Even his snoring is cute.
In the depths of the early morning, the cat lying on the same pillow as Dawoon despite the spacious bed grinned to himself. Even in the darkness, his gleaming white eyes reflected Dawoon sleeping soundly.
He was completely absorbed in admiring Dawoon. He’d sleep a little, wake up to look, then doze off again and crack an eye open to peek—repeating this countless times.
No matter how many times he looked, the endlessly beautiful face was fresh and new as he took it in with his eyes, even sneaking in a lick.
Wow…
Even the taste was good. And the scent of his skin was incredible too.
Of course flies would swarm around such a delicious fragrance. Hmph. The cat exhaled through his nose and propped up his chin while tapping the pillow with his tail.
Baek Suho, the next leader of the Beastmen Clan. He was naturally an Alpha.
Rubbing his pheromones on Dawoon’s pillow while pressing his body close, he gently nuzzled that snow-white cheek.
Though he held back the purr that threatened to escape from his throat, worried it might disturb Dawoon’s sleep, he couldn’t stop the smile from creeping out.
Ah, cute. So cute. Ridiculously cute.
Dawoon snoring softly was so cute and lovely that his tail swayed irresponsibly. At this rate, he might be able to fly through the sky with his tail.
He loved how despite Dawoon’s delicate appearance, he had an unexpectedly strong character. With such a small, thin body, he had fallen for him all over again seeing how he wasn’t intimidated even when facing someone bigger and stronger than himself.
Gurrr-.
‘Where have you been hiding until now to only appear now? Hm? Answer me.’
Tapping Dawoon’s thin lips before pressing them with the tip of his nose, he demanded an answer.
Technically speaking, he was the one who had appeared, but Suho seemed to think of Dawoon as a gift dropped from heaven.
Because Dawoon was exactly the perfect ideal type he’d longed for as his mate.
Not to mention his appearance, his strong yet kind heart was also beyond perfect. It truly was love at first sight.
How could anyone not fall for someone this pretty? Of course flies would swarm.
Recalling the oversized brat, Suho chuckled dismissively.
Though he was a bit disappointed that Dawoon only conversed with that guy while ignoring him, he understood completely. After all, he currently wasn’t in a state where they could communicate.
“Keuheuk, uung, keuheo…”
Oh my. He’s even going to sing now.
Suho watched with interest as Dawoon slept while making amusing sounds.
Dawoon tended to toss and turn a lot in his sleep. Whenever he stuck his arms and legs out from under the blanket, Suho would waddle his small body over to tuck him back in and stroke his cheek, telling him to sleep well.
Though he could easily do it with telekinesis, he did everything by hand himself. Even when Dawoon’s flailing arm in his sleep smacked his cheek and sent him flying several times, Suho only giggled.
What terrible sleeping habits. I’ll definitely have to hold him while sleeping.
The kitten’s thin tail couldn’t catch Dawoon’s body rolling off the bed. Switching just his tail to its true form, he wrapped it securely around Dawoon’s arm. The long, thick tail that couldn’t be compared to the cat’s small one held Dawoon firmly in place.
Currently, Suho was only using very simple abilities.
Transforming his appearance into an animal similar to his true form, or telekinesis to move light objects. He couldn’t use anything beyond that.
He couldn’t even transform into a human on his own. If he pushed himself, it was possible briefly, but the aftermath was quite severe.
“Uu… ah, no…”
Hm?
Suho, who had been waddling back with the blanket Dawoon had kicked off the bed again in his mouth, tilted his head.
“Ah… plea, haa, please save…”
Dawoon, who had been sleeping soundly while snoring away, suddenly began moaning in distress. Eventually, even moisture appeared on his long eyelashes that had been dry and fluffy.
“Plea, please… save me…”
Reaching his arms into the air and flailing, he panted for breath. He seemed to be having a severe nightmare.
Mew-.
‘What’s wrong. Wake up.’
Suho jumped onto the groaning Dawoon’s chest and patted his face with his tail and paws. However, Dawoon couldn’t easily escape from the nightmare. Even when Suho bit down on his chin, he only cried, begging to be saved.
In the end, Suho whined as he forcibly pried open Dawoon’s closed eyelids. Though he pulled the eyelids up enough to see the whites of his eyes, Dawoon still struggled in his nightmare.
