By Zephyria 
Side Story: Return Episode 3
The commotion had passed, and evening was gradually approaching. Pie was dozing off, curled up in the new house placed on the balcony, and Eden continued his reading while lying on a sunbed.
Watching the peaceful scene, Ha-jin stripped off his t-shirt, which had become sticky as the sweat dried, and dove into the outdoor pool. After splashing around for a while, he resurfaced after a one-minute dive.
Not long after he flipped over into a backstroke position, he heard the sound of a cool splash nearby.
Splash!
At the same time, he felt something softly wrap around his waist. Ha-jin laughed innocently at the ticklish sensation.
His field of vision, which had been filled with the blue sky, was suddenly occupied by Eden’s face. Eden pressed a soft kiss—mwah—onto the lips of Ha-jin, who was floating on the water. Ha-jin grimaced with a smile as a droplet of water fell from the tip of Eden’s nose and splashed near his eye.
“You’re not angry because I took Byeol’s side, are you?”
“You mediated wisely. Why would I be angry?”
Mwah, mwah. After kissing his wet lips a couple more times, Eden finally supported Ha-jin’s back, applying strength. Ha-jin naturally pushed himself up and rested his foot atop Eden’s instep.
Placing his hands on those firm shoulders, Ha-jin tilted his head.
“Still. I wondered if I stepped in for no reason, since Jeong Tae-geon probably had no intention of letting Byeol stay out overnight….”
“I intended to let him go anyway.”
“Really?”
“Since I can do things like this with Do Ha-jin outdoors, there’s no reason not to let him out.”
Ha-jin’s eyes widened as a hand entered boldly through his wet underwear. With a meaningful smile, Eden slid his tongue between Ha-jin’s lips. Along with the softly penetrating kiss, his hand movements became even more daring.
Before long, Eden had completely stripped off Ha-jin’s underwear and began groping the opening with his middle finger.
Ha-jin buried his forehead in Eden’s neck and let out a ragged breath.
“Ugh, even so, isn’t this a bit too bold for the outdoors?”
Although they were the only two people on the vast grounds of the mansion, the outdoors were still the outdoors, and he couldn’t help but feel self-conscious. Ha-jin swallowed a cough that threatened to burst out, conscious of his member beginning to harden.
He had come to enjoy sexual acts with Jeong Tae-geon like a game, but he hadn’t yet reached a level of brazenness where he could comfortably have outdoor sex. Sensing his hesitation, Eden whispered suggestively into his wet ear.
“I’ve already put Pie inside the house. It’s just the two of us now, so relax.”
“Ha….”
It was a level of meticulousness that drew a hollow laugh. Shaking his head as if to say he was hopeless, Ha-jin met Eden’s gaze. Droplets of water fell from Eden’s moderately angled brow bone and masculine chin.
“When on earth did you take your underwear off?”
Eden answered by pulling Ha-jin’s waist tight against him. Their naked bodies rubbed together secretly. While leisurely stroking each other’s bodies and subtly moving their members in the middle of the pool, the two began to entwine their tongues in earnest.
Contrary to their lips, which were cold and wet, their tongues were as hot as if they had been burned by fire. Engaging in public displays of affection in an unexpected place caused his arousal to spike faster than usual. Unable to contain the rising desire, Ha-jin actively explored the inside of Eden’s mouth.
Slurp, chuu…
Before Eden’s tongue could move toward him, Ha-jin tilted his head and moved against the tender flesh. He swept the inside of the soft cheek, passed the gums, and explored beneath the root of the tongue. Due to the gluttonous movements, sticky saliva dripped down beneath their jaws.
After receiving the kisses leisurely for a while, Eden raised his right hand and gripped the hair at the back of Ha-jin’s head. Then, he slowly pulled his face away. Ha-jin frowned his smooth brow, displeased by the sudden interruption of the kiss.
“…Why?”
“Because I want to fuck you quickly.”
Contrary to his relaxed movements, the voice that emerged was low and sunken. At the tone that carried a hint of impatience, Ha-jin reflexively gulped.
“Aren’t you tired? We can take it slow…. We just came back from shooting practice this morning.”
“I’m not so exhausted that I can’t have sex.”
“Still, it’s been a forced march for several weeks now, ugh.”
