Magnificent.

Just truly ethereal.

Those words kept ringing in his head, there was no stopping his train of thoughts to go astray off the settled course. The celestial has been thinking about a particular dhampir overnight. Today was an important day, to most people who had others to spend it with. To some, it was also a painful reminder. But to Hanseol? It was a day where he would relish in his own fantasies. It's slightly mixed with anxiety and fear itself, due to him trying to plan things perfectly and not wanting it to be something so precarious like the last time. Even more so, the word might not be suitable because the aftermath and effects from their previous time spent together was not wasted by a single second. Sure, they didn't get to watch the sunset, but they had more fun indoors, unexpectedly. He felt like a school teenager who is head over heels in love with his crush that decided to reciprocate his feelings shortly after a confession being made.

His dark mocha hues glazed over the canvas that stood before him prettily. It sure was pretty. Despite his multiple attempts on trying to make it work previously, today gave him all the kicks he needed to finally get it going. Maybe fate wanted to give a small Valentine's Day gift to him by blessing his painting equipments today. Either way, he was elated. He was able to spend the entire morning getting messy with his artwork. Jaesung Moon alone was already an art, but he wanted to associate the dhampir with something he likes, which was painting.

One night, he just thought sketching and drawing his pictures in his sketchbook wasn't sufficient enough. So he decided to make up for it to create a portrait, an actual portrait. He might not have half as much time as he had this week for next week, due to the work conference, so this will have to finish before the week ends. His entire look was a mess. But the good kind. No matter how far up his sleeves that he rolled up, the paint would eventually find its way on it. Well, he is one messy painter. Maybe next time, he should really debate on going topless when painting. Or at least, wear a sleeveless shirt. All those stains would not go off as easily as it came by, unfortunately. The celestial remembered just how long he spent scrubbing off the red paint. Red and yellow ones leaves the most mark on clothes for him. It was all about timing too. It was only by luck that the amount of shirts he's discarded away permanently due to the stains, we're countable.

For now.

While he was busy edging over the left side of the canvas to make proper measurement, he caught sight of the clock that was hung across the room. Oh yes, he had his own spare room just to work on his art, mostly because he just couldn't be bothered to clean up his mess if it was in the room where he sleeps and rested at. Too much effort, he thought. Twirling the brush in between his hand, he he switched his phone on and went straight to the calendar app. Oh, today is 14th of February. No wonder something felt off to him. Valentine's Day. Hmm, he has been planning for their next date, but never thought it'd come this early. Oh well, it's a special day that requires special occasion, so why not?

Hanseol switched off the lights and exited the room while texting Jae. ‘I hope you're free today, got something planned out. Ish. Meet me at the park we first met in an hour.’ It was short and simple. And vague. Enough to squeeze out the curiosity within. Smiling to himself, he threw his shirt away into the laundry basket halfway to his room and took a shower to get rid of all the watercolor stench. Sometimes mixing them up with the heavier layers would leave a smell. Not one he'd like to use as a cologne for sure. 20 minutes later, he got out from his bathroom, his hair all wet and didn't get the chance to pick his clothes in peace because Yeontan came trudging into his room. “I really need to start closing my doors-” When he saw Byul hopping inside happily, he facepalmed. “-nevermind..” The husky could open the door easily so there was no point in stopping the two mischievous furballs.

In a little over 20 more minutes, he was already ready and good to go. The fallen star tossed a pillow the Pomeranian's way when the pup barked at him as if he was teasing the life out of him for today. Such a brat. Shaking his head in response,  a small smile tugged on his lips as he reminded the two of them to behave while he's gone this evening before he eventually locked the door. Wrapping the overcoat over him, he looked slightly formal instead of his usual casual practical look. Slightly classical look today. No idea why he went with a Gucci cashmere coat today, maybe because he felt like it. It makes him look both mature and slightly boyish at the same time. There is an amusement park not far from the city center, and he's been wanting to go there since earlier this month. This is like killing two birds with one stone anyways.

Yet, he still took the time to walk instead of taking the spare car he made sure to get for emergency purposes that never came. He's a simple guy. By the time he reached the park, the time limit of an hour had passed and he waited for his dhampir, while sitting on the bench with his legs crossed and playing with his phone. He's gotta get around it, eventually.

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Jae found it pretty funny how Hanseol always seemed to be able to make things sound more dramatic than they were, he was talking about inhalers like it was no big deal and the dhampir was just shaking his head with a goofy look on his face, sometimes he couldn’t believe he’d managed to find someone who was big a goof as he was “While you’re at it you might want to get a pump to assist with all that inflation you’re doing” the dhampir chuckled softly, he liked Hanseol’s way of making everything seem significant though, it stirred a happiness in him because Hanseol was just so open with the way he felt and that encouraged the less open dhampir to want to reciprocate that. He still found the need to tease Han though, there was only so much sweetness the younger male could take in one dose after all.

When Hanseol called himself a baby boy the dhampir couldn’t help his naturally amused reaction, well he wasn’t wrong, there were times when Hanseol acted very childish and naive, though the dhampir couldn’t really judge because he had been called childish and reckless more times in his life that he could actually count “Your naivety when it comes to the world around you is both a blessing and a curse” the dhampir commented with a soft smile, part of him hoped that Han never truly lost that part of him though, because he still liked seeing the usually confident male turn into a blushing mess on occasion. The talk about superheroes made the dhampir smile gently, Hanseol already was a superhero to him, he was in awe of the way the other male worked so tirelessly for the animals and on the things he was passionate about, he never complained, just gave it his all. Considering how easy it would have been for Han to shut down, curl up in a ball and push the world away after what he went through, he was absolutely a superhero in Jae’s eyes. But in response to his words, the dhampir pressed the back of his hand against his forehead and pretended to swoon “I’ll let you save me any day” he teased though his expression showed a sincere smile.

Though it might not seem like it on first impression due to his reserved way around strangers, Jae was a very people oriented person, he always had been. While the dhampir didn’t keep massive circles of friends, in school he had always been quite popular and people would enjoy being around his naturally funny and silly personality. While he had learned to tone himself down with time, that would always be a part of who he was, the guy who took care of others and did silly things for the sake of seeing them smile. Tonight he had seen Hanseol smiling often, that genuine lighthearted smile that reached fully to his eyes and always made the dhampir’s heart clench a little every time that he saw it. Jae enjoyed being the reason that smile rested on his lips, all he wanted was to keep giving the celestial reasons to feel happy like this.

The dhampir found it pretty adorable how Hanseol got all worked up over his hair color, of course, Jae had seen it before it had begun to fade in its full bright red glory, but like with all bright hair colors, it was only a matter of time before the color started to wash out and you were left with a paler shade, might like the minty green color which the dhampir currently sported, though he didn’t hate having the greenish colored hair as much as he expected to. It was true that the two of them often seemed to busy, Jae felt like he was always either in class, sleeping, eating or studying. His roommates said he took things too seriously for the first year but he didn’t care all that much “I can afford to skip a few study sessions here and then if it means I get to be with you” the dhampir chuckled, parties didn’t feel worth it but spending time with the fallen star? Absolutely “Or maybe you could help me study” the dhampir raised his brows a little.

Seeing the smirk that appeared on the star’s lips caused Jae to swallow hard, that look was one that Jae had quickly learned would tip him off guard, it hadn’t escaped his notice that Hanseol could be a little suggestive when he wanted to be. “I just don’t like the idea of anyone else getting anywhere near those lips of yours” the dhampir admitted though he froze when Hanseol called it hot and then his nervous smile turned into a half smirk in response, so the fallen star wasn’t opposed to a little mine behavior then. Good to know. Jae would be lying if he said he hadn’t been tempted to put a few marks on the celestial’s neck the other day when they were ‘watching Netflix’ just to remind the world that he was off limits to everyone but the dhampir.

Every kiss they had shared before had a sweet edge to it, like there was more to be said in the action than could actually be said out loud but this one, following the words that he uttered to the celestial as a confession, this one came with such a force and meaning that it almost felt as though the kiss itself was shouting to the rooftops. Jae hadn’t expected Hanseol to be quite so hands on but he couldn’t complain as he felt his back hit the cold metal booth and the celestial held him there with his lips. It was hot to see the way that Hanseol was able to take control of the situation and while he was still nervous to hear the other male’s response to his words, he found himself getting lost in the kiss like it was drowning him in the best way.

“I know” the dhampir murmured back against Hanseol’s lips, Jae was confident that the things he had written would strike a chord with Han because he had already seen his reaction to him saying things out loud. Jae’s writing tended to get more in depth and perhaps even cheesier because that was where he found it easiest to speak his truths. He didn’t have much time to think about it though because the celestial’s lips were back on his, still pushing him pretty forcefully against the structure which only got the dhampir further lost. Jae felt the very breath leave him as Hanseol pulled him in close, their eyes level and so close together that he could see flecks of color in the celestial’s dark gaze. Feeling Hanseol’s hand against his cheek the dhampir smiled and leaned slightly into the delicate touch, he liked how the celestial could go from rough and passionate to soft and tender within seconds.

Jae couldn’t stop the glee that came over him when he heard Hanseol return his confession, he felt like he had been holding his breath for far too long and now he could finally breathe, or he could if Hanseol didn’t say things like what he did next, there was no denying how suggestive the comment was and it definitely struck something inside the dhampir “I told you that it’s okay to be greedy” the dhampir breathed, because if Hanseol was going to hell then Jae was going right there with him considering how much he wanted the celestial at that moment. Jae nudged against Han’s check when he called him an idiot but he didn’t waste time when the other male suggested that they get moving, the rain didn’t seem to be letting up “Yeah let’s go before thunder decides to make an appearance” the dhampir grumbled a little but allowed Hanseol to take his hands as the two of them headed out into the downpour.

Jae was about to protest when Hanseol placed his coat over his shoulders but he had to admit he was glad for the extra warmth so he took it for what it was, a really sweet gesture. Jae did notice the way that Hanseol’s clothes were sticking to him in all the right places as they moved through which caused the dhampir to stare pretty obviously at him. When Han pulled him to a stop Jae had a confused look on his face, which probably looked funny when paired with the flattened green hair which was plastered against his forehead. What he hadn’t expected however was for the other male to pull him in for a kiss.

Once again Jae found himself getting lost in the movement of their two lips, his mind just replaying the words Hanseol had just re-said to him in his head over and over again, I love you, he really couldn’t believe he was actually hearing it, it felt like the planets aligning for just a few seconds. This time he was the one to moan softly into the kiss, mostly from the surprise nature of it but also because of the content he felt in that moment. Things felt so natural with Hanseol and he slowly found himself feeling less and less nervous about what was to come for them because the celestial reassured him at every stage the importance this relationship held for him. “I love you too” Jae repeated back in a quiet voice as the kiss broke and he looked at Hanseol, the two of them were completely soaked to their skin and he was surprised Han wasn’t shivering considering he didn’t even have a coat.

