OMF 28

“Hey. Is this food? It’s prepared so fussily.”

“…Pardon? No…. This, if this isn’t food…. Then….”

Taegang knew that the place where Seowoo had lived before coming to the mansion was a poor environment, but he had not been able to easily gauge it. Just as Seowoo had never experienced the lives of alphas and did not know them, Taegang likewise had no way of knowing the life of a poor beta family at all. He had thought that even if it was not the level of the hotel desserts that Taegang’s secretary had personally bought, they would at least have eaten some cheap substitute sold at the neighborhood mart.

“I’m sorry…. It’s my first time seeing it….”

At Taegang’s cold reaction, Seowoo, who had been rambling on incoherently for a long while, glanced at him and offered words of apology. He knew that Taegang disliked his habit of always having “I’m sorry” on the tip of his tongue and had made an effort to avoid saying such words as much as possible, but in times like this, nothing else came to mind. It seemed as if Seowoo’s very existence was stoking Taegang’s anger.

“…For the first time? What the hell have you been doing without even buying this kind of thing for the kid.”

Slightly surprised by the word “first time,” Taegang reproached Seowoo’s biological mother. Looking at Seowoo, who was rolling his large eyes around as if wondering what he had done wrong this time, Taegang let out a sigh and shook his head.

“Ha…. Never mind.”

“……”

“Try eating that. It’s not food, after all.”

Glancing at Taegang’s expression, Seowoo slowly extended his hand and picked up the nearest thing. It was the one that, among all the strangely shaped items, seemed the most edible.

The food, with its color as delicate as spring flowers, had a very smooth and soft surface. It was a size that fit perfectly into one bite, but when Seowoo bit into half of it, his eyes immediately widened hugely. It was a taste he had never felt before. Watching Seowoo’s actions one by one, Taegang let out a small chuckle.

“Is it delicious?”

“Yes!”

Seowoo answered in a bright voice that Taegang had never heard before and popped the remaining half into his mouth. Unlike just moments ago, his cowed expression visibly brightened. Taegang smiled in satisfaction and leaned back against the sofa.

“Eat it all. There’s a lot.”

Seowoo, who had been savoring the lingering sweetness in his mouth with a rare smile playing on his lips, turned around in surprise at Taegang’s words.

“I can eat it? Something this nice…, is it okay for me to eat it?”

“…You can eat it.”

“Wow…. Thank you, hyung.”

Suddenly, doubts arose about Seowoo’s past. Seowoo’s words seemed less like deprivation due to poverty and more like he was belittling himself, as if he dared not think he deserved it. It felt somehow grating. It was similar to when he had realized that Seowoo had not been eating properly all this time. Taegang, who had learned of that fact belatedly, had reprimanded everyone involved and ensured that such a thing would never happen again. Now, every time Seowoo ate, reports were diligently sent to Taegang down to the details of what and how much he had eaten.

Seowoo seemed not to even know whose doing it was that he could suddenly eat meals, but in the first place, it had not been done with any expectation of something in return. There were still countless things about him that did not sit well with Taegang, but Seowoo was the omega of this family. It was merely the appropriate compensation for that.

Among the desserts filling the table, a plate containing a cake was lifted by a hand pondering what to choose. It was a mini cake made in a round circular shape. At the sight of Seowoo worrying about how to eat it, Taegang picked up a teaspoon and placed it in his hand.

“Ah…. Thank you.”

“You don’t have to greet me one by one.”

Seowoo’s eyes sparkled as he scooped up a spoonful of cake. It was a fresh cream cake filled with plenty of fruit pulp. When he put it in his mouth, the soft and sweet cream harmonized beautifully with the fluffy sponge.

“Wow!”

Seowoo let out a sound without realizing it and quickly moved his hand. It felt like fireworks were exploding in his head from the taste he was trying for the first time. He had not even known that such a taste existed. Seowoo had not even been able to manage proper meals, let alone desserts. Even as he eagerly scooped and ate large bites of the cake, his large eyes busily darted to the other desserts.

“I won’t take it away and eat it. Eat slowly.”

“…Yes.”

Seowoo gave an embarrassed grin at Taegang’s words and suddenly turned his gaze. Taegang was leaning back against the sofa and looking at him. Tilting his head, Seowoo turned to face Taegang fully.

“Um…. Excuse me…, hyung, aren’t you going to have any?”

“…Me?”

“Yes…. This is really delicious. So, so delicious!”

“Yeah. Eat a lot of it.”

“Uh, no…. I think hyung would like it if you tried it too….”

