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Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Jung Soo had been dining together when they found a wallet lying on the pathway. Normally they would have ignored it. But Choi Jung Soo decided it would be very funny to goad Lee Soo Hyuk into picking it up. Lee Soo Hyuk sighed, he couldn't believe he was agreeing to this. There could be anything in that- arguably ratty- wallet and Lee Soo Hyuk would rather not take any chances. Choi Jung Soo smirked, that was as good as calling him a coward, before standing up. Lee Soo Hyuk was so tired of his bullshit. He doesn't even know how they became friends. Their friendship was indeed too strange, them being mafia bosses and all that.

Choi Jung Soo giggled as he swiped up the wallet. He seemed extremely high at the moment. In fact, he was high all the time. Lee Soo Hyuk wanted to know the secret behind his giddiness. He hadn't felt like that since he was a teenager, no wait his mother died when he was fifteen, so it was probably since he was a child. Enough of childhood talks though, he doesnt wanna go down that particular memory lane right now. Lee Soo Hyuk privately wondered if Choi Jung Soo ate too many candies but then spotted the discrete- but certainly there- drops of blood, splattered on the hem of his shirt and on his shoes.

'Of course this punk would come to dinner after murdering someone like it was nothing', Lee Soo Hyuk thought like the hypocrite he was. He glanced at his clothes and sure enough, if one looked too closely they might be able to make out the stray drops of blood. Tsk. Choi Jung Soo would have been sad if he could hear his hyung's ridiculous thoughts.

"Hyung~ Are you going to stand there all night?"

"Aigoo.. Shut up , you punk- oho~", Lee Soo Hyuk 's eyes crinkled in delight as he spotted the wallet , now opened, in Choi Jung Soo 's hand. Lee Soo Hyuk didn't know what he had been expecting but it certainly wasn't this. What greeted them was the sight of a completely deadpan face of an extremely sleep deprived college student, Lee Soo Hyuk guessed as he looked old enough to be one. Besides that, the haggard look on his face, the dead eyes, lined with dark circles as if the guy hasnt slept for ages, complete with a frown spoke volumes. He somehow achieved all this while looking completely expressionless and Lee Soo Hyuk wanted to applaud him for that. Or feed him. Or kiss him. Or maybe all of that in order. Those cute pouty lips looked extremely soft. He really wanted to taste them.

One look at Choi Jung Soo was enough to tell him that both of them were on the same page. His eyes rove interestingly over the picture, as if he was already engraving it in his mind. Choi Jung Soo flipped through the wallet and found a few thousand wons. Oh dear. That wont do at all. To think their object of affection was struggling with money. Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Jung Soo had loads of it. They could probably buy him a castle while they are at it. On second thought, that seemed like a very good idea.

Lee Soo Hyuk laughed a little derisively. They hadn't even met the guy and they were already like this. Perhaps he drank too much wine. But he was also extremely bored and a new toy to play with sounded like music to his ears. Choi Jung Soo had already called his secretary to find all the information on this ( oddly cute enough) guy and grinned at Lee Soo Hyuk .

"Hyung, hyung Why am I so excited?! Hahaha my heart is beating so fast! Is this love at first sight-" , and Lee Soo Hyuk tuned him out. He sent his secretary the picture as well and he forwarded all the information moments later.

"Gasp. Already?! It's been barely three minutes!"

"Maybe you should get a better staff Jung Soo-ya"

"Or maybe I'll just steal yours <3"

"...I dare you to try."

"You should try harder if you want to scare me. Anyways, all of that later! Show me the info", Choi Jung Soo plastered himself against Lee Soo Hyuk and peered into his phone. They had been right. He was indeed a college student. His name was Kim Rok Soo. He was in his third year and already working three jobs to pay the bills. Well, it was nothing that they hadn't seen in their line of work. They don't know why they were so hooked because of this one guy but playing around won't hurt anyone would it? Kim Rok Soo would certainly appreciate it.

Lee Soo Hyuk looked up from his mobile and smirked at him. Choi Jung Soo found himself echoing that smile. Oh this was going to be so fun.

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Kim Rok Soo was dying inside. Soon he would be dead outside too. Dead in all senses, in fact. He would be homeless, lying hopelessly in some abandoned alleyway as he starved to death. Perhaps he was being overdramatic. Perhaps all of this could be resolved. If only his landlord wasn't such a bastard. And what a bastard he was. He could give loan sharks a run for their money.

Kim Rok Soo threw his head back in frustration. He couldn't believe he lost his wallet! All his week's worth of money was in there. To add cherry on top of the cake, he had to pay his rent this very week. Kim Rok Soo was so fucked. He desperately hoped that he wouldn't get evicted for delaying the rent a little. He had paid it on time for the past two years. Surely his landlord wasnt that cruel? Kim Rok Soo brainwashed himself into hoping his landlord would take mercy on his poor self. He looked like death had wormed over already. Surely he wasn't that heartless?

News flash. He was exactly that cruel and heartless. Kim Rok Soo 's homicidal tendencies skyrocketed as his oh-so-dear landlord started yelling, with spit flying in all directions, about how he would not delay it a second later. Kim Rok Soo could leave the room for all he cared. There were loads of broke college students in line to rent a cheap place like this.

Kim Rok Soo plastered his customer service smile and nodded before leaving. No he did not slam the door on his way back. That was just the wind. He was not stupid enough to antagonize his already furious landlord now, would he? After going back into his room, he flopped on the ground like a useless fish. What if he stopped breathing? He wouldn't have to deal with all this bullshit would he…? He entertained that idea for a moment before discarding it in hopes of being realistic. Realistic means he would be homeless in a span of a few days. God, he really hates everyone. It wasn't as if he hadn't gone back to take his wallet. He had searched the entire way home from the restaurant he part- timed at. There were no signs of his wallet. Personally he wondered why anyone would even want his wallet. There was hardly any money inside it. Kim Rok Soo thought he had hit an all time low but apparently there are still people so much poorer than him. They could've just taken the money though, why take the whole wallet? (Somewhere Choi Jung Soo and Lee Soo Hyuk sneezed)

His phone vibrated. He groaned as he read the mail about his purchase being delivered to his house. Great. He would have to go down again. And if he was particularly unlucky, he will get to see his dear landlord again too. He lethargically pulled himself up and stumbled out of the room and finally out of the apartment. He frowned as he started descending downstairs. Why is everything going wrong these days? Just which God did he manage to offend so much in his past life? (Do you want a list in alphabetical order? :) )

Sighing tiredly, he opened his mailbox and pulled out his package. He just wanted to go back into his room and sleep forever at this point. Too bad the universe is out to get him these days. He had barely pulled out his package when a wad of cash slid off the package and dropped back into the mailbox. Perhaps he was more tired than he expected. To think he would start hallucinating in the middle of the day. He rubbed his eyes and opened them after a few seconds. The money was still there. He pinched his arms for good measure and stamped down the urge to whine when he felt it sting.

