<Choi Mansion>

"Alright, thanks for this important information, Dr. Yoon." Joshua nodded, "This can be the turning point of an already closed case."

"The actual case starts from where it has been closed." Woozi intervened.

"That's true." Jeonghan stated, "There's a lot more going on. And our first priority is to stay cautious. We can't let anyone know that we're trying to come up with something.

We just have to act like we've agreed to be their puppets, no matter what."

"Mr. Kwon, you can act go despise us as well." Joshua suggested.

"True, because you are shown to be siding with Mr. Choi. A sudden change in your behaviour would raise suspicions." Woozi added.

"Right- Right? Right, my foot!" Hoshi yelled, "You all don't even know the truth."

The other three males frowned at the unexpected outburst of him.

"No one is working for actual justice here." Hoshi blamed, "You all are just being puppets of money and power. I don't even want to talk to you guys."

He stomped out of the meeting room. As everyone's gaze followed him, they saw Areum standing at the door.

The other sighed in relief as Hoshi had smoothly acted out his part.

"Sorry for him, guys." Areum stepped forward, "He's just like that. Crazy."

"Dr. Lee, please-" Jeonghan gestured.

Woozi nodded as he walked out of the cabin and followed Hoshi.

"Mr. Kwon!" Woozi called from behind as both of them were at a secluded hallway.

Hoshi looked around for a moment, rolling his eyes as he saw a staff member working close enough, "I don't want to talk to any of you."

"Okay okay we won't." Woozi understood the situation as he let the older go away.

He turned around to walk back as he received a text.

Kwon Hoshi
Meet me at the Heaven's Cloud Cafeteria.

Woozi cleared his throat. He went to interact with Jeonghan and Joshua for a while and left shortly.

Soon enough, he reach the destination and found Hoshi already sitting on a table.

Woozi scooted there and took a seat in front of him, "First of all, thankyou Mr. Kwon, for seeing her on time."

"No worries, Dr. Lee." Hoshi nodded.

"I didn't know we had to be that cautious there." Woozi frowned.

"You've to be, Dr. Lee." Hoshi sighed, "I wish I knew what's exactly going on in there. No one does. But you just have to be really careful there, no matter what."

Woozi nodded, a deep frown etched on his face. "That place is... something else, isn't it?" he murmured.

He paused, his gaze on Hoshi. "You said no one knows. But you have some suspicions, right? Or else you wouldn't be this worried."

"That won't lead you anywhere because I don't have a single hint." Hoshi scoffed, "All I know is that something is really very wrong there.

They're doing something which is beyond unethical and Seungcheol hyung is being played dirty in all of this. He's genuinely innocent."

He sat up straighter, listening intently to Hoshi's words. "Innocent?" He echoed, "But the evidence..."

He paused, his mind already running through the possibility that the accused was innocent. "How sure are you of this, Mr. Kwon?"

"Hundred percent." Hoshi sternly stated, "And about the evidences, it's as easy as snapping fingers for them. Everything is planned so finely that you can't do anything even after know it all.

As Dr. Yoon is being ordered to live there as a captive because he tried to go against them. I believe him. They can totally do that."

Woozi sighed, running a hand through his hair. "This is... far more complicated than I thought."

He leaned forward, his eyes meeting Hoshi's. "If everything is planned that perfectly, how do we prove the truth then?"

"That's what I'm failing to do since months." Hoshu looked down, "You might know how the two advocates disappeared suddenly who had taken up this case before it had closed.

And later it was declared that both of them had fledged from the country because they were possible drug dealers?

Wrong. I bet they got to know something and were planning to go against it but got trapped. I don't even know if they must he alive anymore or not.

No matter how many evidences you gather Dr. Lee, nothing will change. Their money and power is something else."

He could see the frustration and despair in Hoshi's eyes as he spoke. It was clear that he had been fighting a losing battle for quite some time.

"That's... horrifying." He murmured, the gravity of the situation sinking in. "No wonder Mr. Choi has been through hell."

Hoshi looked down, almost at the verge of tearing up, "Hell is still better than what he is going through. I- he's my best friend, almost a brother. I hate myself because I can't do anything for him."

Woozi reached out and placed a comforting hand on Hoshi's shoulder. "Hey, it's not your fault. You're doing everything you can."

He paused, his gaze serious but compassionate. "But we can't give up or lose hope. There has to be a way to expose the truth."

Hoshi's eyes widened for a moment at the unexpected gesture, "I- I hope so." He cleared his throat, "And I wish that too."

Woozi gave Hoshi's shoulder a gentle squeeze, not wanting to overstep any boundaries yet knowing just how much the other man needed that small gesture.

