"Jeongguk! Jeongguk!"
Jeongguk groans at the voice, struggling to open his eyes as Taehyung calls his name.
"What is it?" Jeongguk asks, voice raspy and gruff.
"I am the son of Demeter", Taehyung tells him, face hovering over Jeongguk's. Jeongguk blinks, rubbing his eyes to clear the haze, "Well-"
"Now fuck me", Taehyung says, straddling his stomach.
"God, you really are desperate", Jeongguk groans.
Taehyung nods, cradling Jeongguk's cheeks, leaning in, "Now make love to me, mon amour."
Jeongguk pushes his palm against Taehyung's face, sitting up. "Taehyung" he warns, voice raspy and thick, from waking up, "It is well known that Demeter has no heir. At least do your research before lying." Jeongguk tries to pull Taehyung away from his lap but Taehyung wraps his hands around his neck, pressing closer against Jeongguk.
"I am not lying", Taehyung says, defiantly, " I am the son of Demeter. "
"Taehyung go to sleep-"
"I am the person who they prophesied about."
Jeongguk freezes, his grip on Taehyung's waist tightening. Taehyung swipes his tongue over his lips, " My mother was so scared of the prophecy that she hid me. Made sure no one knew about my existence."
Jeongguk narrows his eyes and the temperature in the room suddenly drops. "So, you are saying Demeter was so scared of you falling in love with me that she thought it was better to hide your whole existence?" Jeongguk snorts, "The prophecy said you would be my only weakness. The Demeter I know would rather take advantage of that."
Taehyung sucks his teeth, "That was only one part of the prophecy. The other part talked about how no one would be able to stop the God of the underworld from taking away what was his. My mother who had prayed to Hera day and night for blessing her womb couldn't bear the thought of someone snatching me away from her one day."
Jeongguk inhales sharply, "So she hid you."
Taehyung chuckled wryly, "She hid me for four years. On my fifth birthday, you fought with my mother over something and trespassed on our land. You intended to destroy our farms in your fury and you did. The realisation that you could just walk into our premises like that horrified my mother. She knew I was not safe, so to ensure that you never get your hands on me she locked my powers and my physical form.-"
Jeongguk's eyes widened, "She ceased your existence."
Taehyung shrugs, "More or less. For then on, my consciousness was trapped in a room. I could talk to my mother, I could hear her but I wasn't speaking. I could sense everything but couldn't touch anything. "
Jeongguk shudders at the realisation, his hand raising to caress Taehyung's cheek, "Oh, Taehyung " his thumb traces his pink lips, "that is why you long to be touched."
Taehyung sighs, leaning in Jeongguk's warmth, "Then one day, Jimin came to our house. Unlike everyone else, he could hear my voice, he followed it to my room. Jimin could sense the power trapping me but didn't know how to do away with it. Since my mother was doing business with him, he would take the opportunity to sneak into my room and talk to me. One day, I don't know how but he broke the seal."
Taehyung's hands gripped on Jeongguk's shoulders almost painfully, his breathing shallow and harsh. "He freed me. Then-"
"Love", Jeongguk calls out, pecking Taehyung's lips, "It's okay. You don't need to say more. Breathe. Okay? Breathe."
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Taehyung nods, focusing on breathing, his grip on Jeongguk's shoulder loosens as he places his forehead against him.
"Good", Jeongguk murmurs, rubbing his hand over his back.
Taehyung frowns, pulling away.
"What?" Jeongguk asks.
Taehyung grins, "You called me love."
Jeongguk chuckles, hand sliding against Taehyung's ass, "I did."
"I like it", Taehyung kisses him, "Call me that more often."
"I will"
However, the smile dims on Taehyung's face, uncertainty marring his expression, "You won't send me to my mother will you?"
Jeongguk's eyes narrow, he grabs Taehyung's jaws, leaning in to tug at his bottom lip. "After throwing my life into total chaos, you think you can leave?" Jeongguk growls, " You are mine. I will burn the world before I allow anyone to take you away."
Taehyung giggles, pushing Jeongguk back on the mattress, his fingers tangling gently in his hair as he kisses him. Jeongguk hums, kissing him back. His hand holds the back of Taehyung's nape, pressing him closer. His other hand slides against Taehyung's waist, fingers sneaking into Taehyung's shirt and caressing the soft skin.
"Wait", Jeongguk says, as he pulls Taehyung's head away a little. Taehyung makes a noise of complaint, pouting.
"Why? What now? I even told you my identity."
Jeongguk laughs, breathlessly, kissing Taehyung's nose. "Precisely because you have dropped a big bomb on my head by revealing your identity I need to make phone calls and make plans. I know your mother. If she already doesn't know you are here, she is very close to figuring it out. We cannot stay here."
Taehyung frowns, sitting up, " Where will we go then?" His eyes perk up, " Can we go to Las Vegas? I think I can earn a lot of money there."
Jeongguk snickers, supporting himself on his elbows, "Do you even know abc of gambling?"
"No", Taehyung frowns, "I think gambling is not very ethical. You shouldn't do that Ggukie."
Jeongguk raises an eyebrow, "How else would you earn a lot of money in Las Vegas?"
Taehyung grins, clapping his hands, "I will join strip clubs. I think I will be very good at it. What do you think?"
Taehyung suddenly feels the temperature drop and sees the piercing glare directed at him. He swallows, leaning down and embracing Jeongguk, mumbling in his chest, "I don't think you are very fond of my brilliant idea. Maybe I can take a different occupation."
Jeongguk groans, "Good thing we are not going to Las Vegas. We are going to the underworld. We do have bigger strip clubs than Las Vegas though."
Taehyung's eyebrows quirk up as he pulls himself away from Jeongguk's chest to look at him, "You do?"
Jeongguk nods, expression blank, "We strip skins of dead mortals. One of the largest attractions for the demons in the underworld. Generates a lot of revenue."
Taehyung's lips press in a thin line, "Very funny."
Jeongguk laughs, gently rolling Taehyung away from him, on the mattress. "I have a few arrangements to make. I will come back later. Sleep", Jeongguk says, leaning to press a kiss on Taehyung's lips.
Taehyung grabs his wrist when the man attempts to move away from the bed. "I thought you hated the underworld. Why do you want to go back there?"
Jeongguk rubs his thumb on the back of Taehyung's hand, " Because that is the safest place. Because no one, not even Zeus can leave my territory without my permission." Jeongguk sighs, giving a hard squeeze to Taehyung's hand, "I hate the underworld because of the permeating stench of death. So, I will just force you to stick close to me 24/7 and help me take my mind away from that stench."
