A Heart To Heal (BL)

CH 2.2 - First Milestone (PU)

Jaehwan waited up for Aki that night like he had been doing for the past week. It was already quite late but he still didn't return home. After a few missed calls, he was frustrated and threw himself on the sofa. He had kept Aki's dinner in the fridge and he hadn't anything else to do other than to wait for him to come home.

He decided that he'd give his Master his weekly video call while waiting and punched in his number. He waited for the receiver to click before he greeted him. "Hello, Master~,"He purred into the phone and the man chuckled on the other side. "Hello, my little Angel. I heard that you have a boyfriend now. I'm disappointed that I didn't get to hear it directly from,"He grumbled, typing on his laptop loudly.

With his heart beating out of his chest, Jaehwan hung his head. "How d-did you find that out?". Shujin sighed, typing something down on his laptop while he spoke to him. "A little bird told me. You can't hide anything from me, no matter how hard you try,".

Looking up from his work, his eyes scanned Jaehwan's surroundings. "Are you home alone?". Jaehwan merely nodded quietly in response. The man muttered something inaudible to himself before he smiled at Jaehwan."How do you like being on your own so far? How are you managing?". Jaehwan shrugged while he stretched his arms. "I'm still getting used to it, Master. It's not as easy as I thought but I'll adjust with time,".

Shujin's stoic face melted from the boy's doll-like visuals. "I miss you my baby,"The man groaned and switched his laptop off to continue chatting with him. "I also miss you Master. I'm not used to not having you around,"The boy pouted and slumped on the table as the man loosened his tie.

"Yeah, my life hasn't been as entertaining without you around me. I'm really having second thoughts about allowing you to be on your own,". Jaehwan looked a little conflicted and the man noticed that. "Forget about your boyfriend, I don't care about him. I just want to hold you in my arms again,".

The boy thought about it. "I can't drive to your place yet. I still have to keep up with work and all,". The man squeezed his cheeks firmly and groaned. "It's difficult to smile without having you by my side. I feel like I'm getting depressed again,". That made Jaehwan's heart sink. He did feel bad for the man. He was so used to Jaehwan welcoming him home from work but now, he had to live on his own. Least to say, it was quite isolating and lonely for his Master.

A familiar click could be heard from the tablet as the man pushed his seat back and began to fumble with his belt. "Jaehwan, I've been really pent up lately. I can't seem to get off,". He unzipped his pants and gazed at Jaehwan. "Now, just sit still so I can relieve my stress. You can join me if you'd like,". This put Jaehwan off and he shook his head violently. "I don't think now's a good time Master...".

'Aki could come home anytime! He wouldn't like seeing my Master doing this to me in front of him!'.

Zipping his pants back up, the man sighed and rolled his eyes. "You're such a mood killer. I don't like that about you,". Ashamed, Jaehwan hid his face with his hands. "I'm sorry, Master. I just feel a bit uneasy,". He then made the grave mistake of asking Shujin this question while he was already irritated. "Is it even right for me to have a boyfriend while you still engage with me like this?".

Looking at the screen with splayed hands, Jaehwan was scared of the response he'd get. Naturally, the man frowned at him and slammed his hand on the table. His voice had such a stern tone to them, almost as if he would have hit Jaehwan for that question if they were in the same room.

"I'm your Master. You should be listening to my every command and putting me first whether you like it or not. I raised you, Jaehwan. I gave you your freedom and I can take it away too,".