113 – VCR

The body lying somewhere was incredibly hot. He couldn’t even tell if his eyes were closed or if it just felt that way because the surroundings were pitch black. His body felt heavy, as if it were being constricted, and the darkness that made it impossible to distinguish objects was suffocating enough to drive him mad. The moment he squirmed, unable to move, a very fragrant and familiar scent wafted in from somewhere. As the sweet, longing scent began to pour over him, his body, which had been rigid with suffocation, began to relax.

“Your Majesty, were you here?”

A voice sweeter than the sweet fragrance tickled his ears. As a warm, gentle touch patted him soothingly, his anxiety was completely washed away. Is it Hae-joo? He wanted to call his name, but his lips wouldn’t move.

“I waited over there for a long time; why are you over here? If I hadn’t come looking for you, were you just planning to leave?”

The whining voice was tinged with disappointment. However, Min-hyeok could not understand what Hae-joo was talking about. Had they been separated? Why had he left Hae-joo waiting alone somewhere else? Why had he upset him? To leave without looking for him—that was nonsense. There was no way he would leave Hae-joo behind.

He tried to call out to Hae-joo urgently to explain, but his body wouldn’t move. For some reason, his stiff arms refused to obey his will. With all his might, he barely managed to reach out and grab Hae-joo, who was in front of him. Because it was pitch black, he couldn’t see Hae-joo and feared he might lose him.

The worry that he might not be able to catch him vanished. As he felt warmth from Hae-joo’s arm, which he had grasped fumbling, a smile appeared on his lips. He had struggled to catch him, but now that the sensation was fully within his hand, a sense of relief washed over him. Thank goodness. He was so glad he could hold this warm hand.

Fumbling further, he grabbed Hae-joo’s waist and pulled him into an embrace. He tightened his grip—the hand wrapped around the waist and the hand holding the back—to ensure he couldn’t move or slip away. A sense of satisfaction filled him as he felt Hae-joo’s arms winding tightly around his own body.

I have to hold him tight now so he can’t go anywhere. I have to hug him this tightly so Hae-joo can’t move. So, I must hold on even tighter. The scent of Hae-joo’s Read on Read BL Novelsskin, which he hadn’t smelled in a long time, was as sweet as pheromounauthorized copynes. He could feel Hae-joo’s soft skin through the thin fabric.

“Your Majesty.”

As soon as the warm voice calling Min-hyeok reached his ears, Hae-joo’s warm hands cupped Min-hyeok’s cheeks and brought his lips close.

“You like my pheromones, don’t you? That’s why you’re holding me so tight right now, isn’t it? I know that I was the only Omega for Your Majesty.”

Hae-joo’s face, as he repeatedly rubbed against Min-hyeok’s cheeks and looked at him with burning eyes, was so seductive that it was hard to look away. To Min-hyeok, Hae-joo’s expression and tone toward him felt like a dream. Yes, perhaps this was a dream. But whether it was a dream or a nightmare, Min-hyeok could not push away Hae-joo’s touch.

While Min-hyeok was speechless, flustered by the erotic tone, Hae-joo’s warm lips traced down the bridge of Min-hyeok’s nose and brushed against his lips. Having tasted those sweet lips for a fleeting moment, Min-hyeok stared blankly at Hae-joo.

Finding that expression amusing, Hae-joo burst into laughter. It was the sound of laughter that Min-hyeok loved. He also loved that specific expression Hae-joo made when he laughed out loud like that. It was a face no one else got to see, and a laugh that only Min-hyeok could hear.

Stimulated by Hae-joo’s presence, Min-hyeok’s body grew hot; he caught his breath and buried his face in Hae-joo’s chest. As his hair tickled his neck, Hae-joo laughed loudly, saying it tickled, and wrapped his arms around Min-hyeok’s head.

“Hae-joo, could you keep laughing like that? Could you show that smile only to me?”

If Sang-seon had seen this, he would have scolded him severely to consider his dignity. But that didn’t stolen content-->matter anymore. The Emperor’s dignity or majesty meant nothing when Hae-joo wasn’t by his side.

When the most important person wasn’t with him, what did it matter how he appeared to others? Even if he looked pathetic or miserable, as long as he could keep Hae-joo in his arms, he didn’t care what he looked like.

“You want to be the only one who sees me laugh?”

Hae-joo surely knew the answer, yet he asked while tilting his head as if he were truly curious. Why did even that look seem so pretty? He wanted to tell him he was pretty.

“Yes. I want to be the only one. Your smile is so beautiful that I don’t want to show it to anyone else. It’s always been that way. Honestly, I would have hated it even if it were Cha Han-bin.”

“He’s my older brother. How can you say that about him?”

At the sight of Hae-joo laughing brightly with an incredulous face, Min-hyeok reached the limit of his patience and pushed himself up from his lying position. Then, he grabbed Hae-joo’s neck somewhat roughly and covered his lips in one breath. He sucked on Hae-joo’s tongue with haste and urgency. The mixture of Hae-joo’s fragrant pheromones and the sweet sensation of his tongue made the hair on Min-hyeok’s entire body stand on end.