Eden lightly licked the nape of Ha-jin’s neck as he spoke uselessly. As if signaling the start, his left hand gripped the buttocks firmly once, and his middle finger dug into the hole. Ha-jin let out a low moan at the touch, which was more urgent than usual.
“Cling to me.”
At the familiar command, Ha-jin’s legs wrapped tightly around Eden’s firm waist. Because they were in the water, there was less burden regarding weight. As he leaned his body against him with enough force that their chests touched, the opening below naturally parted.
Eden probed and poked the inside of the hole quickly, yet within a limit that wouldn’t hurt Ha-jin. Although the water pressure restricted his movements, Ha-jin’s body soon melted away due to the excitement provided by the unusual location.
Just as he was focusing only on the sensations inside his hole, unaware that his pale neck was being bitten, his prostate was grazed, and a suppressed moan burst out.
“Ah-ugh… hngh…!”
Smiling quietly, Eden moved while still holding Ha-jin. Pushing Ha-jin’s back against one wall of the pool, he greedily sucked on both areolas. Ha-jin clenched his fists at the fingers scratching and poking his hole and the tongue frantically exploring his chest. His vision was dyed in vivid colors due to the dizzying pleasure.
If they weren’t in the water, it was obvious he would have begged him to thrust into him immediately. The cold tiles against his back were being warmed by his body heat. Ripples surged and wavered around the two of them. Lifting his lips from the erect nipples, Eden spoke, his voice rasping.
“Your hole is tight today.”
While kneading Ha-jin’s buttocks, he suddenly thrust in one more finger. Ha-jin’s face crumpled at the unexpected act.
“Ugh…!”
Receiving thick fingers while hanging in the water made his body stiffen, making the sensation of a foreign object feel more intense than usual.
However, the sound of Eden’s rough breathing hitting his ear soon caused the inside of the hole to tighten sharply. Noticing the minute change, Eden pushed in one more remaining finger.
“Ah, just a little slower…!”
Ha-jin dug his nails into Eden’s shoulders and grit his teeth. The unpleasant sensation of insertion quickly began to be replaced by an ambiguous pleasure. Despite Ha-jin’s pleas to go slow, the fingers that pushed in bit by bit kept hitting his prostate.
Ha-jin’s member, which had been half-dormant, soon gained strength.
His straight member rubbed against Eden’s firm abs, to the point where it was painfully pressed. Unable to withstand the intense stimulation applied to both front and back, Ha-jin finally let out an embarrassing moan.
“Hic…!”
The splashing sound of water continued incessantly.
Even while shaking, Ha-jin rolled his eyes to look behind Eden. The mansion stood tall diagonally across the wide pool, and behind it, a vast sky of mysterious colors unfolded.
His heart fluttered at the wind lightly touching his wet hair, the small currents crossing his chest, and the chirping of an unknown bird in his ear. While he struggled for a while, unable to adapt to the stimulating situation, his gaze was stolen by the colorful surrounding scenery that stimulated all five senses.
Whenever Ha-jin lost himself, Eden would gently bite the tip of his chin like a mischievous child to turn his gaze back.
“Are you not going to concentrate?”
“Doing it outside like this, ngh, hng… isn’t bad.”
“You’re quite composed.”
“It’s not, that, it’s just because it feels too good.”
Ha-jin added, breathing heavily.
“I just love being like this without any worries.”
It was a confession that should have been nothing new, but the weight of the meaning contained in the words murmured like a monologue was by no means light. From sharing life and death in their distant homeland to reaching this peaceful moment, the two had to endure too many trials and patience.
Ironically, their unhappy past became a medium that tied the lovers’ bond even tighter and reminded them of the preciousness of the present. Even the simple act of sharing love was never taken for granted. Only now, after experiencing all that, were the two able to spend each day filled with gratitude and love.
Eden pressed a kiss onto the lips of the sentimental Ha-jin. As he resumed the foreplay that had stopped while entwining their tongues, Ha-jin gasped. Moans that couldn’t escape his lips began to boil in his throat.
“Mmph, hng, ugh….”
The excitement was ignited once more. Eden lifted one of Ha-jin’s legs. As he curved his fingers inside the hole like a hook, Ha-jin couldn’t help but throw his head back.