15 – Change

A little over a week after meeting Choi Seon-woo, it was already late November. It was a relatively quiet period right before year-end, but Do Yi-hyun was incredibly busy wrapping up a project. Perhaps because of that, his body was starting to show strange signs.

For one, the abdominal pain he thought was temporary continued steadily. His lower abdomen frequently tingled sharply. It wasn’t severely painful, and he’d occasionally experienced sharp pains in his stomach even in early pregnancy, so he initially dismissed it as unimportant.

However, as the intermittent pain continued for several days, he began to feel uneasy. He figured he should ask in detail during his regular checkup the day after tomorrow. There was no pattern to when the abdominal pain occurred.

However, seeing that the symptoms subsided when he was with Seo Jeong-woon, it seemed related to pheromones. An even bigger problem was that, for the past three or four days, other people’s pheromones had started to feel uncomfortable again. It wasn’t to the point of severe rejection like before, causing nausea.

It was just that the frequency of his nerves being on edge due to faintly drifting pheromones while focusing on work had increased. It might be nothing, but it was worrying that his condition was gradually worsening even while steadily absorbing Seo Jeong-woon’s pheromones. If, by any chance, there was a problem with absorbing pheromones through his mucous membranes, it would be a big issue.

Setting aside Do Yi-hyun’s unique trait, absorbing pheromones through mucous membranes was also a very unusual case. Even consulting the doctor yielded no clear solution. In fact, when Do Yi-hyun asked over the phone, the doctor sighed and said the best they could hope for was for the current state to be maintained as long as possible.

The only thing Do Yi-hyun could do for the baby right now was to receive as much of Seo Jeong-woon’s pheromones as possible. So, in the past week, he had stayed over at Seo Jeong-woon’s place three times. Whenever Do Yi-hyun asked if he could stay over, Seo Jeong-woon would nod with a bright smile as if he’d been waiting for those very words.

He even went a step further, now offering pajamas and telling him to stay over every night. The fingers that had been busily tapping the keyboard gradually slowed down. Do Yi-hyun tapped the desk.

Since the day they met Choi Seon-woo, Seo Jeong-woon had been changing little by little. How should he put it? When they were alone, he wouldn’t leave Do Yi-hyun still for a single moment.

Literally clinging to Do Yi-hyun, he seemed unable to let go.

‘Did he notice my body isn’t well?’

Do Yi-hyun stroked his chin and slightly frowned. He hadn’t yet told Seo Jeong-woon about the change in his physical condition. It wasn’t that he was intentionally hiding it, but since the symptoms weren’t distinct, it felt awkward to bring it up to Seo Jeong-woon.

Without Do Yi-hyun even opening his mouth about needing pheromones, Seo Jeong-woon emitted his pheromones more strongly than before. Perhaps he instinctively sensed Do Yi-hyun’s change and was unconsciously adjusting. That wasn’t all.

Seo Jeong-woon would even idly fiddle with Do Yi-hyun while lying in bed. Continuously tousling his hair, intertwining their fingers, lightly patting his stomach with a large palm, or softly stroking his cheek or ear. One would think the constant pestering would be annoying, but amusingly, Do Yi-hyun slept well no matter what Seo Jeong-woon did.

On the contrary, when sleeping alone at home, the silent space felt unfamiliar, and the empty space beside him felt hollow. Do Yi-hyun strongly felt an ominous sense that something was going wrong. It seemed he was being swept up in Seo Jeong-woon’s unique sense of distance.

‘I should go home today.’

Do Yi-hyun planned with an indifferent face to shake off Seo Jeong-woon. The baby was a priority, but looking ahead, there was nothing good about becoming excessively accustomed to Seo Jeong-woon.

***

That night, after tossing and turning for a long time and barely falling into a light sleep, Do Yi-hyun eventually woke up at dawn.

“Ugh…”

1:30 AM. After checking the time, Do Yi-hyun held his throbbing head. Perhaps due to restless sleep, a splitting headache assaulted him.

His vision was dizzy. Moreover, his throat was burning hot. Do Yi-hyun forced his limp body up and drank some cool water.

But the profound thirst wouldn’t easily subside. Do Yi-hyun slowly leaned against the wall and wiped his burning throat. He wanted something sweet and cool.

For example, something like a ripe watermelon. Unknowingly picturing a round watermelon, Do Yi-hyun shook his head.

‘Where would I get watermelon at this hour?’

Maybe in summer, but it was nearly impossible in early winter. Do Yi-hyun drank another glass of water and lay back down. But whether his eyes were closed or open, the bright red flesh flickered before his eyes.

To make matters worse, the more he forced himself to sleep, the worse his thirst became.

“Haa.”

After rolling around this way and that, Do Yi-hyun sat up irritably. He wanted watermelon unbearably. It was almost pitiful that there was no watermelon right before his eyes.

As if intoxicated by sleepiness, his emotions were swinging wildly without reason.

‘Why is this happening?’

Do Yi-hyun irritably ran his fingers through his hair. Then, his still-flat belly suddenly caught his eye. The sudden, intense craving for watermelon was likely because of the baby.

‘Already causing trouble.’

With a slight twist of his lips, Do Yi-hyun tapped his lower abdomen with his fingertips. He had suffered so much from morning sickness early on that being able to eat normally at every meal was a blessing in itself. Having a craving was a good sign. The problem was that it had to be for something hard to get at this late hour.

He would usually try to find and eat it, but his headache was too severe right now to be in any condition to go out.

“Not right now, though.”

Do Yi-hyun muttered as if scolding the baby, rubbing his belly in circles before quickly pressing his lips together. Seo Jeong-woon kept chattering away to the baby who couldn’t even hear, and he had unconsciously started doing the same. After splashing water on his face, Do Yi-hyun lay down with his pillow neatly arranged.

However, he couldn’t stay down for long. No matter how many times he told himself to think rationally, his mind was completely filled with watermelon. He checked if delivery was an option, just in case, but found nothing.

As time passed, he grew increasingly restless.

“Hoo.”

A deep sigh escaped him. Reluctantly, Do Yi-hyun considered who he could ask for help. He couldn’t contact his mother at nearly 2 AM.

Joo Na-hye was a heavy sleeper, so she definitely wouldn’t wake up. He also didn’t want to ask Choi Seon-woo, who he wasn’t close with, for such a difficult favor. As he eliminated options one by one, only one choice remained.

Naturally, it was Seo Jeong-woon.

‘……No.’

Do Yi-hyun clicked his tongue while staring at Seo Jeong-woon’s number and flipped his phone over. No matter how diligently Seo Jeong-woon cared for the baby in his belly, calling him at this hour out of the blue to say he wanted watermelon was going too far. He wouldn’t do such a thing unless he’d lost his mind.

But whenever he tried to put the phone down, a wave of immense sadness washed over him. It was quite bewildering to be so emotionally swayed by something as trivial as watermelon.

‘What should I do?’

Unable to decide, Do Yi-hyun hesitated for a long time before finally surrendering to the endlessly swelling desire. He tapped the screen, and a flat dial tone sounded.

‘What am I doing…….’

At that moment, Do Yi-hyun barely regained his senses. He hurriedly reached out to hang up before Seo Jeong-woon answered.

Lee Hyun-ssi?

But Seo Jeong-woon’s voice came through even before the first ring finished.

His gentle voice was much lower and calmer than usual.

“Ah.”

Not expecting him to answer immediately, Do Yi-hyun was greatly startled. Clutching his phone tightly, he moved his lips. Yet, as if his mouth were frozen shut, no words came out.

Is something wrong? Are you hurt somewhere?

A rustling sound of blankets was heard, and Seo Jeong-woon’s voice became clearer. His speech, faster than usual, carried a hint of surprise.

Given that Do Yi-hyun, who had never once initiated contact before, was calling out of the blue at this hour, it was understandable. Do Yi-hyun clenched his left hand tightly.

“……seumnida.”

An indistinct mumble escaped through his gritted teeth. Do Yi-hyun rubbed his aching eyelids with his thumb. He felt ashamed and embarrassed.

What did you say?

“……I want watermelon.”

Still, he couldn’t hold back the surging appetite. Do Yi-hyun finally confessed his true feelings. After speaking, a wave of self-reproach washed over him.

-…….

Seo Jeong-woon was momentarily speechless. It was so quiet that not even breathing could be heard from the other end of the line.

Do Yi-hyun ground his teeth. He wanted to just say it was nothing and hang up. But his fingers wouldn’t budge.

Hahahaha.

After a short but long silence, Seo Jeong-woon burst into loud laughter. It was a familiar laugh, but hearing it through the phone felt slightly different.

Watermelon? Got it. Wait a bit. I’ll be right there. Send me your home address.

Contrary to Do Yi-hyun’s expectation that he would be awkward, Seo Jeong-woon readily agreed to come.

He didn’t seem bothered at all; in fact, he seemed pleased. Perhaps Seo Jeong-woon was also relieved that the morning sickness was gradually subsiding and the baby was growing safely. The awkward call ended quickly.

Do Yi-hyun stared at the darkened screen with a strange expression, blinking his stiff eyes. Then, he just leaned back against the headboard and waited for Seo Jeong-woon to arrive. Having done something he’d never done before, fatigue belatedly washed over him.

He didn’t even want to move from his spot.

‘When will he come?’

Do Yi-hyun moved only his fingers, gently stroking the bedsheet. He had never waited for Seo Jeong-woon this eagerly before. After about 30 minutes, the doorbell rang.

Do Yi-hyun, who had gotten up unsteadily, immediately opened the door. Through the slightly ajar door, a handsome man appeared. He was holding a small watermelon in one hand.

Unconsciously letting out a shallow breath he’d been holding, Do Yi-hyun stiffly raised his head, even though the watermelon he’d been desperately waiting for was right there.

“What if you open the door without even checking who it is?”

Seo Jeong-woon gave Do Yi-hyun a not-unfriendly sidelong glance as he entered. His comfortable attire was slightly disheveled, as if he had rushed out. Do Yi-hyun subtly took a couple of steps back.

Seeing Seo Jeong-woon standing in his familiar entryway felt so foreign that he couldn’t get used to it.

“I’ll be careful.”

Only his mother ever visited Do Yi-hyun’s home, and even that was maybe once every few months. Since the doorbell, which hardly ever rang, went off at this hour, it was obvious it would be Seo Jeong-woon.

But Do Yi-hyun obediently nodded.

“Can I use the kitchen? I’ll cut it for you right away.”

Seo Jeong-woon smiled brightly and strode confidently toward the kitchen.

“I’m sorry for contacting you so late.”

Do Yi-hyun belatedly apologized and followed him. His dark eyes busily darted between Seo Jeong-woon, who was radiant even in the middle of the night, and the round watermelon.

“I’m actually glad. That you reached out to me, Lee Hyun-ssi. Call me anytime, next time too.”

Seo Jeong-woon gently smiled with his eyes as he set the watermelon down. Do Yi-hyun froze for a moment at the fact that the subject was himself, not the baby. Sometimes, Seo Jeong-woon really said confusing things.

To borrow Joo Na-hye’s words, he was the type who constantly left room for interpretation. Seo Jeong-woon found the knife and cutting board in a corner of the kitchen and skillfully split the watermelon. He completely removed the vivid rind, cut the red flesh into small triangular pieces, and even meticulously picked out the few seeds.

“You don’t need to remove the seeds.”

Feeling embarrassed by the excessive kindness, Do Yi-hyun unnecessarily furrowed his brow.

“I want to do it for you. Here, eat this first.”

But Seo Jeong-woon smiled thinly and finished picking out the seeds. Then, he arranged the neatly cut watermelon on a plate and placed it on the dining table. It almost seemed like the roles of host and guest were reversed.

“Thank you.”

Do Yi-hyun gave a slight nod and carefully picked up the most appetizing piece. Each time he bit into the watermelon, a crisp, ticklish sound was heard.

‘Refreshing.’

The watermelon was cold, as if just taken from the refrigerator. It was also as sweet as if it were in season. Do Yi-hyun expressionlessly devoured the watermelon quickly.

Seo Jeong-woon, who had been watching intently, chuckled softly and finished preparing the rest of the watermelon. For a while, only the sound of cutting watermelon echoed in the kitchen.

“I’ve finished.”

Only after eating over half the watermelon did Do Yi-hyun slowly put down his fork. After finishing, a sense of emptiness washed over him. He couldn’t believe he had caused such a commotion in the middle of the night over mere watermelon.

But on the other hand, he was also satisfied to have eaten his fill of the watermelon he had so desperately wanted.

“I’ll put the rest away. Take it out and eat it tomorrow.”

Seo Jeong-woon neatly sliced the remaining watermelon and stacked it carefully in the refrigerator. Do Yi-hyun sat blankly at the table, watching Seo Jeong-woon move busily. The sight of Seo Jeong-woon standing firmly in his own home still felt incredibly unfamiliar.

Only after cleaning the used cutting board and knife did Seo Jeong-woon turn his head and lightly survey Do Yi-hyun’s home. Consisting of two rooms, a living room, a kitchen, and one bathroom, Do Yi-hyun’s home, unlike Seo Jeong-woon’s, had a layout that could be understood at a glance.

“Did you wake up from sleep, Lee Hyun-ssi?”

“Yes.”

Do Yi-hyun brushed the back of his neck and answered briefly.

“You must be tired.”

Seo Jeong-woon approached so close that their big toes almost touched, then very naturally lifted Do Yi-hyun’s chin and lowered his head. It was clear he intended to kiss him. Do Yi-hyun reflexively closed both eyes.

But several seconds passed with no sensation. When he slowly opened his eyes, he saw Seo Jeong-woon smiling brightly right in front of his nose.

“If I kiss you now, you’ll be wide awake, right?”

“It’s fine.”

Do Yi-hyun looked up at him indifferently. Since his sleep was already disturbed, it didn’t matter either way.

“I’m not fine with it.”

But Seo Jeong-woon pouted and shook his head side to side.

“If it’s fine, can you release your pheromones for a bit?”

Seo Jeong-woon, who had been rolling his eyes, asked subtly. Do Yi-hyun nodded. There was no reason to refuse if he was offering to release his pheromones.

Soon, Seo Jeong-woon’s fragrant pheromones spread throughout Do Yi-hyun’s home.

‘Weird.’

Do Yi-hyun took a deep breath and twitched the corner of his mouth. It felt completely different from being exposed to Seo Jeong-woon’s pheromones at his own home. For some reason, his face felt like it was heating up.

Do Yi-hyun lowered his gaze to avoid Seo Jeong-woon’s eyes.

“Sleepy?”

Misinterpreting his expression, Seo Jeong-woon cupped Do Yi-hyun’s cheeks with both palms and gently rubbed his earlobes with his thumbs. Just moments ago, his mind had been sharp, but as soon as the warm body temperature touched him, sleepiness rushed over him instantly. Do Yi-hyun’s shoulders gradually slumped.

“You shouldn’t lie down right after eating.”

“……I know.”

Do Yi-hyun moved his heavy lips with difficulty to answer. Even when he forced his eyelids open, he couldn’t resist the sleepiness that surged over him like a tidal wave.

“Haha, cute.”

Seo Jeong-woon fiddled with Do Yi-hyun’s earlobes and talked nonsense. Then, he scooped Do Yi-hyun up in his arms and headed toward the sofa. Normally, Do Yi-hyun would have twisted his waist to escape Seo Jeong-woon’s embrace, but this time, he quietly rested his cheek against his shoulder.

Even when he tried his hardest, he could only manage to twitch his fingers.

“Lean on me and sleep for a bit. I’ll lay you down a little later.”

Seo Jeong-woon, sitting on the sofa just like that, adjusted his hold on Do Yi-hyun and whispered affectionately. The last thing Do Yi-hyun felt was the hand tickling the back of his head before his memory cut off.

***

Do Yi-hyun woke up early in the morning out of habit.

