Wrong Genre! - Chapter 24.2
Unlike Felix, who was laughing while holding his stomach, Rueg felt like he was dying inside.
‘Such a bad prince. Such a mean prince!’
Rueg bit his lip tightly and forced down his wildly pounding heart.
‘What “good night exercise”! He’s practically a master at teasing me.’
‘…Or did he actually want to do it?’
Back in the bath, Rueg had reached his peak, but Felix had not.
‘If earlier…’
If he had been just a little more proactive, would things have gone further?
‘Did he want to, but couldn’t, and that’s why he’s teasing me like this? What if it wasn’t a joke, but he meant it?’
The moment that thought crossed his mind, Rueg began chewing his lip anxiously.
It wasn’t as if he didn’t want to be with Felix. Wanting to touch someone you liked, wanting to reveal even the most intimate parts, that was almost instinct.
But aside from that… he was afraid.
Afraid that he might end up being nothing more than a passing curiosity to Felix.
After all, didn’t it happen often?
Regardless of gender, when you spent all day together with someone, you could end up feeling more affection than necessary.
What if Felix’s current interest in him was that kind of thing?
“Rueg.”
As he kept digging himself deeper into his thoughts, Felix’s arm tightened slightly around his waist along with a low voice.
“What I said earlier was just a joke, so don’t think too deeply about it.”
“…W-What, what do you mean?”
“I figured you’d be worrying about the fact that we didn’t go all the way.”
Caught completely off guard, Rueg’s lips parted without sound.
After being unable to answer for a long moment, Rueg turned his body to look at Felix.
“…Are you really okay?”
“What wouldn’t be okay? We’ll be spending a lot of time together from now on.”
As if to show that his interest in Rueg was not mere curiosity but sincerity. As if to say he would wait until the fear in Rueg’s heart disappeared, Felix whispered gently.
“…Thank you.”
Something soft seemed to melt inside his chest.
‘What a warm person…’
In truth, perhaps it had only been a matter of time before he fell completely for this man.
Thinking that, Rueg nestled into Felix’s arms and closed his eyes. The thought that their feelings might finally be in sync for the first time made his heart flutter.
* * *
A faint groan slipped from Rueg’s lips as he slept deeply.
Felix, who had fallen asleep holding him, slowly opened his eyes at the sound.
“Rueg?”
Could it be that he hadn’t fully recovered from being sick before?
Startled, Felix quickly tried to check on him, but tears were already slipping from Rueg’s closed eyes.
“S-Save me… please…”
The moment he heard the suppressed plea, the incident from ten years ago flashed through Felix’s mind.
Rueg clinging tightly to his hand, crying. Trembling in fear, waking over and over from nightmares, exhausted and buried in terror.
Felix immediately sat up and lifted Rueg into his arms. Then he began to rock gently from side to side, patting his back with practiced familiarity to soothe him.
“It’s alright, it’s alright. Okay?”
He had been careless.
Since regaining consciousness, Rueg had never mentioned Mason even once.
So Felix had also deliberately avoided bringing up Mason.
He thought that although something terrible had happened, Rueg wanted to treat it as if it had never occurred. There were people who tried to turn away from reality like that.
But that wasn’t it.
He simply hadn’t shown it, while carrying deep anxiety and fear inside.
Before fooling around, he should have asked about his condition first. Instead, he had tried to lighten the mood with jokes, then let himself get carried away by the atmosphere and his own desire.
“I’m sorry…”
Even when he held him tightly, Rueg’s trembling didn’t stop.
Without realizing it, Felix placed his hand gently on Rueg’s head.
‘…Should I erase it?’
Like he had done ten years ago.
But at that moment, something Versha had once said came to mind.
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