“Older sister,” Min-a grumbled, a thoughtful expression on his face. “They’re just after Seo’s name. Too easy.”
“I want someone who can challenge me, and make me grow undeniable feelings for them.” He spoke, seemingly unaware of the deeper implications of his words. Seo Eun Hye nodded either way. “Min-a, the clock is ticking.” She sighed, giving him a weird look. “You need to start your own family.” She reminded him. “What? Are you playing cupid now?” Min-a grunted, switching on his phone to see thousands of I*******m messages, which made him more frustrated. He needed a new fit for the opening party of Velvet Club tomorrow. He had invested some thousands in it alongside his friends, so he planned to enjoy every bit of its benefits. They arrived home soon enough to meet their father having dinner on their spaced see-through glass dining table. Eun Hye felt nerves crawling up her stomach, she couldn’t meet his gaze knowing she hadn’t still secured the desired artist for the project he entrusted to her, and the hearing tomorrow. She dodged the dinner hall, following Min-a into his room. “What are you doing?” Min-a asked, stopping in his tracks and turning to look down at her due to their distinct height difference. “What,” Eun Hye muttered, “can’t I spend some time with my younger brother?” She tried to act cute, but it didn't work on Min-a. Instead, his face developed a small frown. “No,” was all he said before he got into his master room, but left the door open behind him, so she followed him in and shut the door. Eun Hye looked around her brother’s room. She didn't come here often because his art was displayed all over his wall. He even used a side of his walls for minimalistic painting. Min-a’s art was...abstract. If you were to put it in the simplest way. They were all creepy and didn’t fit into any box of art Eun Hye knew about from working with digital artists. She had convinced him once or twice to sell his art, but he refused, saying he wasn't a sell-out. That was when the idea of lightning struck her. “Oh, I know that look.” Min-a read her expression the instant he noticed it. “I’m not doing any life-endangering tasks for you again.” He asserted sternly and Eun Hye’s face collapsed. That was what happens when your parents only birthed two kids, you end up knowing each other a little too well. “You haven’t even listened to what I have to say,” Eun Hye pouted, moving closer to clasp his hands in her smaller ones. “Look, Dad must not find out that I haven’t secured the artist he is obsessed with.” She whined, batting her pretty, long eyelashes at her little brother. Min-a calmly removed his hands and rolled his eyes at her beseeching face. He took his shirt off to head for a shower. “You stink.” Eun Hye scrunched her tiny nose. “Really? Good luck with Dad.” Min-a shrugged nonchalantly, striding towards his bathroom. “Min-a, I just took a bullet for you.” Eun Hye reminded him in a whiny voice. “You only came to pick me up.” Min-a pointed out, shaking his head at his shameless, older sister. “Look,” Eun Hye smiled victoriously, “you owe me, and that’s it.” She insisted when she noticed she had backed him into the corner. “So much being family..” Min-a grumbled, rolling his eyes. “What do you want?” “I need your help tonight.” Eun Hye breathed out, her expression set in determination. “I want you to convince this arrogant artist to work with our company.” She rubbed her hands together as she spoke. A hopeful glint sparked in her deep, brown eyes, or it was the bright light in his room, either way, the expression disturbed Min-a. He finally realized why their father granted her one of his biggest assets to take care of at the age of 21. That was three years ago. Eun Hye was crazy. She was obsessed with being the best and doing the most. Whereas, Min-a only wanted to fuck hot girls and do drugs, so he could forget that they simply desired him for his looks and last name. “Eun Hye, I don’t want to. I’m not going to be your dark sword again. Remember what happened last time?” Min-a felt a chill run down his spine as he recalled eating a particular Mrs. Yuan's coochie because his older sister needed him to convince the old lady to invest in her last project. “What? That was a good one. You get to fuck Mrs. Yuan! Wasn’t it like a great time for you too?” Eun Hye frowned, appearing extremely confused. She thought he had enjoyed the arrangement since he loved abomination affairs. Min-a swallowed hard before walking away. His silence troubled his older sister. “Did she do anything else to you?” Eun Hye’s worried voice brought