'Not a dream then,' he thought blankly. And then closed his mailbox. He might be hard pressed for money but it's better than being caught in some sort of scam and regretting later when he would have to inevitably sell off his kidney to pay this off. He looked around, trying to check if someone was playing a prank on him but there was nobody there beside him. He could already feel another headache coming. Cursing the two-faced scammers for pulling this prank or whatever it was ( incredibly rude if he may add) he stormed off to his apartment and slammed the door shut. Moments later, the curtains shifted the slightest width apart and an eye peered down. Kim Rok Soo will catch those scammers, even if that's the last thing he does. It will be his personal mission from now on, a side quest if you will. Hours passed by as Kim Rok Soo continued to stare at his mailbox. Did they think he would fall asleep? Hah! Take that, he can do this all day long. As if making fun of him was the favorite pastime of whichever deity he did manage to offend, his eyelids began drooping. He refused to surrender to the inevitable and fought desperately against sleep but it was of no use. Moments later, his body slumped down as if it had a mind of its own and Kim Rok Soo fell unconscious, just like that. The stress was getting to his body no matter how hard he gaslighted himself. So it was a matter of time when it couldn't keep up with Kim Rok Soo 's monstrous schedule.

This was also why he failed to see a hooded figure tiptoeing around the edge of the building before finally coming to a halt in front of his mailbox. Whatever he saw, greatly saddened the mystery man. You couldn't practically see his tail drooping in distress. Kim Rok Soo might have felt bad for a brief moment if he saw that. But since he was unconscious (as usual) , the mystery man escaped without detection. Choi Jung Soo tiptoed back out, the same way he came in.Once out of the target area, he called Lee Soo Hyuk and started wailing

"Hyung! He didn't even take our money! Why were you so confident that you could play him like a fiddle? Waahhhh -"

" Choi Jung soo "

"- hhh yes?"

"Shut up"

"Why are you so mean to me?! I won't -", and the call dropped. Choi Jung Soo gasped in mock betrayal before slumping on the steering wheel. He pouted when Kim Rok Soo 's face suddenly popped up in his mind again. Just why was their money being rejected? They were doing this with pure intentions (not really). Choi Jung Soo didn't realize that not everyone had loose screws like him. If he had then he would have approached Kim Rok Soo another way. Nevertheless, he would wait for a few days before trying something else. Surely his efforts won't go into vain. Right….?

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Three days later, Kim Rok Soo stared at the three million won(they looked at least three million, he hadn't taken that out yet) still present in his mailbox. His rent was due in three days. And his landlord had started grating on his nerves more than usual. Kim Rok Soo sincerely wondered why.

He had some sort of self preservation still alive somewhere inside him apparently so he did not immediately pursue that money. He waited....and waited for something, anything to happen but nothing happened. He turned his eyes away from the mailbox. He will ignore it even if his hands are itching to open it and put an end to his sufferings. Really, money always got the best of him didn't it? Not that he could be blamed for it. Money was the best. And he never intended to stray away from his ideology. He began avoiding the mailbox altogether so that he might forget about the money lying there.

Time seemed to ticking by faster than usual and Kim Rok Soo was slowly turning into an anxious mess when he decided to fuck it all. Who cares where this money came from? He certainly doesn't. Free money is the best money after all. Kim Rok Soo ignored the voice in the back of the head calling him a hypocrite.He was not a hypocrite. He was just a powerless and tiny (not really) slave in front of the giant scheme of things ( capitalistic society and of course, money). Besides what it the mailman opened his mailbox and found the three million won instead? Kim Rok Soo would get fucked over twice if that happened.

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He paid his rent and had to watch his landlord scoff at him, as if he was sad that he couldn't kick Kim Rok Soo out. That bastard. Kim Rok Soo made sure to slam the door extra hard while leaving. The landlord totally deserved it. He finally started to think about the consequences of accepting the money. As long as he doesn't have to sell his organs everything is fine. Hopefully. He waited for the bomb to drop but nothing happened that day. Or the day after. It tensed Kim Rok Soo more than it should have.

Three days later, Kim Rok Soo found six million won in his mailbox. No he did not check his mailbox everyday. He had better things to do. His heartbeat started accelerating as he held the six million won with shaking hands. This was enough to pay off his debts. He could be free for some months at the very least. He could finally focus on his projects and presentations due for the next month. Glancing around once, he pocketed the money and went back to his room. If his benefactors liked giving money so much then who was he to refuse them?

He briefly wondered how much and to whom would he owe so much money after interest. It would be just his luck if the benefactors turned out to be extremely shady. Like drug dealers, or yakuzas.

'Well whatever,' he reasoned, ' You only live once. How much wilder could it possibly get?'

And oh boy, wild did it get. Days later he received an email about a package being delivered. Which was strange because he didn't order anything. After opening up the box he found that it was a toaster…? Why would he need a toaster? Who would give him a toaster? He knew the answer deep down but continued to delude himself, like he had done for the past 15 years. It worked wonders for him. Kim Rok Soo stiffly placed the toaster in a corner in the kitchen. He could just forget about it. Out of sight and out of mind.

Kim Rok Soo continued to ignore the gift as he bought his daily groceries that day. He doesn't know why he ended up buying a loaf of bread. He never had breakfast anyways. This also did not explain why he was actually eating breakfast the next day. How bizarre. Was he being subtly bullied into a healthier lifestyle? The nerve of his benefactors-

The next gift came in the form of a heap of pillows, which was strange, but very much appreciated. They were so soft. He would doze off in a matter of seconds as soon as he laid in his nest of pillows. 'Perhaps, his benefactors really knew what they were doing,' Kim Rok Soo thought, already half asleep. Perhaps he should write them a letter and confess his undying loyalty to them. It certainly didn't sound like a bad idea. He nuzzled deeper into the pillow and drifted off to sleep.

And as promised, he did write them a letter. He did not know what to write so he just ended up writing a simple "Thank you" and placed two chocolates along with it in his mailbox. He did not know their address but they knew his. And they did check his mailbox apparently. It was all so suspicious but Kim Rok Soo was beyond caring at this point. He wondered if they would see it. What would they think of it? Will they like it? Or would they think Kim Rok Soo was too boring and leave just like everyone else?

He did not have to worry too much as his little note and chocolates were gone the next day. They really did monitor his mailbox after all. Kim Rok Soo knew he shouldn't feel so pleased in a situation like this but as he opened another package, this time accompanied by a rose and a card, his heart skipped a beat. He opened up the note a little breathlessly….and found a big smiley emoji "🙂". There was nothing else except that on the card. Just that emoji. Kim Rok Soo was suddenly filled with a sense of dread. He flipped the card again just in case he missed it but no, there was absolutely nothing written anywhere.

His non-existent smile fell really quickly. What the fuck did that even mean. No seriously, what was that even? His eyes slid towards the box with a rose taped to it. Were they bipolar? Or maybe this was completely normal and Kim Rok Soo was the weird one-

He spent the whole week thinking about the meaning behind that smile. He couldn't even sleep because of that. One moment it seemed normal and the next moment it felt like he would get stabbed by that person with zero hesitation. He pinned the smile on his conspiracy board -yes he had one- and began listing out various ways he could get murdered or dismembered or sold off in the black market.

Somewhere far away, Choi Jung Soo squealed. He couldn't believe it! Their darling actually wrote them back! None of their toys had ever done that before. Kim Rok Soo was so precious indeed. Lee Soo Hyuk looked at him with disinterest but he couldn't hide the pleased look in his eyes. They had been giving him so many gifts and he finally responded. He snatched the note from Choi Jung Soo and gazed at it lovingly, almost obsessed with how long he stared at it. Lee Soo Hyuk was pleased indeed. And to think they even received chocolates. It was the sweetest thing he ever had.

