“…”
It was fragile and insignificant. Those were the circumstances in which Yigyeom found himself. There was nothing he owned, and even if he struggled alone, the situation didn’t appear to improve, but when Kwon Taejung saw him roaming around aimlessly, he felt terrible for him.
It was most likely due to his demeanor. Yigyeom’s face tended to appear miserable even when he was cautious; it was the same when he saw sweating beneath that costume while distributing flyers, when he was anxious about not honoring his promise, or when he never passed the line and remained a safe distance from him. It was pathetic and pitiful. That natural atmosphere could not be grasped.
“It’s all because of you.”
It was all because of him. It was because Yigyeom his omega status and kept sneaking around him, didn’t avoid his touch so Kwon Taejung couldn’t yelp but let down his guard.
Kwon Taejung looked at Yigyeom and tried to touch his lips but then composed himself, roughly untying his tie and throwing it far from the bed. Kwon Taejung lied beside Yigyeom and closed his eyes.
There were many places to sleep in the house even if it was not there but the reason Kwon Taejung chose that place was because of the pleasant smell that Yigyeom emitted, who was completely relaxed as he slept.
Fuck. It’s all because of you. Because of your face, your pheromones, your laughter. Do you know what I went through earlier? I felt like I was going to die if I didn’t reach out to you, I was going crazy because I couldn’t touch you.
Kwon Taejung wanted to bite those lips that were breathing lightly. What were you thinking while I was riddled with such crazy thoughts? How did it feel when I touched you? Did you want to ruin everything? As Kwon Taejung stared at the ceiling quietly, with a sigh, he turned and lay down, looking at Yigyeom.
As Kwon Taejung watched the even heaves of Yigyeom, the feeling of entering someone’s personal space became clear. It was his first time sleeping in a bed with someone except when he slept with his older brother when he was younger, because he was afraid of thunder. It was actually ridiculous to have someone in the house whom he didn’t know properly yet.
It should have been uncomfortable, but it was strange that it wasn’t like that at all. No, Kwon Taejung felt better, let alone uncomfortable. There was a person with a sweet smell next to him and someone beside him when he would close his eyes and open them. Even more so, because it was someone named Yigyeom.
So Kwon Taejung closed his eyes, his mind at peace and in an uncomfortable suit. He felt the energy of the sweet inhibitor spread through his body and slowly relaxed his muscles.
Yigyeom was the first person to wake up. Yigyeom rubbed his face on the blanket he was tucked under, feeling pleasant, but his eyes widened in surprise when he realized that it was not his blanket that he used at home.
“…”
Yigyeom was surprised to see Kwon Taejung’s face but as he saw there was no response from the latter, he soon silently scanned Kwon Taejung’s peaceful sleeping face.
Yigyeom remembered everything one by one; Kwon Taejung, who had lunch with him and saw his dirty shoes and bought him shoes later before stopping by his house because he had something to do. The last memory he recalled was the face of Kwon Taejung who pushed him to sleep on the bed.
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Even though he said it was okay and told him to sleep by pressing his shoulder, he fell asleep without any memories of their last interaction.
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“…”
But to do so, he had to wake up Kwon Taejung, who was deep in his slumber. Yigyeom took out his hand from under the blanket and slightly stretched it in front of Taejung, who was still asleep. However, the hands that were inched bravely did not reach the warmth of Taejung.
The blanket which didn’t properly cover Kwon Taejung, and Yigyeom’s hands that were about to reach his shoulder, reclined back to its original position. Yigyeom rubbed the sheet of the blanket with his fingertips without any reason and looked at Kwon Taejung’s sleeping face.
Suddenly he remembered the moment when he was confused at the department store where they went to buy his sneakers. Even though Kwon Taejung touched his face and neck, he wasn’t able to move at all. The only thing he felt was his nerves weakening at places that faced Kwon Taejung.
That was all. The time, place and situation were all blurred and only Kwon Taejung was visible. It was the first time he felt so immersed in the situation.
He was only omega by name and since he knew he was clearly responding to an alpha, he should keep some distance, Yigyeom thought. It was strange and uncomfortable to feel that he didn’t hate being dragged and swayed by Kwon Taejung at all.
It wasn’t easy to get his act together. Especially that day, when he was distracted from the moment he met Kwon Taejung.
“…”
The scent from Kwon Taejung was so pleasant, his touch when he touched his hair was so warm and his sentiments of taking care of his sneakers were all so sweet…he didn’t hate the feeling of warming up from the inside without warning.