He had thought Seowoo was too busy stuffing his own mouth, but here he was trying to look after him despite his position. Taegang felt like laughing for some reason. Seowoo, with a spoonful of cake scooped up, was looking at Taegang with shining eyes. It was the look of someone who felt sorry for eating something this delicious alone.

“Since it’s that delicious, you eat a lot of it. You said it’s delicious.”

“Still….”

He could not even look him properly in the eyes usually, but just because he bought him something delicious, had he suddenly become comfortable around him? He was not some child who thought that someone who bought him tasty things was a good person. Taegang felt somewhat absurd. Moreover, he was even talking back to him.

It was a side of Seowoo that he could not have imagined, thinking of how he usually became intimidated and spent all his time gauging his reactions whenever he stood before him. Yet somehow, that Seowoo seemed endearing.

“Ha.”

Taegang let out a hollow laugh for no reason and gestured toward Seowoo with his chin. If he did not eat, it looked like he would burst into tears from disappointment. He did not want to ruin the pleasant mood. It was the first time he had seen such a sight. Taegang rationalized his own feelings.

“Bring it here.”

At Taegang’s words, Seowoo’s face brightened up in an instant. Seowoo approached with a beaming smile and sat down, holding out the spoon. On the spoon held in front of his mouth was a piece of cake that looked sweet just to see, with sponge, cream, and fruit all scooped up generously.

“……”

With a reluctant feeling, Taegang opened his mouth, and Seowoo quickly pushed in the spoon. Soon, a sweet and sticky taste filled his mouth. Seowoo, who had withdrawn the spoon from Taegang’s mouth, folded the corners of his eyes and smiled brightly. Taegang felt the illusion that the sweet taste on his tongue was due to Seowoo’s smile. For some reason, feeling embarrassed, Taegang cleared his throat pointlessly, but a persistent gaze followed him. The large eyes were sparkling brightly. It seemed as if he was expecting Taegang’s impression.

“…It’s okay.”

At the single word spat out reluctantly, Seowoo’s eyes widened hugely and then narrowed into crescents. It was a face Taegang had never seen before. It was hard to tear his eyes away from the brightly smiling face. The two cheeks puffed up rosily. The plump lips, split at both sides, were redder than the macaron Seowoo had just eaten. Seowoo, smiling so radiantly, seemed sweeter than any dessert.

Taegang pulled Seowoo toward him just like that.

“…Uh!”

Grabbing his small head, he pressed his lips against Seowoo’s. He immediately slipped his tongue between the lips that had been parted in laughter. He wrapped around the soft tongue and sucked it gently. As expected, it was sweeter than the cake.

Taegang continued to roam around the narrow mouth. It was an addictive taste.

“Hng, uh….”

“It’s delicious.”

After pulling away his lips, Taegang raised the corner of his mouth into a grin and said in a low voice. It was sincere. Taegang originally did not like sweet things. The cake that Seowoo had just put in his mouth was the kind that Taegang himself would never eat. Yet the sweetness of the cake remaining in Seowoo’s mouth was quite good. Taegang’s tongue gently licked the lips coated with cream.

“It’s sweet.”

He lifted up Seowoo, who was wriggling in surprise. Seowoo, now seated on Taegang’s lap, awkwardly let his body slump down. He was worried about dropping the cake plate he was holding. Noticing this, Taegang snatched the plate from the small hand and placed it on the table. He guided the now aimless hand to wrap around the back of his neck.

“Hng….”

It was not the first kiss with Taegang, but it had never been this gentle. Taegang’s tongue felt like fluffy cake. The tongue, without any force, tickled Seowoo’s gently. As their tongues intertwined and rubbed, the touching lips made his whole body itch. Without realizing it, Seowoo pulled Taegang’s nape closer. The gentle and careful movements made his heart ache.

The touching lips parted with a ticklish sound, and Taegang’s forehead rested against Seowoo’s plump one. Naturally, their nose tips rubbed, and their gazes met. Regretful breaths escaped from each other’s mouths. Seowoo, embarrassed by Taegang’s gaze, buried his face into the nape he was holding onto to hide. A dizzying alpha scent emanated from the firm nape.

“Eek!”

Taegang slipped his hand between Seowoo’s armpits and lifted his small body, moving him to the side. Seowoo, who was now sitting in the seat next to Taegang again, blinked in confusion. Taegang pointed with his chin at the desserts still spread out widely.

“I won’t tease you, so eat. You said it’s delicious.”

