Yunho stops everything and immediately scrambles up the bed to unfasten the gag first.

"Wooyoung?" He says, thankful that his Dom headspace is really good at keeping sheer panic away and he can stay calm and collected. "Wooyoung, can you hear me?"

His sub, his boyfriend, remains limp in his arms but is still breathing, so Yunho knows he's been pushed to his limit.

He uncuffs Wooyoung from the bed then leaves him there for a few minutes so he can draw a hot bath filled with essential oils to soothe Wooyoung's body.

It should also help with the horrible bruising covering his ass and thighs...

Yunho waits for the tub to fill up and then goes to grab his baby. He settles them both in the water and begins massaging Wooyoung's sore shoulders.

He is proud his sub could safe word. Proud he was able to convey the message on how important it is.

By the time Yunho deems them finished in the bath, Wooyoung still isn't present. Whether he was asleep or just in a deep subspace Yunho was struggling to tell. Yunho sets the smaller in bed and bundles him up.

"Wooyoung. Baby, can you hear me?"

Wooyoung makes a noise to indicate he could.

"Can you come back to me, please?" Yunho asks while petting his hair. Wooyoung snuggles further into the pillow.

"Mmmmmmsssseeeepy..." Wooyoung mumbles.

"I know, my princess, I know." Yunho smiles, happy that Wooyoung spoke. "Can you tell me how you feel though? Are you okay?"

A small frown tugs on the corner of Wooyoung's mouth and he finally peels his eyes open.

"Do good?" He asks in such a small, tiny voice.

Yunho feels like he could cry as he gathers Wooyoung in his arms. "You did so good, Baby. So, so good. Daddy is so very proud of you."

Wooyoung smiles and places a kiss to Yunho's chest. He made his Daddy proud. That is all he wants now...

In no time at all, he falls asleep.

Yunho stays awake though. He walks over to his computer desk to start researching therapists that specialize in their kind of relationship problems. He scrolls for a while until he comes across a woman named Tina Anders.

Looking into reviews he finds plenty of good things. Great even. Yunho looks into her contact info and emails her to make an appointment for as soon as possible.

Wooyoung makes a noise from the bed as he shifts so Yunho closes his laptop and goes to climb into bed next to Wooyoung. Hopefully they can see her soon.

It's late in the afternoon when Wooyoung finally starts to stir.

Yunho sits up immediately and brushes the hair from his face. "Hello, my love." He says, smiling when Wooyoung rubs at his eyes and makes a small, disgruntled sound.

He leans forward to place a few kisses on Wooyoung's forehead and cheek. "Are you still feeling a little subby?"

He watches the younger's forehead scrunch as he tries to process the question, but then feels a blossom of pride when Wooyoung nods his head a few times.

"Are you hungry?" Yunho asks softly. Wooyoung nods again.

Yunho places a soft kiss to his nose and the younger scrunches it at the feeling. Yunho laughs as he climbs out of bed to throw on some shorts.

He goes downstairs to make them some sandwiches and his phone goes off with a notification from Tina.

When Yunho opens it, he sees she has scheduled them for the next morning and he feels lighter already. He finishes making lunch before returning to Wooyoung's side.

"Are you more awake, Baby?"

"Yes. I think I am anyway," Wooyoung says, a little confused.

"Good. Because we have an appointment with a therapist tomorrow."

Now that wakes Wooyoung up completely. "What?" Wooyoung pushes himself to sit up and rubs at his eyes again.

"I found someone we can talk to and she's free tomorrow." Yunho hands him the plate of food. "Eat."

"But-"

"Eat." Yunho says again with a slightly harder tone.

Wooyoung hesitates for just a moment before obeying and taking several, now ravenous, bites of food.

Wooyoung and Yunho eat in silence for a minute until Wooyoung speaks up.

"I did good right?" He asks hesitantly.

"You did really good, Baby. I am so proud of you!" Yunho reaches over to interlock their fingers. "Do you feel better about safe wording?"

Wooyoung scrunches his nose. "I think so. I guess I just needed to be confident enough to say it."

Yunho smiles. He is so proud of his baby learning. He hopes they will continue learning together.

