Rainbow City

Seokhwa’s hands, trapped in Kwak Soohwan’s grip, had turned pale. The tight hold on his hips made the sensation even more intense. Every time Kwak Soohwan’s cock pierced straight through the curves of Seokhwa’s inner walls, his hips stretched tighter.When Kwak Soohwan abruptly pulled his cock out, a gush of semen spilled down Seokhwa’s back. Startled by the sensation of the release, Seokhwa twisted his waist. Before he could react, Kwak Soohwan thrust back inside, causing the shaft to be squeezed hard. Seokhwa struggled, trying to free his hands, but his weak movements went unnoticed by Kwak Soohwan.His movements were so fast that Seokhwa couldn’t keep up, and the friction created bubbles around the opening. Seokhwa’s cock, lying against his stomach, dripped with fluid, pooling in his navel. Even that was disrupted by Kwak Soohwan’s relentless pace.“Haa… Please… hold it.”Seokhwa pleaded, asking Kwak Soohwan to hold his bottom to stop the leaking. But instead, Kwak Soohwan lifted him up. Though the tent’s ceiling was well over 2 meters high, the hanging lantern brushed against his head. Annoyed, Kwak Soohwan ripped it down and tossed it aside.As the tent shook wildly, Seokhwa wrapped his arms tightly around Kwak Soohwan’s neck. Holding him up, Kwak Soohwan thrust upward from below. Seokhwa gave himself over completely to Kwak Soohwan, moaning in pleasure.Even the dull ache of Kwak Soohwan’s cock pushing through the deepest parts of his inner walls was now welcomed. Each time the cock pulled out, semen spilled out with a splatter. The sensation of being emptied made Seokhwa’s whole body shiver. His twitching hole begged to be filled again.Hurry… faster… Though his lips moved, no sound came out. To Kwak Soohwan, the moment of Seokhwa entrusting his entire body to him, making him responsible for everything, was pure ecstasy.Each time Seokhwa’s grip on him slipped, Kwak Soohwan held him tighter. One arm wrapped around Seokhwa’s waist while the other pressed down on his shoulder, pulling him closer. The deep penetration caused Seokhwa to cough weakly.When Seokhwa’s legs slipped from around Kwak Soohwan’s waist, the cock was yanked from the hole with a jolt. Seokhwa’s thighs pressed together as he trembled from the overwhelming sensation.Kwak Soohwan flipped Seokhwa’s body over and thrust in again, holding him by the waist. Seokhwa’s head hung forward, nearly tipping over. Though he was now standing on his toes due to the height difference, it wasn’t as if Seokhwa had the strength to stand on his own.Seokhwa grabbed onto Kwak Soohwan’s arm wrapped around his waist. He desperately wanted this, but it had become too much. Still, the moments of closeness with Kwak Soohwan were something he had longed for. Gritting his teeth, he tried to keep his eyes open despite the haziness. As Kwak Soohwan’s cock pushed in from behind, Seokhwa’s mouth hung open, gasping for air.With one deep thrust, the cock that had almost pulled out pushed hard against Seokhwa’s prostate. And with that, it slammed in all the way to the root, repeatedly penetrating deep inside. At that moment, Seokhwa’s cock twitched and a stream of liquid shot out. His body convulsed, clenching down as if he were climaxing.“Hngh… Enough… please…”Seokhwa’s hands lost their grip on Kwak Soohwan’s arm and simply dangled. Even so, Kwak Soohwan kept thrusting hard into the tightening space, his teeth grazing Seokhwa’s shoulder.With Kwak Soohwan nearly lying on top of him, Seokhwa’s body was completely obscured. Kwak Soohwan thrust deeper, as though trying to break through the barrier of Seokhwa’s colon with his cockhead. At that moment, Seokhwa released another stream of liquid, and Kwak Soohwan followed suit, filling Seokhwa’s insides with his semen.Seokhwa could do nothing but let the liquid drip from him. Even as Kwak Soohwan kept pounding away, Seokhwa couldn’t hold on any longer, his body going limp. Only then did Kwak Soohwan, realizing what had happened, quickly pull out. Even as thick clumps of semen spilled from the gaping hole, Seokhwa didn’t move.In a panic, Kwak Soohwan grabbed a fresh towel and wrapped Seokhwa up, laying him down on the mat.“Damn it.”With a curse directed at himself, Kwak Soohwan’s voice faded as Seokhwa slipped into darkness, unsure whether it was sleep or unconsciousness. He wanted to say that Kwak Soohwan hadn’t done anything wrong, but his lips wouldn’t move, as if they no longer belonged to him.