“Hmm…”
Rayan let out a groan. The corners of her reddened eyes twitched in pleasure. He clenched his hands, not knowing what to do, but they slipped, unable to properly hold onto his wet, sweaty body.
“You have to be careful.”
“…”
“Hm?”
Erich grabbed Rayan’s waist and pulled him close before his body collapsed. He pretended to be very relaxed, but his low voice was nervous, and his grafting gestures were impatient and fierce.
“A little… bit…”
‘Slower’. Rayan leaned against him and panted, begging. Erich squeezed his waist as if laughing at him. The thing that thrust in and out scratched him sharply. The sight in front of his eyes, which was already shaking, became blurry.
Pleasure ebbed and flowed, threatening to overflow.
Erich laid down Rayan, who had been sitting on his thighs, and lowered his head and kissed his. The blunt lump of flesh gently scratched the roof of Rayan’s mouth and brushed past his teeth. His breathing faltered with each movement.
“Breathe.”
When Rayan couldn’t catch his breath properly, Erich whispered, pressing his lips to Rayan’s mouth. He was blocked by overlapping lips when he said that he should take it slow.
Erich, who was holding both cheeks and kissing him deeply, slipped his hands away. His hands were like snakes as they ran over his thin body. His large hands caressed his ribcage, which was heaving, and then grabbed his thighs hard and spread them apart. Erich’s brow furrowed. At the same time, Rayan’s toes also extended and retracted.
Shivering slightly, Rayan looked at Erich, exhaling deeply through the gap between his lips that had separated for a moment. His sweat-soaked hair shook. He looked blankly at his short hair, which sparkled even more in the moonlight that penetrated through the window. It was only when he gently waved his hand in front of his eyes that his blurry vision began to brighten.
He turned his head and looked at Erich. He stared back at him with narrowed eyes, then collapsed his body, which was supported on his elbows, and put his weight on him.
Rayan, who was crushed by Erich from head to toe, groaned and tried to push away, but it was not easy.
“… He- heavy.”
The voice cracked from moaning did not sound like his own and was unfamiliar. Hmm. Ahemm. Rayan cleared his throat and tried to push him away, knowing it was futile, but Erich didn’t budge. If anything, he leaned in, as if to encourage her to do more.
“…”
Rayan ultimately settled on the embrace. Heavy but cozy. The warm body was still fascinating. It was nice to be able to feel the warmth of life with his whole body rather than the helplessly cold body temperature. As he hugged his tightly muscled back, Erich turned his head and looked at him.
“What?”
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When he asked a question at his gaze, Erich twitched his lips and then lifted himself up. Even though he had already reached his peak, the lingering sensation slipped away. Even though he flinched because the feeling was unfamiliar, he held on to his hand.
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Couldn’t he give him at least one thing? Rayan pressed Erich’s finger downwards out of spite, even though he knew that there was no way his hands would become smaller than his like that.
“What are you doing now?”
Erich coldly shook Rayan’s hand away. Although he seemed to be trying not to show it, a hint of embarrassment flashed across his face. It was displeasure that filled the empty space of fleeting emotions.
“Have you always been like this?”
“Huh?”
He couldn’t even fathom his feelings, but incomprehensible words flew out to him.
“Like… No, never mind.”
He murmured nervously, not sure what he was about to say. He ran a hand through his hair. Rayan looked at the round forehead that appeared white in the moonlight and answered cautiously.
“It’s just- it’s because I thought it would be good if His Majesty became a little smaller… Did it hurt?”
Erich from three years ago was definitely smaller than he was now, so he pressed it with the hope that he could go back to that time, but maybe it would have been painful. Erich’s expression turned strange as he asked carefully, intending to say that he was sorry for hurting him.
“…What nonsense.”
In the voice that shot back, dismissing it as nonsense, the nervousness that had just appeared had long since disappeared without a trace.
“I guess you have some energy left.”
He leaned towards Rayan again, grabbed him by the waist, and spun him around. Rayan, who was buried in a soft sheet, suddenly looked down at Erich and blinked.
Black hair flowed down and gently brushed Erich’s cheek. He grabbed the back of Rayan’s head with his large, strong hands and slightly raised his head. His lips touched his slim chin. It was tingling.
“I’m tired.”
A now familiar heavy sensation reached him below.
