“Did I torment him too much?”
“I’m just, you know, taping them up just in case. I don’t want to make a mistake at the event.”
Thankfully, Seo Baek-han treated Joo Tae-hyun as if nothing had happened. Rather, he seemed intrigued by the slight defensiveness that Joo Tae-hyun was unconsciously showing.
He picked up the roll of tape that Joo Tae-hyun had dropped and nudged a stool over with his shin, as if telling him to put his foot up on it.
“Hyung.”
“Hurry up. I don’t have time.”
I can do it, it’s easier for me to do it… Knowing that such arguments wouldn’t work on Seo Baek-han unlike with the servants, Joo Tae-hyun eventually surrendered his ankle to him. If it couldn’t be avoided, it was better to get it over with quickly.
Hands, evenly calloused from all the exercise, gently wrapped around Joo Tae-hyun’s foot. Seeing him extend only his thumb to firmly secure his ankle, Joo Tae-hyun was once again reminded of just how large everything about Seo Baek-han really was.
Come to think of it, it wasn’t like there was a huge height difference between Seo Baek-han and him, so why did he feel so small whenever he was next to him?
“I’ve definitely realized something this time.”
He muttered quietly, still kneeling on one knee and focused on the taping.
“Your Pheromone seems to have some effect on me too.”
“…Really?”
He tried to act nonchalant, but he couldn’t help but twitch his toes. Seo Baek-han, who was quite perceptive, would have noticed.
Being affected by my Pheromone? Why is he suddenly telling me this?
The Seo Baek-han that Joo Tae-hyun knew wasn’t the type to reveal his weaknesses to others for no reason. Nor was he the type to let anyone notice the cause of whatever was shaking him.
Even knowing that Seo Baek-han couldn’t even guess about the one-sided Imprinting, Joo Tae-hyun’s heart sank for no reason.
“There’s a faint scent coming from you that’s different from usual, and it feels surprisingly good.”
The expression on his face as he muttered was surprisingly relaxed. Not exactly like he liked it, but more like he didn’t feel any discomfort. It was as if the sensitivity that occasionally flashed behind the relaxed and sly smile he always tried to perfectly craft had been lifted.
Is that… good? I guess it is. But it’s not like Seo Baek-han is craving my Pheromone like I am, so it’s probably not a sign of Imprinting or other side effects.
“That’s a relief, cough, that’s a relief. Hyung must have had a hard time having to do it with a guy who’s not even your type.”
He cautiously added that maybe it was just because he had gotten used to it after meeting a few times.
“Once I’m fully recovered, Hyung will go back to normal too.”
In fact, this was the key point. He wanted Seo Baek-han, who was more perceptive than him, to not have any doubts about the Imprinting phenomenon. He just wanted him to think that everything was temporary.
But Seo Baek-han didn’t react at all. If anything… he seemed slightly more displeased than when he had first brought up the Pheromone. The front of his eyebrows were slightly furrowed.
Why is he doing that? Shouldn’t he be relieved?
No matter how hard he tried to pretend otherwise, his foundation was that of an Alpha. Even if the back door got wet easily due to the strange phenomenon, it was impossible for him to use his unique Pheromone to seduce other Alphas like an Omega.
So, rather than Seo Baek-han being moved by his Pheromone, it was probably just that he had naturally gotten used to it from spending so much time together in a short period of time. …It had to be. After all, he was someone who said he didn’t like men even if they were Omegas.
Joo Tae-hyun tried to calm his restless heart and gently pulled his foot away from him.
“Thank you, Hyung. I think this is good enough. Then… I’ll finish getting dressed.”
“Will you?”
But Seo Baek-han didn’t head out, but plopped down on a chair in the dressing room. Joo Tae-hyun was a little flustered and closed his eyes deeply before opening them again. What is it? He meant for him to leave. Could it have been interpreted differently?
He leaned back in the chair in a relaxed posture and casually crossed his legs. The way he gestured for him to get dressed with a light chin movement… This expression was a bit much, but he looked like a wealthy man with a bad personality, looking over items carefully selected by shoppers without any emotion.
In any case, there was no way that Seo Baek-han, of all people, wouldn’t have understood the hidden meaning… Maybe he was just being deliberately difficult.
He didn’t want to seem like he was conscious of him, but he felt strangely embarrassed. It wasn’t like he was doing a striptease, but he was getting dressed in clothes that were so formal that they seemed a bit stuffy.
He fastened the sock garters, which were difficult to fasten because of the taping, and put on his pants. The watch on his wrist was the one Seo Baek-han had recently given him as a birthday present.
Even though he was covering his whole body with clothes and accessories, he felt more naked than ever.
Even without looking at Seo Baek-han, he could feel his gaze slowly scanning him. He was glad that he had picked out all the clothes he was going to wear in advance. Otherwise, he would have been wondering why he was looking at him like that, if there was something wrong, and would have shown him an unsightly appearance while flustered.
