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The lipstick advertisement works like a charm. Every single time the brand restocked, a certain shade always sold out instantly. It was the lipstick shade used by both Lee Sayoung and Cha Euijae in their photoshoot quite a while ago.
As a thank you gift from the brand, they were gifted with multiple lipsticks, in various shades, shapes and sizes. There are even new collections included in the box.
“....”
“....”
Holding the box, Cha Euijae mumbled, “This is a lot, Sayoung.”
“... I can see that, Hyung.”
As Lee Sayoung had already successfully obtained the result of his original purpose for the commercial, he had been rejecting other commercial offers for both him and Cha Euijae. Even when they were rejected rudely, they still would not give up, even going as far as to raise the payment and benefits that they have been offering to both top hunters.
“They’re relentless.”
“...”
“So annoying.”
Sitting quietly next to each other on the long sofa in Lee Sayoung’s office, Lee Sayoung rested his head on Cha Euijae’s shoulder while the older man was reading. On that delicate face was a frown and pouting lips as if he wanted to stay that way for a much longer time. With a soft chuckle, Cha Euijae ruffled the soft hair.
“What do you think you are doing?”
“You’re acting cute right now.”
“....”
Letting out a sigh in resignation, Lee Sayoung let his head be patted on by Cha Euijae.
“Can you wait for a while, Hyung?”
“Hm?”
“Wait for me until I’m done with work. Let’s go home together.”
‘I was planning to wait for him anyway.’
Nodding, Cha Euijae answered, “Okay. I’ll wait for you here then.”
Standing up, Lee Sayoung kisses the crown of Cha Euijae’s head before striding towards his table that is filled with various important paperworks.
After a while, the quiet atmosphere, with only the sound of scribbling on papers and the coldness in the office makes the already drowsy Cha Euijae, drowsier. Closing his eyes, Cha Euijae dozed off to sleep.
thud
The sound of something falling makes Lee Sayoung look up from his documents.
“Hyung?”
Turning his head around, he spotted the snoozing Cha Euijae, with the book he was reading already falling to the floor. Seeing that he was not positioned in a comfortable position, Lee Sayoung slowly stood up before sauntering towards Cha Euijae quietly so as to not wake him up.
Carrying him carefully in his arms, Lee Sayoung gently placed Cha Euijae in a much more comfortable position. Cha Euijae stirred before opening his sleepy eyes, “Done with work?”
Caressing his cheek, Lee Sayoung answered, “Not yet. Rest first, Hyung.”
“Mm..”
As the older man went back to sleep obediently, Lee Sayoung chuckled softly. Covering him with his coat, Lee Sayoung lowers his head and places soft kisses on his lips and temple.
“Good night, Hyung.”
Few hours later
Cha Euijae woke up, feeling well rested. As he stretched his body, he noticed the book he was reading before dozing off was placed on the table next to him. Also noticing the coat that was covering him gives off the familiar sweet smell, Cha Euijae glanced towards the figure sitting and busily finishing up their work.
Cha Euijae stares at Lee Sayoung, who is wearing his glasses, the violet eyes and scrunched eyebrows focusing on reading the documents, his soft black curly hair, which Cha Euijae loves to rake his hand through, with his signature black turtleneck shirt, looking enticing as always.
Lee Sayoung, noticing the stare, smirked mischievously, “Like what you see?”
Heat rises up on Cha Euijae’s face, causing him to shift his eyes away from the teasing gaze of the violet eyes.
“H-how long have I been asleep?”
“Not that long. I guess you’re that tired huh?”
“....”
‘Not that long? When I dozed off earlier it was still bright outside, now it’s already deep into the night.’
After staring outside of the window for quite a while, Cha Euijae turned his head back to the figure only to find that Lee Sayoung was looking at him. Resting his chin on the back of his hand and stretching his free hand towards the other, Lee Sayoung smiled. “Come here, Hyung.”
Approaching Lee Sayoung slowly, Cha Euijae stood quietly in front of him. Two large hands placed themselves gently on his waist before guiding him to sit on Lee Sayoung’s lap.
“....”
Hugging the older man before placing his head on the other’s neck and shoulder, Lee Sayoung mumbled, “I’m tired.”
Wrapping his arms around Lee Sayoung’s neck, Cha Euijae replied, “Do you need my help for anything?”
“No..”
“Nothing?”
“Wait.. maybe there’s one..”