It had become some sort of competition, to see who's gift would please Kim Rok Soo more. They tried to see who would outdo the other one and sweep Kim Rok Soo off his feet.Both of them knew they would end up sharing him, but the thrill to see who would be chosen by him kept them on their toes. Though Kim Rok Soo seemed pleased by everything they gifted him. He really was so adorable, wasn't he? Lee Soo Hyuk wondered absentmindedly about what exactly it was that pulled them closer to him.

He hummed as he taped a red rose on top of the box full of the latest edition of various gadgets he could find. Youngsters his age seemed to like it so Kim Rok Soo would surely love it. He didn't see what Choi Jung Soo was doing. If he had seen perhaps he would have stopped him. He should've realized Choi Jung Soo took the concept of 'all or nothing' was really extreme. Alas it was too late and Choi Jung Soo had already sent off that card with a big smiley face as he giggled like a love sick fool. He thought it was a wonderful idea to send that because Rok Soo's message made him smile. He wanted to write a ten page letter along with that too but his hyung had forbidden him so he settled for the second best option! Only he did not know that it would make Kim Rok Soo ghost them for two weeks after that. When Lee Soo Hyuk questioned him about his gift, he was cruelly whacked in the head. What was wrong with his message?!

Lee Soo Hyuk looked at his stupid business rival in disbelief. Sometimes he wondered how Choi Jung Soo even managed to become a mafia boss. That guy should become a farmer or something. When Choi Jung Soo heard that he smiled brightly

" :D !!!! My family has a big farm in the countryside. How did you know that?!"

"........ How did you end up as a mafia boss?"

"Oh…I was bored. And my mother told me there was something wrong with my head and kicked me out of the house," Lee Soo Hyuk agreed as he watched Choi Jung Soo crack someone's skull open while smiling happily, "And that was so rude! And hypocritical! They nearly destroyed half a mountain when they held an inter-family martial arts tournament ten years ago! At least I didn't cause any natural disasters... yet"

"....."

What the fuck is wrong with them? Lee Soo Hyuk takes it all back. This whole family is nuts. He hopes he never meets any of them in the future. Just one is enough. Poor him though, he did not know he was courting a walking, talking natural disaster himself.

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Kim Rok Soo walked to the restaurant. He had left all the other jobs except this one. It was his last week working in the restaurant too and after that he would be finally free. His final year had nearly finished as well. He could just join some small time company and work 9 to 5 like the rest of the population and retire early at 30 years old. Truly, the best plan indeed. His sugar daddies, yes he had come to terms with the fact that they were indeed his sugar daddies, yes plural, had lavished him with enough money that he could probably live off a few years with that alone.

Kim Rok Soo had sent back baked goods, because he did not know what else to give them when they had everything at their disposal. Even his apple pies looked meager in comparison to their gifts. Especially when they started sending furniture in. There was no space in his rickety apartment anymore. And everyone in the neighborhood knew that he managed to land himself a sugar daddy. Thankfully no one directly asked him anything. Even the landlord started behaving like a human being. How surprising.

Kim Rok Soo startled as someone grabbed his waist and looked behind to see a thug smiling lewdly at him. Kim Rok Soo's blank face turned frosty. The nerve of these fuckers. Two of his sidekicks smiled wickedly as they waved at him from where they sat dining. He did not know why the restaurant owner even let them in. He plastered on his customer smile with great difficulty and shoved the offending appendage off his waist.

" Sir, do you need something?"

"Yes. You-"

Kim Rok Soo smiled but it did not reach his eyes. That seemed to have slightly frightened the thug off and Kim Rok Soo took his chance to run away. He watched from the sidelines as another waiter attended to them and politely guided them out of the restaurant when they started giving death threats. Kim Rok Soo was in awe of his coworker. He wished he had the patience to deal with that kind of human trash so politely. At the very least no one groped his ass today. So it was a win-win situation. He looked back at the clock, just one hour more until he got off.

One hour later, Kim Rok Soo couldn't help but cheer internally as he was finally freed from his job. He should really become a full time sugar baby. It proved to be beneficial for his skin. And his will to live. In fact it restored his faith in humanity…somewhat. An awfully nasally voice reached his ears and he looked back to find that thug , more of a Buffoon really, grinning maliciously at him. His barely there faith in humanity began crumbling again, just like that.

The sidekicks cheered and began crowding and circling around him. Kim Rok Soo's hold tightened on his bag. He was getting tired of this really quickly. Do these gangsters not have anything better to do? The leader smiled and beckoned him closer. Kim Rok Soo looked at him blandly and didn't move an inch. The cronies decided that it was a great affront to their leader and pushed him down. Kim Rok Soo was starting to get really annoyed. How dare they dirty his shoes. It was such an expensive gift from his benefactors. Did they not want to live?

Buffoon No 1 smiled condescendingly at him. Then he had the gall to touch Kim Rok Soo's face. Kim Rok Soo was all but ready to eviscerate that idiot when CLANG-

An alcohol bottle came flying and neatly hit buffoon no 1. Thankfully the shards didn't land on Kim Rok Soo. He would've been forced to do something he never intended otherwise. Kim Rok Soo watched as the buffoon's face scrunched up in pain. That greatly angered Buffoon No 2 and 3 and they foolishly charged at the person still hidden in the shadows. One punch and kick later, they were knocked out cold on the ground.

Kim Rok Soo watched with bated breath as the person who came out of the shadows totally did not live up to his expectations. He was expecting a tall, dark haired, brooding man straight out of a novel. He was certainly not expecting a golden retriever turned human, for that was exactly what it was. The fluffy brown hair and a smile that could rival the sun's. The man's smile grew wider when he spotted Kim Rok Soo and it was so bright that Kim Rok Soo was forced to look away or he might just get blinded by it.

His heart nearly jumped into his throat when he found another man standing right beside him. Now this man certainly looked like everything Kim Rok Soo imagined and more. He smirked at Kim Rok Soo and then punched buffoon no 5. The remaining lackeys were quickly taken care of. Kim Rok Soo had a vague idea of who they could be. He discreetly shoved the metal bat he had taken out at some point during the evil monologue of the gangster. He obviously did not carry the metal bat everywhere. What do you mean beating gangsters was cathartic? Kim Rok Soo had never beaten any gangsters. And something told him it would be best not to reveal all his cards at the moment. It could be dangerous. He just had a guess. He didn't actually know these guys at all.

Just then they heard a screech of motorcycles and an army of buffoons arrived. The golden retriever man started grinning maniacally, something Kim Rok Soo never wanted to see again, and the black haired man came closer..and closer to Kim Rok Soo until they were mere breaths apart. Kim Rok Soo could feel his heart thundering as the man gazed down at him with an unrecognizable look in his eyes. He twitched minutely when the man leaned down and whispered in his ears.

"Run and don't look back. Also take this," he lightly trailed his fingers along Kim Rok Soo's wrist before placing a key in his hand, attached with a note. Kim Rok Soo dazedly nodded and ran. He wasn't stupid enough to stay and help them out of the goodness of his heart. He would end being more of a burden on them anyways. Even with his bat he could barely take on 2-3 people. So Kim Rok Soo ran. And he ran extremely fast. He had been running away from everything in his life since he was a child after all.