His last memory was of leaning against Seo Jeong-woon on the sofa, but when he opened his eyes, he was lying neatly in bed. Sensing Seo Jeong-woon’s faint pheromones drifting in the air, Do Yi-hyun groped the space beside him in his sleep. However, all that met his hand was the cold sheet.

‘……Did he leave?’

Do Yi-hyun forced his heavy eyelids open again. He rolled his dark eyes around, but Seo Jeong-woon was nowhere to be seen in the bedroom. If it were the utterly shameless Seo Jeong-woon, he would have stayed until morning, taking advantage of his sleep, so the empty space beside him was quite unexpected.

It would have been more like Seo Jeong-woon to boldly greet him, asking if he slept well, rather than quietly leaving. Do Yi-hyun slowly walked out to the living room and looked around just in case. But everything was quiet.

Do Yi-hyun stared blankly at the spot where Seo Jeong-woon had been last night.

“Haa.”

A deep sigh escaped between his neat lips. A belated sense of self-reproach washed over him again. To have caused such a scene in the early morning over a mere watermelon.

It felt like he had been bewitched by something. Do Yi-hyun stood rooted to the spot as if a nail were driven into his foot. He didn’t want to waste time on a busy morning, but his feet wouldn’t move.

‘……Maybe I’m not fully awake yet.’

Do Yi-hyun, blinking his eyes slowly, sat on the sofa instead of going into the bathroom. At that moment, Seo Jeong-woon’s pheromones burst forth refreshingly. He had the illusion of sitting under a lush flowering tree.

The fragrant pheromones scattered in the blink of an eye. Even when he looked around, he couldn’t feel them anymore. Suddenly, for no reason, his chest ached dully.

Do Yi-hyun reflexively pressed down on the area near his solar plexus. The dull sensation soon disappeared.

‘I guess my condition hasn’t fully recovered yet.’

He pressed his temples firmly with his thumb. His mind felt dazed, as if a screw were loose. A regular alarm sound rang from inside the room.

It was already time he should have gone in to shower. Do Yi-hyun, gripping the firm leather of the sofa, forced himself to get up. If he sat still like this, he’d be late for work.

Once he actually started getting ready, it ended quickly. Do Yi-hyun was about to head straight out the front door but turned his feet back. The watermelon Seo Jeong-woon had left behind suddenly came to mind.

Do Yi-hyun took the watermelon from the refrigerator, stabbed a piece with a fork, and put it in his mouth. The ripe flesh was sweet but not as refreshing as yesterday’s. Still, he quickly finished the entire container.

[Executive Seo Jeong-woon: I have back-to-back meetings from morning, so I can’t have lunch together today. I’ll probably return to the office in the afternoon. You’ll have to endure even if you miss me]

Checking his phone on the way to work, there was a message from Seo Jeong-woon. As usual, Seo Jeong-woon had inserted cute emoticons with sparkling eyes here and there.

‘Is that why he went back home?’

Do Yi-hyun narrowed his eyes as he reread the message. Even though he knew trying to guess Seo Jeong-woon’s intentions would only lead him astray, he habitually scrutinized them.

[Understood.]

Taking advantage of a red light, Do Yi-hyun sent a short message and focused on driving again. That day at lunch, Do Yi-hyun went to the company cafeteria alone for the first time in a very long while.

Unlike the noisy surroundings, the area around Do Yi-hyun was calm.

“You’re alone today?”

A cafeteria staff member who liked Do Yi-hyun greeted him with a beaming smile. Do Yi-hyun gave a slight nod and placed his tray, laden with appetizing food, at a corner seat. However, even after sitting down, he couldn’t easily take the first bite.

He was hungry, but he had no appetite at all. Having eaten two meals a day diligently with Seo Jeong-woon for nearly a month, perhaps he had grown accustomed to the bothersome conversations, so the quiet table felt unfamiliar. Do Yi-hyun unconsciously glanced at the empty seat across from him before finally picking up his spoon.

He first pushed a little plain rice into his mouth. Fortunately, although his stomach felt slightly queasy, it wasn’t to the point of being unable to eat. Because his eating speed was noticeably slower than usual, it took Do Yi-hyun quite a while to finally empty his tray.

While eating, it went down without much resistance, but after finishing, his chest tightened uncomfortably as if he had indigestion.

‘Uncomfortable.’

Do Yi-hyun frowned slightly as he left the cafeteria. If he returned to the office like this, he felt like his stomach would turn. Without much hesitation, Do Yi-hyun changed his destination and headed to the rooftop garden.

Lately, he had often returned to the office just in the nick of time, but without the persistently clinging Seo Jeong-woon, his lunch break felt empty and long. The regained leisure time felt strangely unfamiliar. He circled the rooftop garden relentlessly until his food digested, but unfortunately, there was little improvement.

Do Yi-hyun clicked his tongue softly and returned to the office. He didn’t even eat that hurriedly, so he didn’t know why this was happening. Throughout the afternoon, Do Yi-hyun let out silent sighs.

There were still documents to review, but the numbers just wouldn’t enter his head. They didn’t absolutely have to be finished today, but the lack of progress was gradually making him irritable. Just like in the early morning, his emotions kept jumping out on their own, which was bewildering.

“Team leader, are you feeling unwell by any chance?”

Kim Yu-min, who had been waiting for the right moment to talk to Do Yi-hyun as usual today, suddenly popped his head out. At Kim Yu-min’s words, the team members glanced at Do Yi-hyun.

“You look especially pale today.”

Kim Yu-min looked around Do Yi-hyun’s desk with a worried expression.

“Now that you mention it…….”

“I thought so too.”

Other team members passively agreed with Kim Yu-min.

“I’m fine.”

Do Yi-hyun brushed his cheek and replied flatly. He had tried not to show that he wasn’t feeling well, but it seemed it was noticeable on the outside.

‘Is it because of a lack of pheromones?’

Even though my physical condition had been fluctuating lately, this was the first time I felt this uncomfortable. I was a little worried, remembering that the pheromones I absorbed through the mucous membrane used to last for days. Do Yi-hyun glanced at his silent cell phone, thinking about the handkerchief in his jacket pocket.

Seo Jeong-woon hadn’t contacted him since the message he sent in the morning.

“I’m going out for some fresh air.”

Do Yi-hyun slowly got up from his seat. He knew it wouldn’t help much, but he felt like he needed to feel the cold air again, even for a moment, to clear his head. While he was at it, he planned to use the handkerchief Seo Jeong-woon gave him in an empty conference room.

It was given to him for times like these. Vibration. Vibration.

Just as he arrived on the floor with the flower garden, Do Yi-hyun’s cell phone rang for a long time. Seo Jeong-woon’s name floated on the screen.

-Lee Hyun, where are you now?

“I’m going to the flower garden.”

-Oh, I thought so.

A suppressed laugh followed quietly. It was as if he was observing Do Yi-hyun from afar.

“…Where are you now?”

Do Yi-hyun held the phone to his ear and looked around. People were occasionally passing by in the hallway.

-Are you looking for me now?

Seo Jeong-woon asked playfully, as if his guess was correct.

Do Yi-hyun’s eyes, which were looking around, moved even faster. Soon, Do Yi-hyun found the Man standing tall at the end of the hallway. A tall height and a neatly dressed suit.

His face wasn’t clearly visible, but it seemed to be Seo Jeong-woon. When Do Yi-hyun stared intently, the Man, who had been looking out the window, turned around. Then, he waved lightly at Do Yi-hyun.

-You found me well.

Seo Jeong-woon’s voice was noticeably brighter, as if he was happy that Do Yi-hyun, who had prosopagnosia, had found him. As soon as he confirmed that the Man was Seo Jeong-woon, Do Yi-hyun approached him without realizing it.

He felt like the tension and discomfort inside him would subside if he went next to Seo Jeong-woon. Do Yi-hyun, who was walking quickly while looking ahead, bumped into an employee who suddenly popped out at the crossroads. The collision was so strong that a thud echoed in the hallway.

Do Yi-hyun’s thick eyebrows furrowed slightly. It was a mistake he would never normally make.

“Eek!”

The employee, who was awkwardly looking around, had a small frame that didn’t even reach Do Yi-hyun’s shoulder. Naturally, he staggered from the great impact, and out of surprise, he emitted pheromones strongly. The refreshing Omega pheromone suddenly covered Do Yi-hyun.

‘Ugh.’

Do Yi-hyun took a step back, holding his breath.

“I-I’m sorry!”

The small employee apologized hastily and tried to contain the pheromones that had spread in all directions. However, the floating pheromones did not fade easily. Taein Corporation had a particularly high ratio of Alphas and Omegas.

In other words, it meant that they often unintentionally encountered other people’s pheromones in their daily lives. Even if the pheromones were strong, they didn’t contain any particular intention, so a typical Alpha or Omega would have laughed it off. Under normal circumstances, Do Yi-hyun would have been barely affected, assuming he quickly avoided the situation.

However, before he could do anything, a rejection reaction flared up. Just like last night, a dizzying headache occurred, and his vision was tinged with black. Do Yi-hyun’s face, which was already pale, turned as white as a drawing paper.

‘My stomach…….’

Do Yi-hyun bent over and clutched his stomach. It felt like more than just a dull ache; it felt like he was being poked with needles. Before he could clearly recognize that something was wrong, his vision tilted.

“Lee Hyun!”

Only after seeing Seo Jeong-woon rushing towards him did Do Yi-hyun realize that he was falling. He tried to flail reflexively, but he couldn’t move a single finger. Through his blurred vision, Seo Jeong-woon’s figure reaching out to him was replayed very slowly.

Do Yi-hyun couldn’t take his eyes off his face.

‘Why…….’

Do Yi-hyun wondered even in the midst of his pain. Seo Jeong-woon was always relaxed. He rarely lost his composure.

But Seo Jeong-woon looked beyond urgent, even desperate. He wanted to hold Seo Jeong-woon’s hand, but dizziness washed over him, and his vision turned completely dark.

***

Do Yi-hyun, who had been quietly breathing in and out, slowly opened his eyes. He saw an unfamiliar ceiling. He felt mentally hazy and physically limp.

‘What happened?’

Do Yi-hyun blinked blankly. He couldn’t quite grasp what situation he was in. Only after a few seconds did he remember collapsing at the company.

‘Then where is this…….’

He was about to turn his head to look around.

“Lee Hyun!”

Seo Jeong-woon, who sensed his movement, quickly approached the bed.

“……Executive Director…….”

Do Yi-hyun moved his lips as if he could barely be heard. He didn’t have the strength to speak properly.

“Do you recognize me?”

He knew that the Man in front of him was Seo Jeong-woon, but he couldn’t answer. Do Yi-hyun slowly closed and opened his eyes instead.

“Haa.”

Seo Jeong-woon, who managed to understand Do Yi-hyun’s intention, let out a sigh of relief.

“Do you remember collapsing? This is a hospital.”

Seo Jeong-woon cupped Do Yi-hyun’s cheeks and looked down at him with a worried expression. Do Yi-hyun slowly closed and opened his eyes again and took a deep breath. Now that he thought about it, Seo Jeong-woon’s pheromones were thickly spread throughout the spacious room.

It seemed that his head was hazy because of that. Fortunately, however, his mind slowly returned after waiting a little while.

“Is the baby…… okay?”

Do Yi-hyun immediately asked about the baby’s condition. He had an ominous feeling because his stomach had been unusually painful right before he collapsed.

“……Yes. Fortunately, there’s nothing wrong. I’ve had all the tests done, and they say it’s normal.”

Seo Jeong-woon stroked his chin and nodded. It was a great relief. Do Yi-hyun let out a sigh of relief.

But somehow, Seo Jeong-woon’s expression was subtle. He didn’t know what he was thinking, but it was definitely not good.

‘Is he angry because the baby was almost in danger?’

Do Yi-hyun looked at Seo Jeong-woon’s face. Seo Jeong-woon stared at Do Yi-hyun for a moment and then sighed deeply.

“Do you know how surprised I was?”

“…….”

Do Yi-hyun lowered his gaze. He wasn’t sure whether to say sorry or thank you. Do Yi-hyun’s face, which wasn’t in good color anyway, darkened.

“I’m not blaming Lee Hyun.”

Seo Jeong-woon quickly added the last words to that.

“I was worried. A lot.”

Seo Jeong-woon didn’t clearly state who he was worried about. Because of that, it sounded like he was worried about him, not the baby. Do Yi-hyun didn’t know what to say, so he pursed his lips into a straight line.

“I’m glad nothing happened.”

Seo Jeong-woon stroked his cheek, whispering sweetly as if he had misunderstood that Do Yi-hyun was hurt. As he received the warm touch, the stuffy feeling in his chest gradually eased. Do Yi-hyun placed his hand on his sternum.

Something was wrong, more than just the pheromones.

“Has your pheromone rejection syndrome gotten worse again? Why didn’t you tell me anything?”

Seo Jeong-woon, who had lowered his long eyelashes sadly, murmured like a sigh. His disappointment was evident. Unlike usual, his words were disorganized.

To be exact, it felt like he was restless. Seo Jeong-woon, who felt Do Yi-hyun’s gaze, pouted his reddish lips unhappily. Then, he slyly pulled Do Yi-hyun’s wrist and leaned his cheek against his palm.

He lightly rubbed his cheek against Do Yi-hyun’s palm, which was concave and curled up, as if he was acting spoiled.

“I’ve made up an excuse at the company that you collapsed because of overwork.”

Seo Jeong-woon whispered, burying his lips in Do Yi-hyun’s palm. His pronunciation was more unclear than usual because he was interrupted.

“Do you think people will believe that?”

Do Yi-hyun was famous for his outstanding physical strength as much as his sturdy physique. He was even called an iron man, so he doubted whether the excuse of overwork would work.

“Yes. They believed it right away? They said it was amazing that you only collapsed now.”

However, Seo Jeong-woon nodded confidently. Then, he shook his head as if he couldn’t help it.

“Should I take a week off from work? No, a month…….”

Seo Jeong-woon muttered to himself, wearing a serious expression.

“Calm down, Executive Director.”

Do Yi-hyun quickly stopped him. He could just laugh it off, but Seo Jeong-woon was the kind of person who could carry out absurd things.

“How can I calm down when I saw Lee Hyun collapsing in front of my eyes?”

Seo Jeong-woon looked back at Do Yi-hyun with trembling eyes. He seemed to have a lot to say, but he opened and closed his lips and then bit his lower lip tightly. He looked genuinely upset.

‘……Could it be that he likes me?’

Seo Jeong-woon looked at Do Yi-hyun so desperately that such an absurd thought came to mind. At that moment, Do Yi-hyun remembered the scene he had seen right before he collapsed. Seo Jeong-woon desperately running towards him.

Thud. A sound like a heavy object falling deep inside his heart echoed. Do Yi-hyun, who swallowed a gasp, stared intently at Seo Jeong-woon’s expressionless face.

‘Something…….’

It was a strange feeling. His stomach churned as if he was getting motion sickness. It was a different sensation from morning sickness.

Rather than unpleasant, it was ticklish……. Knock, knock, knock. A quick knock broke Do Yi-hyun’s reverie.

“Come in.”

Seo Jeong-woon said in a low voice, without taking his eyes off Do Yi-hyun. The hospital room door opened, and a Doctor with gray hair appeared.

“Lee Hyun-ah, are you okay?”

The Doctor, who rushed to the bed in one breath, looked at Do Yi-hyun with a worried face.

“Yes. I’m sorry for causing you concern, Doctor.”

Do Yi-hyun got up and sat down despite Seo Jeong-woon and the Doctor’s dissuasion. He had been quite dizzy right after waking up, but he had become surprisingly fine while exchanging a few words with Seo Jeong-woon.

“What’s the reason Lee Hyun collapsed?”

Seo Jeong-woon set up the bed so that Do Yi-hyun could lean back comfortably and looked back at the Doctor with a serious expression.

“Judging from the circumstances, it seems that he was exposed to Omega pheromones and showed a rejection reaction……. As I said before, we couldn’t find any problems in the tests. We can’t find a clear reason right now.”