Min-a to his senses. He realized he was being too sensitive. “Nope, aside from biting my balls a bit too hard?” he wiggled his brows, winking at his older sister because he knew she would be disgusted, and hopefully, that would get her to leave him alone. But it didn’t work. “I didn’t need to know that. Look, it’s different this time. Kwan Seung-ho is like those ethical artists. He came from nothing and now is some top-rated art brainiac in the whole of South Korea. We have given him our best offer, yet, the arrogant bastard refused to work with us, claiming he isn't a buyout.” Eun Hye complained, dropping on his futon for comfort. “If he isn’t a buyout, then he isn’t a buyout,” Min-a remarked, folding his hands across his chest. “Contact another artist. What’s so special about him anyways?” he frowned in displeasure. “You don’t know Kwan Seung-ho? He is the heat of the season! Every Advertising Company big or small wants to sign in. Dad is crazy about his work. His mini-art project went viral on Cyworld and he sold three of them for 200 million won each. His design keeps getting higher in demand because of how outlandish the internet thinks it is, and he is currently refusing to even lease to Art Galleries. He is on this high horse he won't come down from.” Eun Hye stressed, complaining about the complication she was facing with signing Seung-ho under their family company. “200 million is half of what I earned last year, what's the big deal?” Min-a shook his head, still not coming to the realization of how influential the artist was. “His whole story changed for life in one day, Min-a. The day he decided to upload his art. Look, I know men like him, they are tough nuts to crack. They don’t appreciate money but talent, charm, and charisma. Something to challenge them..” Eun Hye started her proposal by stroking her brother’s ego. “Go on.” Min-a drawled, and she shook her head at him as she continued.“I thought you said he made 500 million in one night?” Min-a frowned when they got to Kwan Seung-ho’s location. He was convinced by his older sister to leave his slutty outfit behind, wearing a crisp white shirt and blue jeans. At least, she allowed him to wear some vans, but he knew it was all to please this so-called proclaimed self-made artist. “I also mentioned that he is a stubborn man with old ethics.” Eun Hye came out of her black Tesla to stare at the mini building before them. There were lights coming from the inside indicating that someone was around. “His studio is more of a cave than a studio. What is this shit hut?” Min-a scoffed, unable to hide his displeasure anymore. He expected more from someone who had amazing talent like the Kwan Seung-ho his older sister described yet his studio resembled a random garage on a sidewalk in midtown. He must either be delusional or just not intelligent. “Let’s just get to see him first…” Eun Hye walked up to the doorbel
The assistant, Aera, and Eun Hye had similar expressions, both their jaws swam in paint on the floor. “You are hot and can paint...this world is unfair..” Aera muttered, walking to the art to analyze it up close. She was baffled. How could he be so young...yet terrifyingly talented? “What the-why don’t you ever do paintings like this at home?! Dad would have taken you seriously.” Eun Hye exclaimed, ogling at the wall of art. “It’s like she’s been drawn by the water to save her,” she spoke out, trying to trace the curves of the waves. “No.” Seung-ho finally spoke up. The steps of his boots echoed on the floor until he stood beside Min-a. “She is reaching to the weak flames for help, the water isn't saving her, the waves are sucking her into the cold depths. She is already cold, she needs warmth.” he turned towards him, giving Min-a an impressed smile. “Right?” He asked, staring into his deep, brown eyes and seemingly into his soul. Min-a suddenly forgot how to speak
Seung-ho blinked rapidly, before ushering himself in and closing the gate. He had his eyes fixed on a certain butt, he forgot how to move his legs. “Your house is magnificent.” he complimented, and Min-a hummed in response. “It sure is a money pit.” Seung-ho watched him pass by what looked like the front door. “I might not know how huge mansions work but I thought we just passed the front door,” he spoke out, pointing back at the front even though his legs still actively followed Min-a. “This door leads to my room.” Min-a let out simply before stopping in front of a gray door attached to the side wall. It was a part of the building that had huge rectangular gray tiles on it and not some see-through glass window. Without another word, Seung-ho followed him through the house, immediately spotting the difference in the air as he got in. He thought he was rich, in fact, he was. He was comfortable with the wealth his art generated for him but this...this building, this