Once Kim Rok Soo was far away enough, he stopped. Breathing heavily, he looked at the key in his palm and then at the note. The key had a red ribbon tied to it and Kim Rok Soo instinctively knew what it was. He opened the note and sure enough,

" Darling, we built this just for you "

And below that was an address. They were giving him a house. In this economy. Kim Rok Soo would be a fool to refuse it. But he wouldn't go there right away, maybe after a day or two, when the adrenaline wore off. He walked back to his run down apartment, completely out of it. Should he quit the restaurant a week early? He quite liked the old lady who owned it but this was getting out of hand. He did have a bad reputation of beating thugs with a bat but he would rather not deal with them at all. Kim Rok Soo suddenly felt nostalgic and took out his precious metal bat. To think he didn't even get a chance to use it on those buffoons. The sacrilege. He caressed it lightly, his fingers avoided the dark red stain on the very end of the bat. It wasn't blood. Even if that sounded unbelievable, when had Kim Rok Soo ever lied? He was the paragon of truth and justice. And even if it was blood, the unlucky moron who got caught probably deserved it.

But this was the first time indeed when he was saved. It felt amazing. It made his heart race for the first time in a long while. His face started flushing as he recalled the past encounter in more detail now that he was out of danger. They looked cool. And so hot. Kim Rok Soo's non existent morals wouldn't hurt him if he started living in that house tomorrow. He would've gone there straight away but something told him not to meet two shady, powerful men high on bloodlust. Kim Rok Soo's fingers trembled as he recalled their faces again. Will they live with him too? He probably wasn't a charity case. They wouldn't have gone that far for him otherwise. He was falling down a rabbit hole and there was no sign of stopping.

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Kim Rok Soo was standing outside the specified address the next day. Perhaps he had been too eager. Maybe he should've thought about this harder. However, last night's encounter and those two handsome men had apparently snapped his last string of reason. On a completely unrelated note, his landlord had also decided that it was a great day to antagonize Kim Rok Soo again and Kim Rok Soo ,in a rare display of impatience, threw a bucket of water he had on hand at him. It was wonderful. It was amazing. It was cathartic and everything Kim Rok Soo wished for. The whole experience was a solid 10/10. He totally recommends it. The enraged bellow that followed afterwards was music to his ears. He regrets absolutely nothing. It was also safe to say that Kim Rok Soo was currently homeless.

He had no time to contact his sugar daddies benefactors. They did not contact him either. Since he had no other choice he ended up coming here. The house looked lovely. It was a thousand times better than the shit hole he previously lived in. Kim Rok Soo knocked on the door but no one answered. He waited for a few moments, side-eyeing the people who looked at him curiously. It would've looked like he was a thief had he come here in his usual clothes. He had enough sense to wear the clothes they gifted him instead. He briefly wondered how they knew his size, because the clothes fit him perfectly, but then considering everything that had happened, this was probably the last thing he should be concerned about.

When there was no response even after standing there for five minutes , Kim Rok Soo finally pulled out the key and opened the door. He marveled at the interior of the house. It was really brand new, as if bought just weeks ago. He dragged his luggage through the otherwise silent house and looked at the house with barely concealed awe.

There were 4 bedrooms, a dining hall with a kitchen, 2 bathrooms and 2 other empty rooms. Kim Rok Soo was in love. This house was heavenly and straight out of his dreams. Now all that was left was to settle in. He hummed as he began unpacking the luggage. Truly..what a great day to be alive.
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It had been three weeks since Kim Rok Soo came in. It was also the closest he had been to his slacker life. No one bothered him, he had no jobs , no assignments left or anything at all. He did nothing except bury himself in a pile of pillows everyday. He slept for 13 hours a day and then lazed around for 3 hours more on the bed. The only time he got up was to cook food or clean the house. He went out to buy groceries weekly and besides that, he was a total shut in. His past self would be so envious of him if he saw him now. He was living the best life he ever lived. To be frank, he felt like he was forgetting something but the thought of his slacker life once again filled him with serotonin and he dived back into the huge nest of pillows he had built.

'If this wasn't heaven then what was?', Kim Rok Soo wondered languidly. He was seconds away from dozing off again. Perhaps this was why he did not hear the door opening with a click. Nor the footsteps heading in his direction. Kim Rok Soo nuzzled his face into a pillow and sighed happily. This was certainly the bliss of life-!

A hand touched his naked thigh and Kim Rok Soo jerked awake with a scream lodged in his throat. It was dark and he could barely see anything. Someone had a hand on his thigh. There were two intruders apparently. He heard someone fumbling with the keys in the corner of the room. Kim Rok Soo sat up all of a sudden and headbutted the man who was touching him. A low groan reached his ears and the hold on his thigh loosened. Good, one down and one more to go. Kim Rok Soo was just about to use his blanket to throttle the other assailant when the lights flickered open and his assailants turned out to be - his sugar daddies?!!!

That's right. Kim Rok Soo had actually forgotten about them in the face of his slacker life. His slacker life was simply so amazing that it erased all unnecessary thoughts from his mind. Even the ones about his sugar daddies. Shit. Looking at their astounded faces Kim Rok Soo couldn't help but sigh,

'It is going to be one long night indeed'

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They managed to have a serious talk after all that. Somehow. Kim Rok Soo refused to feel embarrassed. Because he wasn't, his slacker life was totally worth everything in his life, even his…benefactors. Kim Rok Soo stared at them as they awkwardly introduced themselves. His little stunt apparently threw them off their loop. It had even thrown Kim Rok Soo off his loop as a matter of fact. He forgot everything he was supposed to ask them.

"I am Choi Jung Soo. This is my hyung Lee Soo Hyuk"

"I am Kim Rok Soo-"

"We know"

"........", Right. Of course they knew. Why was Kim Rok Soo so stupid? Why did he even open his mouth? They sat there awkwardly for quite a while. Kim Rok Soo wanted to fling himself off the window. This was getting unbearable. Why wont they fucking speak?! The golden retriever man seemed to be getting too antsy under all this awkwardness and burst out,

"W-we are mafia bosses! Nice to meet you!"

Whack

The k-drama protagonist-man smacked the golden retriever man and sighed heavily. Kim Rok Soo felt like he was a mood.

"Ow! What was that for hyung?!!!"

"What the fuck is wrong with you, you punk!" Who the hell introduced themselves like that? Especially in front of the one they were supposed to be courting! This sort of conversation took place after at least 10 or so dates! Not 2 minutes after meeting them for the first time.

Kim Rok Soo looked at them in disbelief. Whatever images he constructed about them shattered to pieces. The only thing he was right about was that they were indeed shady- being a mafia boss and all that.

"...Nice to meet you too"

Golden retriever man, no Choi Jung Soo (he finally had a name to associate with that face) smiled brightly when Kim Rok Soo spoke. His forehead was still swollen from when Kim Rok Soo headbutted him. Kim Rok Soo's forehead was smarting too. Just what was that guy made of? He hoped his forehead didn't start bleeding with how much it hurt. His bangs covered his forehead so it wasn't visible as of yet.

Choi Jung Soo , finally past the initial awkwardness, bulldozed on," Did you like this house?! We just bought it a month ago and the price wasn't even that much-"

Lee Soo Hyuk pulled Kim Rok Soo's hand, just like how he had done that night, and pressed a chaste kiss on his knuckles.
"It is an honor to meet you darling. I believe our last meeting was cut too short."

Kim Rok Soo stopped breathing for a whole minute. He stared at Lee Soo Hyuk with wide eyes and his ears began tinging red as soon as he realised what Lee Soo Hyuk just did. The flush soon spread to his cheeks and that was the loveliest thing Lee Soo Hyuk had seen all week. Choi Jung Soo seemed to be of a similar mind as he held Kim Rok Soo's other hand and did the same thing. Kim Rok Soo's cheeks flushed deeper. Choi Jung Soo smiled prettily and winked at Kim Rok Soo.