Handing one of the documents from the commercial offers that they have gotten from multiple brands, Lee Sayoung answered, “The lipstick brand we did a commercial for last time asked for feedback on the lipsticks.”
“....”
“They’re the ones who are giving me a headache. They’ve been increasing their offers even when I refused rudely.”
“... So.. all they need is feedback?”
Lee Sayoung nodded.
“How do we do it?”
“Oh?”
“.... just to get them off your back.”
Pointing to the box that was placed on his table, Lee Sayoung answered, “Remember that thank you gift that we’ve received from them? You’ll need to use them one by one.”
“... How do I know if it's okay or not?”
“You can test them on me.”
“....”
“I’ll consider it as a reward for myself.”
“....”
“Hyung..”
‘Ah.. He’s going to do the pitiful act again..’
Lee Sayoung, with his head tilted to the side, stares straight into Cha Euijae’s eyes. With a pout on his lips, combined with his violet eyes shining with hope, Lee Sayoung mumbled, “I’m tired.. I just wanted a reward for myself.”
‘Why does it seem like he has cat ears now.. The glasses are unfair too…’
“Besides… The one who’ll need to clean themself the most is me..”
“....”
“Hyung..”
‘There’s no use.. I’ll still lose to him whenever he does this..’
Sighing softly, Cha Euijae nodded.
“...Fine.”
Cha Euijae tried to stand up when his waist was pulled again.
“Where are you going?”
“... I thought we’re going home to test them out?”
“No.. Just do it here.”
“...What if someone comes in?”
“They won’t dare to come in without knocking.”
“.... Okay but let me go first..”
“You should get used to this. I’ll be doing it until you’re used to it. Although…”
Lee Sayoung brought his lips next to Cha Euijae’s ear, biting onto his earlobe gently before whispering in a flirty tone, “Although I would love it if you’re being bold… Your shyness makes you cuter, so I don’t mind you staying this way too.”
With this, Cha Euijae hurriedly covered his mouth with the back of his hand before struggling to retreat from the cage in the form of Lee Sayoung but to no avail. Staying face to face after hearing those words makes Cha Euijae’s face reddened even more.
“Pfft..”
“Don’t laugh!”
“Hahaha!”
Cha Euijae pouts due to being laughed at. Lee Sayoung pecked onto the pouting lips before responding, “Ha… Okay.. Just for fun.. Let’s look for that shade, Hyung. The one we used before.”
Sighing in resignation, Cha Euijae nodded as he took one of the lipsticks placed in the box on the table.
“....”
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.”
Cha Euijae begins by applying the lipstick to his lips, before leaving a peck on Lee Sayoung’s handsome face.
“Not this one..”
“There’s more.”
“I know.”
Thus began the process of removing and reapplying the lipsticks until Cha Euijae reached the last one. He hurriedly applied the last lipstick on his lips, before staring at Lee Sayoung’s delicate face, which is literally filled with lipstick marks now, causing Cha Euijae to stifle his laughter from bursting out.
“Pfft..”
Miserably failing in stifling his laughter, Cha Euijae covered his mouth with his hand. A large hand grabbed his wrist, removing the hand from his mouth and with a mischievous glint in his eyes, Lee Sayoung snickered, “Oh? You sure seem like you’re enjoying this, Hyung…”
“Hahaha! Let me go!”
Grabbing the lipstick before applying it to his own lips, Lee Sayoung answered, “Not yet.. You’re on the last one.”
Scanning the face in front of him, Cha Euijae left a fleeting kiss on the lips. Chuckling, “I guess I’ve found the one, Sayoung.”
The arm that is wrapped around his waist pulled him into the embrace more closely. Lee Sayoung hurriedly left peppered kisses on Cha Euijae’s face, tickling him. Burying his head on the other’s neck, he kissed the older man’s neck, leaving smudged lipstick marks on them.
Satisfied with his work, Lee Sayoung whispered into Cha Euijae’s reddened ear, “Yes… This is the one.. Good job, Hyung.”
Gripping onto the other’s shoulders, Cha Euijae’s gaze landed on the warm violet eyes that were scanning every single movement of his with fondness.
Soft lips met briefly before separating. Lee Sayoung chuckled between their joined lips, “Oh?”
“....”
Wrapping his large hand on the other’s nape, Lee Sayoung pulled his face closer, staring straight into the dark eyes as he bit onto Cha Euijae’s lower lips before fully claiming them.
