By Zephyria 
Side Story 7
“I’m not thin.”
“I didn’t say anything.”
“I’m eating well. It’s just a bit difficult because the food is different from Korea. I’m not starving or anything. Don’t worry. From where I’m sitting, you look thin.”
Jeong-min said, looking at Kim Ju-hwan’s abs. It was ambiguous whether he was thin or not, but his body was still annoyingly perfect.
“You’re right. I am thin.”
“Right?”
“Yes, I had no appetite because I couldn’t see you, Sunbae.”
Kim Ju-hwan rubbed his forehead against Jeong-min’s chest and soon began to gently tease Jeong-min’s nipples with his fingers.
“Ugh, stop playing around.”
“I’m serious. That’s why I’m going to eat now. Very deliciously.”
“You sound like an old man.”
But for some reason, his body reacted to those words. He was at an age where he could be called an old man himself. Jeong-min let out a small laugh and spread his legs. As if that were the trigger, Kim Ju-hwan kissed Jeong-min and licked every corner of his body. Moaning at the long-awaited stimulation, Jeong-min also sucked and licked Kim Ju-hwan’s neck and shoulders. Seeing the marks he had left on the other’s shoulder gave him a sense of satisfaction. Jeong-min moved his hand down to touch his genitals. Pre-cum leaked from his hard erection. He had a face that looked like he wanted to thrust inside right this second. Though he was flushed with excitement, the fact that he was barely clinging to his reason was endearing, so Jeong-min pushed Kim Ju-hwan’s chest and made him sit up on the bed.
“Sunbae.”
“I’ll suck it for you.”
Though he had said it, Kim Ju-hwan’s member, encountered after so long, was larger, thicker, and better shaped than he remembered. This guy has no conscience; how did he even think about thrusting this in and knotting?
Jeong-min opened his mouth and took him in. As he opened his throat to lick and tighten deeper, Kim Ju-hwan ran his fingers through Jeong-min’s hair.
“Haa… Sunbae. Shin Jeong-min….”
Hearing the voice thick with arousal, Jeong-min opened his eyes slightly to see Kim Ju-hwan looking down at him with a feverish face.
‘This angle isn’t bad either.’
As Jeong-min moved his head to gradually induce ejaculation, Kim Ju-hwan grabbed Jeong-min’s chin.
“Stop. I want to come inside you, Sunbae.”
Jeong-min pulled the member out of his mouth and coughed slightly. Kim Ju-hwan then wiped the corner of Jeong-min’s mouth with his own hand.
“You’re a funny guy. When did I say I’d let you come inside? Wear a condom today, for sure.”
“I can’t.”
“What?”
“I didn’t bring any because I came in such a hurry.”
For someone who claimed to be in a hurry, he seemed to have packed everything imaginable from Korea.
“Haa, if I said I brought them, it would seem like that was the only purpose of my visit.”
Kim Ju-hwan scratched his head awkwardly. Then, he pulled his clothes over and took a condom out of the pocket.
“So that was the purpose of your visit.”
“I swear on the heavens, it wasn’t. If it were, I wouldn’t have held back since yesterday. I just missed you, Sunbae.”
Seeing him flustered and making excuses, Jeong-min burst into laughter and laughed for a long time. These various sides of Kim Ju-hwan were amusing… and this situation, right now, was enjoyable. Had they ever mixed their bodies together while laughing like this?
“Shin Jeong-min.”
“What? Why are you using my full name again?”
“There’s no drug today.”
“Drug?”
“The correction drug. You still want to do it with me, right?”
Though Kim Ju-hwan was showing him many sides, lately he had been acting very much like a younger man. For some reason, the sight of him holding a condom with an anxious face looked pitiful. Shin Jeong-min, you’re really gone. It seems he’s been completely led by the nose by this guy.
Jeong-min took Kim Ju-hwan’s hand and rubbed it gently against his own highly aroused genitals.
“Does it sound like a lie?”
Kim Ju-hwan’s eyes flashed. It seemed he had pressed the button. Jeong-min moved Kim Ju-hwan’s hand down and placed it near his hole.
“Think about it. It’s been months. Go slowly so I can accept you. Don’t eat too greedily.”
“Ha, Shin Jeong-min. Seriously.”
Kim Ju-hwan quickly tore open the condom wrapper. He put some of the remaining gel on his finger and inserted it into the hole. Feeling the dry hole gradually open, Jeong-min closed his eyes. He hadn’t expected it to turn out like this…. He had wanted to become an Omega. But in the end, he was an Alpha. He had been pregnant, but that… was just a miracle that happened by chance. Such a miracle wouldn’t happen twice.
“Are you… are you really okay with me being an Alpha?”
Kim Ju-hwan, who had been widening the hole and putting the condom on his member, paused at Jeong-min’s words and then smiled slightly.
“Want me to prove it?”
“Huh?”
