Levi didn’t need to do anything for a silent crack to form in everyone’s mind. A subtle change of perception that grew and grew until what they saw looked nowhere near what was initially there.
Their perception was like a mirror. The image reflected on a smooth mirror was clear, but once the mirror cracked, the reflection would become distorted and split until it could no longer be recognized.
Back when everyone had distanced themselves from him, he had even felt it was a good thing. His power was excellent - not only was it very convenient in many ways, but it also kept unwanted company away.
Yet, what made him delighted caused his parents endless sleepless nights.
Unlike outsiders, they did not fear him. They didn’t even desire to change this unreasonable side of him. They were just worried.
Worried that one day he would become so fixated on something he’d self-destruct.
They only managed to relax somewhat when a famous psychotherapist they called over, pointed out what they also knew to be true. Astar Levi had far too little interest in anything to develop an unhealthy fixation. Instead of worrying about him destroying both himself and the world to obtain the object of his obsession, their concern would be better spent on worrying about his disinterest leading to depression.
In his 24 years of life, Levi did not yet develop any signs of depression. But he thought that if his baby drifted away from him due to the little cracks in their relationship, he’d undoubtedly develop severe depression overnight.
Yet even if he knew all that clearly, how could he fix what had already been done? He didn’t even know whether there were any cracks, let alone how to fix them. He could only grope around in the dark, hoping that he’d inadvertently stumble onto all imperfections, and then keep poking at them until they were either fixed or broken beyond repair.
“My power...” Levi’s hoarse voice reached Noah’s ears, “What do you think about my power?”
Noah uncomprehendingly tilted his head to look at Levi, “It’s awesome!” He blurted out with shiny eyes. “Really useful, ah!” He sighed softly, “I… I enjoy being a Soother, but when something dangerous and unfortunate happens, it makes me feel useless. Enforcers, Shielders, Healers, all of them can protect lives in their own way. But my power cannot. Sometimes I feel as if it is superfluous. Just a convenience that makes lives more comfortable, but cannot do much when it matters.”
Levi’s eyes shook, and he opened his mouth to refute, but before he could get a word out, Noah interrupted him, “I know that it was due to my soothing that the power rampages were successfully resolved, but these are a special case. Usually, I am not nearly as indispensable.”
“But you are indispensable!” Levi vehemently protested, “You are indispensable to me!”
Noah’s amber eyes curved along with his smile, instantly dispersing the heavy atmosphere, “Yes, yes, I know. As a Soother, I might not be indispensable, but as your good brother, of course I am indispensable. As you are to me.”
“Mn,” Levi’s heart skipped a beat. Could he take that as a love confession?
Blackie: (눈_눈) ‘No. Nice try though.’
Levi heatedly stared into his darling’s glittering, gem-like eyes. Indispensable. Irreplaceable. In every way.
Feeling Levi’s fiery gaze, Noah naturally felt as if he had been scorched. His ears flushed, and he tried to prop himself up on Levi’s chest, putting some distance between them, “Brother, are you feeling better now? Have you had enough of hugging yet?”
“No,” Levi deadpanned, and without a single change in expression, he pressed his darling back into his bosom.
He ignored the little one’s helpless resignation and quickly diverted the other’s attention, “When I asked you about your thoughts on my power, I didn’t mean the technicalities of it. I meant, what do you think about Enforcers?”
And indeed, Noah, this worldborn with an attention span of a goldfish, was quickly distracted once again. He didn’t quite understand where this conversation was going, but he knew that his brother-in-law felt vulnerable right now and needed to be comforted and reassured that there was nothing whatsoever wrong with him.
And there was really nothing wrong with him! His lovely brother-in-law was perfect the way he was! And since he was the one here right now, it was up to him to let him know that!
“Ah, Enforcers are very badass! Unlike weak chicken Soothers like me.” Noah’s eyes glittered with mischief as he joked, “What can we even do? Give people a mental hug?”
Noah cutely stuck out his tongue, "But you guys can do so many super awesome things! You can move stuff without touching it, and even fly!”
