The Hunter’s Gonna Lay Low - Chap 159
The more his vision was obstructed, the more his other senses reacted sharply. A strong arm and hand encircled his waist, their lips collided, a black tongue brushed against the roof of his mouth, and explored inside. The sweet scent and heat suffocated him, making him feel like he was going to die.
‘…No, this isn’t the time!’
Suddenly coming to his senses, Cha Eui-jae pushed Lee Sa-young’s shoulder hard. Lee Sa-young obediently backed off and tilted his head slightly.
“Why?”
In the meantime, Cha Eui-jae covered his mouth with the back of his hand and hurriedly retreated. He only stopped when his back hit a pillar. For once, he stammered out his words.
“Hey, you, how… No, were you awake?”
How does this guy know I kissed him?
Was it like his body was asleep but his mind was awake? Or did he hear the conversation I had with Hong Ye-seong earlier? Was he just pretending to be asleep? But I didn’t sense any sign of that. Did I miss it because I was out of it? It felt like a storm was raging in his head. Then, Lee Sa-young’s shoulders shook.
“Pfft…”
‘What the…?’
“Hahaha!”
Lee Sa-young started laughing out loud. It was a rare sight to see him smiling so brightly. Cha Eui-jae could only be dumbfounded. Laughing at a time like this? Cha Eui-jae took his hand off his mouth and snapped in anger.
“Are you not going to answer? Were you awake?”
“Haha… Oh, seriously.”
With eyes narrowing as if he was dying of amusement, Lee Sa-young crawled toward him. Cha Eui-jae tensed up as he pressed his back against the pillar. Lee Sa-young, who had approached him on all fours, met his gaze.
“Was I awake?”
“…”
“No way…”
His lips approached Cha Eui-jae’s ear. His languid voice whispered softly.
“I was just testing you.”
“…What?”
Cha Eui-jae stared blankly, his mouth slightly agape. Lee Sa-young, who had lowered his head and chuckled, pressed a loud kiss on his cheek.
“It’s a good thing you wear a mask… What would’ve happened if you didn’t?”
“Hey, Lee Sa-young…!”
“All your true feelings are…”
“Hey, ugh…”
“Showing on your face.”
As Lee Sa-young continued to kiss his face— his cheek, the tip of his nose, the corners of his eyes, his forehead—he cupped Cha Eui-jae’s ears and cheeks with both hands. Cha Eui-jae grabbed Lee Sa-young’s wrists, gritting his teeth. The poker face that had once sustained him had long since disappeared. That’s why…
“You’re so terrible at lying.”
Smooch.
“At this rate… I can’t leave you alone.”
Ha, Cha Eui-jae let out a short breath. He saw his reflection in Lee Sa-young’s amused violet eyes, which were filled with something unknown, more than just mirroring him like a simple reflection. Once again, their lips met, and the black tongue intruded into his mouth. Cha Eui-jae didn’t stop it this time.
Was he hypnotized?
His head felt like it was melting as the heat continued to rise.
‘Ah, seriously…’
With his ears covered by Lee Sa-young’s hands, he couldn’t hear any external noise, but the wet, sticky sounds echoed in his ears, tickling them. Struggling to pull himself together, Cha Eui-jae managed to grab onto the collar of his coat. The cold leather crumpled messily in his grip.
‘This is driving me crazy…’
He fumbled, wrapping his arms around Lee Sa-young’s neck. His fingertips trembled. Cha Eui-jae panted, slowly opening his eyes. Beyond his eyelids, Lee Sa-young was staring at him. What he felt from those pitch-black violet eyes was,
‘…Shit.’
A clear and vivid desire.
A chill ran down his spine and waist. It was an instinctive feeling, but the chill was different from anything he’d felt before. A large, cold hand gripped the back of his neck, and long fingers traced his nape. Cha Eui-jae, now embraced by Lee Sa-young, tried to catch his breath. The lips that had left his fell to his chin.
“Why are you so tense…”
Lee Sa-young’s low, raspy voice sounded like it was echoing from afar. Cha Eui-jae clenched his hands together behind Lee Sa-young’s neck. The stiff pain brought him back to his senses, as if he had finally emerged from being submerged underwater.
‘Wait a minute.’
He recalled the boy who used to wrap his fingers around Cha Eui-jae’s while covered in bandages. Even as he whimpered in pain, it was as if the world had nothing else but Cha Eui-jae to hold on to, always watching him.
‘That kid…’
Cha Eui-jae looked at the dark figure holding him. Strong arms and body tightly embraced Cha Eui-jae, who wasn’t small by any means. With his eyes half-closed, Lee Sa-young was focused on caressing Cha Eui-jae’s nape and hair. Every time his long eyelashes fluttered, their shadows fluttered along. His lips, swollen red from too much friction, and the mole beneath his lip too.
