Precious Thing

Tak grinned at Tae Woowon’s words and slung Won Jungkyu over his shoulder, looking thrilled to finally have prey in his grasp again. Retracing their steps, Tae Woowon and Tak each climbed into their respective cars. Waiting nearby, Seokkyung rubbed his sleepy eyes and mumbled, “You’re back.” Tae Woowon nodded, starting the car.“Rest up at the hotel, then dig into Kwon Heechan’s background and any connections with Town Hill.”“So, you think Kwon Heechan was the one who introduced him to Won Jungkyu?”“Exactly.”Town Hill had many members from orphaned backgrounds, and Won Jungkyu was a drug dealer. Tae Woowon suspected that Kwon Heechan, who had once called Lee Yesin his “brother,” was likely using Won Jungkyu as Lee Yesin’s drug courier.“And check who’s behind that social media account.”The fact that posts had gone up while Lee Yesin was away felt suspicious. Whether posted in ignorance or because they knew he was gone, the timing seemed deliberate.“I have a lot to do… still haven’t tracked down the owner of that last phone or the guy who forced a DUI either.”“Just prioritize and pace yourself. There’s still time.”Most of Seokkyung’s tasks were outside his usual planning work. The next phase of the project was slated to start after the Shining Bran replica was complete, which left a few days.“But… are you getting any sleep?”“Yes.”Answering curtly to Seokkyung’s concern, Tae Woowon gripped the steering wheel with his numb fingers. His skin was cold, yet heat flared within, and his eyes felt hot beneath the surface.٠ ࣪⭑The bleak cemented walls of Tak’s workspace gave off a harsh odor. With only a shabby desk, chair, and a few steel cabinets, the room was mostly bare. Heavy chains hung at intervals across the wide walls, and Won Jungkyu, stripped bare, was the only one bound there. He was slumped in a corner, hands tied behind him, a thick collar around his neck. Tae Woowon knelt before the trembling man.“Boss Woo, if there’s something you need done, you could ask me instead, you know?” Tak asked playfully, tapping his foot from a nearby mottled chair. Tae Woowon ignored him, focusing instead on Won Jungkyu.“Talk about your dealings with Lee Yesin.”“…Nothing… nothing…”Smack. Before he could finish, Tae Woowon slapped him, drawing fresh blood from his previously injured nose. Tae Woowon wiped the blood beneath Won Jungkyu’s nose.“Tell me about your dealings with Lee Yesin.”“He… he wanted to leave…”“Are you helping him stow away?”“No… I… I just arranged… an introduction…”“Make it easier for me. I don’t want to ask everything one by one. Or should I just start by pulling out your nails?”The mere thought of having been with Lee Yesin made Won Jungkyu’s lower body shrink in fear. Tae Woowon wiped his bloody hands on Won Jungkyu’s chest.“He… came in anonymously… heading out of Sokcho port…”“Boss Woo, personally, I recommend taking out a few molars. Four back teeth usually gets them talking – you get tears mixed with blood, it’s quite a sight,” Tak added eagerly.“No, no! I’ll tell… I’ll tell you everything!”“Hand me the pliers.”“Right!”Tak gleefully rose, yanking open a steel cabinet filled with tools that clanged against each other. Won Jungkyu began to wet himself. Tae Woowon grabbed a rubber hose hanging on the wall and turned on the water.“You done?”“….”Won Jungkyu’s gaze dulled. Tae Woowon chuckled, spraying water over his head and between his legs to wash away the mess. Kneeling down again, he accepted the pliers from Tak.“I… I’ll tell you everything… everything…”“Boss Woo gave you permission, so start talking.”Tak stroked Won Jungkyu’s hair as he trembled. Swallowing, Won Jungkyu quickly opened his quivering lips.“There’s a guy… named Kwon Heechan… he came from the same orphanage… asked me to… introduce him to Jang Wonhyeok…”“Who’s Jang Wonhyeok?”“He… he works under the boss of Sokcho port… that boss arranges stowaways. Fakes passports, sends people on boats…”“Why did Kwon Heechan ask you to introduce him to Jang Wonhyeok?”