The Doctor clicked his tongue and rummaged through the test results. He looked quite troubled.

“A healthy person suddenly collapsed. If we don’t know the reason, it means the same thing can happen again at any time.”

Although his tone was still polite, Seo Jeong-woon’s voice was much sharper than usual. It seemed that he was on edge because the baby could have been in danger.

“Where were you during the examination, Executive Director?”

Do Yi-hyun glanced at Seo Jeong-woon, who had no smile, and slowly opened his mouth.

“Of course, I was next to Lee Hyun. Where would I go, leaving Lee Hyun behind?”

“Then it seems that it came out normal because you were next to him, Executive Director.”

He was hesitant to speak because he couldn’t be sure yet, but it seemed that the recurrence of pheromone rejection syndrome was related to Seo Jeong-woon’s pheromones.

“What do you mean, Lee Hyun?”

“I’m fine when I’m next to you, Executive Director, but when I’m alone, my stomach cramps or I get headaches. Other people’s pheromones were even more unpleasant.”

“What? Since when?”

Seo Jeong-woon stood up abruptly at the first time hearing this.

“It hasn’t been long. I’m sorry for not letting you know in advance. I was careless.”

Do Yi-hyun bowed his head to Seo Jeong-woon. He was so immersed in the peace that Seo Jeong-woon had given him that he overlooked the negative signs his body was sending. Maybe he wanted to believe it wasn’t a big deal.

“……If you say that, I have nothing to say.”

Seo Jeong-woon, who let out a long sigh, nervously swept back his hair. His well-groomed hair was disheveled.

“Then I’ll have to do another test.”

The Doctor called a Nurse and gave her instructions, then explained it briefly. The new test that Do Yi-hyun would receive was to observe how he reacted by releasing Alpha pheromones every five minutes.

“Lee Hyun, don’t overdo it.”

Seo Jeong-woon’s complexion darkened at the story that Do Yi-hyun had to come into contact with other Alpha’s pheromones.

“The concentration is low, so there won’t be a big problem. But still, just in case, don’t be foolish and endure it; stop in the middle if it’s too hard.”

The Doctor repeatedly urged him again and again. Soon, Do Yi-hyun, who had moved to the examination room, removed Seo Jeong-woon’s pheromones with a pheromone neutralizer and entered the capsule with some kind of machine attached to it. It was the same capsule he used when he received pheromone therapy.

-Do Yi-hyun, we will start the examination now. If it is difficult to endure, please press the red button on the right.

As soon as the speaker became quiet, Alpha’s pheromones began to rise slowly.

“Ugh…….”

Do Yi-hyun frowned immediately. It was much weaker than when he received pheromone therapy, but it was still unpleasant. He was told that the examination would last for an hour, but Do Yi-hyun pressed the red button before he could even fill 30 minutes.

“Haa, haa.”

As the capsule opened, Do Yi-hyun gasped for breath and raised his body. It was already hard enough just staying in a small space, but the rejection reaction became more severe as he went on, so it was hard to believe that the concentration was the same.

“Lee Hyun, are you okay?”

Seo Jeong-woon, who rushed over, put his arms around Do Yi-hyun’s shoulders and immediately released his pheromones. Do Yi-hyun, who smelled the fragrant pheromones, was finally able to breathe comfortably. The unpleasant sensation that had been covering him from head to toe disappeared as if washed away with water.

“Yes.”

Do Yi-hyun dropped his gaze to the floor. The reaction was so clear that he could tell without even checking the test results. He was even wondering how he hadn’t recognized it until now.

Seo Jeong-woon wiped off the Alpha’s pheromones that were on Do Yi-hyun’s shoulders and back with a stiff expression. In order to make an accurate comparison, Do Yi-hyun absorbed Seo Jeong-woon’s pheromones and then took the same test again.

***

“Comparing it like this, it’s clear that you collapsed because of pheromone rejection syndrome. The problem is that you endure well immediately after absorbing pheromones, but the level drops too sharply.”

The Doctor, who examined the test results, came to a conclusion. Do Yi-hyun, who had been listening quietly, rubbed his face dry. It was a relief that pheromone absorption was going well without any problems.

If he couldn’t absorb pheromones through the mucous membrane or showed a rejection reaction to Seo Jeong-woon’s pheromones, then there would really be no answer.

“Then does that mean I have to be next to Lee Hyun 24 hours a day?”

“In theory, that’s the safest thing to do…….”

The Doctor glanced at Seo Jeong-woon with a sullen expression. If Do Yi-hyun hadn’t called him “Executive Director,” the Doctor would have treated Seo Jeong-woon as an unemployed bum with only a good appearance.

He couldn’t even live his daily life without Seo Jeong-woon. Now, he had become a half-Omega who had to rely on him literally. Do Yi-hyun looked at Seo Jeong-woon, who was smiling brightly, with a strange look.

Seo Jeong-woon seemed to be in a bad mood when he was taking the test, but now he had regained his composure and even looked happy. When he thought about it, Seo Jeong-woon seemed to like troublesome things in particular. Like taking care of his meals every time, or sleeping together in the same bed.

“When can I be discharged?”

Do Yi-hyun asked, fiddling with the sleeves of his patient gown.

“If you’re in your current condition, you can be discharged right away.”

The Doctor looked at Seo Jeong-woon, who was sitting close to Do Yi-hyun. It seemed that he could only allow him to be discharged on the premise that Seo Jeong-woon was with him.

“Still, I recommend staying in the hospital for a day or so to watch.”

“No. I’ll be discharged right away.”

Despite the Doctor’s recommendation, Do Yi-hyun shook his head. If he collapsed because of pheromone rejection syndrome, there was no point in staying in the hospital any longer. It would be better to go to Seo Jeong-woon’s house and receive as many pheromones as possible.

“Oh, can I do it now, Doctor?”

Seo Jeong-woon turned to the Doctor as he was about to get up from his seat.

“……You can if you don’t overdo it.”

The Doctor, who heard the gentle question, replied curtly with a look as if he had chewed on a bug.

‘What does he mean by “can I do it”?’

“I’ll tell you later, Lee Hyun.”

When Do Yi-hyun was puzzled, Seo Jeong-woon whispered softly in his ear with a meaningful expression. And Do Yi-hyun’s question was soon resolved.

“I asked if I could insert it last time, but you said I couldn’t yet then.”

Seo Jeong-woon stepped on the accelerator gently and spoke as if it were nothing.

“……Did you ask about that?”

Do Yi-hyun asked back, feeling awkward. During the last regular checkup, Seo Jeong-woon had stayed by his side the entire time. He had no idea when he could have asked.

“Of course. When a vigorous Alpha and an Omega are together, it wouldn’t be strange if something happened.”

Seo Jeong-woon playfully wrinkled his nose. It seemed like they had both forgotten they were in their thirties. Do Yi-hyun shook his head from side to side.

“For today, let’s go to my place.”

“Understood.”

For the first time, he didn’t feel upset by Seo Jeong-woon’s unilateral notice. Rather, he was almost grateful.

“If you’re okay with it, Lee Hyun, shall we give it a try?”

Do Yi-hyun, who had been watching the scenery passing quickly outside the window, turned to look at him as if asking what he meant.

“Sex?”

Seo Jeong-woon tapped the steering wheel and playfully nodded his head.

‘It was a misunderstanding after all.’

If Seo Jeong-woon really liked him, he wouldn’t suggest having sex so casually. It seemed Seo Jeong-woon considered sex to be an extension of treatment, just like kissing.

“Understood.”

Do Yi-hyun nodded indifferently.

“……Really?”

Seo Jeong-woon blinked his large eyes, seemingly surprised that Do Yi-hyun accepted so readily after he had made the suggestion. Do Yi-hyun silently looked out the car window again. What should he do from now on?

If the duration of the effect when absorbing pheromones continues to shorten, then receiving pheromones only at lunch and dinner like now might not be enough. In that case, should he increase it to three times a day, including the morning?

‘That’s too bothersome.’

There were still 25 weeks left until the due date. To safely deliver the baby, a sustainable long-term method was necessary. Do Yi-hyun’s head was a mess.

It would be better if he could be fine for a day after having sex with Seo Jeong-woon.

“Lee Hyun.”

Seo Jeong-woon, who had been quiet, called Do Yi-hyun affectionately. The red light from the traffic signal shone on his delicate features.

“Shall we live together?”

Seo Jeong-woon suddenly suggested living together. His tone was light, as if asking to share a meal.

“…….”

Do Yi-hyun frowned slightly. He couldn’t tell if it was a joke or how much sincerity was behind it.

“I don’t want to see you collapse ever again.”

Seo Jeong-woon spoke decisively, as if he knew Do Yi-hyun was confused.

“If my place is inconvenient, we can live together at your place. Or should we go somewhere else entirely? Do you prefer a house? An apartment?”

Seo Jeong-woon was more proactive than expected. If Do Yi-hyun said he preferred a house, he seemed ready to rush out and buy one immediately.

“Head of section.”

“I’m sorry, Lee Hyun. This isn’t a suggestion or a recommendation.”

As if he had already made up his mind, Seo Jeong-woon remained firm. The corners of his distinct mouth turned downward. Do Yi-hyun let out a small, dry cough.

Every time Seo Jeong-woon erased his smile, the image of him desperately running over came to mind, making things difficult. Other details had blurred, but his grayish-brown eyes, which had looked straight at him, remained vividly etched in his memory.

“I need time to think.”

“Alright. It won’t change anything anyway.”

Seo Jeong-woon nodded confidently.

***

Do Yi-hyun slowly stepped into the now-familiar entrance. Just being in Seo Jeong-woon’s space put his mind at ease.

Do Yi-hyun bitterly wiped his sore eyes.

“Lee Hyun.”

Seo Jeong-woon, who had followed him in, grabbed Do Yi-hyun’s shoulders and turned him around. Then, he immediately pressed his lips against his.

“Mmph…….”

Do Yi-hyun took half a step back and tilted his head backward. It was a kiss completely different from the usual sticky ones. It was soft and affectionate.

Seo Jeong-woon licked Do Yi-hyun over and over, like a cat. The intention to calm Do Yi-hyun, who must have been surprised in many ways, was conveyed. Do Yi-hyun also slowly moved his tongue in response.

Seo Jeong-woon’s hands, which had been holding his shoulders, slowly slid down his back. The large hands gently rubbed Do Yi-hyun’s lower back. The subtle touch felt as if they would soon slip under his clothes.

“……Wait a moment.”

Do Yi-hyun immediately pushed against Seo Jeong-woon’s chest.

“What’s wrong?”

Seo Jeong-woon, with his eyes closed languidly, exhaled a sweet breath. He tilted his head to kiss him again.

“I’ll wash up first.”

Do Yi-hyun turned his head to avoid it and stepped into the hallway. Then, he walked straight toward the bathroom.

“Right now, suddenly?”

Seo Jeong-woon hurriedly followed Do Yi-hyun and blocked his way. He looked quite upset.

“Then should we do it without washing?”

“Do what…… You mean have sex?”

Seo Jeong-woon burst into laughter repeatedly, as if something was very funny. Do Yi-hyun stared at him blankly. Had he lost interest after suggesting sex first?

Seo Jeong-woon reached out and cupped Do Yi-hyun’s cheek.

“I didn’t mean today. I have some decency, you know. Would I have sex with someone who collapsed today?”

Do Yi-hyun looked Seo Jeong-woon up and down. It seemed he did know what decency was.

“It doesn’t matter. Since I collapsed due to a lack of pheromones, it’s better to absorb enough.”

“Are you seducing me now?”

Seo Jeong-woon covered his mouth and smiled brightly.

“…….”

At a loss for words, Do Yi-hyun walked past Seo Jeong-woon and entered the bathroom. This time, Seo Jeong-woon didn’t stop him either. When he came out after washing up cleanly, a shower robe was neatly placed where Seo Jeong-woon usually kept his pajamas.

Even underwear was nowhere to be seen. Seo Jeong-woon’s intention in choosing the clothes to change into was blatantly obvious.

‘He said he had decency.’

Do Yi-hyun shook his head from side to side. It was clear that Seo Jeong-woon had no conscience or decency. Wearing the shower robe, Do Yi-hyun swept his damp hair back and entered the bedroom.

“You’re here?”

Seo Jeong-woon, leaning against the headboard with his shower robe loosely open, greeted Do Yi-hyun. His attire was in stark contrast to Do Yi-hyun’s neatly tied robe.

“Come here.”

Seo Jeong-woon smiled and extended his hand. Do Yi-hyun slowly moved his feet. He had been indifferent until he left the bathroom, but suddenly felt a little nervous.

With the surroundings quiet, even his own breathing sounded loud in his ears.

‘What should I do?’

Should he just kiss like usual? Or should he take off the shower robe first? A faint wrinkle formed between Do Yi-hyun’s brows.

“Sit here.”

Seo Jeong-woon, holding Do Yi-hyun’s hand, patted his own thigh.

“I’m heavy.”

“You’re not heavy at all, so don’t worry.”

Though reluctant, Do Yi-hyun sat facing Seo Jeong-woon on his thigh as guided. Having to spread his legs unavoidably, his genitals peeked out through the parted robe. Do Yi-hyun reflexively tried to pull the hem to cover himself.

“Why hide it? It’s cute.”

Seo Jeong-woon grinned and lifted the robe hem again. Then, he gently stroked Do Yi-hyun’s soft genitals with the back of his hand. Do Yi-hyun pressed his lips into a tight line.

Calling his genitals cute. To Do Yi-hyun, who was psychologically closer to a Beta, it was no different from an insult.

“Shall we continue the kiss we couldn’t finish earlier?”

Seo Jeong-woon tapped his own lips with his index finger. Do Yi-hyun bowed his head without hesitation.

“Mmm…….”

As Do Yi-hyun gently scraped his lower lip with his front teeth, Seo Jeong-woon let out a satisfied hum. Seo Jeong-woon fiddled with Do Yi-hyun’s bare knee and stuck out his tongue.

“Hmph, mmph.”

Though ticklish and flinching at the waist, Do Yi-hyun inhaled Seo Jeong-woon’s pheromones with all his might. Seo Jeong-woon’s long fingers circled the inside of Do Yi-hyun’s thigh. Perhaps because bare skin was touching.

Even though it wasn’t much different from the usual kisses, it felt as if his hairs were standing on end.

“Lee Hyun, open your mouth wider. Quickly.”

Seo Jeong-woon whispered in a low voice while subtly tugging at the neat knot Do Yi-hyun had tied. Naturally, the front of the robe opened, briefly revealing the gentle curve of his chest. Seo Jeong-woon’s gaze lingered on Do Yi-hyun’s cleavage for a moment.

Do Yi-hyun furrowed one eyebrow but obediently opened his mouth as requested.

‘This is treatment.’

Do Yi-hyun repeated to himself. It was an experiment to efficiently receive Seo Jeong-woon’s pheromones. So, no matter how ticklishly Seo Jeong-woon acted, he mustn’t misunderstand.

“You’re really pretty, Lee Hyun.”

As soon as Do Yi-hyun steeled himself, Seo Jeong-woon kissed the corner of his mouth and exclaimed in admiration.

‘More nonsense.’

Do Yi-hyun gritted his teeth and turned his head to the side. Otherwise, he felt he might glare openly at Seo Jeong-woon. Now, Do Yi-hyun absolutely needed his help.

It meant he especially shouldn’t upset him.

“Haha, so pretty.”

But Seo Jeong-woon didn’t stop at once. Whether caressing his sharp jawline, kissing his neck, or gently cupping his chest, he kept muttering about how pretty he was.

“Why are you so pretty, really?”

This time, he playfully grumbled while gently biting Do Yi-hyun’s collarbone.

“Can’t you stop saying I’m pretty?”

Finally unable to bear it, Do Yi-hyun grabbed Seo Jeong-woon’s shoulders and pushed him away.

