DASH

If Jae Kyung suddenly started acting like this for no reason, Ji Hong would be very shocked. The first thought would definitely be:
"Does he really not have feelings for me anymore, maybe he is tired of me?"

But now such suspicions did not even arise. Of course - after all, only yesterday Jae Kyung loudly stated that he would definitely make an offer after the Olympics. It is impossible for feelings to cool down so much overnight that even touching becomes disgusting. In addition, if you look closely, he avoided only physical contact, but still carefully watched every movement. As soon as it was time to eat, he was the first to look in and ask:
"Hyung, aren't you hungry?" What will you eat?
It was only necessary to open the bedroom door to drink water:

- Hyeong, what is it? Do you need something? Do you want water? Lie down, I'll bring it. - and he himself brought a glass of water into the room.
"Doing everything so carefully, but avoiding touching..."
In this case, only one conclusion suggested itself.

-What the? Jae Kyung asked suddenly.
-And? Ji Hong replied.
- Why do you look like that?

Jae Kyung spoke with his usual indifferent expression. The slightly harsh tone was also no different from usual. Only the physical distance has increased. Imperceptibly, he moved to the very edge of the sofa.
"Nothing," Ji Hong replied curtly and turned away.
He pretended to watch a movie for a while, then as if tiredly passed his hand over his face and stood up.

"I can't do it anymore. I really want to sleep.
"Go first."
Jae Kyung said this without taking his eyes off the TV screen. Although he tried to seem calm, he could clearly read relief on his face. Ji Hong wanted to ask where he was going to sleep today, but changed his mind. He only told me not to go to bed too late and went into the room.

After closing the door, Ji Hong immediately sat down on the bed, picked up his phone, and went online. I typed in the search "consequences of the rut in alphas" and, as expected, a huge number of results came out.
Obviously, it was not only omegas who suffered from the consequences of the first heat. Among the alphas, there were also many who experienced complications. The reasons were almost the same. People experienced psychological trauma, shocked by how their behavior changed under the influence of the rut. Like omegas, the most affected people were sensitive, gentle people with a deep sense of empathy, or highly educated, who considered themselves rational and cold-blooded.
At this point, Ji Hong thought that Kwon Jae Kyung didn't actually look like someone who would suffer such consequences... But there were no other leads, so I continued to search. After all, Jae Kyung said that he didn't understand how he could act like that when Hyun was struggling. Although it seems that this guy just believed that he was always in a state of rut, and then realized that it was not even a real rut, and this shocked him even more.

Since the causes were similar, the symptoms were also almost the same: depression, loss of appetite, decreased libido, and so on. From what Ji Hong observed today, Jae Kyung showed no signs of depression. Considering how heartily he ate three times a day, and his appetite was fine.
As for the decrease ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) in libido... It was not quite clear here. Usually, after such an intense rut for at least two weeks, you don't want anything at all, but Kwon Jae Kyung has always said that it's okay to want every day if you like a person. Even in the midst of exhausting training before the Olympics, he did not refuse intimacy. And when there was no training, he pestered me several times a day.
If you think about it, then his current restraint during the vacation, when the energy is overflowing... It seems that the libido has really decreased. In addition, Jae-kyung probably knows that after this vacation until the Olympics, they will have almost no opportunity to be alone.
Still hesitant, Ji Hong was looking through the search results when he suddenly came across information that a significant percentage of alpha men with complaints of decreased libido have erectile dysfunction, and involuntarily exclaimed:

-A what? For real?
"No, it's... It's too much."
In shock, Ji Hong, without noticing it, abruptly sat up on the bed. Of course, erectile dysfunction is not limited to physical problems, it is almost always accompanied by a loss of self-confidence and depressed behavior. For the athlete, this was definitely an emergency, especially when there were less than six months left before the Olympics. In addition, most erectile dysfunction medications contained male sex hormones, which was automatically considered doping, so even treatment was impossible.

Of course, Jae Kyung hadn't had such symptoms yet, and it wasn't known if these were really the consequences of the rut, but the thought sent a cold sweat down his spine.
"What is to be done?"
Ji Hong instantly became serious.

