FLIA 126

“Anyway, everyone is treating me well so it’s fun and enjoyable! By the way, what about the others?”

“Chanha and Seungryong went for government-related work, Yakrin and Hoyoung went to clear a rift once. Today only the two of us will go home.”

Yohan nodded. He did not know what government work meant, but he knew why they were clearing a rift. Tomorrow Yohan would go on his first rift exploration with the Little Lamb Team. They were checking in advance to see if there were any enemies too dangerous to leave alone.

“Then let’s go home now!”

The two left through the underground parking lot. They thought about what to eat for dinner, then decided to cook for themselves and headed to a nearby supermarket. Usually Lee Chanha cast hallucinations so others would not notice them, but this time he could not, so both of them put on their hats and masks. Even so, there were still a few people who recognized Lee Hyunmook.

People took pictures here and there. Hyunmook acted calm, as though this was nothing new. Yohan’s face also ended up in some photos, but when people checked, they looked confused. The companion in the photo had shadows so deep that his features could hardly be distinguished.

After shopping, they went back to the guild building. The house still felt unfamiliar, but unlike when they first moved in, now it already looked like someone lived in. They looked up recipes on the internet, stumbled through cooking, and enjoyed the food together even though it tasted clumsy. They argued over who would do the dishes, neither yielding, until finally Lee Hyunmook washed while Yohan cut fruit.

Yohan fiddled with his survival bag, then sat together on the sofa to watch the news. His cheeks flushed, and he murmured.

“This is the first time I’m dating someone seriously like this. Living together too.”

“It’s my first time doing something like this as well.”

“That sounds like a lie….”

Yohan muttered suspiciously as he looked Hyunmook up and down. To him, someone with such a handsome face, good body, and good personality not having dated before seemed stranger.

“I’m your first lover?”

“You’re my first cute lover, Yohan.”

“Ugh!”

At the embarrassing words Yohan yelled and pulled away, then after a moment returned to Lee Hyunmook. He pressed his hip close to Hyunmook’s side and pretended to focus on the news again. No, he did not even need to pretend. A surprising news item appeared.

“…Park Seungmin joined the Sunrise Guild?”

“That’s right.”

The government had contracted Park Seungmin, a high-level awakener, to be dispatched to Sunrise Guild, the number one guild in the country, and said it could provide similar benefits to other allied guilds. Yohan’s eyes widened.

“Ah. So the people about to collapse are gathering together now?”

In the news footage, Go Jaewon and Park Seungmin stood side by side, smiling brightly under the reporters’ spotlights. Even while watching that, Lee Hyunmook only smiled calmly. Unlike the other teammates, he did not show open hatred toward Go Jaewon, but Yohan felt bothered and switched the channel. He made an excuse.

“Because I don’t want to see Park Seungmin’s face.”

That was partly true. By chance a variety show was playing on another channel, and they watched it together. Suddenly, Yohan thought, going home together, shopping, cooking, watching TV…. This plain, ordinary daily life felt so precious and dear. He had only been in the Abyss for a year and still felt that way, it must have been strong for Lee Hyunmook.

Thinking that made Yohan’s nose sting. He turned his head and buried his face in Lee Hyunmook’s chest. Lee Hyunmook’s hand gently stroked the back of his head.

‘Wait… the smell is too good.’

Unconsciously, Yohan buried his nose deeper and smelled him. Both of them used the same body wash, but why did Lee Hyunmook smell this good? And now, like someone in his twenties, his body reacted. Yohan glanced up, and Lee Hyunmook, quick to notice, leaned down and asked.

“Why, Yohan-ah?”

“No reason….”

Even as he mumbled, Yohan quietly placed his hand on Hyunmook’s thigh. He wanted to set the mood, but whatever he did felt awkward, so in the end he thought, whatever, and plopped onto Lee Hyunmook’s lap like a cat climbing a stove.

“Um….”

Now on his lap, Yohan fidgeted, unable to go further.

They had been dating for over half a year, but because they were always with others, even in the Abyss, physical contact often stopped at a kiss or even just a peck. Because of that, even after the one time they had slept together, he still felt awkward, shy, and endlessly embarrassed.

Hyunmook seemed to see through Yohan’s thoughts. He smiled, his eyebrows relaxed. He reached out, pulled Yohan’s body closer, and said gently to the wide-eyed Yohan,

“Will you kiss me?”