“Hmm?”

Seo Jeong-woon looked up at Do Yi-hyun with pale eyes and licked his moist lower lip. Do Yi-hyun briefly took in Seo Jeong-woon’s plump lips. Objectively speaking, the word “pretty” suited not him, but Seo Jeong-woon.

Every time Seo Jeong-woon called him pretty, it felt like he was being teased.

“If something’s pretty, I say it’s pretty. What else should I say?”

Seo Jeong-woon tilted his head with an expression of not understanding. It was an unfunny joke.

“Where exactly do you see that I’m pretty?”

Do Yi-hyun deliberately replied more bluntly.

“Don’t tell me, Lee Hyun, you don’t know how pretty you are? That’s ridiculous. How can that be?”

Seo Jeong-woon, with his eyes wide open, let out a frustrated sigh. At his exaggerated reaction, Do Yi-hyun narrowed his eyes.

“Fine, I can’t help it. I’ll try to restrain myself as much as possible. I wish you’d never find out in your lifetime.”

Seo Jeong-woon kept up his banter until the end, lightly kissing Do Yi-hyun’s cheek with a chu chu. Each time his soft lips touched and pulled away, Do Yi-hyun’s expression twisted. Since there was a clear purpose of absorbing pheromones, it was okay if Seo Jeong-woon suddenly showered him with kisses.

But pecks were completely different. They were something exchanged only in relationships based on affection.

“Why are you looking like that? Want more pecks?”

Without any hesitation, Seo Jeong-woon firmly planted a kiss on Do Yi-hyun’s other cheek.

‘Does he really like me?’

Do Yi-hyun pursed his lips. Because Seo Jeong-woon acted as if he would give everything, he kept getting confused about his true intentions.

‘What are you expecting from Seo Jeong-woon?’

Judging by how kindly he treated everyone normally, it was clear that even if Seo Jeong-woon slept with someone he just met, he would treat them the same way he did now.

“Seems like you have the leisure to think of other things.”

As if displeased that Do Yi-hyun’s concentration had waned, Seo Jeong-woon brought his face closer. Then, he released his pheromones strongly.

“Hngk…….”

Overwhelmed by the pheromones that had thickened to the point of making it hard to breathe, Do Yi-hyun’s upper body swayed heavily. He barely leaned on Seo Jeong-woon’s shoulder. Seo Jeong-woon’s hand, which had been massaging Do Yi-hyun’s chest, gradually moved lower.

Soon, Seo Jeong-woon grabbed Do Yi-hyun’s flaccid genitals and smacked his lips.

“What a pity. It’s not this part’s turn today.”

Seo Jeong-woon then grabbed Do Yi-hyun’s firm buttocks. And delved into the deep cleft between them.

“Ah, mmph.”

Do Yi-hyun reflexively arched his back and hugged Seo Jeong-woon.

“Haha. Already wet. I knew you got wet easily, Lee Hyun, but even without touching, it’s about to drip.”

Seo Jeong-woon raised his fingertip and traced circles along the tightly closed wrinkles. He repeatedly pressed firmly as if to insert something, then gently tickled the surrounding tender flesh. Even though he hadn’t inserted a finger, each time his long finger brushed past, he could vividly feel the hole twitching.

Do Yi-hyun gritted his teeth.

“Want to lie on your stomach?”

Seo Jeong-woon licked Do Yi-hyun’s ear and coaxed him affectionately. Do Yi-hyun hesitated, then got on his hands and knees.

‘This is shameful.’

Do Yi-hyun couldn’t bring himself to lift his head and buried it deeply. The disheveled shower robe slid down his right shoulder. Seo Jeong-woon lifted the hem covering Do Yi-hyun’s lower body and spread his buttocks apart.

“Ugh…….”

At the strange sensation, Do Yi-hyun hunched his shoulders. Not only his ears but even the nape of his neck flushed hotly.

“Haha.”

Seo Jeong-woon let out a light laugh and bit Do Yi-hyun’s buttocks without hurting him. Then, he deliberately made chu chu sounds with pecks.

“What are you— Hngk, ah!”

As Do Yi-hyun tried to complain, a moan escaped him. He felt a warm breath, and then something hot and soft touched between the cleft of his buttocks.

“Mmm.”

Seo Jeong-woon buried his face between Do Yi-hyun’s buttocks and spread his tongue wide to lick the entrance. Goosebumps rose along his spine.

“Stop, ah, hngk…….”

Overwhelmed by the surging pleasure, Do Yi-hyun twisted his body, trying to escape. But Seo Jeong-woon firmly gripped his pelvis, so he couldn’t break free. To make matters worse, each time the lapping sounds were heard, the strength drained from his waist.

Struggling desperately, Do Yi-hyun’s arm suddenly gave way.

“Mmmph mmmph.”

Seo Jeong-woon mumbled without removing his lips. It seemed like he was telling him not to move. Seo Jeong-woon’s prominent nose bridge touched Do Yi-hyun’s tailbone.

“Ah, mmph, hngk…….”

Do Yi-hyun, barely supported by one arm, let out a pained sound. He couldn’t hold back the moans that burst forth. Excessive pleasure had already begun to rise.

Soon, Seo Jeong-woon started pressing firmly against the hole with the tip of his tongue.

“Head of section, ugh!”

“I’ll get angry if you call me Head of section.”

When Do Yi-hyun habitually tried to call him “Head of section,” Seo Jeong-woon bit his buttocks hard.

Clear tooth marks appeared evenly on Do Yi-hyun’s round buttocks. Burying his face again, Seo Jeong-woon thrust his tongue into Do Yi-hyun’s hole. He repeated pushing his tongue in and pulling it out, as if inserting his member.

“Ah, ah, hngk!”

Do Yi-hyun flailed his weakened arm. Each time the soft tongue moved in and out of the narrow hole, the inner walls twitched.

“No, hmph, stop, now, ah!”

Even though he was only prodding the shallow area around the entrance, the urge to climax was already building. Thin fluid seeped from the tip of Do Yi-hyun’s limp genitals. Do Yi-hyun clawed at the sheets, trying desperately to crawl forward.

But because Seo Jeong-woon pulled him back, he ended up rubbing his buttocks against his face. Seo Jeong-woon scraped Do Yi-hyun’s tender mucous membrane with his front teeth.

“Ah, hngk!”

It didn’t hurt, but it was dizzying. Do Yi-hyun finally gave way, and the arm he had been barely supporting himself with collapsed. He was left with only his buttocks raised.

“Just, hngk, just put it in, mph.”

Do Yi-hyun rubbed his forehead against the sheet, pleading almost desperately. He’d rather have pain instead.

“We’ve just started, what will we do if you talk weak already? We’re not even halfway done.”

But then Seo Jeong-woon said something dreadful.

“It’ll be a big deal if it tears.”

Seo Jeong-woon exhaled a heated breath while gently pulling Do Yi-hyun’s hole with his thumb.

“It doesn’t matter…….”

As Do Yi-hyun struggled to push Seo Jeong-woon away, he froze at the heavy presence touching his leg.

‘Something just touched me…….’

Do Yi-hyun stiffly turned his neck to look back. Through Seo Jeong-woon’s completely undone shower robe, a member as thick as a forearm briefly came into view.

‘That was inside me?’

He couldn’t believe it. Unconsciously, Do Yi-hyun hugged his lower abdomen. Meanwhile, Seo Jeong-woon slowly pushed his index finger into the gaping hole.

“Ah, ah…….”

Even though it was just one finger, his heated body, forgetting all shame, jerked his buttocks.

“It’s softened.”

As tall as he was, Seo Jeong-woon’s fingers were also long. Each time he inserted and pulled out his finger, it felt like the inner walls would be dragged out. Seo Jeong-woon slightly bent his finger and firmly pressed the bulging flesh inside the inner wall.

“Not there, no, ugh, no, ah!”

“You should say it feels good, Lee Hyun.”

Do Yi-hyun shook his head repeatedly, but Seo Jeong-woon showed no mercy. Following his index finger, his middle finger also pierced through the tightly clenched inner walls.

“Ah, ugh…….”

Do Yi-hyun let out continuous moans as he gasped for breath. The sensation of the entrance stretching open felt unfamiliar. With every movement of Seo Jeong-woon’s fingers, clear fluid trickled out.

The slippery fluid flowed past the perineum and down the inner thighs. Seo Jeong-woon meticulously and persistently loosened Do Yi-hyun’s rear. By the time the fourth finger entered, transparent semen was dripping from Do Yi-hyun’s genitals.

“Haa, ah, ahh.”

His limbs trembled intermittently from the unending waves of pleasure. Do Yi-hyun no longer had the courage to escape. Staring blankly into the air, he let out suppressed moans.

“I’m going to put it in now.”

Seo Jeong-woon pressed his lips against Do Yi-hyun’s shoulder blades and brought his erection to the slippery cleft of his buttocks. Do Yi-hyun unconsciously gasped. Seo Jeong-woon’s glans was as hard as stone and as hot as fire.

Seo Jeong-woon’s member slowly parted and entered Do Yi-hyun’s softened inner walls.

“Hng, ugh…….”

Despite the relatively smooth insertion, the pressure Do Yi-hyun felt was immense. It was because Seo Jeong-woon’s member was too large. The inner thighs, spread wide apart, trembled faintly.

Since pheromones needed to be absorbed through the mucous membrane, Seo Jeong-woon did not wear a condom. Through the pulsating inner walls, Seo Jeong-woon’s body heat and shape were vividly transmitted.

“Does it hurt?”

While intermittently checking Do Yi-hyun’s condition, Seo Jeong-woon continued to push in without stopping.

“Stop, ngh, no more, can’t…….”

Do Yi-hyun repeated the same words like a parrot.

“Mmm. It’s okay. I won’t put it all in.”

“Ah, hng……!”

Do Yi-hyun, who had been hunching his shoulders in distress, suddenly arched his back. The hard glans pressed against the area that had bulged out earlier.

“Do you like it here?”

Seo Jeong-woon, smiling brightly, stopped his insertion and rotated his hips in a circular motion. An unfamiliar pleasure overwhelmed Do Yi-hyun. His vision blurred from the heat rising to his head.

Do Yi-hyun trembled uncontrollably, unable to even make a proper sound. Meanwhile, his inner walls eagerly clenched around Seo Jeong-woon’s member. Even the dull pressure had now transformed into pleasure.

Naturally, the sensations lingering in his body gradually began to revive. Seeking stronger pleasure, Do Yi-hyun slowly started to sway his hips. At first, it was clumsy, but he quickly became adept.

“You’re naughty.”

The hazel eyes darkened. Seo Jeong-woon gripped Do Yi-hyun’s buttock firmly with one hand. New marks formed on the white skin already covered with handprints and bite marks.

“Haa.”

Only then did Seo Jeong-woon let out a satisfied sigh and began moving his hips gently. The sight of the reddened member moving in and out between the fully spread buttocks was intensely erotic.

‘Not enough.’

Do Yi-hyun bit his lower lip tightly. His body knew a pleasure stronger than this. If he thrust deep and hard enough to make a slapping sound, his vision would turn white, and especially if the rounded glans stirred the deepest parts, an indescribable pleasure would surge.

“A little, more, more…….”

Unaware of what he was saying, Do Yi-hyun wriggled his buttocks. Then, his strength gave out, and he slid down limply.

“This will press on your stomach.”

Seo Jeong-woon covered Do Yi-hyun’s lower abdomen with his large hand. Then, he chuckled softly and, without pulling out, turned Do Yi-hyun over to lie on his back.

“Ahhk……!”

Do Yi-hyun’s chin trembled violently. It felt as if his insides were being chaotically rearranged. But far from unpleasant, it was thrilling.

Seo Jeong-woon straightened his upper body and began moving his hips more earnestly. As he spread Do Yi-hyun’s legs wide apart, their groins drew slightly closer. However, since he had inserted only about halfway to avoid burdening Do Yi-hyun’s body, there was a gap.

“Hng, ugh…….”

Do Yi-hyun, with his eyes closed, strained to adapt to the surging waves of pleasure. Each time Seo Jeong-woon’s member pulled out, it felt as if his insides were being dragged out. Conversely, when it thrust in rapidly, his abdomen resonated with deep thuds.

“Lee Hyun.”

Seo Jeong-woon called out slowly while holding Do Yi-hyun’s knees. His soft voice was slightly cracked from pleasure. Just listening to it made the fine hairs on his ears stand on end, surrounded by an eerie aura.

“Lee Hyun.”

At the repeated call, Do Yi-hyun reflexively lifted his eyelids. A shimmering face entered his blurred vision. Seo Jeong-woon’s hazel eyes were intently observing every part of Do Yi-hyun.

In that moment, Do Yi-hyun realized how exposed and primal his appearance was. His chest flushed red.

‘I want to hide.’

He wished he could cover himself with a blanket. But he couldn’t move a finger. It was because he couldn’t tear his gaze away from Seo Jeong-woon.

Seo Jeong-woon’s face, always delicate and gentle, was now colored with lingering lust and vivid pleasure. Seeing Seo Jeong-woon lose his composure, Do Yi-hyun felt an inexplicable satisfaction. Probably no one else knew this side of Seo Jeong-woon.

He hoped they didn’t. Unconsciously, Do Yi-hyun reached out toward Seo Jeong-woon. In response, Seo Jeong-woon, who had been freely caressing Do Yi-hyun’s chest, slowly leaned down.

Do Yi-hyun wrapped his arms around his neck.

“Haa, you’re beautiful, Lee Hyun.”

Seo Jeong-woon kissed Do Yi-hyun’s lips repeatedly, calling him beautiful. His eyes were unfocused and hazy. As their position changed, the angle of entry also shifted.

The hard member forcefully penetrated Do Yi-hyun’s insides, as if striking from above. Seo Jeong-woon’s member gradually pushed deeper into the tender flesh.

“Haa, ngh!”

Unconsciously, Do Yi-hyun dug his nails into Seo Jeong-woon’s back. Seo Jeong-woon bit Do Yi-hyun’s trembling lips in response. The kiss began again.

“Ah, hng, ahh…….”

Seo Jeong-woon never parted his lips from Do Yi-hyun’s. He even invaded his mouth as if to swallow every moan. Breath rose to the brink.

Do Yi-hyun rubbed the back of his head against the bedsheet while instinctively spreading his legs wider. The gap between them narrowed, pressing Do Yi-hyun’s soft member against Seo Jeong-woon’s firm lower abdomen. Do Yi-hyun felt an indescribable pleasure.

At that moment, Do Yi-hyun’s pheromones began to explode. Unable to control his pheromones, the pleasure rising to the tips of his hair was fully projected.

“Kgh……!”

At the aggressively spreading, ripe fig scent, Seo Jeong-woon hastily pulled his lower body back. Then, gritting his teeth, he trembled his hips finely. Do Yi-hyun felt Seo Jeong-woon’s partially withdrawn member gradually swelling.

This was clearly knotting.

“Ah…….”

Do Yi-hyun let out a sigh and stared blankly at Seo Jeong-woon, who was gritting his teeth. The deeply furrowed brow, the reddish, heated corners of his eyes, the thick lips exhaling feverish breath—it was an overwhelmingly beautiful sight.

Above all, he was most pleased that the clear hazel eyes held only him.

‘……I don’t want to forget.’

Intoxicated with pleasure, Do Yi-hyun honestly revealed his desire and bit his lower lip tightly. The fig-scented pheromones clung persistently to Seo Jeong-woon.

“Ah, Lee Hyun. Lee Hyun.”

As if resentful for not being able to call his name earlier, Seo Jeong-woon called Do Yi-hyun incessantly. Soon, exhaling hot breaths, he began pressing as if to insert his fist-sized swollen member. It seemed the Alpha’s instinct to enter the Omega had been triggered.

“Ugh.”

Do Yi-hyun’s neat mouth twisted crookedly. His rear was already stretched to its limit by Seo Jeong-woon’s member alone. Attempting to insert something thicker, it tightened as if about to tear.