***Kwak Soohwan warmed up the water he had fetched from the lake in a pot, soaking a towel in it until the water was nearly gone. He wrung out the towel, the excess water pooling back into the pot. As he gently wiped Seokhwa’s body with the warm towel, Seokhwa didn’t so much as furrow his brow.“Why do you even live, you idiot,” Kwak Soohwan muttered quietly to himself.“Why do I live? Well, because of our Dr. Seok, of course.”Kwak Soohwan answered his own self-deprecating question almost immediately. As he gently rubbed away the marks he had left with his bites using a towel, he placed a dry one beneath Seokhwa’s hips. With just a few strokes, Seokhwa’s body quickly turned clean and dry. However, his pale face stirred a sense of pity. It seemed they would need to camp out here for at least another night.Seokhwa hated when his body was controlled without his consent, and this time, even Kwak Soohwan knew he had gone too far. In the end, he had even lifted Seokhwa off the ground entirely.Still, what was done was done. Kwak Soohwan figured he would spend some time reflecting on his actions. However, he felt he had a justification—he had tried to hold back, but it was Seokhwa who pushed for more. This pathetic excuse made him click his tongue in frustration.The image of Seokhwa gripping his manhood tightly and sucking fervently flashed through his mind, sending a rush of heat to his lower body. With the mattress now clean, Kwak Soohwan simply adjusted the thin blanket covering Seokhwa’s body and stepped outside.He passed beneath the string with the dangling paper tags and headed directly toward the lake. Before entering the water, Kwak Soohwan, now fully naked, glanced back. Though the tent wasn’t far from the lake, even submerged in the cold water, his eyes stayed fixed on Seokhwa. The water was deep enough that, after just a few steps, his head was fully submerged.Kwak Soohwan dipped deep into the cold water before emerging again, pushing his wet hair back. Seokhwa also had a quiet fondness for swimming, but this water was far too cold for him. After cooling both his body and mind for a while, Kwak Soohwan walked out of the lake. The sound of his slippers scraping over pebbles filled the air, but the tent remained silent.He planned to wake Seokhwa in just one hour. He needed to get some food in him and then let him sleep again to recover his strength. The journey ahead was long and arduous, especially for Seokhwa.After quickly drying himself off, Kwak Soohwan put on only his pants and made his way to the Jeep. He grabbed a few beers from the portable camping fridge that was plugged into the Jeep’s cigarette lighter. To avoid waking Seokhwa, he walked a bit farther away before popping open the cans, then returned to his seat.He positioned the camping chair so that it faced away from the lake and toward Seokhwa. After downing half the beer in one gulp, he rested his arms across his thighs. Just as he was about to take another swig, he noticed movement in his peripheral vision—a child, wide-eyed, was standing nearby.The kid, holding a small bucket, hesitated, as if unsure whether to back away. Kwak Soohwan recalled seeing a couple of small cabins on his way in, and this child was probably from one of them.Kwak Soohwan grabbed a random snack from the camping table and gave it a little shake, signaling for the child to come closer. The kid looked back once before hesitating for a bit longer, then cautiously approached Kwak Soohwan.The child ducked under the string of paper tags, staying a safe distance away, still wary. Kwak Soohwan grabbed a few cans of processed meat and some fruit tins, then walked over to place them down at a spot not too far from the child.Without showing much interest in what the child would do next, he returned to his seat. Seokhwa didn’t even like canned food anyway.The kid quickly dashed over, stuffed the food into the bucket, and slipped back out under the string just as fast. Feeling a bit more confident, they even scooped up some water into the bucket. However, the bucket became too heavy and the child had to dump out some of the water halfway before scurrying back toward the cabins.The Adam virus spread much more easily in densely populated areas. Though the number of Adams had decreased, living in a remote place like this was still much safer. God’s Fortress, with its