By Zephyria 
After thinking for a moment, Tae-hwon spoke to Kwon Rae-i.
“Are you going straight to the banquet hall?”
Kwon Rae-i gently shook his head. Then he changed his tone to answer. It was a private tone, just for the two of them.
“No. I want to take a short walk.”
“A walk? Where?”
Tae-hwon naturally picked up on it and changed his tone to answer.
“In the garden.”
Kwon Rae-i turned around in the hallway and pointed beyond the lattice window. Outside the window frame with glass panes, there was a garden where the spring breeze was blowing. It wasn’t the garden connected to the main gate, where the dark-suited members were densely lined up, but the simple back garden leading to the back gate and the Separate House.
“Look there, Tae-hwon.”
Kwon Rae-i approached the window and smiled brightly. His face, bathed in the moonlight, looked like a young child for a moment. His innocently bright smile was just like that.
“The acacia trees are in bloom.”
Indeed, white flower clusters, bathed in the moonlight, were visible where his gaze was directed. As if the stars of the night sky had landed on each branch, the petals sparkled in silver, and a melancholic fragrance spread softly.
Acacia flowers blooming profusely.
Petals fluttered and fell with the spring breeze. Dancing lightly like fluttering wings, they carried the sweet scent far away, representing the flow of the passing season. The sight of them returning again next year was not just a simple landscape. It was the breath of memories, a whisper, and a fate that would be repeated.
With the dreamlike white acacia of the spring night, Kwon Rae-i led Tae-hwon. He tightly grabbed Tae-hwon’s left hand, which wore the ring, interlaced their fingers, and stepped out into the garden of the empty Separate House. To their own place to be together every year.
As if to bless them, the fully bloomed petals fluttered abundantly.
***
After that. The banquet continued late into the night. Countless members endlessly drank alcohol, and the members of Gyeongjeong and Jeun, who had been divided to the left and right, mingled with each other, exchanging drinks. Regardless of what they thought inside, they exchanged greetings as brothers, at least on the surface.
As it passed three or four in the morning, the atmosphere heated up. One or two drunken guys dropped out, and the laughter of those who survived became hearty. Someone excitedly talked about the business that would expand in the future, and someone made a small compliment that the peanuts served as snacks were delicious. Dog sounds, nonsense, and trivial jokes loosened the atmosphere.
In the midst of that noisy and boisterous atmosphere, two black shadows slipped out of the banquet hall. They were quite drunk, too, as their steps faltered.
The dawn air was cold. The two walked together, intertwined, shaking off the drunkenness in the blowing wind. It was impossible to tell who was supporting whom.
“Ugh, it’s hot. Ah. It’s really hot.”
Kwon Rae-i, his face flushed, fanned himself and slurred his words. He had been sitting calmly in the banquet hall, but there was no way he could be okay after receiving drinks from so many people. Of course, Woo Tae-hwon was in the same situation.
“Wait a minute. My stomach is upset. Let’s walk slowly…”
Tae-hwon had also drunk an incredible amount of alcohol. Because the rumor that Executive Director Woo liked to drink was widespread within the organization, everyone came to him to offer a drink in order to get on his good side. The Jeun Faction members, who knew that Tae-hwon’s memories had returned, approached him with congratulations and checks, continuously offering him drinks, so his stomach was churning.
Like that, Kwon Rae-i and Woo Tae-hwon swayed as they walked along the hallway. By now, they could leave the banquet hall as they were, and no one would notice. The two relied on each other and supported each other as they left the main building and entered the Separate House. The blue moonlight reflected over the tiled roof enveloped the traditional Korean house in blue.
Staggering, Kwon Rae-i pushed open the front door, buried his face in Tae-hwon’s neck, and sniffed, inhaling deeply.
“Tae-hwon smells like alcohol. And cigarettes.”
Even though he said he smelled it, Kwon Rae-i didn’t show any dislike and bumped his lips against Tae-hwon’s neck. His hand followed, opening his collar.
“No. Let’s go inside and do it. This is the entrance.”
“Huh? Why are there two Tae-hwons?”
“Don’t joke around. Close the door first.”
“Tae-hwon, you were incredibly cool today. I feel so good.”
Kwon Rae-i pushed Tae-hwon against the wall as he tried to stop him and laughed softly. A drunken heat spread from his half-closed eyes. Shaking shadows stretched long on the floor of the entrance, and Kwon Rae-i rubbed his cheek against Tae-hwon’s neck, acting cute in a low voice.
“Woo Tae-hwon. Executive Director Woo. Our Tae-hwon.”
