By Zephyria “Are you busy this weekend?””
“No.”
Without even thinking, Ryle answered reflexively. It was a day in August when summer announced its presence with heat.
He belatedly remembered that he had an important meeting this weekend, but it didn’t matter. No matter what Hae-jin’s business was, no meeting could be more important than that.
The sweltering heat invariably arrived even during Heavy Rain, when rain clouds frequently obscured the sun. Especially due to the humid climate, it was also the season when indoor air conditioning was used the most. Therefore, it was also the month when Ryle’s nerves, who was very concerned about Hae-jin’s physical condition, became particularly sharp.
“Really? Hmm……”
Despite the immediate response, Hae-jin only gave a strange reaction. The constant action of sweeping his neck as if he was troubled caught his eye. Thanks to that, Ryle moved the hand holding the clothes with great effort in a heart-wrenching tension. When he unfolded the soft fabric shirt and held it out to Hae-jin, the hesitant guy put his arm through it and turned around.
It had already been a year and a half since they had been together. In the meantime, Ryle had steadily increased the scope of taking care of Hae-jin. Eating, dressing, moving. It was an action that started with the hope that nothing would be uncomfortable.
However, Hae-jin never really adapted to him. In the beginning, he said several times that he would take care of his own affairs, but it was useless. Because Ryle couldn’t shake off his anxiety in the end. After that, Hae-jin didn’t directly tell Ryle to stop doing this. However, it was clear that Hae-jin was still uncomfortable with these actions.
Anyway, Hae-jin’s gaze, looking at Ryle who dresses him every time like this, feels more intense today. Because of that one question.
Hae-jin rarely took the initiative to check his schedule. He assumed it was because he wasn’t curious, but Ryle still always announced his daily schedule first. Just in case Hae-jin might wait for him even a little bit.
But suddenly asking about the weekend schedule. Why.
At Hae-jin’s unusual behavior, Ryle tensed and waited for those small lips to open. He couldn’t even urge him to ask why.
“Would you like to go on a trip……, together?”
“……Trip?”
So when Hae-jin brought up the unexpected business, all he could do was stupidly ask back. It’s not that he wants to go on a trip, but that he wants to go together.
“You don’t want to?”
“No. Let’s go.”
This time again, the answer flowed out reflexively without a gap. Because there was no way he could give any other answer to Hae-jin, who was asking back as if he was watching his mood.
The meeting scheduled for the weekend was immediately canceled in his head.
It wasn’t long before Ryle began to realize Hae-jin’s proposal.
At first, he was just dazed. Then, suddenly, worry surged. Was it because he felt suffocated in this mansion and wanted to go on a trip? Was he being generous by including Ryle because he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to go alone?
However, this anxiety disappeared as suddenly as it had come. It was because Hae-jin was chattering about the things he wanted to do when he went on a trip, little by little.
“They say the food here is delicious.”
“Yeah.”
On the screen of the cell phone that Hae-jin handed him, there was a seafood dish commonly found on the beach. He could have eaten this kind of seafood while sitting in this mansion if he just said the word. However, seeing him list the atmosphere of eating there together, he seemed to be looking forward to the trip.
Above all, Hae-jin’s plans were things he couldn’t do alone.
“They said this place has a good atmosphere, so lovers often visit it.”
Hae-jin, who had been chattering brightly, inadvertently looked at Ryle while saying an unfamiliar word. At this time, Ryle was grateful that his face had hardened.
Otherwise, he would have looked like a fool.
“And they say the scenery here is good……”
When he just listened silently without saying anything, Hae-jin continued to speak as if he had regained courage.
The things in the cell phone were all inconsistent. The food is good here, the scenery is good here. Some of them also came with an explanation that the route was short, perhaps considering Ryle’s time.
“Ryle, is there any place you want to go?”
Only after hearing the question that finally came out did Ryle realize perfectly. Hae-jin was not expecting to go to a specific place right now, but was looking forward to ‘travel’ itself.
“You?”
“I, I don’t really know.”
When he asked just in case, a troubled expression immediately returned. As if he just wanted to go on a trip, but didn’t know what to do.
Ryle nodded slowly and then carefully suggested.
“Can I make the plans?”
“Yes.”
Hae-jin quickly picked up the answer as if he was finally relieved. No wonder there were too many travel-related photos on his cell phone; he had brought up the topic but seemed to have suffered because he had no plan.
Perhaps because he felt relieved without realizing it, Hae-jin was seen smiling faintly. While staring at the faint curve as if possessed, Ryle was busily racking his brain.
What should I do to make you smile brighter?
“……I thought we were going to the sea.”
The sea and the mountains. These were the choices Ryle gave him, saying he would make the travel plans. Ryle would somehow make it possible for Hae-jin to climb the mountain even with his legs, but he didn’t feel like it. In the first place, he wasn’t the type to like mountains even if his legs were fine.
After throwing out such an abstract choice of the sea, Hae-jin regretted it a little. He felt like he had brought up the topic of travel first and left everything to Ryle without any plan.
However, Hae-jin had only been on a few family trips in his life. And family trips were always planned by his father and Hyung. He was young, but in the first place, Hae-jin didn’t really like traveling far from familiar places. Because the further he went, the more eyes would look at him strangely.
And during the time when he should have been hanging out with friends outside the city, Hae-jin’s world was infinitely narrow. Now that he was trying to go on a trip, he was at a loss as to where to start.
“The sea is over there.”
“I know that too.”
To Hae-jin, who was asking blankly, Ryle, holding a luggage bag in one hand, strode closer. His blond hair was fluttering here and there in the strong wind created by the helicopter’s propeller. Perhaps because of the roar, he came almost near Hae-jin’s ear, stylishly swept up his hair, and pointed to one side.
The place he pointed to was all seawater. That’s because they were now on an island.
From the heliport on the top of the island’s highest mountain, the coastline surrounding the island was clearly visible. Thanks to escaping Heavy Rain, the dazzling sun was doing its best to illuminate the seawater. The periodically swaying waves gently crashed against the cliffs formed on one side of the island.
As if asking what was wrong when there was so much sea over there, Ryle tilted his head slightly and watched Hae-jin’s mood. He had been strangely excited since he started making the travel plans.
“Is it different from the sea you were thinking of?”
The sea itself wasn’t different. He had just been thinking of an ordinary tourist destination where the sea was connected.
Since it was a one-night stay, he thought they would spend the weekend at a hotel by the sea. He should have doubted this light expectation from the moment he suddenly got on the helicopter, but when he came to his senses, they had already arrived on some wonderful island. According to the rough explanation he heard from the helicopter, there was a villa on the island owned by the Vermouth family.
“……This island is really private property?”
“Yeah.”
It wasn’t far from Heavy Rain, the city where they lived. The island, which was close enough to the land that the city lights were clearly visible, had all lush forests preserved except for the villa. And its size was too large to be considered private property.
“You don’t like it?”
“No, it’s not that……”
If he had to express his preference, it was on the liking side. It would be more difficult to dislike an island where the vast scenery of the city on one side and the open scenery of the vast sea on the other coexist.
It was just that he felt newly overwhelmed by Vermouth’s wealth, which he thought he knew roughly. It had been a long time since he had lived in Vermouth Manor, but Hae-jin had lived a very ordinary life.
Anyway, now wasn’t the time to be standing there blankly. It was Ryle who had allowed him to come all the way here without carrying a single bag after just throwing out the topic of travel without any plan.
“Thank you. For being so considerate.”
Besides, Ryle had fully understood that Hae-jin was a little burdened by the schedule of going overseas, even though Hae-jin hadn’t said it.
