AUCTIONED | ATEEZ seongjoong

+ getting to know each other +

"c'mon," seonghwa gestured upstairs. "let's go take a bathe."

hongjoong wasn't sure if he heard corrected. let's?

"w-what?"

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he followed seonghwa quietly towards his bedroom as he imagine what might happen in the bathroom.

what if he isn't what i thought he would be? what if he is a deranged murderer or a psychopath? what if-

his thoughts got cut off when seonghwa spoke as he opened the door to his bedroom.

"i'll go check on the water. you can change into that white robe over there on my bed." as he spoke, he took off his black blazer and dress shirt smoothly, showing his lean and fit body. hongjoong almost choked but he quickly shifted his gaze away to the robe on the bed and made his way slowly to the bed.

seonghwa walked ahead of his and grabbed his own robe before slipping into it and making his way to the bathroom.

"fuck. what the fuck was that?" hongjoong muttered his breath as he watched seonghwa enter the bathroom. he quickly took off whatever he was wearing and wore the soft cotton robe. he is not sure if he wants to enter the bathroom the same time as seonghwa but he really wanted to get out of whatever he was wearing.

just as he finished typing the ribbon on his robe, seonghwa's head popped out from the bathroom, telling him the water is ready. hongjoong hesitantly walked towards him, thinking of any possible ways to reject him.

"hey, whatever you're thinking, i'm not, okay? i just wanna check your body for any signs of injuries, or worse, any injection wounds."

hongjoong's eyes widened. "in-injection wounds? why would i have injection wounds?"

seonghwa sighed deeply, "you were suppose to be sold as a sex slave, remember? they would probably have injected you with something so as to arouse you or some shit to prepare you for your... master? but yeah, i hope you do not have any on you, or i'll have to feed you some meds or lock you up in a room till the drug wears off."

the older closed the bathroom door and gently pushed hongjoong onto a stool in the middle of the bathroom, both hands holding lightly onto hongjoong's arms. "i know you're not comfortable with me yet, but please bear with it for a while, alright?" he glanced at hongjoong with utmost care in his eyes and hongjoong just relaxed into his touch.

seonghwa knelt in front of hongjoong and untied his robe which loosen and slipped down hongjoong's arm, showing his lean and tiny frame. seonghwa 'tsked' under his breath and muttered, "fucking assholes, finding the small ones so the buyers would have an easier time getting them under control." hongjoong has never seen seonghwa this angry, comparing to what had happened outside the house a while ago. he subconsciously placed one of his hands on seonghwa's, smiling weakly at him. the older returned a the smile and continued to check hongjoong's body for any signs of abuse. 

"i guess you're clear. maybe you look too precious for any harm to come to you." seonghwa flirted and tapped hongjoong's chin lightly, which caused the younger to blush. "man, i'm sorry. it just came out of my mouth." seonghwa smiled sheepishly and rubbed his nape, head tilting slightly. hongjoong can't help but blush even more as to how hot he looked even with a dumb smile on his face.

"do you... need help bathing? are you feeling well enough to do it yourself?" seonghwa asked hesitantly, giving hongjoong a questioning look.

hongjoong stood up almost immediately. "i can do that myself! haha! i- i'll be fine.. i hope." seonghwa nodded, understanding what hongjoong wanted and walked towards the door to leave the bathroom.