Since they slept for most of the day, Yunho decides to continue working in the basement while Wooyoung cleans up around the house a little.

He's almost done and he can't wait to do the big reveal.

He's gone with a theme of purple and black, knowing that black is Wooyoung's favorite color and feeling that purple would look so beautiful and regal with his skin tone.

A large, four poster bed had been set up on one side of the basement, with two end tables on either side that he'd had custom made with a cooling system in the bottom drawer so he has water within reach at all times while the top drawer has different kinds of lube.

A few tables, both coffee and dining, were spread throughout the room, along with a large dresser for clothes and extra linens.

Then the biggest wall held his display of toys. Dildos, vibrators, paddles, whips, rope, clamps, collars, restraints, it was all there. Even the materials for a swing or to build other restraining systems to put his beautiful boy on display.

His biggest touch, though, was soundproofing the entire basement, including the ceiling, and adding cameras so he could keep an eye on Wooyoung if he decided to leave his sub down there alone for any given length of time.

It was all coming together beautifully. He's planning a romantic night that weekend for them so he can show Wooyoung. He will cook a traditional Korean meal for him and they will take a relaxing bath. Then he will lead Wooyoung down into the basement where they will play for hours.

He just wants to take some time for them to finish settling in the house. Maybe take a couple more trips to the club first.

Yunho walks back up the stairs and locks the door behind him. He hears music playing and follows it to where he finds Wooyoung dancing with a broom while he sweeps. The sight was funny and cute.

Wooyoung jumps mid spin when he sees Yunho leaning against the wall.

"How long have you been there?!" Wooyoung asks.

"Not long. I promise," Yunho laughs out. He walks up to the younger and takes the broom from him to set it aside. And then he wraps his arms around him to dance with him.

Wooyoung's entire face brightens as they spin around and around, moving in perfect sync with the music.

"You know, for a Dom, this is a pretty cheesy moment." Wooyoung teases.

"Who says I can't be a cheesy guy?" Yunho hums, pulling Wooyoung a little closer before dipping him almost to the floor.

He laughs when Wooyoung gasps at the sudden movement, but he never loosens his grip before pulling Wooyoung back up quickly.

They laugh loudly together as they dance.

"You're pretty good at dancing," Yunho comments.

"I should be! I did dance team and show choir in high school," Wooyoung explains as they continue dancing.

"Really? That's impressive." Yunho suddenly gives Wooyoung a cheeky look.

"No!"

Yunho laughs. "You don't even know what I was going to say!"

"You were going to ask me to show you the routines if I still remembered them!" Wooyoung pouts.

"Come on, Baby! You have seen me dance. I want to see those moves," Yunho jokes.

"Well, I don't remember." Wooyoung insists, though his cheeks turn a little red.

"I don't believe you." Yunho's voice deepens and he smirks a little.

"Never. Happening."

Yunho's smirk grows but he continues to swirl them around. "When do you want to go back to the club?"

"Is tomorrow too soon?" Wooyoung asks as Yunho spins him under his arm. "I mean we have the first appointment with the therapist tomorrow so..." he trails off.

"If all goes well in the morning then yes, we can go."

Wooyoung and Yunho continue dancing until eventually they slow to a stop. Wooyoung looks up to meet Yunho's eyes.

"I love you," Wooyoung whispers.

"I love you too, Baby," Yunho whispers back before leaning down to start a slow but passionate kiss with Wooyoung.

They stand there for a long moment, just savoring the feeling of being together.

But when they broke apart, Yunho gave a bit of a sad smile and sighs. "I should probably get to the shop. Mingi is gonna say I'm slacking."

Wooyoung laughs. "Either that or he's fucking San in every single room because you've been leaving them unsupervised."

Yunho's jaw locks at the thought and he swiftly turns to grab his wallet and keys.

He hears Wooyoung giggle behind him as they leave. He gets in his car and drives them to the shop as safely and as quickly as he can.

When he enters the shop it's quiet. Too quiet. He stalks to Mingi's studio and opens the door to see a naked San bent over the piercing table with and equally naked Mingi behind him.

"Dude, can't you knock?!" Mingi shouts.