“Ah. If that’s the case, I’m glad.”
The anxiously shaking pheromone slowly subsided. Hae-jin, in Ryle’s arms, who had a knack for bringing the forest from anywhere, carefully turned around. Eyes as blue as the distant sea were staring straight at him.
“Shall we go down?”
“Yes.”
Not far from the heliport was a villa connected by stairs.
It was a more modern building than the Vermouth family’s main mansion. In particular, the upper part of the villa, which was formed as if it were embedded in the cliff, protruded as if hanging over the sea. It looked like you would feel like you were floating on the sea if you approached the front window there.
As they moved out of the safe distance, the helicopter began to take off again. Hae-jin looked alternately at the helicopter and Ryle in a daze as it left the two of them alone on the island.
“All the necessary items have been brought in, and the helicopter will be back at this time tomorrow.”
“Ah……”
Ryle said with his lips half attached to Hae-jin’s ear. His ticklish voice flowed in between the roar of the helicopter that had begun to take off.
“All the necessary preparations have been made.”
The wind from the fully taken off helicopter swept over and messed up the two people’s hair. When Hae-jin, who had reflexively frowned slightly, raised his head again, he saw Ryle against the blue sky with nothing in the way. His blue eyes, which seemed to have transferred that sky as it is.
“Shall we go?”
So he just nodded as if possessed by Ryle’s hand guiding him.
* * *
“Ah.”
The inside of the villa he entered was much more amazing than what he saw from the outside.
There were too many security devices on the door connecting the heliport to the villa. Still, after going through countless authentications, he was able to enter the living room right away. At that moment, Hae-jin unknowingly exclaimed. Because there was the huge front glass window facing the sea that he had seen from the outside.
As he walked towards it as if possessed, he felt the rough texture of the processed marble on the tip of his shoes. After passing the huge sofa where two people could lie down and still have room, Hae-jin put both hands on the huge window like a child.
Hae-jin’s fingertips on the window were full of strength. He didn’t seem to realize that he was holding the sea in his hands as if he was going to grab it with both hands.
The blue sea was overflowing in Hae-jin’s black eyes. At that quietly excited appearance, Ryle chuckled lowly. He guessed that the scenery outside seemed to be better than the wide windows in the penthouse of Heavy Rain.
“You like it?”
“Yes.”
Hae-jin, who wasn’t good at saying whether he liked it or not, couldn’t help but be honest in front of this scenery. Unlike Heavy Rain, which was full of gloomy rain, it felt like the clear sky was pouring down on his body.
“There are no islands or land in this direction. I made the window on the side with only the sea.”
Hearing that, Hae-jin nodded his head without realizing it. The city side seen from the heliport had tall buildings drawing a complex skyline. On the other hand, the scenery seen from here was literally nothing blocking the front, so it even felt like they had suddenly invaded another space.
Hae-jin, who had been watching the sea moving gently for a long time until the tip of his nose touched the glass and became cold, suddenly said.
“I want to look around more.”
He had a feeling that he would like this villa, which he had come to suddenly, very much.
“As you wish.”
Ryle carefully wrapped his arm around Hae-jin’s shoulder and guided him through the house. He had renovated everything from the heliport to here to suit Hae-jin’s uncomfortable legs, but it was just because he was anxious. Because there were only a few days left until the travel schedule that Hae-jin had proposed, he couldn’t renovate everything, even the marble floor.
Hae-jin, who would have awkwardly looked at Ryle’s hand and his face at least once normally, was now just looking around, fascinated by the inside of the villa.
“This is the bedroom.”
In contrast to the heavy atmosphere of the mansion, there were many modern monotone furniture in the villa. One step up, there was a bedroom with a large window facing the sea as well.
Again, Hae-jin moved his feet quickly without realizing it and went close to the bedroom window. This time, he turned around quickly again after finding something and walked quickly to the bathroom connected to the bedroom. Not knowing that Ryle was anxiously following him from behind, watching his walk.
“Even in the bathroom……!”
Hae-jin, who had entered the bathroom in a hurry because he had a structure that he could roughly expect, exclaimed greatly, feeling that his hunch was correct. In a place that protruded slightly towards the sea, like the living room he had seen earlier, a sunken jacuzzi welcomed him. It was a structure where you could bathe as if you were completely embraced by the sea.
“They said it’s good to use here when the morning sun rises.”
At that vague remark, Hae-jin turned his head sharply while looking at the huge jacuzzi in a curious way. With an expression as if he couldn’t believe it.
“You’ve never used here before?”
At the nuance of how could you do that, Ryle smiled with his head slightly lowered.
“Yeah.”
In fact, this was only the second time Ryle had come to this villa. Even then, the first time he visited was because he had business in a city near the island. Even then, he usually used the penthouse in the city because he didn’t want to waste time taking the helicopter. At the time, he had chosen the place because he wanted to be quiet because his nerves were very sharp due to pheromone congestion.
So, of course, he didn’t pay close attention to whether there was such a bathroom.
“Let’s use it tomorrow morning.”
“……Yes.”
Hae-jin lowered his head deeply and answered at his natural suggestion. They often soaked in the bathtub together, but he still seemed embarrassed. The bright light reflected from the sea faintly shone past the reddened tip of Hae-jin’s ear.
When Ryle first came to this villa, he was just horrified by his situation of having to endure pheromone congestion by coming all the way to this remote place. But now he is grateful for that experience. Thanks to that, he was able to think of this place right away when he heard Hae-jin say he wanted to go to the sea.
“Let’s go downstairs.”
“Downstairs?”
Unlike then, Ryle was now filled with overwhelming happiness. Thanks to that, he couldn’t hide his excited expression and woke Hae-jin up.
Hae-jin, who had taken the hand he held out and was supported, had a bewildered look. Round eyes with a curious light, things like the hands they were holding naturally without being conscious of it, strangely dug into Ryle’s heart.
In fact, this bathroom was nothing more than an unexpected harvest. The space that Ryle had hastily prepared for Hae-jin was separate.
“Come here.”
As he was about to go down the stairs again, he was still worried about Hae-jin’s precarious legs. He had installed all kinds of safety devices in the middle of the stairs to prevent slipping, but the floor at the very bottom looked too dangerous.
As he naturally stretched out his arms and looked at Hae-jin, the guy awkwardly shrank his toes again and avoided his gaze.
“It’s okay…”
“Hurry.”
However, Ryle had never compromised when it came to Hae-jin’s safety. Thanks to that, Hae-jin, who was gradually giving up his stubbornness, obediently stretched out his arms and clung to his neck. Considering how awkwardly he had refused, his posture in his arms was quite familiar.
“What’s downstairs?”
Because of his legs, there must have been many times he had to be held this close. But today, Ryle’s warmth near his cheek began to be noticeable.
Was it because he had suddenly crossed the sea to a strange island? Was it because they were the only two in such a wide place surrounded by the sea? Come to think of it, unless they contacted them first, this island would remain cut off from the outside world.
Like they were the only two in the world.
The moment he realized that, Hae-jin became even more aware of Ryle’s scent that was so close.
“You’ll see when we get there.”
Even at his question, Ryle only laughed playfully as if something interesting had happened.
At this distance, Ryle’s lips, which were rising coolly, were very visible. In public, Ryle hardly showed any expression. Even the emotional expressions he occasionally revealed were far from laughter or joy. Surprisingly, people were even more enthusiastic about his blunt side.
But Hae-jin knew very well. How attractively he smiled.