Now they had sufficiently told the weather to fuck itself, Jae really did want to get the fallen star back home in the warm so this time he grabbed the celestial’s hand to lead the way, he was familiar enough with the area now to know where he was going. By the time they had made it to the celestial’s home about 15 minutes had passed, which was enough to soak quite literally every part of both of their bodies from head to toe, one thing that remained however, was the bright and careless smile on both of their faces “Remind me to bring an umbrella for our next date” Jae teased as they made their way up to the doorstep, his eyes turning back towards Hanseol for a moment, he sank his teeth into his bottom lip feeling a sense of apprehension come over him, Jae wasn’t even sure what it was about so he did his best to shake it off “I do feel bad for keep having to steal your clothes though” the dhampir admitted with a chuckle, several times over now, he might as well just let the celestial pick his outfits nowadays.

The situation diffused so easily, not one serious topic could be discussed without replacing them with another that would end up occupying their heads for the rest of the day, at least for Hanseol, he felt that way. There was no use in pushing the dhampir away, which was also the last thing he wanted to do, but even when he spoke of them, he didn't want it to stay any longer than it should. The celestial was more concerned in making the day better and bringing a good outcome. Stressing on the matters that should be left in the dark would do no good, and he's decided on that. Perhaps one day he'll be able to share it with Jae, but the day is not today, and he desperately wished that day will be a long way from today. Giggling in response to Jae's humor, he found it so endearing that the dhampir was able to keep up with him in terms of that, if not better. “Definitely. I'll need a monthly prescription, for sure. Do you have any idea how expensive this heart is? It needs the utmost care.” He pointed towards his chest, tapping his index finger against it.

Everything felt so happy, as if it was too good to be true. His heart swells up in delight, the thrill that accompanied him was displaying every single form possible. Today was by far, the best day he's ever experienced and he didn't want it to be his last, and hoped for more days like it. No words could be described just how over the roof he was being. There were infinite ways to convey one's emotion, and every single thing seemed to point the celestial to the dhampir standing just in front of him. “I'll think of it to be a blessing for today. Most days it goes around as a curse, but whenever you're around, it morphs into joy.” If once the naivety became his weakness and flaw, today it was nowhere near it.

Quirking his eyebrows playfully, he nudged the dhampir's side, feigning a look of offense. “I feel mixed reactions, dhampy. Are you being sarcastic or genuine? Because I think we both know it's the other way around. You're the one who's going to do a lot of saving when it comes to me, because I'm a hopeless fool when it comes to self-defense.” Unfortunately, it was as true as it goes. Jae witnessed it the first time. Even when it's been a while since the incident, the celestial still has yet to make a decision if a time comes down to that again. He'll defend, but don't expect him to land a hit or strike. Though, that does mean he's as good as dead meat of there was no one around to assist him. “But that's okay, you can be always be my Anpanman.” Cheesy joke, but Hanseol was sure for someone who was raised and born in the mainland, Jae would know what Anpanman means, he would've watched the cartoon at least once.

Following the suggestion, the fallen star sniggered briefly, shaking his head at the mere thought of it. Him? Teaching Jae? Admittedly, he could offer a few tutoring lessons with anything that involves biology or science in general. But he did wonder if the studying session would go on like intended. “I'm flattered,” he chuckled, still not missing the hints of amusement dancing in his dark hues. “but I don't think I'm going to be much of a help if it comes down to it. Generally, I would be able to assist with science related courses, but I don't think we'll end up studying at the end of the day, no?” It was still amazing to see just how unbothered Han can actually pose himself to be, striving to be more confident as each day passes. Only around Jae though. He hasn't mustered up the same courage to use it to anyone else. But did he spend some of his time being extra suggestive with the dhampir that is now his boyfriend? Yes.

Shrugging casually, he wrapped an arm around the dhampir, pulling him closer, if that was even possible. “I mean, I'm not opposed to such acts. Being jealous is alright, you know. This is definitely not me telling you it's an equal right because I'm a huge jelly too,” he coughed, clearing his throat a few times and curved a smirk to match the tone of his words. “besides, I heard it spices things up to, make them more interesting? I don't know, there's just so many things you can see on internet, there's literally no filter.” Not that he was complaining, he studied a lot from there, though he learned that it's better to have a practical side to life. “I'm glad to hear my significant other is possessive though, not gonna lie there.” Well, this is the same guy who said the actions related to it being hot earlier, so. “Not to worry, this lips,” he brought his free hand, tracing the edge of his lips softly and beamed. “is the property of Jaesung Moon. No one else's.”

Hanseol saw how he's a bit forward with his affection, but a part of him enjoys it. It tells the celestial that he wasn't afraid of showing what he wants. He might not show this trait publicly but it's established that if anyone was going to witness the change in his character developing slowly, it was going to be his dhampir. Each kiss had him wanting more and more, so much that the fallen star felt like he was tangibly getting light headed because of it. Going home was his main focus right now, because as much as he's thanking the rain, he reminded himself both of them could end up having a flu the next morning, and it's weekday. “Just because it's okay, doesn't mean it should be a norm. But I'll let it slide for today” he murmured audibly, taking in the sight in front of him carefully, his gaze never leaving the male's hues. Even the rain could not cover the beauty that is Jaesung Moon, and he knew it wasn't just him being biased while saying this. Jae is generally, an attractive male in his early 20s. Who wouldn't want a guy who's as kind as he looks? With eloquent writing skills that would melt any person's heart?

As soon as they arrived at his doorstep, he laughed at the dhampir's statement. “Yeah, we probably should have one umbrella just in case. The weather hates me, but you know what? I couldn't be bothered to get angry at it today. Watching you get soaked, kinda proves me right that once ethereal, they're always remain ethereal. It's the art of beauty itself.” Bringing a hand up to his cheek, Hanseol caressed the dhampir tenderly, as his free hand grabbed a hold of his Jae's hand and unlocked the door, pulling the dhampir inside. “You stole my heart, is stealing my clothes really an offence then?” he bit back a humorous remark, smirking as he beckoned for him to follow him to his room. “Come on, you need fresh clothes. I don't actually want you to suffer a flu tomorrow.. You have classes, remember? And I need to get the documents finalized so the clinic can be reopened.”

However, it became clear that the celestial wasn't actually searching for clothes, since his optics were fixated solely on the dhampir. Even understand this coat, he could still recall how the clothes got wet and now really showed the outline of the male's body to him. His breath hitched involuntarily, as he tried to control his breathing and even went as far as turning his back on Jae, averting his gaze away, but the fact that the full-body mirror standing by not far from him, showing his reflection to Hanseol, was really making things harder. He would lie if he said the sight was not at all tempting, he didn't even know where that sudden feeling hailed from. It was triggered, and the celestial didn't even know it was in him. He is not this brave. “God dammit.. You're making this very hard.”

The ease of the way they joked around with each was really comforting, he didn’t feel like he had to second guess himself and his words around Hanseol which helped him to show himself, rather than someone he wanted the world to see. Han was probably one of the very few people who got to see the full and complete version of who Jae was now, not even his brother, who Jae looked up to and cared about very much, knew about certain parts of him that he showed around Hanseol, hell he hadn’t even known about them himself until he met the fallen star. The person he was a year ago would have never believed that it would be a man that he would end up falling for “I’ll add it to the ever-growing list of things you need” the dhampir mocked writing a list down on an invisible notepad and pushing up invisible glasses on his nose.

Jae had always lived his life somewhere in the middle, never the person in the room with the saddest story but also not completely carefree, never the one in the spotlight but not the kind of person who hid in the shadows either. He supposed in a way that made him average but being around Hanseol, that made him feel pretty extraordinary, Han made him feel important and bigger than he was and honestly, he liked the person he was becoming by keeping him close, someone who slowly but surely was gaining confidence “I like the way it makes you see the world, so different from the one I see” because the celestial seemed to be completely oblivious to social and societal rules and expectations.

Jae laughed as the celestial refuted his claim that Hanseol could save him, he had an amused grin on his lips for the whole time that the fallen star talked, mostly because he didn’t even notice the impact he’d had on Jae. Since meeting Hanseol Jae had grown into himself, he had started to get more adamant about the future he wanted in his conversations with his parents, he had Jae wanting to begin to build a life, here in America, he made Jae realize how much he needed to branch out, it was because of him that Jae had finally gone to the dhampir dojo and seriously begun his training “There are more ways to save a person than just throwing yourself between them and danger” though he didn’t doubt that Hanseol would probably do that given the chance too. The dhampir’s eyes sparkled with amusement when Hanseol called him his Anpanman “I never had you pegged as the cartoon type” Jae commented with a surprised raise of his brow.

The dhampir found it amusing how often Hanseol would jump straight to a certain conclusion without thinking about the other options, he seemed to be pretty one-track minded at times, which made him a determined and passionate person, but could also sometimes defy logic a little “Well I meant you could test me on my notes or flashcards” the dhampir pointed out with a soft laugh, he hardly expected the celestial to be able to teach him English, after all, he was supposed to be the one who was becoming an expert in it. Han was right about not actually studying though, the dhampir imagined it would be pretty easy to get distracted when it came to being around the celestial, especially when he looked at him the way he was right now.

Feeling the arm wrapped around his shoulder Jae leaned into the tonight his head resting against the celestial’s shoulder for a few seconds before he straightened up again “I don’t like feeling jealous though” Jae admitted as he turned his eyes on the fallen star, he hated the idea that someone would be able to do that but he knew if someone laid their hands on his star then he wouldn’t be able to stop the feeling in his chest, Hanseol just naturally brought out that part of him and Jae had already felt a small pang of it that day when he’d heard those girls fawning over him in the library. Jae clenched his jaw a little at the memory, this was going to be a tough thing to handle, that was for sure. He did feel a little better about it when Han admitted he had similar tendencies though, at least he was alone in wanting parts of the fallen star to be his only. Watching as the other male ran his finger over his lips softly caused the dhampir to part his lips a little, damn Hanseol was gorgeous when he did that and spoke those words alongside it, Jae forced himself to look away for a moment to compose himself.

Jae had noticed Hanseol’s suggestive undertone behind his words throughout the evening and it was having the desired effect on the dhampir, it wasn’t the first time he’d thought about the possibility of going there with Hanseol, Jae had always waited, always told people he was waiting for the right person or just lied about it depending on how much stick he would get. But Hanseol definitely awakened the side of him that craved that level of intimacy and for the first time the forefront reasoning wasn’t something superficial like peer pressure or even curiosity, it was a deep feeling he had for someone else that he wanted to explore further. Hanseol’s admission that he felt a sense of greed brought a wry smile to Jae’s lips “Good” he responded as he allowed himself to be held by the celestial’s gaze, sometimes he felt like those eyes were actually holding him up above the ground, they were so expressive and deep, the dhampir felt like he could actually lose himself in them.

The time that they spent getting back to the house felt like forever and yet no time at all at the same time, Jae had led the way but occasionally he turned back his gaze to look at Hanseol who had the same bright smile of his lips, despite the weather this felt like a really good night to him, he was filled with a sense of elation he couldn’t describe tangibly. Jae allowed himself to get caught up in the motion as he felt Hanseol rest a hand against his cheek, he was already soaked through so the rain no longer bothered him, all he could think about was the dark-haired male and the feelings he had for him “I’m glad I managed to sway your thoughts” he admitted as he returned the gesture, reaching out to swipe a few of the droplets on Han’s cheek away with his thumb “Absolutely stunning” the dhampir commented under his breath, he really was in disbelief that he was so lucky to get to love someone like Hanseol. The moment was abruptly ended as he felt himself being tugged inside and the door closed behind them though. Jae didn’t mind, though the moment they were indoors he shrugged off the overcoat Han had given him and hung it up over the doorframe so that it could dry out, it was getting far too heavy for his liking.

