Pink Flavor Omega

#31

“Ahem, just a moment.”

Jaeha pushed Eunhong away and headed to the bathroom. As he disappeared with quick strides, Eunhong, momentarily dazed, scurried after him. The door slammed shut right in front of him.

“Hey, sorry. I still don’t know much about this.”

The sound of running water could be heard, and Jaeha remained silent.

“I’m sorry, Jaeha.”

Standing at the sink with the water running, Jaeha felt like dying from self-loathing. He wasn’t a child anymore, yet he was getting aroused by such a small thing… It was as if his body had reset, reverting to when he first manifested at sixteen, making all those years of self-control seem meaningless. Moreover, Eunhong, oblivious, continued to linger outside the bathroom.

“I get it, so please… go away for a bit… please…”

It was time for some serious discipline, both for Eunhong’s pheromones and for his own body.

When Jaeha didn’t come out of the bathroom for a long time, Eunhong awkwardly paced around the living room. As he was doing this, he suddenly heard a ringing sound. He hadn’t realized his phone in the room had been ringing for a while. He rushed to answer it, and it happened to be a video call.

“Oh? Hello?”

“Oh! He answered! He answered!”

It was Seo Heeseung. She seemed excited, even though the video frame was breaking up due to her fuss.

“Team leader Ban! Are you very sick? Do we really not need to visit you?”

“Woohyun doesn’t know anything either! And Shim AD says he doesn’t know anything! What’s going on? It’s not a serious illness, is it?”

“Ah, move aside! Your head is huge!”

Kim Jieun and Gil Dong-wook were causing a commotion trying to squeeze their faces into the frame. Their voices were breaking up and it was hard to hear what they were saying. The seemingly insane atmosphere was clearly conveyed, and Eunhong somehow found himself smiling.

“I’m fine. You don’t need to visit me.”

The screen suddenly turned, and Yoo Junseok appeared. Looking at the surroundings, it seemed like they were in the cafeteria. They all seemed to have just finished lunch.

“No, your complexion is glowing. What’s this? Did Ban Part lie to us, which is unlike him?”

“Eek! What’s that background? Isn’t that a hotel? You went on a trip!”

“Wow, he said he was sick! But he went on an overseas trip.”

“Are you stupid? The roaming didn’t work.”

Eunhong finally burst out laughing. Although he was mentally scattered, the cheerful atmosphere was contagious.

“This is… a friend’s house. Um… I’ll be better after some rest. Sorry for making you worry. I’ll buy drinks when we’re back after the New Year’s holiday.”

Following Jaeha’s advice to be cautious about trait-related statements, Eunhong had no intention of revealing anything to anyone for the time being. Since Shim AD had also agreed on this, Eunhong had no choice but to lie to his team members. As he was awkwardly forcing a smile, Seo Heeseung suddenly made a dolphin-like sound.

“It’s the boyfriend! It’s Team Leader Ban’s boyfriend! Right?”

Just as Eunhong was narrowing his eyes, wondering what she meant, Jaeha, who had silently approached from behind, stepped into the frame. He whispered softly near Eunhong’s ear, “What’s going on?”

“Kyaa! It is! Hello! I’m Seo Heeseung, Team Leader Ban’s loyal subordinate!”

“Hello! I’m Kim Jieun! Please take good care of our team leader!”

Eunhong was so flustered that he tried to end the call. His fingers kept missing the red circle as he tried to press it, and Jaeha turned to look at Eunhong with raised eyebrows. You told people…

“Did you… tell them I’m your boyfriend?”

Jaeha tilted his head slightly.

“Tell me, did you say I was your boyfriend?”

As Eunhong threw the phone and ran to the kitchen, Jaeha persistently followed him. His face was full of playful smiles. Seeing that expression made Eunhong even more embarrassed, and he turned his head to avoid eye contact.

“Bunhong, I’m asking you.”

“…What?”

“Hmm? Did you say I was your boyfriend?”

Jaeha bit his lower lip, trying to hold back his laughter. As Eunhong became flustered, his pheromones burst forth. The scent left traces like footprints along his walking path. Jaeha wanted to hug him tightly and burst him.

“Hmm? Bunhong?”

“Let’s just eat.”

Eunhong said, grinding his molars. His face, trying hard to smile, twisted into a strange shape. It was a random excuse to avoid the situation, but he didn’t expect it to explode in front of the person involved. He was so embarrassed he didn’t know what to do with himself. Jaeha, oblivious to Eunhong’s feelings, kept grinning. Finally, Eunhong stomped his foot.

“Ah, just let it go! Really!”

Jaeha, smiling, pushed the whining Eunhong to sit at the dining table. He took out the side dishes that Mrs. Ham had prepared and left, reheated the soup he had made, and set it in front of Eunhong. As he went back and forth between the kitchen and the table once, twice, he chuckled every time his gaze met Eunhong’s. Unable to bear the ticklish gaze any longer, Eunhong shouted with a sour expression.