“He said… he wanted to send Lee Yesin to him…”“And you got paid in sex for it?”“…….”Tae Woowon held back his anger, stroking Won Jungkyu’s neck as he lay compliant. Tak, his thirst evident, gazed down at Won Jungkyu, who was too afraid to notice.“So, you sent Lee Yesin to Jang Wonhyeok?”“…Yes.”“When?”“Friday… left by car to Sokcho at 6 p.m.…”Tak. Tae Woowon grabbed Won Jungkyu’s jaw and shoved the pliers into his mouth.“Aaaaah!”Before he even touched a molar, Won Jungkyu shrieked and convulsed. Laughing, Tak held his head steady while Tae Woowon easily grabbed a molar and started to squeeze. Just then, Won Jungkyu screamed.“I’ll… I’ll talk! I’ll talk! Please!”Tae Woowon eased up, removing the pliers. He slapped Won Jungkyu’s cheek to bring him back to his senses.“Just now… what did you say?”“Ah… I… he didn’t go…. Sniff… I just checked to see if he made it safely… and then he… well, he caught Jang Wonhyeok’s eye….”Tae Woowon blinked slowly. The words that came from Won Jungkyu’s mouth, though ordinary, felt oddly unfamiliar, and his mind suddenly buzzed with confusion.“What do you mean?”Tae Woowon asked in a gentle voice. Tears, snot, and blood dripped from Won Jungkyu’s face, pooling on the cold cement floor.“… Since there wasn’t space on the ship, Jang Wonhyeok just… took care of Lee Yesin for a while, and then the two of them… um… got involved… so I heard that Lee Yesin ended up staying at Jang Wonhyeok’s house….”Something lodged itself in Tae Woowon’s throat, making him feel suffocated. The ringing and music that had been echoing in his ears suddenly stopped, leaving only his loudly pounding heart.“Haha.”With his eyes curved in amusement, Tae Woowon let out a brief laugh.٠ ࣪⭑“Ah…. It’s alright. I’ll help you.”“Shh…. It’s fine. Don’t be embarrassed. It’s normal, isn’t it?”“Oh, so you like this, Yesin. I thought you were just pent up.”“There goes the bed again. Let’s work on some self-control, shall we?”“Say it: ‘Master.’ Do that, and I’ll touch you.”“Again. Master. Good. One more time….”“If you say it tastes good, your brain will believe it. Say it tastes good.”“Good. Swallow. I’ll check your mouth.”“Feel it? Your heart is beating so fast. Is it always like this, or is it because your body is so sensitive, Yesin?”“Shh, no sounds. Good. It’s all in now. You’ve got something to say, right? Good, very good. So, when you say it tastes good, it really does, doesn’t it?”“Yesin… I’ll be back soon. Just going to that bakery nearby, so wait here. I’ll put on these headphones so you don’t feel lonely.”“…Ah! Ha!”“I know you’re happy, but you still have to say goodbye, don’t you?”“…Have… a safe… return, Master….”“Yes.”The blindfold around his eyes was damp. Jang Wonhyeok stroked it before placing headphones over Lee Yesin’s ears. Loud music blared in his ears, drowning out everything else. Whether Jang Wonhyeok had left or not was uncertain. Tied awkwardly to the bed, Lee Yesin was powerless, unable to do anything, while the drugs he’d taken just minutes before their intercourse flooded his system, and precum began to leak freely. He was going crazy.٠ ࣪⭑By the time he realized his true nature, he was already caught.Arriving at Jang Wonhyeok’s home, Lee Yesin collapsed onto the bed. Sleep wouldn’t come, so he eventually took some medication. A few hours later, he struggled to open his heavy eyelids. His whole body ached, and his mind was hazy from the drug-induced sleep. At that moment, Jang Wonhyeok, setting a meal in the small kitchen, gestured for Lee Yesin to come eat.