“I mean I have plenty of nice clothes of my own too” he defended with a chuckle, okay he didn’t have that many clothes, he was a student in a dorm after all, but he did like his own sense of style. Regardless he didn’t argue as he followed Hanseol through the house, the two of them leaving a trail of water along the way. Now they were in the warm Jae did notice just how cold the entire of his body felt though “Right...classes” he murmured as he followed Hanseol into the room. He leaned against the doorway of the entrance for a few minutes as he watched the other male, his gaze was determined but also soft, he wasn’t really sure what to expect.

And he could tell that Han felt it too from the way he just kinda stood there in the middle of the room and stared at Jae, the dhampir stared back, teeth sinking down into the bottom of his lips as he felt the tension build between them. Clearing his throat he broke the gaze for a moment to shrug off the other coat the had been wearing all evening and placed it on the back of the chair by the celestial’s desk. He noted the way Hanseol broke the gaze for a moment only to end up standing in front of a mirror and staring at Jae from there. Jae didn’t know what the two of them had to worry about, it was obvious now that they both wanted one another and yet they both seemed afraid to admit it out loud. Jae could see in the mirror the material of Han’s clothes which was hugging him tightly exposing the ab muscles that the dhampir had gotten a glimpse of once before. He hummed softly to cover his pretty obvious staring.

Hearing Hanseol’s words the half-valkyr chuckled low and slowly made his way towards him keeping eye contact through the mirror. Unable to resist any longer the dhampir came up behind Han and wrapped his arms around his waist, the dhampir’s chin resting on his shoulder the wet clothes he was wearing sticking to the material which covered the celestial’s back “On the contrary, I’d say I’m making this very easy” he admitted with a slightly vulnerable look towards the other male. He tilted his head and pressed a soft lingering kiss to the celestial’s jawline which he then repeated as he kissed a line down his neck, gently but with intent “I want it to be you” Jae admitted in a hushed tone, he moved one of his hands which was wrapped around the celestial to trail down from the top of the star’s right shoulder down his arm before eventually lacing his fingers over Han’s.

He couldn't recall the last time he's ever laughed so genuinely, or went anywhere near the sentiment, until today. He definitely didn't experience such feeling during his captivity for sure, and he spent his years before that running from hunters alike, so was there really a moment where Hanseol didn't feel like he had to lead a life whilst succumbing to his fears? Perhaps it was why the euphoria travelling through his veins felt a lot more significant in a way, because the celestial has never experienced such thing, not even once in his life. It didn't come close to the edging happiness he felt with his parents, but this kind of happiness was different in so many levels. It wasn't platonic, to begin – it was something so much more than just a romantic relation and he's enjoying every single second of it. Even if the smile would strain him and cause soreness at some point, he didn't mind. He'll never be able to smile this way again one day, so why shouldn't he take this while he still could? He's not one to take things for granted, anyways.

“I need a lot of things now. If I could recall a few months ago before meeting you, what I needed was just a new upgraded version of microscope. I didn't realize I needed to opt for so many breathing treatment once I knew you,” he quirked his eyebrows questioningly as he poked the dhampir teasingly. “did it come in a package or something? Everyone who attempts to score Jaesung Moon's heart and succeeded will need to get all of that starter kit.” Jesting was never his forte, because despite his appearance, Hanseol wasn't exactly the most optimistic ball of light to go around. Only occasionally. Contrary to other people's beliefs, he's actually quite pessimistic in nature, though it was all thanks to his environment. But he couldn't find it in him to downplay the effect his dhampir had on him. Meeting Jae was a serendipitous encounter for him, one he would never trade for anything else even if his life depended on it.

“Seeing the world for someone else's perspective could be enlightening, but it's not always good unfortunately. But I do agree it gives more insight on things generally.” If it was up to him, there were times when the celestial wanted to shield himself away from the cruelty of the world that he remembered suffering from. Forgetting was his only coping mechanism and it was unhealthy, though the fallen star pointed out the benefits that aligned with it. He needs time and if that makes up for it, he's all game. “I like how you're always so optimistic about everything though.. It's endearing. I've never met someone who exudes so many positive energy before. Might sound biased because I don't really meet a lot of people, to start with.. But I do think I'll still stand on that point even if I met all the generous people residing in the world,” he mused lightly. “besides, who's going to hype you if not your boyfriend, right? I'm your personal cheerleader standing by the sidelines, just cheering you on.”

He chose not to speak more into the topic of throwing themselves physically, though he had no doubts either one of them would refrain from doing that if such situation arises again. He could never forgive himself had anything happened to Jae, hell he still felt guilty that the dhampir got hurt the first time when he clearly didn't need to. “I didn't peg you for a lot of types too, but you don't see me calling you out, no?” he stuck out his tongue playfully and huffed, resembling that youthful energetic side of him that is not always shown. When it comes to Jae, even Hanseol who's usually focused on one thing solely, would find it hard to look away and not indulge in whatever it was the mint-haired male had to offer. Really, the celestial would stand there with his arms perched while staring, and he'd still feel satiated. “Jealousy is a an ugly trait, I agree. But like you said, sometimes it's okay to be greedy, and I stand on that ground with jealousy. Not the one that would lead to a toxic end of course, but we might need a little bit of that to strengthen our bond. That way we can see just how much we mean to each other, right?” This was all so new to him, but he's eager to learn more about it, much like he does for everything else.

Oh, how the celestial loved teasing him. It always tips him off in delight whenever he can spot a blush or witness any act of shyness from Jae, it fueled him to do more just to see if he could elicit another reaction similar to it. It definitely kindled the fierce fire in him that he never knew he had. What a good motivation, he thought. Words are indescribable when it comes to him, Hanseol always found himself speechless when he tried to form even air gestures about the dhampir, he simply couldn't find the right word, not because he didn't have the courage nor vocabulary, but because he feels that the words wouldn't do Jae justice. He's a bit picky when it comes to that, you'll find him nitpicking into it. “Believe me, you can sway a lot more than just my thoughts if you notice them.” He feels like he's a marionette sometimes, but in a good way. The celestial wasn't ashamed to admit that outrightly because that's what he felt. Closure, consolation. Everything that associated themselves with peace of the mind. Whilst it is true that he's still plagued with plenty of negative thoughts, most of them shifted into positivity real fast lately.

Hanseol closed his eyes briefly when he felt Jae's thumb trailing down his cheeks, leaning into the affection displayed by the dhampir in front of him. He basked in the little things like those, making it bigger than it initially was. “Hey, to be fair, I didn't say you're a fashion terrorist, I didn't even imply on it!” he defended, crossing his arms momentarily as he wagged his finger towards him. “I'm not being a fashion police, nor do I have the license to do that since there's plenty of clothes in there that I haven't even spared a glance after buying them.” Admittedly, he's bad at financing. No kidding.

The shift in the air was intensified every passing moment, which only prompted the celestial to control his breathing as he stared at the ethereal male from the reflection shown in the full-body mirror just a few meters away from him. Don't get him wrong, he's shown plenty of times that he wanted Jae, and had no problem showcasing it to the whole world, but it's understandable for him to dwell around the possibilities of this and that, considering that the fallen star is inexperienced in so many ways. His eyes wavered slightly when he noticed the dhampir trailing his hands over his arms. His breathing halted briefly as he sucked in the air quickly when Jae started planting kisses on his body, making the celestial shook involuntarily. This was all so foreign, yet it felt so right. The back hugging was almost expected, at least 99.8% of him was ready to return it, but what made him stop was when his dhampir started kissing. That was unexpected. But what did he expect, exactly?

“If you call this easy, I'm scared to know what your definitions entail..” he drawled, as he slowly clasped his hands into Jae's own. His back was still against Jae, and he was still communicating using the mirror but his body language alone was enough to show what he wanted. Though he knew he'll need to be vocal about it. Baby steps, he reminded. Turning around to face him, he mustered up the courage to clarify this once again. “Are you sure? I want you too, Jae. There's no doubt in my mind on that, but I just needed to be sure-” his breath hitched as he struggled to find the strength to speak. “Fuck it..” he murmured and caught the dhampir by surprise by averting his hold from his hands up to caress the male's face as he leaned forward to kiss him.

The moment his lips touched the latter's, he could recall the first time he kissed Jae. Memories of that night began to flood in and in between them, he could also remember reading The Great Gatsby's book and how it has described the kissing scene, it felt so similar to this. And to quote, ‘He knew that when he kissed this person, and forever wed his unutterable visions to the perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God. So he waited, listening for a moment longer to the tuning fork that had been struck upon a star.’ It felt so real that he couldn't find it in him to release Jae.

Jae laughed against when he felt Hanseol poke against his ribs, the smile on his face remained as he reacted to the playful touch, he liked the way the two of them could joke about the silliest things and Jae would find himself just laughing, it was so easy to just act lighthearted around Hanseol, it was like that part of the dhampir was taken out and magnified whenever he was around the fallen star “It’s very limited edition” Jae implied the idea of the package with a chuckle “After all every person who ever attempted, failed before you” his smile was soft and goofy, it was true that he’d never felt the way he did about Hanseol about anyone before, for a while Jae had wondered if he was broken because he’d never wanted a relationship for himself but now that he had Hanseol things just made sense in his mind and he wanted all those little things his friends had always talked about.

“I think it’s a good thing to understand others and how they perceive things, even if you don’t agree with them, as a writer that’s how I get into my characters, because not all of them think like I do” exploring the way other people thought was pretty fascinating to him, though he definitely wasn’t anywhere the level of a psychologist. It was also a very subtle way of Jae admitting that he wanted to understand the way Han thought so that he could base a character around him, though he wouldn’t admit to that directly. When Hanseol complimented Jae’s positivity the half-valkyr tilted his head slightly “I wish I could tell you it was all genuine but..” Jae furrowed his brow wondering how to explain how his mind worked “I can’t stand to see people sad or hurting” he admitted with a slow nod of his head “So I turn to positivity because that’s the way I know to make people feel better” Jae was definitely influenced greatly by the emotions of others, when they were sad, he was sad and when they were happy he fed off that energy too. Jae really liked the idea of having someone cheering him on though, especially because he had no idea what was to come “When I get my first book published I’ll make sure to include my personal cheerleader in the special mentions” the dhampir smiled softly.

Jae knew by now that Hanseol tended to avoid negative topics, which was okay because the two of them were still in that new and exciting period now but he was glad in the small moments when the celestial showed a willingness to deal with the heavier topics, such as the idea of jealousy and the sense of flightiness that he knew Hanseol felt. Jae had his own worries and insecurities when it comes to that, for his whole life he had constantly been told he wasn’t enough and he would never amount to anything and that weighed on him more often than he admitted out loud. Jae doubted a lot of things about himself, from his body image to his worth as a professional and yes, also whether he was worthy of love “I guess we’re still learning a lot about each other” Jae commented with an easy expression on his face “I never said it was bad, just unexpected, but you surprise me often” which was true in every sense, but also one of the things he liked most about this relationship, he’d always found other people so easy to read, so much so that he could predict what someone might do in a situation without thinking too much but with Han it felt like he was constantly being proven wrong. Jae did consider mentioning his fears about how he felt like Hanseol might realize there was better in life but he didn’t because he didn’t want to bring down the conversation and honestly he wasn’t sure what it would achieve “We will figure that out with time” he answered somewhat unconvincingly, he hated the idea that he might feel jealous because he knew how negative emotions tended to trigger his temper.

