| Antidote | Poison 2nd Book |

ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝟚

 A soft symphony of birds singing their synchronized songs filled his ears, slowly pulling Hongjoong from a deep state of slumber. He laid on his stomach with his cheek buried into the white silk sheets, his body engulfed by the softness of the mattress. The gray, velvet cover was the only thing covering his bare body from the waist down.

The smaller male drew a deep breath, gripping ahold of the soft silk in his left hand as his eyes began to flutter open. His messy white hair cascaded over his eyes, creating a kind of shield from the intense morning sun that was pouring in through the large window across the room.

A tired grunt escaped through his nose, soon rolling over onto his side and brushing the hair from his face. He felt his back bump into what felt like another body beside him.

I thought he had to work this morning? Hongjoong thought to himself as he looked over his shoulder. He saw a still sleeping Seonghwa, his mouth parted open slightly with soft snores from his mouth. He had one arm draped over his forehead with the other lying across his stomach.

Seeing his lover like this was one of Hongjoong's favorite moments of every day, he looked even more beautiful while he was asleep than when he was awake.

Hongjoong rolled over onto his other side so he was now facing Seonghwa. He reached out one of his small hands, using his fingertips to trace each muscle of his lover's torso gently.

"Seonghwaaa..." Hongjoong said with a singsongy voice. "Wake uuuup..."

Seonghwa's brows furrowed slightly as his eyes were still shut, removing his arm from his face to grab ahold of Hongjoong's hand. "What have I told you about waking the sleeping bear?" His voice was deeper in tone, beautifully raspy as well.

"Didn't you have work today?" Hongjoong questioned with a gentle smile.

"I did... But I was too tired to go in so I told Mr. Lee that I came down with something." The corner of Seonghwa's mouth turned into a tired smirk. "I'm sure he knew very well why I wasn't coming in... He just laughed and hung up on me."

Hongjoong let out a small laugh, rubbing his forehead. "Yeah, it definitely wouldn't be the first time you've called in after one of our little adventures."

Seonghwa took a deep breath as his eyes opened slightly, his gaze soon falling upon the white-haired male beside him. "Well, if you weren't so god damn irresistible, I'd go into work more often."

"Oh no... Don't blame this on me. I'm not the one who has the sexual appetite of a rabbit during mating season." Hongjoong fired back with a roll of his eyes.

"You never reject my advances, so you're still as guilty as I am."

"I'll keep that in mind the next time you try to make ANY advances on me then," Hongjoong said with a playful smile, then sat up to get out of bed.

Before Hongjoong could even swing his legs off of the bed, a pair of arms wrapped around his waist and pulled him back. Hongjoong was soon on his back on the bed, Seonghwa hovering over him with a mischievous smile upon his face.

"Are you sure you can do that?" Seonghwa taunted with his signature seductive tone, his velvet tongue licking at his top lip in a hungry manner.

Hongjoong squinted his eyes before the smile upon his lips turned into a smirk. "I don't know... Try me."

Seonghwa didn't hesitate to lean his face closer to his lover's, his smooth lips grazing against his teasingly. "Famous last words..." He suddenly grabbed ahold of Hongjoong's sides, starting to tickle him.

Hongjoong immediately started squirming, laughing loudly as he tried to escape from the relentless tickling he received. "SEONGHWA STOP!" He cried out in a whiny voice.