larger population, experienced frequent Adam-related threats.Federico had termed these periodic outbreaks of danger “Adam shocks.” He had mentioned which wave this current incident was, but Kwak Soohwan didn’t bother remembering. He had more important things on his mind.Both Seokhwa and the old man had told him that the rate at which their cells aged was significantly slower than that of normal humans. To be honest, Kwak Soohwan hadn’t really felt any difference. The old man said that while he would die and Lee Chaeyoon and Yang Sanghoon would grow old, Kwak Soohwan and Dr. Seok would not follow suit.But Kwak Soohwan didn’t see any issue with that. Every person, once born, walks toward death. His journey just happened to be a bit longer than others. As long as Seokhwa was with him, that was all that mattered. However, Seokhwa seemed to struggle with this difference.Even if they eventually had to leave Rainbow City, there were plenty of places they could go. Seokhwa often said that his home was in the city, but in truth, his real home was the thatched cottage in Jeju Island. Yet, Seokhwa never expressed a desire to return to his birthplace.“I’m getting ahead of myself again.”Kwak Soohwan chugged the rest of his beer. Maybe, for Seokhwa, home wasn’t any particular place, but rather wherever Kwak Soohwan happened to be. After all, the concept of “our home” always referred to a place they shared together.This conclusion put Kwak Soohwan at ease. He opened another can of beer and rinsed out the pot with water. Then, he filled it with water and threw in two packs of chicken stew.The little bell on the string rang softly, but Kwak Soohwan ignored it, starting the burner under the pot. A deer, which had come down for a drink, bolted away, startled by the bell. The bell was fairly heavy and wouldn’t be moved by just any breeze.Seokhwa, clearly exhausted, remained fast asleep despite the noise. Unlike before, Kwak Soohwan no longer felt the need to check if Seokhwa was breathing. However, he did unconsciously glance at Seokhwa’s chest to see it gently rising and falling.“Timing, huh? Just when you think everything’s quiet, an uninvited guest shows up.”Kwak Soohwan stood up as he spotted a man approaching from the direction the child had disappeared earlier. The man, carrying a round bowl, had a hatchet hanging from his belt. He didn’t cross the string, but instead pushed the bowl forward under it.Inside the bowl were several dough balls that resembled dumplings. The man then grabbed a couple of dumplings and ate them, signaling that they were safe to eat. After muttering a quick “thanks” in Russian, the man turned and left the way he had come.It seemed like he had brought it as a small gesture of thanks, and Seokhwa would probably enjoy it if it were added to the chicken soup. Kwak Soohwan brought a bowl, took a bite of dumpling, and chewed. Though it was cold on the outside, the inside was still warm, as if freshly steamed. Judging by the meat and vegetables inside, it tasted similar to the dumplings he had eaten in the city.After turning off the burner, Kwak Soohwan approached Seokhwa, who was sleeping soundly. He gently stroked Seokhwa’s cheek with the back of his hand, whispering softly so as not to startle him.“Hey, let’s eat and then sleep some more.”When he whispered again, Seokhwa slowly opened his eyes.Seeing Kwak Soohwan before him, Seokhwa smiled faintly. Even though he hadn’t fully woken up, he smiled as soon as he saw him, making Kwak Soohwan’s heart feel warm. His throat tightened as if something was constricting it, and he swallowed hard. It was a tender feeling, one that would never fade with time.“I’ve been reflecting a lot.”“…Why would you need to reflect?”Seokhwa’s voice was terribly hoarse.“You know, come to think of it, you’ve got a really sneaky side.”Seokhwa blinked slowly, as if asking, “Sneaky?”“You only call me ‘Soohwan’ at certain moments. It drives me crazy.”Seokhwa smiled again.“It just… happens without me realizing.”His eyes closed again, perhaps because sleep was returning.