CX1: Try To Picture Us Without You (But We Can’t)
Title: Try To Picture Us Without You (But We Can’t)
For: CX1
Pairing(s): Minseok/Hakyeon/Sehun, Yixing/Taekwoon, vaguely implied Baekhyun/Sanghyuk
Rating: R
Length: 9k
Summary: Vampires Minseok and Hakyeon thought their coven was complete until they found their missing piece.
Warnings: mentions of blood, brief violent scene, minor (super super unnamed minor) character death
Author's note: This ended up becoming really backstory focused but I hope you like it!! I absolutely loooooved this prompt and couldn’t bear to see it go unclaimed so...I tried ;;
Minseok had never been one for parties, let alone planning parties, yet he found himself gearing up for the largest (read: only) event he’d taken part in organizing in his more than 2000 years on this Earth. He sighed and made his way down the East Wing in the large estate he owned on the outskirts of Seoul, towards the only two people that could be worth such a headache.
As Minseok walked into the master bedroom, he found Hakyeon fussing over Sehun’s suit as Taekwoon, who had once taken interest in the art of crafting suits in Italy, waited for the older vampire to calm down so he could get on with his work. Sensing the new presence, Hakyeon looked up at Minseok, gaze softening.
“Minseok, come closer-I’m rethinking the material we chose. Is a wine red suit really too much? Should we have gone with black and just done a red dress shirt? Oh I just want things to be perfect…” Hakyeon rambled as the other vampire approached.
“He looks wonderful,” Minseok responded, punctuating the compliment with a touch to Sehun’s suit-clad arm, letting his fingers trail down from bicep to wrist and taking in the much younger vampire’s slight shiver. He turned his attention to Taekwoon and continued, “don’t listen to Hakyeon, you’re doing a fine job as always. Although you know better than I that there’s no doubt of your abilities in his worries.” He laughed at the soft murmur of acknowledgment from the quiet vampire-he had been a follower of Hakyeon’s from before Minseok had met him, before they were intrigued by their similar ages and experiences (and each other’s attractive forms) and had decided to form a coven based on their shared ideologies.
Sehun let out a small huff, drawing everyone’s attention back to the youngest vampire in the room. “If it’s really going to bother Hakyeon I am perfectly fine with just wearing normal clothes. I mean, even you all wear jeans and t-shirts most of the time, and you’re really old-no offense.”
Taekwoon hardly flinched at the fledgling’s casual tone, having grown used to it over the past couple decades, and instead took small joy in the look of sheer horror on Hakyeon’s face.
“Sehun, darling, as much as I appreciate the ease and comfort-and flattering tightness-of modern clothing, this is your debut. You’ll finally be a formal member of the coven and introduced to everyone...it’s important to look your best. Why it’s...it’s tradition!!”
“I’m not sure tradition is the best argument, considering we aren’t the most traditional coven, nor is our Sehunnie a born vampire. What you really wish to say, is that you want to show him off -we both want to, actually,” Minseok corrected, a playful, crooked grin accompanying his last words.
“Well if I’m going to wear a suit I’m going with this one-I’ve gone through too many fittings to start over. Now if you all would let Taekwoon finish so I can change back into my comfortable clothes, please,” Sehun commanded of the Elders in a manner that only he could get away with, the two walking away with a chorus of fine, fine (coming primarily from Hakyeon).
***
There was no way to predict how their lives would end up changing when Junmyeon came to his Masters’ door with a message, but the contents would end up starting a new chapter in their already amazing, long lives.
“Master Minseok, Master Hakyeon...there are reports of a rogue in our territory” Junmyeon relayed, eyes cast slightly downward as a sign of respect. Although Junmyeon had high status as Minseok’s right hand, and as his cousin, he was still quite traditional in his mannerisms.
“A rogue? It wasn’t scared off by our presence?” Hakyeon perked up, interest peaked by the rare occurrence. Their coven had settled in the area and controlled it for around three centuries now, and thanks to their number and sheer age of most of their members they rarely attracted outsiders-let alone weak rogues that do nothing but stir up trouble with their blind bloodlust.
“From the reports I don’t think the rogue even has the sense of mind to realize he’s wandered into...occupied space. The issue is he’s already killed one human. Taekwoon, Yifan, and I were able to cover it up to prevent panic but...” Junmyeon trailed off as he felt the atmosphere become more tense.