“It hurts, you, bastard.”

Do Yi-hyun spoke haltingly, weakly hitting Seo Jeong-woon’s chest. Thinking he wouldn’t listen, Seo Jeong-woon gritted his teeth and stopped moving.

“Call my name.”

Seo Jeong-woon rubbed his pleasure-drenched face against Do Yi-hyun’s cheek and pleaded pitifully. His long eyelashes tickled Do Yi-hyun’s cheek.

“……Jeong-woon.”

Do Yi-hyun, his lips trembling, softly called Seo Jeong-woon’s name. Though unintentional, having called it a few times, the name was gradually becoming familiar.

“Haa…….”

Seo Jeong-woon, lazily closing his eyes, tightly gripped Do Yi-hyun’s waist and ejaculated.

“Ah, ahh.”

Was it because of the knotting? Or were all Alphas like this? Each time his member twitched, semen continuously flowed in.

Due to the knotting, the greatly swollen base tightly sealed the entrance from the outside, preventing the semen from leaking out. The inner walls were so full of semen that his abdomen felt as if it would swell tautly.

“Feels like, bursting, hng…….”

Do Yi-hyun twisted his upper body, groaning in pain. With his entire body tensed, his well-defined muscles stood out sharply. Seo Jeong-woon gently stroked Do Yi-hyun’s protruding lower abdomen.

With his senses heightened to the extreme, even this minor skinship made his back tremble faintly. Though Do Yi-hyun struggled, Seo Jeong-woon did not retreat even 1mm until he finished ejaculating completely. Even after finishing, he remained motionless for a while.

“It’s too, much.”

Only after Do Yi-hyun pleaded in a trembling voice did Seo Jeong-woon reluctantly pull out his member.

“Spread your legs. I’ll help clean up.”

Seo Jeong-woon naturally positioned himself between Do Yi-hyun’s thighs. Then, after stroking the reddened entrance, he abruptly inserted his index and middle fingers.

“Hng, slowly, ah……!”

But Seo Jeong-woon’s touch was excessively persistent and tenacious for mere assistance. He gently caressed the plump, protruding flesh and even pressed with his neat nails without causing pain. His intent was clear.

As Seo Jeong-woon spread his fingers apart, the sticky fluid slowly flowed out.

“Ahh…….”

At the quite unfamiliar sensation, Do Yi-hyun’s back trembled faintly. Fortunately, not long after, Seo Jeong-woon completely removed even the fingers that had been stirring his inner walls. Relaxed, Do Yi-hyun collapsed onto the bed.

He lacked the strength to move even a finger.

‘……Maybe today was too much after all.’

Even if collapsing was understandable, he had overlooked that his stamina had significantly decreased due to pregnancy. Moreover, unfamiliar acts caused more stress than expected.

“Are you tired?”

Seo Jeong-woon calmly looked down while stroking Do Yi-hyun’s ear. He seemed reluctant to end it with just once. Despite having ejaculated once, Seo Jeong-woon’s member was still erect and firm.

Do Yi-hyun lacked the energy to respond and rolled his dark eyes away.

“Then lend me your thighs for a moment.”

Despite the silent refusal, Seo Jeong-woon smiled brightly and positioned himself beneath Do Yi-hyun.

“What are you, ugh!”

Before Do Yi-hyun could even question it, Seo Jeong-woon lifted his legs and placed them on his shoulders. Then, after pushing his member between the firm thighs, he embraced Do Yi-hyun’s knees.

“Haa, it feels good.”

Seo Jeong-woon moved his hips back and forth gently while pressing his lips against Do Yi-hyun’s knees and ankles. Meanwhile, he continued to caress Do Yi-hyun’s knees. Do Yi-hyun stared blankly at the glans appearing and disappearing between his thighs.

The friction heat made his inner thighs burn. With his rationality not fully returned, Do Yi-hyun unconsciously swallowed dryly. Merely rubbing his member between his thighs made his lower back ache and his rear twitch.

“You’re soft everywhere, Lee Hyun.”

Seo Jeong-woon laughed and swept back the hair that had fallen over his forehead. It was nonsense, countless times today.

“Ah, haa.”

After moving his hips for a while, Seo Jeong-woon only managed to ejaculate when his inner thighs began to ache. Seo Jeong-woon’s thick semen splattered onto the abdomen already messy with Do Yi-hyun’s fluids. As if finding it amusing, Seo Jeong-woon playfully smeared the semen splattered on Do Yi-hyun’s abdomen.

‘I’m tired…….’

His eyes kept closing, but Do Yi-hyun forced his eyelids open. He still wanted to see more of Seo Jeong-woon.

“Come to think of it, we haven’t eaten dinner.”

Seo Jeong-woon, still touching Do Yi-hyun, expressed regret. Only then did Do Yi-hyun realize he was slightly hungry. They had tangled like beasts as soon as they returned home.

“Lee Hyun, shall we eat dinner and sleep?”

Seo Jeong-woon subtly asked, knowing Do Yi-hyun was on the verge of falling asleep. Do Yi-hyun glared at him. He lacked the strength to even sit up, let alone chew.

“Haha. Sleep well, Lee Hyun.”

As if it were just a casual remark, Seo Jeong-woon shrugged and kissed Do Yi-hyun’s cheek. Seo Jeong-woon seemed to be smiling more often today.

***

The next day, Do Yi-hyun opened his eyes somewhere other than Seo Jeong-woon’s bedroom.

The rectangular bed was noticeably smaller than the one in Seo Jeong-woon’s bedroom. Though large enough for three adult men to lie side by side, Do Yi-hyun was tangled naked with Seo Jeong-woon.

‘What happened?’

Do Yi-hyun rolled his eyes in confusion. His body felt refreshed without any discomfort, unlike after having sex and falling asleep. It seemed Seo Jeong-woon had thoroughly cleaned him while he was unconscious.

Though grateful, while that might be understandable for him, he didn’t know why Seo Jeong-woon was also undressed. Seo Jeong-woon was tightly embracing Do Yi-hyun’s waist, leaning against his back. Their legs were also intertwined.

A faint, ticklish breath touched near his shoulder blades. Through the half-open door, the familiar living room was visible. It seemed to be a room usually kept closed at other times.

Having not yet fully explored Seo Jeong-woon’s house, he hadn’t known such a space existed.

‘He said there were no other bedrooms.’

Do Yi-hyun clicked his tongue silently. Though Seo Jeong-woon lied as easily as breathing, it was clear he never intended to deceive perfectly. He lied not with a purpose but out of habit.

Still, it was much better than waking up in an uncomfortable bed.

‘I should get up.’

Do Yi-hyun slightly furrowed his brow. Waking up naturally in the morning meant it was time to prepare for work. But perhaps because of yesterday’s events, he didn’t want to get out of bed.

He rarely lazed around, but yesterday and today, he kept doing things he normally wouldn’t. If he closed his eyes again like this, he felt he could sleep deeply. Was it because his back was warm, or because the morning sunlight was bright?

Do Yi-hyun took a deep breath and exhaled shortly. His breathing gradually became steady. Just as his eyes were about to close drowsily.

“Mmm…….”

Seo Jeong-woon quietly hummed and rubbed his forehead against the nape of Do Yi-hyun’s neck. Seo Jeong-woon’s uniquely soft hazel hair touched his bare skin, tickling him. After rustling briefly, Seo Jeong-woon naturally adjusted his hold on Do Yi-hyun and pressed his lips against his straight shoulder.

“Lee Hyun, time to get up now.”

Seo Jeong-woon gently woke Do Yi-hyun without removing his lips. He seemed unaware that Do Yi-hyun was sleeping.

“……It tickles.”

Reflexively shrugging his shoulders, Do Yi-hyun pushed away Seo Jeong-woon’s smooth forehead. They had only mingled bodies for therapeutic purposes. Yet, Seo Jeong-woon suddenly acted affectionately as if they were lovers.

Well, he had shown signs before, but today was especially intense. The sense of strangeness felt since yesterday resurfaced.

“Is your body okay?”

Though he removed his lips, Seo Jeong-woon didn’t let go of Do Yi-hyun. He gently rubbed Do Yi-hyun’s lower abdomen with his palm, checking his condition.

“……Yes.”

Though there was a slight sting below, his condition was much better than expected. As with the one-night stand, despite vigorous activity, his condition was better than usual, which was strange. Seo Jeong-woon continued to touch Do Yi-hyun’s hand.

For having mingled bodies only once, the distance felt excessively closer.

“Jeong-woon. Please move aside.”

Do Yi-hyun slowly placed his hand on Seo Jeong-woon’s arm. A foreboding feeling crept over him that if he stayed lying down like this, he would be caught by Seo Jeong-woon and end up being late.

“Hahaha.”

Seo Jeong-woon suddenly burst into a bright laugh. He seemed quite pleased that Do Yi-hyun had voluntarily called his name.

“Ah, I don’t want to go to work.”

Even though Do Yi-hyun had asked him to move aside, Seo Jeong-woon instead tightly wrapped his arms around Do Yi-hyun and rolled around with him.

“Should we just take the day off today?”

Seo Jeong-woon whispered in a lowered voice, like a mischievous child. Most people would have been completely charmed by Seo Jeong-woon’s playful smile.

“That won’t do.”

But Do Yi-hyun flatly refused.

“You could take one or two more days off, Lee Hyun. If you go to work today, everyone will be surprised. Just stay here. I’ll come back for lunch.”

Seo Jeong-woon seemed to genuinely hope Do Yi-hyun would rest.

“No.”

Instead of elaborating, Do Yi-hyun expressed his intention with a short answer. If he gave a lengthy explanation, Seo Jeong-woon would only find a way to pick it apart.

“Who can stop you when you’re this stubborn, Lee Hyun?”

Seo Jeong-woon let out a deliberately long sigh and shook his head. Do Yi-hyun sat up and gave him a sidelong glance. That was exactly what he wanted to say.

“I’m going to wash up.”

Despite being completely naked, Do Yi-hyun got out of the blanket without a hint of embarrassment. Seo Jeong-woon rested his chin on the bed and watched him intently.

“Do you have something to say?”

Do Yi-hyun, about to leave the room, glanced back. Seo Jeong-woon’s blatant stare was uncomfortable.

“It’s because you’re so pretty, Lee Hyun. Ah, this is a secret.”

Seo Jeong-woon widened his eyes and covered his mouth. It seemed he had asked something unnecessary. Do Yi-hyun cleanly ignored Seo Jeong-woon’s nonsense.

‘What is all this?’

Upon reaching the bathroom, Do Yi-hyun looked in the mirror and gasped. His entire body was a mess of handprints and bite marks. Of course, it had been covered in marks last night too, but not to this extent.

New marks had appeared here and there. The culprit was undoubtedly Seo Jeong-woon. Do Yi-hyun sighed as he looked over his body.

Should he be grateful that they were only left in places not visible to others? It was clear that any complaint would fall on deaf ears. If he told him not to do it and Seo Jeong-woon got annoyed and bit his neck, it would be a real problem.

After washing up, he found that Seo Jeong-woon had prepared breakfast. There was yellow soup, a colorful salad, and neatly arranged toast. Do Yi-hyun hesitated for a moment before approaching the dining table.

Waking up together and having breakfast with Seo Jeong-woon had somehow become natural at some point.

“What are you doing over there?”

Seo Jeong-woon, noticing Do Yi-hyun standing blankly, quickly gestured for him to come over.

“So, have you thought about it?”

As soon as Do Yi-hyun sat down, Seo Jeong-woon threw out a sudden question. When Do Yi-hyun glanced at him, Seo Jeong-woon winked.

“Living with me.”

“Didn’t you say you’d give me time to think?”

That was just last night. And then they had sex right away, so of course he hadn’t had a chance to think.

“Yes. But I think I also said you don’t have a choice, Lee Hyun.”

But Seo Jeong-woon shamelessly demanded an answer. He seemed determined not to accept any answer from Do Yi-hyun except agreement.

“Come to think of it, you broke the contract, Lee Hyun. We agreed to talk about everything.”

Seo Jeong-woon poked at a sore spot.

“……I thought it would just be a little uncomfortable.”

Do Yi-hyun lowered his gaze and made an excuse. Since there wasn’t much to defend himself with, it felt awkward.

“Even trivial things, I don’t care. From now on, tell me everything.”

“……”

Do Yi-hyun couldn’t answer and just ate his soup. Having never shared trivial daily life with anyone else, he honestly lacked confidence.

“I’ll forgive you for breaking it, so let’s live together.”

Seo Jeong-woon picked up his chair and moved next to Do Yi-hyun. Judging by how he was staring intently without even eating, his earlier statement about not giving up seemed sincere.

“……I need time to mentally prepare.”

Do Yi-hyun asked for understanding in a similar but different way. Honestly, from his perspective, he should be grateful that Seo Jeong-woon was the one proposing they live together first. But the thought of not just coming and going daily but living together continuously felt a bit burdensome.

Given their already opposite personalities, the likelihood of clashing over trivial things would only increase. Above all, he worried that if they spent more time together, Seo Jeong-woon might quickly lose interest in him.

“How long?”

“I’ll try to finish it as quickly as possible.”

“One week. No more than that. I can’t wait.”

Seo Jeong-woon was adamant. Do Yi-hyun had no choice but to nod.

***

“Team Leader! Are you okay? Is it alright for you to come to work already?”

“I heard you collapsed yesterday!”

“See, I told you Team Leader’s complexion didn’t look good.”

When Do Yi-hyun arrived at work, the members of Accounting Team 2 swarmed around him. Although they usually found him quite intimidating, now they were grabbing his arms and acting friendly.

“I’m fine.”

Do Yi-hyun pushed them away. Since the team members included both Alphas and Omegas, getting too close was not good. Fortunately, he couldn’t sense any pheromones from them.

It seemed having sex with Seo Jeong-woon definitely had an effect.

‘I hope this state lasts at least a few days.’

After shaking off the team members, Do Yi-hyun headed straight to his desk. Having woken up late and with Seo Jeong-woon rushing over for a kiss just before leaving, he had almost been late. If he had to go through this kind of battle every morning, it might be time to reconsider living together.

Do Yi-hyun shook his head, but a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

“Um, excuse me……”

While deeply engrossed in work, he noticed someone lurking nearby out of the corner of his eye. Do Yi-hyun rolled his eyes to check who it was. A small employee was standing by his desk, hesitating.

Since no employee ID was visible, they didn’t seem to be a team member.

“What is it?”

When Do Yi-hyun asked indifferently, the employee flinched and hunched their shoulders.

“C-can you spare a moment?”

The employee, while seeming afraid of Do Yi-hyun, clearly stated their intention. It was an unusual sight, and the team members’ eyes sparkled with interest.

“Go ahead.”

Do Yi-hyun turned his chair to face the employee. His indifferent gaze made the employee’s already flushed cheeks turn even redder. After hesitating for a moment, the employee clenched their fists and bit their lower lip.

“……It’s a bit difficult to talk about it here. Could we move somewhere else for a moment?”

The employee looked to be in their early to mid-20s, with a youthful appearance. They wore a very tense expression but spoke carefully and clearly stated their opinion. Do Yi-hyun unconsciously examined the employee.

Their round eyes and pouting lips reminded him of a hamster. Their delicate features gave quite a cute impression. As he tried to remember Seo Jeong-woon’s face, Do Yi-hyun naturally began to notice other people’s appearances as well.

Strictly speaking, it was to distinguish between Seo Jeong-woon and others. Since he still had no interest in others, he would forget the young employee’s face the moment he turned away. Do Yi-hyun, who had been staring at the employee, silently stood up.

The employee seemed unusually small in stature, but their eye level was even lower than expected. He could clearly see their round crown without even bending his neck. Do Yi-hyun led the employee to a nearby empty meeting room.

No conversation passed between the two.