"I own half the shop. So, no."

"Well can you at least leave and let us finish?"

Yunho continues standing in the doorway. He even goes as far as leaning against the frame and crossing his arms.

"You can either finish while I'm standing here or you can get dressed."

San looks up from his hiding spot to look at Yunho.

"No please!" San begs.

"I have one rule in this studio. No sex. If you can't stick to the rules then I'm opening my own shop somewhere else."

Mingi and San attempt to get dressed as he's talking but Mingi stops at that. "Dude really? That's not fair!"

"I ask one thing of you Mingi! One fucking thing! This is the last time I'm dealing with this!"

"I can't help that my boyfriend is sexy as hell!" Mingi whines.

"Was my demand last time not enough for you?" Yunho growls, making Mingi stumble back. Then he looks around. "And where is Jongho?!"

"Out getting food. He took his break." Mingi says, not making eye contact with Yunho now.

Wooyoung peeks at San who is also staring at the floor looking incredibly embarrassed.

"Clean your mess up." Yunho demands before he slams the door shut.

Yunho walks back to the front to see Jongho coming in with three boxes of pizza. He stops in his tracks when he sees a seething Yunho.

"He was fucking San again, wasn't he?"

Yunho doesn't answer. He just grabs a box of pizza off the top and walks back to his studio with Wooyoung trailing behind him.

"I agree what Mingi did was wrong but why is it a rule not to have sex in the studio?" Wooyoung asks hesitantly.

"Because when I met Mingi his original shop was being shut down. He misread the signs a client was giving him and it turned into a case of sexual harassment. Obviously, the charges were dropped but his shop went under due to not being able to get new clients. That's why we opened this one."

"So, you're trying to protect him?" Wooyoung asks.

"I don't know. I just don't think work should mingle with sex. Whether it's your lover or a client."

"It seems to be a constant battle though..." Wooyoung sits on Yunho's couch and crosses his legs.

"Yeah." Yunho sighs, sitting next to him.

"So as long as he doesn't do it in your area, why keep fighting him? He owns this place too, if he has San, I doubt he's going to try and mess with any of his clients." Wooyoung says slowly.

Yunho doesn't say anything right away, he just sits there and stares at the floor.

"What if a client comes in and sees that though? What if your mom came in to get her first ever tattoo and that's what she saw?" Yunho tries to explain. "It would ruin our reputation. And in a tattoo and piercing shop there is a high level of sterilization that goes on."

Wooyoung nods his head. "Yeah, I guess you have a point. I can talk to San about it if you want?"

"No don't bother. That's Mingi's privacy and honestly, I shouldn't have told you. I just wish he would be serious about keeping that separate."

Wooyoung and Yunho slip into a long silence after that once walks over to sit next to Wooyoung on the couch and opens the pizza box for them to eat.

"When does your client get here?" Wooyoung asks.

"Soon. Its Hongjoong actually. He is getting song lyrics on the back of his shoulder."

"Oh! It'll be nice to see him again." Wooyoung says.

"It will. It's been a while." Yunho leans over to him and gently grabs his chin. "But you know the rules, right?"

Wooyoung nods immediately. "Yes, Daddy. Don't speak unless spoken to or you give me permission and stay on the couch."

"Good girl." Yunho hums. "Behave the rest of this week and you'll get an extra special reward Friday night."

"Wha-" Wooyoung starts to speak, but then Yunho's door opens and Hongjoong pokes his head in, so Wooyoung snaps his mouth shut.

"Hey Yunho! Ready to ink me up?" Hongjoong asks excitedly before he turns and sees Wooyoung.

"Hey cutie! It's been a while!"

"Hey Hongjoong. We were just talking about our next visit to the club." Wooyoung replies.

"That's exciting! I kind of missed you guys actually," Hongjoong says as he strips off his shirt.

Yunho motions for him to climb on the table so they can start the tattoo.

"When are you looking at coming back?" Hongjoong asks.

Wooyoung isn't sure who the question is directed too, so he decides to stay quiet.

And it earns a pleased smile from Yunho even though his Dom remains focused on Hongjoong.