“We’re not letting some rogue mess up the work we’ve put in, getting the humans here to live with us peacefully, and for those who are willing to let us feed. The last thing we need is for them to start getting scared and trying to run us out of town with pitchforks,” Minseok asserted with a scowl, “Any idea of where this rogue likes to roam? Hakyeon and I will take care of it.”
Junmyeon fumbled a bit at the news that his Masters weren’t going to delegate the matter, clearing his throat as he composed himself. “Yes Master, we found the...remains of his hunt near the campus-the one called Hongdae. My guess is the amount of students roaming about at night and the relative lack of bright lights on the side-streets attracted him to the area.”
“Then we’re going out to put a stop to this tonight,” Minseok answered as he wandered over to their large wardrobe and pulled on a leather jacket for himself, tossing a warm zip-up hoodie to Hakyeon as he preferred to wear his less expensive clothes whenever there was a chance of a fight. “We’ll be back before sunrise; hopefully with this rogue issue taken care of by then.”
***
Although their coven consisted of seventeen vampires, including themselves, most of the time it was only Minseok, Hakyeon, Junmyeon, and Taekwoon at their main home. As the next-oldest and, compared to the younger or human-borns, strongest vampires in the coven, Yifan, Zitao, and Wonshik would spend longer stretches of time there-especially at the beginning when there had been some resistance from weaker vampires who protested their claim to the area. After the first fifty years or so that had all settled and they began to explore, enjoying the benefits of infinite time to see the world knowing they would always have a home to come back to. From the beginning, Baekhyun, Sanghyuk, and Jongdae had expressed their desire to occasionally hop to another continent and see what identities they could invent for themselves before people noticed that they didn’t age. As turned vampires, they were far more enthralled with their immortality-even though they had all been alive for more than half a millennium already. Also human-born, Hongbin and Jongin played a similar game, albeit more luxuriously-many a rich, lonely human had been willing to play bank in two senses for the handsome vampires’ company and both reasoned there were worse things to do with their free time than take advantage of looking young for eternity and live as kept men. The others-Luhan, Jaehwan, Yixing, Kyungsoo, and Chanyeol-were born vampires like their Masters, right hands Taekwoon and Junmyeon, and defenders Zitao, Yifan, and Wonshik. Without a defined role they often wandered about, sometimes visiting family members that didn’t view them as traitors for leaving their home covens, although Yixing often kept to a quiet high-rise near enough to the manor that Taekwoon could visit without neglecting his duties.
Everyone’s absence often resulted in Hakyeon wailing to Minseok about how all of their children had abandoned them, causing Minseok to have to comfort the taller man with cuddles, soft kisses, and the reminder that 1) none of them were their children-all of the members had come to the coven as vampires and 2) they had hardly abandoned them. It made it far easier, however, to ease Sehun into the life of a vampire without their beloved, but rather overwhelming, coven entirely present. Coincidence had dictated that only the two Elders, along with Taekwoon and Junmyeon, had been present when Sehun was brought back to the manor, Yifan having left to explore where the rogue had come from in the first place and determine if there were more. After realizing just how skittish freshly-turned Sehun was, the decision to limit his exposure to the rest of the coven came naturally. When the others were present they kept him confined to their wing of the property, knowing the other members never wandered there short of an emergency. Most of the time, however, the fledgling had free reign of the property and was slowly taught how to manage with his new physical state and about the world he was now a part of.
Over the past twenty-one years, their fledgling was more or less able to control his bloodlust-although Taekwoon usually supervised his feedings to make sure he didn’t get too carried away with the humans that volunteered their services. They had taught him much about the history of the vampire world, the way covens generally shared blood-ties, were of the same family tree so-to-speak, and-most importantly-about the different opinions vampires have towards humans, and the fact that their coven would not tolerate abuse of their food source.
***
After the first few weeks were spent watching freshly turned Sehun alternate between sleeping and feeding (new vamps are remarkably similar to newborn babies), Minseok and Hakyeon were finally introduced to Sehun’s true personality as he returned to his senses. He’d reacted smoothly to finding out that they had found him in an alley with a rogue, bloodthirsty vampire (“I had a feeling that that guy was dangerous, but I’ve always been intrigued by vamps...always thought I’d just end up as a volunteer feeder though.”) and he was incredibly curious, using the following weeks to pepper them endlessly with questions.