“Ugh… mnh.”

A shallow moan escaped Hae-joo’s mouth, sounding as if he didn’t dislike it. The moan tickling his ears stimulated Min-hyeok further. He didn’t want to let go, to the point where he wanted to absorb Hae-joo’s body into his own. He even wished they could become one body. Fortunately, Hae-joo seemed to be enjoying it as well, as he tightened the arms embracing Min-hyeok. Holding Hae-joo’s head firmly in place, Min-hyeok explored the inside of his mouth further and slowly began to move his body.

It had been a long time since they had held each other tightly and felt skin against skin, so he never wanted to let go again. The pulsing vein of Min-hyeok’s hard erection could be felt [Read on Read BL Novels]clearly. Even though he was just hugging Hae-joo tightly and rubbing [stolen content]his lower body, a feeling of ecstasy continued. As the desire to enter Hae-joo’s soft, warm hole surged, pheromones erupted from his body.

This space, wherever it was, was filled with the fragrant scent of acacia and the fresh scent of grass drenched in water. While he moved his hips frantically, drenched in the pheromones vibrating around them, Hae-joo kissed Min-hyeok’s ear.

“Ah… ah. Your, Your Majesty. Next time, please tell me directly.”

“Hah, what?”

Because they were rubbing their bodies together frantically, they were shaking violently, and Hae-joo’s voice wasn’t heard clearly. Min-hyeok asked again, suppressing a moan.

“Your Majesty.”

Hae-joo, breathing heavily, placed both hands on Min-hyeok’s cheeks again. He looked steadily at Min-hyeok’s face with a very warm smile.

“I’m saying that when we meet next time, please tell me I’m pretty. Please tell me directly. Those words you just said, don’t hold them back… don’t just keep them inside; express them just like you did now.”

“Hae-joo?”

It was strange. Min-hyeok felt something was off. Why? Why was he saying things like that and looking at him with that face, as if they were parting? Instinctively sensing the anomaly, Min-hyeok urgently hugged Hae-joo’s [stolen content]waist [stolen content]tightly. No. He didn’t know what was happening, but he couldn’t [stolen content]allow it. He had finally held him in his arms; he didn’t want to be separated.

“No, where are you going? Huh? Don’t go. You’re finally smiling kindly at me… I want to be with you. Please, don’t go.”

Holding Hae-joo tightly, he buried his face in his chest and clung to him, almost begging. Instead of acting like a fool, should he just beg openly? To just not leave his side… Then perhaps Hae-joo would feel pity and want to stay.

“Your Majesty, in order for us to meet again, we must part here. So please remember what I told you earlier. Remember it, and when we meet next time, please tell me directly.”

“Do we have to meet again? We can just stay together now without parting. Why on earth…”

Min-hyeok’s urgency received no answer. The warm body of Hae-joo he felt in his arms vanished in an instant. Flustered, Min-hyeok bolted upright and looked around. But the place was filled only with darkness; nothing else existed. Hae-joo had clearly been here with him, but he was gone.

“No… he was definitely here.”

Hae-joo, who had been in his arms, smiling and being tender, had disappeared as if he had never been there from the start. His warm touch still lingered on Min-hyeok’s arms. Realizing he was left alone once again, Min-hyeok felt a sense of despair. A heart-wrenching ache surged through him.

Min-hyeok learned for the first time what it meant for one’s heart to crumble. In the despair of being left alone again, Min-hyeok simply ran through the sightless space. Not knowing where Hae-joo had gone or where he should go, he just kept running.

Your Majesty! Your Majesty, are you alright?

What?

Your Majesty!

He heard a voice calling him strongly from somewhere. The moment he turned his head toward the voice, the space he was standing in brightened as if it had never been dark.

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“Gasp!”

Min-hyeok, breathing as if his lungs were about to burst, opened his eyes. The sudden influx of light made his head spin with dizziness, so he covered his eyes with his palms to block the pouring light. As he regained his senses and gradually recognized the situation, Sang-seon approached him.

“Your Majesty, are you alright? While you were sleeping, your pheromones exploded, and you seemed to be suffering greatly. You opened your eyes in response to my voice.”

“…Ah, it was Sang-seon?”

It seemed the voice that had called him faintly in the darkness had been Sang-seon. A hollow, absurd [Read on Read BL Novels]laugh escaped him. What kind of dream was that? It had been so vivid. He didn’t know if it was due to [visit our site]sexual frustration or if his obsession had manifested as a dream, but regardless, it was a dream he didn’t want to wake up from.

As that vivid happiness vanished and he became aware of reality, Min-hyeok felt utterly devastated. He had collapsed after going to see Hae-joo. Right. This is indeed reality. Min-hyeok had ultimately returned to a reality where Hae-joo was gone.