Noticing Cha Eui-jae’s gaze, Lee Sa-young lifted his head. At that moment, his violet eyes narrowed, and his lips moved toward Cha Eui-jae’s again. Cha Eui-jae quickly turned his head, making Lee Sa-young’s kiss land on his cheek instead of his lips. A small laugh echoed in his ear. His heart started pounding loudly. His body tensed up.
‘This is the same person?’
That kid, looking at me with such a desire-filled gaze? Seeing me in a sexual way? It doesn’t make any sense.
The sudden sense of dissonance shook Cha Eui-jae. Had they been apart for too long? Lee Sa-young had grown so much that Cha Eui-jae could no longer find traces of his past self, while Cha Eui-jae himself had remained stagnant. And the grown-up Lee Sa-young had surpassed Cha Eui-jae in both height and build. And now…
He’s desiring Cha Eui-jae.
‘Shit, something is seriously wrong here.’
This couldn’t possibly happen unless the world had turned upside down. The only desire Cha Eui-jae ever had was to become family with that boy. To become each other’s only family, to live together, to eat together, to sleep under the same roof. It would have been even better if the boy leaned on him during that process.
‘But in that…’
There wasn’t even the slightest space for such sexual contact in that desire. His thoughts were cut off the moment warm breath brushed against his ear. Soon after, a sharp pain pricked his earlobe. Lee Sa-young was biting his ear. In a panic, Cha Eui-jae pushed Lee Sa-young’s cheek away.
“Where do you think you’re biting?”
“What are you thinking about without me?”
Cha Eui-jae glanced at Lee Sa-young’s face. There was still an intense desire radiating from his eyes. It was so obvious that even someone as clueless as Cha Eui-jae could recognize it immediately. He lowered his head slightly. He was flustered.
‘How long has he been looking at me like this?’
Of course, they had rubbed their lips together before. But! Those were abnormal situations where rational thinking was impossible. One time was to calm Lee Sa-young down from hyperventilating, and then…
“Hyung.”
A low voice cut through his rationalization. Cha Eui-jae snapped his head up. Lee Sa-young was slightly tilting his head.
“What are you thinking?”
“…”
What am I thinking?
‘That our relationship is totally fucked, whatever it is now.’
At some point, it seems we buttoned the wrong button. Cha Eui-jae swallowed the words that had risen to his throat. There was no way he could say that while being held in Lee Sa-young’s arms. If he uttered those words, the hand that had been gently caressing his neck would attack it in an instant. Of course, Cha Eui-jae wouldn’t just sit back either, but…
“Hm?”
Lee Sa-young stroked his hair as if urging him to speak. Cha Eui-jae barely managed to say something.
“…I’m just wondering if this is okay.”
“What is?”
“Uh, you… and… me. Is this okay?”
“So, what exactly?”
“You know… this behavior.”
Cha Eui-jae barely managed to suppress his patriarchal and conservative instincts, carefully choosing his words. But what came back was a snort.
“After doing everything, you’re saying this now…”
“What?”
“You really need to stop overthinking, Hyung.”
The hand that had been tracing his nape and hair now cupped his cheeks. Pinching his cheeks slightly, Lee Sa-young made Cha Eui-jae’s lips form a pout as he muttered.
“With this tiny head, what do you think about so much…”
Annoyed, Cha Eui-jae slapped Lee Sa-young’s hands away.
“What do you think you’re doing to your hyung?”
“Hyung? Oh…”
His violet eyes sparkled. It was an ominous sparkle. Cha Eui-jae instinctively realized something was wrong. Unfortunately, he could only recognize it and not correct it.
A chilling smile appeared on his pale face. Exhaling softly, Lee Sa-young pressed his forehead against Cha Eui-jae’s and then stuck out his black tongue, biting it lightly.
“Do you kiss your younger brother?”
Cha Eui-jae’s eyes widened. It was the most sacrilegious thing he’d ever heard. Before he could say anything, while he was still in shock, Lee Sa-young continued to grumble as he ran his fingers through Cha Eui-jae’s hair.
“We’re not even blood-related, and we’ve never been legally bound, so what brother…?”
“You, you… you…”
“Didn’t I tell you at the lab… your attitude is contradictory.”
“…”
“You should really think about who I am and what you want from me. Stop denying it to yourself.”
“…”
“And not something cliché like ‘family.’”
With a light kiss on the tip of his nose, Lee Sa-young stood up. Then, with a dramatic swirl of his coat, he moved into the bedroom and kicked Hong Ye-seong, who was still wrapped up like a cocoon in the blanket. Kkokko flapped its wings furiously, attacking Lee Sa-young’s ankle.
Left alone on the floor, Cha Eui-jae hung his head between his knees, which he had propped up with his arms. His face was flushed red.