Initially, Levi’s heart felt tickled by the little one’s words, but as soon as that cute pink tongue appeared, his mind flew straight to the gutter. Suddenly, his throat felt unbearably parched, and the places of contact between the two felt as hot as magma.
‘Darn it, baby! 〒▽〒 I am trying to be serious here! Must you undermine my efforts like this??’
This wife-slave found his little future wifey too irresistible even if the other just stood there. So how could he possibly resist it when the other started acting coquettishly?!?
And within his arms to boot!!!
And thus, while wifey Noah was sincerely ranting about how awesome his future husband was, all in attempts of making Levi feel good about being an Enforcer, this horndog of an Enforcer needed just this one Soother to feel good.
Levi put on a face of listening full-heartedly, while most of his attention was actually focused on tentatively sliding his hands down Noah's back.
Noticing no rejection from the other, Levi grew bolder, creeping down all the way to Noah’s lower back. He was so close to the forbidden fruit that if he stretched his pinky, he could even slip into that alluring slit between his baby’s round little globes.
Levi mentally clicked his tongue but dared not go further. He had enough self-awareness to know that the little one might currently be too preoccupied with other thoughts to discover their current intimacy, but he definitely wasn’t preoccupied enough to miss his cute little ass getting groped.
Levi continued to torture himself by hovering on the dividing line. While listening patiently and very enthusiastically to his baby’s clumsy but sincere praise of himself, he even started to stroke his baby’s waist and lower back.
“What are you doing? It’s ticklish!” Noah offhandedly commented, wiggled his waist a little, and then resumed his previous train of thought. Levi naturally ignored his coquettish complaint and continued stroking his darling’s tender flesh through his shirt.
Levi felt like he would be able to reach heaven in a single step. His idea of boiling this cute little frog in warm water had been the right approach. He was nearly fully cooked.The twists and turns of life were truly unpredictable! Within a single day, he had fallen from heaven to hell and then soared back into the sky once again.It was all so very good, almost perfect even. It was just that his heart still hurt for this sensible baby of his that worried for others before himself. How could his heart ever be at ease when his darling didn’t know how to treasure himself properly? When he didn’t know that he was the most precious thing in
“Brother, did you say something? I couldn’t hear you over the water.” Noah yelled from within the bathroom.Levi exhaled a long sigh charged to the brim with emotion. “I’ll tell you later…”Noah dried his hands with the towel, “Blackie, did you hear what he said?”Blackie side-eyed his blissfully ignorant host, “Yes. He proclaimed his undying love for you.”No
Levi swallowed hard, “You… could you go ahead and check whether my mother came in person?”Noah eyed Levi strangely, so Levi was forced to explain. “My mother is… uh… an Empathizer…”Noah’s confusion was instantly replaced by understanding. Empathizers could sense the emotions of others as if they were their own. His brother-in-law was worried that if his mother came in person, she’d be able to feel how much today’s incident had affected him. He didn’t want her to worry, and how could she not if she felt his pain and distress?
While making their way towards the study, Noah couldn’t help but inquire, “What happened to your manor?”Levi avoided his eyes and pretended he hadn’t heard his question. Noah waited for his response, and only after a long while had passed did he realize that the other had no intention of responding.“Brother?” Noah tugged at Levi’s sleeve, but the other lunged to knock on the study door as if chased by a flesh-eating zombie.Noah stared at the fleeing brother-in-law speechlessly, feeling a bit am
After visiting his father, Noah took a minute to send a message to Fynn, telling him to drop by the manor so that they could further discuss the case. He also updated his social status to say he was resting at home, but otherwise fine.After that, he recorded and sent a long and touching video message to Trey, ensuring him that everything was fine, and he would keep him updated on the happenings. He also encouraged Trey to properly rest and recuperate, apologized for getting him into this mess, and thanked him for his hard work both verbally and monetarily with a thick electronic envelope of cash. He also ordered a get-well gift basket to be sent to his hospital room.
At that moment, Noah finally realized why his pitiful brother-in-law looked so undead in the morning. Not only was his sleep quality poor, getting tormented by nightmares, but he even ended up destroying his room!How horrible would one feel if, in a blink of an eye, they destroyed their own home?!Never mind the stress, pitiful brother-in-law was the one who lost the most in this accident, yet instead of mourning his own loss, he even had a crushing sense of regret and guilt! Feeling as if it was his fault, as if there was something wrong with him!