“So you guys are really centuries old???” Sehun asked for the millionth time, almost six months after waking up from his newly-turned stupor, licking blood off his fangs from a recent feeding-he was still so messy, it was like watching a child get the hang of using a straw. He was seated on the edge of his bed, enjoying the fact that the mattress was tall enough that he could just barely swing his legs.
Minseok merely sighed as Hakyeon patiently answered, “Yes, we were both born a long time ago and yes we were born as vampires,” he interjected, noticing Sehun opening his mouth and poised to ask more.
“So vampires can…..umm…..” Sehun let his words trail off in embarrassment, now playing with his fangs with his fingers and, to Minseok’s and Hakyeon’s dismay, smearing blood across his cheek in the process.
“Reproduce? Fuck? The answer is yes to both-takes a ton of blood to sustain a pregnant vampire though so it isn’t done much anymore...most covens are happy enough with the amount of pure vampires they have now so it isn’t worth the hassle,” Minseok drawled while Hakyeon laughed in the background at Sehun floundering at Minseok’s bluntness.
“I was mainly just asking about the reproduction…” Sehun whispered, eyes roaming the room for anything to look at that wasn’t one of the older vampires.
“Minseok was right to mention other things though...I’m sure you’ve noticed nothing has changed about your anatomy and the same goes for...urges,” Hakyeon began before giggling and turning to Minseok, “I can’t believe I’m giving someone the talk-this is a new experience for me...I don’t have new experiences much these days.”
“I-I don’t need any talks, I’m well aware of how that all works,” Sehun began, unable to find more words as he realized Minseok was approaching him slowly, eyes a deeper crimson than usual. “Minseok...hyung?”
“So you weren’t at all curious as to how things work for born vampires? Or how it would feel now that you’ve turned?” Minseok purred. Sehun swallowed nervously, looking over to Hakyeon for some sort of normalcy only to find that his expression matched Minseok’s-deep crimson eyes gazing at him intently.
“I...maybe...I mean…” Sehun stuttered as Minseok stood before him, now within arm's reach. They stood completely still until Hakyeon’s voice from where he was leaning against the opposite wall broke the silence.
“We will never force anything on you and if you’re not interested in this we’ll drop it,” Hakyeon murmured, voice somewhat shaky but still clearly sincere. “You’re also part of our coven for as long as you want-forever if you wish-no matter what you decide here.”
Sehun looked up at Minseok, noting that while the lust-that was definitely lust in his eyes-was still very much present there was also a certain softness, a sort of longing, in his expression. “I just...I’m not…..you’ve both been alive for ages, you must have...why would you choose me?”
Suddenly Minseok’s expression looked somewhat embarrassed, and Sehun tilted his head to the side to look at Hakyeon upon hearing muffled laughter. The taller of the two elder vampires let his hand drop and his laughter ring free before looking at Sehun fondly. “You know, we normally don’t turn humans. By our normal standards we would have put you out of your mercy in that alley but Minseok....”
Minseok groaned, turning to Hakyeon and pleading in vain for the other vampire to stop. Hakyeon merely grinned, fangs gleaming as he smiled sweetly before he continued. “Minseok thought you were just so beautiful...and I admit I thought the same. Even bleeding out on the pavement there we knew we couldn’t let you go. We were a bit selfish in turning you, to be honest.”
Sehun gasped, gaze flitting between Hakyeon and Minseok, twin sheepish expressions gracing their faces. “So...you two…”
“We compliment each other-have for centuries-but you...at risk of sounding terribly cheesy...complete us,” Minseok’s gaze turned intense again as he spoke. “Like Hakyeon said, this can be as platonic as you want, but…” he leaned in as he trailed off, warm breath hitting Sehun’s cheek, “...we’re very open to more.”
The fledgling gulped, taking a moment to collect himself and think about the vampires that had turned him. He was grateful to them for saving him of course, but as he thought about it he’d found joy in asking them various questions since coming to his senses, in the way they playfully teased each other and in the clear respect their mere presence commanded from the only other two vampires he’d met in the estate. He was quite fond of them, and they were definitely handsome and he hadn’t been touched by anyone since he’d been turned...since a while before that to be frank.
Sehun looked at both vampires before nodding slowly, “I’m...also open-” his words caught since the moment he’d given the okay Minseok’s tongue had darted out to leisurely lick away the blood on Sehun’s cheek. The older vampire pulled away slightly, tongue gliding over his fangs as he beckoned Hakyeon over.