Just how terrible is this dream?
Finally, watching Dawoon who couldn’t even breathe properly, Suho suddenly bit his own tongue. Biting his tongue nearly to the point of severing it to draw blood, he gulped down the blood pooling in his mouth.
Soon after, along with sharp pain stabbing into his heart, the tiny cat’s body began to convulse. Suho endured the pain with familiarity and closed his eyes.
And the moment he opened them again, he had transformed into a human. Not a young boy, but his true form.
A massive body that seemed to reach the high ceiling. A large, solid body that would startle even a high-ranking Esper completely covered Dawoon in an instant.
“Wake up.”
A voice that suited his bold, strong features rumbled low. Even as he shook the thin body to wake Dawoon, he muttered in as small a voice as possible, worried that Dawoon might be startled.
“Heu… uuk…”
Dawoon, who had been shedding tears, finally opened his eyes thanks to the hands raising his upper body. However, his expression still seemed drunk with sleep.
“Ah, it hu…”
Though he’d somehow opened his eyes, Dawoon was still in his dream. When his condition was poor, he would struggle with such persistent nightmares.
“You, whe… ah, it hurts…”
“Where does it hurt?”
“Every… where, it’s, it’s hot… ha, uuk…”
Twisting his body as if in pain, Dawoon flailed his limbs again. Suho easily pressed down the struggling body and pulled him into an embrace.
“It’s all a dream. When you wake up, it’ll be nothing.”
He carefully stroked and soothed Dawoon, who was panting for breath and crying to be saved. Though they were large, rough hands, the touch was as careful as handling a cracked glass bowl.
“Heu, heuk… heuuk.”
Dawoon couldn’t easily stop crying even at the soothing touch. Held in Suho’s large body, he only poured out sorrowful tears.
Is he awake?
Suho wondered uncertainly as he lowered his head toward Dawoon leaning against his chest. Dawoon’s eyes were open, if only barely. Though it looked no different from having them closed, he seemed to have escaped the dream at least.
“Did you have a scary dream?”
Dawoon, who squeezed his eyes shut then opened them with his hazy consciousness, nodded faintly. He was clenching both hands tightly as if trying to grasp something.
Suho licked his moistly wet eye corners and pressed their cheeks together.
“Which damned bastard tormented you. Tell me everything. I’ll punish them for you.”
Dawoon blinked eyes full of sorrow as he looked up at Suho.
The wet breath flowing from his nose and lips was hot. His heart, conveyed through his chest, was still pounding rapidly as if he was still frightened.
“Fi, fire… fire…”
As if even speaking of it was frightening, as soon as he uttered the word, he buried his face in Suho’s chest and trembled with his shoulders.
At that pitiful sight, Suho furrowed his brow and clicked his tongue.
“You got caught by a terrible one.”
Damn fire.
Even in the mountains, there were those who lost colleagues and family because of fire. Fire was a troublesome existence for Suho too.
Still, no problem.
“Don’t worry. I’ll win.”
At the plain yet confident voice, Dawoon, who had been sniffling, raised his head. Because his focus was still hazy, Suho didn’t properly register in his vision.
He only looked like a pure white light. A light made of warm warmth.
In reality, as if made by gathering bright light, every color that composed Suho was brilliantly bright. His white skin, white eyes, and even his hair sparkled with a more mysterious color than when he was a cat.
His appearance was like a being from mythology had popped out. If Dawoon had seen him with clear consciousness, his breath would have stopped for a moment.
However, the current Dawoon couldn’t see Suho properly. Only his deep, low voice reached him completely. Along with the thick pheromones touching his skin.
“Haah…”
Exhaling hot breath deeply, Dawoon suddenly wrapped his arms around Suho’s broad shoulders. Sticking to his naked body like wet fabric, he even began to rock his hips little by little.
At the hot sensation touching below, Suho’s deep eyes curved gently.
So that’s why he couldn’t wake from sleep.
“Is it your heat cycle?”
“Hnn…”
“I wondered why there was a sweet scent.”
Opening his mouth as if to devour Dawoon’s cheek, he nibbled on the soft earlobe instead.
“I didn’t realize. I’m sorry for noticing late.”
Along with a low whisper carrying an apology, Dawoon’s thin pants were pulled down.