"We'll find a way," He said firmly, his voice filled with determination. "We'll expose the truth and bring justice for Mr. Choi."

Hoshi nodded slowly, "Just don't get yourself in any major trouble. I request you Dr. Lee, just don't."

Woozi chuckled humorlessly, a wry smile appearing on his face. "A little late for that advice, don't you think? I've already landed myself in the middle of this mess."

Hoshi retorted with a grin, "I'm with you."

Woozi let out a soft snort, "Oh, great. The comfort of being in danger together. How reassuring." he responded sarcastically.

"Back to your tough self, aren't you, doctor?" Hoshi raised a brow.

Woozi rolled his eyes, a hint of a smile playing on his lips. "Tough or not, I can handle myself."

He leaned back, a hint of challenge in his eyes. "Just make sure you keep up, Mr. Kwon."

"Oh, I love challenges." Hoshi winked, "Specially the adorable yet insufferable ones."

Woozi arched an eyebrow at the comment, a mix of confusion and annoyance on his face. "Adorable and insufferable? That's an interesting combination."

He tried to hide the slight redness creeping up his cheeks. "And who are you calling adorable, exactly?"

"I think that person already blushed." Hoshi laughed lightly.

"Yeah? Shut up." Woozi sharpened his gaze.

Hoshi chuckled as he did a gesture of sealing his lips.

"Better." Woozi remarked.

Jeonghan pushed open the door of Seungcheol's room and closed it shut behind himself while walking in.

Seungcheol was sitting on the bed, his right hand cuffed as usual while he was shirtless, with the bandages all over his torso.

Seungcheol stretched his arms as his gaze followed the younger's movements with a small grin, "Back to work, doctor?"

Jeonghan crossed his arms as he looked at the older, "Yes, back to work. I'll need to re-apply the bandages. Try to behave and stay still."

"Behave?" Seungcheol raised a brow, "What did I do for you to warn me like this hmm?"

Jeonghan rolled his eyes at the older's attempt to play innocent. He knew the older was just trying to get a reaction, and it was working.

He tried to keep his voice steady as he walked closer to the bed, "You know what you did. You were being annoying, as usual."

He reached out, his hands beginning to unwrap the older's bandages, his touch careful and gentle.

"Annoying? I wasn't even doing anything." Seungcheol looked at him, letting him do his work.

Jeonghan couldn't help but scoff, his voice a bit exasperated.

"Oh really? You weren't doing anything? You're always doing something, even if it's just sitting there and being insufferable."

He continued unwrapping the bandages, his touch still light and gentle. He could feel the older's gaze on him again, his skin prickling with awareness.

"What else am I supposed to do, doctor?" Seungcheol made his voice intentionally sweet and whiny, "Tell me."

Jeonghan rolled his eyes as the older's voice went sweet and whiny. He knew the older was doing it on purpose, to get a reaction out of him.

He couldn't help but feel a small flutter in his stomach, the older's tone making his heart skip a beat. But he pushed those feelings aside and focused on his task.

"How about being cooperative for once?" he retorted, his voice a bit harsher than he intended.

Seungcheol chuckled, "That I am." He leaned forward to the younger's face, "See, I'm letting you feel my skin against your hands. Isn't that a bit too cooperative?"

Jeonghan swallowed hard as he tried to focus on the task at hand, his eyes avoiding the older's gaze, "T-that's- that's hardly cooperative. You just don't have a choice."

"Thanks for the challenge." Seungcheol snaked his free arm around the younger's waist and pulled him closer with a jerk, "I do have a choice, a lot of them, to be honest."

Jeonghan's hands instinctively grabbed the older's shoulders to steady himself.

He could feel the older's bare chest against his hands, the heat and firmness making his heart race and his cheeks flush a deep red.

He let out a shaky breath, his voice shaky, "What are you even doing?"

"I'm trying to make one thing very clear." Seungcheol whispered while tightening his grip, "Earlier I was trying to push you away and leave all this, for your own good. But now, I want you here, no matter what.

Remember one thing Jeonghan, you've given me your words and now you don't have a choice but to stay."

"What do you mean?" Jeonghan asked, his voice barely a whisper.

He swallowed hard, trying to regain some composure, "Why are you saying this all of a sudden? What has changed?"

"Nothing changed." Seungcheol replied, pulling the younger's face closer to his own, "You made me open up to you, brought my most vulnerable side to yourself, dominated my facade with your promises.

Now, I won't let you go anywhere. You said you care for me? Then you do. You always will. That's all I know."

Jeonghan's chest tightened as the older's words sank in.

The raw honesty in the older's voice, the intensity behind his words...

It made his heart flutter.