Minseok let out a small chuckle and reached out to Hakyeon, who had crossed the room in long strides, before turning to Sehun-frozen under their crimson gazes-and continuing, “next lesson in vampire life: sex ed.”
***
It was a remarkably cool autumn night as Minseok and Hakyeon hunted the rogue vampire Junmyeon had told them about. They were exploring Hongdae based on his reports, Minseok growing more and more annoyed as each dark corner and alley they checked showed no sign of the intruder on their territory.
Hakyeon wrapped an arm around the other vampire’s waist as Minseok’s frustration seemed to be approaching its peak. “Maybe we should check back tomorrow night...if he just killed yesterday he might be somewhere passed out from gorging on blood.”
Minseok shook his head, letting himself melt into Hakyeon’s side. At times he hated that he was so petite compared to Hakyeon but at the moment it made him feel comforted, enveloped. “No...if we leave and then find out later that he killed another human on our watch I would just be more enraged. Still plenty of nighttime left-let’s soldier on.”
Just as he finished his sentence with a sigh, gently extricating himself from Hakyeon’s grasp, the smell of blood hit them hard.
“Fuck…” Minseok felt his fangs extending at the scent of so much blood. “He must have found someone...definitely close….west?”
Hakyeon shook his head violently, trying his best to clear his mind after being sent into momentary bloodlust. “Yeah smells that way...let’s hurry-for there to be this much blood…” he let his actions end his sentence, practically gliding in the direction of the scent as Minseok followed behind with equal inhuman speed.
The sight that met them in the alley was a gruesome one, the rogue peering up at them from his position crouched over a bleeding human. His face was covered with blood, eyes bright red and unfocused. His expression resembled that of a startled child really, but his actions were unforgivable. Minseok and Hakyeon strode towards him, fangs fully extended as they pulled the wandering vampire up to his feet.
“You were probably turned and left to fend for yourself...but we can’t leave you here to keep attacking our humans. Sorry for this,” Hakyeon spoke quietly to the rogue, more for his own conscience than anything else since the vampire was beyond understanding anything other than the need to feed and avoid the light. Hakyeon shared a look with Minseok and then they were both tearing into the rogue’s throat, ending his meaningless existence with twin pulls of the flesh between their fangs.
Intruder taken care of, they turned their attention to the bleeding, soon-to-be-dead human lying on the pavement. “With this much blood loss, he’s got ten, fifteen minutes left at most-what do we do?” Hakyeon asked as Minseok knelt down next to the human-tall, but he looked young, so young.
Minseok only intended to check on the source of the blood loss, see if there was any hope of patching him up or if it would be more merciful to kill him now. However, he caught a look at the dying human’s eyes and felt a strong pang, a resonance that changed his mind completely. “Hakyeon...can we….I know we don’t….” Minseok held a palm to the human’s neck wound, looking at the other vampire with pleading eyes.
“Can we wha-wait...you want to turn him?? I thought we weren’t going to turn anyone...we’ll have to take care of him, teach him to control his bloodlust, feed him-MINSEOK ARE YOU LISTENING, PUT YOUR FANGS AWAY,” Hakyeon’s response quickly turned to a shriek as he noticed Minseok holding his own wrist up to his mouth, ready to bite down and feed some of his blood to the dying boy before them.
“Hakyeon, look at him he’s...I don’t know why but I just feel a pull-look at his eyes, I bet you’ll feel it too.”
Minseok let out a sigh of relief as the other vampire walked closer, kneeling down and cradling the human’s face so he could get a good look. When he heard Hakyeon let out a gasp he looked away from the human towards his companion, noting his expression-a mix of sadness and longing that he felt mirrored his own. “Shall we?” he choked out. He could sense the human’s life slipping away as they spoke.
In answer Hakyeon held his wrist to just in front of Minseok’s mouth, using his free hand to pull Minseok’s hand to rest against his now fully extended fangs. Minseok smiled before nodding, and then they were both biting down simultaneously and pressing their bloodied wrists to the wound on his neck. It didn’t take long for the effect to settle in and the human’s body went cold, the only signal that he wasn’t truly dead a low thrumming beneath his skin-different from a human pulse, but a by-product of his body changing from human to other.
“He’s quite tall...I better carry him back, might be too heavy for you,” Hakyeon teased as he lifted the boy in his arms, taking care to support his neck.
Minseok smacked him-lightly as to avoid jostling the human too much-grumbling about “damn tall people” and “...haven’t lived 2000 years to be treated like this.”