"Maybe in the next couple of days." Yunho eventually answers.

"That would be great! I think there's a couple of good demonstrations planned too." Hongjoong hums.

Yunho also hums in response while he snaps his gloves into place. Wooyoung makes himself comfortable on the couch. Even going as far as to curl up for another nap maybe when San comes to the room.

"Wooyoung, will you come sit in the lobby with me?" San asks with a pleading tone.

Wooyoung looks at Yunho for permission.

"Go ahead, Baby," Yunho responds without looking up.

Wooyoung stands to follow San out of the room to the lobby of the shop.

They plop down in a couple of the chairs and Wooyoung instantly leans into San.

"I've missed you." He admits softly.

"How can you when you ditched me for him?!" San whines, pushing the younger away from him.

"Like you're any better!!" Wooyoung whines back, his bottom lip jutting out in a huge pout.

San laughs. "I guess we are all whipped huh?"

Wooyoung giggles. "Yeah. Yunho mentioned getting married."

"Are you serious?" San exclaims. Wooyoung nods his head with a soft smile.

"I can't explain it but... I really feel like I have a life here with him. Plus, it makes me legal here if I marry him so it comes with perks.'

"You mean aside from the foot long dick, great sex, and nice house? Yeah. Totally comes with perks," San replies sarcastically with an eye roll.

"You're just jealous." Wooyoung pinches San's side, making him yelp in surprise.

"Am not. Mingi is great."

"Just great, huh??" Mingi asks before he enters the room, looking wounded.

San rushes to his side and clings to him like a koala. "Noooo!! You're amazing!! Spectacular!! Perfect!!"

The piercer turns his head away, pouting like a small child.

San squeezes his arms around Mingi tighter so try and make Mingi pay attention to him. The taller finally cracks a smile and turns his head to kiss San's nose.

"Mingi, I don't mean to pry but why don't you stick to the no sex rule?" Wooyoung asks hesitantly.

Mingi just sighs. "He told you huh?"

Wooyoung nods his head slightly.

"It's not like I didn't learn from that mistake because I did. I am a massive flirt. I can't help it. But I'm not going to apologize for wanting to fuck San."

Wooyoung grimaces.

"Come on dude! Don't act like you wouldn't mount Yunho in this shop the second he tells you to!"

Wooyoung presses his lips together and sits back in his chair.

"Exactly." Mingi clicks his tongue and snaps his fingers in Wooyoung's direction. "Sometimes you can't teach an old dog new tricks."

"But maybe the old dog should take said tricks to heart when he hears his friend is only doing it to protect him and is worried about him getting hurt again." Wooyoung adds after a moment, eyes flicking up to see Mingi staring at the counter in front of him.

"Wooyoung I'm a grown man. I'm a man who loves sex. Yeah, I fucked up but why should I let that haunt me? Why should I fear something that could prevent me from living a good life?" Mingi asks.

Wooyoung ponders that for a moment as distant memories start tugging at his mind, which he quickly pushes aside. "I guess you got me there. I'm just going to say stop doing it for Yunho. It stresses him out."

Mingi and Wooyoung look at each other for a minute and Mingi nods his head once as a sign of agreement. It's that moment when Yunho walks out with a still shirtless Hongjoong behind him.

"Guys! Check out the ink!" Hongjoong exclaims loudly.

He spins around to show off his new tattoo and Wooyoung stands up to clap. "It turned out great!!"

"Yunho is just amazing." Hongjoong beams. He turns to a mirror to admire the feathers and words dancing across his shoulder.

"Yeah, you really outdid yourself this time." Mingi agrees, smiling at his friend.

Yunho smiles back and leans against the wall. "Come back in a week and we will work on the next part."

Hongjoong agrees and walks out of the shop carrying his shirt. There's an awkward silence that fills the air between Yunho and Mingi.

"Dude I'm.... I'm going to stop fooling in the shop," Mingi speaks first unable to look up at Yunho.

It's quiet for a moment as Yunho tries to figure out what to say.

"Every time I walk in on that shit it takes everything in me not to go all Dom and paint your ass black. You realize that right?" Yunho scolds slightly.