Whenever Hae-jin was off guard, Ryle would put a heart-fluttering curve on his lips. At unexpected moments, places, and times. At those times, the air around Hae-jin would slow down endlessly. It was also at these moments that Hae-jin’s gaze lingered on his smoothly raised lips and discovered various things.
Like the slightly dimpled cheek that could only be seen when looking at him very closely like now.
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.”
Was it because he was staring too intently? Ryle, who was focused on safely taking Hae-jin down, turned his head slightly. Thanks to that, their noses almost touched, so Hae-jin hurriedly turned his head in the opposite direction. As a result, he ended up in an embarrassing position with his face buried in his shoulder, but there was no other option now.
Ryle, who looked at Hae-jin with a slightly puzzled expression for a moment, started walking again. He came down the stairs so quickly, which had taken him a long time to climb up alone earlier.
“Plea…se put me down.”
“Later.”
However, Ryle continued to walk with Hae-jin still in his arms. Even though he unknowingly pulled on the neck he was holding, Ryle moved without a single wobble. Hae-jin had to continue touring the mansion, feeling like something was wrong, but helplessly dangling in his arms.
Hae-jin could walk if he wanted to. But after that, his legs would always throb. He had never told Ryle about this, but Ryle knew exactly how much exercise Hae-jin could handle like a ghost.
“Later, wouldn’t you like to go to the beach too?”
“Ah…”
“Save your energy for now. Okay?”
And surprisingly, Ryle was clearly reading Hae-jin’s mind too. Feeling embarrassed for no reason, he lowered his head again. It was strange how surprisingly stable he felt when his forehead touched Ryle’s broad shoulder.
“Okay.”
Even though he answered in a mumble, Ryle understood Hae-jin’s words well. Even teasing him by lightly touching his ear with the tip of his high nose.
Hae-jin, who was rubbing the spot where he had touched for no reason, realized that they had already come down one floor below the living room.
“…Here is…?”
“I thought you’d like it.”
Whether he intended it that way or not, the lower floor of the building had walls with exposed bedrock. As if they had carved a cliff and used it as a room as it was.
Hae-jin, who was once again captivated by the mysterious interior, carefully got out of Ryle’s arms and looked around. As expected, the most noticeable thing was the wine rack that filled one wall.
“The temperature is kept constant here. I’ve filled it with the kinds you like.”
“Ah…”
Looking at the huge wine rack, Hae-jin blankly nodded his head. Hae-jin had often drunk wine since Mark recommended it. After a few trials and errors, he was able to distinguish what kind of wine suited his taste. After that, the mansion was always stocked with wines that suited his taste. He had tried various other liquors little by little, but nothing suited his taste as much as wine.
Of course, he couldn’t drink a lot. Ryle was sensitive to Hae-jin’s health problems, and if he had to take medicine, it was right to refrain from drinking.
“You can have a glass later.”
Thanks to that, wine became like a delicacy to be tasted one glass at a time on special days. He was more than happy that it had become a new ‘special occasion’ rather than being dissatisfied with the fact, so Hae-jin simply nodded his head.
He was constantly finding things he liked about this impulsively decided trip. It wasn’t an unpleasant feeling at all, so it was unfamiliar.
“Shall we go back up? Most of the lower floor is just storage.”
“Yes.”
At his suggestion, Hae-jin, who had been stroking the wall that was no different from a cave, slowly approached Ryle. Then, he naturally stretched out his arms towards Ryle. It was because he unconsciously remembered that the stairs leading down here were very steep.
Ryle didn’t show any reaction at all and hugged him as if he had originally intended to go and lift Hae-jin up. Whenever he discovered Hae-jin’s appearance gradually seeping into him like a drizzle, a green meadow was created in his heart. As if he was confident that he could greedily absorb even a downpour falling on the ground.
“Let’s rest for a while and have a meal. How about walking along the beach around sunset?”
“I like it.”
The mansion where they lived also had a wine cellar, of course. However, Hae-jin cast his gaze behind Ryle’s back until the moment he left, as if he particularly liked this specially shaped wine cellar.
Hae-jin’s wine taste was more luxurious than he thought. He didn’t seem to know because he didn’t bother to look for it himself, but the expensive wines that Hae-jin liked were naturally not cheap. Thanks to that, he also didn’t know that Ryle was sweeping up rare wines for him indiscriminately. And he hoped he wouldn’t know in the future either.
“The cave is cool.”
“I’m glad you like it. I heard it was originally built as a shelter in case of war. The building extension was newly done in my generation.”
“Really?”
This island was a place that the Vermouth family had owned for a long time. Hae-jin’s eyes sparkled as he listened to the untold story related to it. As if his curiosity had been stimulated.
Until now, it was nothing more or less than a uselessly large island near the city, but it crossed his mind that it would be nice to come to this mansion more often. Coincidentally, Ryle had many things to do in the city near the island where this mansion was located. Ryle had been forcibly canceling all business trips because he didn’t want to be separated from Hae-jin.
As they chatted naturally, they were back in the living room where they had first entered. A place designed to capture the vast ocean at a glance.
As soon as he gently put Hae-jin down on the sofa there, the guy quickly got up and headed back to the window. He took a similar posture to before and carefully examined things like the waves crashing against the cliff and the sunlight crashing against the distant seawater like a flock of birds.
Ryle’s nerves also relaxed endlessly at Hae-jin’s pheromones, which seemed to be in a particularly excited mood. He naturally went behind Hae-jin and hugged him tightly.
“There’s really nothing there.”
He must have been carefully examining the vast sea as if he was checking what he had said earlier. So Ryle also told Hae-jin a lot of trivial stories in his ear.
“Yeah. In this direction, the Atlantic Ocean is right there.”
The warmth given by Hae-jin, who fit perfectly in his arms, was sweet. He was grateful that he had come all the way back and finally agreed to come on a trip with him. The emotions that had been gradually swelling in his heart were finally melting Ryle’s self-control little by little.
“Then if you play in the water here, ugh, it tickles.”
“Yeah. Keep talking.”
Even though he was hugging him, he felt like it wasn’t enough. As he lowered his head as much as possible, the guy’s ear, which often turned red like a plum, was right in front of his nose. As he carefully stuck out his tongue and licked it, his skin gradually heated up as he had wanted to see.
“If you tell me to, ugh, say it, I…”
The hand that moved slightly ahead of his heart had already dug into Hae-jin’s top. Feeling the skin that gently wrapped around under the well-ironed shirt with his fingertips, Ryle leaned closer and closer to Hae-jin. He didn’t want to be stuck together like this and not fall apart.
When his fingertips, which had moved greedily, touched the small bumps on Hae-jin’s chest, the guy’s waist visibly flinched. Hae-jin’s pheromones, which had been faintly flowing out as if floating since earlier, honestly changed color.
“I’m listening.”
“Lies, ugh, there…”
Once he got permission, Ryle and Hae-jin naturally mixed their bodies. It had been quite a while since Ryle had suffered from pheromone congestion.
In particular, Hae-jin, who had learned the proper pleasure, was often surprised by the fact that he was such a human being weak to pleasure. He would feel aroused at just a few gestures from Ryle.
In particular, Ryle would sometimes entangle his body with him at an unknown timing as if he couldn’t stand it, which was quite an unexpected moment from Hae-jin’s point of view, which was difficult. Like his smile.
However, he couldn’t be swept away by this feeling now. The sight of the sea spread out in front of him was so clear that he felt strange.
“Jus, just a moment. Here is, a bit.”
“Why? I thought you liked it.”
