A Heart To Heal (BL)

CH 7.2 - Amicable Aki (PU)

Trigger Warning: Mentions of Rape

Aki held Jaehwan in his arms the minute he got home. He tried his best to pacify his partner, to calm him down. "Hwan-ie, you should calm down. Your chest will begin to hurt if you keep crying like this,"He whispered, stroking Jaehwan's head tenderly. "Deep breaths, deep breaths..I'm here with you, don't worry,".

Clinging onto Aki tightly, Jaehwan let his tears form a puddle on the wooden floor. He didn't know why, but Aki speaking in Korean, nevermind his Japanised pronunciation, it just comforted him so much more. Calling Jaehwan's name with an endearment as well; Aki was really trying his best to help him calm down.

Breathing in and out, Jaehwan wheezed and coughed as he tried to calm down but Aki gave him as much time as he needed to relax and hugged him patiently, tutting him. "My babe, I don't like seeing you in so much pain. I'm not going to force you to tell me what happened, but when you've calmed down enough and if you want to let me know what happened, I'm more than willing to listen,".

Picking Jaehwan up, he laid Jaehwan on the sofa, going as far as to cover him with their warmer and heavier blanket from their bedroom. He made Jaehwan a hot cup of lemon honey tea, a hot water bottle and massaged his neck and shoulders as gingerly as possible with jojoba oil.

It wasn't like Jaehwan to sob his heart out about something and Aki knew that something serious had happened. But as worried as he was, he knew it wasn't something he should squeeze out of Jaehwan. Though, given Jaehwan's honest nature, he would definitely tell him if given enough time.

"Babe, all of these scratches and scrapes on your neck look painful. I can't even imagine how you got them,". Jaehwan hissed from the pain when Aki touched it lightly. "They..hurt more than they seem,".

"I'm going to massage affected areas with ice, okay? It should help with the inflammation,".

"No, you've done more than enough Kiki. You should wash up and rest,".

Shifting in his seat, he grunted before pecking Aki on the cheek. "As if I'd let you suffer with the scars on your neck inflamed while I take a nap. I'm sure I can go without the extra snooze for a few hours,". Aki returned the kiss on the cheek and proceeded to treat Jaehwan's injuries. He did love Jaehwan and he would do anything for him.

If it meant that his precious would be happy, he would do it instantly. After all, why wouldn't he make any small sacrifices for the person who showed him so much unconditional love and support?

Once the inflammation had calmed down, Aki applied some cream to his abrasions before bandaging his neck with wooly bandages. When he was done playing nurse, he took a shower and proceeded to cuddle with Jaehwan on the sofa.

Playing with Aki's curly hair, his partner just held him close as he twirled a fingertip around a lock of his lover's hair. "Jae, if you need anything, you can just wake me up. Alright?". Jaehwan nodded and allowed Aki to sleep in his arms while thoughts about last night just kept gloating in his head.

'Ugh...why is it so hard to pry myself loose from him?'.

Jaehwan's head was a mess. Everything about Shujin just flowed through his head. He'd been raised on how he should treat him, obey him. He put his arms around Aki, feeling uncomfortable after what happened yesterday.

Just thinking of the way he was choked like that, coerced into sleeping with him. The fact that Shujin just took advantage of him while he couldn't even breathe properly.

Even lying about saying what he said in anger. No, he raped Jaehwan again. Worse than the last time. Choking him with the collar, pulling on it as if it were the reins on his fucking horse. Even after begging for Shujin to stop, the man didn't stop.