He had been watching Seowoo eat the cake, and the impulse to kiss him had made him pull him into an embrace. As he thought about continuing the kiss and the image of the child smiling in a way he had never seen before while eating well, he decided he should end it briefly and put him down. To Taegang, who had not even cared what Seowoo was thinking, this was a huge change and development.

But when he actually set him down, considering him, Seowoo’s face looked even more regretful. The face, so transparently obvious, was amusing. Taegang held back the laughter threatening to burst and pretended to be considerate.

“It’s not good anymore? If you’re done eating, tell them to clear it away.”

“…Uh, no, it’s not that…. I’ll eat it.”

Seowoo hurriedly stopped Taegang and weakly lifted a dessert. His face was full of regret. Had his emotions always been this transparently visible from the beginning? Seowoo suddenly felt young.

Unaware of Taegang’s thoughts, Seowoo picked up a dessert at random and slowly opened his lips. The cream filling his mouth somehow felt less sweet than before. It was definitely delicious, but he kept feeling something lacking somewhere. Seowoo fiddled with his lips and ate the dessert at a noticeably slower pace. His white face seemed to be deep in thought about something, and then it brightened. Scooping up a large amount of cream, Seowoo smeared some of it on his own lips. It was a movement clearly done on purpose.

The face turning around with white cream on his lips looked innocently pure to the point of foolishness. Taegang could not help but burst into laughter. Seowoo’s eyes widened round at the cheerful laughter filling the wide reception room. It was because it was the first time he had seen Taegang laugh. Even as he worked his lips around the cream filling his mouth, he could not tear his gaze away from Taegang.

Taegang looked at such a Seowoo and raised the corner of his mouth even more. The white cream on the red lips could have created an erotic atmosphere, but on the face of an innocent child, it only brought forth laughter.

Finally stopping his laughter, Taegang looked at Seowoo with a face still full of mirth. It was his turn to grant this child’s wish of wanting him to lick the cream off his lips. Taegang pulled Seowoo’s hand. Seowoo, who had climbed onto Taegang’s lap again, blushed his cheeks. Even so, the hand that naturally wrapped around his nape was welcome.

His thick tongue delved in search of the sweet cream. It was still a gentle kiss.

“Haa….”

An aroused moan burst from Seowoo’s mouth. The gentle kiss deepened in an instant. Taegang, who had climbed on top of Seowoo now fully lying on the sofa, was pressing down on his slender body. The white shirt seemed about to burst. Such a large and firm alpha was straddling him, exploring his body. At the weight and pressure pressing down on him, Seowoo felt a tingling sensation below.

Their lower bodies, positioned between his legs, pressed stickily together. Through the suit trousers, a substantial thickness could be felt. As he subtly turned his waist and leisurely rubbed against him, the area below seemed to be getting wet. Seowoo clung to Taegang’s shoulders as if hanging onto them. He wanted to be even closer to him.

“Haa… hng… tongue….”

He was the scariest and most difficult person. Seowoo always felt intimidated in front of Taegang, even if he had done nothing wrong. Because he hated him. Even after Seowoo had become an adult, Taegang had continued his relationship with the omega father, so he must have viewed him with that much displeasure. He probably did not like that he was only a half omega either, but above all, it was because he was the existence that made his omega father sad.

If his own alpha had sex with another person and had a child, Seowoo would have felt the same. As Seowoo got closer to alphas, he could empathize with that sentiment more and more. Therefore, he could understand why Taegang, who had a deep bond with the omega father, disliked him.

Yet such a person wanted him this much. He had brought delicious food that he was tasting for the first time in his life and kissed him gently. For some reason, Seowoo felt like crying.

The memory of peeking at Taegang having a relationship with the omega father last time came to mind. It had been right on this sofa. The omega father had been held in Taegwon’s arms, moaning freely and revealing his arousal. How envious he had been watching them kiss.

Now, Seowoo no longer had to suppress his voice. Because Taegang wanted to hear Seowoo’s moans. He no longer had to envy the kisses. Because Taegang had come first to press his lips against Seowoo’s, as if something sweet had been smeared on them.

An inexplicable sense of accomplishment made his body feel as if it were floating. Seowoo’s mental exhilaration aroused him even more than usual.

“Haa… hng….”

As soon as Taegang pulled away his lips, Seowoo pressed back in, and the kisses continued endlessly. Taegang accommodated Seowoo, who was demanding kisses like a spoiled child. In fact, Taegang liked gentle sex. When he did it with the omega father, he prioritized his satisfaction.