“Hoo……”

Only the occasional sound of the employee taking deep breaths could be heard. Thud. As soon as the door closed, the employee deeply bowed their head toward Do Yi-hyun.

“I’m sorry, Team Leader Do!”

“……”

Do Yi-hyun suddenly received an apology from someone he didn’t even know. He could have speculated about various things, but as usual, Do Yi-hyun was sparing with his words.

“I-I’m still not good at controlling my pheromones, so I-I was rude to you, Team Leader! I’ll be more careful in the future.”

Perhaps feeling pressured by the silence, the employee’s shoulders trembled.

“Ah.”

Only then did Do Yi-hyun realize the employee’s identity. It was the Omega he had bumped into before collapsing yesterday. Do Yi-hyun looked them over again.

In a way, it was natural not to have recognized them. Yesterday, they seemed to be wearing comfortable clothes, but today they were dressed in a neat shirt and even a tie. It seemed they had dressed up with the intention of apologizing to him.

When Do Yi-hyun let out a short sigh, the employee cautiously raised their head and gauged his reaction.

“Are you feeling okay? I’ll take responsibility somehow.”

After briefly observing Do Yi-hyun’s reaction, the employee declared solemnly.

“That’s not necessary. I just wasn’t feeling well.”

But Do Yi-hyun flatly refused. The incident had escalated due to his pheromone rejection syndrome, not the employee’s fault. Also, to some extent, it was his own fault.

If he hadn’t bumped into them in the first place, the accident wouldn’t have happened.

“Still…… I feel so sorry. Would it be okay if I treated you to a meal or something?”

The employee flinched with a face that seemed to have some lingering regret.

“I have a prior engagement.”

Do Yi-hyun once again, without a moment’s hesitation, cut off the employee’s goodwill.

“……I haven’t even said when yet……”

“I have prior engagements every day.”

Do Yi-hyun indifferently stated the truth. Choi Seon-woo was a special case, so he could be considered an exception, but he didn’t want to allocate the time he needed to receive pheromones from Seo Jeong-woon to someone else. Also, if he said he had another appointment, Seo Jeong-woon would surely act bothersome.

“Then I’ll be going now.”

Do Yi-hyun politely nodded his head and left the meeting room without looking back.

“Ah, Team Leader Do……”

The employee awkwardly raised a hand but couldn’t bring themselves to stop Do Yi-hyun. When Do Yi-hyun quickly returned to the office, one team member who had been munching on a snack in the corner stealthily approached.

“Did you get confessed to by any chance?”

He playfully looked around and asked in a small voice. When Do Yi-hyun looked at him, wondering what he meant, the team member gave a mischievous smile.

“That new employee earlier seemed unusually determined. Just wondering.”

The employee shrugged his shoulders and slowly backed away, escaping. Do Yi-hyun’s blatant stare seemed burdensome.

“Strange. It’s about time for the confession cycle to start again……”

“I told you not to count such weird things!”

Kim Yu-min, who overheard the team member’s muttered words, scolded him and shook her head.

“Team Leader, are you…… dating?”

Another team member who had been rolling his eyes nearby suddenly threw out a question. His face was filled with unconcealable curiosity.

“Hey. Dating? Our Team Leader Do is married to his work.”

The team member who had been scolded by Kim Yu-min waved his hands dismissively, but inwardly seemed curious.

“Come to think of it, Team Leader has been leaving work early lately. Are you hiding a pretty Omega like a rabbit or something?”

Another team member chuckled. On the contrary, he seemed firmly convinced that Do Yi-hyun couldn’t possibly be dating. Do Yi-hyun suddenly vaguely recalled Seo Jeong-woon’s face.

Although not an Omega, he was pretty. Remembering how he had acted affectionately, like a loving partner last night and this morning, made him feel strange.

“……No.”

But Seo Jeong-woon was not his partner. Do Yi-hyun slowly denied it.

“Ooh? Are you really in a situationship? Normally, you would have ignored it as nonsense, but you answered…… It seems like there’s something.”

The team member who had first approached Do Yi-hyun widened his eyes and made a fuss. Do Yi-hyun silently glared at him as he wished. The team member cleared his throat and put the snack he had placed on the desk back into his mouth.

Sitting at his desk, Do Yi-hyun looked at the screen. But perhaps because of the team member’s nonsense, Seo Jeong-woon’s face kept flickering on the white screen.

***

“Enjoy your lunch!”

After the team members rushed out, Do Yi-hyun went up to the executive office as usual.

“Yes, I’ll do that. Then I’ll set aside time separately next month……”

When Do Yi-hyun arrived, Seo Jeong-woon was standing by the window, talking on the phone. His tone was quite friendly for a work call. But given that it was Seo Jeong-woon, he would likely be amiable even with business counterparts, so it was premature to judge.

When he quietly entered, Seo Jeong-woon glanced back. You’re here? Seo Jeong-woon greeted Do Yi-hyun with just a smile. He gestured toward the inner meeting room as if telling him to eat first.

But Do Yi-hyun headed for the sofa instead of the meeting room. No matter how often he came, going in alone as if it were his own office felt awkward. Leaning back on the soft sofa, Do Yi-hyun carefully observed Seo Jeong-woon.

For the past few days, he had been wearing well-tailored suits, but today he wore a jacket close to white, ivory, over a bright t-shirt. Perhaps due to the bright colors, Seo Jeong-woon standing in the sunlight was more dazzling than usual. Conversely, Seo Jeong-woon was also thoroughly examining Do Yi-hyun.

He seemed to be checking his physical condition. Although he had overexerted himself yesterday, perhaps due to absorbing plenty of pheromones and sleeping soundly, Do Yi-hyun’s complexion was actually better than usual. Seo Jeong-woon also seemed to think so, soon showing a relieved expression.

Soon after finishing the call, Seo Jeong-woon strode over.

“Sorry. It was an important call, so I couldn’t hang up.”

Seo Jeong-woon, extending a hand to Do Yi-hyun, slightly drooped his eyebrows and pretended to be pitiful. Do Yi-hyun stared at Seo Jeong-woon and, out of habit, took his hand and stood up.

“So, nothing unusual happened today?”

Seo Jeong-woon naturally wrapped his arm around Do Yi-hyun’s waist and tilted his head. Do Yi-hyun raised one eyebrow. Even if it was today, only three or four hours had passed since they parted.

It was too short a time for anything significant to happen.

“Yes.”

Do Yi-hyun indifferently nodded and took a step.

“Liar.”

But Seo Jeong-woon suddenly stopped and glared at Do Yi-hyun with a pouty look. Do Yi-hyun, who had also stopped because his waist was held, looked up at him curiously.

“You met another Omega behind my back. If it weren’t for that meeting, I would have caught you red-handed.”

“……”

Blinking at Seo Jeong-woon’s baseless complaint, Do Yi-hyun belatedly remembered the young employee who had visited.

‘That did happen.’

Having been in good condition for the first time in a while and focused on work, he had completely forgotten. For some reason, it felt like something that had happened days ago. Now, all he remembered about that employee was that they were small in stature.

Since he had no interest from the start, he forgot even faster. The only person he was interested in was…… Do Yi-hyun frowned and shook his head.

“Let’s just eat.”

“Are you changing the subject now, Lee Hyun?”

Seo Jeong-woon let out a deep sigh and grumbled, but still stuck close to Do Yi-hyun as they headed to the meeting room. His determination not to let Do Yi-hyun skip meals was evident.

‘But how did he know?’

Come to think of it, Seo Jeong-woon knew his news all too well. It was to the point where one might suspect he had someone tailing him. If that were the case, he would know not only who had visited but also their purpose.

Yet, it was hard to understand why he was complaining.

“Are you jealous or something.”

Do Yi-hyun uttered the words as indifferently as possible. The question carried two meanings. One was to tell him to stop the meaningless bickering, and the other was literally asking if he was jealous.

“That’s an unfair question. I have my pride too.”

Do Yi-hyun expected him to either cleanly deny it or playfully admit to being jealous, but Seo Jeong-woon narrowed his eyes and looked at Do Yi-hyun resentfully. Was it that his pride would be hurt to be jealous of a young Omega? Or……

Do Yi-hyun struggled to gauge Seo Jeong-woon’s intentions and twisted his thick lips.

‘Since when have I cared about someone else’s every move?’

Come to think of it, at some point, he had unconsciously started assigning meaning to Seo Jeong-woon’s every word and action. He had never done this with anyone before. Do Yi-hyun swept a hand over his face.

He felt unfamiliar to himself. Already feeling mentally fatigued since becoming pregnant, trying to do things he never did before made it twice as hard.

‘I should stop.’

Though he recognized he was thinking differently than usual, Do Yi-hyun couldn’t change anything. It felt like being swept away by a powerful current. Even if he desperately grabbed onto a branch, he wouldn’t be able to hold on.

“…I received an apology.”

Do Yi-hyun chose his words carefully and replied as briefly as possible.

“Hmm.”

Seo Jeong-woon looked at Do Yi-hyun with an expression that suggested he had a lot to say, but soon obediently closed his mouth.

“Alright. Let’s end the unpleasant talk appropriately. We shouldn’t overdo it. We have a lot to do, so eat quickly.”

Seo Jeong-woon, who had quickly changed his attitude, smiled suggestively and swept his palm over Do Yi-hyun’s nape. Then, curling his fingers into a ring, he slightly pulled aside the collar of Do Yi-hyun’s shirt. The neat attire was disheveled, revealing the marks densely covering his neck and shoulders.

Seo Jeong-woon hummed with satisfaction. He pressed his thumb firmly against the red marks. This time, Do Yi-hyun stopped in his tracks.

“Lee Hyun?”

Seo Jeong-woon lowered his head and called Do Yi-hyun. He was staring with wide eyes as if puzzled by Do Yi-hyun’s sudden action, but it was clearly an intentionally feigned expression.

‘I don’t like it.’

Do Yi-hyun clenched his jaw. He found Seo Jeong-woon, who always overflowed with composure, irritating. He himself had been like that until not long ago.

Everything was clear, and he could maintain his composure without difficulty. But now everything had become jumbled. It all seemed to be Seo Jeong-woon’s fault.

He wanted to shatter Seo Jeong-woon’s composure. For a moment, the image of Seo Jeong-woon desperately running toward him just before collapsing flashed through Do Yi-hyun’s mind.

‘…I want to see it again.’

He wanted to see Seo Jeong-woon break down. It was an impulse he couldn’t understand himself. So.

“Lee Hyun…!”

Thud. Do Yi-hyun grabbed Seo Jeong-woon by the collar and kissed him. Through the contact of their skin, he could feel Seo Jeong-woon freezing in place.

When kissing, Seo Jeong-woon would usually gently lick his lower lip or quickly explore inside Do Yi-hyun’s mouth. But this time, he didn’t move at all. Do Yi-hyun, taking a deep breath, slowly bit his lower lip.

“Ah…”

Seo Jeong-woon let out a low moan and parted his lips. Do Yi-hyun slipped into that narrow gap. Seo Jeong-woon’s hand, which had reflexively wrapped around Do Yi-hyun’s neck, tightened with force.

Perhaps worried Do Yi-hyun might be in pain, Seo Jeong-woon quickly loosened his grip. Contrary to Do Yi-hyun’s wish to see him crumble, Seo Jeong-woon soon regained his composure. But instead of acting willfully, he waited obediently.

Do Yi-hyun meticulously mimicked the actions Seo Jeong-woon had done to him. He tapped the soft tongue with his own, tickled the roof of the mouth, and even pushed his tongue deep into the throat.

“Mmm…”

Seo Jeong-woon, with his eyes languidly closed, let out a sweet nasal moan. At that small sound, Do Yi-hyun felt his hair stand on end for some reason. It was something he had only experienced last night when intense pleasure had surged.

Do Yi-hyun bit Seo Jeong-woon’s soft lips. He released the hand gripping the collar and caressed his ear. Even with the clumsy touch, Seo Jeong-woon’s eyelashes fluttered.

Whether he was deliberately pretending or not, Seo Jeong-woon showed a vivid reaction each time Do Yi-hyun’s hand touched him. It was a sight Do Yi-hyun had never seen before. Unconsciously, Do Yi-hyun pressed his body closer to Seo Jeong-woon.

Seo Jeong-woon, as if responding, pulled Do Yi-hyun’s waist tightly against him. As their chests pressed together, the strong sound of a heartbeat was audible. Thump, thump, thump.

An unidentifiable pulsation spread throughout his entire body. Do Yi-hyun focused on the kiss and tousled the neatly styled ash-brown hair. Seo Jeong-woon’s hair became disheveled wherever Do Yi-hyun’s fingers passed, but neither of them minded at all.

Seo Jeong-woon gradually released his pheromones. Do Yi-hyun, who had unconsciously taken a step toward Seo Jeong-woon, staggered from the fragrant pheromones.

“Be careful.”

Seo Jeong-woon lifted Do Yi-hyun up as if it were natural. Then, he neatly closed his eyes and raised his head. It was a gesture with clear intent.

Do Yi-hyun swallowed dryly. The moist lips and long, lowered eyelashes were incredibly sensual. The faint smile lingering at the corner of Seo Jeong-woon’s mouth was beautiful.

He wanted to bite into Seo Jeong-woon’s sweet lips and embrace him. Blood rushed to his lower abdomen on its own. He felt a strange pressure against his lower body, suggesting he wasn’t the only one aroused.

Do Yi-hyun slowly lowered his head again. The distance closed until their breaths mingled. It was close enough that a slight turn of the head would bring their lips together.

“Put me down.”

But Do Yi-hyun pulled his head back.

“…What?”

Seo Jeong-woon stared blankly up at Do Yi-hyun. The dazed expression was somewhat amusing.

“I’m hungry.”

Do Yi-hyun clenched his teeth to suppress the tickling sensation at the corner of his mouth.

“No, wait. We need to eat, but the mood right now…”

Seemingly greatly flustered, Seo Jeong-woon rambled uncharacteristically, his lips twitching. Do Yi-hyun rested his forehead on Seo Jeong-woon’s shoulder. Do Yi-hyun’s shoulders trembled slightly.

“Haa, Lee Hyun.”

Seo Jeong-woon let out an anxious sigh, fidgeting restlessly.

“You’re teasing me now, right? I’m sorry. I don’t know what for, but forgive me. Okay?”

Not even knowing why Do Yi-hyun was being sulky, Seo Jeong-woon rubbed his lips against Do Yi-hyun’s ear, trying to appease him. The sight of the always relaxed Seo Jeong-woon becoming agitated was a rare spectacle. Even Do Yi-hyun, who was emotionally dull, felt a strange sense of superiority.

It felt like something was stirring deep in his chest.

‘I should stop here.’

Do Yi-hyun struggled to calm his tumultuous mind. Even if he couldn’t help being drawn by an irresistible, intense impulse, he shouldn’t just follow it. Do Yi-hyun hardened his expression and slowly raised his head.

He needed to politely conclude the conversation and return to normal. But the moment he faced Seo Jeong-woon’s radiant face, his mind went blank. The ash-brown eyes, sparkling in the sunlight, filled his vision.

“Lee Hyun.”

Seo Jeong-woon called Do Yi-hyun’s name pleadingly. Do Yi-hyun slowly lifted the arm holding onto Seo Jeong-woon’s shoulder.

‘What am I doing now?’

A sense of crisis warned him not to act impulsively again, but he couldn’t stop his hand. Soon, Do Yi-hyun’s hand touched Seo Jeong-woon’s cheek. Seo Jeong-woon gently leaned his cheek into Do Yi-hyun’s palm and smiled brightly.

When Do Yi-hyun twitched his fingers, Seo Jeong-woon’s cheek rose softly, and his long eyes curved gracefully.

“Kiss me.”

Seo Jeong-woon whispered softly and closed his eyelids again. Do Yi-hyun stiffly and awkwardly bent his neck as if someone were pushing the back of his head. Do Yi-hyun’s lips vaguely landed on the corner of Seo Jeong-woon’s mouth.