"In this case, not only the Olympics are under threat, but his whole life as a man can be destroyed. If Jae Kyung really becomes... Impotent... I have to take responsibility, right? Didn't it happen because of me? No, even if he doesn't, he still has to take responsibility, yes, of course."
Suddenly nervous, Ji Hong began to search for information about erectile dysfunction. But as soon as I saw that the first cause of psychogenic erectile dysfunction is a lack of self-confidence as a man, I immediately calmed down. This definitely didn't apply to Kwon Jae Kyung.
Instantly regaining his cool, Ji Hong was finally convinced that Jae Kyung could not have any consequences of the rut. Apart from everything else, Kwon Jae Kyung wasn't the kind of sensitive and gentle soul that could suffer such consequences. Of course, it is a little strange that with such a character he spends his last vacation so modestly... But he decided not to bother - he also has such days.

In addition, there were still six days left until the end of the vacation. Maybe tomorrow morning she will wake up next to him. No, it will be exactly so. Come to think of it, one day was nice, which means that while he slept for two days in a row, Kwon Jae Kyung only swallowed drool for three days. His patience will not be enough for more. For the last two days, he has been distracted, looking for villas with a pool in the Maldives and package tours for diving at coral reefs, but tomorrow he will definitely not stand it and pounce. Even if you push him away, saying "you can't do it now", he will declare: "I won't do anything, just hug him" - and then in an embrace he will start kissing, sucking, touching and rubbing.
Coming to a convenient conclusion, Ji Hong lay down on the bed. In part, he just casually finished his reasoning due to drowsiness - his brain was already half asleep.
Indeed, for the past two days he had been unusually sleepy. They say that the more you sleep, the more you want - it seems to be true, because it took more time to sleep than to be awake.

"Although I overexerted myself during heat, but not so much that I was so exhausted ... Maybe the strength is no longer the same? So it's true that after thirty you will give up sharply. I wonder if Jae Kyung will still insist on getting married? After all, then, for the rest of his life, he may have to take care of me as if I were weak. Poor fellow, he managed to save up for a man who is six years older..."
Thoughts somehow naturally flowed to the wedding. He grinned himself.
"What's the matter, why is it all about a wedding again? But there is nothing to be done. The offer was so unexpected. Apparently, it will be like this for some time to come."

As a result, Ji Hong fell asleep for the second day in a row, imagining their life together. At the same time, he desperately hoped that when he woke up, he would see Jae Kyung next to him. But unfortunately, when Ji Hong opened his eyes the next day, Jae Kyung was still on the couch in the living room. The same thing happened the next day. Moreover, now he slept on the couch at all. He used the usual excuse - "hyun is still unwell, rest easy" - and went into the living room. Even when Ji Hong said that he was already fine, he shook his head, claiming that he didn't think so.
In such a situation, Ji Heon had to admit that Jae Kyung was now experiencing the severe consequences of the rut. There was no other way to explain it.
Coming to his senses, the worried Ji Hong now spent all day searching on his phone for ways to solve the problem of the consequences of the rut in alphas. But compared to the information about the causes and symptoms, there was almost nothing detailed about the solutions. Basically, advertising of consulting clinics, and the advice of the so-called experts in the columns was not particularly useful. Time heals - leave alone, surround with love and trust, especially avoid showing excessive anxiety, as this can cause a person to feel guilty and enter a vicious circle - it is better not to mention and quietly observe, and if there is no improvement over time, then offer to go to a consultation together... In general, sheer banalities.