“Eat and sleep.”Jang Wonhyeok’s apartment was a small studio with barely any furniture. Rising shakily from the bed in one corner, Lee Yesin sat down to eat the meal Jang Wonhyeok had prepared. Afterward, he showered, and they shared small talk, but then… his body started feeling strange. A familiar sensation made him hard. Was he pent up? That didn’t make sense. He wasn’t fully rested, but after a decent night’s sleep and a warm shower, was that why?Caught off guard, Lee Yesin tried to retreat to the bathroom. But his strength failed, and he slumped to the floor. Jang Wonhyeok looked at him in surprise, then calmly helped him to the bathroom. With Jang Wonhyeok’s assistance, Lee Yesin sat on the toilet and tried to handle the erection on his own. But he had no strength in his hands, nor could he stand properly. Seeing this, Jang Wonhyeok knelt down and began helping him, reassuring him that this was all normal and that he shouldn’t be embarrassed. Lee Yesin, panting and half out of his mind, came three times before he could catch his breath.Afterwards, Jang Wonhyeok helped him back to the bed. Taking a mat, he lay down on the floor, leaving Lee Yesin to rest. Exhausted, Lee Yesin passed out. Yet, even with the help he’d received, he was still somehow tired enough to fall back into a deep sleep. The next day, the same thing happened.Was it really the medication? That side effect didn’t sound familiar. But once the doubt took root, he couldn’t shake it, and Lee Yesin stopped taking the drugs. However, this only led to spontaneous leakage of semen. Eventually, he soiled the bed sheets, and Jang Wonhyeok sighed.After that… it was all downhill.Only when he was tied to the bed did Lee Yesin realize that Jang Wonhyeok had been slipping drugs into his meals. When he confronted him about it, Jang Wonhyeok stopped adding drugs to his food. Instead, he began injecting them directly into Lee Yesin’s arm or inserting pills deep inside him. He wanted to escape, to refuse everything Jang Wonhyeok offered him. But that resolve didn’t last long.Jang Wonhyeok was gentle with Lee Yesin, unless he forgot to greet him or failed to please him properly. He even reassured him when he wet the bed and praised him when he spread himself open. Only the last shred of sanity in Lee Yesin’s mind questioned the situation: Aren’t you losing it?Every time that thought arose, Jang Wonhyeok kissed him, whispering soft words as he caressed him, telling him that he’d take care of him forever. He told him not to worry, that they’d be together, licking his ear and saying he wanted to see him pregnant with his child. He’d rest his hand on Lee Yesin’s belly and murmur sweet words, saying he loved him.Lee Yesin wondered, What was my name again?“Haa… ah….”His body was flushed after another round of sex. He moved his hips involuntarily to the pounding beat of the drums in his headphones. His pulsing arousal seemed to whisper promises of pleasure. Lee Yesin rubbed against the sheets, curling his toes. His hands, tied to the bedpost, felt uncomfortable. He wanted to touch himself, to milk himself dry, to fill himself with something large. Just then, the headset was removed. Lee Yesin smiled and spoke in a trembling voice.“Welcome… home, Master….”“…….”Panting heavily, Lee Yesin’s hot breaths were the only sounds breaking the silence around him. He wondered if he’d done something wrong, but nothing came to mind. Swallowing dryly, he tried speaking again.“M-Master….”“…This is driving me crazy.”That distant voice made his whole body tense up. Who is that? Who were you? A cold hand touched Lee Yesin’s face, and even that brief contact made his erect member release a stream of fluid. He groaned, clenching his eyes shut. Even though he’d just climaxed, his testicles felt heavy. Ahh… Letting out stifled moans, he slowly opened his eyes. The blindfold had somehow fallen off, and he squinted as the light hit his eyelids, finally managing to fully open his eyes. Dark eyes were staring down at him. Like new leaves sprouting from a barren twig, memories began to bloom.“…Uh, uh….”At Lee Yesin’s call, he showed no response, only silently watching. Then, he took a few steps back. His shoes tapped lightly on the floor as he moved to the camera set up near the bed. After fiddling with it, he removed the memory card, then grabbed the camera off the tripod and dropped it to the floor. The lens shattered, pieces scattering. Tae Woowon stomped on the camera, crushing it underfoot.