Hakyeon turned to leave before laughing suddenly, drawing a curious tilt of the head from the other vampire. “What’s so funny? It better not be about my height still,” Minseok pouted.
“It’s not that, I promise,” Hakyeon answered. “It’s just...we just...changed a human because we thought he was pretty. We don’t even know his name.”
Minseok pouted more at that, looking around as he responded, “It’s not like we just thought he was pretty, he’s...the draw is the same as what pulled us together. We can’t just ignore these things.” He paused as he spotted something on the ground and reached down to pick up a thin leather billfold that was lying in the pool of blood. He opened it and peered at the ID card, a photo of the human wearing a rather blank expression staring back at him.
“Well, it appears that we have just turned one Oh Sehun...age…..oh he’s twenty-two,” Minseok read before closing the billfold and placing it in one of his jacket pockets. He looked at Sehun fondly, reaching out a hand to touch his face. “You’re coming home with us...Sehun.” He exchanged pleased smiles and a nod with Hakyeon before they ran home, crossing Seoul as quickly as they could to avoid suspicion over carrying an unconscious body. They hadn’t expected to be returning from this excursion with a new member for their coven, but the two much older vampires hardly felt any regrets.
***
Sehun woke up in a mild haze, the sun having just set-something he felt by instinct rather than knew by sight, as the windows were all covered by thick drapes to protect them while they sleep. He let himself turn over, curling into Hakyeon’s chest as he attempted to get a few more moments of rest. A sudden impact to his back caused him to let out a quiet “ooof” as he was pressed closer to Hakyeon by Minseok, who had also turned and was sandwiching the fledgling between them, chest flush with Sehun’s back as he let his lips rest on the nape of the youngest vampire’s neck.
Hakyeon let his eyes blink open, hooking his ankle with Sehun’s and breaking the silence since they were all at least somewhat awake. “It’s your big day, Sehunnieeee,” he whispered. Sehun groaned, noise muffled by his position, but the sound was echoed by Minseok. The smaller vampire flopped onto his back before rolling to the edge of the bed so he could get up and stretch his limbs.
“God...the kids are gonna be here soon even though we aren’t even introducing him until midnight and it’s only,” Minseok peered at the grandfather clock that stood in the corner of the room, “oh it’s already seven pm. I’ll fetch Junmyeon and Taekwoon and see what’s left to be done.”
“See when the human volunteers are supposed to come in, I know at least a handful of our coven are going to come hungry-ah, Sehun stop, we have to get ready,” Hakyeon requested, his voice turning slightly whiny at the end and prompting Minseok to look over at his two loves. While Hakyeon spoke Sehun had started gently dragging his fangs across Hakyeon’s chest, just grazing the skin and then leaving kiss marks over the path he traced.
“Ooooooh no you don’t,” Minseok chided, strolling across the room and effortlessly pulling Sehun off the bed. “You need to go feed and then bathe so Taekwoon can get you into your suit. This is your night after all.”
Sehun whined at being dragged out of bed and away from his task of working Hakyeon up, pulling on a t-shirt that had been thrown to the floor before they went to bed the dawn before. “Fine, fine...I’ll come with you to find Taekwoon I guess so I can eat...we’re finishing this later though,” he pitched his voice even lower than usual, narrowing his eyes and fixing them on Hakyeon and then Minseok.
Minseok hooked an arm around Sehun’s neck, forcing him to walk half crouched over, and ushered him towards the door, offhandedly throwing a “don’t go back to sleep Hakyeon!” over his shoulder as they exited the Master suite.
***
After rendezvousing with Taekwoon and finding that preparations were largely in order, and that the human volunteers had recently arrived and were currently munching on cookies, trail mix, and juice boxes, Minseok sent Sehun off to feed while lounging on a chaise in the main corridor to greet the rest of his coven. He wasn’t forced to wait long before the first arrival-he was fiddling with his smartphone, marveling over the sheer number of apps when he heard a loud chorus of “WE’RE BAAAAAAAAAAACK.”
“Did you miss us??!!” Jongdae exclaimed as he threw his arms around the Elder’s shoulders and let his chin rest on the top of Minseok’s head. Minseok tilted his head back, effectively jostling Jongdae a bit, and peered up at the grinning vampire before completely extracting himself from the younger’s grip and standing to face them.