Yohan swallowed and leaned forward. He pressed his lips carefully against Lee Hyunmook’s. He could feel the corner of Lee Hyunmook’s lips curve into a smile.

Lee Hyunmook caressed his stiff lover’s waist and slid his tongue between the closed lips. His tongue moved slowly, tracing the soft line of the upper and lower lips. He licked persistently only at the joined seam, until Yohan gave in and opened his lips.

Lee Hyunmook’s tongue pushed inside as if it had been waiting. He did not go in deep. He only licked sweetly up and down the tender inner parts of Yohan’s lips, then sucked softly. Chup,…. When he heard the wet sounds, Yohan’s ears turned red.

“Mm….”

Yohan, without realizing, became absorbed in the kiss and closed his eyes. Because of that, he did not notice Lee Hyunmook’s unusually dark and heavy shadow covering his own completely. He was only completely lost in his lover. Without meaning to, his hands went up onto Hyunmook’s shoulders and he pressed his body closer.

So kissing could feel this good. A time with no worries or troubles, peaceful and warm, focusing only on the other’s warmth and breath. Their tongues tangled between parted lips. Their lips pressed tightly together then pulled apart, only to rub and suck again playfully. Sometimes Lee Hyunmook pushed his tongue in so deep it felt almost overwhelming, then switched back to only tickling Yohan’s lips with repeated licks.

During the long kiss, Yohan’s body grew hotter. The laughter of the audience in the variety show faded far away. When Lee Hyunmook’s hand, which had been caressing from his shoulders to his waist, moved forward, Yohan flinched.

Still kissing, still meeting his gaze, Lee Hyunmook unbuckled Yohan’s pants. He teased Yohan’s cheeks, ear, and nape with his lips while pulling the zipper down with a loud sound. Yohan trembled, then looked down at Lee Hyunmook’s hand with eyes filled with anticipation. He swallowed hard.

Lee Hyunmook lifted Yohan’s body lightly with one arm and pulled off his pants and underwear. While their lips stayed joined, he wrapped his hand around his lover’s pitifully stiff member. Yohan stopped breathing. Just from that, he felt so good he leaned into Lee Hyunmook.

“Hyunmook-hyung, I like it… I like you.”

Yohan clumsily copied what was being done to him, kissing Hyunmook’s cheek and neck. When Hyunmook began to move his hand, Yohan pressed his face against his shoulder and stomped his feet helplessly. Despite years in the Abyss, Lee Hyunmook’s fingers and palm were soft, without a single callus. They rubbed along the head and shaft, squeezing and stroking with just enough strength.

“Ah, ah….”

It felt too good to have his lover touch him. Yohan panted. Just a little more, just a little more. He begged only in his head. Then Hyunmook stopped his hand. Yohan let out a sound before he knew it, frustrated.

“…Why?”

Seeing Yohan rub his legs anxiously against his, Lee Hyunmook laughed softly and spoke kindly.

“I want to see you do it by yourself.”

“By myself…?”

Yohan’s face burned red. Watch him do it alone? But the moment Lee Hyunmook held his hand, it was no longer by himself. Even as he hesitated, in the end Yohan moved his hips to chase the pleasure. Moaning, he rubbed himself against Hyunmook’s palm.

“Yes, like that….”

He kept soothing him, telling him he was doing well. Yohan panted harshly, and pushed himself again and again into Lee Hyunmook’s hand. The head nudged against the base of his little finger and pressed into Lee Hyunmook’s lower stomach. Yohan’s eyes grew wet from the shame, but even that shame turned into arousal and rushed him toward climax.

“Ah…!”

Yohan gasped desperately, his body going rigid, and then he spattered semen all over Hyunmook’s stomach and palm. He glanced at it, then hurried to find tissues and stood up. No, he tried to stand. If Lee Hyunmook had not pulled him down onto the sofa again, he might have.

“Where are you going, Yohan-ah.”

“No, I just need to wipe it off first… Ah! Don’t!”

Yohan screamed when he saw Hyunmook lick the semen off his palm. Even when Yohan grabbed his wrist to stop him, Lee Hyunmook ignored it and cleaned himself completely, then smiled with curved eyes. He cast a dark shadow over Yohan, who was on the verge of tears, and said,

“It’s fine now. It’s going to get much dirtier from here anyway.”