young seemed to have already finished his plan according to his taste. Wet lips lightly touched his parted lips and fell away.
“That much… I can wait.”
“Uh-huh?”
“Then now…”
“……”
“Please take me out of here.”
Thud, the heavy body fell into Eui-jae’s arms like a doll with a broken string. Eui-jae hugged Sa-young with both arms and blankly stared into the darkness. Only one question remained.
“Huh?”