“Hello Jongdae,” he greeted warmly, reaching up to pat the other vampire’s hair-it was significantly curlier than it had been when Minseok had seen him last. He looked around him to greet the other two vampires. “Hello Baekhyun, Sanghyuk. Not going to come and give your greetings?” he teased, preparing himself for impact just as the two exchanged a look and nearly tackled him in a hug. After they had stepped back a little, he noted that they too had changed their appearances somewhat. Baekhyun had ditched his jet black hair, returning to a softer shade somewhere between blond and brunet, while Sanghyuk’s hair was darker than he’d last seen, no longer wine red but a more natural shade.
He reached out and gently hit Sanghyuk’s ear as he teased, “Have you gotten even taller???”, laughing at the put-out pout he gave in response.
“I haven’t grown a centimeter since I was turned, thank you very much...maybe you’re just getting shorter,” he countered, jumping behind Baekhyun with a squeal when Minseok lunged at him playfully.
“Don’t hide behind me, I don’t endorse your short jokes either,” Baekhyun huffed, doing his best to keep up a tough front as the skyscraper of a vampire in question wrapped his arms around the other’s middle and bent down a bit to nip at his ear. Minseok merely chuckled at the scene before him, noting that the two were as playful as ever. Before things could get too out of hand Chanyeol and Kyungsoo appeared, diverting everyone’s attention with their arrival.
Before Minseok could welcome them with a formal greeting Baekhyun was launching himself at the pair, earning him ruffled hair courtesy of Chanyeol and a pinched ear from Kyungsoo. After slowly pushing away their clingy coven member, the two new arrivals stepped forward towards Minseok.
“Greetings Master, it’s been awhile,” Kyungsoo bowed, a hand pressed to the small of Chanyeol’s back urging him to do the same.
“It really has,” Minseok smiled fondly. Kyungsoo had been one of the first members of their coven outside of the Masters and their dedicated right hands, and it was on one of his earliest journeys out exploring that he met Chanyeol and brought him into their fold. “You’ll have to tell me all about your travels later on.”
Jongdae bounced over, curls moving with him as he slung an arm around Kyungsoo’s shoulder and the other around Chanyeol’s waist. “You’re both so formal, what’s wrong with a simple ‘Hi Minseok!!’-you know he doesn’t mind” he remarked, kittenish grin a cue that he was only teasing.
Kyungsoo swatted him gently on the arm as he replied, “It’s still important to show some respect, you little brat. You know very well I generally refer to Minseok by name.” He huffed as Jongdae merely laughed, but before the playful argument could escalate, Taekwoon came into the room, escorting one of the human volunteers to the door.
“She’s a bit tired, and tonight’s...guest of honor is fed now and heading to the bath,” Taekwoon explained as he let the human girl out with a small envelope pressed into her palm-compensation for her kindness. “I can finish greeting everyone and escort them to their rooms if you would like to return to feed or rest before tonight.”
Sanghyuk raised an eyebrow at Taekwoon’s, albeit subdued, slightly eager offer. “I know you’d do anything for our Masters...but you’re volunteering...to greet everyone? Our rowdy coven?”
Baekhyun snickered behind his hands, poorly concealing the sound. “Oh I can think of a reason why he’d offer…” he trailed off, deterred by Taekwoon’s glare at his words. His saving grace came in the arrival of Jaehwan, Hongbin, and Yixing, the latter of whom immediately walked up to Taekwoon and dissolved all of his annoyance with a simple “hello dearest,” and a flash of his dimpled smile.
Each of them gave Minseok a bow and “Greetings Master” before mingling with the others, Jaehwan voluntarily going on about his adventures and Hongbin explaining that Jongin would follow shortly, but had been delayed by saying goodbye to his latest benefactor. Minseok smiled at the sight of his and Hakyeon’s coven gathering again, before turning and placing a hand on Taekwoon’s arm and jolting him from his hushed conversation with Yixing.
“I’ll leave the rest of the welcoming to you then? I’m sure Yixing will keep you company,” Minseok teased, unable to resist the chance to get a small rise out of Hakyeon’s normally stoic right hand. Taekwoon merely nodded in acknowledgment as Minseok headed back to his and Hakyeon’s (and Sehun’s, since his arrival) wing of the house, thinking that a bath sounded quite nice.