White and faded light blue were the only shades Min-a had made peace with, these two colors always looked fire on him. He looked at himself in the mirror, satisfied with his beach turquoise palm tree pattern shorts with a white background, and went through five outfits before settling for this. All had the same color gradients. He was certain he looked good. It was 6:45 pm on that same day, a few minutes later than the time Seung-ho had informed him to come for his first lesson. Who the hell begins lessons on the same day as they commenced it? Min-a tried not to think about how he was cornered by his father and his Noona into being a student of the man he barely knew. His lessons were mutually agreed to three times a week but trust he wouldn't be making efforts to attend all. “After tonight, he better not expect me to attend any evening cringe evening classes.” He spoke firmly in his mind. After he was done, Min-a went back to his shelf to apply per
“God please help me..” Eun Hye whimpered to herself, clenching her thighs together to ease her arousal before finally walking in. Min-a strolled in behind her. He hated that his body was doing that ‘thing’ again but he rebutted the outrageous sensation. “Miss Seo…you came too.” Seung-ho didn’t sound exactly excited but he smiled anyway. “Yes, I- uhm wanted to thank you in person for taking my younger brother, Min-a in as your student. I truly appreciate this kindness. The Seo family will never forget this favor.” Eun Hye stretched her hands out for a shake but Kwan Seung-ho decided to give her a side hug instead. She felt her face burn at the unexpected intimacy. Thank heavens she already had pink blush dust on her cheeks. “It’s okay,” Seung-ho retorted before pulling away to face Min-a. “Hello, Min-a,” he stared into the younger man’s eyes. His intense gaze made Min-a feel very uncomfortable. “Hello, coach..” he grumbled under his breath, his Adam’s ap
From the shape underneath, Min-a felt his breath hitch in his throat. “No way..that can't be..” He breathed, leaning off the street light to stand in front of the garage. “A Mustang?!” Min-a cried out. “I’m pleasantly surprised you know what it is before I took off the cover, I thought you were an influencer?” Seung-ho chuckled, driving the car out. “Influencers don’t equal uneducated.” Min-a snapped, getting into the passenger seat. Seung-ho plugged his iPhone 6s into the radio and started to play some white band music. “Coldplay?” Min-a asked, recognizing the vocals from the song they did with BTS. That immediately got Seung-ho’s attention. “You know Coldplay?! Oh, Min-a, you might actually end up in my bed tonight.” He chuckled, but the younger man didn’t find it funny at all. He was as pale as a ghost as soon as the words left his lips. “Are you okay?” Seung-ho looked sideways at him while trying to maintain eye contact with the road. “I’m okay.” Min-a said in a
Kwan Seung-ho took the opportunity to sit up and stretched half his upper body across to Seo Min-a. This gesture gradually caused panic in Min-a’s heart, but he closed his eyes in reflex, expecting a set of lips on his but instead, he felt his chair leaning back. When he tried to sit back up, Seung-ho used a strong hand to hold him down. Before he could protest, a wet mouth covered the cap of his erection. “Oh, fuck..” Min-a groaned softly. He honestly didn’t remember when he started whimpering and shivering from the hotness of his art coach’s mouth. His hands instinctively reached out, gently guiding Seung-ho’s head up and down with a soothing motion on his hard, throbbing cock. The more force Min-a applied to his head, the deeper Seung-ho took him down his throat. A satisfied groan erupted from Min-a’s chest repeatedly. “Yes..oh.. Yes,” His hips buckled against every slurpy stroke he made. It felt so good, he couldn't restrain himself from cumming. Seung-ho foun
