Precious ◈ | Seongjoong/Yungi ✓

Episode 9: Halazia ◈ Part 1

Mingi runs into his bedroom with his arms splayed, shouting like a bubbly child. He spins around until he dizzily collapses onto the side of his bed. Yunho shuts the door and shakes his head, endeared by the dramatic excitement.

"Finally! My real bed! I've missed you," Mingi cheers, waving his arms akin to making snow angels. His boyfriend inches closer, and he moves to make grabby hands at the swordsman. "Yuyu, come here."

Yunho takes his hands and stands over him, gazing down affectionately. Rubbing his black fingertips, the man asks, "I've been wondering. What's with your hands?"

"There's nothing to do in Seoul Palace. It was for fun," Mingi answers simply.

"Hm," Yunho purses his lips for a moment. "Did you tell Seonghwa about your scars?"

The prince smiles weakly. "I did a little while ago. He cried like you did, you big babies."

"Mingi, are you sure you don't want the special balm like before? Just so they'll heal better and clear up your skin."

"I'm seriously good with them. Why do you keep asking? Are the scars ugly to you?"

Yunho wastes no time in clearing away that absurd idea. "No. I love your body no matter what it looks like."

"Really?" Mingi sits up and tugs the other closer. He gazes up at Yunho with an emotion he's never truly exhibited before. His gray eyes are cloudy with lust. "Can you show me?"

He laces their fingers with both hands. Yunho swears his heart has never raced this fast. As pure and cute as Mingi is, he also hangs out with San, who is notorious for his very intimate relationship with Wooyoung. He's no doubt talked about some things with the prince.

In fact, Mingi made an innocent remark that insinuated sexual activity when they first started dating. Since then, though, it's never been brought up again. He doesn't seem like he would think about that sort of thing. Not in an asexual sense like Jongho, but simply since his mind is a bit more laidback and childish.

He's matured a lot in recent months, though.

"Mingi..." Yunho mumbles breathily. "Do you know what you're asking? Are you sure?"

The prince nods. "You'll take care of me, right?"

Yunho releases his hands to caress his head, slowly closing in on him and making him lay back. Hovering over Mingi's face, Yunho smirks lovingly. "Only the best for my princess."

Together, after the tribulations they went through to get to where they are in their relationship, the couple has been making conscious efforts to stop Mingi's spoiled behavior. For tonight, he can be as spoiled as he wants. He's more than earned it.

Yunho kisses him fervently, slipping his hands under his shirt and lighting up his skin. Through sensual touch, Mingi can feel how much Yunho cares for him. The shirts come off, and while Yunho's skin is clear—albeit a bit battle-worn—and Mingi's burned by trauma, they are no less beautiful.

Mingi breathes deeply through each kiss the swordsman trails down his neck and abdomen. The latter teases his nipples, brushing the nubs with his fingers before introducing his tongue. Yunho moves away and guides Mingi to adjust his body clockwise so his head can rest on a pillow. Then, he removes their bottom articles of clothing.

For the first time, they're seeing each other in completion. Well, in Yunho's mind. Once while they were living in the woods to escape soldiers, Mingi accidentally spied on the elder bathing naked in a stream. They were too far from the city, so they had to make do with nature. Mingi has never told Yunho about this.