Ruzen did not dare to face the King after what happened. When they were doing the deed, all he felt was intense pleasure and mind numbing awakening, but now, all he felt was flustering embarrassment and awkward shyness. He hid his face against his hands, twisting to lay on his side to avoid the King’s gaze.
But the King didn’t seem to mind his actions, instead he stood back up as if nothing happened, and went to sit on the couch that flickered and appeared right as the Black Room transformed back into the White room from before.
So it was a given that to Ruzen it felt even more embarrassing to lie naked on the bed while the King watched over from the couch. This whole situation was unnatural to him, who wasn’t used to flashing his body to another. He had not even dated before, so everything just felt more intense to him.
For a while nobody spoke, the silence extended over minutes.
The air was back to its calm state and nothing worth taking note of could be sensed.
However, Ruzen wasn’t totally unaware of what was really happening here, the King was obviously waiting for him to say something, and wasn’t going to move until he did so as hinted.
Sighing to himself, he could only console his mind, “Will I be sent back for training?” He mumbled, the tone polite.
“Yes you will.” The King replied immediately, as if he was waiting to do so for quite a long while. “After a month’s time you can either join directly or you can test your strength among the others in the annually held competitions. We will accept you even if you lose, so do not linger on the end result.”
Ruzen nodded, feeling the need to rise up a little at least, because just lying on the bed naked felt a bit low even to him. Like he was pretty sure the King could only see his bare back from the position he had picked to sit in.
He realized the mess a little late, since he felt his mind was too distracted.
So just when he sat up guiltily, The King was right there next to him, covering him with a warm white blanket. This time it wasn’t a quilt, thank goodness.
“Is your majesty leaving?” Ruzen asked attentively, still a little out of it. Even if they had gotten physically intimate, he didn’t feel the distance between them growing any shorter, instead he felt he couldn’t match the King’s temperament at all.
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He knew he wasn’t being used, but the feeling of being intimate with another race that was not into kisses and hugs… left him feeling a bit neglected. He knew it couldn’t be possible, because that was just a wishful thinking, but after finishing he still needed some… pampering. Well, even if he didn’t… usually such acts were appreciated by the receiver. Right?
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“…en?”
“You heard it, answer Us.”
Ruzen did hear it, however he didn’t expect the King to be so perceptive!
“Does your majesty, not like intimacy? Is it because your race is different?” Ruzen didn’t categorize cuddling and hugs together with other activities. He was given pleasure, and the King did seem satisfied, but they didn’t share the same pleasure at all.
He didn’t think that lacing his words with sparkles and coating it with sugar would do him any good, the King was a simple fellow who appreciated straight speeches and curt sentences. So Ruzen wasn’t shy of asking for the first time. His confidence was slowly coming back as he got out of his messy thoughts.
“It is not that we do not like sharing intimacy,” the King worded his thoughts very easily. “We know that humans like intimacy, however, ghosts are evolved beings, we have no use of intimacy, if not for sharing energy or to hone our knowledge about something. Else, we perceive ‘touch’ as an unnecessary element. And ‘intimacy’ as an exotic choice.”
Ruzen could feel his brain hurting, he really didn’t consider that being from different race could be this distracting. To him, intimacy was a form of affection, love and meaningful connections. But to the King who was a ghost, intimacy was just an exotic choice, sharing energy for survival and a meaningless notion.
“Ruzen,” the King sat down next to him and tilted the younger one’s head up to take a look, “we do have a common ground here, and that is our end goal. You want Our help, We also want yours… in case, you want Our affection, We will give it to you, do not hesitate.” A thumb traced Ruzen’s lips softly, almost delicately, as the King came closer, his eyes dark and mysterious, “In case We want something, We will voice our desires. We will try to appreciate you and you will try the same for Us. Here we are doing something which majority will never strive for, and that is, forging our own little world. We can create a different emotion that is not love and affection, but an element that only we can share.”
Ruzen’s heart started to beat faster as he tried to understand the meaning behind those words, his mind rattled as the aspect of creating something new oozed in. He was so set on his beliefs from the previous world, that he forgot that not everything had to have a set pattern. The King did say that he will try to ease out their relationship from his end as much as he could, so even Ruzen could try to not dwindle on the same repeated trajectory of affection. If he could make demands, he had to know that so could the King. But since they were trying something new here, both from a different race, trying to adjust to each other’s needs was not such a bad thought.
“Kiss me?” Ruzen asked with a little fluster, but boldly faced the King to see if the other was repulsed or hesitant.
A while after, he got his wish, as both of them tangled their tongues together and shared a very deep kiss, as if tasting each other in hunger.