“Understand?” Noah’s beautiful honey-colored eyes curved, watching Levi with a pure and clean gaze of a little sheep, utterly oblivious to their impending fate of getting eaten clean, with not even bones remaining.Levi repeatedly nodded, “I understand!”Noah eyed Levi, confirmed that the other was no longer feeling down, and then nodded satisfied, “As long as you understand. Every problem has a solution. Don’t let people who don’t even know you pin nonsense adjectives to you.”Levi ke
As he watched this tall, dark, and fierce man blankly hug Noah’s frail body, Fynn felt an overwhelming sense of defeat. Astar Levi might not be qualified to pursue Cordia Aris. But he, Fynn, wasn’t qualified either – his own feelings couldn’t even compare to the ones of an “unqualified” person. What face did he have to continue his pursuit? How could he convince Noah that he was the better choice, when even he, himself, didn’t believe it? Astar Levi might be all kinds of mad and shameless; he might be a villain to every single person i
The rumble of Levi’s chest quickly settled down, but the sweet elation bubbling within remained. He dutifully moved his left hand up and down, donning an expression of a demure wife trying to placate her irate husband. However, if one looked closely, one could see a metaphorical fox tail swishing behind him, for his carefully measured strokes only prolonged the sweet torment. On the surface, he was scratching the little one’s “itch”, but in reality, he kept fanning the flames underneath the pot, stirring and mixing the boiling water within, yet not once letting it spill over the edge. While Levi’s left hand was busy producing obscene squelches as it bullied Noah’s needy little brother, Levi’s right hand cupped the little sack snuggly as if weighing a bag of gold coins. Really lovely, ah! ♥ The weight on his palm was pleasing, the velvety texture even more so, and the contents were even more valuable than gold. Levi’s thumb rubbed the base of the pink
Levi closed his eyes in desperate attempts to hold off jumping his darling’s behind. ‘His little ass has not been prepped yet,’ He kept reminding himself. ‘Endure. Focus. Put into practice everything you had learned through “educational” videos.’ Though, it quickly became apparent that his time and effort was better spent doing it than watching other people do it. To put it bluntly – he learned much more quickly with a “hands-on” approach. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) How could he not? With the presence of that magical resonance between him and his baby, trial and error became the best teacher. With each movement of Levi’s tongue and lips, the intense waves of pleasure crashed through Noah and rebounded back to Levi. The pleasure the little one felt leaked between the seams, seeping through onto Levi until he was nearly drowning in it, feeling the consequence of every single movement even more clearly than if he had been doing it to himself. And when that wa
He had such a lewd thing done to him, yet instead of feeling outraged, resentful, or repulsed, he actually… actually responded in such an improper way!!! Ah, ah! He should clearly be dissatisfied right now! And angry, so angry! He should push the other away and scold him! Make him sleep on the couch for a year–no, month–no, week!! But… but… actually… besides nervousness and shame, there was only… “Nngh!” The voice that came out of Noah’s mouth was so lascivious the embarrassment brought tears to his eyes. He bit his lip in a pitiful attempt to stop himself from letting out such appalling noises. Yet his quivering lips just couldn’t remain closed under the onslaught of pleasure, constantly releasing choked gasps and whimpering moans. Noah’s thick and long eyelashes shuddered, trying to blink away the moisture and hide the two amber orbs underneath. Those two gems were too mirror-like, clearly reflecting all of the thoughts that he didn’t wish anyone el
Levi’s body shuddered violently. In an instant, his throat grew so parched he nearly choked on his own sharp inhale. Yet what grew the most was, naturally, Levi’s unbearably hard, unbearably swollen lower half. Though its owner was very bent, his shaft was standing up as straight as a flagpole wishing to pierce the heavens, throbbing painfully with every heartbeat. Levi’s original plan of slowly stripping off his baby’s briefs flew out of the picture in that instant. And so did the mentioned briefs. They slid down Noah’s pair of long, slender legs with rushed haste as if fleeing from a calamity, after which they shot off like a rocket to the unknown horizons of the condo. Levi didn’t even stop a single moment to ponder over the fact that he had just tossed his darling’s panties to who knows where. In fact, if you asked him, he’d rather they were never found. That way, his baby’s everything would unavoidably be laid bare in front of his eyes, free for him to admire an