‘I need to get a grip…’

Belatedly flinching, Do Yi-hyun hurriedly tried to pull his head back. But Seo Jeong-woon was a step faster, wrapping his hand around Do Yi-hyun’s nape. He bit Do Yi-hyun’s lower lip right there.

“Ouch…!”

While Do Yi-hyun hunched his shoulders, Seo Jeong-woon licked over the teeth marks and headed toward the sofa. In the blink of an eye, Do Yi-hyun was lying on his back on the sofa, pinned under Seo Jeong-woon.

“You’re… heavy.”

Do Yi-hyun frowned and muttered. His chest, pressed against Seo Jeong-woon, felt tight and sore.

“Bear with it a little.”

But Seo Jeong-woon only grinned and fiddled with Do Yi-hyun’s lower abdomen. It seemed he thought it was fine as long as the stomach wasn’t compressed.

“Vice President, heh, ah…”

Faint complaints and endlessly rising questions were all swallowed by Seo Jeong-woon. With the gradually rising sexual sensation, all room for other thoughts vanished. Seo Jeong-woon gently tickled the back of Do Yi-hyun’s hand, which was gripping the sofa, and pressed the roof of his mouth with the tip of his tongue.

Do Yi-hyun unconsciously twitched his fingers, and Seo Jeong-woon didn’t miss the chance to interlace them. Having perfectly captured Do Yi-hyun’s limbs, Seo Jeong-woon forcefully thrust into his throat.

“Ugh, hh, ah…”

Choking for breath, Do Yi-hyun gagged and threw his head back. What was roughly penetrating his mouth felt more like a penis than a tongue. The corners of Do Yi-hyun’s eyes reddened.

Perhaps Seo Jeong-woon had similar thoughts, as he narrowed his eyes slightly and lightly swayed his hips. The penis, hardened enough to be distinctly felt even through the pants, pressed against Do Yi-hyun’s groin.

“Kgh…”

Do Yi-hyun gritted his teeth. Now, instead of proper ejaculation, he often leaked pale fluid. If his genitals continued to be stimulated like this, a troublesome situation was bound to arise.

“Not there.”

“Yeah, since Lee Hyun has a lot of fluid, we need to be careful.”

As soon as Do Yi-hyun tried to stop him, Seo Jeong-woon readily nodded and swept his hand over the inner thigh. Do Yi-hyun closed his mouth and glared at him. It was clear he was speaking that way to deliberately make him feel ashamed.

He wanted to push Seo Jeong-woon’s chest away. But for some reason, he couldn’t move a finger. Seo Jeong-woon, who had leisurely risen, licked the tightly closed corner of Do Yi-hyun’s mouth.

At the tickling sensation, the tension in his clenched jaw gradually eased. Do Yi-hyun kissed Seo Jeong-woon again and again. He didn’t know how much time had passed.

Now his lips were tingling.

“Haa, haa.”

Do Yi-hyun turned his head to the side and exhaled heavily. Meanwhile, Seo Jeong-woon continued rubbing his lips against Do Yi-hyun’s cheek and forehead. As if not tired at all, he tapped Do Yi-hyun’s chin and whined.

“I can’t do any more.”

Do Yi-hyun spoke more slowly than usual. The base of his tongue felt sore.

“Are you tired?”

Seo Jeong-woon asked affectionately while stroking Do Yi-hyun’s hair. His low, husky voice held a mix of regret and amusement. Slightly hurt in his pride, Do Yi-hyun closed his eyes, turning away from Seo Jeong-woon.

Seo Jeong-woon let out a faint sigh and rubbed his nose against Do Yi-hyun’s nape. He gradually lowered the hand that had been stroking Do Yi-hyun’s waist and gently cupped his buttocks. Do Yi-hyun reflexively arched his back slightly.

“Stay at my place again today.”

Seo Jeong-woon whispered suggestively in a wet voice, planting a smacking kiss near Do Yi-hyun’s ear. Both of them knew well that “staying over” implied a different meaning than before.

“……”

Do Yi-hyun slowly turned his head. It would have been right to refuse Seo Jeong-woon’s invitation. He needed to understand how long absorbing pheromones through sex would last to plan his schedule ahead.

Normally, he would have cut it off without a moment’s hesitation.

‘But…’

Yet Do Yi-hyun hesitated. Currently, the biggest problem Do Yi-hyun faced was that the duration of Seo Jeong-woon’s pheromone absorption was becoming progressively shorter. Moreover, due to his incomplete constitution, unexpected mishaps kept occurring.

Even if he remained fine for three days this time, there was no guarantee he would be okay for three days the next time. If preparing in advance didn’t matter, wouldn’t it be better to absorb as much of Seo Jeong-woon’s pheromones as possible while his body was normal?

“I’d like it if Lee Hyun stayed over.”

Seo Jeong-woon pressed his forehead against Do Yi-hyun’s and showed a pale smile. The fragrant pheromones also swirled gently around Do Yi-hyun.

“…Alright.”

Do Yi-hyun rolled his dark eyes, avoiding his gaze, and answered softly.

“I didn’t expect you to agree so readily. Are you gradually coming around?”

A smile that seemed to hide some scheme appeared on Seo Jeong-woon’s face.

‘What is he plotting?’

Do Yi-hyun frowned, but there was no time to interrogate further. Seo Jeong-woon had poured on another kiss. Seo Jeong-woon only released Do Yi-hyun just before lunchtime ended.

Belatedly coming to his senses, Do Yi-hyun hurriedly straightened his attire and sprayed pheromone neutralizer. Because he had been absorbing pheromones, he had skipped meals twice in a row, including last night. Since he had been eating well lately, missing one or two meals wouldn’t be a problem.

But he had clearly been hungry, yet while kissing, no such thought had crossed his mind. It was quite bewildering.

“Sorry. No matter how lewd Lee Hyun is, I should have restrained myself.”

Seo Jeong-woon pretended to sigh and handed over a palm-sized paper bag containing snacks. Whenever Do Yi-hyun had been restless before, he would hold on tightly, but now he seemed genuinely upset. Do Yi-hyun shot a glare at Seo Jeong-woon for talking nonsense but accepted the bag.

“Wait. It’s messy here.”

Seo Jeong-woon fussed with Do Yi-hyun’s shirt collar. Out of habit, Do Yi-hyun glanced at Seo Jeong-woon’s long, lowered eyelashes before turning away abruptly.

***

“Lee Hyun, mmmph.”

Do Yi-hyun raised his hand and pushed away Seo Jeong-woon, who rushed in the moment he stepped into the entryway. Seo Jeong-woon, whose lips were blocked by Do Yi-hyun’s palm, widened his eyes in surprise.

“I don’t like it in the entryway.”

Do Yi-hyun shot a glare at Seo Jeong-woon and stated his position clearly. It wasn’t just once or twice; he declined being kissed without even properly taking off his shoes. Leaving the dazed Seo Jeong-woon behind, Do Yi-hyun strode inside.

“Hahaha.”

Seo Jeong-woon followed him, shoulders shaking with laughter. Without looking back, Do Yi-hyun went straight to the bathroom. Since he had eaten dinner outside, there was only one thing left to do.

“Ah, ugh.”

Do Yi-hyun let out a suppressed moan, pinned under Seo Jeong-woon. The faint, barely audible sound lingered around the corner of his mouth. Seo Jeong-woon had been tormenting him for a while now, burying his face in Do Yi-hyun’s chest.

He gathered the chest and kneaded it strongly, tore at the nipples with his tongue, and gently scraped the firm skin with his front teeth. Occasionally, he even sucked on the areola with a slurping sound as if milk might come out. Except for the initial brief kiss, he hadn’t touched anywhere else.

Yet Do Yi-hyun’s penis was wet at the tip, and his rear intermittently twitched.

“Hhgh…”

Do Yi-hyun frowned and slightly twisted his waist. The pleasure from the previous day still lingered vividly in his body. He felt an illusion as if something were squirming inside his stomach.

Seo Jeong-woon let out a low laugh and took Do Yi-hyun’s nipple into his mouth.

“Mm, ah.”

The tender flesh had swollen slightly from the continuous stimulation, becoming plump. Even a slight touch with the tip of Seo Jeong-woon’s tongue caused a sharp pain. It should have been just painful, but strangely, it felt thrilling.

If anything, it was closer to sexual sensation. Do Yi-hyun’s brow furrowed even more. He twisted his neat lips and glanced down.

Do Yi-hyun’s chest, already flushed, was now covered with handprints and teeth marks.

“Does Lee Hyun want to leave marks too?”

Interpreting Do Yi-hyun’s gaze in his own way, Seo Jeong-woon tapped the upper part of his own neck with his index finger. It was a location difficult to hide.

“No, thanks.”

“If you don’t like the neck, how about the cheek?”

Despite the cold refusal, Seo Jeong-woon calmly tapped his own cheek as well.

“Don’t talk nonsense.”

“Why is it nonsense? I want to.”

Seo Jeong-woon smiled with his eyes and pressed his lips firmly against Do Yi-hyun’s cheek.

“No.”

Do Yi-hyun hastily grabbed his shoulders and pushed him away. Seo Jeong-woon was the type to do something like that without hesitation.

“I know. I don’t want to be hated by Lee Hyun.”

Seo Jeong-woon grinned slyly and tilted his head. He seemed genuinely sulky.

“Kgh!”

Sure enough, Seo Jeong-woon suddenly dug into Do Yi-hyun’s nipple with his thumbnail. It wasn’t that hard, but since it was already extremely sensitive, the stimulation was intense. For a moment, his vision turned white.

“Lee Hyun.”

Seo Jeong-woon called out persistently, pushing his face forward. It seemed he wanted a kiss. Meanwhile, he continued pressing down on Do Yi-hyun’s nipple with his fingertips.

Grinding his teeth. Do Yi-hyun glared at Seo Jeong-woon, who was smiling brightly, clenching his jaw enough to make a sound. He wanted to push Seo Jeong-woon away.

But his body welcomed him on its own. His thighs parted naturally, and fluid flowed down along the cleft of his buttocks, almost excessively. Perhaps it was due to the thick pheromones filling the room.

Do Yi-hyun lifted his chin with a fierce expression. It must have hurt from the fairly strong impact, but he could feel the contacted lips curving gently. Whenever Seo Jeong-woon acted unreasonably without cause, he quickly changed his attitude, soothing Do Yi-hyun’s side with gentle strokes.

‘Something…’

Do Yi-hyun stared intently at Seo Jeong-woon like that. Something felt just within reach, yet elusive. Seo Jeong-woon nibbled on Do Yi-hyun’s lips, which were redder than usual.

While doing so, he curiously explored Do Yi-hyun’s body with his hands. Do Yi-hyun’s body was completely different from the typical soft, smooth physique of an Omega. Seo Jeong-woon alternated between biting and kneading him roughly, as if to match that difference, and then treating his body with delicate caresses, as if it were fragile glass that might shatter at the slightest touch.

Every time Seo Jeong-woon touched him with those gentle hands, Do Yi-hyun felt inexplicably embarrassed. Seo Jeong-woon gradually moved lower. He rubbed his lips against the beautifully defined lower abdomen and grabbed the genitals that were dripping with thin fluid.

“You’ve already produced this much? How cute.”

With one corner of his mouth curled up, Seo Jeong-woon rubbed the glans in a circular motion with his thumb.

“Ah, ngh…!”

Even from that light stimulation, a fluid that could hardly be called semen gushed out. Do Yi-hyun arched his back sharply and let out a ragged breath. Seo Jeong-woon, who had been fondling the soft genitals, lowered his head as if it were the most natural thing.

“I don’t want… you to lick it.”

Do Yi-hyun hurriedly reached out and grabbed Seo Jeong-woon’s head. Perhaps because he was aroused from the prolonged foreplay, even the sensation of the soft hair slipping through his fingers was transformed into sexual stimulation.

“Where?”

Seo Jeong-woon tilted his head with an innocent expression.

“…Anywhere. I don’t want it anywhere.”

“Hmm.”

When Do Yi-hyun vaguely lumped his answer together, Seo Jeong-woon narrowed his eyes.

“I’ll let it slide this time.”

After staring at Do Yi-hyun’s genitals for a moment, Seo Jeong-woon shrugged his shoulders. He somehow looked disappointed. Seo Jeong-woon stroked around the entrance and then pushed his middle finger deep inside.

“Kgh…!”

“Hmm. It’s still soft. Though it’s still tight.”

Seo Jeong-woon playfully stirred the inner walls and shook his head. Then he inserted his ring finger in succession.

“Slow, ly, ngh!”

Do Yi-hyun bit his lower lip hard. It was a place where Seo Jeong-woon’s massive member had entered before, yet it felt sore just from two fingers going in.

“I know. But relax a little. You might break my finger like this.”

Seo Jeong-woon said playfully while slowly massaging the inner walls. Do Yi-hyun gripped the sheets and tried to relax, but it was of little use. Just as his breathing was about to even out, Seo Jeong-woon would press the protruding flesh deep inside with his fingertip.

“Isn’t it uncomfortable? I can help you relax without it hurting.”

Seo Jeong-woon wedged his index finger between the tightly closed folds and stuck out his reddened tongue slightly. It seemed he was acting like this because he’d been told not to lick.

“I don’t… need it.”

Do Yi-hyun barely swallowed a moan and turned his head away.

“Can’t be helped then.”

Surprisingly, Seo Jeong-woon backed off readily. Then he began to touch the entrance slowly and persistently. It was an even more tenacious touch than when he had caressed his chest.

Do Yi-hyun’s entrance clenched and gnawed at Seo Jeong-woon’s fingers, and the inner walls became so soft and slippery that a slick fluid trickled out. It wasn’t much different from his genitals.

“Ah, ngh, hng, ugh.”

Now, unfiltered moans flowed from Do Yi-hyun’s mouth. He no longer had the strength to swallow them back amidst the continuous climax.

“I can’t… take anymore……”

Do Yi-hyun curled his knees and twisted his upper body, trying to escape from Seo Jeong-woon. The pleasure was beginning to feel like pain.

“You haven’t received my pheromones yet.”

But Seo Jeong-woon didn’t let Do Yi-hyun go. He pressed down on his chest, immobilizing him completely.

“Just put it in.”

Do Yi-hyun flailed his arms, trying to grab Seo Jeong-woon’s member. Seo Jeong-woon’s erection, which had been straining to burst since earlier, was poking against Do Yi-hyun’s thigh.

“Not yet. I can’t let Lee Hyun-ssi get hurt. It’s hard for me too.”

Seo Jeong-woon drooped his eyebrows as if distressed.

“…Rather……”

Do Yi-hyun covered his face with a trembling hand.

“What was that?”

“…Rather lick it.”

Do Yi-hyun muttered in a voice that sounded like he was dying. It seemed this hellish pleasure would never end unless he gave Seo Jeong-woon what he wanted.

“If that’s what Lee Hyun-ssi wants.”

Seo Jeong-woon smiled brightly, as if he had been waiting for those very words. He grabbed the inside of Do Yi-hyun’s knees and pushed them upward. Naturally, his hips lifted, fully exposing his private parts.

“Wait a moment……”

It was clear he intended to lick him like this. Do Yi-hyun hurriedly twisted his waist, but Seo Jeong-woon held him so firmly he couldn’t break free. He could feel Seo Jeong-woon’s grayish-brown eyes scanning his private area.

The nape of Do Yi-hyun’s neck burned hot. Being face down like last time would have been several times better.

“I don’t like this pos, ition, ugh!”

But before Do Yi-hyun could even finish his sentence, Seo Jeong-woon licked his perineum. Already aroused to the extreme, even the touch of the hot tongue sent a shudder through him. Do Yi-hyun gasped for air and clawed at the sheets.

Moreover, every time Seo Jeong-woon lapped, the tip of his upright nose bumped against the base of Do Yi-hyun’s member. At first, he thought it was accidental, but seeing it continue, it seemed intentional. His fingers and toes curled involuntarily.