“Even if you’re sleepy, let’s eat first and then sleep.”Kwak Soohwan gently lifted Seokhwa into his arms. Seokhwa groaned a little, perhaps from some soreness, but soon rested his head on Kwak Soohwan’s shoulder. Without much effort, Kwak Soohwan stood up while still holding Seokhwa and set him down by the entrance of the tent instead of on the chair. The mattress would be more comfortable than the clunky camping chair.While Seokhwa nodded off even as he sat, Kwak Soohwan opened the package of chicken soup and put it in a bowl. He added a few dumplings and dipped a spoon in as a finishing touch. He placed a towel on Seokhwa’s lap and set the bowl on top of it. Only then did Seokhwa finally shake off his sleepiness.“Did you bring dumplings too?”Seokhwa asked as he looked at the dumplings atop the well-cooked chicken.“I dropped a snack into the pond, and a woodcutter came out and gave it to me.”“…”Seokhwa, as always, suffered from low blood pressure. His mind, still sluggish, pondered for a moment. It wasn’t a pond but a lake in front of them, and it was the woodcutter who received the golden and silver axes after dropping his axe into the water. But he let it slide. Seokhwa sipped some water to moisten his lips and began to eat, gazing at the lake.He must have been asleep for quite a while, as the sunset was already casting its glow. The setting sun painted the ripples on the lake with its fading light. The sun that had hung in the sky since the morning had disappeared in an instant.Seokhwa continued eating until the sky darkened. His slow eating pace couldn’t be helped due to his weak digestion. Still, he managed to finish a full pack of chicken soup, along with two dumplings.“Let’s brush our teeth and go back to sleep.”Kwak Soohwan squeezed toothpaste onto Seokhwa’s toothbrush and handed it to him. He already had a toothbrush in his own mouth. Taking the toothbrush, Seokhwa glanced around the now dark surroundings and then looked at Kwak Soohwan standing in front of him. Without him, Seokhwa would never have dared to go camping in such a quiet and isolated place.By the time they finished brushing their teeth, complete darkness had settled in, enveloping the lakeside. The distant sounds of wild animals could be heard occasionally, but Seokhwa wasn’t afraid. He knew that the one protecting him was strong and dependable.After a quick wash, Seokhwa, with a full stomach, went back inside the tent. Kwak Soohwan finished cleaning up a bit later and joined him. He zipped up the tent entrance and turned on a lantern he had hung up earlier.“Turn it off. What if the wild animals come attracted to the light?”“Then we fight. It’ll be man versus beast. Whose side will you bet on?”Kwak Soohwan patted Seokhwa’s back as he rested his head on his sturdy arm. Lying side by side, the soft light illuminated their faces. The color of the light was like the sun that had merged into the lake’s ripples. But unlike the setting sun, the lantern brightly lit up the two of them.“Do you think you could win even if you fought a bear?”The Invincible Platoon was always joking about wanting to fight a bear. At first, they mentioned tigers or lions, but after realizing bears were the strongest, they kept fixating on them.“I’d win against Papa Bear, Mama Bear, all of them.”“Then Baby Bear would feel sorry.”In the past, Seokhwa would have questioned whether such a situation could really happen, but now he knew how to play along with Kwak Soohwan’s jokes.Kwak Soohwan briefly sat up to turn off the lantern. Complete darkness filled the tent, but he had no trouble finding Seokhwa. Just as before, he pulled him close and let him rest his head on his arm.“Wow, you just saved the whole bear family.”Though Seokhwa chuckled softly, he couldn’t quite hide the guilt. It wasn’t time for him to sleep yet. He reached out to touch Kwak Soohwan’s bare back, his hand brushing over an old bullet wound.It was a scar left from protecting him. A mark of the death that had almost claimed his life. Whenever he touched Kwak Soohwan’s back, Seokhwa was reminded of his own weakness.Sensing this, Kwak Soohwan hugged Seokhwa even tighter. He didn’t stop him from touching his back because it didn’t bother him. He simply waited, patiently, for Seokhwa to become accustomed to it, to no longer feel pain. He caressed Seokhwa’s forehead repeatedly, eventually pressing his lips against it.As Seokhwa stroked his scarred back, he lifted his head and nestled deeper into Kwak Soohwan’s embrace. Being in his arms brought back memories of the cabin they had stayed in before descending into the city. Perhaps it was because of the distant howl of wolves. But Seokhwa was able to fall asleep without fear.To him, God’s Fortress was none other than Kwak Soohwan.