Too Long

Demon King
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Donghae's pissed.

He had nothing to do with it. Hyukjae revealed that bit of detail himself. But Donghae still got for it?

He's forbidden now. From asking questions. Trying to get information from him. About him. Out of anyone.

So Donghae can't utter a word. Even to his friends. He can only talk about Hyukjae's daily life.

He's really pissed.

 

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Days go by.

Hyukjae glares at him warily. Each time they have to be together. Donghae will ignore it. But occasionally roll his eyes. Remind him: Donghae's not allowed to ask anything. So Hyukjae can stop.

A couple weeks later... Hyukjae starts to look sorry. Maybe he notices. That Donghae's still pissed. At this treatment. He gives Donghae furtive glances. Pouts by himself. Tries to be nice. In subtle ways.

He does more chores. Gets up himself. Tells Donghae thank yous. Sincerely. Energetically. He gave Donghae a chocolate bar. He texts him too. Random things. How the weather is nice. How the dinner was good.

 

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Donghae's at a cafe. He's meeting Ryeowook.

Twigsy sends a message.

"Hey, my friend said someone is selling a nice used TV! Maybe we can buy it!"

"This twig..." Donghae mutters.

"Oh, it's the master..." Ryeowook says.

"Yeah. He's letting me buy a TV now because he feels bad? I was getting that for him, not for myself..."

Donghae texts, "Sure." Then addresses Ryeowook. The other's got a bored face. "Okay, sorry, go on."

"Your little master Hyukjae's feeling bad? Why?"

"Hyukjae's TV doesn't work. It's nothing. So are you sure the ones with us are under control?"

"Yes," Ryeowook says. "Of course. Don't worry about it."

 

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"Donghae, you like coffee, right?" Hyukjae says.

He brings a mug over. To the table on the balcony. Smiles awkwardly.

Oh. Because Donghae has been showing up with coffee sometimes. To pick up Hyukjae. From work. From the school stop.

"I guess..." Donghae says. "So you got coffee."

It's a question. Because Hyukjae doesn't have any. The kid hates it.

"Yeah, I bought it!"

"You will try liking coffee."

"No! It was... uh, by mistake!" Hyukjae says. "But you like it so you can drink it, right?"

Donghae takes the mug. Peers at it. "You bought coffee by mistake."

"Yeah!"

"I don't need to eat or drink, monkey..."

"What? So you're never hungry?"

"Mm. Sometimes, I just crave it though."

"Oh. Then great! We have coffee now and you like it more than me so you can drink the coffee, okay?"

Donghae takes a sip. "This is instant coffee. Hazelnut."

Hyukjae blinks. Tilts his head. "Oh...?"

"Never mind. Finish your homework. It's late."

"Yeah! I will! I am almost done!"

"And I'm still pissed," Donghae mutters.

The sliding door pauses. Donghae doesn't look. Then it closes. Quietly. Donghae sighs. 

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sujul33
I've broken this fic into sections. They're all different stages of the plot. Hyukjae in demon world will continue for a few more chapters. Then it's back to the human world.
Thanks for reading.
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HelenDamnation #1
Chapter 44: This only clicked in my head recently, but the do the demons take a turn for the more fluffy after they come into contact with Hyukjae's mind? Because the timing seems to work out that way...
Annroy89 #2
Chapter 44: This gets more intriguing with every new chapter. can't wait to read about how and why hyuk's mum found him and his eventual healing
bummbleMin1004 #3
Chapter 43: YOUR STORY IS THE BEST
yanHae15 141 streak #4
Chapter 44: Everyone is starting to baby Hyuk. All the fuss and Hyukkies. LOL

Is Lust beginning to take action? Or just trying to mess around a little? What happens if she breaks their deal? Will hae kill her? Then he'll become more powerful. Will he still be able to control all that power? 🥹🥹
OdetteSwan 930 streak #5
Chapter 44: The demons are fussibg over Hyukjae. It's hilarious. As always, Kyuhyun needs to correct Hyukjae's mistake re Frankenstein! Kyuhyun is so on brand. This was what I thought was familial. Or are you referring to his mom's image?
Thank you so much for the update.
fullofwish 1540 streak #6
Chapter 44: Hyukjae can't get a break from the torment. Whether it's the physical pain or another knock to his already tiny confidence, to the point of hopelessness. Now (the illusion of?) his mother appearing as if to taunt him at one of his lowest moments... It's a lot.
hyukkie_chin 1455 streak #7
Chapter 44: Kyuhyuuuun 🤦‍♀️🥹
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The demons were all so cute going over hyuk and feeding them; seemed like they enjoy eating as well.
Hyukkie~ guess it’ll imbe in no time when everyone will call him that 😁
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Oh noo. Does the lady demon started her action? Idk how hyuk will handle the truth tho. Hae really should not keep him in the dark and be honest w everything.

Thanks for the update, authornim! :)
HelenDamnation #8
Chapter 44: Chapter 44: You really captured something about their chaotic group interactions, translated into completely different personalities and a demon world. And yet not completely different personalities...

I don't know how to put it into words, but the way the group interacts definitely seems like them and no one else.
ldh2013 #9
Chapter 44: I wonder what Lust's true motivation is. Sounds like she decided she didn't care about having a demon offspring and decided to go after Hyukjae after all. Either that or someone else is playing games. It's funny how all the other demons have taken a caring interest in Hyukjae. Even Kyuhyun, who seemed upset that Hyukjae had gotten upset over something he said. Donghae has some explaining to do now.
Dhenia #10
Chapter 43: Poor Hyukjae must be devastated with how he looked 😭 thank u for updating
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