“…….”The sharp sounds faded as Tae Woowon pulled out a cigarette from his pocket, lighting it. He checked the rest of the house, tossing more memory cards and a laptop by the entrance. Finally, he dragged a chair over by the bed and sat. The ash from his cigarette fell softly to the floor.Lee Yesin tried to make sense of the situation. His body was still unbearably hot, his hips twitching involuntarily, and his tongue felt useless, almost numb. Only a small, rational voice within him shouted furiously from a distant corner of his mind: I warned you, didn’t I? You’re losing your grip on reality. Isn’t he your real life?Tae Woowon exhaled a long plume of smoke, reclining in his chair as he scrutinized Lee Yesin. Trembling, Lee Yesin shifted his gaze, looking at his eyes, nose, and hands. When Tae Woowon finished his cigarette and lit another, Lee Yesin managed to speak with a shaking voice.“H-how did you… uh…”“That’s what you’re worried about? Focus on the situation.”Tae Woowon’s cold tone snapped through the air, and those familiar eyes just before he lost his patience made Lee Yesin’s already uncontrollable body tremble more. He clenched his fists tightly.“I was wrong… I made a mis- uh….”“What exactly did you do wrong?”Lee Yesin had run away, abandoning Yeho Group to start fresh. But he’d been captured by Jang Wonhyeok before he could escape far, and Yeho Group didn’t let him go easily either.“I, I ran a-…”It was Yeho Group that pursued him. Did Chairman Lee send him here, then?“Finish your sentences. Don’t keep stopping like that.”Lee Yesin bit his lip hard, a deep sadness welling up and catching in his throat. His mind, slowly returning to itself, felt betrayed by his fevered body, which only grew more tense. Perhaps seeing this as resistance, Tae Woowon’s voice grew icier.“Don’t get aroused; speak respectfully before I really grind you down.”You… you came here on Chairman Lee’s orders, didn’t you?“…It was wrong… I shouldn’t have run… I’m sorry….”“Alright.”…Or not? His calm response left Lee Yesin confused. He swallowed back a sigh and finally opened his mouth.“…Could you, uh, untie me, please…”He didn’t want to stay here. Soon, Jang Wonhyeok, who had broken his spirit in just a few days, would return. He was tall and might be stronger than Tae Woowon, too. He needed to leave quickly, but Tae Woowon was leisurely, tossing his cigarette to the floor and stepping on it to put out the flame. He moved closer to Lee Yesin, who looked up, breathing heavily with his lips clamped shut.“You didn’t mean to ask for me to go deeper?”As he finished speaking, his hand slipped between Lee Yesin’s legs, pushing into the mess of fluid left by Jang Wonhyeok.“N-no, ah!”“Not at all? Looks like you’re overflowing down here. Why don’t you just ask me to borrow it like before? I won’t say no.”Lee Yesin knit his brows, shaking his head desperately. His thoughts were far too sluggish. He couldn’t even make sense of what he was saying. All he knew was that he had to get out of here, and under no circumstances could he be intimate with Tae Woowon in this state. He was losing control.“Can’t remember? Should I start from scratch? What was the first thing we did?”“No, ah, I… I said I was sorry, I….”“So what?”With a cold voice, Tae Woowon abruptly withdrew his fingers from Lee Yesin’s insides. His inner walls clung to Tae Woowon’s fingers with a loud squelch, and Lee Yesin’s hips twisted as his mouth opened in a groan. He was terrified of this angry man. He could no longer see that gentle side, the one who used to let him rest his head on his arm, and it made him wonder if that had all been a dream.“I remember now. We started with a spanking, didn’t we?”“No, I… I didn’t want any of this!”Tae Woowon grabbed Lee Yesin’s face, his fingers digging into his jaw. The pressure on his jaw hurt, but all that came out was rough breathing rather than coherent words. The cold touch of Tae Woowon’s hand against his skin made Lee Yesin’s body react with a thrill. The drug’s lingering effect sent heat searing through his mind.