It's a light colour this time.

Donghae watches. How the lipstick glides. Over those lips. It seems soft. Looks soft. The colour's natural. Has a faint pink to it.

Donghae likes it. He thinks about how his lips look beautiful each time. Bold or light. He thinks of how they'd feel. To kiss. He thinks of whether the colour would transfer. How his lips would taste. The lipstick on them.

He'd be careful in kissing them. Or just devour them. See the messy result. Would the colour make his lips prettier? When they're swollen from being kissed roughly? When the lipstick smeared? Beautifully.

Donghae shakes his head. Closes his eyes. Why does he think about him so much?

Then he wonders... if Hyukjae wears lipsticks for Siwon. Looks pretty for him. If Siwon likes it.

Hyukjae doesn't wear much makeup. To work. He comes looking quite normal. But so pretty still. Cute. In his eyes. What Donghae has seen.

He tries not to show up to his stores too often. When Hyukjae's there, that is.

He wonders if Siwon... knew Hyukjae from visiting his cafe. He goes there occassionally. Donghae curses himself every day. For letting that guy get to him first. It's his cafe. His store. His employee.

He knows how wealthy Siwon is. His family. They're both powerful.

It's worrisome. Hyukjae. Siwon too. He doesn't know him too well. Can't ask him about whether he's dating his employee. Seems like it's a secret.

Do they love each other? Does Hyukjae love Siwon? Does Siwon love him?

Can they even be together? They seem to have been dating. Or seeing each other for some time.

But Hyukjae still works two jobs. Runs KissThyLips. Lives in that... not so great neighbourhood.

Can't Siwon help him? Donghae gets irked. Whenever he thinks about it. What's the use of all his money then?

But. It's not his place. None of his business.

"Babe?"

Donghae drops his phone. Sits up. .

"Yeah?"

"I'm off to work now! Need anything?"

"Oh -- no, thank you! Have a good day!"

His boyfriend comes by the couch. He's smiling. He leans down to kiss Donghae.

"You too. Bye! Love you."

"Y-Yeah. You too."

Donghae breathes out. When he leaves. Then curses. He's sitting here thinking about Hyukjae. His problems. When he has his own to ing sort out?

When and how should he break up with his boyfriend? He's nice. Sweet. Kind. He loves Donghae. There's absolutely nothing bad. Nothing wrong. That Donghae can find about him.

But Donghae just... doesn't love him. He likes him. That's it.

Because he's obsessed... with someone else?

He groans. Drops back on the couch. Picks up his phone.

Donghae doesn't want to hurt his boyfriend. He doesn't deserve it.

Donghae watches Hyukjae's short clip... three more times.

He wonders. What it would be like. To have Hyukjae.

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"I'm sorry," Hyukjae whispers.

It's not the first time. Not the second time. Not the third time either. Not even the tenth time.

Siwon purses his lips. Eyebrows furrowed.

Hyukjae knows he's mad. Should be mad. He knows it's pathetic of him. To get all teary each time. Knows Siwon must think so too. But he truly feels bad. Every time he does it.

"Did you at least sell it for more than it was worth?"

Hyukjae feels his face flush in shame. Looks at his knees. Nods. Twice its price.

Siwon sighs. He lifts his chin. "You're not doing anything dangerous to get money, are you?"

Dangerous? He doesn't thin