Even Seo Jeong-woon’s small actions felt more stimulating than ever. Just gently stroking the side of his knee with a thumb made his spine tingle.

“Hng, haa, ah……”

Exhaling hot breaths and trembling, Do Yi-hyun reached out with a shaky arm and grabbed his own genitals. Then he blocked the urethral opening with his fingertip. The relentless urge to ejaculate was painful.

His lower abdomen already glistened with the fluid dripping from his member. It felt like his body was malfunctioning.

“Haha. Do you think that will stop it?”

Seo Jeong-woon let out a low laugh and kissed the fingers Do Yi-hyun was using to grip his member. He particularly nibbled on the ring finger before lowering his head again. Each time Seo Jeong-woon’s lips touched and left the tender skin on the inside of his thighs, clear tooth marks remained.

It was a strange sensation, painful yet ticklish.

“Seems like you should block here first rather than there.”

Seo Jeong-woon glanced down at the twitching entrance and muttered as if to himself. The corners of Do Yi-hyun’s eyes flushed with shame. Seo Jeong-woon met his eyes, grinned brightly, stuck out his crimson tongue, and began licking between his buttocks.

“Ngh……”

‘It tickles.’

Do Yi-hyun frowned and turned his head away. Just when it seemed he was about to delve inside, Seo Jeong-woon spread his tongue wide and only lapped around the entrance. Do Yi-hyun reflexively curled his back into a round shape.

It ended up looking like he was begging Seo Jeong-woon, but he couldn’t control his own body. Seo Jeong-woon kept his lips pressed against Do Yi-hyun’s buttocks without pulling away. Occasionally, he would narrow his eyes into a smile and look up at Do Yi-hyun.

The wet sounds continued. Seo Jeong-woon meticulously moistened Do Yi-hyun’s lower parts until the folds plumped up, but he inserted nothing. He repeatedly applied gentle pressure as if about to slip his tongue in, then stopped.

“How long, haa, are you going to, just lick there, ngh.”

Do Yi-hyun rocked his hips and urged Seo Jeong-woon in a halting tone. The lingering subtle pleasure was frustrating and exhausting. His inner walls were on the verge of fine spasms.

“Lee Hyun-ssi told me to lick.”

Seo Jeong-woon licked up Do Yi-hyun’s member with an innocent expression. He circled the twitching glans and the fingers still blocking the urethral opening with the tip of his tongue.

“Hngk.”

Do Yi-hyun swallowed a ragged breath. As the hot, wet sensation tickled between his fingers, his strength gave way. The thin fluid he had barely been holding back began to trickle out again.

Seo Jeong-woon took Do Yi-hyun’s member into his mouth without any hesitation. It was a lewd act, if anything was. Yet even in this situation, Seo Jeong-woon’s face remained elegant, like a refined work of art.

“Ah, ngh, hngk……!”

Seo Jeong-woon audibly sucked on Do Yi-hyun’s glans. It felt like his member might melt. Do Yi-hyun glared at Seo Jeong-woon with wide eyes.

Seeing how closely Seo Jeong-woon observed his reactions, it was clear he was deliberately provoking shame. Do Yi-hyun stretched out his arm and lifted Seo Jeong-woon’s chin to prevent him from mouthing his member.

“Hmm?”

As if he hadn’t expected Do Yi-hyun to suddenly grab his face, interest flickered in Seo Jeong-woon’s expression.

“Put it in now.”

Do Yi-hyun gritted his teeth and gave a short command. He didn’t want to be swayed by Seo Jeong-woon’s desires any longer.

“Not yet……”

Seo Jeong-woon muttered in a regretful tone. Yet he was so delighted he didn’t know what to do, the corners of his eyes curving brightly. The glare Do Yi-hyun directed at him grew even fiercer.

“Then does Lee Hyun-ssi want to try putting it in?”

Seo Jeong-woon shrugged his shoulders as if it couldn’t be helped and pulled Do Yi-hyun’s waist sharply. In an instant, their positions reversed. Do Yi-hyun found himself straddling Seo Jeong-woon’s thighs.

“If you can’t do it, should I help?”

Seo Jeong-woon gave a weak thrust while gripping both of Do Yi-hyun’s buttocks. His fully erect member rubbed against Do Yi-hyun’s still half-formed member as if crushing it. Do Yi-hyun frowned at the sharp pleasure.

“Hmm?”

Seo Jeong-woon poked around Do Yi-hyun’s navel area with his rock-hard glans and looked up with an innocent expression. Seeing his beaming smile, he seemed confident Do Yi-hyun couldn’t do it. Hesitating, Do Yi-hyun silently grabbed Seo Jeong-woon’s shoulders and knelt on the bed.

He slowly lifted his hips, then grabbed Seo Jeong-woon’s member with his other hand and tried to insert it blindly.

“Ah, ngh, it hurts.”

Seo Jeong-woon whispered languidly by his ear. It was impossible to tell if he was exaggerating or not. Do Yi-hyun ignored Seo Jeong-woon’s complaint and continued moving his hand.

But he couldn’t figure out where or how to insert it.

“Hng……”

Before he knew it, he ended up rubbing the fiery glans between his buttocks. Perhaps the heat was contagious, as his lower abdomen began to itch.

“You said you’d try putting it in, but are you masturbating with mine now?”

Seo Jeong-woon grumbled while biting Do Yi-hyun’s protruding chest. However, he didn’t look particularly displeased.

“It should go here. Here.”

Seo Jeong-woon pushed two fingers deep inside Do Yi-hyun’s hole and spread them apart. At the unfamiliar sensation of the entrance stretching horizontally, Do Yi-hyun gritted his teeth and trembled. Yet he stubbornly brought Seo Jeong-woon’s member to the entrance.

Plop. Because it was so thoroughly softened, Do Yi-hyun’s rear swallowed Seo Jeong-woon’s glans without resistance.

“Ah, ugh……”

That didn’t mean there was no sense of pressure. Even though only the glans had entered, it felt like his abdomen was full. Do Yi-hyun exhaled heated breaths, unable to pull Seo Jeong-woon’s member out nor push it in further.

“If you’re already like this when there’s still so much left, what are we going to do?”

Seo Jeong-woon, who had been fondling the tightly stretched entrance, grabbed Do Yi-hyun’s pelvis and slowly lowered it.

“It’s full, ngh, it won’t, go in, ah, ugh!”

“That can’t be.”

Even as Do Yi-hyun shook his head vigorously, Seo Jeong-woon pushed his member in stubbornly.

“Stop, hngk……”

Do Yi-hyun dug his nails into Seo Jeong-woon’s shoulders to endure the eerie pleasure. Despite his words, he couldn’t deny that his inner walls were welcoming the invasion of the member.

‘……Finally.’

As Seo Jeong-woon’s member dug deeper inside, Do Yi-hyun felt a strong sense of satisfaction. Pleasure encroached on his mind. Seo Jeong-woon’s pheromones felt even stronger.

It felt as if he was receiving them with his whole body, not just his mucous membranes.

“Hmm, I’m holding back.”

Seo Jeong-woon muttered in a low, suppressed voice. However, the hands gripping Do Yi-hyun’s pelvis gradually filled with strength. Whether from excitement, his pheromones also grew increasingly turbulent.

It didn’t seem like a complete lie that he was holding back. After a moment that felt like an eternity, Seo Jeong-woon stopped inserting. Do Yi-hyun groped below.

Only about two segments of Seo Jeong-woon’s member were still outside. As if determined not to insert further, Seo Jeong-woon licked Do Yi-hyun’s neck, from which no pheromones were emerging.

“Haa, ngh, haa.”

Do Yi-hyun stretched one arm behind him and began to rock his hips. With each slow movement, Seo Jeong-woon’s member burrowed a little deeper inside.

“Ha, what are you doing now?”

Seo Jeong-woon’s face contorted. His once-clear eyes grew hazy with pleasure.

‘A little more.’

Do Yi-hyun curled his lower lip into his mouth and swung his hips even wider. The member filling his inner walls tightly moved back and forth, stimulating sensitive spots.

“Ngh, Lee Hyun-ssi.”

Seo Jeong-woon called out to Do Yi-hyun desperately and sank his teeth into his shoulder. It was somewhat amusing to see Seo Jeong-woon react to his movements. And it wasn’t entirely unpleasant that Seo Jeong-woon couldn’t take his eyes off him.

Even though he could easily reclaim dominance if he wanted, Seo Jeong-woon quietly watched Do Yi-hyun. He had thought Seo Jeong-woon, being who he was, would hate giving up control and would torment him instead, so this was unexpected. Instead, just as Do Yi-hyun had done earlier, he seemed frustrated and restless, caressing Do Yi-hyun’s lower abdomen, which bulged out in the shape of the member.

As if wanting to thrust up powerfully, Seo Jeong-woon repeatedly gripped and released Do Yi-hyun’s thighs. An obsessive gaze scrutinized Do Yi-hyun thoroughly.

“Ah, hng.”

Each time the massive member plunged deep inside and slid out, a soaring sensation rose. Do Yi-hyun diligently shook his hips. How could he make it feel even better?

Only instinctual desires filled Do Yi-hyun’s mind.

“Ngh, ugh.”

Chasing only pleasure, Do Yi-hyun eventually swallowed Seo Jeong-woon’s member completely. It definitely went deeper than yesterday. His abdomen felt tight, but it felt good rather than painful.

Just by being filled inside, Seo Jeong-woon’s member pressed against all the sensitive parts of his inner walls. With the strength leaving his legs, Do Yi-hyun had to pause his movements while arching his back sharply. The swollen, trembling mucous membranes clung wantonly to Seo Jeong-woon’s member.

The transparent fluid that spurted from the tip of Do Yi-hyun’s member soaked both their groins.

“Ah……”

Seo Jeong-woon let out a pained sound and pulled Do Yi-hyun’s waist into an embrace.

“You’re too lewd.”

He whispered in a low, husky voice, rubbing his cheek against Do Yi-hyun’s shoulder. Then he planted a kiss on his chin. Do Yi-hyun, who was breathing heavily, pushed away the persistently clinging Seo Jeong-woon.

He was starting to adapt to the tight pressure and felt he could move, but Seo Jeong-woon clinging to him was a bit uncomfortable.

“Ugh!”

But the moment he lightly pushed against his chest, Seo Jeong-woon suddenly bit Do Yi-hyun’s shoulder. A sharp pain shot through him, strong enough to make his back instinctively curl. Although Seo Jeong-woon followed by warmly licking the bite marks, it was impossible to know what had upset him this time.

Weakened, Do Yi-hyun lightly rested his cheek against Seo Jeong-woon’s head. At that moment, the hand caressing Do Yi-hyun’s back changed subtly, becoming strangely gentle.

‘……Am I imagining it?’

Do Yi-hyun furrowed his brows. It was a subtle but definite change.

“Focus.”

Seo Jeong-woon grabbed Do Yi-hyun’s cheek and kissed him. Out of habit, Do Yi-hyun opened his mouth, then experimentally turned his head slightly to the side. It was a feeble rejection.

In response, Seo Jeong-woon bit the tip of Do Yi-hyun’s tongue reproachfully. The hand that had been affectionately stroking his back also abruptly changed, wrapping tightly around Do Yi-hyun. The reaction was clearer than before.

This time, he tried the opposite, looping an arm around Seo Jeong-woon’s neck and pulling. Though Seo Jeong-woon still held his waist firmly to prevent escape, the kiss that had seemed voracious became considerably gentler. The distinct corners of his mouth also lifted slightly.

When Do Yi-hyun leaned in with his weight, Seo Jeong-woon even let out a satisfied hum. Yet when Do Yi-hyun tried to pull away from the embrace, he would frown slightly. The difference was minute but extremely stark.

Whether the basis was possessiveness, curiosity, or something else entirely was unknown, but he couldn’t help but acknowledge that Seo Jeong-woon held some degree of affection for him. It was certainly excessive to view it as mere kindness due to the child.

‘Why me?’

Do Yi-hyun was still puzzled. Why would Seo Jeong-woon, who lacked nothing, show interest in him over other Omegas?

‘……Do you like me?’

However, Do Yi-hyun swallowed the question that rose once more. Even if Seo Jeong-woon held affection for him, nothing would change. He didn’t want to be in a romantic relationship with Seo Jeong-woon.

Seo Jeong-woon also seemed to be the same, judging by the fact that he didn’t demand anything else beyond that. Do Yi-hyun hoped this ambiguous and vague relationship would continue. For the time being, or perhaps for quite a long time.

Do Yi-hyun gritted his teeth and raised his waist high. Then, after pulling out until Seo Jeong-woon’s glans barely caught at the entrance, he sank down all the way. Plop! A shock as if his body were splitting in two surged through him.

And an equally immense pleasure followed. Do Yi-hyun trembled violently, unable to even make a proper sound.

“Ugh, don’t push yourself.”

Seo Jeong-woon, squinting one eye, stroked Do Yi-hyun’s lower abdomen with concern.

“Are you going to pull out?”

Do Yi-hyun whispered into Seo Jeong-woon’s ear. He wanted to forget his complicated thoughts. He’d rather drown in pleasure and have his mind go blank.

“…Are you provoking me now? You’ll regret it.”

Seo Jeong-woon, who had swiftly flipped their positions and climbed on top of Do Yi-hyun, looked down at him with a sharp gaze. Suppressed excitement was evident.

“Make me regret it, then.”

Do Yi-hyun uttered in a nonchalant tone, wrapping his legs around Seo Jeong-woon’s waist.

“Ha, you’re really driving me crazy.”

Seo Jeong-woon muttered lowly, gritting his teeth. Simultaneously, an intensely strong pheromone burst forth from him, enough to be chilling.

“Hng…”

Do Yi-hyun’s lips quivered. It was a pheromone so thick it was hard to breathe. If he narrowed his eyes, he felt he could see the shimmering pheromones.

Seo Jeong-woon’s member, which was filling Do Yi-hyun’s inside without a gap, grew even larger. Do Yi-hyun arched his back sharply and threw his head back.

“I won’t go easy on you even if you cry now.”

Seo Jeong-woon whispered lowly and lightly shook his hips. That alone brought a pleasure incomparably stronger than anything before. He wanted to say there was no way he’d cry, but his vision grew blurry.

Even before things properly began, physiological tears welled up at the corners of Do Yi-hyun’s eyes.

“No matter how prettily you cry, it’s useless.”

Seo Jeong-woon grinned and licked the corners of Do Yi-hyun’s eyes. Seo Jeong-woon’s hip movements gradually grew faster. Thump, thump.

It felt like his whole body was vibrating. The exhilaration from the pleasure made blood rush rapidly through his entire body. Do Yi-hyun realized he had made an unnecessary provocation, but it was already too late.

Seo Jeong-woon’s pupils had darkened. It seemed he had no intention of stopping, even if Do Yi-hyun were to plead desperately.

“It’s a good thing we have plenty of time until morning.”

Seo Jeong-woon, smiling brightly, delved deep into Do Yi-hyun’s insides. Even though he wasn’t knotting, the base was so thick it felt like his bottom would tear. Overwhelmed by an unimaginable pleasure, Do Yi-hyun looked up at Seo Jeong-woon, dazed.

He was wearing a bright smile, but nothing could look more obscene than this.

“Ah, ugh, hh…”

The moment Seo Jeong-woon tapped the corner of his mouth, Do Yi-hyun realized that for the time being, the only sounds he could make were drunken moans. His heart trembled finely. Fear and anticipation surged simultaneously.

As Do Yi-hyun’s expression contorted, Seo Jeong-woon paused his hip movements for a moment and observed his reaction.

“…Do you have time to say unnecessary things?”

Do Yi-hyun bit the finger Seo Jeong-woon was using to stroke his cheek.

“Don’t make me impatient. I’m already at my limit.”

Seo Jeong-woon smirked and pressed down hard on Do Yi-hyun’s tongue. The long, long night had begun.