“I saw you walk in here yourself.”“…….”He was right. Lee Yesin had gotten out of the taxi and walked right into this place. But so what? If he’d known it would end like this, he wouldn’t have come. If he’d known he’d meet him here, shattered and humiliated, he wouldn’t have come.“Why did you run, Lee Yesin? Did you really want to see me lose my mind?”Tae Woowon’s dark eyes seemed ready to devour him. The searing emotion in those eyes weighed heavily on Lee Yesin’s heart. He’d expected him to get angry, to curse once and then just move on, to find peace with his next client. But instead, he had shown up, a furious embodiment of rage before him.“For now, don’t even think about doing anything by yourself.”He deceived him. He lied, saying he would stay quietly at home, asked for gifts like people who plan to meet again someday, and showered him with unsolicited kindness that he didn’t even like. Made him pancakes, folded his laundry, washed his hair…. He even entertained the mad thought of wishing him happiness in a solitary farewell, but perhaps Lee Yesin hoped that he would remember him for a long time.“Even eating, going to the bathroom, sleeping.”It’s no different from Jang Wonhyeok. You might even be crueler. But why do I think that’s not so bad?“If you understood, close your eyes.”But… I have one question… did you really come to find me because of Chairman Lee?Lee Yesin closed his eyes. Tae Woowon’s soft lips, tasted just once, touched Lee Yesin’s own. He felt he could fall asleep with a smile, even through nightmares. He still felt mad.٠ ࣪⭑Receiving Tae Woowon’s tongue calmly, Lee Yesin soon fell into a faint-like sleep. Tae Woowon lifted his head, watching him drift away, an aroused body lying still. He perched on the bed, brushing his hands over the red marks on the man’s body. Despite the sensitivity, Lee Yesin did not wake. Tae Woowon looked at Lee Yesin’s tear-stained eyes, sighed, then took out his phone.— Boss Woo! Are you there? Did you find him?Having persuaded Won Jungkyu, Tae Woowon informed Seokkyung about Jang Wonhyeok, and they set off for Sokcho, each in their own cars with Tak. Before they arrived, Seokkyung finished his research and sent Tae Woowon a video: Lee Yesin entering Jang Wonhyeok’s home after getting out of a taxi. The darkly growing rage stripped Tae Woowon of all reason and judgment.Seeing Lee Yesin tied to the bed, saying “Master,” nearly made him choke him on the spot. He even briefly considered slashing him to pieces and carrying him off. But what Tae Woowon wanted was a living, clean-faced Lee Yesin. He forced down his grotesquely swelling emotions and faced Lee Yesin.“I found you. Do you know anyone on the drugs side? Looks like you took an aphrodisiac—get me a strong antidote.”— Oh. Yes. Where should I bring it?“I’ll be up soon. Bring it to Lee Yesin’s place.”— Yes, anything else?What he needed was already found. Tae Woowon rubbed Lee Yesin’s waist and spoke.“No.”— Yes. I’ll find the meds.“Okay.”Tae Woowon ended the call, untying Lee Yesin’s arms. Every time Tae Woowon’s hand brushed against him, Lee Yesin’s body trembled. Tae Woowon took off his own t-shirt and put it on him, then wrapped him in the bed sheet, lifting him up. He grabbed the camera memory chip and laptop he’d prepared by the front door and left the house, not forgetting to close the door behind him. He opened the back door of his car, parked in a CCTV blind spot, put Lee Yesin inside, then pulled a shirt and blanket from the trunk. Tossing the shirt on the passenger seat, he removed the bed sheet wrapped around Lee Yesin and shoved it into the trunk. Covering his pale legs with the blanket, he got into the car and headed to Lee Yesin’s home.Even upon arrival, Lee Yesin did not wake. His aroused body hadn’t settled either. Fell in love, you say. A filthy hobby? Or is that just your taste? After watching the deeply sleeping Lee Yesin, Tae Woowon got up from where he was sitting by the bed. But then, a hand grabbed his wrist. Looking down, he saw a deeply asleep Lee Yesin frowning, seeming to unconsciously grab onto Tae Woowon. Tae Woowon loosened his grip and rose again.