“No, that’s right, but…”
At Ryle’s absurd answer, Hae-jin unknowingly narrowed his eyes and pushed him away slightly. Ryle, who had been acting like he would only stick to him, fell away like a lie at that one small movement.
As soon as space was created, Hae-jin quickly turned his body to face Ryle.
“Here is, it’s too much like the outside. What if someone sees us?”
“Hmm…”
Ryle, who had kept his distance for now, slightly raised his eyebrows as if he had heard unexpected words. Then, as if there was a magnet attached, he rubbed his high nose slightly against Hae-jin’s neck again. As if it was irresistible to want to stick to him even a little more. It was like a huge beast was acting cute, so Hae-jin was dumbfounded.
In fact, he didn’t dislike the warm energy touching his neck or his pheromones surrounding him densely. So he was thinking for a long time about what to say to appease him, but Ryle suddenly let out a hollow laugh and confessed in a low voice.
“Actually, I didn’t intend to use it like this.”
“What?”
“…No ships will be passing this way today.”
He wondered what he was talking about out of the blue, but he slowly began to understand the meaning of his words. Beyond this was a vast ocean with no islands or cities. He was suddenly worried that a ship might pass by outside the window with nothing to block it, but now there wouldn’t even be that.
Strangely, the neck that Ryle had slightly rubbed his face against began to heat up. He wasn’t so clueless that he didn’t know this obvious meaning, so he was just troubled. He couldn’t think of a good reason to refuse. He was just a little dumbfounded.
Thanks to that, Hae-jin had to look up at Ryle with a strangely unfair feeling. The cold sensation of the cold window touching his back gave him a strange feeling as if he was naked.
In the end, what popped out of Hae-jin’s lips was a complaint with a dumbfounded tone. Who on earth would think of restricting the routes of ships just to make a trip a little more comfortable?
“How, can you, do that?”
Instead of answering right away, Ryle lowered his head first. So the answer that he had requested that was directly dug into Hae-jin’s mouth. As if he had realized that everything that had been making Hae-jin hesitate in his pleading eyes had been resolved.
“Heu…”
The bewildered kiss continued densely. The sensation of Ryle’s affection rushing down his throat was always hot. Ryle’s large hands cupped Hae-jin’s cheeks. The sound of the waves crashing and constantly rushing in momentarily faded away. All that remained was the body temperature of the two people touching each other.
The window, where only Hae-jin’s excited pheromones were flying around sporadically, was now filled with the pheromones of the two people. As the deep desire for him touched his skin, Hae-jin felt himself gradually heating up. If his uncontrollable erotic feelings leaked out, this time Ryle would make his Adam’s apple vibrate even more and dig into Hae-jin. Ryle reacted to even his very small changes without exception.
“Hae-jin.”
Unlike when he tried to push him away slightly to move his body, Hae-jin felt his hands greedily grabbing him. The hands that had passed over his broad shoulders went over his neck and back. Before he knew it, Ryle in the front and the window in the back were densely pressing down on Hae-jin.
Ryle put his hands around Hae-jin’s back to support him so that he wouldn’t be too tired from standing for a long time. Thanks to that, Hae-jin, who was half hanging on to him, didn’t stop this childish gesture. His lower body was tightly pressed against each other, creating heat. When he felt Ryle’s penis, which was so hot and hard that he wondered when he had gotten so excited, a sense of fulfillment overwhelmed Hae-jin for some reason.
As soon as the sound of the buckle being released was heard, Ryle’s hand secretly dug into Hae-jin’s pants. He continued to pour affection into his mouth while carefully moving his hand downwards.
“Heu, ugh!”
“Does it hurt?”
Hae-jin only shook his head slightly because he was surprised by the touch that was slightly digging into his hole. He had been strangely impatient since earlier. Perhaps it had been like that since he first saw the exhilarating sea in this living room.
As Hae-jin stubbornly hugged him while wiggling his waist, Ryle no longer hesitated. It was an impulsive sex that started without any gel, so he needed to caress the guy carefully.
“Ah, eu, just, if you just do it…”
“No.”
However, Hae-jin made a reckless suggestion because he was embarrassed to be stimulated below while being half held in his arms like this. Ryle carefully matched his lips to his ear and said firmly. He couldn’t stand Hae-jin having even a slightly painful affair anymore.
“Eu, too, heut, strange, strange…”
“What’s the strangest part?”
His tone was as gentle as if he was going to solve the problem. But below, the sound of Hae-jin’s pants and underwear falling to the floor was already heard.
Hae-jin, who was startled by the feeling of his lower body being completely exposed, grabbed Ryle’s shoulder area tightly and clung to him even more. Ryle kissed the guy’s ear and eyes sporadically and moved his hands more and more busily. As one finger became two, then three, an embarrassing squelching sound echoed from below.
“Every, every, strange, Ryle, ah…!”
Hae-jin, whose eyes were red with embarrassment, tried to look at Ryle with troubled eyes, looking at Ryle’s chin and the white living room spread out behind him. Entrusting his body to impulsive pleasure feels even stranger because of the unfamiliar space.
Right then, Ryle, who was holding his waist with one hand and digging wildly inside the hole with the other, slyly waved his fingers widely inside.
“Ah! Do, don’t do that, ugh, heu-heut…!”
“Really?”
As if asking if it was true, he deliberately spread his fingers wider and asked in Hae-jin’s ear. The question he asked with his lips close to his ear made his already tense spine tremble.
Hae-jin tapped Ryle’s shoulder, which he was holding onto as if relying on him, at the question that was clearly meant to tease him. It wasn’t even a ticklish action, but the intention was clear, so Ryle tried to hide his laughter.
Then, he suddenly grabbed Hae-jin’s small buttocks with both hands and spread them wide to both sides.
“What, ah!”
His buttocks were pressed hard against the window and were cold. Then, the thought that his hole, which had been forcibly opened, would be visible outside the window finally dawned on him. The blood rushed to his face in a way that was different from anything he had experienced so far. Although he had said that no ships would pass by outside, that didn’t mean that the feeling of being out in the open would go away.
“Do, don’t, I told you not to.”
Eventually, Hae-jin was so startled that he even flailed his legs, and Ryle readily released him. He wanted to tease him more, but he was troubled by the slightly teary eyes he met. The standing position was very burdensome for Hae-jin, so he didn’t want to push him too hard.
“Okay. Come here.”
He repeatedly pressed his lips to Hae-jin’s eyes as if to soothe him. Then, unlike before, he grabbed Hae-jin by the waist and lifted him up.
Hae-jin reflexively spread his legs wide and wrapped them around Ryle’s waist, clinging so tightly that he buried his face in his shoulder.
“Tell me if it hurts.”
“Yes, hic, yes.”
With a small metallic sound, something blunt touched his lower region. It was the sound of Ryle, holding him in both hands, skillfully freeing his penis from the constricting pants.
Ryle’s pheromone, still restrained, swirled around Hae-jin, who was very excited. But, befitting a Dominant pheromone, Hae-jin felt the inside of his thighs trembling. The urge to surrender to that pleasant sensation dominated him.
“Ah…”
Soon, Ryle, who was stably supporting Hae-jin with both hands, slowly lowered his body. From the moment he thought something hot had lightly touched the entrance of his hole, a sense of pressure surged up.
“Ryle, hngh…”
Hae-jin, overwhelmed by Ryle’s size as always, simply lowered his head and buried his face in his shoulder. Still, thanks to the fluid flowing out enough to run down his thighs, it didn’t hurt. Although that moist sensation was embarrassing.
The sensation of the penis pushing tightly into his body was too hot. Especially since this position felt quite unstable, the tips of his toes, floating behind Ryle’s back, kept curling up.