"Rok Soo, you already look like a tomato. If you blush any more you will-"

Kim Rok Soo's still smarting forehead decided that it was the perfect moment to make its presence known and a drop of blood trickled down his face.

" -become tomatO SAUCE!? HYUNG HE IS BLEEDING OH MY GOD-"

Kim Rok Soo's vision started spinning. Lee Soo Hyuk 's and Choi Jung Soo 's form blurred and before he realized, he had fainted. Choi Jung Soo 's teary face was the last thing he saw before everything turned dark.

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When Kim Rok Soo regained consciousness, it was already morning. He felt warm, extremely warm for some reason. Blearily opening his eyes, he found Choi Jung Soo clinging to him like a koala. He looked kinda cute , when he nuzzled his face into Kim Rok Soo's neck and tightened his hold- this was why he was feeling so warm! And this wasn't warmth, it was suffocation! Kim Rok Soo's breath stuttered as he struggled to escape from Choi Jung Soo's death grip but to no avail. Finding no other alternative, he kicked Choi Jung Soo really hard. In his crotch.

And Choi Jung Soo screamed.

He also ended up falling out of the bed and Kim Rok Soo was finally free. He sputtered and wheezed as he tried to breathe in deep gulps of air. Choi Jung Soo was curled up in the fetal position at the foot of the bed. He seemed to be whimpering in pain. Kim Rok Soo almost felt bad for him. Almost. When his breathing finally settled down, he noticed a white gauze wrapped around his head. Huh. It was just a little cut, why would they do that-

SLAM

Kim Rok Soo nearly jumped a foot in the air as the door was thrown open with a bang. Lee Soo Hyuk came running, brandishing a spatula like a knife while wearing a pink apron to boot. The sight was enough to shock Kim Rok Soo into stillness. Choi Jung Soo too, stopped whimpering and just stared.

Lee Soo Hyuk paused and took stock of the situation now that no one was screaming. Kim Rok Soo was sitting rigidly on the bed, breathing a little heavily but otherwise unhurt. His eyes trailed down to where Choi Jung Soo was curled up. Choi Jung Soo met his eyes and stared back. Whatever Lee Soo Hyuk had been about to say, died in his throat as soon as Choi Jung Soo spoke.

"Hyung can I fuck you?"

"......"

"C-cough!", Kim Rok Soo didn't know what was going on with his life anymore.

Lee Soo Hyuk stared at him without blinking and threw the spatula at his head. Choi Jung Soo barely managed to evade it.

"If you can talk bullshit then you are probably fine. Can your family jewels keep up though, dongsaeng?", Lee Soo Hyuk asked vindictively and Choi Jung Soo gasped in betrayal. Why was his hyung always so mean to him?

"Y-you never wore that apron before! You look absolutely amazing in this by the way and it somehow skyrockets your malewife energy off the charts, hyung!"

"I did not understand half of it but it looks like you want me to completely flatten little Jung Soo huh?", Lee Soo Hyuk threatened.

Choi Jung Soo wisely shut up and whistled innocently. Lee Soo Hyuk looked at him one last time before turning to Kim Rok Soo," Rok Soo-ya are you alright? ", Kim Rok Soo's cheeks reddened at the endearment and he nodded, " Do you want to wash up? I'll carry you".

Kim Rok Soo wasn't given any time to respond as Lee Soo Hyuk slid his hands under his thighs and lifted him up in a bridal carry. Kim Rok Soo's heart thumped faster when Lee Soo Hyuk smiled at him again. He totally knew what he was doing to Kim Rok Soo's poor, worn down heart. As Lee Soo Hyuk moved forward, Kim Rok Soo peeked back at Choi Jung Soo who was staring at them so fondly and mouthed, 'He is a Dilf through and through. From what angle does he look like a malewife to you?'

Choi Jung Soo gaped. Kim Rok Soo smiled and then he was being whisked away to the bathroom. Lee Soo Hyuk rolled his eyes when Choi Jung Soo 's booming laughter reached his ears. That man was completely nuts! Why was he laughing again? Did he like being threatened with castration or something? He did not see Kim Rok Soo's eyes glinting with mischief as Kim Rok Soo had buried his face in the crook of his neck. He would've felt slightly bad for blaming Choi Jung Soo for everything if he had seen that.

He opened the bathroom door and gently placed Kim Rok Soo on the edge of the bathtub. "Here you go, Rok Soo-ya. Come downstairs once you are done," Kim Rok Soo remained perched there and watched him leave with a blank face before curling up , face in hands. He tried to slump backwards but forgot that he was sitting on the edge of the bathtub and ended up falling down with legs up in the air. He groaned. Why was he always so out of it in front of the older man? This is not fair. One could practically see the steam rising off him as he flushed red again, if they looked hard enough.
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They had a long talk at the breakfast table. Many things were unfolded. One of them being his wallet, for starters. Kim Rok Soo stared at his wallet, somehow looking more pristine than it ever had, and then looked at Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Jung Soo in disbelief.

"..You found my wallet one day and liked my face a lot and then somehow ended up gifting me….. a house?"

"Don't say it like that! It makes us seem weirder than we already are!", Kim Rok Soo gave Choi Jung Soo a judgemental look in response and Choi Jung Soo whined like a kicked puppy.

"There were a lot of things beside the house we gifted you and we will live here too with you Rok Soo-ya. If you will have us, that is", Lee Soo Hyuk said. Kim Rok Soo had a lot of things to say to that as well but ended up eating his pancakes silently. He had finished up his daily quota of words. After finishing breakfast, he got up to clear the plates but Lee Soo Hyuk snatched them from him. Before he could protest, Choi Jung Soo picked him up and carried him back to bed.

Kim Rok Soo was once again speechless as he was wrapped up in a blanket burrito. Just what was going inside their heads? Not that he hated it. He watched Choi Jung Soo curiously as he flitted about the room, searching for any good novel to read. Kim Rok Soo wasn't surprised that Choi Jung Soo knew he liked to read novels. He would be more surprised if they didn't already know about the littlest thing that ever happened in his life.

"Ah ha! There it is," Choi Jung Soo finally found the novel he had been looking for. Kim Rok Soo looked closely at the cover. It was 'The birth of a hero'. He had been planning to read that later but hadn't gotten around to read it yet. Choi Jung Soo made a curious sound at the back of his throat and said," Well, No time's better than now!"

He slipped inside the blanket too and began reading aloud, "This was the story of a highschooler-"
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They finished the first volume in just one day. They would have started the next one too if Lee Soo Hyuk hadn't barged inside the room and told them off before snatching away their books. It was bad to binge read so much apparently. Kim Rok Soo would beg to differ but he didn't want to anger Lee Soo Hyuk for some reason. He liked it more when the older man praised him. Did he have a praise kink all this time and never realized it?!

Lee Soo Hyuk was incredibly happy at first when he found Kim Rok Soo relaxing and unwinding after such a long time. That happiness soon turned into disbelief and horror when he realized that all Kim Rok Soo did the whole day was to eat and sleep. Choi Jung Soo didn't help by dragging Kim Rok Soo off and buying more and more novels for him. Apparently they had the same taste and it did not make Lee Soo Hyuk jealous. No sir, absolutely not. This should have also rang some bells in his mind but Lee Soo Hyuk didn't think too much about that. So what if they had the same taste? It wouldn't automatically make them partners in crime would it. Technically Choi Jung Soo and him were the partners in crime, actual crime mind you, and the thought hardly brought him any joy.