Jae felt like he was in a weird state of not knowing what the hell he was doing or getting into along with slowly gaining confidence in this relationship, some moments he felt completely content and like he could take on the world with Han and then on other topics he found the celestial able to turn him into a blushing mess, the dhampir had never met anyone so easily able to get under his skin like that before, it was a little unsettling but also enticing at the same time. This particular moment definitely fell towards the unfamiliar side for him “I’ve always been told I make a good distraction” he mused playfully in response to Hanseol’s words, he built most of his personality around that trait, being able to cheer up others and make them feel happy was one of his true skills.

Seeing the way the celestial closed his eyes at the dhampir’s touch struck a chord with him, Hanseol was always attentive and expressive with his eyes, it was very rare that you got to see a glimpse of him relaxing and the fact that his touch was able to trigger that response brought a level of elation to the dhampir “Ah but you say it now” Jae teased with a laugh, he wasn’t sure Han really knew what Jae’s sense of style even was considering he rarely stayed in the outfit he chose longer than a few hours and his training gear at the dojo didn’t count. When Han admitted he hadn’t worn a lot of his clothes Jae furrowed his brows a little “Maybe I should be stealing more of them then” he teased with a chuckle.

Jae definitely could feel the tension between them, it was like a question that was hanging in the air that the two of them needed to answer, Jae had been thinking about it for a while now, he had never really given it much thought before, just told people he hadn’t met the right person yet but now he felt like he had which meant there was no more reason to wait. But he was guilty of wanting it to feel special and not rushed too. Regardless, he couldn’t stop himself as he came up behind the celestial and wrapped his arms around him, he could feel the material of the damp shirt he was wearing under his bare skin which made him want to shudder but instead he just leaned in tighter against the celestial and breathed out a long breath. The kisses he placed against Hanseol’s throat were delicate but sensual, his way of telling the celestial that this was what he wanted.

A low chuckle erupted from the dhampir’s lips at Hanseol’s slightly wavering tone “It doesn’t have to be complicated unless we make it that way” Jae admitted as he closed his eyes for a moment, resting his head in the crook of Han’s neck and then his eyes opened to meet the celestial’s in the mirror, there was an equal level of desire in both their gazes. Jae felt the celestial turn in his arms and loosened his grip some to let him turn as he met his dark gaze, Jae was looking for any sense of doubt in Han’s eyes but he didn’t find any “I’m sure” the dhampir affirmed though he never got the full second word out because he felt Hanseol’s warm touch against his face and then melted into his kiss.

Because he hadn’t been prepared for the kiss the force of it took him off balance a little and he stumbled backward a little his hands flailing slightly before they found their center by interlocking around the celestial’s waist. Once again the surprised moan escaped his lips as he got lost in the sweet and innocent-seeming kiss. It felt exactly like they described in all the books, like fireworks which rose up from inside his chest and exploded in waves of passion which had the dhampir running his tongue along the celestial’s bottom lip in an attempt to deepen the kiss. Feeling a little lightheaded already Jae slowly shuffled forwards to slowly back Hanseol against the bedroom wall refusing to pull his lips away from the fallen star as he did so.

When they reached it he pressed the star’s back gently against the solid surface and laughed softly into his mouth as he accidentally bit on the celestial’s lip when he bounced back from the recoil of it. Pulling away he spoke softly “Sorry” he murmured before pressing a gentle peck to the corner of his lip where he had bitten. Jae raised his hands up to rest on Hanseol’s shoulders feeling the curve of the muscle of the other male’s arms, he really was a sucker for someone with muscles and the dhampir had already seen a sneak peak of what was to come “You know when I pictured this I didn’t factor in the soaked clothes” Jae admitted as his touch dropped daring to lift the bottom of Hanseol’s shirt with his fingers and touch his bare chest underneath.

Everything felt a lot easier with him, it was as if the celestial didn't have to worry about other things. Of course he'll still have them, it wouldn't disappear just because he said so, but at least he wouldn't feel as pressured as he was before, with the burden he's currently carrying. Not everything was sunshine and daisies, with rainbows. But he's eager to make it out to be, with every effort in his bones. He was going to make this work and it'll be something the both of them will remember for more days, months, hell, even years, to come. And whenever Hanseol is determined, it's basically him being immensely adamant. This relationship would be his saving grace, and he would be more than glad to know just how much significance it holds over him. “Maybe they just couldn't find the right route and got lost in the maze. Your heart isn't exactly a straight line..” he winked playfully, still taking the chance to poke against the dhampir's chest this time, directly where his heart is located at.

He really did feel proud though, the fact that Jae had said that, means a lot more special to him than it originally intended. Han felt a sudden surge of confidence, masking his features with a triumphant smirk. To be fair, it's a mandatory warning to almost everyone else he's met – do not, under any circumstances, ever, feed his ego. You'll never hear the last from him if that happens. The celestial will be so high above the cloud nine that you'll spend decades trying to get him down again, that's saying if you have luck trying out. The fallen star loves it when his partner becomes vocal, expressing his sentiments into words that he could digest. He's a baby boy, who feeds off praises and compliments alike, it was the easiest way to get to his good graces and heart. Only genuine ones though, as the celestial is quick to detect lying activities, especially when he's so used to it. When you lived your life running like a fugitive, and living a life where you find it hard to trust people, you will get a set of those.

“Have I told you how much I like hearing you praise me.. It's honestly addicting,” Was it his way of telling the dhampir that he is being an unhealthy influence to him? Kinda. “you always find a way to make it sound so convincing. I can't even disagree sometimes, which I am 90% sure I'm completely not being biased at all.” Something about Jae just seemed to click with the celestial, as he found them to be very entrancing. Admittedly, he would fawn over the male if he had so much talked about how cute Yeontan is, but this brings a whole new feeling to him. Perhaps he's inexperienced in wording those emotions, but he likes it. A lot. Rubbing his hand over his arm soothingly in a reassuring manner, he heaved a sigh. “That's okay, nothing wrong with wanting to see people happy. I don't particularly like seeing people having a bad time too.. If you can't recall, I wasn't able to land a hit on my antagonists the last time I was attacked, remember? It should be a weakness but most of the time, it's a value I look up to.” The more time he spent with the dhampir, the more he found it easier to relate with him.

“But just know, you can share with me whatever it is that you're feeling. I'll mold it into something better, I'll try,” he beamed enthusiastically, allowing the crescent-like curves over his eyes play out their roles. “also, you better. I need some credit, alright” he jested, nudging the male's shoulder softly without leaving that much impact against it. Han often treated the male so delicately like he was this fragile porcelain he favored so much. Not that it's not the truth because in all honesty, he is. But, alive version. “That's the best part of a relationship, you learn more about one another until there's nothing to learn anymore. Though I'm sure that's null, because there's always more to learn.” Jae had a lot more to show than he led, and Han could see it. It's just not in his nature to prod the mint-haired male to talk about things that might be sensitive. He can wait, don't worry. He'll wait until he's ready.

“I hope it's a good surprise nonetheless.” Truthfully speaking, he worries if he would not live up to Jae's expectations because the celestial is aware he lacks in a lot of aspects. Sometimes it goes up his head and makes him question about everything. “Just know that it's always fine.. You're human, it's only right to be impartial. And I'm fine with all of that. Because it makes you real, and I know my boyfriend is a real person instead of someone I just conjured up in a dream.” There was a part of him that wondered if he'll meet Jae again after the next day when he woke up. Would everything fade away as if they were nothing more than just dreams? Squinting his eyes at the latter, he scoffed lightly and crossed his arms. “You should be glad you're you. Anymore distraction and you'll have me bound, Jae.” And that is his way of saying I love you but you're too tempting, ladies and gentlemen.

“Let's be real, I won't be mad if you steal them. Only if I can see you wear them though.. Wear it like it's your own, that'll fuel the ego so much it'll skyrocket, Jae.” he mused, the twinkles of mischief twinkling in his dark hues, like how stars would light up the galaxy. When Jae wrapped his hands around his waist earlier, he felt like every breath escaped his body and how it was no longer sufficient enough to accept anything else. All the years in his body just stopped working and he was stiff like a robot would be once the battery goes out. His doe-like eyes widened when the latter trailed soft kisses down his neck. The way Jae's nuzzled against him and placed his chin on the nook of his neck made him shudder involuntarily once again. He wanted nothing more than to let his dhampir have his way with him. There was no denying the mutual attraction they possess. Any wish Jae would say, would be his to command and he will fulfill it.

The back hug felt so comfortable, even when both of them still had wet clothes covering their bodies, all he could focus on was the slight warmth they exuded against one another. The celestial could smell Jae's cologne, or was it his scent? He couldn't even differentiate them anymore, all he knew was that the dhampir smelled incredibly good. It was like a wolf getting a waft of one's scent, only in his case, Han was very eager to show his affection vehemently. He had no words to form following his statement. Never had he imagined a day would come where those profanities would escape his mouth so easily and be heard by another. Hanseol doesn't curse frequently, and in those rarity moments to which even if he does, it's inside his head only. No one would be able to hear it. It's amazing to see just how quick he shifted in between the two demeanors in less than a few seconds.

The moment he claimed his lips, he felt as if he was in a whole new dimension created solely just for them. A place where they could be happy without any worries on hand, which is too unrealistic but he's not complaining. Jae's hands found his waist as he stumbled backwards slightly and boy did he realize just how true his words were. He really does like it when his partner is vocal. Quite literally. “If you keep moaning like that, I won't be able to keep myself together, Jae” he mumbled in the kiss that was still ongoing. Noticing how he's slowly moving behind him, it didn't take him long to realize that his boyfriend had him backed against the wall of his bedroom. The tension intensified by a hundred times more, and Han swore it's hard to catch his breath, especially with Jae always taking it away. Was he complaining though? Yes, but not in the way it's supposed to. If this persists, the night will go down to be one of the most memorable nights ever.

Whining softly as he whimpered at the sudden action caused by the dhampir, he pouted as Jae kissed the spot better. It did trigger something in him though. The stinging sensation was still lingering, and the celestial was sure he's this close to discarding their clothes off. Thankfully, he found the perfect reason to do so. “You know, if you're sorry, you should show it..” he muttered, pressing himself against him further, with one hand holding the dhampir in place while the other gripped on his waist, applying a certain amount of pressure. Jae was getting handsy and boy did he like it. Chuckling deeply, he pulled the dhampir close until there was literally just a few centimeters between them, and gave a suggestive glance, poking his tongue against his inner cheek as he eyed him. He could feel his hand on his bare chest and the star's breathing pace went out the window. He had so much effect on him, and Hanseol wondered if Jae knew that.

That was when he released his hold on Jae entirely, replacing it with himself instead. His hands fumbled against the buttons of his shirt, which is a white dress shirt, and soon enough, all the buttons came undone. But he didn't discard it, he just left it like that. “I believe it's your turn, it's not healthy to wear soaked materials,” he purred, a hand trailing over the dhampir's clothed body. “Or I can do the honors if you want.”