“Are you okay?”
“Yes, yes.”
Whether it was because of the trauma from the past, Ryle was pathologically concerned about Hae-jin’s satisfaction. It was fortunate that he was a body that easily felt pleasure. Because seeing Ryle’s expression darken whenever he slightly frowned was also painful for Hae-jin.
After the curved part of the glans intruded inside, the speed at which the penis plowed into Hae-jin gradually increased. When the thickest part of the shaft brushed against the entrance, he even felt a strangely ticklish sensation.
“Ah!”
Soon, Ryle’s rough pubic hair was felt on his perineum, and it filled him tightly to the deepest part of his belly.
“Good job.”
As if he had done well, Ryle continued to shower kisses all over Hae-jin’s face in that state. Hae-jin breathed heavily, trying to get used to the state of having something huge inside his body. He even felt a delusion that something heavy was resonating deep inside whenever he took a deep breath.
“Hngh…”
Ryle skillfully elicited Hae-jin’s sensitivity by slightly twisting his waist. Because his penis was so thick, even just rubbing like this well stimulated the sensitive parts inside. Ryle waited patiently until Hae-jin let out a long, satisfying moan like a cat.
“Shall I move?”
The veins on the arm that was holding him up were already bulging menacingly. He could feel the limit in Ryle’s pheromone, which was becoming increasingly rough and then calming down. Hae-jin, who was catching his breath while wiggling his toes, nodded, looking at Ryle’s forehead, which was slightly sweaty, with hazy eyes.
“Ah!”
At that moment, the huge penis came out and then slammed inside.
“Hngh, euh, Ry, Ryle!”
“Hae-jin, huff…”
It felt as if the white marble was stuck to his retina. Perhaps because of the position, Ryle was hitting the exact spot where Hae-jin felt pleasure from the beginning. Thanks to that, Hae-jin had to feel the pleasure surging up inside him without even realizing it, struggling involuntarily.
The penis, which had been poking shallowly a few times as if gauging where to enter, gradually stimulated Hae-jin’s inside more deeply. When the tip of Ryle’s penis, which had dug deep, slid past the sensitive spot, his waist twisted and twitched wildly.
As the strong force continued to rush into him, it felt as if his head would fall back. Hae-jin desperately tightened his arms around Ryle’s neck to avoid falling backward. Then his body curled up into a ball. In that state, Ryle’s penis, which was stabbing inside, was in a perfect position to target the spot where he felt pleasure.
“Ah, hic, hngh, ah, Ry, Ryle, slo, slowly, hngh…”
When he curled his body into a ball for fear of falling backward, the pleasure rushed in so much that his vision turned white. When he straightened his upper body as if running away from that fear, he strangely felt like he was about to fall. Even though Ryle was holding him so tightly.
Hae-jin became tearful because of the pleasure that had been filling him as if to destroy his insides for a long time. He met Ryle’s eyes with such a pitiful look that his stomach was cramping.
Ryle, noticing that fact, leaned Hae-jin’s back against the glass window and kissed him. As if to say it was okay to lean comfortably.
“Eung…”
However, thanks to the cold sensation of the glass window touching his back, Hae-jin realized something he had forgotten for a moment. That what was behind them was not just a wall, but a glass window.
He certainly knew that the glass window, made to withstand the sea breeze, would not break with just a few gestures. But reason could not exert any power in his pleasure-filled mind.
In an instant, he felt as if he was standing on the edge of a cliff. Until just now, he was only afraid of falling to the ground, but this time he felt a strange fear as if someone was pulling him out with all their might. Of course, he had no doubt that Ryle was holding him tightly, but that made him even more afraid. As if they might fall together.
“Ah, hngh, sc, scary.”
Because of the pleasure that had been relentlessly rushing at him since a while ago, Hae-jin honestly blurted out what he felt without restraint.
Then, unlike Hae-jin, who was afraid, Ryle’s movements, which had been slamming into him as if to break the glass window, stopped instantly.
“Gl, glass, hngh…!”
Hae-jin did not even realize for a moment that Ryle had stiffened and stopped moving. He was simply obsessed with the compulsion to let him know why he was scared, whispering in his ear. That he was afraid that the glass window might break.
Ryle’s heart, which he thought had stopped, began to beat wildly again at the explanation that followed immediately. Only after clearly realizing the meaning of Hae-jin’s ‘fear’ was he able to finally breathe.
For a moment, he thought he was saying that he was scared of this version of himself.
That he might have scared him again.
“It’s okay.”
First, he quickly hugged Hae-jin again and pulled him into his arms. He didn’t bother explaining that the glass window they were leaning on was stronger than most walls. He just felt the urge to embrace Hae-jin because he said he was scared.
“Ra, rather behind…”
Hae-jin, who had come to his senses only after hugging Ryle again in a hurry, said slowly. It seemed that the problem was that he was clinging to Ryle in such a wide window. He could endure it a little, so it would be less scary if he stood on his own two feet.
But even though he had made Ryle unable to move just a moment ago because he was scared, his stomach began to tickle wildly. The desire for Ryle’s penis, which was still filling his body, to move again teased Hae-jin.
“Shall we go to the bed?”
However, Ryle naturally accepted Hae-jin’s words and suggested. At that moment, a sense of discomfort enveloped Hae-jin.
“Ryle?”
“Yeah.”
Hae-jin’s two eyes, which had already become slightly wet, looked up at Ryle. There were so many waves in that vast sea that could steal people’s attention, but his gaze did not leave Hae-jin.
So Hae-jin clearly felt it this time. That since they decided to stay by each other’s side, Ryle had never hugged Hae-jin from behind.
“Let me down.”
At Hae-jin’s sudden change, Ryle carefully observed him and gently lowered him. The sensation of the penis sliding out stimulated his body, which was already flushed. So Hae-jin, who was staggering and standing on his own two feet, hesitated and carefully turned his body. In the same position as when he was looking at the window earlier.
Then he lowered his head and said with difficulty. He felt strangely embarrassed thinking that he would look like he was very horny.
“D, do it now.”
“Hmm…”
Looking at the white buttocks shyly presented in front of him, Ryle ran his palm over his face. The anxious feeling quickly consumed him. Hae-jin’s upper body was slightly rolled up due to the violent movements.
Of course, he was excited to the point that his penis was menacingly throbbing at the sight of Hae-jin actively leading Ryle first. But the guilt that had tormented him for a long time always found Ryle without missing the opportunity. The afterimage of the past pricked him through Hae-jin’s slightly protruding spine.
“Hae-jin, how about that sofa…”
The reason Ryle couldn’t hug Hae-jin from behind was because of his long-standing self-reproach. He couldn’t forgive his past self for daring to lay him face down and use him like a tool for years. But unable to put this into words, Ryle tried to divert Hae-jin’s attention in this situation.
Then Hae-jin blurted out again as if nothing was wrong. Still showing his neck, which was still flushed.
“It’s okay.”
“Hae-jin?”
“…It’s okay now.”
The moment he heard those words, Ryle felt a shock as if he had been hit on the head.
Hae-jin, already knew why he was doing this.
It felt as if someone had secretly planted a balloon in his solar plexus. Whenever Hae-jin subtly showed his affection for him, the balloon inflated endlessly without knowing its place. Regardless of whether it was Ryle’s heart or ribs that were there.
Thanks to that, a feeling of overwhelming emotion that made his chest heave consumed him every time. Following Hae-jin’s pheromone, which was shy but still full of pleasure, Ryle moved forward as if possessed. In just one step, the distance that Ryle had not dared to narrow until now quickly became closer.