This was also how the exercise regime began. When Lee Soo Hyuk brought the issue up, Choi Jung Soo also agreed that Kim Rok Soo needed fresh air or he would end up becoming a living fossil inside their house. Kim Rok Soo didn't seem too bothered by that idea. Choi Jung Soo added that exercise was also needed to build up stamina.

"Why do I need to build up my stamina?"

"How will you keep up with both of us with that frail body of yours Rok Soo-ya?"

Choi Jung Soo looped a hand around his waist,"Look at this. You are practically skin and bones!"

" I thought you liked my waist with how much you love to grab it. And both of you seem to be doing enough exercise for all three of us. Why do I need to exercise? Can't you just lift me up or something when you are fucking me - mmmph"

Choi Jung Soo stopped breathing for a moment. God, his darling was such a tease.How could he even bear to refute him when he had so much confidence in Choi Jung Soo's strength? Lee Soo Hyuk looked beyond stunned. Their beloved really knew how to render them speechless most of the time. He smiled wolfishly while walking over to Kim Rok Soo and straddled him before pulling him in for a kiss. It was a messy kiss and Kim Rok Soo loved every bit of it. He mewled as Choi Jung Soo 's tongue invaded his mouth and with his extra weight above him, Kim Rok Soo was completely rendered at his mercy. Lee Soo Hyuk gripped the edge of his seat as he watched the little display in front of him. Once they parted for breath, he cleared his throat to grab their attention. Kim Rok Soo panted for breath and looked at him dazedly. His lips were swollen and he looked completely ravished. Lee Soo Hyuk could feel his resolve slipping as the seconds ticked by.

"Ahem, as I was saying-"

"H-hyung… come heree", Kim Rok Soo slurred out.

And Lee Soo Hyuk's last remaining thread of patience snapped. He lunged towards Kim Rok Soo and tugged him closer by his collar and kissed him. It was the best kiss Kim Rok Soo ever had. Lee Soo Hyuk 's lips were hot against his and Kim Rok Soo's mind turned blank. This was his heaven. Choi Jung Soo who had been watching the proceedings, still seated in Kim Rok Soo's lap, flushed red as his two most favorite people in the world kissed. But he couldn't let them forget that he was there too, could he now?

Kim Rok Soo breath hitched as Choi Jung Soo rocked their hips together and grinded on his lap. Lee Soo Hyuk chose that moment to deepen the kiss and he could feel himself getting light headed under their combined ministrations. Why does he already feel like fainting?! It's been barely ten minutes! Kim Rok Soo hurriedly tapped Lee Soo Hyuk 's shoulders. The lack of oxygen was slowly getting to him. Black spots began appearing in his vision and he nearly fainted again as Lee Soo Hyuk let go of his lips. Kim Rok Soo barely registered the string of saliva that connected that lips as he breathed heavily. This was way too much-

Choi Jung Soo 's eyes dilated as he stared at the scene unfolding in front of him. This was really too much for his heart. He ground out harder, their clothed cocks rubbing against each other as if there was nothing in between to separate them. Kim Rok Soo shook and trembled as he canted his hips up and before they knew it, they were cumming. Kim Rok Soo's eyes rolled back as pleasure invaded his body and seeped into every pore, every crevice like an unstoppable tide. He did end up fainting after that though. Perhaps he should really start working out. Choi Jung Soo and Lee Soo Hyuk would never let him live this down.

And as he expected, the moment he regained consciousness, he was met with two smug faces looking way too happy with themselves. Kim Rok Soo was not amused. Choi Jung Soo told him with a sing-song voice that he got them a gym membership for three months. Kim Rok Soo blinked twice and closed his eyes again. It wasn't happening if he couldn't see it. He resolutely went back to sleep even when Choi Jung Soo began shaking him to wake him up. He will sleep. He deserves it.

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It's been two months since they have been living together. Kim Rok Soo wasn't sure what exactly Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Jung Soo's job entailed but they looked so much happier now. He was happier than ever too. The slacker life was doing wonders to him. All except that exercise part. That was quickly moving up on Kim Rok Soo's hate list. He absolutely loathed working out. During the first week, it was usually abandoned halfway in favour of fucking Kim Rok Soo because they couldnt keep their hands to themselves. One moment they would be teaching him how to move certain muscles, the next moment their fingers would be trailing all over his body. The sex was somehow more tiring than the workout. In between all of this Kim Rok Soo did not get any respite at all! He didn't sign up for this. If he had known being a sugar baby would lead to this, he would've thought harder about his life decisions.

After two weeks they began to develop some semblance of self control as in they didn't jump Kim Rok Soo while he worked out. The moment they were done though, he was stripped and pushed on the couch or the bed, whichever was near, and then fucked till he was capable of only moaning their names, devoid of any other coherent thought. Kim Rok Soo still wondered why they even bothered to get a gym membership when they never planned on going there in the first place. They had gone the first day, Kim Rok Soo was dragged against his will, and everything was fine. But as the time passed they couldn't bear to see the gym instructor getting handsy with him.

Other people's gazes didn't help either and by the end of it, they were ready to blow up the place into smithereens. Kim Rok Soo's timely distraction (kisses) were the only thing that prevented the place from blowing up. That was how his gym rat era ended before it even started. Truthfully, Kim Rok Soo liked it better at home. He got away with a lot of things if he batted his eyelashes at them. The gym trainer wouldn't have let him slack off as they did.

It was quite an unusual day though. Choi Jung Soo was working. As in actually working. He was also crying because he hated it. Lee Soo Hyuk told him it was only because he slacked off and stuck to Kim Rok Soo all day long. Now he had mountains of documents to sort through and he wasn't vibing. At all. When Choi Jung Soo pouted and whined in front of Lee Soo Hyuk to help him, he was cruelly denied. Lee Soo Hyuk just laughed at him as he pulled Kim Rok Soo in his lap and cuddled him. Choi Jung Soo fooled around the whole time before, now it was his turn to suffer.

Kim Rok Soo felt sympathetic as he stared at those piles of documents. He was already having war flashbacks from his time as a college student. He wouldn't ever work willingly even if his life was dependent upon it. He turned back and buried his face in Lee Soo Hyuk's chest and sighed happily. This was what slacker life should be like.

Perhaps a crying golden retriever grated on his conscience more than he expected and he did something he never should've done. Kim Rok Soo helped Choi Jung Soo. The entire work was finished in three hours. 14 days worth of work finished in three hours. Choi Jung Soo looked at him as if he hung the stars in the sky. He proclaimed that he would kiss the ground Kim Rok Soo walked on and then proceeded to tackle him onto their nest of pillows. Kim Rok Soo tried to look annoyed as Jung Soo slobbered kisses all over his face but his red ears gave him away. Choi Jung Soo smiled and licked the shell of his ear which was rewarded with a full body flinch from Kim Rok Soo.

Choi Jung Soo paused. Kim Rok Soo shivered under his suddenly heated gaze. He bent down again and licked a long stripe along his neck till his earlobe. Kim Rok Soo moaned. Like a cat that got the cream, Choi Jung Soo grinned widely and licked his lips. Kim Rok Soo traced the movement of his tongue with his eyes and that all the permission Choi Jung Soo needed before pulling Kim Rok Soo into the filthiest kiss possible.

