By Zephyria 
When Eun-won woke up, it was before the alarm went off. He felt as though he had slept deeply, and his mood was refreshed from the moment he opened his eyes. He loved the warmth of Cha Se-jin he felt immediately upon waking, and he loved that Cha Se-jin was holding him as they slept.
Wanting to see his face, Eun-won twisted his body slightly and turned on the bedside lamp to a low setting. He looked around, feeling that the room was somehow unfamiliar.
“…Uh….”
This wasn’t the bedroom he usually shared with Cha Se-jin. It was Cha Se-jin’s bedroom next to his study—the room that was currently unused. He clearly remembered falling asleep in a different room yesterday, so why was he sleeping here? After thinking for a moment, Eun-won soon realized the reason.
It was because his body felt so clean and fresh. It seemed that while he was asleep, Cha Se-jin had washed him, dried him, applied lotion, and dressed him. There was no way Cha Se-jin would have let him sleep in that other room where the sheets were likely soaked. Changing the sheets alone at night would have been difficult, and calling someone in would have been awkward, so he must have brought him to this room.
Thinking of Cha Se-jin, who must have been so busy washing him, wiping him down, and bringing him here to sleep while he knew nothing, unconscious… it felt somewhat cute.
He realized that this was what love felt like—how wonderful it was to be loved by the person he liked. In the past, he would have spent a long time wondering if such actions were simply due to a habitual kindness or if there were actual feelings behind them. But not now. He just liked it. Cha Se-jin was lovely and cute.
…What should I do. I really, really like him. I really like the Executive Director.
After staring at the sleeping Cha Se-jin’s face for a long while, Eun-won carefully reached out. He lightly stroked the disheveled hair and tapped the thick eyelashes with his fingertip before quickly pulling his hand back.
His gaze traveled down the straight bridge of the nose and stopped at the closed lips.
“…….”
Those were the lips that had voiced love to him so many times. Lips that had poured out an unrefined form of love and, after bringing up the word ‘love,’ had told him “I love you” over and over again.
Recalling those moments made his heart tickle. He couldn’t just stand there and watch. Eun-won leaned in just a bit closer and lightly pressed his lips against Cha Se-jin’s.
Chu.
A sound as ticklish as his heart echoed, yet Cha Se-jin did not wake. Gaining a small burst of courage, thinking he could do it one more time, Eun-won kissed his cheek this time.
Chu.
And then, he sought out the lips again.
Chu, chu.
Seeing that Cha Se-jin still didn’t react, Eun-won smiled and gently smoothed his hair again. He loved that he could kiss the sleeping Cha Se-jin to his heart’s content. It was even more so because usually, Cha Se-jin was the one who approached first, smiled first, and initiated the kisses.
Just one more time….
The moment his soft, warm lips pressed against Cha Se-jin’s again, the arm wrapped around Eun-won’s waist tightened. Then, the lips that had barely touched locked together deeply. Their tongues intertwined through the quickly parted lips. Eun-won’s eyes, which had widened in surprise, soon slid shut.
Their tongues moved slowly, rubbing against each other. It was tender and soft. Between intermittent, soft pecks, they kissed deeply for a long time. Because it was morning, their erect genitals rubbed together, spreading a pleasant pleasure.
“This is unbelievable.”
Chu, chu-chu, chu. After several kisses mixed with small sounds and laughter, Cha Se-jin spoke in a low, husky voice.
“Is there really a morning where I wake up like this? Huh? How can a morning like this exist?”
With his eyes still heavy with sleep, Cha Se-jin pulled Eun-won fully into his embrace. He wondered how a morning could possibly be this happy.
“Darling.”
“Yes.”
“Wake me up like this every day from now on.”
“…Is that okay?”
Ah, fuck. I’m going crazy. ‘Is that okay?’ How can he be this cute? I’ve wanted to do this every day until now, but did he not do it because he thought I’d hate it?
“Of course it’s okay. I love it. If I wake up first, I’ll wake you up like this too, Darling.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Cha Se-jin’s lips touched Eun-won’s ear. Chu. Then, his lips continued to press against the corner of his eye, his cheek, the tip of his nose, and finally his lips. Every time Eun-won turned his head slightly because it tickled, Cha Se-jin followed without missing a beat, continuing to kiss his lips and cheeks. Chu, chu.
“Executive Director, it tickles….”
Eun-won’s soft laughter spread. Feeling even better, Cha Se-jin held him tighter so he couldn’t escape and showered his face with kisses.
“Yeah, I’m doing it to make you laugh. So that my Darling laughs a lot.”
Eventually, Eun-won’s laughter burst out a bit louder. As he embraced that laughter, Cha Se-jin’s heart swelled even more. He could no longer remember what yesterday morning or the morning before that had been like, before he realized these feelings.
The first morning they spent together after facing their love was warm, sweet, and cozy.
“Darling. Today is the second day of our relationship.”
Whispering into Eun-won’s ear, Cha Se-jin gently bit the reddening tip of his ear. The way he nodded while looking back at him without avoiding his gaze, despite his blushing face, was excessively cute and beautiful.
“Your classes end a bit early today, right?”