This time Ruzen wasn’t all passive, he grabbed the hood of the King’s robe and lowered it to take hold of the dark hair strands that felt cold and silky on touch.
Even the King wasn’t idle, his fingers traced Ruzen’s thighs and waist, as the younger got pulled into his lap, the blankets sliding down to reveal the milky white skin unmarked and soft.
The Kiss intensified more, when Ruzen tried to overpower the King. It was stupid on his part, but the King surprisingly let him do what he wanted, resulting in Ruzen getting brazen enough to even bite and suck on the bumpy tongue. The taste was negligible and a nice scent came from the king, one which Ruzen couldn’t identify. But it made him feel empowered even more.
“Ouch!” Ruzen winced when his lips got bitten as the King pulled away before Ruzen could continue any further.
Worried a little, he blinked with wide eyes staring at the King in question, “W-What?” his voice was breathy, and since he did not know how to kiss, he worked extra hard to please and find pleasure.
A heavy chuckle broke in, and the King rubbed Ruzen’s chest meaningfully, “Getting so lost in finding your own pleasure, We want it too, let’s make our third transfer.”
Ruzen blushed, “H-How is that done.”
“You will find it easier since we have already done it before, just follow Our lead, since we are more intimate, the transfer would take even less time.”
Ruzen felt that it would have been proper to at least dawdle about and get bashful, even hesitant, but who was there to reprimand his brazenness? The King himself had given him free reign and to be honest, it felt nice… the kisses and the intimacy.
So, being the good boy, Ruzen accepted another lip lock and went for it. This time his entire body heated up like crazy and an intense flow of energy started to swirl inside.
Moaning softly into the Kiss, Ruzen wasn’t sure how to give the energy, but he let the building energy disperse, surprised at the instant result as the energy got absorbed by the King.
Energy transferring wasn’t much pleasurable to Ruzen since this process was different than what the King did at the end of their first intimate act, but if it pleased the King, he wasn’t shy about doing it.
The two kept at it for a while, but eventually calmed down when the King felt Ruzen was tired.
“I feel sleepy,” Ruzen mumbled, a bit out of it. His eyes were dazed and his lips were aching. He needed some rest, as even his core felt exhausted.
Patting the soft head, the King laid him back skillfully, “Sleep, We will ask your master to come at a later time.”
“hm,” Ruzen made a soft sound in acknowledgment and shut his eyes.
Watching the other sleep, the Ghost King got up and stepped outside the room, into another space, right in front of a troop of standing shadows, all of them dark and flickering.
“Guard him, do not let anyone enter the spaces around the White Room. And follow him when he leaves with He’Da, if anyone is to make trouble, do not consult Us, kill on sight.”
The black hazy figures didn’t sound their opinion, but instead, vanished from sight as soon as the command was given.
The only one left, was a short burly man, with balding head and a long beard. He didn’t wait and delay, he spoke immediately. “The competition is going to start soon your majesty, do we need to let him win? I can clear a path.”
The king stood imposing as he stared down the burly man, his hood back up hiding his forehead and shadowing his eyes, it made him look even more intimidating, “We can’t pamper him too much, he needs to grow organically.”
“…eh, then, won’t he be in danger? I heard that recently, some folks are spreading news regarding your chosen keeper, I d-don’t know how they know but the rumors are so. If they sniff out your keeper, things… would get difficult. Other competitors might instigate disturbance.”
The Ghost King knew, and he knew that Ruzen would for sure join the competition. “We can’t protect him all the time, but if his life is in danger, follow protocol.”
The burly man nodded and bowed.
Thank you for the chapter ❤❤
aaah i love their relationship! it’s so sweet
Thanks for the chapter
thanks for the chapter!!
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Thanks!!!-
“kill on sight” sheeeeeeesh
thanks for the chapter <3
Somehow it feels a little lonely, that they can’t completely understand what sensations and feelings the actions of the other creates in them. The head may understand after a brief explanation, but the feeling of familiarity which a whole life of living a certain way creates surely is not that easily overcome. 😔 Hope that they will come to completely know what the other feels.
And the King is so overprotective. 🤭
I am honestly enjoying this so much, can’t wait to read about the trials and competitions
I love that they started to try and accommodate each other despite their differences. Im excited for the competition since I want to see how Ruzen will use what he learned.
Thanks for the chapter! Im excited for more
The King’s aftercare sure is something else.
I know it probably won’t happen this way, but I kind of really want Ruzen to kick @ss at this competition…
Organically, he says lmao
Can’t wait to read future chapter where Ruzen swipe the floor with his enemies ♡♡♡
Same here. Loved the world building and slow burn romance. The difference between races is also something to be considered. As the King mentioned before, he didn’t become the Ruler in one day and Ruzen still has room to grow stronger.