Jae chuckled because of just how right the other male was, Jae didn’t see himself as a complicated person but when it came to the idea of love and relationships he always had been, it was in Jae’s nature to be the kind of person who jumped without thinking twice when he set his heart on something but that also meant it was very hard to get him to try at all, no had made him feel like the high was worth the fall before, not until a certain confident seeming artist had quite literally crashed into his life. It reminded him of the night they had spent talking on the couch and how Jae had told Hanseol the day he fell in love he wanted it to be real, this was about as real as it got and that scared him some but also excited him “Or maybe the path just wasn’t there for them” the dhampir admitted with a half smile, how things had changed for him in the past few months. Jae laughed when Han poked against his chest where his heart laid though, maybe he was more complicated than he first thought.

Jaesung nodded a little when Han mentioned his like for being praised, it wasn’t hard for the dhampir to do, every new thing he learned about Han he liked and there was so much to know, the celestial called himself simple but the dhampir saw so much more to him than that, his reactions and his emotions were very real, his thoughts were often diligent and well-informed and he had a passion inside him like Jae had never really experienced before “It’s easy for things to be convincing when they’re the truth, I wouldn’t say things I didn’t mean” he admitted with a nod of his head, words were his forte, after all, he didn’t intend on wasting them “Besides have you ever really had anyone tell you how amazing you are?” Jae didn’t mean to dampen the mood but he got the feeling the celestial might not have gotten all that much praise in his life. The dhampir nodded when Hanseol assured him that it was a good thing for him to have a really deep level of empathy, the soothing touch against his arm making him smile softly “People are my weakness” the dhampir admitted softly “Especially you, my daystar”.

Hanseol was right though, the celestial had the same trait, though they manifested in different ways, for Jae it was in a recklessness that had him caring about very little else than taking care of the person he saw hurting, for Hanseol it was not being able to hurt anyone at all, regardless of whether he cared for them or not. “I know that” Jae admitted with a nod “But we both fall into the same trap with that trait so we may just end up spurring one another on” the dhampir laughed softly, they would make one hell of a team, that was for sure. The nudge against his shoulder he bounced off and then nudged the celestial back playfully “If ever find a story I want to finish that is, lately I keep starting and stopping” he admitted with a furrowed brow, probably the mix of emotions he had stirring. He liked the idea of always being able to learn something new about Hanseol though, his favorite thing to do was note down little things he noticed or heard about the celestial in his mind “I want to know about your everything Hanseol Park” the green-haired male beamed over at him.

“With you, always” the dhampir spoke it in a slightly teasing tone, Jae wasn’t the type to hold people to expectations, he had far too much of that from his parents and he knew how miserable it could make someone. Jae didn’t expect Hanseol to plan a perfect date or know the right thing to say, he just wanted him to be there when the moment mattered “And that’s the same with you Han, I can see you put a lot of pressure to make things perfect but you should know that I’m only ever asking for your time and your commitment, the rest of the ups and downs I can handle” he assured with a sincere gaze, as he said before, he wasn’t looking for perfect, he was looking for real. “Well I’d be worried if I wasn’t me” he jested with a chuckle, though he got the message loud and clear. Sometimes things felt a little surreal when he was around Hanseol like things were too good and that someone might come along to ruin it but for now he was doing his best to hold onto the good.

The dhampir laughed softly, well the good thing about them being of similar height and build was that their clothes would pretty much be interchangeable, though Jae was a little slimmer than Hanseol who had a more muscular build “Don’t tempt me” the dhampir spoke in a low tone, echoing the glint that he saw in Hanseol’s eyes “I have a thing for fashion, if I were a millionaire I would buy so many clothes” he chuckled softly, it was pretty evident from Jae’s many piercings and the color of his hair that he was a little bit of a trendsetter in that respect, he didn’t really care much for following the rules of how he should look, his way of rebelling a little really. Jae really liked being this close to Han, with his head buried in his next he could smell the soft earthy scent of his cologne which filled the dhampir’s heightened senses and left a very slightly bitter taste on his lips as he kissed against the skin where it was applied. But the shudder was what really got him, a sign from the celestial that he enjoyed this much just as much as the dhampir enjoyed giving it.

Being close to Hanseol like this just felt right, his arms holding him tightly and feeling the warmth from the celestial’s body spreading through him like a fire, it didn’t even matter to him that it was slightly uncomfortable with the soaked through clothes, he was just thankful that the house was warm too. He had to admit he was a little shocked by the words that came out of Hanseol’s mouth, mostly because he hadn’t heard him swear quite so loudly before but he didn’t have time to process it before he felt the other male stepping towards and capturing his lips in a meaningful kiss. Jae had been craving this level of intimacy with the celestial, the kind that made you feel like you were putting your entire soul on the line or throwing yourself off a ledge with the hopes of being caught, he desired that thrill, but only with his fallen star.

Jae wasn’t able to stop the sound that escaped his lips as the two of them eased into the kiss, it was like a reflex but he noted the effect it had on Hanseol from his words “I can’t help it” he responded between the kisses the two of them were sharing, his words were breathy as he found himself completely lost in the moment. Jae had never let someone get this close to him before, never let someone kiss him so deeply like this, it was all newfound territory for him and yet he found himself reveling in every movement they made, the two of them enjoying exploring one another’s mouths.

Jae hadn’t meant to catch the celestial’s lip with his teeth but he wasn’t exactly experienced in all of this, he was figuring things out as he went, going with what felt good and right. He pulled away to look at the dhampir before planting the I’m sorry kiss against his lips, the celestial took if further with his suggestive comment. The dhampir gave a knowing smirk and tilted his head to the side “What can I do to make it up to you baby” he spoke in a tone just above a whisper. The way that Hanseol pressed himself up closer to him had him sighing out in pleasure though, he couldn’t seem to stop himself when the star just had this control over him that he couldn’t describe, Jae had never wanted someone the way he wanted Hanseol, especially when the star was looking at him like that.

His breath hitched for a moment as he watched the celestial attack the buttons on his shirt, keeping just enough distance so that the dhampir could see every part of him that was slowly being revealed with each button that opened. By the time the last one was undone Jae was full on staring at the defined chest muscles that the fallen star possessed, almost in disbelief of how completely perfect he looked “That’s just unfair” he commented as his eyes tipped up towards the celestial’s eyes, the temptation to press his lips against the star’s chest and kiss every inch of his skin was real but then the celestial spoke. And leaving the shirt on, unbuttoned over his chest too, it was so hot that the dhampir didn’t know how to handle it.

Jae swallowed feeling a little self-conscious, while he was in pretty good shape he didn’t have abs like Hanseol did, the look in Han’s eyes told him that he didn’t need to worry though and so he pulled at the hem of the sweater he was wearing, painfully slowly pulling it up over his head and discarding it so his plain white t-shirt was the only thing left. The shirt left absolutely nothing to the imagination anyway in its current soaked state but he hummed softly before he repeated the action with the second garment and then stepped back from the wall just to get a better view of the celestial. Jae took a shaky breath and waiting for Hanseol’s reaction to what he saw.

Hanseol has never known the concept of love, mostly because the celestial didn't even know what it means or what it's supposed to entail, but he sure as well liked the idea of it, a lot more now thanks to Jae. He's always drove a hard bargain with the kind of life he's living, but he noticed how it's slowly changing after he met the dhampir that one fateful night. He never thought he'd be able to make a real friend here because of his shy nature, but not only did he found a friend in Jaesung, he found something that was a lot more instead – his other half of heart. No wonder he's so hooked on the latter, because he wasn't sure if Jae knew that he's carrying half of him around even without realizing it. “So, it's not the open sesame kind of stuff? You have to have a magical touch or something?” he brought his hands up to his peripheral vision and gawked at it. “Man I am one lucky guy” he whistled, fanning himself playfully.

“And I am never lucky..” he added. Truthfully, that's somewhere in the context, Han didn't exactly have the best kind of life before and he wasn't sure if that'll change even after this, but one thing is certain for him; Jae was there to make it a lot more brighter and colorful. It’s the start of no more all dull and gray. There were times when the celestial often tried to pry into Jae's personal life without hinting on the possibility. Privacy intrusion, yes, but the fallen star couldn't help but to let the curiosity peaked and took the wheel. He wanted to know more about Jae, and the dhampir wasn't letting on much, though he soon understood what that meant. In the first few steps, it would be hard, but at the end of the day, it'll be worth it. So he'll wait. For however long Jae wanted him to wait, he'll respect his wishes just as he hoped the dhampir would do the same to his own, if to comes down to it.

“That's why I like it when you praise me, because I know you mean it” he beamed, interlacing their fingers together, as it molded perfectly like it was meant to be held by him. “No, I don't. You're the first, though I won't deny and say I want you to be the last. But what matters most is that you started everything. The chain of reaction starts with the instigator, no?” Which definitely puts Jae so high up the pedestal. He forgot how it feels like to feel all of that, admittedly due to the lack of communication and interaction throughout his journey, but still, it felt so nice. That nickname came back around like a boomerang to hit Han right where it hurts most, well, right where either impacts most, which almost made him stagger internally at the effect the mint-haired male brought with him. “One day you'll know about my everything, I promise,” he said, intending to uphold that promise someday. He didn't want to hide anything from him, it felt so burdensome, and holding on to another is just a nuisance. “not that I actually have much for you to venture in anyways, I left quite a boring life you know.. Except the whole thing about running away because people kept putting bounties on my head, yeah.” Technically, it did seem boring to him.

Blushing profusely at how he had single-handed called him out, Hanseol scratched the back of his head awkwardly and tried to avert his gaze for a few seconds. “Hehe, sorry. I guess I'm quite the perfectionist. I did notice I'm very meticulous when it comes to my work, so it's gotta come from somewhere. It cultivates everything and sorts them into an orderly fashion. I missed out a lot, so I didn't exactly know how this or that might've worked, it's like giving a manual instruction book to an engineer who doesn't even have basics” he mumbled sheepishly. Truth to be told, he's quite embarrassed. “But hearing you say that does make me feel a lot better.” Now that he thought about it, Jae had plenty of solid points, that even he wouldn't be able to last an argument if it comes down to it. “It's always going to be you.” He brushed his fingers against his palm and grinned. The air was calming, well granted it is raining but still, the celestial was no longer worrying about that.

“I'm not kidding, parade in my clothes all you want, though I'll have to tell you that would probably fuel my ego into a whole new level” he winked, one single thought of Jae wearing his clothes really made him excited. From the way he saw he dressed, Jae had the looks and height, the posture and the regal air about him, which would definitely allow him to pass off as a model. Put the right clothes on him, and he'll look like a model who just came out of the magazine. Hell, even the casual clothes on him was enough to make him look like one, much less designer ones. Everything felt too good to be true, this, what is happening right now, Hanseol never would have thought this would be the way their day would end. They did have a few close ends to this route before, the most significant one was dated back when Jae visited his place and they ended up having an indoor date because of the weather circumstances, and now yet again due to the same factor, they're indoors again. Only this time, he was sure things would elevate even more.

