By Zephyria 
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“Ah….”
“And this kind of talk… it’s very uncomfortable to hear.”
“Ah…. I’m sorry…. I just really like you so much….”
Fed up with the employee who continued to prioritize his own feelings until the end, Eun-won didn’t respond further. He simply gave a light nod of greeting and turned away. He wanted to throw the piece of paper on the tray away immediately, but since he was still in front of the person, he felt it would be awkward to do so. He stuffed the unopened note into his coat pocket and returned to his seat.
“What did the part-timer say? Why is he talking to you like that?”
“Ah…. Just….”
“What do you mean, ‘just’? Ah, did he ask for your number?”
Seeing Eun-won silently set down the cake without answering, the three of them looked at the employee simultaneously. The employee, who had been unable to take his eyes off Eun-won’s retreating back with a look of regret, was startled by the sudden barrage of glares and quickly scurried away.
“Man, I knew he looked creepy.”
“Every cafe we go to, the same shit happens to Seo Eun-won. Where the hell are we supposed to go?”
“You’re asking for a death wish from Hyung.”
Seeing his friends throw out comments one by one, the bad mood and discomfort eased slightly, but a stinging sensation remained in a corner of his heart.
The reason those words were so upsetting was likely because he lacked a firm conviction of his own. If they were in a situation where they loved each other deeply—where they would never break up, where there was no possibility of it—no matter what others said, it wouldn’t have affected him at all.
But that wasn’t the case for him. There was a high possibility they would break up if Cha Se-jin grew tired of his face; even if that didn’t happen, since it was an arranged marriage, the union could be broken at any time if he were no longer needed or if a fatal flaw appeared on his father’s side. Knowing this, he couldn’t deny that the employee’s hypothesis of ‘if you break up’ felt more unpleasant and made his heart anxious.
Eun-won let out a soft sigh and shook his head slightly. It was foolish to let his heart be eaten away by something that hadn’t happened yet, and might never happen. Picking up his fork, Eun-won took a small bite of cake and listened to his friends’ voices drifting back to his ears. Contrary to his mood, the taste in his mouth was sweet.
* * *
After receiving a message from Cha Se-jin saying he had an important dinner appointment, Eun-won went home, had dinner while chatting extensively with Cha Se-na, who happened to be there, and then returned to the annex. Unable to resist the craving, Eun-won took out a cup of ice cream, ate it, went upstairs to wash up, and changed into pajamas.
He planned to wait until he saw Cha Se-jin come home before sleeping. Of course, it was still far too early to sleep, but since they had only seen each other briefly in the morning, he really wanted to see his face and talk for a moment today.
Debating whether to read a book or find an interesting movie or drama, Eun-won went down to the first-floor living room instead of the bedroom and settled on the sofa. He felt that if he stayed here, even if he fell asleep while waiting, he would be woken up by the sound of Cha Se-jin entering.
While browsing through an OTT app and clicking through various options, Eun-won found a series his friends had mentioned was fun and played the first episode. The first episode was so immersive and interesting that he became completely absorbed, and before he knew it, he had reached the third episode. Feeling a bit chilly, Eun-won pulled the blanket folded over the sofa armrest and unfolded it, his gaze shifting from the screen to the fabric.
“…….”
The blanket smelled like Cha Se-jin. Of course, since they lived together, there were traces of Cha Se-jin everywhere, and it was natural for his pheromone scent to be lingering, but this was different.
Unaware that Cha Se-jin, not knowing when Eun-won might use the blanket, poured his pheromones into it every time he passed by, Eun-won couldn’t help but be startled by the sudden encounter with Cha Se-jin’s pheromones.
The dark screen, where many people were moving and pouring out lines of dialogue, flashed by quickly. Forgetting that he was missing a lot of the plot, Eun-won stared silently at the blanket in his hand. In an instant, Cha Se-jin filled his mind. His heart wavered with longing.
Despite there being no one around, Eun-won hesitated, glancing around instinctively, before lifting the blanket and burying his nose and mouth into it. As he closed his eyes and took a slow, deep breath, Cha Se-jin’s scent flowed deep into his body. His stomach churned and the insides of his thighs tingled, but more than that, he missed Cha Se-jin so much—really, truly so much. He just wanted to hold him still. Even for a very short time, even just a little.
As the third episode ended—the contents of which he no longer knew—and while the screen transitioned to the next episode, Eun-won remained hugging the blanket without looking at the screen. Then, he heard the sound of the door opening. Lifting his head, Eun-won quickly stood up and approached the entrance while still clutching the blanket.
Cha Se-jin, who was taking off his shoes and sliding his feet into slippers, dropped his gaze upon Eun-won. Seeing Eun-won hugging the blanket he had painstakingly soaked in pheromones, Cha Se-jin let out a breath mixed with a laugh, pretended not to notice, and stepped inside to stroke Eun-won’s hair.
“You weren’t asleep? Ah, maybe it’s not that late yet.”
Checking the time, which was slightly before midnight, Cha Se-jin looked down at Eun-won, who couldn’t take his eyes off him even as he walked.
“Did you… drink a lot?”
“Just a moderate amount. I don’t drink much at business meetings. There’s nothing good about being drunk, and it’s not fun.”
Heading toward the second floor but noticing the sound of the TV, Cha Se-jin went to the living room and sat on the sofa, loosening his tie. Eun-won, sitting beside him and staring at him the whole time while hugging the blanket, looked lovely. However, something felt different. His face was certainly beautiful, the eyes looking at him, the hands gripping the blanket, and the slightly parted lips were definitely lovely, but it felt like there was something more—a strange feeling.