Lee Soo Hyuk barely paid them any mind. He was still looking at the documents in disbelief. There were actually no mistakes anywhere. It was perfect. Lee Soo Hyuk had rarely ever seen such a level of accuracy before. Kim Min-ah was efficient at her work, no doubt, but this was simply extraordinary. He cannot let Kim Rok Soo go. He is too much of a treasure to pass off. A manic smile unfurled on his face as he plotted how to get Kim Rok Soo to join his gang. If Kim Rok Soo ever saw that expression he would run in the opposite direction and never look back. He barely got to experience his slacker life! Like hell he would willingly jump into the raging fire that is mafia business. Or any business as a matter of fact. Just leave him alone.

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Kim Rok Soo stared longingly at his bed. He had been rudely dragged away to have a 'serious talk'. Kim Rok Soo didn't want to have a serious talk. He wanted to sleep. Lee Soo Hyuk cleared his throat and looked at him with a strangely intense look. It was different from his usually heated stares whenever he fucked him or Choi Jung Soo. Kim Rok Soo had seen that look somewhere though. He doesn't remember where. As Lee Soo Hyuk paused for a few seconds, Kim Rok Soo started feeling iffy. This did not sound like something good for him. Choi Jung Soo looked at him a bit sheepishly and that raised a thousand red flags in his mind.

"I don't think I want to hear this after all-"

"So..We were wondering if you would like to join our organization?"

"No", that's right! This was the same as when people tried to recruit him for the Students Council. He still had nightmares from that incident. Sadly for them, they did not have the power of money to seduce him to their side. Kim Rok Soo can be a bit fickle sometimes whenever money is involved.

"It won't be too different from your regular office jobs. Besides, haven't you just graduated from college? People your age-"

"Are enjoying their life thank you very much"

"-are already finding nice jobs and settling down."

"I still don't want to do it."

"You will be our secretary if you end up joining."

"No thanks. What do you even do in this line of business?"

"Uh- just this and that," Kim Rok Soo gave Lee Soo Hyuk a deadpan look and Choi Jung Soo opened his mouth to speak but Lee Soo Hyuk kicked him under the table

"Ah..haha yes….", Choi Jung Soo continued weakly as he massaged his leg. Kim Rok Soo continued staring at them with an incredibly unamused look. Lee Soo Hyuk spoke up before Kim Rok Soo could shoot them down again, " And the pay is $XXXXX."

Kim Rok Soo stilled. Lee Soo Hyuk smirked and continued," Of course the office hours are also up for discussion. You should think about it a little, Rok Soo-yah", saying that he got up and slipped on his overcoat. "We'll be back in two days. There is an emergency"

Kim Rok Soo nodded dumbly. He didn't even realize when they had left. Thi-this much money… He would be lucky to make this much if he slaved away for a decade without stopping. To be honest, there was no need for him to work now. All his needs were being satisfied by them. They fed him, they slept with him and they kept him entertained. Isn't he already their pet? What if they get bored of him some day? Then what would he do? He had no place to call home, no friends , no family. They were everything he had now. He wouldn't be able to bear it if they left him.

Kim Rok Soo sunk back into the couch as he contemplated his life choices. If he becomes their secretary, wouldn't he have a stable financial income?And even if they got bored of him, he would also have a chance to see them. They wouldn't kick out their secretary would they? Kim Rok Soo just had to become irreplaceable in their daily lives. With a new determination, he once again went off to sleep. He doesn't want to dwell on these meaningless thoughts anymore. But somehow the sleep did not come to him. Why was his crippling insomnia coming back all of a sudden? After that he ended up staring at the wall for a long time.

Two days later, when Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Jung Soo came back, Kim Rok Soo agreed. Choi Jung Soo was overjoyed at the news and jumped into Kim Rok Soo's arms to hug him. Lee Soo Hyuk peppered kisses on his face as he hugged him from behind. Kim Rok Soo didn't look well. They had been barely gone for two days and he was already like this. They didn't know what happened and he didn't seem like he was in a mood to talk. So Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Jung Soo just ended up showering him with kisses and cuddles.

It seemed to do the trick as Kim Rok Soo visibly de-stressed. The heavy aura enveloping him seemed to disappear as Choi Jung Soo started chattering about yet another novel and Lee Soo Hyuk threaded his fingers through his hair, slowly massaging the scalp. Kim Rok Soo's eyes slowly softened as he nuzzled closer to them and a few moments later, he was dead asleep. Lee Soo Hyuk lightly traced his dark circles. Choi Jung Soo wrapped his arms around Kim Rok Soo and shared a look with Lee Soo Hyuk. They probably shouldn't have asked him. Kim Rok Soo deserves to be pampered after all. He can do whatever he wants and they'll let him. His happiness came first.

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Kim Min Ah felt a rare sense of crisis when Lee Soo Hyuk introduced her to Kim Rok Soo. They were going to work together alongside from now on. Why is she on babysitting duty out of all the people? She gave Choi Jung Soo a pointed look but he looked away, whistling innocently. Her gaze shifted towards Park Jin Tae who looked like he ate a sour lemon. She sympathized with him. Both of them were on babysitting duty after all.

Lee Soo Hyuk told her to show Kim Rok Soo the reins and left with Choi Jung Soo, but not before kissing Kim Rok Soo. Choi Jung Soo pushed him away and pecked Kim Rok Soo once, twice…and thrice before Lee Soo Hyuk dragged him away. Kim Min-ah and Park Jin Tae thought they were hallucinating. Their bosses just did not kiss this man. They had never shown affection so openly before. Just what was going on?! The overworked secretaries simultaneously turned towards Kim Rok Soo, who looked at their retreating backs as if they hung the stars in the sky. So he was a love sick fool-

When they were out of his sight, Kim Rok Soo's personality seemed to undergo a 180° change. Well, it was not that drastic but he no longer looked like an idiot in love. His eyes grew cold and calculating as he looked them over. He asked her to show him around and explain whatever his duties entailed. Kim Min Ah was frazzled for a moment before hurriedly answering all his questions. Was this guy really a newbie? The way he talked and behaved seemed like he was her superior and not the other way round.

Park Jin Tae trailed after them. Kim Rok Soo had ignored him completely. He couldn't find it in himself to say anything to Kim Rok Soo though. Something about him scared Park Jin Tae. They showed him around the office and not even fifteen minutes later, Kim Rok Soo was seated on his table, already flipping through the documents like they were nothing. They went back to their own places and started off with their work. Somehow, Kim Rok Soo ended up finishing before him. Park Jin Tae stared at him in dumbfounded silence. What the fuck? Is this guy a superhuman? Was that why his boss brought him here? Kim Min Ah gave the whole report a cursory glance and everything was perfect. Her disbelief must've shown on her face for Kim Rok Soo raised his eyebrows questioningly. Kim Min Ah felt a bit embarrassed at losing her composure but soldiered on nonetheless, pretending as if it never happened.

"It is satisfactory. Please get started on that pile of documents and then-"

Park Jin Tae ,who had been staring at Kim Rok Soo open mouthed, closed his mouth with a snap and hurriedly got back to his work. Unlike Kim Rok Soo, he was no superhuman. He didn't know why he was feeling irritated all of a sudden. Kim Min Ah turned to look at her rival and warned him through her eyes. He better not start anything he couldn't finish. He grumbled in response but went back to his work obediently enough.

