"So, tough week, huh?" Jinki spoke compassionately, watching his best friend drink his 3rd beer in a single sip and place the cup firmly on the table, then sigh.

"You bet." Minho replied, dejected, signalling to the waitress to bring him another beer.

"Yah, should a single dad even drink so much? What will Nari say when you come home drunk?" Jinki frowned.

"She's with my mother tonight." He sighed, then started drinking his 4th beer, before Jinki grabbed it from him and finished it himself.

"Instead of drinking it away, spill it out. What happened?"

"I just found out Nari's been getting bullied at school, and I'm feeling horrible for not being able to protect her."

"Bullied?" Jinki's eyes grew large, as he asked his friend to elaborate.

"She didn't even tell me. How the fuck are 2nd graders so mean already?" Minho sighed again and shook his head disapprovingly.

"No way. Since when?"

"Apparently since the first year. Her teacher didn't tell me anything either. I thought enrolling her in a private school would be a good idea. Better education, more people around her to keep her safe... I was wrong." He shook his head again and rubbed his forehead.

"So... what will you do? Will you move her to another school?" Jinki asked, putting his arms on the table and supporting his head with his hands.

"Of course I'll move her to another school. I just don't know where..."

"Hmm. Why don't you try the public school in the area? My cousin's son is enrolled there, and he loves it so far. He's in the 5th grade already. It's also closer to home."

"I don't know... what if she hates it there? What if she gets bullied again and doesn't tell me? God, I kept noticing she was becoming shy and reserved, and couldn't figure out why, and all this time, she's been bullied by her classmates. I still can't believe it."

"Kids can be cruel." Jinki sighed and leaned over the table, touching Minho's shoulder comfortingly.

"It's hard being a single dad to a daughter. Obviously, my mom helps out a lot, but... it would've just been different if she were still here..."

"I know. But Ellie died 8 years ago, Minho. Maybe it's time... you try and let her go and find someone else."

"How could I?" He sighed. "I still love her so much. She's still Nari's mom."

"Of course she is, and that's never going to change. But still, you should try putting yourself out there, and find someone. Date, have casual sex, literally anything at this point."

"Casual sex?" Minho chuckled. "It shocks me to hear you suggest that."

"What are you supposed to do then, die alone?" Jinki scolded him. "Nari also needs a feminine figure around her. She'll grow up to be a woman, eventually."

"She has my mom."

"A younger feminine figure."

"I'm not ready to date anyone." Minho shook his head.

"You're impossible." Jinki scoffed. "Then go to a whore house or something, have sex with someone no strings attached and see if it helps you move on for once."

"What, to a brothel?" Minho asked, amused. "Imagine the headlines if I would. Producer Choi Minho seen entering a brothel. They'd eat me alive."

"Use that new site, then. In the Dark." Jinki shrugged.

"What's that?" Minho tilted his head to the right, furrowing his brows.

"This... website," he gestured around with his hands. "Apparently it costs a lot because it's really private. You submit some personal information and choose someone based on your preferences, and when you meet up with them, you aren't allowed to talk, and the lights are completely off, so neither can see what's going on or who they're having sex with."

"That sounds crazy as fuck."

"Right? That's what I said! But it's a pretty good alternative when there's no risk of others seeing you enter a brothel." Jinki chuckled.

"And you can't even talk?"

"No, because someone could recognise your voice, I think."

"How do you know so much about this site?" Minho raised an accusing eyebrow.

"Oh, my friends use it all the time. Apparently, it's a fun experience."

"What?" Minho gasped. "Who would use such a site?"

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~Minho's POV~

"Who would use such a site?" I asked, but curiosity got the better of me, and I found myself googling inthedark.com at 12AM that very same day.

The site was easy to use and intuitive, you had to pay a fee to become a member, and all your data had to be verified by someone.

It was, as Jinki said, extremely private, and you had to submit a whole lot of documents, from ID card to medical records on your health. Everyone's profile was verified, and they seemed to protect both their clients and their workers.

I created a profile and chose a username. Since it had to be something completely unrelated to my real name, to not give myself away, I picked Charisma, one of the nicknames my closest friends would sometimes use for me.

After my profile's been completed and verified, I received a download link for my phone, and as soon as I opened it, my profile was already connected. A list of models with similar interests came up, and I had to select one. They had pictures of themselves, but their faces were not visible in any of them, to keep everyone's identities private.