“Hurry, eung…”
He didn’t know what he was thinking, but an affection thicker than honey began to drip from Ryle’s pheromone again. Hae-jin barely suppressed the urge to shake his hips lewdly and urged Ryle. Ryle, who had approached so slowly that it was frustrating, slowly wrapped his arms around Hae-jin’s waist and pulled him slightly towards him.
“Ah…!”
“Hae-jin, I love you.”
And then, he whispered words sweeter than his pheromone in his ear. He didn’t know which part stimulated him like this again. He just hoped that he would come in before he showed a more unsightly appearance.
Only after Hae-jin lifted one leg and tapped the area near Ryle’s shin, did he push his waist forward. It was truly a long time since he felt Ryle’s penis penetrating him from behind.
“Ah, hngh…!”
Hae-jin trembled finely at the sensation of invading him more deeply than any other position. Contrary to Ryle’s worries, this position was on a different level from when Hae-jin swallowed his sorrow. His body, soaked in affection, began to sway lithely. His hands, which had been placed as if to cover his face out of embarrassment, gradually spread out on the glass window as if embracing the sea widely.
“Hae-jin, Hae-jin…!”
“Ah, hngh, dee, deep, haht!”
Then, when his penis poked the sensitive spot properly, Hae-jin involuntarily lifted his head. At that moment, the sea, which had been awesomely pressing down on Hae-jin since a while ago, unfolded before his eyes.
“Ah…!”
Hae-jin, who had finally opened his eyes properly and looked at the scenery outside the window, couldn’t help but regret it a little. It wasn’t that he regretted forcing Ryle into a position he didn’t like. He was just overwhelmed by the fact that he had made such a choice in this place.
If he was embarrassed by the position of his private parts facing outwards earlier, he was now facing the sea head-on. Since the furniture in the living room was not in his field of vision, it felt like he had really come outside, and he suddenly became very embarrassed.
“Ah, hngh, ah, Ryle, hngh, ah…!”
Ryle pressed his hand over Hae-jin’s hand, which was gripping the window so hard that his fingertips turned white. At the same time, he did not forget to support his stomach with one hand so that Hae-jin would not put too much strength on his legs.
Reason, understanding and embracing Hae-jin’s anxiety, left him and jumped into the sea. Ryle buried his penis along with his pheromones, filled with all his affection, in the inside of the guy that he was digging into, but still thirsty.
“Keuk…”
At that moment, he felt a strong impulse as if squeezing his soul. The instinct as an Alpha to bury his penis deepest in Hae-jin’s belly in his arms. And the brutal impulse to block that place and never want to come out.
The tip of his penis twitched, insisting on knotting. Hae-jin’s cervix, which had been hitting the tip of his penis since a while ago, felt only stimulating. His pupils dilated endlessly, and his heart beat wildly. The base desire to dig into this place and fill it with himself rose to the top of his head.
It won’t do.
The remaining reason strongly restrained him. As powerfully as pouring cold water.
“Ah, hngh, eung, Ryle, heuh, haht!”
His waist was still moving violently back and forth, but he barely suppressed a part of his instinct. Hae-jin’s body had recovered a lot in the meantime, and his pheromones were much more stable than before. This meant that there was a possibility of pregnancy if he knotted in this state. Even if that probability was faint because he was an inferior gene, he couldn’t do reckless things like before.
Moreover, a Dominant knotting had a very persistent aspect. When he knotted Hae-jin in the past, it ended relatively quickly because he was swayed by pheromones. If he knotted in his current state, which even had a black obsession with Hae-jin, it would not end easily. In that case, it might become a scary and long pain in the name of pleasure for Hae-jin, who was physically weak, to endure.
“Euk…”
“Ah…!”
At that time, he felt Hae-jin, who had already been stimulated, ejaculating. As if the pressure until now had been a lie, the inside contracted madly and squeezed Ryle. Burying his nose in Hae-jin’s neck, which was warmer than warm and even smelled sweet, Ryle diligently continued to move his waist so that Hae-jin could see the end of pleasure.
Fortunately, the reason that had awakened him once was controlling his body well so that he would not knot arbitrarily.
“I love you.”
However, the instinct promised that day, when Hae-jin would allow it someday.
The sound of the waves in the distance was gradually approaching the two of them. As if to cover all the embarrassing sounds.
* * *
“Hae-jin. Wake up.”
A firm hand grips his shoulder. Hae-jin, who was wandering through a dream, shook his head without realizing it and buried his face further in the pillow. But that was just a weak movement that couldn’t even shake off the hand that was still touching his shoulder.
“Are you that sleepy?”
“Eung…”
He heard a low laugh from above. He even felt a faint vibration through the touching hand. Thanks to that, Hae-jin, who was gradually waking up and regaining his senses, raised his head towards the laughter. He had been sleeping sweetly for a long time, so his actions were dripping with regret.
“You have to get up. Aren’t you hungry?”
“…Ryle.”
Surprisingly, the hunger he had forgotten covered Hae-jin at that sound. He didn’t usually have a big appetite, but this time it was natural. He had rolled around in too many places for just a short time of surrendering to pleasure.
After doing another embarrassing thing in front of the window, Ryle lifted Hae-jin up and placed him on the sofa next to him. It was a large sofa with room for two people to lie down. It seemed that he thought it would be too much strain on Hae-jin’s legs to keep standing.
But for someone who was worried about the strain on his legs, Ryle lost his self-control and rushed at Hae-jin. From the sofa, past the stairs, to this bedroom, they mixed their bodies diligently like people who had thrown their self-control into the sea.
They threw their clothes wherever they were taken off. Because they thought there was no one around, they didn’t hold back much on the moans that came out of their mouths. There was the sea everywhere they threw their gaze while lying down. So the shame needed by civilized people had no chance to pay attention to the two of them.
Hae-jin, who had recalled this far, couldn’t be more relieved that there were only two of them on this island.
“Yeah. Can you get up?”
“Yes…”
Hae-jin’s ears flushed slightly at the memories that washed over him like waves. He wanted to roll around in bed until tomorrow, but he forced his body to wriggle. At first glance, the sun outside the window was already starting to prepare to disappear. It was only a one-day trip. He couldn’t spend it in bed like this.
Besides, there was something he still had to say.
“Lie down.”
Ryle, as if he had seen his sluggish movements, left those laughing words again and disappeared towards the bathroom. Hae-jin’s gaze, which had been following his back as if possessed, also turned to the bathroom.
Then Hae-jin remembered what had happened just before he had passed out as if fainting. Ryle had already washed him in the bathroom because Hae-jin was sticky with all kinds of bodily fluids. It was the jacuzzi he had been so eager for, but because he was so exhausted, Hae-jin’s memories were fragmented.
He looked at the bathroom with regretful eyes, promising himself for tomorrow morning, when Ryle quickly appeared. He was holding a thick, wet towel in his hand.
“I…”
“Just lie down comfortably.”
Ryle carefully pulled down the blanket that Hae-jin was defensively covering himself with and gently wiped him down from his neck with the lukewarm towel. He had already been washed once, but he liked the subtle warmth that passed over him.
“Is it too hot?”
“…No…”
The momentum with which he had reached out to do it himself quickly subsided. In the first place, he was still half asleep. As the warm towel swept over his body, his mind melted away again.
He flinched as the towel gently dug into his armpits, and struggled to keep his eyes open as the touch warmly swept down his spine.
“Let’s get you dressed.”