Without further ado, this respectable S-ranked Enforcer used his noble powers to push Noah’s hands above his head, making one hand grasp the wrist of the other. After unclasping the wristband, Levi switched the target of his power to the communicator, making it fly into his own hand.He had initially wanted to hide the communicator away in the far corner of the condo, but after seeing it had been set to silent mode, he decided to just stash it in the second drawer of the bedside table, right next to his own.Levi hurriedly got off the bed right next to the bedside table.After safely storing his baby’s communicator in the second drawer, he opened the first where he had put the equipment he prepared last night. Levi retrieved a sparkly pink bottle that looked like an expensive perfume at first glance. However, if one observed it more closely, one would notice that the liquid inside was too thick to be perfume.Levi moved to close the drawer but
Levi used his power to gently push his darling, who had been lying on his side, to lie on his back instead. With this slight movement, the bed sheet covering the sleeping beauty slipped past his shoulders, down his chest, revealing the subtle yet gorgeous muscles underneath.Exposed to the sudden chill, the two pink buds on the fair, smooth chest immediately stiffened.When this alluring sight fell into Levi’s eyes, he couldn’t move his gaze away as if bewitched. His breathing sped up, his Adam’s apple rolled, and he swallowed hard. It took only a moment for the look in his eyes to turn from warm adoration to scorching hunger, from restrained anticipation to uncontrollable fervor.He had initially moved with an inspiring and righteous notion of fulfilling his husbandly duties to satisfy his little wife, but his idea of indulgent and pure love
That’s right! Instead of treating these last few hours of moonlight as his wedding night, why not treat the entire day as their “wedding night” day?! (灬✪﹃✪灬)Yes, yes!! Other husbands would just toss their darlings around for a couple of hours on their wedding night, but he, Levi, would be tossing his baby around for an entire day!! And instead of having trouble seeing all the naughty bits due to the lack of light, everything would be obvious under the bright daylight! Even if his baby felt very shy and wanted to turn off the lights, what use would that be with the sun shining bright outside?The more Levi thought about it, the more he felt that getting cockblocked like this was actually a good thing!His baby was tired after a long day; what if he ended up climaxing quickly and then drifted to sleep, leaving Levi halfway there? Wouldn’
Astar Levi stood frozen in place, staring holes into a thick clump of shiny brown hair peeking out of the crimson sheets. Levi’s chicken burrito must have remembered the existence of multiple bathrooms in the bungalow because the strands loosely framing his lovely face were damp. They cast shadows over the little one’s cheeks and eyes, making him look all the more delicate, like a little angel. A sleeping angel. Levi: “…”(。_。) Noah: “…”(*ᴗ˳ᴗ*) Levi: “…Baby?”( •᷄⌓•᷅)‘…please tell me you are just resting your eyes while awaiting my return?’ Noah: “……” (*ᴗ˳ᴗ*) Levi: “…Wifey?”ಠ_ಠ Noah: “…………” (*ᴗ˳ᴗ*) Levi:(ꐦ°Д°
Noah rolled on the bed, wrapping himself with sheets until only his head peeked out. Now that his mistake in apparel was perfectly covered up with bedsheets, this little red caterpillar rolled over to the edge of the bed and let out a breath of relief. “Ah, Blackie! Perfect timing!” ‘Uh-oh!’All of Blackie’s virtual hair stood on its end. His host ignored the roasting and even appreciated Blackie’s uncalled-for appearance?? This did not sound good!(っ°Д °;)っ“…Host… did the gravity of your current situation make your mind snap?! Ah, ah! Calm down! Don’t lose it! I’ll administer emergency sanity-preserving measures right away!” Noah’s response was as dull as Blackie feared it would be! He did not snap at Blackie or even curse him back! Instead, he solemnly declared, “Yes, yes. Measures need to be administered ASAP! Quickly! Knock me out cold before Levi comes ba