Junmyeon was impatiently tapping his foot in front of Luhan’s desk and the latter was close to throw something at his best friend and colleague.
“What?!” he finally asked - annoyance was written all over his face when his hand clenched around his pen.
“Why are you running away again?!” As per usual Junmyeon didn’t like to cut around the bush and came straight to his point.
“What do you mean.”
“Don’t act like you don’t know, Sehun and you had been doing great lately so why would you suddenly take on more assignments that keep you caught up at the office for days? Why are you avoiding him?!”
Lightning struck outside of the office having both men freeze in their every move for a second before Luhan cleared his throat,
“I can’t do this.” his voice was a mere whisper and black ink tainted the white paper since he used too much pressure.
“Can’t do what? Be happy for once? From what you have told me, the two of you have been nothing but growing more attached to each other over the last month and Chen even told me that Sehun was calling him all euphorically when you allowed him to sleep over in your bed.”
“What if he grows tired of me?” Luhan’s voice was almost a whisper and Junmyeon released a sigh as he brushed back some strains of hair.
“Is that it? You are scared to get dumped because you realized how much you like him?”
“So what?! I’m tired of being abandoned by people.”
“Luhan you can’t continue to live in the past. You’ll never move on until you’ll allow someone inside your heart again.” Junmyeon was resting one hand on his best friend’s shoulder who had his gaze pinned on his empty document.
“Don’t push someone away who desperately clings onto you.”
Luhan didn’t reply to that just watched how Junmyeon was slowly walking to the door. His friend stopped and threw a final look at him over his shoulder,
“Everyone has a past, Luhan but all of us also have a future. Happiness doesn’t knock onto our doors, we need to find it ourselves.”
When the door closed, Luhan buried his face into his hands. For once his mind seemed to be clear and not a complete mess. Deep down he knew that Junmyeon was right. From the moment he had seen Sehun and brought him home - he had felt himself falling. A free fall where he couldn’t turn around anymore.
The way Sehun would greet him with a bright smile every morning and the way his tail would possessively wrap around Luhan’s waist when they had gone out for grocery shopping had set free little butterflies inside of his stomach.
How many nights had they spent cuddled up next to each other on Luhan’s couch, laughing and watching movies? Luhan missed resting his head against Sehun’s shoulder while the other would play with his fingers.
He also missed Sehun’s encouraging smile and his warmth when he pressed up against him from behind to help him reach a cup out of the cupboard.
Did Sehun miss him as well? He was surely wondering why Luhan had been acting so differently lately at least.
They should probably talk and furthermore Luhan needed to explain his odd behavior to the hybrid. From what he had heard from the shelter, Sehun himself had been through a lot of struggle before he had adopted him. He shouldn’t have left him alone just like that.
Luhan stood up, seeing no point in continuing with this assignment since hís heart and mind were already back home anyways. He bit his bottom lip and cursed the fact that he had forgotten to take the umbrella this morning - why had it been raining non stop this week? It seemed as if the weather was being jinxed!
Nevertheless, Luhan shrugged on his jacket and rushed outside his office, passing by Junmyeon who simply gave him a thumbs up.
He took two steps at a time as he rushed downstairs. His office was about twenty minutes away from where he lived by train so Luhan wouldn’t be completely drenched. That’s at least what he thought as he exited through the front door.
It was pouring down, the sky was pitch dark and thunder was roaring in the distance. The subway stop was about a five minute walk away but that would be enough to have him drenched to his bones.
Luhan clenched his teeth and took a step outside. The rain was embracing him immediately and he felt himself shiver at the coldness.
When he was about to start running to at least reach the desired destination at least a few minutes earlier something was shielding him from the downpour.
As he looked up in confusion he was met by a pair of two green eyes, silver hair and ears and a hand holding a red umbrella over his trembling body.
“S-sehun?” he asked in disbelief and noticed in horror that the other wasn’t even wearing sneakers. His barefoot stood in the middle of a poodle on top of that.
“Junmyeon gave me the address when I called him earlier. I was worried since you forgot your umbrella this morning.” the taller explained calmly.
Luhan tip toed to rest the back of his hand against the other’s forehead - concern was written all over his face,
“You idiot! At least put on some shoes, what if you catch a cold?!”
