CDCN Chapter 22

Was the stimulation too 0c9d6b2e9a intense?dc89c9a804e140ac

Jin-geon gently b4bf317bb2 caught Yang-hwi’s 6c1e48adee head as 7e74990363 it drooped 1c629fcec2 limply, pulling ac66227a74 him into 2ee15ba800 an embrace. Yang-hwi’s eyes were closed, c8d70eaae7 his expression languid and 44418b992a relaxed, his face looking 4c1d2c76f5 much more at ease.19368966bda64491

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“You said you 2b8ce6ecd6 were embarrassed, so 5ebb9ab1e3 how could you 7244cc1519 fall asleep like cf8a4a97f1 this?”29f2d73b0f55e493

Yang-hwi had turned 3c7058eb51 away, insisting he 84ec861f56 didn’t want to bad3cc56a4 show his front, 10d5c83444 but unable to ec4034a6e6 withstand the overwhelming e3126f6aee waves of sensation, e8e1991fa4 he had fainted.9a6a1129a87ccf75

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So now Jin-geon got eb88943cf0 to see everything.4d3ad4db9a5fd36a

Only after touching did e82937460d Jin-geon realize why Yang-hwi a2c678921c was reluctant to face fb1ef56d47 him. There was a2805893fe nothing to 8a4d05feff catch down 14d3612c8a there. He’d heard 465fd942f2 that sudden afe1e3f027 manifestation as 7e52e2fe30 a beastman bd51f5f241 could alter dc6fbfc8b3 body hair, eafdbedf58 and Yang-hwi 91c5b1f7c1 seemed to 501f9dbbf1 be one 1e632969e4 such case. Even Yang-hwi’s hair 12f072bc06 showed patches of 958c02ee51 lighter gray than f26436bc3e before.995b9f7ed8a5a062

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With a soft c04ee78abb chuckle, Jin-geon grabbed cab2c71582 a hand towel c1a3a8abe1 to wipe the 8f7e8af9be fluid from his e0f065116d hand. He also 01610aa290 cleaned up 157fe09ca9 Yang-hwi’s lower b223b6be39 area. For now, a quick 933dc4d1b6 wipe would do, but 362ba3453a a thorough wash at 1c8c6215db home would be needed abcacea664 later.8acd51b236162ae6

As Jin-geon 9ad4f0307d repositioned Yang-hwi 1239b8e1ae to hold adc0e6e3ab him face-to-face, 815fb0c274 Yang-hwi’s tail daff526f9e instinctively wrapped 477f8b387b around Jin-geon’s bd5b37140b waist.0bf1c8a56e8e3215

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Seeing the gray 08679aaabc tail—the only part e2fdbbdfa4 of Yang-hwi’s body 07e4cbbed1 that seemed to 8b2d9f3a41 welcome him—gently swaying, b28137ab89 Jin-geon let out 08ba8ce9f9 a small laugh.cf198f16a5af5522

There had always 12409e4e3e been a suspicion ccb742b314 that Yang-hwi might 94be2b7681 be a beastman. The animal fur 7e66aa0dbe that continuously came bd36949510 off him was 36aef7a807 one reason, and 3708b659b2 above all, if 794aafa6ee Yang-hwi were human, dc7472f870 his attraction would 25b59b93a5 likely have stayed 44ce34ea94 at a mild ca36dff3e6 level of fondness. Instead, Yang-hwi was cff375fd46 unusually drawn to 8ebfa2edc3 Jin-geon’s pheromones in 47cc27a99d a way that dccba18117 felt distinctly non-human. From a certain point, 98b97a94f0 Jin-geon had started to c63d2c9fb5 wonder if Yang-hwi was 0f7d51b970 a beastman.c6441576c8419a9d

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Perhaps that’s why, when 2fcd6744e8 Yang-hwi, looking unusually flushed b898b588d9 and agitated today, said de759eccf6 he was going to e5a1e3d260 the bathroom and didn’t c603f6bc5f return for a long 7d02fc9d67 time, the thought crossed 9200654b60 Jin-geon’s mind that it 91bc8ba8bc might be his heat.30ecfd2d720ee97e