He wanted to keep pretending and tease him more, but perhaps because the alcohol was hitting him just right, he wanted to touch Eun-won more than he wanted to tease him while sitting beside him. He wanted to push him down onto the sofa right now and have sex until the sofa was soaked with splashing lubrication, and he wanted to torment him with kisses until he cried from lack of breath. But for now, regardless of what it became, he just wanted to touch him anywhere. Slowly releasing the tension in his body and letting his pheromones flow, Cha Se-jin took the blanket that was being hugged in Eun-won’s arms instead of him and pushed it slightly to the side.
“Hug me instead of that thing.”
“…….”
“Come here.”
As if entranced, Eun-won’s body leaned in. Pulling Eun-won and seating him on his lap, Cha Se-jin looked down silently at Eun-won, who had approached first to wrap his arms around his neck. The hand that had been about to press down on his back to pull him closer lost its direction and hovered in the air. He felt strange again.
“Is it unpleasant because it’s mixed with the smell of alcohol?”
As he released his pheromones more intensely, Eun-won’s body pressed closer without any gap. He could feel his member, rubbing against Eun-won’s buttocks, becoming hard.
“…I like it.”
There was definitely a slight mix of other scents, but he didn’t dislike it at all. He had felt it before, but the smell of alcohol clinging to Cha Se-jin was different from that of other people. Even that made Cha Se-jin stand out.
The cool sensation of the outside air that hadn’t yet faded, and the high temperature of the hand slowly stroking down his back—everything was just wonderful. Beyond any comparison to the blanket.
He wondered how Cha Se-jin knew his heart’s desire to hold him even for a moment. Did everything show on his face? Or was Cha Se-jin exceptionally good at reading people’s hearts? When one reaches Cha Se-jin’s age, when one becomes a real adult, does one become able to understand such things so well? Gathering a bit more courage, Eun-won buried his face in Cha Se-jin’s shoulder.
“Darling. Should I take off my pants?”
Feeling Eun-won’s breath on his neck, a fully erect Cha Se-jin lightly pulled at the waistband of Eun-won’s pajama pants. Eun-won must have heard him, but he gave no answer. He seemed too shy to respond.
“If I can take them off, pull my hair. If not, just stay still.”
Eun-won’s body froze. As time passed, Eun-won did not move. Just as he thought the only answer was to just masturbate, he felt a slight tug on the hair at the back of his head. Letting out a soft laugh and a breath, Cha Se-jin cursed under his breath, unable to overcome the surging excitement. Fuck, he felt like he was going crazy.
Pulling the waistband of Eun-won’s pajama pants down below his buttocks and making him pull out one leg, Cha Se-jin slid his hand down between his own stomach and Eun-won’s, which were almost touching. Then, he slowly rubbed over Eun-won’s underwear, which was already wet. As he rubbed, he could feel the lubrication flowing more, making it damp.
“Ah… nng….”
Eun-won’s moans were muffled against his shoulder. Turning his head to press his lips against Eun-won’s ear, Cha Se-jin pushed aside the underwear that was clinging to the perineum and traced circles with his fingertips over the slippery hole before plunging two fingers into the drenched interior.
“Haa…!”
Seeing how lovely it was that Eun-won trembled, unable to fully lower his hips while the fingers were inside, Cha Se-jin laughed in his ear and skillfully widened the inside. Every time he rubbed the smooth inner walls, hot lubrication flowed out, wetting his fingers.
Admiring the fluttering of the closed eyelids, Cha Se-jin pushed his fingers deeper to loosen the inside, then withdrew them, drenched, and brought them to the tip of his tongue. As he licked what flowed down his long fingers, the sensation echoed and pooled deep inside his abdomen.
Cha Se-jin wrapped one arm around Eun-won’s waist to pull his body flush against him, and while lifting him up, he used his other hand to undo his buckle and release his member. Then, he rubbed his semi-erect member up and down while sucking on Eun-won’s neck. The member, which quickly became hard and stiff, slapped against Eun-won’s buttocks.
“Put your tongue in.”
Licking and sucking on the neck just enough not to leave a mark, Cha Se-jin spoke while biting the earlobe gently. At that, Eun-won lifted his head and looked down at Cha Se-jin, who had opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue toward him. He didn’t misunderstand what the request to put his tongue in meant, but even in this highly aroused state, he was too shy to act easily.
“Hurry. I want to suck your tongue.”
At the uncharacteristic urgency, Eun-won’s heart also grew hurried. Eun-won carefully cupped Cha Se-jin’s face with both hands, lowered his head, and pressed his lips.
“This is just a peck. I want to taste your saliva, Darling. Put your tongue in, hmm?”
Looking hazily at Cha Se-jin, who licked his lips as if asking him to open his mouth, Eun-won closed his eyes, gathered his courage, and opened his closed mouth. Then, he slightly stuck out his tongue.
At that sight, Cha Se-jin completely lost his composure, slid his hand through Eun-won’s hair to press him down, and deeply locked their lips. Simultaneously, his other hand gripped his member and rubbed the blunt tip of the glans over Eun-won’s slick hole. Every time Eun-won’s body put weight into it and pressed down, the glans repeatedly entered and exited the body.
“…nng….”
The sound of moaning while their tongues entwined was excessively erotic. The moment the glans entered Eun-won, Cha Se-jin thrust his hips up hard. At the feeling of the long, thick, and hard object plunging deep inside, Eun-won’s slightly lifted body slammed down, and a stream of fluid burst forth from the tip of the member.