Sehun smiled at that, hands reaching out to stroke a strand of wet hair out of Luhan’s beautiful face. He laced their fingers then and wrapped his tail around the other to pull him close to his body.
“I’m a hybrid, I don’t get sick this easily.” he pointed out and Luhan was surprised how much body heat Sehun emitted.
There they were, standing under one umbrella, hands locked together watching how the asphalt was turning darker because of the rain. Luhan was silently looking up at Sehun who seemed to understand his unspoken question with just one glimpse.
“Do you remember what I said to you when you came back for me? That I’d do anything to stay by your side? I meant that. If I have to walk for an hour through the rain just to make sure that you have an umbrella for when you get off work - then I will.”
Luhan felt his eyes watering up as he listened to Sehun continue,
“If you’d ask me to carry you home because you are tired to walk - then I would and also if you tell me to wait for you because your heart is not ready to completely let me in yet - then I’ll wait but please,” Sehun paused and turned around to face Luhan this time,
“Please don’t push me away - before you came to the shelter life has been a mix of different shades of black and white. With you it finally became for colorful.”
A single tear was running down Luhan’s cheek and Sehun was quick to wipe it away with his thumb.
“I’m s-sorry Sehun.” Luhan sobbed out but the handsome hybrid just shook his head and gave their hands a tight squeeze.
“Don’t be, let’s go home first.”
They didn’t speak more on their way home but Luhan was clinging onto Sehun’s arm as if his dear life was depending on it. He didn’t care about all the stares he received from the other people who were on the same train as them. When he had been on his way out of his office earlier - the thought of Sehun having left already had haunted him all the way downstairs.
The moment he had been met by green eyes and a soft smile had him realize that Sehun wasn’t going anywhere unless Luhan would send him away.
They reached home after about thirty minutes and Sehun was quick to wrap a warm blanket around Luhan who still looked a little bit like a lost puppy. Sehun sat him down on the couch and waited for him to speak.
The silence that spread between them made him nervous but from the way Luhan’s hand was holding onto his shirt, he could tell that the other was just struggling with his own thoughts.
“I used to date someone in the past. Back then I gave him everything and when he left it felt like I was thrown into a dark hole without an exit in sight. It took me a long time to get back on my feet and I told myself to never experience such pain again.
I didn’t realize though that I have been living like a shut in ever since then.
When I met you though - it hit me like lightning that all this time, instead of protecting myself - I caged myself in the past.”
Sehun sat still just quietly listening to what Luhan had to say. His ears were still a little bit wet from the rain and single drops were dripping down from it onto his lap but he just let them be.
“The night when we shared one bed, it just hit me how much you already mean to me and it scared me. That’s why I have been avoiding you lately and I want to apologize to you.”
The way Luhan peeked up to him through thick eyelashes had Sehun’s breath hitched but he forced himself to stay composed. He tilted his head aside until it was resting on top of Luhan’s, voice soft as he spoke,
“I should be the one apologizing for pushing you too far and invading your personal space even though I felt how you weren’t fully ready yet. The thing about us hybrids is - when we commit to someone - we do it for a life time.”
He took the towel and scooted backwards to dry Luhan’s hair with it, “To be honest, Junmyeon has already told me about your past - not in detail - but enough for me to understand why you were keeping a safe distance. All I can promise you is that I won’t hurt you and since you chose me that day at the shelter, I felt bonded to you and always will.”
Luhan felt so overwhelmed all he could do was hold onto Sehun’s shirt tighter and pull him closer - he only stopped when their lips were only a few inches away from each other,
“Thank you” he mouthed before Sehun took the initiative to close the last gap between them.
It was a sweet and gentle first kiss - only two pair of lips brushing against each other but to Luhan it felt like warm rays of sunshine after years of rain. Sehun’s hands where soothingly brushing up and down his sides.
Their noses brushed against one another and Sehun grinned widely when Luhan’s cheeks turned dark red. They stayed with their limbs entangled, exchanging soft kisses and comforting touches.
At one point they fell asleep like this and didn’t rise until the sun was already high up in the sky. Rays of light was tickling Sehun’s nose when he cracked one eye open. Luhan was draped over his chest, still fast asleep. He looked so fragile yet beautiful in the morning light and Sehun, for the first time in his life was glad that he wasn’t like other cat hybrids.
He would protect his owner even if he had to chase him down to the other end of the world if he’d try to run away again.