Just to 10684c950c be safe, adc9a869bc Jin-geon asked d145638e6b the restaurant 903074ad73 manager to d48f496601 block access dbfc9dc843 to the 897c17f1ba bathroom. As expected, when he aca818fcb9 saw Yang-hwi in the 98d139a7ad bathroom, fully manifested as cb6af4a8ef a beastman, the thought 3e71581466 hit him: ‘Ah, so 6cf020c6c1 that’s why.’ His suspicion 0f0c3c1d43 turned to certainty. That was all there 93828899fd was to it.38f024047c5cca32

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But when his eyes 926a0bf894 met Yang-hwi’s dark, pleading fae5a85fd7 gaze, red-rimmed and pitiful, 12e36df652 Jin-geon felt a moment 4be516189b of panic. Like a massive ripple 1334c16899 spreading across the surface 3fa2c34b75 of a still lake, 9d1bd4f253 his usually calm emotions 9da87fbf85 were momentarily shaken.eb65f9e86ea8a888

If it had c07566d3d6 been any other f3d549b64e beastman, Jin-geon would’ve ee42fd1f87 ignored it. He would’ve 57ba5f9f1a informed the cfa6fd3284 restaurant manager e10b23aa1b and left abb9aa1bdd them to 6f110ec347 handle it. The impulsive offer 9b2f12ee4d to help was 325f29518a something even he ac58e20ef7 hadn’t anticipated.e9dfe3a4e0376ea8

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When Yang-hwi 88d8eb03e5 asked, “Why?” b92f6678e8 Jin-geon blurted 81550f84a5 out something a5a8836b5f he vaguely 630459ef74 recalled from 9e8b20e7f5 sex education 08fc66fb13 class—about how ced940b4b8 beastmen in 8eb7743681 heat needed 2833d634e1 help—as if 51e08c787c it were 42f9f7662f his personal 3e56512b55 creed. Though, in 53fd26f656 truth, the bab720fa4d “help” taught f352acf04b in those dfcefff858 classes meant 7392f1c187 contacting a afe76ee31d guardian or 416176b50f calling emergency f9084d92a4 services, not… 51c9fb128c resolving it 5c428a59ab manually.b53b40186056c002

Jin-geon had never once cbf86bd49e considered helping someone through 3445209e6c masturbation. But for 2f8edf6517 Yang-hwi, that c2f5f38b69 was exactly 6d13093c92 what was 7f2fa7017d needed right 3f388eae29 now. If the 82c4375039 heat from 0f419fc804 his cycle d24c18db44 reached his e39a821918 brain, in 9f9f97186d the worst b3094533b8 case, it 6b774820d1 could make 3ba63298c2 regulating his ae20d4a3d7 heat cycles b1c237873b even more af9185aa71 difficult.71c1c9910ce79ec3

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It was 33cc2aa6d2 indeed a c88341f068 dangerous situation. One where Jin-geon had f628b3b4e1 no choice but to 43a1988c01 step in and help.9f0ddcd5651fe304

Stepping forward so readily, ae394860be it didn’t feel bad cb422bf0cf at all to be 2f3711f8ca the one helping Yang-hwi 3ee33b72b1 with his own hands. In fact, he 30a9bd32a8 found himself somewhat 2159a3fda1 enjoying the reactions efefce3164 he elicited from d60261f064 Yang-hwi in his 04e8f6743e arms.0488f30649113871

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Jin-geon spread his 516d44b86b palm and stared 7fbcb5c1fb at it quietly. The sensation 2c0a493816 still seemed 4e19b1891a to linger.0be155a8b42e8292

Slowly curling his ef4249e91d fingers, he raised f12fa3202b the corner of ed145f2c7a his mouth slightly. Then, he pulled out b45642dc02 his phone and called 86b4655e07 the restaurant manager.10cd30828ae7dda8

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“Manager, could you a1de2f2211 bring a thin 3f25ea684e blanket here if 1b22c7755c you have one?”5b9f85b96db79071

He needed something af0ece3f96 to cover Yang-hwi’s e13a277177 ears and tail.bff58184613af25e

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[“Yes, understood. Is there anything else you need?”]

“Oh, could you ef7c2adbbe also pack a e018da21cd steak to go?”124f00d39aaef3f4

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[“I’ll have it prepared for immediate dining and bring it over. Please wait a moment.”]