“Get off me, can’t you see you’re huge?” Min-a teased, shoving him off his back. “You’re just a weakling,” Inn Woo chuckled, sticking his tongue out like a child. “Where is Ji Won? I swear that bastard better be doing coke..” Min-a grunted in displeasure, scanning the area, waiting to spot the sly motherfucker with some random chick. “What’s got you all worked up?” Inn Woo chuckled, giving his shoulders a reassuring massage. “A man,” Min-a muttered absentmindedly before his eyes widened in realization. “What?” Inn Woo looked confused. “A man with no se-control…” Min-a finished his sentence. His subconscious was already messing up and he wasn’t even drunk yet. That only meant one thing...he needed to get drunk. Now. “Min-a.” Inn Woo patted him on the arm. “It’s you guys’ night, you brought this dream to life.” He chuckled excitedly. “I know, Inn Woo. It’s not up to 9 yet, but this place is already buzzing, do you wanna have a drink?” Min-a asked Inn Woo, knowing the sh
Duncan has done so many difficult jobs on his way to the top. Jobs that made him question his decision to take it in the first place. Living in the Seo household for the next 6 months was a decision he was starting to question and it was only the fourth day. A graveyard had nothing on stillness in the Seo's household right now. Min-a stayed shut in his room. Eun Hye also wouldn't come out either and their father was out of the question for him. Duncan eavesdropped on their conversation last night and he heard everything. Including the insulting slap, Seo Jung Ju gave to Min-a after he mentioned sucking cock. That was part of the reason why Duncan gave Min-a almost an entire day to himself to collect his traumatized mind together. Though, he still hovered close, once in a while checking if Min-a came online or eavesdropping by his door for any movement. Then he would do the same for Eun Hye. It was exhausting, truly exhausting to be checking on two grown adults, but what
Jung Ju took his attention away from his screen, looking above his glasses to stare at Eun Hye, “I saw it.” He replied simply, going back to clicking on his keyboard. Eun Hye had to stifle a scoff. His expression was so melancholic, almost neutral like he was silently mocking her. “When Min-a shows up, I will review the contract.” Jung Ju said out of nowhere. On cue, Min-a pushed the door gently, slipping inside and appearing beside Eun Hye. “Good, you showed up.” Jung Ju muttered unenthusiastically. He moved his chair closer to the table hunching over the contract book. Sending both of them a cold glance, he flipped the cover open. Eun Hye could feel her soul leaving her, with every page he flipped and every neutral expression his face held, she felt herself getting paler. She inhaled through her teeth, a deep shaky breath that caught Min-a's attention. “Where the hell did you get that contract from?” Min-a hissed at her, nudging h
“Older sister, for the love of god, don't even for once fucking say you did it to protect me from being exploited by Father because you were doing no different. Don't say you knew I won't be able to handle the heat because I was the one doing the dirty jobs for you.” Min-a shot to his feet, attempting to walk out before stopping in his tracks. “I don't feel sorry for you, just so you know. What hurts is that I would still be dragged down by your own mess.” And with that, he stormed off to the back of the house, a place he barely came to. It harbored the only indoor swimming pool they had. He had no plans of getting wet, he only wanted to pretend it was the beach when he stirred the water, so it sounded like water clapping against the shores. Time flew by insanely fast when you weren't watching its every move. No one had to inform Min-a that his father was home. The temperature in the house significantly dropped. A night maid popped through the black screen glass door
After Eun Hye’s fourth glass, it occurred to her that she never really filled Heidi in on her ordeal with her father, especially the aftermath. Heidi was her assistant, so she decided to discuss further possibilities like herself being replaced by a more compatible man from the board; so the old fellows could finally sleep at night. Since Seo Eun Hye assumed the role of CEO for one of Seo's premier assets, their Digital Advertising agency, the male members of the corporate board consistently opposed her. Each task she undertook only intensified the pressure on her to deliver efficiently. Taking her last gulp and emptying the wine bottle, she concluded her last option was to face the heat in the kitchen. The only issue was her father was the chef. Spacing around to calm her anxiety, Min-a crossed her mind again. She left her room and headed towards his side of his glass mansion, dropping the empty bottle on the kitchen counter on her way there. Eun Hye met
