Depraved

Time Passes

Chan couldn't stop himself from dressing the human in a few extra clothes, but Minho let him, not even looking confused when he tugged a sweater over his head and tightened the string of his sweatpants a little too much. He pressed a thumb into the healed place on his burn, and Minho smiled, staring down at it.

"This will help me too. In case I forget." The sated rumble of his tired voice made things easier.

"I love you." Chan whispered strongly, trying to convey it all into words. Trying to make sure he knew it.

"I know. I love you too."

Finding the others was easy. They'd put on a Disney movie at nearly full volume- hoping to simultaneously block out any sounds Minho might make and give Chan peace of mind. Because of it, they didn't hear the door open behind them- so Minho took a moment, his hand clasping Chan's wrist to keep him still while he soaked up the colors from the screen pouring over their silhouettes.

He was tearing up, keeping in a sob with the hand not holding Chan back. "They're so beautiful."

A wave of shame rolled through the vampire's body. How could he have done something so nefarious to someone so precious? So innocent? How was he able to stand beside him without buckling?

"Come on. Let's let them say it back."

Chan flipped the light on, and the room rippled as they twisted around. Since Seungmin stopped the movie, Jisung and Felix were first to reach them, but Hyunjin and Changbin weren't far behind. Only Innie hung back a little, waiting for the rest of them to stop hugging and kissing and crying over each other.

Chan watched them with muted joy, his emotions unsteady as running water.

"Lixie! Oh, Jisung. Jinnie! Bin." Minho was wiping their faces, blinking hard to keep his eyes clear. He noticed both Jeongin and Seungmin by the couch and rushed over to hug them too, kissing over what he could reach of their necks and jaws. It didn't seem to bother him that they were trying to avoid the full brunt of his affection. Either that, or he didn't notice.

"Do you want to watch another movie with us?" Felix asked, smiling brightly. He oozed contentedness, and it made the rest of the coven happy too. They had Minho AND Felix smiling again. Things might really be looking better.

It was a smooth month. Minho was getting snappier by the day, which tickled all of the vampire's deepest desire to have him acting however he wanted to- without fear of repercussion. One day he told Felix to 'fuck off' when he tried to get him to eat more of his dinner and the freckled blond kissed him directly on the mouth in response.

Another time, Changbin kept laughing during a Supernatural marathon and they found out that it was because Minho kept mumbling commentary about Dean Winchester.

"He is not so hot that you have to keep saying stuff about it."

"Are you kidding? Look at the man."

It even made Seungmin snort into his fist and roll his eyes.

He wasn't jealous when he heard that Minho asked Hyunjin to lick another section of his burn, or that he'd requested that Felix make-out with him during a particularly cloudy evening when things seemed to be sliding backwards a little.

"Just so I remember." He'd whispered before pressing their lips together.

Thankfully, Minho didn't try to initiate sex with anyone. Chan worried that might take much longer, which was fine by him. He wasn't quite sure he'd be able to do it again- even if it was something the human desperately needed. And more than that, he was positive he wouldn't be able to allow anyone else to do it either.