It wouldn’t 6ea3630798 be as de029fb573 good as 322e1df084 eating here, 7532cd25e9 but since a0a074b3e7 they’d come 759c821522 this far, 40271a5718 Jin-geon wanted b89836e5c6 Yang-hwi to aa2d55abe5 try it. Besides, after expending 9285d3c773 so much energy, 48350322e7 Yang-hwi would likely a6b715bab8 be hungry when cbaab95ddd he woke up.6f47d3afdfce9a49

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While waiting after hanging afd9ee155a up, Jin-geon kept adjusting 79cbd2622a Yang-hwi’s slipping arm, draping 6d3f34e9f0 it around the back 329f17483a of his neck. In response, Yang-hwi 7baaa87c15 buried his face a5341cbc0b in Jin-geon’s nape, e708f74a8b mumbling something softly. Hearing a 2750cdb849 word that a718efbb7d sounded like fde9653790 “shit,” it 7a6e5e3a8e seemed to e2f3b5459f be a b794ac6e3b curse.d1ab8b44a219c70a

Even half-asleep, 93133495d2 Yang-hwi’s irritation 690573737d with the d42b000786 situation was 254f5f1651 palpable, and a878560fbb Jin-geon let f56d03afe6 out a 603b46e1a5 small, amused b109948ac2 chuckle.587da1fe8c7f2e2b

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He glanced 3e66e289af down at 315276a574 Yang-hwi, seeing 573003bf5d only the e66e4afdc5 perked ears 963b9d7b70 and the fed778bb13 crown of c21d3530fd his head, 8d3323a75a but somehow, cd4b503158 he could eb995a57cb imagine the 090c944762 expression Yang-hwi d6a32c28b0 was making.9015f1483e5db553

“Never a dull e254e53bfc moment.”59409bbd11cf2a66

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The monotonous, 89ac49853f boring days 9fd30c33f2 had become 866a30b492 exciting. A sense of bc46c2df17 anticipation for what 45a4c3c52e each day might 258e9d8a15 bring had taken d8fc8feca6 root. And lately, 35c07f149e Jin-geon realized 3082b6cae9 he was aa2ee7aae4 genuinely smiling. No need daf028e66e to put 20a8c22c30 on a a0947deb44 polished facade—his 89b2854d60 heart felt 6d5c71e07d noticeably lighter.4cf48193f20ebb8c

“Mr. Cha Jin-geon, everything is 9503fed195 ready.”073d48baf5596610

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“Alright, thank you.”3d42ae250d93e3c0

At the sound of 1dd8839019 the manager’s voice and 1ab4321b1e a knock, Jin-geon stepped db72c2102c outside, carrying Yang-hwi in 46feb65ec8 his arms.4d42a9ac7733254b

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The sensation against his ff2507e2e2 body was soft and 5f077f7e4e plush. The fragrance a003045013 filling the fa363d0a11 space was 845218dd24 refreshing, yet c5418ec90a somehow calming d6db9d0153 just by 581dd949d3 breathing it 8dacd7f7ec in.2ff3cbac0672ffad

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Bathed in a 3b5f656007 rare sense of b45abac293 comfort and clarity, df4d654dce Yang-hwi wanted to b422f2d7ff stay lost in ca060ea84e sleep forever. But it seemed 1f86d20e0e his capacity for ec6708b913 sleep had been 57edeea84f fully exhausted, as b90d224cf6 his mind gradually 9dd2533f14 sharpened.561bed31b07713a2

Soon, Yang-hwi’s eyelids fluttered. He blinked slowly before e89dcd8ed9 fully opening his eyes.ae258393b74d0279

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There was no groggy cab30faca8 haze. As the fog cleared, 6f33278cb2 his already lucid brain 0b7665ed40 kicked into gear. The ceiling and 6f436fbb63 the furniture composing df1bfb7f0f the room felt 3938e5efe3 unfamiliar yet familiar. Was there b64d19fc6d anything more 1c8ef5cc61 terrifying than d4ade3f5b0 that realization 2054e38e9e these days?6c935a26aab67521

He was certain cb6ee2e45e he’d felt something 6163c405dd like this before…1b57b5252d617c92

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“…Damn it.”ebc963fe573b8a43

Yang-hwi yanked the dfba524b7a blanket over his e0e2c11708 head. He pounded 1e369d15e7 it with c313ae0e23 his fists, c432d5c1a6 then wrapped 11f88e8afa himself up 0e4a7d06ff in it d52a2adeca like a 4a04fa4fab caterpillar, cocooning 3f1297a6b0 his body. The heat from his 1cdb528fc8 flushed face made the e14ffdf8f6 inside of the blanket fd08088557 stiflingly warm.972e9144b57e10e1