“Teacher and student my foot…” Duncan smirked. “I guess Min-a does have a type.” He walked away from the half-done painting to the others on the walls. Some were unhinging, reminding Duncan that he would never fully understand the kid's twisted mind. The most captivating was a dashing play of Red and black. If anyone could portray angst, using nothing but color palettes to depict struggle and elegance, it was Min-a. That was his specialty. He didn't need to paint human beings. As Duncan remembered him saying; “Feeling is not a human quality, feeling is an energy that can be shown through any medium, from sound to silence.” “This boy only grows scarier everyday.” Duncan muttered to himself, leaving the gallery worthy experience behind to finally sit on his bed. The bed dipping didn't even wake Min-a up, he had his long hair sprawled across his face. Duncan was amazed by how lush and long it had become since the last time he saw him a
For most of the ride back to Seo’s Family home, Duncan Laurence and Seo Eun Hye spent it catching up on each other's lives and accomplishments, which included the fact that Eun Hye made it to the CEO status she always dreamed of being as a kid. They got to the mansion somewhere around five in the evening after Duncan made them stop at his favorite ice cream spot around the corner. It had gone through an entire renovation and a lot more ice cream flavors had been added to its serving menus. “I don't know if it's just me but I think Mr. Kwan doesn't really like me..” Duncan still felt unsure because he barely knew the guy. He just met him today and yet, nothing about him felt receptive. It was almost like he was back in the Netherlands again where he was seen as a foreigner just because he had bold Asian genes. “Kwan Seung-ho?” Eun Hye couldn't help but laugh. “If only you witnessed our first few interactions. He is a straightforward person and very b
Duncan chuckled, shaking his head as he racked his mind for memories. “I think I was there when he was born.” He muttered proudly. Seo Eun Hye rolled her eyes at his revelation. She filled in for Duncan, giving Kwan Seung-ho the details she knew he was asking for. “Deon is like our closest buddy while we were growing up. I mean, at one point, I thought Min-a had an infatuation, like a ‘man crush’, or something for Deon because of the way he followed him everywhere..” Eun Hye smiled fondly at the memories of Little Min-a wanting to sit on Duncan’s lap no matter the space around them. And Duncan never once complained or pushed him away. “Man crush?” Seung-ho did not like that choice of phrase at all, it didn't taste good on his tongue. “Yeah..that was a pretty accurate definition.” Duncan nodded. “Min-a was the most adorable kid. He was such a lively little turbo-energy boy.” He reminisced with fondness in his eyes. “He would make us
After Duncan Laurence’s mother's death, he moved back with his father to The Netherlands where his father worked and lived with their extended family. His mother, Kim Haera, was best friends with Jin Eun Min, Min-a, and Eun Hye’s mother. As devastating as her death was for little Duncan, it didn't stop him from chasing his dream in Architecture for it was all he could remember doing as a kid. Drawing was the similar ground that brought him and Min-a closer despite their age gap of 4 years. He was the first to recognize Min-a's artistic skills and so he got him his first set of canvas and paintbrush on his 10th birthday. Min-a, unlike other kids, didn't start art by drawing their favorite cartoon character or a friend, he started by drawing shades of different lighting because he wanted to see how it made him feel. That was Duncan's confirmation that Min-a was a special kid. His views still hadn't changed about him as he sat on the waiting bench fo
“I kept screaming “Haneul” while he jerked in my arms, convulsing. He said something like “Sorry, Mother.” before he lost consciousness. But after he woke up, he said he didn't remember anything, so we never talked about it. I think the name always triggers him after he does something he knows he shouldn't.” Eun Hye finally met his eyes with her teary ones. Seung-ho pulled his hands away from Eun Hye’s. This information only made him feel worse. “Mr. Kwan.” Eun Hye was about to warn him not to let Min-a know about this when her phone vibration disrupted her. Thinking it was Min-a, she picked it up fast. “Min-a?” Eun Hye called out in excitement. “No, Deon. I have been at the Seoul airport for 2 hrs now. Weren't you supposed to pick me up?” Duncan sounded stressed. His plane had been delayed for a whole 24 hours and still, his designated chauffeur was not on time. “Oh shit, I’m so sorry., Deon. It was actually Min-a, who was supposed to come g