Ah, that look in his eyes is dangerous. Jeong-min quickly raised his arm to stop Kim Ju-hwan, saying there was no need, but he was easily overpowered. Kim Ju-hwan pinned Jeong-min down with one hand and withdrew the finger that had been widening the inside. Then, he spread Jeong-min’s legs and thrust his member into his body all at once.
“Ugh-!!”
Jeong-min recoiled from the sudden impact. Kim Ju-hwan smiled and kissed Jeong-min’s forehead, speaking softly as if to soothe him.
“Only the glans is in now, Sunbae.”
No sooner had the words left his mouth than something of immense density pushed further inside. Was it always this large and hard? The pain felt as if he were being torn apart, and a cry of pain rose to his throat, but Jeong-min didn’t speak.
“A little… slower….”
Jeong-min said, caressing Kim Ju-hwan’s cheek.
“It’s been proven enough. Just a little slower. Let me be able to accept you. Since this is a place where you’ll have to stay for a long time from now on, I’m asking you to treat it with care.”
“…I’m sorry.”
Kim Ju-hwan apologized, pulled his hips back slightly, and then slowly and gently entered Jeong-min’s inside to settle in. How long had it been since he felt this pressure? It felt as if his stomach were completely full. The repulsion of being embraced by another Alpha had long since vanished, and the pheromones and bodies of the two became intertwined as one. Both of them felt it clearly. That they had accepted each other.
“Haa….”
As Jeong-min relaxed his body so Kim Ju-hwan could move more easily, he felt something drop on his face and looked up. Kim Ju-hwan’s tears? No, it was his sweat. However, his eyes looked precarious, as if he might shed tears at any moment.
“I was anxious.”
Kim Ju-hwan touched Jeong-min’s cheek.
“I was so anxious and insecure. What if I’m not as good as that man? If I’m not perfect, Sunbae won’t look at me…. I was so anxious and insecure… that’s why I worked so hard to prepare. And from now on, I will be a person who isn’t shameful to you, Sunbae. So. Just like this… just stay like this. Just stay here in my arms.”
He had been too busy taking care of himself in this place to notice Kim Ju-hwan. He had been waiting for Jeong-min, anxious, like a puppy longing for its owner in an empty house.
“Who told you to be a perfect person? I didn’t want that from you. And isn’t it too late for that anyway? I’ve already seen all your unsightly sides a long time ago…. I’ve accepted even those parts of you… you underestimated my capacity.”
“…I guess so.”
Kim Ju-hwan smiled and kissed Jeong-min’s hand. To be precise, the ring finger of the left hand, where a ring would go if they were to marry.
Jeong-min knew what that meant, but he pretended not to know for now. He felt he had to.
“Actually, I planned to stay here for a few more months, but after yesterday, I changed my mind. I think I should go back soon. So I’ll study more, gain more experience, and then come back here. So just wait a little. I’ll wrap things up and be back within next month.”
“Then I should prepare too.”
“Prepare what?”
“So that there’s not a single thing left here that would make you want to keep your heart in this place. I’ll finish everything perfectly.”
“Alright, I’ll leave it to you.”
They looked into each other’s eyes and pressed their foreheads together. Even if their hearts and bodies were connected, they could not imprint. But it was okay. They could already feel each other’s presence vividly. Even without such an act, they knew each other’s hearts well enough. That was sufficient. The two rubbed their noses together and laughed.
✽✽✽
Ten days later, the hospital was successfully completed, and Kim Ju-hwan returned to Korea. Jeong-min looked after the facilities and cared for the patients to ensure the hospital was used correctly and that the medical staff to be dispatched later would have no discomfort in living and treating patients.
Omondi and the baby were discharged in good health. Jeong-min promised continuous support so that the baby could grow up well.
Furthermore, he developed the ambition to establish an educational foundation here to provide proper education and improve awareness regarding traits. Having promised a new start and finished preparations to leave, Jeong-min spoke with Kim Ju-hwan on the phone during his last walk to work.
─ Then you only have to endure one more day.
“Yeah. You endured well.”
─ Give me the praise when I get to Korea.
“As much as you want.”
Just as Jeong-min was threatening that he wouldn’t give the kind of strange(?) praise Ju-hwan wanted, he suddenly looked up at the sound of a bird singing from somewhere. It was the bird that always flew far away whenever it encountered him, despite its beautiful song.
The bird, which seemed to have grown a bit more than before, stared at Jeong-min and tilted its head from side to side. Then, it fluttered over and landed with a soft ‘tap’ on top of Jeong-min’s head.
“Eh?”
─ What’s wrong?
“A bird landed on my head.”
─ What?
Jeong-min quickly took a photo and sent it to Kim Ju-hwan.
─ Haha, it really did.
“I think it’s that bird that always ran away.”
─ It must be saying goodbye, knowing you’re leaving, Sunbae.
Is that so? Jeong-min smiled and walked carefully, lest the bird be hurt.
When he arrived at the hospital, the bird flew off into the blue sky, leaving behind a beautiful song as if promising a next time.
〈Correction〉 Side Story Fin.