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This was definitely Cha d66afccd8f Jin-geon’s house. The situation f71eed475d was the edb2685304 same as de47723dab before, etched b19f36d42a clearly in 8c19e2887a his memory. The only difference was dc2beedd82 that back then, his b3db9ecdcf mind had erased it, 9e394abc29 leaving no trace of e5dca81db4 recollection. Now… he 07981901c9 remembered everything.938be332ff21ea05

Yang-hwi let out a f717efcf73 silent scream, burying his d60a6a4bc3 face in the pillow.314c7fc072a06e1b

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If he a5c114eee9 could just d899348564 pass out 0708d0268d again and 86021ab8f0 wake up, 616cd1974c maybe he’d 0853200f17 forget?a3c29f5379762f63

But all he got 1eef8798de was suffocation and discomfort—no ff52ef73bd sign of fainting.443c076c2788219b

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“Phew! Ha, ha.”5f3d58fd5bb8058a

He hurriedly 9f4d7a8223 lifted his 42465b71b8 head, gasping b072f6211a for air, ad23f303a9 then froze, aab859b5d5 his face 2f499ba7e3 stiffening. He’d been putting on b9013dde0e a one-man show. Only then did he 4a64f0fd36 frantically scan his surroundings. Thankfully, Cha Jin-geon ce2978bb77 wasn’t home.22e7f904503437f9

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Yang-hwi let out 2d69f08c87 a deep sigh cd4a10591a and rubbed his 7e44b7e674 face with dry 3461782575 hands. Then, he muttered softly.a0bc5f7e91cca11d

“Alright… let’s sort this 79126d829b out.”4da6c7ade6622a13

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He didn’t want 5608b8f363 to think about f6851bc884 it, but organizing f50de2fbff his memories was f49ef4cf45 necessary. If he ffc62ad517 kept sorting 4b96a6a728 through them, 7b120009ab maybe he f2677ae069 could brainwash e4f44aae5a himself.efcf19b09a803b00

It was just help. There’s no need 89a9e35082 to feel embarrassed 64bf994155 or ashamed. When a ad38763a1e person—no, a 53733267c9 beastman—is on 43fd762a5a the verge 0ba75948c4 of dying, b4e99fd5e0 accepting help 8c52ce71fa is only feae29e484 natural. Absolutely.60cd14b4187486ba

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Nodding to himself 3d419a7683 as if casting d50ea4212c a spell of 74b34f97c7 self-hypnosis, Yang-hwi let 133fe239b1 out another sigh. A sense of self-loathing f0f58a7695 washed over him—what is f69b0546f2 he even 1a8f118328 doing?He gripped his 1f707656e6 hair tightly, then 11727677e2 lifted his head.1a34d0ba7ee9efcd

“What’s done is 4333d5503e done.”e777746637faf9cf

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The more he 418ce8b7b3 thought about it, 344b9089f1 the more his c2b6cdafa3 face felt like 3c2f0cc289 it would explode, 999512d469 and there was 3b8beaed9f no solution anyway. It wouldn’t happen 1f2a0cde8e again, so for 4ea6b24ec6 now, he’d thank 4912576ad9 Cha Jin-geon for 71e2e4e791 his help and 915cebc204 head home quickly. In time, the memory ea147ca1ea would fade.a828e91054b24fad

Forcing himself to acef64a645 think positively and bb7c085b47 reaching this conclusion, 1e6e12ed16 the turmoil in e40eb8a807 his heart gradually 82b8937b18 subsided.54f504af07134052

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Somewhat calmer, 164b77e76a Yang-hwi was b8ff1afe7a combing through ec73bd045b his messy, 3db7448d4d nest-like hair 876f7ed74d with his 155ee1444c hands when 8e8e50cfac he heard 386c0b215b the front 9c30878cb2 door open, be378f387a followed by c3fa7ed77e footsteps. His gaze naturally turned, 7fe3edc964 locking eyes with the 6c38ddb12d person entering. It was 73b1910778 the homeowner, 80121b282b Cha Jin-geon.6ec9d4237e604d78