He wanted to pull away, to deny the feelings he was starting to feel, but the older's grip was firm, their faces mere inches apart.

His words came out in a shaky whisper, "I do care for you. You know I do."

"Exactly." Seungcheol nodded, "You won't back away, right? No matter what? You won't play me like everyone else, right? Say yes, please."

Jeonghan swallowed hard, his mind swirling with emotions. The older's words, his intense gaze, the vulnerability in his voice...It was all too much.

But in that moment, he knew the older needed reassurance, needed to hear the words he was asking for.

He took a shaky breath, his voice trembling slightly but steady at the same time, "I won't. I won't back away. I won't play you. I promise."

Seungcheol clenched his jaw as his fist tightened on the younger's shirt and his eyes held back a few tears, "Never ever?"

Jeonghan reached out, hisfingers hesitating for a moment before gently cupping the older's face, "Never ever. I promise."

Seungcheol leaned in to nuzzle his face against the younger's chest, the chain of his cuffs rumbled as he brought his other hand as well to hold Jeonghan's waist tightly.

Jeonghan let out a shaky breath, his own hands finding their way to the older's shoulders, his fingers gently rubbing comforting circles on the bare skin.

Seungcheol gladly accepted the soothing gestured as he closed his eyes while leaning more into the younger's chest.

Seungcheol backed away for a moment, holding the younger's wrist, "Sit." He patted on the bed beside himself.

Jeonghan nodded a she slowly sat beside the older.

Seungcheol found his waist again, clutching it tightly with both of his arms while he nuzzled his face into the younger's neck.

Jeonghan's breath hitched, a small part of him knew this was crossing a line, that he should step away, but the rest of him was lost in the moment, overwhelmed by the older's touch and the feelings it stirred within him.

Seungcheol leaned closer as his breath grazed over the younger's bare skin of the neck, "Can you provide me this warmth whenever I need?"

The older's question was so simple yet laced with vulnerability, it tugged at Jeonghan's heartstrings. A part of him wanted to reassure the older, to provide the comfort he was seeking.

He took a shaky breath, his voice soft and a little hesitant, "Whenever you need."

Seungcheol pressed his face deeply into the younger's neck, "Sure?"

"Yes, sure." Jeonghan retorted.

Seungcheol's lips ghosted over the younger's neck and earlobe, sniffling slowly as if he was trying to remember every inch of him to keep his remains whenever he won't be close.

Jeonghan felt a shiver run down his spine as the older's lips traced over his neck and earlobe, the sensation making his skin tingle.

The sudden intimacy of the gesture was overwhelming, the older's touch soft yet possessive at the same time.

He closed his eyes, his heart racing, as he tilted his head to give the older more access to his sensitive skin.

Soon enough, the Seungcheol's gestures became bolder. His lips pressed firmly against Jeonghan's skin as his tongue swirled over the spots.

Jeonghan let out a soft gasp as the older's lips pressed more firmly against his skin, the gentle suction making his head spin.

His skin felt like it was on fire as the older's tongue traced over sensitive spots, a small shiver running through him as the older hit a particularly sensitive place on the side of his neck.

Seungcheol tightened his grip on the younger's waist as he continued to devour his neck with an intensity which felt like he was starving for the proximity of this particular person since a long time.

It took Jeonghan a moment to find his voice, the onslaught of sensations causing his mind to spin.

He managed to gasp out a response, his voice coming out breathless and shaky, "Seungcheol- what are you- doing?"

"I know I shouldn't." Seungcheol's voice came out to be muffled as his face remained dipped in the younger's neck, "But I can't stop myself. I'm that desperate for some affection. Just push me away Jeonghan, before I lose my mind completely to you."

Jeonghan's heart ached at the raw vulnerability in the older's voice, the desperation seeping through.

Even though a part of him knew he should push the older away, stop whatever was happening between them, he couldn't bring himself to do it.

The connection between them, the way the older was clutching him, it felt too good, too right.

He reached up, his fingers threading through the older's hair, his voice soft and laced with surrender, "I- I can't-"

Seungcheol pressed him against the headboard as he moved to the other side of his neck, "You have to."

Jeonghan's breath hitched as the older pushed him against the headboard, their bodies now pressed even closer together.

The older's lips continued their assault on his neck, each touch making his mind fog over with pleasure.

His voice came out as a pleading whisper, "Seungcheol- please- stop-"

Seungcheol squeezed his eyes shut, unable to pull back, his lips still grazing over the younger's neck. His hands trembled slightly as he wanted to back away but he just couldn't, "Push me away."

Jeonghan groaned as the older continued to kiss and suck on his neck, the pleasure mixing with a hint of pain.