“What is it? Really!”

Jaeha sat across from Eunhong, his eyes creasing into a full smile. He picked up his chopsticks and locked eyes intensely with Eunhong.

“Let’s eat, honey.”

“Ugh. You crazy…”

Lee Jaeha, like a shepherd, never lets go once he bites. Eunhong wanted to cry with the spoon in his mouth.

Nevertheless, the soup Jaeha made was really delicious. Even though Eunhong had just woken up, he cleaned out his rice bowl. He even had two bowls of soup. Jaeha, who had been watching contentedly, began to take out medications as Eunhong patted his stomach.

Pills started piling up on a small plate.

Eunhong didn’t think much of it when Jaeha took out the pheromone control supplement prescribed at the hospital, but as more pills were added one by one, he started to frown slightly.

Starting with a multivitamin, pills of all colors were added one by one. Zinc, magnesium, iron… At this rate, it seemed like the periodic table of elements. Eunhong rolled his eyes.

“Are you taking all of these out for me to eat?”

“Mm-hmm, of course. They’re all for you. You’re a bit weak. Fainting easily, not being able to endure…”

“What couldn’t I endure?”

Since yesterday, Eunhong had felt that Jaeha was occasionally saying things he couldn’t understand. Eunhong tilted his head and fiddled with the pills with his finger. Jaeha, while organizing the large and small pill bottles, muttered, “Anyway, there’s something like that-” and sat down again after clearing the table.

While waiting for 30 minutes after the meal, the scent of tea Jaeha was brewing wafted over the table. The pheromone medication that needed to be taken twice a day, morning and evening, was supposed to be taken at consistent times, but it was a bit late since Eunhong had overslept.

Jaeha was somewhat excited due to the pheromones flowing out with each of Eunhong’s breaths. Even brewing strong-scented tea to try to suppress Eunhong’s pheromones was of no use. An omega’s pheromones excite an alpha. It was even more so when it was from someone they liked.

Jaeha fiddled with his heating earlobes. He craved a cigarette badly. But with such a strong scent, even smoking ten cigarettes in a row wouldn’t help. Really, Eunhong’s scent… Jaeha let out a faint sigh.

“Honey. I’m having a bit of a hard time.”

“I’m really going to hit you.”

Eunhong bared his teeth and made a fierce expression. But a rabbit is still a rabbit no matter how angry it gets… Every time Eunhong’s voice became agitated, small flower-like pheromones seemed to pour out and cling to him. Jaeha covered his mouth with the back of his hand and laughed. His chest felt ticklish. He had been salivating for a while now, but he thought he shouldn’t stimulate Eunhong any further.

“Bunhong, normally, 2-star trait bearers who manifest at a young age control their pheromones as naturally as breathing…”

Eunhong looked at Jaeha, who was speaking in a rather serious tone, with round eyes.

“You’re still inexperienced, so you must take the medicine for now. Without the medicine, it’ll be difficult to perfectly hide that you’ve manifested. Especially alphas will notice easily. The sensitive ones even more so.”

“Mm-hmm.”

“You must absolutely not reveal that you’re an extreme dominant.”

“Yeah, I know. I won’t tell. Why would I tell anyone?”

“Good boy.”

Jaeha’s nape turned a faint red as he patted Eunhong’s head. Even a single touch required great resolve. Right now, Eunhong was too stimulating for Jaeha.

After eating, drinking tea, and taking medicine, the afternoon became idle. Eunhong stopped Jaeha, who was taking out a game console to play with him in earnest. Apart from the unexpected vacation due to his manifestation, there were things he needed to do, and he was worried about Woohyun, who didn’t know anything, and the house that had been left empty for so long.

“I should go home.”

“Why?”

Jaeha asked with a sharp expression.

“That bastard An Woohyun doesn’t even know whether you’re sleeping at home or outside. He doesn’t care. You took sick leave, but he hasn’t even called once.”

“…That’s true, but…”

“Eunhong, don’t you know the word ‘cut ties’?”

He only called him by his proper name when he was being serious. Eunhong pouted. Jaeha added in a seemingly stern voice.

“Even I cut my losses on hopeless stocks, why are you holding on?”

“His mother is worried too… Anyway, I have work to do.”

Even though Eunhong spoke as if making excuses, Jaeha didn’t relax his stern expression. Eunhong knew that he strongly disapproved. If it were up to him, Eunhong also desperately wanted to clear out the house. But how could he cut ties so abruptly? Just the matters involving Woohyun’s mother and his own family were too concerning. Eunhong bit his lip in frustration.

“Do your work at my house.”

“Jaeha…”

“Tell An Woohyun you can’t come for a while. Whatever he says, you can’t go. You can’t even control your pheromones yet and your body is worn out. Don’t be so stubborn.”

It was an unusually strong tone for Jaeha, who usually didn’t try to control Eunhong. With his arms crossed, he seemed determined, so Eunhong just listened silently. There was nothing to refute as it wasn’t wrong.