“Rae-i, let’s go inside. First. Huh?”
“Why? Why do we have to go inside? It’s hot… I want to take off my clothes.”
“You’re really drunk. Get a grip.”
“Tae-hwon, take them off for me. I want to take everything off.”
“Ha… Kwon Rae-i. Okay. I’ll take everything off for you, so let’s go inside.”
Tae-hwon, pressed against the wall, stretched out his arm and barely closed the front door. He was worried that someone might see this sight. Actually, he didn’t want to show it to anyone. Tae-hwon used his strength to pull Kwon Rae-i. He took off his shoes and stepped over the threshold of the entrance, but his steps stopped in the hallway with the wooden floor. It was because Kwon Rae-i pushed Tae-hwon against the wall again.
“But, why do you keep going somewhere? You have to be with me, where are you trying to run away to?”
“What, no, ah!”
Kwon Rae-i grabbed Tae-hwon’s chin in the middle of the hallway and lunged at him. He tried to kiss him with unfocused eyes, but his aim was off because he was dizzy. Instead of kissing his lips, he kissed his nose. Kwon Rae-i sucked on Tae-hwon’s nose bridge and messed up his hair. Not satisfied with that, he punched the wall and whined.
“Hoo… Damn, I think I’m really drunk. When I kiss Tae-hwon, my Dick should get hard. But it feels soft.”
“…”
“No way. That’s weird. Let’s try again. And why is it so hot…”
Kwon Rae-i frowned and groaned. His whining, punching the wall with his fist, grew more intense. Tae-hwon, rarely, opened his eyes wide and watched Kwon Rae-i, who was acting drunk. Seeing him so reckless made him feel strange. Of course, Kwon Rae-i had always been acting as he pleased, so he was used to it, but this might be the first time he had lost control and shown his bottom line like this.
“You should have controlled yourself and drank less.”
Tae-hwon gently scolded him and reached out his hand. Then, he first pulled and loosened the tie that was tightly constricting Kwon Rae-i’s neck. He dropped the flowing fabric on the hallway floor and unbuttoned the black shirt that was covering his pure white neck. He had only unbuttoned one button, but he had transformed into a sensual figure. The shirt collar flowing down along his straight neckline and the collarbone that was slightly revealed next to it were eye-catching.
“Why did you let your guard down like this? Who knows what could have happened… Even though we had the inauguration ceremony, the organization isn’t completely stable yet.”
“That’s right. That’s true… But Tae-hwon is next to me, and he’s reliable. No matter what happens, Tae-hwon will help me.”
“You trusted me, so you did this?”
“Yeah. And the acacia trees were pretty.”
“…”
“I don’t know. I don’t know either. I didn’t mean to let my guard down, but, ah. I like Woo Tae-hwon.”
“…”
“Honey. Kiss.”
Kwon Rae-i narrowed his eyes and openly acted cute. It was hard to tell if he was really hopelessly drunk or if he was trying to play tricks in this gap. Anyway, he was begging Woo Tae-hwon for a kiss.
“Huh? Honey, kiss.Kwon Rae-i made a lisping sound and bumped his lips against both of Tae-hwon’s cheeks, smack, smack. Then, as if it was Tae-hwon’s turn now, he stared intently. He even puckered his lips thickly and stuck them out.
Tae-hwon was dumbfounded, but in fact, he was also quite drunk now.
That meant that Kwon Rae-i looked cuter than usual.
“Kwon Rae-i. Do you always act like this when you’re drunk?”
Tae-hwon followed him and puckered his lips into a point. And he kissed him as he wanted.
Kwon Rae-i grinned and smiled softly.
“Ung.”
“Since when?”
“Eung?”
“Since when have you been like this? Who taught you to drink?”
He probably learned it from the Jeun Faction. From President Hwang? No, Jeon Ho-chang is more likely.
“Where did you go around saying ‘kiss’ like that?”
Even though Tae-hwon asked, Kwon Rae-i only giggled and didn’t have a proper answer. Then he started clinging to him again.
“Tae-hwon. Honey. Do it again.”
“Do what again.”
“Kiss. Suck suck.”
Kwon Rae-i puckered his lips and made a goldfish-like movement. Tae-hwon thought he was crazy, but he was also quite flustered because he looked cute without fail.
“First, let’s go inside…”
“Ah, why do you keep saying let’s go inside? The only place I want to go inside is Woo Tae-hwon’s hole.”
“What?”
“But what should I do if Rae-i’s Dick is soft? Can a soft Dick go in well?”