Joo Tae-hyun tried to shake off the strange feeling and reached for his favorite perfume bottle.
Ah. Wait. Hyung can feel my Pheromone just by breathing, so I shouldn’t put on perfume, should I? It would be hard on Shifters, even if Betas don’t mind.
As he was lost in a worry he had never had before, Seo Baek-han suddenly stood up, interpreting his actions in some way.
“Do you want to wear my robe?”
Was he going to pick something out for him, or was he going to talk about Pheromones again? Contrary to his nervousness, Seo Baek-han made a rather unexpected suggestion.
“Come to think of it, you can’t go around the event biting on my gown.”
He was definitely saying that because he was aware of the time he had taken his gown and gone outside. He happened to be standing in front of the perfume display case, and they had been talking about Pheromones until just before…
“It might be a little big on you, Tae-hyun. Well, it’s okay since you’re going to wear it over your jacket anyway, even if it’s my size, right?”
He was about to add that there was no need to tease him so much, as calmly as possible, but Seo Baek-han seemed surprisingly sincere. His steps as he headed out and walked down the hallway were firm, and the sound of his shoes headed towards the dressing room that Seo Baek-han used.
Joo Tae-hyun slowly closed his lips, which had been twitching open and closed. He also pressed down on the back of his neck, which was already covered in cold sweat. …In fact, he wanted to scratch the restless chest inside, the heart that was racing inside.
Had he ever been so close to him since they got married? He thought it was the first time in all the time he had known Seo Baek-han.
He couldn’t have imagined that he would kiss and sleep with Seo Baek-han. Now, he was even offering to lend him his clothes with his Pheromone on them.
Looking back on the past four years when they were close to being coworkers, they looked more like a couple now. No, it would be more accurate to say that they were sex partners rather than a couple.
In any case, it was definitely true that he had gotten one step closer to him, as Joo Tae-hyun had always wanted, but why…
Why does the inside of my chest tingle more and more as I sleep with Hyung?
Joo Tae-hyun raised his hand and pressed down on his hot eyelids.
The anxiety of deceiving him. The joy of finally getting the position he had finally obtained. Even in the midst of all this, he was exhausted by the foolish desire to be held a little… just a little more kindly. He wanted to bury himself in the blanket and sleep like he was dead.
* * *
Joo Tae-hyun had a pale face, but he didn’t let go of his cell phone. Even in the midst of all this, he was maintaining a straight posture with his back straight, so he was admirable and even a little worried.
He was checking the information of the main figures who would be attending today’s event, and he seemed to be practicing what he would say to the lab in advance, since he hadn’t been able to show his face there recently due to health reasons.
As always, Joo Tae-hyun was doing his best as Seo Baek-han’s spouse.
Anyone who saw him would have no choice but to recommend that he go in and rest, as Joo Tae-hyun’s condition was not very good at the moment.
If today’s event wasn’t an academic conference held at Pyeongyang University, and if Kim Seung-jun or whatever hadn’t spread those absurd rumors before, Seo Baek-han would have been the first to tell him to rest. In any case, he was the one who caused it, and he didn’t want to hear any talk about dragging his spouse out when he looked so sick.
However, thanks to Joo Tae-hyun’s very difficult appearance today, it seemed that no one would bring up the Switch-related rumors in front of him. Some malicious evaluations that he had quit his American university and hadn’t even shown his face in the lab would also subside.
…It was never Seo Baek-han’s intention to sleep with him until he was in this state for that purpose.
Seo Baek-han also knew that he had gone a bit too far.
At first, it was because of Cheon Seung-pil. That bastard and Joo Tae-hyun were both saying ridiculous things, so he was annoyed and pushed him hard…
After that, he forgot the reason and just kept sleeping with Joo Tae-hyun. And it was very gluttonous and filthy.
It was like they were people who would be in big trouble if they didn’t get pregnant right away. It was to the point where Joo Tae-hyun couldn’t even take his semen down below and gagged lightly several times.
He didn’t neglect exercise, so the skin he grabbed was full of elasticity. However, even when he grabbed Joo Tae-hyun’s breasts with all his might, he only felt a firm and chewy texture, and he didn’t feel the soft and full feeling that Seo Baek-han liked at all.
Perhaps it was because he was excited or because he was undressed, but the erect nipples didn’t arouse much emotion. It was amazing that Joo Tae-hyun groaned and moaned just by holding and pulling them hard as if they were handles. His nipples are small now, but if he keep touching them, they’ll get bigger, and the sensitivity will get better. That’s about how much he satisfied his curiosity?
So, to sum it up, it wasn’t like they were giving and receiving great foreplay, and it wasn’t like they were adding fresh play, but he kept getting erect and ejaculating.
It was a part that couldn’t be explained without the influence of the unfamiliar Pheromone that faintly emanated from Joo Tae-hyun.