~*~
Another month passed. Junmyeon had dropped off Chen for the afternoon and he was currently cheerfully singing along to one of the pop songs that was playing on the radio while helping Luhan to decorate their freshly baked cupcakes. They had sent Sehun out to get some milk from the convenience store close by.
Chen was applying some sugar sprinkles and icing to his cupcake as he bluntly asked,
“Have you done it yet?”
Luhan dropped his spoon and stumbled over his own feet, dumbly ending up on his butt while gaping at Chen like goldfish. The cat hybrid hid his chuckle with both hands, brown ears twitching in the same rhythm.
“Why are you so surprised? It’s not like I’m a little child.” Chen pointed out as he reached for the heart shaped sprinkles and scattered them all over the blueberry muffin.
“I just didn’t see such a personal question coming.” Luhan defended himself and he was scandalized to see the cheeky hybrid roll his eyes at that.
To be completely honest he’d really take Chen for a teenager and was shocked when Junmyeon told him that Chen was only two years younger than Sehun which made him only three years younger than Luhan himself.
“You know, hybrids can go on heat if they stop taking their medications and I’m pretty sure Sehun has ran out by now.” the hybrid continued as he scattered dark chocolate sprinkles over a cheesecake flavored muffin.
“A-and t-that means?” Luhan felt heat rising in his cheeks and he had to hold himself back from looking strangely at the scoffing hybrid who was now skeptically raising an eyebrow at him,
“Are you really expecting ME to explain to YOU what heat means?”
“No but I - “
The conversation ended as they caught the sound of the key being turned inside the log. Seconds later Sehun paced in and set down a plastic bag with three different kinds of milk. Luhan shook his head to get certain images off his mind and approached the table, tongue poking out at the sight of normal milk, banana and strawberry milk.
Sehun’s sheepish smile and cheeky tail playfully slapping his butt had Luhan poking the hybrid’s chest as a warning,
“Lucky you that your friend is over, otherwise I’d have to scold you for spending my money on three different kinds of milk.”
“But I don’t drink any other milk than the strawberry one.” Chen crossed his arms in front of his chest, tail sassily swaying from side to side.
“Junmyeon must spoil you A LOT - look at that attitude Sehun!” Luhan flailed his arms while Sehun just released a low chuckled before snaking his arms around the other’s waist and pulling him flush against his chest.
“Sorry for the trouble.” he hummed against Luhan’s neck before placing a soft kiss behind his ear which had the later shiver.
It wasn’t for another two hours until Junmyeon came to pick up an icing and sprinkles covered Chen so that they could go home.
When the door fell shut, Luhan turned on his heels, grabbed Sehun’s hand and dragged the hybrid who was completely taken by surprise into the living room.
Luhan’s face was flushed and he nervously fiddled with the hem of his shirt,
“Y-you know that it would be okay if you’d want to take our relationship a step further, right?” those words just randomly stumbled out of his mouth and threw Sehun in a fit of laughter.
“...why are you suddenly bringing this up?” he cupped his boyfriend’s cheeks who was currently pouting at him and pecked him affectionately on the lips.
“Chen told me about your on heat thing.” he blurted out and Sehun tensed for a second before pinching the other’s nose.
“I can control my urges - don't worry.”
He walked over to the kitchen and started munching on one of the chocolate muffins, licking off the single crumbles off his fingers and Luhan thought that maybe - just maybe Sehun’s urges weren’t the problems here. Sehun’s tongue licking over his long, slender fingers had a heatwave shot right into Luhan’s lower regions.
“I-I need to use the restroom - n-no actually I’m taking a nap.” Luhan stuttered out before somehow waddling into his bedroom and letting himself fall onto the sheets face first.
His chest was rising and falling quickly. His erection was straining against his blue jeans, he couldn’t remember the last time he had felt this horny.
Shortly after he felt the mattress dip and a warm body was pressing up against him. Warm lips brushed over his neck up to his ear,
“...I can smell your arousal all the way from the kitchen.” Sehun’s chuckle was mocking and Luhan was ready to smack the cocky smirk out of the other’s face when a slick tongue was trailing over the shell of his ear.
A low moan slipped past his lips as he felt how Sehun was grinding down on him, his own erection pushing against his ass.
“S-sehun.” he gasped but the other didn’t stop but continued rubbing himself all over him.