"I'm sorry..." Mingi trails off in a sad voice. "I promise it will never happen again."

Yunho slowly walks over to the pouting giant and pulls him into a tight hug.

"I just want what's best for you." Yunho says softly, squeezing a little harder.

"I know. Thanks Mom." Mingi says.

At first Wooyoung thought Yunho would get upset at being called that.

But Yunho's smile grew and his ears even turn red.

That's when Wooyoung remembers why Yunho likes being a Dom. He likes caring for others and seeing to their needs. That's what brings him pleasure and satisfaction.

So, taking care of Mingi, even in this way when there's no sex involved, brings him some form of joy.

Yunho holds Mingi a moment longer until the younger speaks.

"Dude, you can let go now," Mingi says with a pat to Yunho's shoulder.

The taller pulls back to look at Mingi. Yunho grabs Mingi's face and pulls him in so he can plant a wet and loud kiss to his head.

"Dude!" Mingi exclaims pulling back to wipe off the kiss from his forehead. "I'm not letting you in my pants again!"

Yunho laughs loudly as he wanders over to Wooyoung and plops down next to him. He pulls the younger into his lap and holds him there.

"Shut up Min. You know you love me," Yunho says with a smile.

"Yeah, I love you! Not the monster in your pants," Mingi exclaims as he continues scrubbing his head.

All four of them laugh, and it grows even louder when they hear Jongho groan from his room. "Is that all you guys ever talk about?!!!!"

Wooyoung's laugh rings loud and true through the shop.

He feels so light, so at ease.

These people are his home, and as he leans back and turns his head to look at Yunho, he knows his boyfriend is thinking the same thing as they press their lips together in a heated kiss.

After a few more hours of hanging out everyone heads home. Yunho and Wooyoung walk into their house to get ready for bed. Yunho is lying in bed once again with his sketch pad and Wooyoung props himself up on the door frame to the bathroom to watch him as he brushes his teeth.

Wooyoung is amazed at how beautiful Yunho is. All of his tattoos and piercings make him look scary when he is out in public. But the tired eyes and fluffy hair give him a sweet look. Yunho looks up after a moment.

"What are you staring at?" He asks with a small smile.

Wooyoung walks into the bathroom and rinses his mouth of toothpaste before walking into their shared room.

"You. You're so handsome, so I'm admiring," Wooyoung says, climbing into bed.

Yunho's lips curl in a shy smile and he shifts in place a little.

"Aww, is the big bad Dom shy??" Wooyoung teases, reaching out to tickle Yunho's side.

The older flinches away and smacks his hand away. "No, now let me work."

Wooyoung tries to fight a smile before he dives back in, trying to attack both of Yunho's sides now.

Yunho is quick to toss his sketch pad aside and grab Wooyoung's arms. He holds Wooyoung's wrists together in one hand and climbs on top of him to pin him down.

"I don't like to be tickled," Yunho gets down in his face as he says it.

Wooyoung tilts his head up as Yunho leans in to kiss him. But at the last-minute Yunho pulls back and reaches down to tickle Wooyoung's ribs.

"No! Ah st-STOP!" Wooyoung shouts in between loud laughs as he tries to pull his arms free.

"Promise not to tickle me again?" Yunho asks still tickling the younger.

Wooyoung just nods several times and continues to try and jerk away.

"I need to hear you, Princess." Yunho says, voice getting a little lower.

"Y-Yes! I promise!!" Wooyoung squeals when Yunho finds a particularly sensitive spot.

But as soon as he finishes speaking, Yunho takes his hand away and releases his wrists. "Good girl."

Wooyoung flops into the bed and crosses his arm while he pouts. "So mean."

Yunho's eyes darken as he turns to look at the younger. Wooyoung would be terrified if he didn't know the man so well.

"Oh, I can show you mean, Baby Girl," Yunho says threateningly.

Wooyoung stops pouting and gulps. He shakes his head no and instead snuggles under the blankets and shuts his eyes to sleep.

Yunho laughs lightly. "Goodnight, Baby," he says placing a soft kiss to his forehead. Tomorrow is their appointment so a good night of rest is something that they both need so they can have a clear mind.