“So?”
Erich lightly dismissed his complaints and swallowed his lips as if he would not listen anymore. Rayan also eventually closed his eyes and leaned against him.
***
When he woke up late, the place next to him was empty. The cold empty space was bittersweet, but now he was a little used to it. Rayan rubbed the spot where Erich was lying and then turned his body over.
A trail of his muslin tangled around his feet as he got off his bed.
Apparently, he fell asleep without any clothes on, but when he woke up, he was always wearing bedclothes like this. He adjusted the hem of his clothes, which had become loose from his tossing and turning, and limped to the window.
It wasn’t snowing anymore, but there were small piles. The crackling sound was interesting. He wanted to go out and stamp my feet again. He wondered if that was okay. As he continued to think about things that he had not been able to do because he was busy trying to get his body together, he heard a voice from behind him.
“The weather is gradually getting warmer, so it will melt quickly.”
Rayan had vaguely sensed a presence before coming in, so he turned around without being overly surprised. When their eyes met, Jurgen lowered his head.
“Jurgen.”
“Did you sleep comfortably?”
“Yes.”
Jurgen, who was similar to the mermaid elders in appearance, was polite to Rayan even though there was not much of an age difference between them.
“Is that so?”
Jurgen didn’t look like he believed his words. Was it noticeable? Rayan gently rubbed his cheek. He hoped not. No, at least he didn’t want Erich to know.
For the past few days, Rayan shared a bedroom with Erich. Erich was always pushing her to the limit, and since he was not used to having a relationship like this, Rayan fell asleep every time. He also thought that was the case with Erich, but when he woke up the other night with a start, he realized that was not the case.
Wrinkled eyebrows. Cold sweat on his forehead. A ramble of unclearly fragmented language.
He had forgotten what Karel said about Erich suffering from insomnia. With those words, he sang as much as he could, hoping that Erich’s night would be peaceful.
It’s only an excuse to say that he had become accustomed to the environment here. He had simply forgotten since he had been overwhelmed by Erich’s presence.
Rayan put aside his criticism of himself for a moment and hummed for him. The wrinkled eyebrows were straightened by the soothing tones spoken in the mermaid’s language, and the irregular breathing became stable. Rayan guarded his night. When Erich fell asleep with a very calm and serene face, like someone who had never suffered from a nightmare, he snuggled up next to him and fell asleep again.
He was busy trying to survive at best, so it was quite a burden for him to put his efforts into singing, but if Erich seemed calm, that was okay. He didn’t really have any regrets.
“But does the snow really melt quickly?”
In an attempt to change the topic, Rayan pointed out what Jurgen had said earlier.
“If it were winter, you might be able to see it a little longer, but it’ll be spring soon.”
“Ah…”
“In Arhen, snow is so precious, it would be a shame to see it melt.”
Still, there would be next winter, Jurgen assured Rayan’s regret. Philip, Jurgen, and the others all told him to look forward to the next time. But there was no future for her to look forward to, for he would disappear without a trace like the snow that would melt before then.
“Yes.”
He smiled to cover up the unexplainable. Jurgen was thinking hard about how to interpret that smile.
“Then, why don’t you have a meal, and in the meantime, I’ll get your clothes ready, so you can take a look outside.”
“Is that okay?”
“Sure. It’s not like His Majesty told you not to go out.”
Ah. Rayan let out an exclamation. Come to think of it, Erich had never told him not to go out; he’d just assumed he didn’t want him to.
“That’d be nice.”
Erich came only when the sun was setting, and although Jurgen often offered him company, there were limits, and he spent most of his time alone in his room. He didn’t notice the passage of time because he was mostly sleeping out of fatigue, and he never felt particularly lonely.
“Then I will tell them to prepare a meal.”
Jurgen acted as if the world would collapse if he did not feed Rayan.
“Oh, um…”
Rayan stopped him while he was going out. Jurgen stopped and waited for him to finish his sentence. He didn’t urge.
“Never mind, nothing.”
He pursed his lips and eventually shook his head, sending Jürgen away.
He had something he wanted to ask; he was wondering if he could go see Erich too. But he couldn’t bear to ask. He thought Erich would not like it anyway.
“…”
Rayan sat down, leaning against the window ledge, resting his arms on his knees and looking at the scenery outside.
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