Oh, he's not the only one who couldn't help it. The longer those kisses and touches linger, the eager the celestial was being. When he got the confirmation he needed from the dhampir, he was set on knowing fully well tonight is going down to be the best night they'll ever have. At least, until another occurrence tops it. It was clear the two of them was still new at this, especially Han who is literally inexperienced in so many ways. The fallen star only got his first kiss a while ago, and his first date. There was so much that he didn't know, but slowly he could feel himself giving into his instincts, enabling it to drive him through this path. Nicknames were his weakness, that much has been established by the two of them, so to hear him speak of that same word that riled the celestial earlier today again, was enough to throw him off the edge and spiral down in his own world.

“There's a lot of things you can do to make it up to me, darling. But I'll settle for a kiss for now..” he drawled, pouting slightly, his bottom lip jutting out as his look morphed into that of a puppy who just got kicked. “One sorry kiss is not going to make it better, you know.” Two can play at the game. That smirk though, it's got him so hot and bothered. A simple thing like that was enough to propel him into the universe and he was sure he's not getting down easy. Deep chuckles were released by the celestial who only smirked in amusement hearing the dhampir's comment. “Well what do you know, the world isn't fair,” pressing himself a lot closer until their noses touched, he moved to the side and placed a kiss on his cheek. “so why do we need to play fair?” When Jae took off his top, the celestial couldn't help but to bite his lip in anticipation as his eyes glazed over the dhampir's body like he was eyeing his canvas. The way he's eyeing him? Might as well bring a paint in there and let him do the same. He wasn't even being subtle in gawking at the other male's physical appearance.

“God, you're beautiful. And I thought I've seen enough of that from you” he breathed heavily, taking both of Jae's hands into his and guided him to the bed. Hey, if this was happening, he wanted Jae to be comfortable. It was obvious their self-consciousness wasn't dispersing anytime soon if this persists. The least he could do is eat them up slowly and watch as it dissipate gradually afterwards. He kissed the dhampir softly on the lips for a brief while before pushing him gently against the sheets. Taking off what's left of his shirt and threw it away on the floor, he propped himself on the bed and crawled his way slowly. His hand found Jae's face, and caressed it tenderly with a loving look present across his dark hues. The rain that had dampened their clothes earlier left their bodies glistening in droplets, which made it look like they had just stepped out of the shower, especially with their locks still being wet. As he straddled on the dhampir, another hand trailed down to his waist, rubbing soothing lines over it before connecting their lips once again.

He was never going to get enough of this. It didn't take him long to elicit a moan from the star, who was also keeping his ministrations at a mild pace. His euphoric senses were unlocked and he felt so much at ease, like there were completely no worries plaguing his mind.

Jae laughed as he watched Hanseol fan at himself, the dhampir poked out his tongue at the celestial in jest of his words “I like to think I had a certain amount of involvement in that” he teased with a low chuckle towards the elder male “Luck can’t take all the credit” he continued with a mock whine to his voice as he looked back at Hanseol, his eyes glinting with a playfulness that showed he enjoyed talked like this. Jae knew he didn’t talk about a lot of his life back home just yet, it wasn’t exactly that he was hiding it but more that he wasn’t sure how much Hanseol wanted to know about it. It wasn’t all good stories, after all, the dhampir was always under a lot of pressure from his parents and their expectations and he felt like he had to live up to his elder siblings. Honestly, they just weren’t the kinds of things that Hanseol could help him with even if he tried.

The half-valkyr nodded a little “So are you implying other people are liars?” he asked with a tilt of his head curious as to what the celestial thought of other people, Jae would generally agree they are, not directly but a lot of people only said nice things because they thought it would get them something they wanted or because they wanted to be in someone’s good books. Jae couldn’t stand to say something he didn’t mean, it felt wrong to him. “I just want to remind you often that you’re amazing in my eyes” Jae commented with a cheesy grin in Hanseol’s direction “Even if you don’t believe it yourself” he really did think the world of the fallen star and was proud to say as much, there were hundreds of reasons that came to mind but he would save those up over time for when he needed them. The promise that Hanseol spoke brought an elegant smile to Jae’s lips “I’m going to hold you to that” he admitted while his eyes searched for his star’s doe-like hues “You keep saying you’re boring but I’m not buying it, I see complexity behind these” the dhampir raised his index finger and pointed out each of the celestial’s eyes.

Seeing that a soft redness appeared on Hanseol’s cheeks when Jae commented on his perfectionist like traits he was worried for a moment that he might have offended the celestial by pointing it out, he wasn’t trying to judgmental, just assuring the other male that he didn’t need to be so hard on himself when things didn’t work out exactly as he pictured, hell Jae was impressed with the effort alone “You don’t have to apologize for it” Jae commented as he reached up to run his thumb over his reddish cheeks “I just wanted to tell you that I see the effort you go to and I appreciate it” he nodded gently, his eyes serious as he spoke it “And you don’t need to doubt that what you do is enough” he really wished his parents would have said something like this to him, maybe then he wouldn’t feel the need to constantly push himself to compete with people or be the perfect son they saw. The last words Hanseol spoke took the breath right out of him though and his eyes just softened from the statement “Always is a big word” the dhampir pointed out, though that didn’t mean he didn’t like to hear it.

Jae found it kind of funny to imagine himself wandering around in Hanseol’s clothes, no one in the outside world would even know but the two of them would and there was something hot about the idea of that. He ran his tongue over his bottom lip as he thought about it, well if Han didn’t intend on wearing half of them it seemed like a waste not to really “Alright, I will take a peek at what you have at some point” he agreed with a chuckle, if Han liked the idea then who was he to refuse him. He did really like Hanseol’s style, it was usually simplistic but tasteful, he could tell that the celestial made enough money to be pretty comfortable just from the outfits he chose to wear sometimes, though he never made a big deal about the fact that he was quite well-off which the dhampir liked, he wasn’t much for show-offs who threw their money and power around. Hanseol had an ego but at his heart, Jae knew he was pretty humble, someone who craved being told he was good and important, things the dhampir saw easily in him.

Jae had to admit he really liked the way that Han took so much care with the dhampir, especially because this was a first for him too. Everyone assumed nowadays that Jae was way past his firsts but truth be told, he wasn’t that experienced at all, he’d made out with a few people before when he was younger but none of that had ever meant anything to him the way that this did. No one made him feel so giddy that he could barely breathe as he found his partner’s lips over and over again, hands grabbing onto whatever he could to keep himself steady and to keep the celestial close to him. Jae was aware that this was Hanseol’s first time with this too but he felt comfortable with him, despite the slightly awkward laughs as he fumbled his way through. It was just another new thing that they were figuring out together.

Jae chuckled his eyes dropping down to those gorgeous pouting lips after the celestial spoke “I’d give you a hundred if it made you feel better” Jae spoke in a sultry tone before he leaned in and pressed more quick pecks against the celestial’s lips and then chuckled against them as he sank into a longer kiss, the vibration of the laugh spreading through his whole body. He was still figuring this all out but kissing Hanseol felt so good and right to him, the way their lips fitted together felt so right and nothing could change his mind on that, not society’s views or even his family’s. The smirk against Han’s lips as he responded to Jae’s comment just made the whole thing so much worse for Jae, his teeth sank down hard into his bottom lip and as Hanseol came closer he found himself holding his breath for a few seconds, he hummed a little as he felt Han’s gentle kiss against his cheek “Right but this is you just walked off a damn swimsuit model catwalk unfair” Jae whined softly as his eyes moved down over the other male’s torso, God he was lucky, he would literally scream that to the heavens right now.

He had to admit that seeing Hanseol like that did make him nervous about what the other male would think of him but he swallowed the fear down and pulled off his shirt regardless, it wasn’t like he could avoid this for much longer anyway. His gaze was vulnerable as he looked back at Han and watched as the other male looked over at him, somehow he managed to take some of that self-consciousness and discard it instantly and then those words that came from his mouth made the dhampir breath a long breath of relief “I’m..” he stuttered hearing the star's words, his eyes widening a little and he blushed softly as he allowed the other male to pull him over towards the bed. The soft kiss that Hanseol gave him assured the dhampir even further that this was what he wanted, his heartbeat racing laps in his chest as he lost himself in the moment.

When Hanseol pushed him down towards the bed he allowed himself to fall against the plush sheets and backed up along the length of it until his head was resting against one of the many pillows, his eyes never left the celestial though, who had every bit of his attention and watched as he removed the open shirt he was wearing to expose his full upper body. Jae leaned up his hands itching to reach out for the fallen star as he felt him move towards him. His hand ended up caressing the other male’s face gently and Han did the same to him, their eyes met in a long and meaningful gaze as he felt the celestial’s hand against his chest. Even completely soaked the fallen star looked utterly stunning to Jae and it made his head to spin to know that someone as amazing as Hanseol was looking at him the way he was.

The next kiss started off gentle, though Jae leaned up to deepen it, his hand moving from the side of Hanseol’s face to wrap around the back of his neck while his other hand moved to rest against his waist, his fingertips curling around to rest against the celestial’s back and squeeze every so often when he felt the passion consuming him. His fingertips at the back of Han’s neck played his hair, running through his dampened hair playfully. The moans from the celestial’s lips only caused Jae to bring up ones of his own, the celestial had him completely at his mercy from the way he was straddling him and putting pressure in all the right places to have him get lost in the feeling of every movement and every sound that filled his ears. He broke the kiss for a moment just to suck in a long breath of much-needed air before he placed soft kisses along the celestial’s chin and then on his nose and kisses, playfully pecking at him before he returned to his rightful place against his lips.

The dhampir pulled back with a slight smirk as he looked up at the celestial a finger trailing pointedly down his own chest "You know if we're talking apologies though, I have some bruises down here that you can make up for" he gave a low chuckle remembering how apologetic Han had been on the ride and how the dhampir had taken a bit of a battering from all the squishing Hanseol did. 

“Ehh, true. Luck can't take all the credit, I would know because I'm actually very unlucky most of the time,” he mumbled, but allowed the grin to stay put as he wiggled his eyebrows cheekily at the dhampir. “most of the time.” He just had to emphasis that because there was no way in hell is he calling this an unlucky settlement. He had robbery the happiest guy in he whole world today, because there was no denying just how enthusiastic he's been the entire day and despite the weather raining on his parade, quite literally, as usual, he found a way to incorporate it mildly into his case. Which led to this, right now. The two of them in his bedroom of all places, and the clothes they don on their upper body, gone in a flash second. “So thank you, for being-” he coughed slightly and winked playfully towards Jae. “my lucky charm.” Quite frankly, he probably is. Hanseol doesn't go far when it comes to luck, period. And yet he got this far with Jae, that must've meant something.

Pursing his lips slightly, he parted them to speak but halted momentarily as his brain racked to find the proper words that would be considered suitable for this kind of circumstances. “Maybe. I honestly don't know, if you'd ask me that. I'm not that bad at judging someone's character, but I am nowhere near exceptional at it too. If someone could trick you as easily because they're naturally good at being pathological liars, does that mean you're stupid and naive to believe them?” he asked, treading this issue mildly, since the celestial did not have any intention to offend any party, especially Jae. “Like we both know, I am not exactly experienced with how life goes on, unless you'd count the gloomy part. But I won't deny that I find it hard to trust people, my mother used to say bad things happen to good people just as well as good things happen to good people.” Nothing related to karma, that's just how the life cycle goes on. “I didn't do anything to warrant my arrest and live in captivity like some kind of lawbreaker and criminal, nor have I did anything to ensure a lifelong sentence of running away like I'm a fugitive. Yet I got the short end of the stick either way. The world is often unfair, so I'm not surprised if the inhabitants would be influenced by it too.” Such a bitter truth.

