Sungyeol didn’t know how much time has passed but he still couldn’t bring himself to break that staring competition he was holding with deep chocolate eyes of, apparently, one of the strongest and most powerful creature that has walked the surface of the Earth, while his mind still trying to digest the words Myungsoo had thrown his way… the same Myungsoo who used to give piggy back rides to little Sungyeollie and used to play games with him all evening, who used to dazzle Sungyeol with his precious dimple smile and who had always been there for Sungyeol.

He clearly remember that day, he was just turning six and had taken a walk in the forest with his mother… leaving his mother to her work, of plucking beautiful flowers to make a perfume out of them, little Sungyeol had taken the task of exploring the stunning place on his own. He had been in awe once he discovered a beautiful water fall and out of curiosity he had leaned over the big rocks, trying to catch the pretty fish from the clear blue river, the river he had ended up falling into… his lungs had burned as water gushed in them but his gurgled pleas had not been heard… and just when he thought he was dead, an angel had come to save him, the angel who became Sungyeol’s best friend later on. The angel who remained the same even when Sungyeol grew taller and stronger with due time… but his Soo Hyung was an angel, so it was only right for him to stay as beautiful and young as ever… Sungyeol’s naïve mind had thought back then.

But now the truth has unfolded, and the twist was hard to swallow because… the angel was actually a demon... a monster.

“N-no… that’s not true,” Finally Sungyeol mumbled with his mind still in the state of confusion. “The Jinxed Vampire doesn’t exist…”

Sungyeol saw how hurt flashed across Myungsoo’s eyes before he broke their eye contact and turned to face a wall length window as a heavy sigh was heard from him. Sungyeol noticed how the sky outside was bright and sunny… meaning the whole night has passed, his parents and tribe must be really worried. But looking at Myungsoo’s hunched down shoulders all Sungyeol could think about was the grave feeling he could feel the elder was emitting… all thoughts of his parents evaporated as Myungsoo’s earlier words once more rebounded in the confinement of his brain.

“Y-you… you are my mate,” Sungyeol spoke sotto voce and noticed how Myungsoo’s whole body became