Yerim smiles softly at her boss. “And that’s what I was about to tell you. I have already completed them, Sir. Just a final polish might be remaining but other than that, it’s accomplished. So, I can get another task in my to-do list with no prob.”

The besties look at each other for a moment and then back at their employee. “Are you sure Yerim?”

“Do I not look like?”

She did. She always does.

After another day of hectic work, Donghyuck returns home which were his most favorite place no matter how interesting or joyful other places were as his real joy was waiting for him at home. He exits his car and enters his house, expecting his husband to welcome him with open arms but instead of his husband, it was one of his husband’s car figurines which welcomed him by tripping him hard on the floor. “Oh shit!” The man exclaimed as the pain uttered on his ass.

The thud was quite loud that it alerted the other man at home as he appeared in front while looking at his lover worriedly. “Hyuck, babe, you okay?” The latter reached the groaning man on the floor.

“Taeillie, how many times I have said to not leave your models on the floor and especially in the living room. You have an entire room to decorate these models then how do they get around everywhere, every time? Do you actually play with them or what?”

“Sorry babe, I forgot to keep them on place after playing. Yes, I play with them.” Donghyuck looked at the elder suspiciously and the latter sheepishly while making an apologetic expression.

Donghyuck chuckles at his husband’s expression. “Okay, okay. But please, make sure to place them back on their shelves after playing or whatever things you do with them.” He said and the shorter man started exclaiming in happiness as if he was a child who got the permission to play another hour despite having bunch of homework.

“Okay now go and get fresh while I clean this up and get the dinner ready.” Taeil directs while helping his husband to get up and dusting the dirt off of his suit. The couple then shares a quick kiss before separating and getting on their business.

Donghyuck reaches the bathroom and just like the usual, he went for the quick refreshment before the shower. He reaches the sink and starts the faucet, feeling the cold and breezy water flowing through his palms. He then starts sliding his sleeves up so he could wash his arms properly but the first encounter with a toy car was not enough that now he got, “Marks of tires?” Onto his hands.

He tried touching a few of those marks and they stung. He hisses lightly as he lifts his face to face his reflection and the same marks were on his face too. “Holy crap! No…” He touches his face and his face stung too.

It seemed as if he had encountered a real car and not a toy car. Did he get injured that much when he tripped? No, that was ridiculous. That didn’t make any sense.

The panic started going through him as he immediately starts washing the sting but to his surprise, the marks were gone when he lowered his face. His arms were clean just like how they were at work. He lifts his face and now his face was clean too. He feels his skin through his fingers and that didn’t sting. As if it wasn’t bruised just seconds ago. Or maybe, it really wasn’t bruised at all. Maybe it was just an imagination of Donghyuck. An illusion, hallucination.

“Phew, I guess I really need a hot shower.”

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“Hmm… Oh gosh Hyuck.” The man exclaims as he felt the tickles around his collarbones. “So, how was your day Hyuckie?”

The said man purrs into his lover’s neck before answering lazily. “Fine…”

“And how was her day, after I left?”

Donghyuck grunts but answers nonetheless. “Great as always. At least that’s what she says. And it does seem like that too.”

The latter chuckles at his husband’s answer. “She always says great even if she is surrounded by things which are not considered as the said term. And she would not even let you realize if what she’s suffering from the inside as she has the capability of smiling endlessly from the outside. Just like her father.” He finishes with a proudly tone and Donghyuck looks skeptically at his partner. The latter raises a brow while asking, “Did I say something wrong?”

“No Taeil… I mean, I don’t know.” Donghyuck exhales and the frustration could be seen into his features. Taeil was about to ask if he was alright. However, “Anyways…” The younger man cuts him changing the topic. “I again got messages and a few calls from your old companions, Taeil. Why don’t you contact them? They seem to miss you a lot.”

“Old companions… From kindergarten?”

The taller man shakes his head. “No, Taeil. From court. From your lawyers’ hub. Your fellow advocates and official allies.”

“Oh… Them.” Taeil wonders and chuckles sheepishly before continuing. “It has been years since I departed my ways from there and them so I don’t clearly remember many of them.”

“No Taeil. You just don’t remember any of them.” Donghyuck exclaims and his eyes went completely sharp. As sharp as an edge of knife. They seemed to be screeching the elder man’s vision.

Taeil reaches his husband’s cheek and caresses them. “You are really tired Hyuck. I think we should be sleeping now. You need rest. So rest for now and maybe we’ll talk on this later. Okay?” He then kisses the latter’s forehead and the man just laid and turned the other side, not facing Taeil anymore. The shorter man kissed his shoulder lightly and pulled blankets over them while turning his own self to other side and drifting off to sleep.

However, Donghyuck had not really fallen asleep. And how could he even? Witnessing the oblivious, absurd and obscene changes in husband, how was he supposed to be sleeping or even feeling peaceful? Not that these changes were new. Yes. Ever since that certain night, which Donghyuck scares to even remember, these changes started.