Hae-jin’s clothes to change into were on the bedside table, as if they had been prepared in advance. And Ryle, who had clearly been rolling around naked with him, was already properly dressed.
Ryle quickly dressed Hae-jin, worried that the moisture would dry and make his body cold. As awkward as it was to be waited on, he slowly woke up. Thanks to this, when he had blushed and put on his underwear and pants, he was able to open his eyes to some extent.
“You’re awake now.”
“…I guess so.”
Sometimes Ryle was obsessed with taking care of Hae-jin’s every move like this. It was burdensome and awkward, so he had told him a few times, but it didn’t work well. It had been going on ever since he had taken that sorrowful walk to the lake that day.
He was just troubled that he was slowly getting used to his actions.
“Let’s go.”
Hae-jin, who had been briefly questioning, nodded, recalling Ryle’s words about eating. Leaning his chin on Ryle’s shoulder as he effortlessly lifted him up, Hae-jin closed his eyes instead of saying he would walk on his own.
He excused himself by saying that he had no choice because he lacked the energy this time.
“Looks delicious.”
As they entered the dining room behind the living room, a plausible dinner was set up. The table was full of food, so much so that Hae-jin raised his head and muttered to himself after smelling it. It was a carefully prepared meal, as if to pay him back for the energy he had spent during the day.
Next to the golden-brown grilled small bread was a piece of well-grilled asparagus and cheese. In addition, scallops with a refreshing citron-flavored sauce were cut into bite-sized pieces.
The thinly sliced sirloin was drizzled with a sweet-smelling sauce, and mashed potatoes were softly clumped together. Everything was carefully prepared for Hae-jin’s picky palate.
It was unusual for the dishes that should have come out in order to be lined up all at once. However, this was a familiar sight to them, as it was a policy for Hae-jin, who didn’t like anyone coming and going during meals even at the mansion.
“I hope you like it.”
Ryle, who had seated Hae-jin on a chair with a thick cushion, sat across from him and said lightly. Hae-jin, who was naturally preparing to eat, suddenly felt something strange.
“You said it was just us, right?”
Who on earth had prepared all this food?
Hae-jin frantically looked around. He was bothered by the messy traces of the two of them that remained intact in the living room on the way to the dining room. Besides, he had made noises in all sorts of places without knowing shame, so was it possible that a servant had been waiting?
“It’s just us. On the whole island.”
Ryle smiled again, looking at Hae-jin’s startled black eyes. Only then did Hae-jin look at him, awkwardly smoothing his slightly pressed hair.
“Then, did you make it yourself?”
“Well, it’s just taking out the ingredients that were in there. You can leave it if you don’t like it.”
Ryle said this as if he was being modest, but the food on the table couldn’t simply be described as taking out food from the refrigerator. First of all, to the eye, the grilling of the meat and the golden-brown appearance of the asparagus were perfect.
Still, since Ryle had made it, it felt different from the meals he had at the mansion every time. Even though it was a familiar menu, the food on the plate seemed strangely new. Feeling an emotion that he couldn’t exactly describe, Hae-jin quietly grabbed his fork.
Contrary to his modesty, the food was very delicious.
The table was filled with only Hae-jin’s favorite foods, down to the sauce on the salad. Ryle must have been more exhausted in terms of energy consumption, but when did he wake up and prepare all this?
“I’m glad you’re eating well.”
“Ryle, you should eat too.”
“I am eating.”
That’s what he said, but Ryle’s portion of food hardly decreased. As if he was too busy looking at Hae-jin. In fact, every time Hae-jin inadvertently looked at Ryle, the two of them kept making eye contact.
Ryle had a faint smile on his face the whole time, as if he found Hae-jin’s behavior of looking at Ryle once for every bite of salad strange. This villa was designed to allow views of the outside from anywhere, and behind Ryle, who was sitting at the table, was a low mountain.
It was a very fitting backdrop for Ryle, who always created a forest of pheromone around Hae-jin.
“Hae-jin?”
“Yes, yes.”
Hae-jin, who had been staring blankly at Ryle without realizing it, quickly moved his fork again. He forgot his manners because he was so hungry and immediately picked up a piece of steak. The meat, which was already finely sliced for Hae-jin’s portion, disappeared into his mouth as if melting.
Ryle, who was sitting in front of him, chuckled again. Hae-jin thought that Ryle, who was usually hard to see smiling even once, was smiling too generously today.
“Would you like a glass of wine?”
“Yes.”
However, instead of asking Hae-jin why, he offered him wine. A bottle of Hae-jin’s favorite wine was also set up on the table.
As he had seen before, Ryle skillfully opened the wine and prepared it. It was amazing to see his large hands gracefully moving the decanter. Hae-jin knew best how meticulously his touch moved.
Hae-jin subtly averted his gaze, suddenly remembering the embarrassing memories. He was worried that strange pheromone might have leaked out of his body.
“Here.”
Ryle, who had poured the wine into a glass, walked around the table and slowly approached Hae-jin. As he approached, pheromone made of affection washed over him like a wave.
“Thank you.”
Thanks to this, the hand that picked up the wine in front of him was somewhat hasty. After quickly swallowing two sips, the pungent aroma of grapes filled his mouth.
“Drink slowly. Why are you in such a hurry?”
Ryle reached out and gently pulled the wine glass he was holding, startled by Hae-jin’s sudden action. The large knuckles that suddenly appeared in front of him caught his eye. There was a lot of laughter in Ryle’s voice as he asked why.
Hae-jin’s actions, who was about to drink more wine in succession, were naturally stopped.
“…Yes.”
Ryle couldn’t stop smiling and looked at Hae-jin like that. Hae-jin was unfamiliar with himself, who kept looking at his relaxed expression. Maybe it was because he had come to this unfamiliar island and was alone with him.
“How’s your body?”
Ryle, who had already moved to the chair next to him and settled down, leisurely rubbed Hae-jin’s earlobe and asked. His neck kept shrinking at the suggestive touch. He felt as if the wine he had just swallowed was slowly spreading from his ear.
He wanted to escape from this feeling and looked at the wine glass, but he didn’t drink it again. Because he knew that Ryle would worry if he drank alcohol in a hurry. He had a desire to see the smile that resembled sunlight continue to appear on his face, which looked happy today.
In order not to show this ticklish feeling, Hae-jin turned his gaze to the plate this time. He hesitated, pursing his lips slightly at the gesture of pressing and tickling his entire ear as if urging him to answer. He felt like the scent of the wine he had just swallowed was getting stronger and stronger.
“…No.”
After hesitating, Hae-jin told the truth. He was sitting comfortably thanks to the cushion, but he was a little tired and his legs were a little wobbly, so he wasn’t confident that he could walk well.
But his mouth moved on its own. He had only taken two sips, but he excused himself by saying that he seemed to be getting drunk early today.
Above all, the sun was setting.
“But, I want to go to the sea.”
After slowly finishing their meal and putting on a few more clothes, they came down and the sun was setting. He knew that the sun was slowly heading west, meaning it would be sunset soon, but he didn’t know that the world would be dyed orange so quickly.
In particular, Hae-jin was surprised to see the sea, which had been showing off its blue color all day thanks to the clear weather, turning red like this. That’s why he couldn’t help but come out, even though his legs were wobbly.
“Hand.”
“Yes.”
Ryle readily nodded at Hae-jin’s words that he wanted to go out. However, he hesitated for a long time at the words that he wanted to walk on the white sand beach. Only after setting two conditions was Hae-jin able to get out of Ryle’s arms and step on the sand barefoot.
To walk hand in hand, and to be carried on his back if it seemed too much.