“Don’t go….”In his sleep, Lee Yesin murmured softly and squirmed closer, hugging his thigh. Tae Woowon brushed his hair back, unwrapped his arms, and lay down beside him. Babbling unknowingly, Lee Yesin clung to Tae Woowon. Who did he think he was embracing in his sleep? Tae Woowon, though stronger, was always the one being swayed by Lee Yesin.With a sigh, Tae Woowon pulled Lee Yesin closer. After over ten days of little to no proper sleep, his head felt heavy. His thinking was slow, his vision blurred. Knowing he’d sleep a long time if he closed his eyes, he forced himself awake, holding off the rare wave of drowsiness. Then, a call came. It was Seokkyung, saying he’d found the medicine.“I left the door open. Come in. It’s the room at the back.”— Yes!Tae Woowon leaned against the bed’s headboard, covering Lee Yesin with the blanket. Soon, the front door sounded, and Seokkyung appeared.“Wow…. This is the first time I’m seeing him in person. He looks exactly the same as he did when he was younger.”With a smile, he handed Tae Woowon a syringe and ampoule as he looked down at Lee Yesin’s profile. Tae Woowon removed Lee Yesin’s hand that was tightly gripping his arm, placing it on his thigh, then filled the syringe with the medicine.“Antiseptic swab?”“Oh, here.”Seokkyung tore open a single-use antiseptic swab from his back pocket, passing it over. He glanced subtly at Tae Woowon’s face.“Did you really fall for him?”Tae Woowon glanced at Seokkyung. He wasn’t asking out of malice; it was a genuine question.“Who knows. Given he used drugs, maybe not.”It didn’t matter. Whether he had fallen for someone else or not, Tae Woowon wanted Lee Yesin. If he got bored and discarded him after getting what he wanted, maybe, but he had no intention of giving him to another before he’d had him himself. With a cold face, Tae Woowon grabbed Lee Yesin’s arm.“Let me know once you figure it out. By the way, why are you so good at giving injections?”Seokkyung asked, watching Tae Woowon deftly locate a vein and insert the needle. Tae Woowon injected the correct dose into Lee Yesin’s body and withdrew the needle.“I used to take drugs.”“Oh, didn’t know that.”Ignoring Seokkyung’s awe, Tae Woowon pressed lightly on the injection site with a cotton swab.“You don’t do it anymore, right?”“I don’t.”It was just a short period. In his early twenties, living abroad, he tried it on the recommendation of his drug-addicted neighbor, who insisted someone as bored as him needed a thrill. While under the influence, the couch in his house banged a drum and begged him for sex, and a colorful cuckoo clock broke into cheerful song. Tae Woowon laughed through the ridiculous spectacle.A new feeling he had never experienced before left him fascinated, lost in a haze of intoxication for days. But when he finally regained his senses, it was as if hell had broken loose. Out of nowhere, despair washed over Tae Woowon, consuming him. His body felt like it was sinking endlessly, and life itself made him nauseous. His typically stable life had swung wildly up and down because of a single drug. He didn’t like it, and before long, he quit.Most people who got into drugs had dulled senses. With his unusually strong mental fortitude, Tae Woowon managed to pull himself away from that path. He pushed the musty memory to the back of his mind and handed Seokkyung the empty ampoule and syringe.“But you trust me so easily to inject that stuff,” Seokkyung said, almost out of nowhere.He glanced up at Seokkyung.“I know exactly what the drug you brought me is.”“Well, I could’ve switched it out, couldn’t I?”“Did you?”“…No.”“Then why are you saying that?”With a tired expression, Tae Woowon pulled out a cigarette.“I just thought… maybe you’re too trusting.”“I’m actually quite cautious. Don’t worry about it.”Seokkyung glanced at the empty ampoule in his hand, hesitating before finally speaking up, his words stumbling over each other.