I scrolled, and scrolled, and scrolled, and while everyone was gorgeous, wearing sultry lingerie, being fit with a flat stomach and perfect thighs, it still felt like no one was really... special in any way. None of them pricked my interest.

It was then when I noticed that a bit under the Recommended Models list, there was a category called "NEW", written in bright red letters. I clicked on it, and the first model's name caught my eye.

Flame

I chuckled seeing her name and thought of how ironic it would be to pick her, since my full nickname was Flaming Charisma. It felt like we complemented each other, even if it was obviously nothing intentional, as I didn't know who she was, and she didn't know who I was either.

I clicked on her profile and scrolled through her pictures, that looked to be selfies, instead of the professional-looking pictures the other models under "Recommended" had. Her calendar was also empty, which meant she hasn't been booked by anyone yet.

Should I do it?

I was reluctant to press on 'Apply'. We both had to submit a list of expectations and wants, and we both had to agree to the other's terms and conditions for a potential meeting to happen.

After considering it for a little while, I decided that fuck it, I haven't had sex with someone in 8 years, so I booked the next night impulsively and started filling the form.

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CHARISMA – personal form

THINGS I ENJOY: intimacy, scratching my back, holding onto me, kissing/biting (anywhere besides lips), moaning

THINGS I DON'T WANT TO DO: kissing on the lips

CONDOM / NO CONDOM (if you pick the NO CONDOM option, you have to attach a report of a recent medical check-up that ensures you don't have an STD): no condom

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: wear a short skirt

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After filling in the whole form, I clicked on 'APPLY' and waited for a bit.

Flame's form came back pretty quickly. She accepted all my requests, and she also submitted a few of her own.

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FLAME – personal form

THINGS I ENJOY: feeling needed, tenderness, aftercare

THINGS I DON'T WANT TO DO: anal, anything that would leave a mark on my face/arms, anything painful

CONDOM / NO CONDOM: no condom

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: please take a shower beforehand

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Reading carefully, her demands seemed decent enough, so I agreed to her terms as well, and I received a location I had to come to the next day at 12 AM.

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From the outside, the building looked like an apartment complex. I made my way to the front door and typed in the code I've been given, then went to the 3rd floor, to the room number that's been assigned to me. I opened the door which led to a small hallway that was lit by dim lights, which offered access to two other doors. The first door was a bathroom, the second one was the door to the main room, which I found out from the note on it that read: "As soon as you open this door, all the lights will go out. Please make sure you use the bathroom (door on the left) before you head into the main room. Please leave all your electronic devices and any source of light in the locker room. Refusal to do so is a violation of our terms and services and will result in legal consequences. We appreciate your cooperation in order to ensure privacy on both sides. Thank you for using inthedark.com!"

I already took a shower at home, so it felt pointless to take another one now. I put my phone on silent mode and left it in the locker as instructed, and without thinking much, I opened the door to the main room.

Just as the note said, all the lights went out as soon as I pressed on the handle. It was pitch black and simply impossible to see anything.

Now what? I asked myself and let out a soft chuckle.

I kept walking straight, until a sweet scent invaded my nostrils, and I figured out that Flame must've been in the room as well. After a few more steps, my chest bumped into something – her hands, I figured out after touching them.

To say I was nervous would be an understatement.

What am I even supposed to do? Undress her and simply start fucking her? Is she even wearing any clothes?

I did tell her to wear a short skirt.

It was so dark, I couldn't see anything, and the only sounds in the room were the sounds of our breathing.

I grabbed her hands and followed their trail until I got to her shoulders, and I felt her skin get goose bumps. I let my fingers trail down her body and tried to feel her around, to imagine what the clothes she was wearing could look like. Her blouse was made of a soft fabric and had ruffles, and her skirt was, as I requested, short, barely covering her ass. I went on my knees and touched the back of her thighs, trailing my hands down once again, until I reached her feet.

She was wearing high heels, which I helped take off. I wanted to know her real height.

After I stood back up, I hugged her, and she hugged me back. She wasn't tall, and her constitution seemed quite fragile. She seemed like a delicate woman.

We broke our hug, and I pressed my hands on her face, feeling up all her features with my thumbs. Her eyes, her nose, her full lips.