“It’s so pretty…”
He felt that the sound of the waves crashing was quieter than during the day, as if the sea was also preparing well. The sight of the sun, which he couldn’t dare to look at with his bare eyes during the day, now becoming a mere orange disc and falling towards the sea, was truly spectacular. Hae-jin was filled with awe as he watched the sun slowly dissolving into the sea as if it were paint.
“Do you like this island?”
“Yes.”
On the other hand, the sight that Ryle was staring at as if possessed was not the sun. He was just endlessly staring at Hae-jin’s black eyes, which were full of the orange sun.
His thin, black hair fluttered in the sea breeze. The movement of his hair was just like Hae-jin’s pheromone, which was so faint that only Ryle could accurately recognize it. Suppressing the urge to keep stroking his hair with his remaining hand, Ryle tightened his grip on the hand he was holding. So that he could support Hae-jin with his strength whenever he fell.
“I should have made the trip a little longer.”
It was an unexpected offer, so he couldn’t take more time off from Ryle’s schedule. Of course, Ryle was willing to give up all his schedules for tomorrow if Hae-jin wanted. However, Hae-jin, who knew full well that he had made a sudden offer, put his foot down first. Let’s not force the schedule.
Thanks to this, the trip was full of regrets, so Ryle was unhappy. He even had the absurd thought that he wished a typhoon would blow and he would be forced to be trapped on this island. This island, which his distant ancestors had bought in preparation for war, actually had enough supplies to last for a long time in various places.
Then Hae-jin, who was walking clumsily on the sandy beach, suddenly opened his mouth.
“Actually, there’s a reason why I wanted to come on this trip.”
“What is it?”
Ryle’s heart was as relaxed as Hae-jin’s hair fluttering in the wind. So even at the moment when Hae-jin was about to reveal the reason for this sudden trip, he was able to ask back leisurely. Because he was confident that he could handle anything that came out with composure.
“Today is my birthday.”
However, Ryle couldn’t help but stop walking at Hae-jin’s words that followed.
“Ryle?”
Of course, Ryle had never forgotten Hae-jin’s birthday. The first thing that happened when he first brought him into the mansion was an investigation into such personal details.
However, the birthday registered for identification purposes was not an important date for at least the two of them. Hae-jin had already revealed to Ryle that he didn’t have a birthday because he was an orphan, but he had made the date he met his family his birthday.
“…Today is your birthday?”
“Yes.”
They decided to live together in February, when winter was preparing to recede. After some time, Ryle focused on Hae-jin’s birthday. He wanted to celebrate Hae-jin’s birthday, which would come back in the first year they were together, so he had carefully asked for the exact date in advance.
However, in the first year, Hae-jin lowered his eyes with embarrassment at the words asking him to tell him his birthday and promised for later. He said that he wasn’t ready to celebrate the day he met his family yet.
So they welcomed the summer of the second year.
“Sorry.”
“Why are you suddenly sorry?”
Hae-jin, who was looking at Ryle with a puzzled expression as he stopped abruptly, burst into a chuckle. Unlike at the table, where he hadn’t lost his leisurely smile, Ryle was looking at Hae-jin with a stiff expression. The pheromone, which had been emitting a pleasant forest scent, was already mixed into the sea breeze with a lot of anxiety.
“…I should have known in advance and prepared more.”
Ryle caressed his lips instead with his empty hand, which had wanted to stroke his hair.
Come to think of it, the date listed on Hae-jin’s adoption papers was around summer. He knew that it wasn’t exactly the day Hae-jin ‘met’ his family, so he had just remembered the date for now. However, it must have been around the same time. Listening to Hae-jin’s reminiscences, Bright and his wife were not people who would postpone such paperwork.
So he should have thought about it when he suddenly brought up the story of the trip this summer. But he was foolishly excited by the small affection that he was shedding and got ahead of himself.
“Hmm…”
Hae-jin, looking at Ryle, who was muttering unexpected self-reproach, awkwardly turned his gaze to the sandy beach. Perhaps because he had been standing still for a long time, his white feet were half buried in the sand and not very visible.
He was embarrassed, wiggling his toes secretly there. It wasn’t because he wanted to see Ryle’s guilty expression that he had brought up the birthday story now.
Since when was it? When he made that expression, his heart started to hurt as well.
In the first year he stayed at the mansion, when Ryle asked him about his birthday, he felt like the answer was stuck in his throat. It was because he had a premonition that tears would burst out at the same time the answer came out. Ryle also hugged him with sorrowful pheromone by his side as he cried sadly, so he sometimes had the childish desire to restrain himself a little.
So the summer of the second year had already returned. When he came to his senses, he realized that his birthday, August 22nd, was already just around the corner. He could have just told him normally, but it was strangely difficult. He felt like he was becoming a child who was begging for a gift because his birthday was coming up soon. Because he had already postponed it with a lot of meaning.
That’s why this impulsive trip proposal came out. He was going to naturally reveal that it was his birthday, and if Ryle wanted to celebrate it, he was going to say that he had received this trip as a gift. But he really didn’t know that he would suddenly start blaming himself like that.
So Hae-jin also subtly blamed himself. He should have just told him without being proud and putting on airs.
“…Hae-jin. Thank you for telling me your birthday.”
Ryle’s gaze was digging deeper and deeper into the floor for someone who was saying thank you. The color of the sky, which had been gradually turning red, was slowly heading towards navy blue.
Feeling strangely sorry, Hae-jin subtly approached Ryle. It was a precarious walk, but slowly. The feeling of sand falling from his instep was ticklish.
“Ryle, when did you decide your birthday?”
At the sudden question, Ryle’s gaze subtly turned to Hae-jin’s face. The setting sun, shining obliquely at a long angle, made Ryle’s face more three-dimensional.
The two of them had talked in front of the charnel house where Hae-jin’s family was gathered. Since they couldn’t celebrate each other’s birthdays, let’s make a new birthday.
After that day, Ryle only had one birthday in his mind.
“Aren’t you going to tell me?”
When he only made a troubled expression without answering, Hae-jin asked with a faint smile this time. As if to scatter the brightest light and disappear, the red energy of the sunset jumped out from the horizon.
Hae-jin, who was standing with his back to it, was shining brightly.
“November 17th.”
The answer popped out as if possessed. Hae-jin, who was carefully counting the days, tilted his head as if he needed more explanation.
Ryle swallowed hard once and opened his mouth in succession.
“…It’s the day I imprinted on you.”
“Ah.”
To be exact, it was the day Ryle realized that he had imprinted on Hae-jin. That day he walked through the rain to find Hae-jin, cutting through a world that was all black and white.
Clearly, that was the day he was reborn.
“We both know each other’s birthdays now.”
“……”
A lighthearted remark slipped out. The nuance was clear. Now that Hae-jin knew Ryle’s birthday, he wouldn’t have to feel sorry either.
The surroundings gradually darkened. One by one, the automatic lights installed on the island turned on in sequence, brightly illuminating the two as if surrounding them.
“So, let’s make sure to take care of each other from now on.”
“Yeah.”
Ryle even felt as if the waves crashing against the island were sweeping through his head, not the white sand of this beach. While answering dumbly, Ryle instinctively reached out with one of his hands that had been wandering alone for a while.
He greedily grasped the remaining hand, besides the one already holding Hae-jin’s.
“And next time, let’s travel together again.”
“Okay.”
Hae-jin said that he, too, was sad to see this trip end. Ryle, who had been suffering from familiar anxiety, was saved by those words and slowly regained his composure.
The days they would spend together still stretched far ahead.