Therefore, to begin with, I decided to follow the advice of experts - to be silent and quietly observe. Fortunately, apart from avoiding physical contact, Jae Kyung was no different from his normal self. Appetite is normal, there are no signs of depression. On the contrary, every day he seemed more and more satisfied. And the condition is excellent, and I trained hard. During the day, he mostly spent time in the living room, doing various strength exercises with a medicine ball that coach Yu brought.
And suddenly he began to meditate. However, this was not something particularly strange - athletes in cyclic sports often meditate. It is believed that this definitely helps to improve concentration, so much so that at the training camp of the national team, group meditation is even included in the training program.
However, in the case of Jae Kyung, this was a little puzzling, because he had previously claimed:

"I don't understand why meditation is needed, I'd rather swim an extra circle in the pool."
Of course, being locked up at home, unable to swim and with plenty of time, he could start looking for affordable ways to train... But the timing was suspicious. Because, judging by Ji Hong's recent searches, psychogenic erectile dysfunction often first tries counseling and meditation before drug treatment. The fact that Jae Kyung always went to the toilet after meditation also aroused suspicion - maybe he was testing the effect?
Of course, Ji Hong knew that even if Jae Kyung had the consequences of the rut, it wouldn't come to that. More precisely, he did not so much understand as simply believe in it. Ji Hong was sure that if there was a person in this world who knew best and believed in Kwon Jae Kyung's abilities as a male alpha, it was himself. (Well, others just couldn't know about it...)

And yet, as soon as thoughts went in this direction, everything seemed suspicious. I wanted to ask directly:
"Jae Kyung, isn't that what you have by any chance?"
But I couldn't bring myself to ask - what if it's true? After all, experts warned: you cannot openly show concern, this can cause a feeling of guilt in the partner.

Fearing to upset the already anxious guy even more, Ji Hong didn't touch him, didn't say anything, and sat quietly like a Buddha statue, but he was getting more nervous every day. Especially when he thought about the fact that in three days their last vacation would end.
Ji Hong himself was not yet eager to do anything either. The mucous membrane, swollen from the node, was still a little inflamed, so nothing would have worked. But sex and touch are different things. If Jae Kyung had always avoided touching, he wouldn't have thought about it, but as luck would have it, he used to be constantly drunk, and this distance seemed especially strange. Moreover, Jae Kyung was the kind of person who wouldn't rest until he hugged Ji Heon while sitting on the sofa or on the floor. When Ji Hong complained that it was stuffy and asked to let him go, he acted as if he could not calm down without an arm at least on his waist.
And for the fourth day now, she strangely avoids any touch. According to Ji Hun, even if you are not in the mood for sex, you can just hug in the usual way.

"Maybe for him, touch is also part of the erotic?.. Although, if you think about it, for me too. Rarely did they just hug and that was the end of it. Usually, after hugging, they naturally moved on to caresses, kisses, and eventually to sex.
- Hyung.
Ji Hong, who was lost in thought, flinched at Jae Kyung's voice and opened his eyes wide.

-And?
- Why do you look like that again?
It turned out that he was unconsciously looking at Jae Kyung again. Recently, this has been happening constantly. When he wakes up, his eyes are already watching Jae-kyung. At first, I looked for symptoms of the consequences of the rut in his behavior, and now I just watched, languishing with anguish.

Ji Hong shivered inwardly, but pretended that it was nothing special.
- And what, how do I look?
- Just watch silently all the time. What, is there anything to say? Jae Kyung asked, looking at Ji Hong sitting on the couch. He had just finished meditating and was still sitting on the floor. Ji Hong wanted to ask if meditation helped, but he restrained himself and stretched out on the wide sofa, saying.

- What, can't you look at your own? Do I have to pay money?
From the unexpected "his" - not "my boyfriend", not "my boyfriend" - and involuntarily Jae Kyung's lips quivered in a smile. But, not wanting to show that he was pleased, he deliberately pouted: "Well, here's more..."
"So big, but sulking and capricious - so cute that my heart aches."

- Oh, well, yes, since it's yours, then you don't have to pay. Exactly, it's still yours.
He also repeated "yours" twice with a deliberately indifferent look - even if you go crazy from the inability to call him closer and kiss him.
"Hey you, if you're not going to do anything, don't be so cute," Ji Hong thought as he was about to roll over to the other side.

"Then get this."
Jae-kyung, who had quietly crept up on his knees, leaned over and pressed himself against Ji Hun's lips.