Letting the smile travel up to his eyes, he beamed enthusiastically, staring at the male before him like he was the only thing that matters here, because let's be real, he is. “Only an amazing person would call another amazing. Perhaps I'm being biased because I don't usually take things for granted, but I will tell you that anyone would be stupid to take you for granted.” More luck for him then, since he can be sure there won't be any competition looming at the corner, just waiting to attack. This sincere and genuine gesture from the dhampir really caused his heart to swell in happiness. Someone accepted him for who and what he is, whilst he himself couldn't. Who wouldn't melt at that mere thought? Only it isn't just a thought, this is his reality and Hanseol was glad Jae was proud of him when all the star has been doing was doubting himself every second of his day. “Maybe I find myself boring. Come on, I'm a homebody. And what kind of guy who goes out only to work and buy grocery stuff once a month? Thank you for online shopping..” he praised, still very grateful at the modern day, where it made everything easier. “Had you not come into my life, I won't even think about going anywhere else.”

The celestial closed his eyes instinctively as he leaned against his touch when Jae trailed his fingers, hovering over his red tinted cheeks. It felt warm, and whilst he knew it was common science for the human body to emit heat and warmth upon interaction, he really enjoyed the feeling of being cared. Countless times he had said that he's a baby boy, and it went further than just his physical appearance that resembles a senior high school student. He never knew this kind of affection after his mother, and potentially craved more of it as of recently. “I want to make you happy, and sometimes when you say it's enough, you also can't help but want to do more when you can, right? That's the same with me. I have the resources and time, and I really want to show just how much this relationship means to me,” he sunk his teeth deep on his bottom lip as he chuckled awkwardly. “how much you mean to me.” Shyness will never be rid off him, but he thought at this point, he would've gotten used to being confident around Jae. Maybe not. “I'm not good at expressing my feelings into words, so I feel like I'm more to a doer when it comes to anything. But when I do put them intricately into words, I mean it. I've been alive for 89 years, Jae. Always and forever is supposed to be colloquial to an immortal.” Though he war sure, both of them knew just how much time scares him.

“Who knew I'll be playing dress up, you make me do things I never would've thought, Jaesung Moon” he chided, clicking his tongue as he feigned annoyance but the stupid grin says otherwise. Hanseol did have to admit that he was curious to what Jae saw in him that no one else had. It could be the key to unlock whatever he suppressed inside. But he knew he can describe Jae finely – the dhampir was easygoing and nurturing, the kind of guy most wouldn't notice in their daily lives but once they do, would find it hard to keep away from him, always wanting to bask in his positivity light. No doubt the latter is also very charming in so many ways. He enjoyed the duality he had too, it was amusing and contributed a lot in enthralling the celestial who would always find every tidbit interesting. Surprisingly, despite their inexperienced selves, things were going pretty well. Excuse the occasional appearances of awkwardness and nervous laughs, which really completes the whole raw setting.

He knew Jae possessed a refined timbred baritone voice, that travels deeper than the sea levels, but he did not expect this sultry turn. It gives him the jitters and he is loving it, the celestial shivering in delight as he huffed jaggedly. If he was speaking right now, his voice would probably crack halfway because of how nervous and excited he's being. If they didn't need to breathe, he was sure they would've never parted their lips away and break the kiss. Whenever the dhampir does that, he clenched his jaw and his fists were balled up, like he was ready to fight whatever and whoever daring to interrupt their session. Smirking smugly, his teeth biting down on his bottom lip and dragged it slightly to the side as he eyed the male up and down without any hint of subtlety, he cleared his throat a few times and shrugged. “Enough to defeat an Abercrombie and Fitch model?” he winked and chuckled deeply. Jae always had a way to kindle the fires burning bright in him, whether it was humor or the other way around.

A part of him was glad they were in his bedroom, because there was nowhere else he would've wanted this to be at. Jae deserved comfortableness and his bed was a lot better than the floorboards, which is still warm due to the heating, but still, he was positive their body heat will make up to it. He eyed every curve of his body as he straddled against the dhampir, his optics taking in every single detail without daring to miss anything out, from how he could pinpoint how his breath hitched every few seconds up to his athletic build. He expected nothing more nor less when it comes to Jae. His wet mint hair looked a lot more pretty tonight, with only the light of the room shining above them, which honestly itched him to close it but he decided against it because he wanted to look at the half-valkyr through everything. As Jae deepened the kiss between them, he felt his stomach doing somersaults internally as the knot twitched here and there, making the celestial moan out in pleasure when he played with the celestial's hair.

From breathing erratically to prompting a guttural growl from the star, he couldn't still himself when the kiss was broken because they needed to breathe. Talk about primal instincts. Though he couldn't help but to allow a semi-amused laugh to escape him when he saw just how coy the dhampir was being. “Alright, I see how it is.” Admittedly, yes he does still feel very guilty about that, but right now? His head is over the clouds and the only thing he could think about was marking the dhampir as his own and showing him just how much affected he is because of him. Another way for possessively saying he wants to make love to him, yes. “I don't see you apologizing for stealing my heart but I guess that's understandable because you can't give it back so,” he muttered as he pinned both of Jae's hands against the sheets and nuzzled on the nook of his neck, breathing heavily, taking in his scent before sinking his teeth in on his shoulder, sucking on it gently, peppering kisses extra slow until he reached his chest.

He could hear his heart thumping as he snuggled against Jae's chest, successfully evoking a low -throated chuckle from the star. “So confident...I like it” he purred and began the process of marking the dhampir's chest without any hint of hesitation. He didn't stop there however, he was determined to hear his partner be very vocal about everything, so he shifted their position, where this time he's underneath him and placed both his hands on his waist, pulling Jae closer in proximity before smirking. “Don't tell me I won't get any praisal for this, dhampy. I'll be very upset..” Purring is slowly becoming very frequent for the celestial. It was beginning to regulate his libido, one he probably didn't even know about. Perhaps he's been repressed and he didn't even notice.

Jae had to wonder how Hanseol would define unlucky if he was honest, admittedly, being locked away from most of his life was a bad lot but Jae hadn’t seen much indicate a higher level of misfortune than anyone else in Han’s daily life “At least you don’t have actual wars with inanimate objects on the daily” Jae grumbled under his breath shaking his head a little, if he could walk into it, trip over it, say something awkward to it or generally make a fool of himself with it, then it would probably happen to him. Nowadays he had just learned to laugh at his own mistakes because it was easier than cursing the world for it, that was why things like rain on a date didn’t faze him in the slightest, he’d had worse. When Hanseol called him his lucky charm the dhampir narrowed his eyes playfully “Don’t look at me, I have zero luck to spare, I need every bit of mine to make it through exams” though he did grin like a goofball at the sweet sentiment behind it all.

It was interesting to him to hear how Hanseol saw the world and other people, Jae had his own opinions on others around him and society as a whole but he’d never really heard what Han had to say about it. He nodded softly, Jae was good at reading people, it came from being surrounded by them so often when he was younger, he could pick out when someone was sad even when they were smiling but he supposed that Hanseol had spent a lot of his time alone “Perhaps, but I don’t think people can be blamed for wanting to see the good in others either” Jae commented with a shrug of his shoulders, he wasn’t much for victim blaming, toxic people did toxic things. He couldn’t blame Hanseol for not wanting to trust people, trust must come really hard when most people in your life only ever showed you the worst parts of humanity. Jae sucked in a breath when he heard Han talk about his mother, he didn’t bring her up often so he knew what he was saying was important when he did “It’s okay to hate how the world works you know, no one would ever blame you for that” honestly Jae found it hard to believe Hanseol could hold onto any level of positivity after the things he had been through.

But there was that breathtaking smile again, the one that spread all over the celestial’s face, it was like the equivalent of wearing his heart of his sleeve, Jae had decided because it told him so much in one simple gesture. The dhampir echoed that smile in his own as he listened to the fallen star talk about taking things for granted “You’re right, they would” Jae commented with a soft laugh though there was some sincerity to his agreement, Jae might doubt his own worth at times and wonder if he did things wrong, but when he knew people were using him he was very quick to disengage himself, he tried his best to keep good influences around him. Though there were certain influences he kept around despite knowing they weren’t good out of habit or duty. When Han called himself boring Jae parted his lips and shook his head “You’re so wrong about that” the dhampir insisted as he looked back at him, though he did chuckle at the comment about online shopping “And with time I’m going to help you believe that” which was a hint as to something Jae had planned.

Seeing the way that Hanseol eased into his touch made the dhampir’s heart flutter a little, for someone who was always watching and glancing around, seeing him relax, even for a few seconds, was significant to Jae. The dhampir loved the fact that Hanseol would get a little flustered by the things he said and did, it just made everything feel more real to him and honestly made him a little weak in the knees. He could understand what Hanseol meant by wanting to put everything you had into something, hell that was all he ever did, Jae wasn’t a dip your toe in kind of person, when it came to feelings he was a very heavy hitter “I get that” Jae commented with a nod of his head, his eyes still capturing the celestial’s hues “But I’m saying do it because you want to, not because you feel you have to, okay?” that was very different, putting the effort in because it would make someone happy was very different from pressuring yourself because you felt like it wasn’t good enough otherwise. When Hanseol spoke about words the dhampir nodded, things were definitely different for them because Hanseol seemed to have made peace with the idea of immortality, whereas the dhampir kept pushing off the decision as though it could wait “I guess it would be for you” he realized as he breathed out in somewhat surprise, honestly the idea of the word forever scared him a lot.

The half-valkyr rumbled in a low laugher at the very mention of the words dress up “Your wording has me curious as to what I might find” he commented teasingly, raising his brows a little suggestively, he hadn’t had the chance to properly explore the celestial’s house for himself yet but he got the feeling the opportunity wasn’t too far out of reach now. Jae would have shown Hanseol where he lived but really there was nothing to see, he’d only been there 2 months longer than he’d known the celestial for, his room was so small that there wasn’t room for most of his things so they were tucked in a box under his bed which was where he sat and did his writing most of the time. His desk was in reaching distance and had a shabby office chair which he had fallen asleep in more times than he wanted to admit. It was a little charming, but nothing compared to this place.

Jae felt the shiver that moved through Hanseol’s body and quirked his brow curiously, wondering what had caused him to react like that but he didn’t say anything about it, the dhampir found that it wasn’t the usual things that triggered reactions from Hanseol, he was different like that, always surprising the dhampir with just how hard he was to predict and read. One thing that Jae didn’t need to question, however, was kissing him, that was so easy that he felt like he could get lost in the action. Every time the two of them parted and Jae would pant a little to catch his breath he noticed the way Hanseol looked visibly annoyed by it, the third time it happened Jae chuckled softly “Just can’t get enough of me huh?” he teased the last word muffled as he pressed his lips back against Hanseol’s their kisses slowly getting rougher and needier with each time they broke and came back together. “Oh easily” the dhampir agreed with a wry smile of his lips “They have nothing on my baby” he added as he ran his tongue over his bottom lip which he could feel was already a little swollen, not that he cared much.