It was only a week later that they dared to broach that topic with Kim Rok Soo during one of the coffee breaks. They had wondered how he met their bosses but he wouldn't tell them why. Instead his eyes would become warm and he would have that soft, small smile tugging at his lips which was answer enough. All three of them were head over heels for each other. They asked him if he knew what exactly happened in their company but apparently their bosses refused to speak about it in too much detail. Kim Min ah and Park Jin Tae shared a look. Doesn't this make Kim Rok Soo an almost regular citizen who unwittingly got involved with two mafia bosses? They took this as a signal to not breathe a word about the morally questionable acts that took place in their basement, lovingly dubbed as "The Dungeon" in front of Kim Rok Soo. They did not want a trip to the dungeon in the near future. Thank you very much.

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Not even a week later, Kim Rok Soo became the head secretary, or better known as the second in command of the gang. He did not know of his duties as a gang member but that was easily brushed off. Who cared when he was already such an efficient worker. Kim Min Ah would have rioted otherwise. She had her eyes on this position for years before the merger of the two mafia gangs even happened. Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Jung Soo had always been weird and never acted like normal yakuzas. Kim Min ah didn't actually know how normal yakuzas behaved but it surely won't be like this. Right? Normal yakuzas would destroy their rival gang and claim the territory for themselves. They wouldn't date the rival mafia boss. This was how she had predicted the merger of the gangs years ago. She had also predicted herself being the second in command because her rival, Park Jin Tae- Choi Jung Soo's assistant, sucked big time, for lack of a better word. She was simply superior to him.

But now? Now there's Kim Rok Soo who outshines them all with his sheer brilliance and they cannot even fault him for it. He was perfect and espite how much he pretended to hate it, he couldn't deny this fact. He was everything any company or boss wished for. The ideal employee. Kim Rok Soo physically cringed when he heard this. Ideal employee who?? Park Jin Tae knew Kim Rok Soo was amazing but that won't change the fact that he still rubbed him off the wrong way. He shouldn't be at fault if he just pretends that Kim Rok Soo does not exist. Besides it was Kim Rok Soo who ignored him first.

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Now, Park Jin Tae hated Kim Rok Soo on principle. How dare he seduce his boss. But he also felt slightly bad for him because he ended up seducing his boss. His boss who was completely nuts. So when Kim Rok Soo asked Park Jin Tae where Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Jung Soo were, Park Jin Tae thought it was better to just show him the reality of what he has forced himself into. Kim Rok Soo was just a regular civilian who managed to become the second in command after seducing his boss. How would he even keep up with two mafia bosses with his frail body?

Kim Rok Soo stared at Park Jin Tae as if he was looking at a particularly stupid dog. Park Jin Tae flushed. This guy! He would be thanking Park Jin Tae after this! He huffed and began walking towards the basement where The Dungeon existed. Choi Jung Soo had been bored one day and thus The Dungeon was born. If Kim Rok Soo saw them in the act then he would leave them and the organization for good and it would reduce Park Jin Tae's headache a lot. How long is he supposed to cover up for his boss? He glanced at Kim Rok Soo from the corner of his eyes to gauge his reaction but it was as if his face was made of marble. He barely gave any reaction to anything. Just then the sounds of whip meeting the flesh reached their ears. Park Jin Tae shivered. He still hasn't gotten used to it despite seeing it nearly everyday.

He pushed open the door, and Choi Jung Soo and Lee Soo Hyuk looked up from where they were dealing with another traitor. They brushed him off with barely a glance but their disinterested look quickly turned into horror as Kim Rok Soo walked in behind Park Jin Tae. Choi Jung Soo discreetly tried to get rid of the whip but it was already too late. Everyone and their mother knew what was happening in The Dungeon. The whip simply clattered down on the floor which brought even more attention to itself. Everyone's eyes snapped towards Choi Jung Soo who sweated nervously. Besides, he should've done something about the body first. And all that blood on his clothes. Kim Rok Soo's eyes shifted towards said body, 'Ah it is still alive'. The man trembled minutely under his gaze and then pretended to lose consciousness. He cannot deal with one more crazy bastard. Everyone looked nervously at Kim Rok Soo, waiting for the hat to drop but Kim Rok Soo did nothing and just looked at them. That stare was more unnerving than anything else. Park Jin Tae bravely started speaking,

"He wanted to see both of you urgently so I brought him here."

He flinched when all eyes turned towards him. Choi Jung Soo looked at him with murder in his eyes and he flinched. Oh he was so fucked when all of this was over.

Before any first degree murders were committed in front of him, Kim Rok Soo spoke," If you both are done playing around, please look at these documents and sign it. I need this as soon as possible."

Lee Soo Hyuk nodded dumbly and plucked off his blood stained gloves to take the document from Kim Rok Soo. His brain wasn't responding properly to the situation at all. Choi Jung Soo, for a change, responded how a normal person would respond.

"Y-you aren't bothered about all this?"

"I don't care what you do in your free time. Just don't come home without washing up.
It stinks in here"

Park Jin Tae screams internally. What normal citizen?! He was just as crazy as them! Even more so! They were mafia bosses so obviously they would be crazy. What was his reason? Didn't he graduate college barely a few months ago?! Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Jung Soo started looking a bit heatedly at Kim Rok Soo. Park Jin Tae groaned. Oh dear gods, No. There's threeof them. Kim Min Ah would love to hear this.

Completely ignoring Park Jin Tae and his increasingly spiraling thoughts, they subtly herded him out of the room. Choi Jung Soo gently pushed him against a wall , trapping him in between his arms. Lee Soo Hyuk stared at him with an unreadable look in his eyes and Kim Rok Soo stared back unflinchingly. He had meant what he said. He was not so callous as to trample over their feelings just like that. Lee Soo Hyuk seemed to have found whatever he was looking for in his eyes. With a laugh that felt more like a sob, he pushed Choi Jung Soo away and hugged Kim Rok Soo tightly.

Choi Jung Soo squacked with mock affront before wiggling his way into their group hug. Kim Rok Soo felt warm inside. Too warm. Both of them nuzzled their faces against his face and squished his cheeks in the process. He did not like that one bit. He were way too close for his comfort and his heart was beating very weirdly-

"Just who are you darling?" , they joked, still slightly out of it. They had a hard time believing that Kim Rok Soo was fine, fine with them, fine with whatever they did and accepted them for who they were.

'I'm yours', he thought.

"An underpaid and unappreciated secretary." , was what he said instead.

"....."

"...pfft-" ,Choi Jung Soo burst out laughing. "Rok soo, I'm going to shower you with money once we are back at our house."

"We can quickly remedy the underappreciated part too Rok Soo-ya", Lee Soo Hyuk whispered against his ear. Kim Rok Soo shivered as he felt the hot breath fanning his ears and his heartbeat started accelerating again. He lightly pushed Lee Soo Hyuk away.

" Make sure you do so then"

Lee Soo Hyuk grinned wolfishly and Choi Jung Soo mirrored his smile. Before he knew it, Kim Rok Soo was being picked up and shoved inside the private elevator which was only used by them. Kim Rok Soo moaned as their hands found their way inside his clothes again. He briefly wondered about making them keep their hands to themselves while they're at work. If this continued then the whole mafia business would be brought down, not because of a rival gang but because the bosses couldn't keep it inside their pants. Kim Rok Soo smiled wryly as he imagined their probable future and Choi Jung Soo kissed him again to put a stop to his overthinking. They couldn't have Kim Rok Soo getting distracted when they were just getting started after all.

Somewhere along the way, Kim Rok Soo wondered if he should have told them about his side hobby as a budding arsonist. But that wasn't very important was it? Life was good as it is and Kim Rok Soo wouldn't have it any other way.