Claim your fate

chapter 27

"Ow, fuck."

"Language!"

"Hyunjin, if you say one more—"

"There! You've got it."

They were sitting on their bed, attempting to attach a pump so that Felix could have some relief before Yongjin started fussing, wanting to be fed. They struggled more than they should have with the pump, and Felix was starting to get snippy. Poor Hyunjin—all he was doing was helping.

"Do I though?" Felix asked, reaching for the directions one more time, which apparently was a bad move. Something pinched him and he dropped the pump into his lap. "Ow! I do not have it! It just pinched me!"

Hyunjin reached over and grabbed the pump. "We've just got to do this slowly," he said, looking the piece of plastic over.

Felix slumped back into bed and frowned. "It's useless. It's not going to work. I don't want it to work. I just want to be comfortable."

"Hey," Hyunjin tossed the pump back into its box and tossed it to the ground. He scooted closer to Felix and wrapped his arms around his distressed omega. "Poor love. I understand baby. We won't use the pump anymore, okay?"

Felix nodded and leaned his head on Hyunjin's shoulder. "I guess I have to wait until he wakes up," he grumbled.

Hyunjin was silent for a beat before speaking. "Maybe...I could help?" he said, sounding unsure.

Felix looked up at him. "What do you mean?"

"Like, I dunno, maybe I could—? Help," he replied.

"You want to hand express?" Felix asked, trying to make sense of what Hyunjin was asking.

Hyunjin shook his head. "No. Like...help."

Then it dawned on Felix. "Oh. Oh. You want to—? That's—" He laughed.

Hyunjin shifted away from him and moved to get off the bed. He was frowning. Felix stopped laughing and grabbed onto Hyunjin's elbow, gripping tightly. Hyunjin tried to shake him off roughly, but Felix was having none of it.

"Hey, stop. I just had a baby," Felix said, trying to pull Hyunjin back in. Of course, when he mentioned the baby thing, Hyunjin was much easier to persuade. He was a sucker for Felix when the omega pulled the baby card. "Now, look at me."

Hyunjin shook his head and stared at the comforter. He felt Felix prodding his shoulder a few times before a hand snaked up to his chin and gripped it. Felix tried to turn his head, but he resisted.

"Hyunjin, I want to talk to you, and it's much easier if you're looking me in the face. Makes me feel like you care."

Hyunjin's gaze snapped over to him. "I always care," he replied lowly.

A small smile broke out across Felix's face. "There he is. Hi. I'm sorry I laughed at your suggestion."

Hyunjin shrugged. "It was stupid anyway," he mumbled.

"No it's not," Felix disagreed. "None of your ideas are stupid. You just want to help me, yeah?"

Hyunjin nodded. "Yeah. Just wanted to taste it a bit, that's all."

And fuck if that didn't get Felix a little hot and bothered. "Hyunjin, I—of course you can. I wouldn't keep that away from you."

Hyunjin turned his head so fast that Felix was afraid his neck would snap. His face was one of surprise. "I can? Really?"

Felix nodded vigorously. "Yeah, yeah. You can. If you still want."

"I do," Hyunjin blurted, already moving closer to Felix.