“Yes, they end at 3.”
“I’ll go to the school then. Let’s go on a date.”
“Yes, I’d love to.”
Kissing the smiling Eun-won’s lips again—chu, chu—Cha Se-jin slid his hand inside the pajamas to rub his soft waist while checking his expression.
“Ah, how’s your body? You must have been very surprised since it happened so suddenly yesterday. And it must have hurt. It was your first time being knotted.”
“A little…. But it hurt at first… and then it got better.”
“That’s a relief…. Does it hurt inside? When I washed you yesterday, it didn’t look like you were injured.”
“Only my waist… hurts a little, but everything else is fine. It doesn’t hurt even when I move my legs….”
“If anywhere else starts to hurt, don’t hold it in and tell me, okay? I’ll massage your waist for you.”
While holding Eun-won again, Cha Se-jin slowly massaged his waist, relaxing the startled muscles. At first, it was a stiff pain, but gradually the touch felt refreshing. With his face buried in Cha Se-jin’s chest, Eun-won drifted back to sleep.
Kissing Eun-won’s hair, Cha Se-jin smiled, turned off the alarm, and closed his eyes.
It was an unbelievably happy morning on the second day of their relationship.
He arrived at school just before class started. After falling into a truly deep sleep because Cha Se-jin had turned off the alarm, he woke up to find there wasn’t much time left until class. Cha Se-jin jumped up along with the startled Eun-won, double-checked the time, and from then on, they frantically prepared for school and work.
They washed, changed clothes, quickly left the annex, and got into the car. Even in the midst of the rush, Cha Se-jin wanted to take care of Eun-won’s breakfast, so he grabbed a fruit cup from the fridge before leaving and handed it to him. Thanks to that consideration, Eun-won could eat fruit on the way to school so he wouldn’t be hungry. It was even better because he could pop a piece into Cha Se-jin’s mouth while he was driving.
Holding the steering wheel, Cha Se-jin almost cursed several times at the cars blocking and hindering his way, but he held it back. Seeing the rushed Cha Se-jin, Eun-won told him it was okay to be a little late, but the determined Cha Se-jin eventually succeeded in dropping Eun-won off in front of the building just before class began.
‘See you later, I love you.’
After entering through the back door of the lecture hall and taking his seat, Eun-won finally caught his breath after the attendance check. While his ragged breathing from running subsided, he thought of Cha Se-jin waving at him as he got out of the car. He loved how the words “I love you” had naturally become a part of his vocabulary in a single day, and he found himself smiling several times even during the lecture.
His heart felt ticklish. The weather seemed especially nice today, and his steps felt lighter. After successfully finishing class and leaving the lecture hall, Yoon Ji-woon, who was waiting in front of the building to have lunch together, waved his hand vigorously.
“Ah, I’m starving. Let’s eat tonkatsu. I received a revelation as soon as I woke up this morning.”
“A revelation?”
“Yeah, the moment I opened my eyes, I could taste tonkatsu in my mouth.”
Amused by the word ‘revelation,’ Eun-won nodded. Perhaps because he was in such a good mood, he felt like he could eat anything and it would taste delicious today.
“Something’s up with you.”
“Huh?”
“You look way too happy. This level of happiness usually means something big happened.”
Eun-won tilted his head at Yoon Ji-woon’s suspicious, narrowed gaze. He couldn’t tell exactly what part of him made it seem like something good had happened. Though, it was true.
“Your face is seriously glowing. Did you do something to your face?”
“…H-ha, do what? I just… slept deeply yesterday.”
“Really? They do say sleep is important. Hey, but you’re really something today. I’m so jealous of your skin.”
Yoon Ji-woon was likely just saying it without knowing anything, but for some reason, Eun-won felt a bit… embarrassed. It was true that something good had happened and that he had slept deeply, but there were things Yoon Ji-woon could never know, so the memories of last night kept resurfacing, making his face heat up. He knew that the morning after a deep physical encounter with Cha Se-jin, one’s complexion looked exceptionally good and smooth.
“Tell me honestly. Something is definitely up. Let me be happy too.”
“It’s just… a personal matter.”
“So you’re not going to tell me?”
“Sorry….”
“Fine, fine. Even if you don’t tell me, it’s probably because of Hyung. Still, I’m glad you look good. You’ve seemed to have a lot on your mind lately, so I wondered if something was wrong.”
Eun-won smiled at Yoon Ji-woon’s hand patting his back. He was a truly good friend—so much so that Eun-won felt he should be more attentive and caring toward him.
“You don’t have to worry. I’m really happy.”
“What’s so great?”
“Just… right now.”
After thinking about Eun-won’s answer for a moment, Yoon Ji-woon nodded vigorously and laughed.
“Alright, then that’s enough. Ah, since you’re the one with the good news, you buy the tonkatsu. I’ll buy the coffee and sweets so you can feel even better. Let’s go quickly! If we’re even a little late, we’ll have to wait in line.”
“Okay!”
Following Yoon Ji-woon, who hurried his pace while checking the time, Eun-won also stepped lightly with a smile. The midday sunlight poured over Eun-won’s face. It was a light as bright and radiant as Eun-won was right now.