***
After finally rolling out of bed, feeling less motivated to stay there without Minseok nor Sehun with him, Hakyeon had run into Junmyeon and helped him double check that all of the coven’s rooms were ready before pulling out his, Minseok and Sehun’s suits. Taekwoon would take care of fitting them later, but it was something to do. He’d fed yesterday, hadn’t exerted enough energy to need to feed again today, and didn’t wish to overwork the human volunteers their arriving coven would likely require. As he fiddled around for something to do he was interrupted by Sehun slowly opening their bedroom door and slipping inside.
“I fed-Taekwoon sent me to bathe,” Sehun whispered, walking towards the adjoining bathroom without letting his eyes leave Hakyeon until the moment he reached the doorway. “Join me?” He threw the words over his shoulder with his shirt, shimmying out of his sweatpants as slowly as possible to tease.
Hakyeon chuckled a bit before rifling around the back of the closet where they kept the linens and grabbing some extra fluffy towels. Knowing they’d probably finish before it was time to get dressed, he took out some bathrobes as well, laying them on the bed as he mused over Sehun’s little display. “So so shameless...shameless and ours.” He walked into the bathroom, sitting the towels on the edge of the large rectangular tub and looking down at their fledgling, just a head sticking out from a sea of -Hakyeon inhaled-vanilla scented bubbles.
“You ask me to join you but sprawl out before I can even get in here,” Hakyeon remarked, hardly serious but the words cause Sehun to hurriedly scooch forward a bit, sitting up to open up space behind him.
“Hyuuuung, hurry up and get undressed,” Sehun whined, pleased when his words resulted in Hakyeon slowly pulling his loose cotton shirt over his head and unbuttoned the loose trousers he’d thrown on earlier, letting them fall to the floor, shortly followed by his boxers. He let out a sound of contentment as Hakyeon settled in behind him and started to shampoo his hair, massaging his scalp. Seeing a chance to continue what he’d attempted to start that morning, Sehun wiggled back until he was completely flush with Hakyeon’s chest, feeling the elder start to harden against his ass. Feeling triumphant he reached for one of the hands that had now frozen, tangled amongst soapy strands of hair, and began to guide it down the plane of his long, lean torso. Fingers began to scratch lightly above his rib cage, resulting in a content sigh as he felt his own cock begin to respond at the intimate touches. Just as one of Hakyeon’s hands dipped to rest on his hip, thumb circling the bone slowly, he was jolted out of the moment by the sound of a cough.
“Started a party without me?” Minseok spoke, one eyebrow raised as he leaned against the doorframe, arms lightly crossed. Much to Sehun’s dismay, Hakyeon’s hands retreated from his torso and went back to shampooing his hair, the older vampire resolutely ignoring the fact that they were both hard and had been caught red-handed.
“Party? There’s no party here; just two vampires conserving water and bath soaps,” Hakyeon replied coolly. “Would you hand me the shower head so I can rinse the shampoo out of Sehun’s hair?”
Minseok smirked, stripping himself of the button-up he had thrown on earlier to greet the others. He watched as both Sehun and Hakyeon’s eyes darkened, crimson almost black as he slowly shimmied out of his black jeans and underwear. He grabbed the shower head before stepping into the tub and seating himself in front of Sehun, gesturing for the younger to lean forward a bit.
“Close your eyes,” Minseok warned before turning the shower on, rinsing the froth of bubbles from Sehun’s hair. He ran his fingers through the other’s bangs, pushed back the hair above his ears, gently and thoroughly making sure he was soap-free. As Sehun stayed there, eyes closed and letting out a soft, low hum at Minseok gently caressing his hair in the rinsing process, the two elder vampires exchanged a knowing look. Hakyeon reached for the conditioner, waiting for Minseok to extract his free hand from Sehun’s locks so he could pump some out into his palm before taking some for himself and beginning to massage it into Sehun’s hair.
As Hakyeon worked on Sehun’s hair, Minseok made sure his hand was as slick as possible before reaching beneath the water to pull on their fledgling’s cock. Sehun let out a quiet “fuck” at the sudden touch, whining when Minseok removed his hand after just a couple more tugs and one swipe of his thumb across the head.
“Conditioner washed away-and nothe water is not sufficient,” Minseok responded with a smirk, grabbing the shower head to rinse the conditioner out of Sehun’s hair. Once he felt the job was done he brought a hand up to gently cup Sehun’s cheek, leaning in for a chaste peck on his lips. “Go dry yourself off and wait in the bedroom, we’ll be out shortly.”