Yigyeom, who recalled all the reasons why he should be wary, opened his eyes again and looked at Kwon Taejung’s sculptured face as if he was drawing it in his mind. His heart was pounding just by seeing his face even though Kwon Taejung didn’t emit any scent.
When he dug into his head, with the thoughts of wanting to be with him a little longer, Yigyeom couldn’t stand it anymore and sat up. He thought he should leave quickly.
“What time is it?”
It seemed that the blanket rustled and passed to the side due to Yigyeom sitting up. Kwon Taejung turned around and lay down looking at the ceiling, asking in a low voice while his eyes remained closed. When he wakes, his voice gets like that..Yigyeom couldn’t even look at Kwon Taejung and mentioned the time he checked earlier in a small voice.
“…It’s four…”
“Already? Ah, sleeping does pass time very quickly, as expected.”
“…Sorry. I think I’ve caused you too much trouble.”
“What trouble? There was nothing we could do outside anyway. Let’s sleep more.”
“…I must leave for the part-time job though.”
“The cafe? Ah, from next time change your shifts to weekends, okay?”
“Okay…”
Kwon Taejung barely opened his eyes and sat up at Yigyeom’s words, stretched his neck and shoulders as if he was stiff and looked at Yigyeom.
“Let’s go.”
“I can go by myself. You should rest more. You must be tired so you don’t have to come out.”
“You know I won’t listen to you even if you say that.”
“…”
“I’m going to do my work. I told you everything you need to do, and what you need to cooperate with and you agreed. If so, listen to me.”
Kwon Taejung said nothing wrong, Yigyeom closed his mouth and touched the hem of the blanket. It might have been because he just woke up, Kwon Taejung felt more sensitive than before. Of course, it could have just been a feeling.
“There’s nothing to worry about. I’m not mad. It’s because I just woke up so I can’t pretend to be nice. I’m buffering, you know.”
Kwon Taejung stroke Yigyeom’s hair once and completely left the bed, as he cracked loosened his neck and shoulders. He looked back at Yigyeom once he was at his door.
“Let’s go. I’ll take you there.”
Kwon Taejung’s face and voice didn’t seem as sensitive and Yigyeom came down the bed after cleaning up the messy blankets.
“Leave it alone. I’ll come back later and sleep there anyway.”
Yigyeom , who covered the pillow with the blanket, quickly followed Kwon Taejung and left the room. Kwon Taejung went to the kitchen unconsciously and took out the bottle of juice that Secretary Baek often had whenever he dropped by his house, before opening the lid and holding it out to Yigyeom.
“…Thank you…”
“Why are you being so self-conscious? Is it because I was being mean?”
“…It’s not that…”
“What do you mean, no? It’s true, isn’t it? I have a bad temper and just like a thug, I wake up and grumble about the fuss.”
Kwon Taejung opened the lid of the water bottle and half emptied it, before he touched Yigyeom’s slightly disorganized hair as he watched Yigyeom take sips of the juice. His disheveled hair was so cute that he suppressed the urge to mess it up even more.
“…”
Yigyeom, who slightly flinched when Kwon Taejung touched his hair, held the juice in one hand and slightly inched out his cold hand towards Kwon Taejung. As he did so, Yigyeom smoothed out his slightly ruffled hair like Kwon Taejung did to him.
“…”
“…”
Their gaze was entwined somewhere in the center of their intertwined hands. Yigyeom’s heart began to palpitate again, despite the fragrance of pheromones, and he immediately snatched his palm back and turned away. Kwon Taejung, who was still looking at him, stretched out his hand, as if to pull him back, but stopped.
Fuck, what are you going to do by pulling his hair. Don’t be stupid. Kwon Taejung always listened to his rational self and tugged his hand back. If he had an accident in the spur of the moment, he would have more to deal with and end up tired instead. He complimented himself for holding it in. He only needed to be quiet.
“Let’s go, we’ll be late.”
Yigyeom’s face appeared attractive when Kwon Taejung finally managed to control his intense urge and spoke. However, Kwon Taejung considered whether he should up his dosage of inhibitors to prevent himself from acting on his impulses.
So that his ridiculous impulses which are very powerful, would stay completely intact and contained. Kwon Taejung decided that he should go for the checkup the next day.
So close yet so far
So much tension XD 🤭