Sehun drew back only to flip Luhan around, gazing over his flushed cheeks and lust filled eyes that had him licking his lips in anticipation. He leaned in and brought their lips together. His tongue flicked over the other’s bottom lip, silently asking for entrance which Luhan granted him hungrily.
Teeth clashed and tongues entwined in a tough battle for dominance. Sehun had settled between Luhan’s legs - both men moaning when there arousal brushed against each other as they deepened their heated kiss.
Clothes were shed and Luhan’s body was burning up when he came in contact with Sehun’s bare chest.
The hybrid purred in pure bliss, lips traveling over Luhan’s milky skin, soon embracing one of his rosy buds in his wet mouth. The later’s back arched off the bed, hands fisting inside Sehun’s hair as he tossed his head from side to side.
Sehun smiled at the way his lover became so undone under his ministrations.
Darting his tongue out, he left a wet path down to Luhan’s belly button, shortly dipping in before slipping even lower until he took all of his lover in his mouth.
Luhan mewled when Sehun applied a kitten like lick to his proudly standing member. Those sinful lips felt like heaven around his cock and Sehun had to get a tight grip on his hips for Luhan to not buck up into the slick cave.
“A-ah m-more…” he found himself moaning.
Sehun groaned around his length - the vibration sending pleasuring waves through his whole body. Luhan’s legs were spread wide open and his mouth was wide open as he tried to push up but Sehun’s iron grip kept him down. He mewled in desperation which made Sehun chuckle around him.
Luhan’s head fell back and a silent scream left his mouth when one, slick finger was pushed inside his tight hole. He withered underneath Sehun who slowly started to move the digit in and out of him. Sehun’s tongue flicked around Luhan’s sensitive tip as he pushed in a second finger carefully scissoring the petite male open.
Sehun was careful not to hurt the other so with a loud pop - he let go of Luhan’s erection and claimed his lips again. Luhan threw his arms around Sehun’s neck pushing his hips against Sehun’s long fingers.
“I’m r-ready - just get inside me.” he urged against Sehun’s lips who locked their eyes in an intense stare. When he couldn’t find anything else besides trust and lust then he slowly guided his erection inside the other.
“So tight.” Sehun choked out when he was completely seated inside Luhan’s warm hole.
He moved cautiously, waiting for Luhan to fully adjust to his size. The later was a whimpering mess underneath him. Sehun could feel Luhan’s nail leaving red, angry marks all over his back as his thrusts became more powerful. Sehun’s tail was wrapped around Luhan’s thigh, keeping it spread open.
They rocked the bed in a steady rhythm and Sehun couldn’t stop himself from marking and kissing every single inch of Luhan’s body.
“I love you.” the words just slipped his lips and for a moment he panicked - ready to apologize for what he just said but to his surprise Luhan’s grip around his neck tightened and he was pulled in for a long, affectionate kiss,
“I love you too.” Luhan whispered and his cheeks were tainted in red. He looked so beautiful and Sehun couldn’t believe that the other was his to keep.
Luhan wrapped his legs around Sehun’s hips which allowed the other to thrust even deeper and brush against the other’s sweet spot over and over again. Luhan was mewling against his lips and pushed his hips up to meet Sehun’s thrusts.
Their bodies were one but so were their hearts. Sehun breathed heavily resting his forehead against Luhan’s. He felt so overwhelmed by emotions and Luhan’s mere presence had his body shudder with excitement.
Both reached their orgasm with the other’s name on the lips. When they slowly came down from their highs they didn’t bother to untangle from each other but stayed close just listening to the other’s steady breathing.
Sehun traced his index finger over Luhan’s cheek, before placing a soft peck on top of Luhan’s nose - finding it endearing how it crinkled in the progress.
“You said you’d do anything for me….right?”
Luhan suddenly broke the silence and nuzzled his face in the crook of Sehun’s neck who just hummed to affirm the question.
“Then please stay by my side forever. Don’t go anywhere where I can’t follow you to.”
That sentence filled Sehun with warmth and he kissed Luhan’s head, embracing him tightly,
“I won’t - I’ll always be here - right beside you.”
They stayed in bed for the rest of the day enjoying the rays of sunlight that was brushing over the bare bodies.
There was not a single cloud in the sky - no trace of rain any time soon.