Cha Euijae slowly closed his eyes as something soft slipped between his lips. Wrapping his arms around Lee Sayoung’s neck, he pulled himself closer until there was no more space between their chests. Their hearts were beating wildly.
As their tongues tangled, Lee Sayoung observed Cha Euijae’s face as he closed his eyes. His cheeks and ears, crimson due to embarassment, were always a pleasant sight to him. The ash coloured hair, that looks rough but actually soft to touch, that he loves to play with.
He brushed through the roof of Cha Euijae’s mouth, exploring inside, stealing all of Cha Euijae’s breath. Feeling suffocated, Cha Euijae pulled his head away, the lips separated with a soft sound. Chuckling, Lee Sayoung planted a kiss on his chin and temple.
While Cha Euijae panted for breath, Lee Sayoung slid his finger on the soft lips, wiping the smudged lipstick gently.
“Can you let me go now? Let’s go home.”
“Wait.. I’ll take a photo for the feedback.”
“Huh?”
Lee Sayoung helps him to put on his mask before placing his hand on Cha Euijae’s head, urging him to rest his head on his shoulder. Taking off his glasses, he took out his phone, taking a quick photo as Cha Euijae freezes on his shoulder.
Satisfied with the photo, Lee Sayoung let him go, before standing up together. Extending his hand towards the older man, urging him to take his hand, “Let’s go home, Hyung.”
At a certain company
“Madam, Hunter Lee Sayoung had sent us the feedback for those lipsticks. He told us to let only you see the photo that is included with the feedback.”
“Okay, thank you. You are dismissed.”
She opened the link sent to her email and to her surprise, it was a photo of both top hunters, with Hunter Lee Sayoung having his face peppered with multiple shades of lipsticks while the Hero J had his head resting on the other’s shoulder with a lipstick stain located on his neck.
Putting the back of her hand on her mouth, she scrolled down, until she spotted a note left by the Hunter.
[A feedback from us. Do not use this photo for promotion or I will hunt you down and make sure that your company will not be able to operate in the future.]
“....”
‘My eyes are blessed.’
As it turns out, the director is actually a 240CEJ’s shipper. With a smile, she responded, [Noted. The feedback is received with thanks. I am pleased to get feedback from South Korea’s top hunters. Please let us work together again in the near future.]
Glancing at the photo that she had received before turning off her computer, “I’m actually glad that this is my work.”
The next day
[Approved by Hero J, Brand X’s newest collection!]
“Oh my god, that brand released another collection!”
“Approved by Hero J…”
“There must be something…”
“I heard that Hunter Lee Sayoung emailed the company for feedback or something and demanded that only the director can see.”
“Where do you even get this info…? What kind of connections do you have?”
“Hehehe, I have my ways of finding info like this.”
“Now I'm curious what the feedback was that Lee Sayoung only lets the director to view them…”
“You’re right, now I wanna know as well…”
Home
They were lying on the long sofa in their living room, with Cha Euijae on top of Lee Sayoung, as Cha Euijae asked, “... Sayoung, have you seen the tabloid..”
“The one about our relationship? What about it?”
“Don’t you want to do something about it?”
“Why would I? It’s the truth that you’re mine as much as I’m yours.”
“....”
Pulling Cha Euijae’s chin to face him, Lee Sayoung smirked as he planted a fleeting kiss on his temple.
“Now I don’t have to worry about you being stolen away by some random people.”
“... What nonsense.. Nobody knows me as well as you… And what do you even mean with someone stealing me..”
“I know. But you’re always surrounded by people even when you’re doing nothing, Hyung.”
“That doesn’t change the fact that I care for you more than them.”
“Oh.. So you do admit that you love me so much to the point of being unable to function when you don’t see me, hm?”
Cha Euijae wanted to beat him up.
“Shut up.”
Chuckling softly, Lee Sayoung made a zipping gesture on his lips. Cha Euijae moves his head right next to Lee Sayoung’s ear, whispering, “I do think of you whenever I don’t see you. Knowing that you will always wait for me… Helps me to function.”
After pressing his lips on the other’s lips, Cha Euijae hurriedly stood up and locked himself in their bedroom. It happened so fast that Lee Sayoung had to take some time to process the situation.
Heat rushed to his face and while placing his hand on his face, he laughed, “I’m so glad that I’m the only one who will be able to see this side of you, Hyung.”
A voice telling him to shut up comes from behind their bedroom door, making him laugh more. Only the voice of laughter was heard throughout their whole house during the fine evening.