She welcomed everything I did and didn't try to push me away at all, and she even did the same things to me as she started undressing me of my suit.

We were getting to know each other this way; from small, unsure, touches that felt a bit too intimate for me to just seek pleasure from her, and for her to just seek my money.

It was getting too easy to forget that I've essentially hired her for the night, that we're only going to spend 2 hours together.

Maybe it was just because I haven't been intimate with someone in so long. Ever since my wife's death, I haven't touched any other woman. Instead, I just focused on raising our daughter.

Feeling Flame's touches, though, I realised I missed intimacy badly. I liked the way her hands felt on my abs, her lips attached to my neck while she kept moving that damn hand lower, touching my dick through the underwear.

I liked that she respected my wished and didn't try kissing my lips at all. That was the one thing I wanted to save for my late wife, the one thing I wasn't yet ready to do. I convinced myself that sex was different, and the only honest part of me are my lips, and I didn't want them to touch someone I didn't love.

Flame went on her knees and pulled my underwear down, taking my dick into her mouth, and I let out an obscene groan. Her tongue on me felt way too good; the way it swirled circles around my tip while her hand was stroking me made my knees weak. I grabbed the back of her head and gently pushed my length down her throat, making her choke a bit. With my other hand, I caressed her cheek and gently touched her chin, wiping off the spit falling uncontrollably from her mouth as she was deepthroating me.

After a few more seconds, I pushed her head away and helped her stand up, before undressing her of the ruffled blouse and short skirt.

I wondered what colour they were. Not that it mattered.

She grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the bed in the middle of the room, and I pressed my naked body against hers, trailing kisses down her body as I let my hands feel her up. She smelled so good, I felt intoxicated by her scent, and I lost control of myself while exploring her body. Her tits were not too big, but they were full and felt perfect in my hands.

I moved my hands to her waist as I pressed a kiss on her lower abdomen. She opened her legs, giving me access to her pussy, and I started eating her out, keeping her body in place as my tongue moved carefully between her folds.

She moaned, and God, she sounded beautiful.

It didn't take long to make her come. She was a panting mess and her hands found mine on her waist, squeezing them as she let go.

Smiling to myself realising I still got it, even after all these years, I made my way back on top of her and slid inside her with ease. Her hands went around my neck, and she pulled me closer, hugging me tight to her body as I pumped in and out of her.

Her nails were slightly scratching me while she wrapped around me completely, and the whole act felt so intimate, I almost forgot again that she was just a prostitute, and that I was essentially just a stranger to her; no one special.

I released myself inside of her with ease, drunk on all the pleasure her body offered me. What a messed-up thing this was, hiring someone for a couple of hours of love.

I tried not to think of it too much as I slipped out of her and she pulled me closer once more, and I remembered her requests. Feeling needed, tenderness, aftercare. Was she as lonely as me, to request these things?

Since she indulged me, why not do it for her as well? We only had one hour left, anyway. I plopped down next to her and guided her head on my shoulder, caressing her hair while our bodies hugged each other.

It felt nice staying like this, too. It almost made me wish I booked her for the whole night. Maybe we would've gone to sleep together embraced and pretended we were actual lovers that spent their first night together.

Maybe this was just wishful thinking.

~

A few hours after meeting Flame, I received a notification from In the Dark consisting of a review form I had to submit, that would be received by Flame. From the message on the app, she would apparently receive it, and send one back.

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MEETING REVIEW FORM by Charisma

Rate Flame from 1 to 5 (lowest to highest): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Were all your special requirements fulfilled? (Leave empty if not applicable): Yes, Flame respected all my wishes and special requirements.

What did you enjoy? Flame was sweet and I had a great time with her :)

What should be improved? Nothing, everything was perfect.

Would you like to tip Flame? (Any amount you write will automatically be deducted from your Card after submitting this form. Leave empty if you don't wish to tip your host): 200$

Thank you for using our service!

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MEETING REVIEW FORM by Flame

Rate the interaction with the customer from 1 to 5 (lowest to highest): ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Did the customer fulfil your special requirements? Yes, thank you for respecting my wishes

Tip received – 200$: That's very sweet and generous of you. Thank you a lot, Charisma. I had a great time with you as well, and I hope we will meet again. ❤️

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