“Why… why are you being so good to me?”Tae Woowon let out a slight chuckle at the unexpected question. He thought he’d collapse from exhaustion if he treated Seokkyung well even one more time.“Just go rest.”“…You know, I don’t really have any friends.”Tae Woowon paused, cigarette halfway to his lips. Seokkyung continued, his head down.“So… it feels strange, good even, to be trusted like this. I like that you ask me for help, that you reach out to me instead of Baek Song noona. It just… makes me really happy.”Baek Song referred to Baek Hyeyun. Seokkyung seemed genuinely thrilled that Tae Woowon chose him over Baek Hyeyun. A faint blush colored his face, and he rubbed his cheeks, as if he felt the heat himself. The dark skull tattoo on his face made the situation all the more surreal.“I got it. Keep it up, and go rest.”“Yes!”With an enthusiastic response, Seokkyung left the room with a light step. Tae Woowon listened for the sound of the door shutting as he lit his cigarette. He reached over to the side table to grab an ashtray. The movement caused Lee Yesin to let out a faint groan, and Tae Woowon reached out, stroking Lee Yesin’s hair.Although he trusted the newly appointed hacker, he couldn’t trust Lee Yesin. What are you scheming this time, ready to stab me in the back? Tae Woowon exhaled a long puff of smoke. As the cigarette, once long, dwindled down to a stub, he stubbed it out in the ashtray. He pulled back the blanket to check on Lee Yesin. His arousal had begun to subside, though he was still semi-hard, affected by the drug. Pushing the ashtray aside, Tae Woowon climbed into bed, hugging Lee Yesin and burying his face in the nape of his neck. He couldn’t trust him. He didn’t even want to.What do I really want to do with you? As exhaustion took hold, Tae Woowon felt himself drifting off.٠ ࣪⭑It was late in the afternoon, the sun starting to set, when he woke up briefly. Rubbing his eyes, Tae Woowon got up, feeling Lee Yesin clinging to his waist. He glanced down at Lee Yesin’s tightly closed eyes and then picked up his phone, checking the time. 5:30 p.m. He called Tak.— Ah… ha…Hearing a sudden gasp on the other end, Tae Woowon frowned and leaned back against the bed’s headboard, feeling Lee Yesin’s arm reaching for him.— Why… ha…“What are you doing?”— Want a video call?Just thinking about it made him grimace.“No. Are you in the studio?”— Ha… yeah.“Just finish up. I can’t even have a conversation with you.”Suppressing his irritation, he replied, but Tak’s gasps didn’t cease.— Ah, damn. A while ago, I could get off just seeing their faces, but I guess talking to you is different.“What are you talking about?”— Say something dirty. Let me finish with your voice.“I’ll bite your damn dick off.”— Ah, damn… ha!Listening to Tak’s pathetic noises, Tae Woowon sighed and pressed his forehead, annoyed. After getting the rest he needed beside Lee Yesin, the pain in his head had faded, but it now returned with Tak’s antics.“Are you done?”— Ah… yeah. I feel great.“What are they up to right now?”— They just watched me do a show.Ironically, Tak could commit brutal acts with little remorse, but he wouldn’t cross the line of non-consensual sex. His rule was that all encounters should be consensual. Perhaps that was why Tae Woowon’s own chastity remained intact. Not that he’d go down quietly, but if Tak were to make a move, it’d be hard for even Tae Woowon to fend him off.“I’ll stop by and ask you a few things. Open up the place. Is two hours enough?”— Two hours is plenty.“Alright, see you soon.”After hanging up, Tae Woowon tossed the phone aside and stared quietly into space. Eventually, he tore off the blanket covering Lee Yesin. Beneath the long shirt he’d dressed him in, pale legs were blotched with bruises. His neck and arms bore bite marks, and his wrists, likely from being bound to the bed for too long, were red and raw. Just ten days. In just ten days, Lee Yesin had come back utterly broken.