His body was torn, a part of him wanting to push the older away for his own sake, to put an end to this sinful yet addictive situation.

But his heart was another thing, it was crying out for the older, wanting him even closer, wanting more of those devastating kisses.

His voice was shaky, a hint of desperation in it, "Seungche-ahhh- please-"

"Not like this." Seungcheol kept devouring the younger's bare skin of his neck, "Don't try to be polite or gentle. That won't stop me."

Jeonghan finally summoned up the strength to push the older away, his hands pressing against the older's chest in a firm but gentle way.

His heart ached as he saw the raw desperation in the older's eyes, the way he was literally aching for Jeonghan's touch.

He tried to ignore the way his own body was thrumming with need, and kept his voice steady, "You need to stop Seungcheol- please-"

Seungcheol's back fell against the bed as his gaze landed on the younger. His eyes looked terrifying and predatory, filled with desire but loads of vulnerability that remained masked behind the desperation.

Jeonghan's breath caught in his throat at the older's intense gaze.

The mixture of desire and vulnerability in his eyes was almost too much to handle. It made Jeonghan want to give in, to let himself be devoured by the older.

But he had to keep himself together, had to remember this was wrong.

He scooted backwards a bit, putting some distance between them. His voice was low and firm, a hint of warning in it, "Seungcheol- you need to get a hold of yourself."

"I wish I could." Seungcheol growled, "Leave. Come back after an hour or something but just leave for now. Go away before I become a danger to you."

Jeonghan scrunched his brows in confusion but instinctively stood up to leave. He had almost reached the door when he heard the rumbling of the metal chain of Seungcheol's cuffs.

Jeonghan turned around to witness Seungcheol standing with a deadly smirk on his face, his usual demeanor long lost. It looked like he was almost possessed by a demon.

"Where are you going, doctor?" Seungcheol grunged with a sadistic grin, "Won't stay to help me?"

Jeonghan froze as he saw the transformation in the older's demeanor. The vulnerable, desperate look was now replaced by something more sinister. His smirk was predatory, his eyes almost feral.

Jeonghan instinctively took a step backwards, his heart racing a mile a minute.

He forced himself to keep his voice steady, "Seungcheol- what's gotten into you? Calm down."

Seungcheol stepped forward, steadily. Each of his step screamed nothing but danger.

He grabbed the younger's wrist with his free hand and pulled him closer forcefully.

This touch was way more different than his usual soft and gentle ones, "C'mon doctor, you need to help me out."

Jeonghan swallowed hard, his voice coming out as a shaky whisper, "Seungcheol...you're hurting me..."

"Do I look like I care?" Seungcheol pushed him against the wall, trapping him with his free as well as cuffed arm, "Ay look at you, so tempting and desirable."

Jeonghan winced as his body hit the wall, the breath knocked out of him for a moment.

He was pinned in place, his body pressed against the hard wall, the older's body so close it almost hurt.

The desire in the older's voice sent chills down his spine, the hint of danger in it making him shiver.

Jeonghan forced out a shaky whisper, "Seungcheol...this isn't you...please..."

"This is me. The real Choi Seungcheol." He gripped the younger's chin, his thumb grazing against the younger's lower lip, "And it will be fun to have you on my bed."

Jeonghan's breath came out in short gasps as he tried to find his voice, "Seungcheol...this is not what you want...please snap out of it..."

Seungcheol laughed in a sinister tone, a tone which Jeonghan had never heard before, "C'mon doctor, don't be a stubborn fuck. I know what you're here for and I'm gladly giving that to you."

Jeonghan felt a pit form in his stomach at the elder's sinister tone. This wasn't the Seungcheol he knew, this wasn't the man he had grown to care for.

He swallowed hard, his voice coming out as a shaky whisper, "I'm here to help you...not for this..."

"Shut up doctor." Seungcheol pulled him closer, forcefully, "We'll do what I say. And right now, you're going to let me do whatever I want. The more you'll resist, the more painful it will get."

Jeonghan inhaled a deep breath as he pushed the older away with all of his might. He screamed on the top of his lungs, "THIS ISN'T YOU, SEUNGCHEOL!! SNAP THE FUCK OUT OF IT!"

Jeonghan's push was strong and unexpected, knocking the older off balance for a moment.

His scream echoed through the room, filled with frustration and emotion, the words ringing in their ears like a slap in the face.

The older stumbled back, his eyes widening momentarily as if he had been shaken out of a trance. The intense, menacing demeanor was replaced by confusion and clarity for a split second.

"Jeonghan? What did I do?"

A/n : This is going to be crazier than you thought 🫡

Anyways take care everyone!
-Jeonghanneyonghaseyo