The nerves and self-consciousness he’d been feeling before felt a little wasted now that he was laying on his back against the bed sheets and Hanseol was sitting on him, holding him in place, though the last thing on Jae’s mind right then was running. From here the view of the fallen star was absolutely glorious, the rain had done him a kindness and naturally parted his dark locks which hung over his forehead, droplets of water fell from it every so often and ran down the celestial’s neck and chest which the dhampir couldn’t stop himself watching, almost jealous of the way they got to run all over the celestial’s skin. Hearing as Hanseol moaned into his mouth only caused his fingers to run deeper through the strands, twisting them around his fingers as he sighed softly in pleasure himself.

Hearing the growl that came from Hanseol’s lips was so unexpected that it caused the dhampir to tremble all over involuntarily, it amazed him how easy it was for Hanseol to get him so utterly lost. “See how what is?” Jae prompted purposely pulling an innocent expression as he looked up Hanseol “It really hurt you know” he teased, though his face was definitely giving his teasing away, it had barely hurt at all actually but Hanseol had made a big deal about it earlier which made it fun to make a big deal about it now. The muttering made Jae chuckle which only turned into a soft giggling noise as he felt Hanseol’s hands around his wrists, pinning him down to the bed, he sucked in a breath, then for good measure pushed up against the force the celestial had used as though he actually wanted to break free of the hold he was in. That eased as he felt the star’s breath hot against his neck though and he tilted his head to lean into the proximity between them.

And then he felt Han bite down against his shoulder and he whimpered a little from the feeling which spread through his chest and all over his body until it reached his toes which curled from the pleasure it brought him “I like you” Jae responded to the celestial’s teasing as he felt Hanseol’s lips against his chest, sucking against the skin in stinging little kisses that he dotted all over Jae’s chest, the dhampir moaned at the very idea of the other male claiming him like that, it wasn’t something he shouted about loudly but Jae secretly really liked the way Hanseol was so possessive over him and the way he claimed his body as his own. When he was done the Dhampir peered downwards to admire his handiwork before he found himself being propelled upwards.

Jae laughed as he rolled over on top of Hanseol feeling his legs rest either side of the celestial’s chest “Wanted to see your work in full glory hyung?” he questioned with a head tilted to the side and leaned back so that the celestial could see him fully, knowing fully well by now how much Hanseol enjoyed it when Jae used those names for him. It was interesting to have the roles reversed, he felt like he could do anything he wanted to and the power of that was nice, but looking down into the celestial’s eyes was all he was doing at the moment, enjoying the view. That purring tone set him on edge again though and he leaned down,he started by pressing his nose against Han’s, close enough that he could lean in for a kiss but then he pulled to the side drawing a line of kisses along Hanseol’s jawline and then he nipped gently at his earlobe pulling the cool metal of Hanseol’s earring into his mouth as he did so, his kisses got rougher as they trailed down the celestial’s neck, his scent overpowering almost all of Jae’s senses as his teeth grazed their way down the fallen star’s neck.

He hesitated before he dropped further down, shifting his weight so that he was laying flat on top of the celestial’s body while his mouth explored over Hanseol’s chest, his eyes lifting to look at him every so often and take in his reaction of what he was doing to him “Tell me what feels good” he murmured softly as he continued to move his kisses covering every spot on the celestial’s body he could find and he brought his hands up to run his fingertips gently over his defined muscles, as he did so he purposely brought his knee up a little to rest between the celestial’s legs and apply a little pressure every so often as he moved.

There were so many things that Hanseol has yet to learn, despite the time that has come to pass. He's very much like a young child who just got immersed in the world, while still understanding just how cruel and beautiful it can be at the same time. The celestial had only suffered the bad ends to everything, after he found out what he was, everything fell apart, ironically. After his mother's departure, things started going downhill for the star, who's still so new to the world. And it didn't improve, not even after a while. It changed his perception on the world and the people inhabiting it generally, but Jae was one of those he knew was different. It's hard to judge someone you've never known, and he stands by it. “I assume that keeps your life interesting?” The uncertainty lacing his tone made it a lot more humorous than usual because it seemed as if he was having a hard time refraining himself from chortling.

Pouting playfully at the dhampir's remark earlier, he huffed slightly and crossed his arms in a feigned attempt to sound offended. “Too bad, if you have zero luck, you'll have to put a negative minus one me because mine is literally non-existent, it's not even funny anymore” he murmured, evidently it was why he's always find a way to be better at the end of the day. “But.. I guess I'm in it for the journey because I found you. Which is a lot more than what luck has to say.” Of course leave it to Hanseol to say those words that he believed. No matter how cheesy and sappy it sounds. “You're a smart guy, you'll manage, don't worry.” His hand was brought up to ruffle his mint-colored locks that was still damp from the rain. Even in an unruly tousled mess like that, he still looked good. The topic of his past alone was a very sensitive one to venture, so to see him divulging in Jae about it means a lot. He thought it was time he begins to trust another; and that person who would receive that would be Jaesung Moon.

“I understand how tempting it is to search for the good in people, I used to do that. It saddens me to see that I can't say the same for me today, though I'm still sure that trait remains somewhere.” he pursed his lips lightly and smiled. “I think it's endearing to think there are still people who wants to be the best of that person. Who knows, if you can't give me luck, you can give me positivity instead. The energy would be far more pivotal.” After all, optimism is an integral part into building a successful community. “I don't wanna hate the world.. But it's hard not to” he sighed heavily, staring at the floorboards underneath their feet solemnly. He hated feeling that way the most – as if he had no will to try and turn it all around. Beaming in delight, he played around with the dhampir's locks. “Well you never know.. Maybe this is fated, so I can have you showing me what you like about me and in return, I'll do the same to you. A win-win situation, no?” he quipped, clearly finding the sentiment in those words that she too, believed in.

‘I look forward to that day where you finally will.’ It never escaped his mind though. There were plenty of things that didn't went filtered from her mouth, and stayed there instead of seeing others in the team. Jae eased him in so many ways, it's impossible to measure his abilities sharply. “Believe me, everything I do that somehow goes back to you? It's what I want. I want to do things for you, Jae. It's stupid but I do..” Admittedly, he also wanted to do him, but he'll keep that under the wraps for now. No good in contradicting themselves, anyways. He wondered if Jae would live his life as an immortal in the end, because a part of him screams out loud to him that it might be possible and there's also the other half of him that still contemplates if that could even come as near as a potential outcome. He did laugh when he spoke about being an immortal, in reality the celestial has only ever lived for 5 years including the last two years here in Evermore, and even if he travelled in those 3 years were no match to anything else. It was only consisted of running for his lives. How boring is that.

“I'm not good with words” he sheepishly exclaimed, averting his gaze elsewhere as he was overwhelmed with the sight of shyness. Tonight was unlike any other thing he's thought of and believe him, he's thought of plenty of things before. Even dated up to that night when they had an indoor date, Han has been wanting to show the dhampir just how much he cherished and treasured him in every way possible. When he's dedicated to something, he's very adamant and would do by any means necessary to fulfill the contentment in his heart. He did deserve it after all of what he's endured, right?

The shiver that travelled down his spine made his body vibrate slightly and it seems that the mint-haired male also noticed. Every time their lips would meet each other, he would be overtook by a sense of euphoria washing over his every limbs and nerves in his body, as if they had a mind of their own. And he didn't fail to notice just how possessive and territorial he's being whenever the dhampir would break their kisses, the growls coming into the mixture of purring, it was inevitable. Their lips molded perfectly, as if it was where they belonged initially. With every breath he took, the more he felt intoxicated. Only this time, it wasn't the alcohol speaking, he's hopelessly drunk in the love filling the air and his vessel. Poking his tongue from his inner cheek, he scoffed at the dhampir. “Smug is a good look on you, surprisingly. It does things to me, but doesn't mean it can go on forever without consequences, baby.” It was his turn to play around with the stringent of nicknames.

His ego was inflated when Jae praised him, god he's such a sucker for them. Jae could literally praise him and went as far as to say he's being cute and the celestial would be over the cloud nine, grinning stupidly at that for the next 24 hours. He's right, he couldn't get enough of the half-valkyr. Jae was addicting, one taste of him and he can't get himself to stop. Neither did he want to, honestly. They were beginning to abuse their lips at this rate, seeing just how swollen they've become over the span of time, but was he anywhere near stopping? No. This will go on and on until they've finally gotten tired physically and considering their stamina? Not a chance it's ending anytime soon. “Oh you're playing coy, you smug dhampir..” he grumbled, shaking his head in response to him as he wagged his finger in front of him, similar to how he's reprimanded his dogs over and over again whenever they misbehaved.

The moment he nuzzled into Jae's neck was when he knew, he really did love that scent on him, whether it was cologne or something else. It clouded his mind and he's not getting enough of it, so close he was actually contemplating whether to lick the dhampir properly or not. Though he did have a good time marking him up, taking his time slowly as his lips went trailing down from one spot to another without any shame. He is going to love those marks adorning his dhampir, and he'll feel tremendously proud. Jae's whimper only riled him further, sending him over the edge with all that pent up libido making everything seem more aphrodisiac, if that was even possible. When he switched their positions, he only smirked at the dhampir's remark and he really did stare at every mark he made. The triumph he brought with him, boy he was liking the sight. He wished it would never fade away. “I don't want it to fade.. Oh well I'll just make new ones once it does.” His tone held such a promising accent to it, which would make it to be ‘his word' and Hanseol keeps his word.

He did groan at the sudden mention of being called hyung really made everything better. Jae knows the right buttons to push and he is loving every second of it. The celestial did whimper when he was given false hope when he thought the dhampir would swoop in for a kiss on the lips but was greeted by hickeys instead. The thought of him marking the star was quite hot, he's not going to lie. Once he reached downwards, he remembered his Gemini constellation mark on his left chest, looking in all its glory. The way Jae's ran his hands over his body had him breathing raggedly and he was a mess in less than a few minutes. Sweat dribbling down, combined with the water from the rain earlier, there was no way his bed would be clean from being wet. What send him flying into another land is when the dhampir placed a knee in between his legs, causing the celestial to jerk himself a few times instinctively whenever he felt the slightest stimulation. “Are you sure this is your first.. “ his breathing was jagged, and there was no counting how many times Han had his breath hitched. Don't get him wrong, he was not doubting Jae, but was rather surprised by the exceptional demonstration by him.

Throughout the entire time, it's safe to say that between the two of them, the star has shown outstanding manner of being vocal. There wasn't a moment left untouched that he hasn't moan out in pleasure. Han pushed him off as he rolled over to his side, still holding the dhampir by his waist. Carefully, he brings a palm to his nape, guiding his mouth closer against his own and encourage his lips apart with his tongue. He can feel them tilt upwards as his tongue greets his. Hanseol couldn't help but realize what glory he's been missing all this time, but was glad it was with Jae instead. Nibbling on his bottom lip, the celestial would occasionally tug it softly, showcasing a needy nature. Steadily, like a wave losing its momentum, he slowed down and broke the kiss, staring into those dark hues that threatens to swallow him whole had he stared into them any longer. “You're a dangerous guy..” he teased, whispering against his ear, and allowed himself to litter a few more marks on his neck down to his collarbone. It wasn't the only thing that was busy though, since his free hand sound the way down to the dhampir's belt, fumbling with it lazily.

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