From Yaguar [BL]

0.2 · How To Blackmail A Jaguar

AS VALENTINA ENTERED THE FOREST PARTY, he was immediately hit with a wave of zphere vapour that engulfed the area. The pungent scent filled his nostrils, causing him to cough and turn away in discomfort.

After the fumes dissipated, Valentina noticed William's haughty expression. Red lipstick was smeared on the corner of his mouth, contrasting with his otherwise innocent appearance.

Valentina, too, wished he could enjoy himself at the party, kissing anyone he wanted. Only then would he be able to overcome the anguish he felt at the prospect of having to flee alone again; all he had was himself and a grumpy old cat for company.

The beast in his chest huffed.

However, he was unable to escape his biology, no matter how hard he tried.

He blankly stared at the table full of red cups. However, before he could take a single step, Willaim abruptly pushed him into a nearby wicker chair.

Valentina held onto a glimmer of hope deep within his heart that this unfortunate event was simply an isolated incident and not the ominous beginning of William's campaign to eradicate him.

Willaim slowly moved his bottle of gin towards Valentina's stiff face before finally beginning to pour it on the ground.

He sat in the chair next to Valentina and said, "I didn't think you would have made it."

Valentina replied calmly, "Well, if I hadn't, you would have told everyone my dirty little secret, wouldn't you?"

"Dirty little secret?" William mimicked Valentina's tone of voice: "More like 'furry little secret'."

Valentina tightly crossed his arms.

"So, Valentina, tell me, what should I do now that I know about your life-changing secret?"

The loud music blasted in Valentia's ears, but all he could hear was his blood pounding and claws protracting. "I want you to..."

Willaim stared at Valentina with a vicious smile on his face.

Clenching his teeth, Valentina gritted out his words, "I want you to promise not to tell anyone."

"Promises are meant to be broken, as I'm sure you well know." Willaim casually picked his nails.

"Is that what this is about!?"

Four weeks ago, Valentina and Willaim were both on clean-up duty in the gym, but Valentina had to excuse himself to go home early because he was about to burst out of his skin. A beast isn't meant to be caged. It was unfortunate timing. Evidently, Willaim had a date that same day with his crush, but since he had to clean the gym all by himself, he made it late to his date and had a big fight with him, which he ranted about the next day.

"You try to blackmail me as...some sort of fucked-up revenge pity party because you missed out on one date!?" Valentina roared.

"It wasn't just one stupid date; it was with the love of my life!" Willaim covered his face. "I'm sure you could understand that I caught you staring at him too."

"What are you talking about? I'm not gay." Valentina vehemently denied it.

Willaim blankly stared at him. "You stare at my butt sometimes."

"Doesn't everyone?"

Willaim looked at Valentina coldly and said, "You're hopeless."

Valentina lowered his head. On hearing the slight movement of Willaim getting up, he hastily asked, "What are you planning to do now?"

A warm hand found its way into Valentina's hair. "Nothing for now."

Tiltling his head to the side, his short, thick, curly hair served for his flushed facial expression and his shame.