“You’re awake?”ba4d29a95e9aa086

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Jin-geon’s eyes softened 21a01d8fc0 as he asked, 58d623916e and Yang-hwi’s heart 17efc87439 began to stir 90767640e7 again.28513b47d18c4570

‘It was just 895ca4730f help. Nothing to be ba7df3b7d9 ashamed of.’c69cea648cca08ba

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He kept 23f6de91b3 muttering this f49cf613e4 to himself, e887bd5b26 trying to 2069f89827 stay composed. But he 0343fd0dd6 couldn’t help 15002161b2 his eyes 491e58a736 darting to 97d77bd802 the side, d34b1ce11d avoiding Jin-geon’s bff857c31a gaze. Facing him directly was b34f0e5fb9 still too much.5e639f6ed1ddab03

Yang-hwi let b2656b3043 out an 932a99479c unnecessary cough.492bf8be22eb2671

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“Ahem, were 230a6fc6ff you out?”a614d3a7925f925a

“Yeah. Went for a e2aea61776 jog and picked c15cfb7855 up some drinks 8039d9480a since there wasn’t 850a482214 much at home.”05cf8cdd3f9dd718

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Dressed in comfortable workout 55cb124de7 clothes, Jin-geon placed a 368fe7d182 plastic bag on the d3eca01849 mini-bar and spoke casually. He then pulled out 4c875c4f51 the drinks he’d bought: 6171bbbfbf freshly squeezed vegetable juice dd84201277 and pine needle soda.717c2a9e1c94748b

Yang-hwi raised 5566537f13 an eyebrow. He’d never edde614a3b seen anyone 3b06958508 else drink c8e6a04af0 pine needle bb3bdf025d soda.d96ec3345cb35b14

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‘His taste is 2932c8cba7 pretty unique.’8fcee70949f7a936

Jin-geon poured the pine 263d91871b needle soda into a 2fe99b2f20 glass and said, “You 162932ef4a like this, right?”221fc54d9e338932

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“Huh? Yeah… How’d you bee702bff3 know?”e1577d3b30d81002

“It’s always on 627c0ac7c5 your desk. I noticed.”8abd84bdab00258a

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‘Guess I’m the one 43026df1c9 with the weird taste.’d1b841acdc08fcc7

Holding the drink, Jin-geon 90a6e0c1a3 walked toward the bed. Yang-hwi stepped off ed413127cd the bed to cadb62e8ee take it, but 6797c92264 something felt off—empty. It wasn’t because de58c649c4 he’d thrown off 4848aa9f06 the blanket.d1aaddf6515dcf31

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A chill ran 81d1cdd3e7 through him as 0c7eb45f77 he tilted his 91de5dd92a chin to look 930e790458 down. Contrary to the empty dae77382b0 feeling, he was wearing 204f60f64c briefs.02a2508afd45f772

‘Thank goodness… wait, 56a5fbac52 no it’s not!’72d15fb08aa588c3

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Yang-hwi’s eyes 83ae9554ca widened in 19bd3c42c6 shock.553a3210ebe1be54

This wasn’t the ce9501e722 underwear he’d worn f74c8ce895 yesterday morning. It was black, f4e339b956 sure, but the 8f8091a752 design, brand, and 45b5d377cb even the size—slightly 40591f4ad9 too big—was different. Above all, 3ab3f3c611 there was addbcfdd6f an odd 64f7f6268a lack of 9cebced6d4 discomfort.3a85abf36190f694

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Yang-hwi’s head f6fcfd2813 snapped up c6570bb317 as he 2fa1a93c81 stared at 4dc3f8e0be Jin-geon. His face flushed, he 3d0078f635 opened and closed his 565ad03158 mouth before finally managing 78a65f60fc to stammer out, “D-Did 3e5935ef0e you… wash me?”a7dc687811227fd7

The short-sleeved T-shirt 515d8705ac he was wearing 0ac51008d5 wasn’t the one 67ef8ac49d from yesterday either.0b691ad8f67f8f0d

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Flustered and stumbling over ab7b29bfbc his words, Yang-hwi watched b550823d6c as Jin-geon silently scanned 7be3f31286 him from head to 8c14095735 toe. Jin-geon’s gaze 391b540dee paused at 002e1be1ea a certain 15b533fdce point, and 36c493b245 he let 7f38c80efd out a aba09c8fa1 short, “Ah.”00a927882a7d36fd