As Sehun carefully climbed out of the tub and grabbed a plush towel to wrap around himself and retreat to the bed, Hakyeon looked at Minseok, who was hastily shampooing his own hair. “Giving in?” Hakyeon grinned, laughing triumphantly as Minseok pretended to ignore him in favor of rinsing his hair.
“You’re the one who got in the tub with him first, cock nicely nestled against his ass-don’t think I didn’t see,” he added with one eyebrow raised as Hakyeon’s laugh turned sheepish.
“He came into the room and stripped! He practically sashayed into the bathroom,” Hakyeon protested before getting hit with a spray of water from the shower head, sputtering as Minseok near giggled.
“Whatever you say, dearest,” Minseok managed to choke out past his laughter as he shut off the shower head and put it back in its place. “Anyway, he’s probably more nervous than he’s let on...it’s his first time meeting everyone after all. I thought we should take his mind off it a bit.” Minseok stood up, climbing out of the tub and wrapping a towel around his waist before extending a hand to Hakyeon. “Shall we?”
Hakyeon grabbed onto Minseok’s hand, pulling himself out of the tub and grabbing a towel to wrap around himself as the two of them walked out into the master suite, greeted by Sehun splayed out on the bed, one arm outstretched and the other folded across his face. At the sound of the bathroom door closing he sat up, looking down pointedly at his hardness and then back up at the two of them.
“We’re not just gonna leave you like that, don’t worry,” Hakyeon reassured, answering the unasked question Sehun’s gaze had betrayed.
“We decided to be nice-we’re going to help you relax,” Minseok nearly purred, as he crawled up onto the bed, pulling Hakyeon along with him. Hakyeon lay on his stomach, stretched alongside Sehun until they were face-to-face.
Hakyeon kissed the tip of Sehun’s nose, pulling back just enough to whisper “just let us make you feel good,” before kissing him full on the mouth, sucking on his bottom lip. Sehun moaned into the kiss, so lost in the feeling of Hakyeon sucking on his tongue and biting lightly as his lips, that he almost forgot about the third person present in the room until he felt sure fingers rubbing circles over his hip bones.
He pulled away from Hakyeon’s kisses just enough to look down and see Minseok staring up at them, eyes dark, pupils blown, as he hovered, lips a hair’s breadth from Sehun’s cock. Minseok trailed a finger from Sehun’s hip to his inner thigh, gaze screaming eyes on me before pressing his mouth to the head in a manner that could almost be chaste, if he hadn’t flicked out his tongue at the last moment.
Minseok let his lips drag all the way down until he’d reached the base and sucked just as Hakyeon let his fangs drag across Sehun’s nipple, the two sensations pulling moans from the fledgling’s mouth. They set a brutal pace, Minseok bobbed up and down, taking all of Sehun with each pass, as Hakyeon lavished attention on Sehun’s chest and stomach. It was with a suck on a sensitive patch of skin above one of his ribs, and the drag of Minseok’s tongue on the underside of his cock that Sehun came, wave of pleasure washing over him as Minseok let his cock go with one final suck and the two older vampires scooted up and sandwiched him between them.
“And now we can nap until Taekwoon comes by,” Hakyeon murmured, snuggling as close to his two loves as possible.
“But...you two…” Sehun responded, trying to maneuver himself so that he could help them get off.
“This was for you,” Minseok answered with a yawn. “You can always make it up to us later,” he mumbled as he began to drift off to sleep, only fully falling after Sehun stopped trying to wriggle against his cock and let himself succumb to sleep as well.
***
They were piled on their spacious bed, legs entangled as Sehun basked in the affection of the vampires on either side of him. Letting his head rest on Hakyeon’s chest, he felt as though he could be lulled back to sleep by the fingers combing through his hair and the soft sound of kissing in the background. After a short while, bored, he craned his head back a little he let out a small whine before murmuring “kiss me too.”
Hakyeon merely laughed as Minseok grumbled a quiet “spoiled brat” before scooting down and turning Sehun towards him to press their lips together. Just as Sehun sighed into the kiss, encouraging Minseok to deepen it, a knock on the door startled them all into grabbing the earlier abandoned bathrobes before calling out a hasty chorus of “come in.”
Taekwoon opened the door, and walked in just past the entrance, shutting the door behind him silently. “Masters, Sehun-as it is nearly ten-thirty, I’ve come to help you all dress before it is time to greet everyone formally.”
Minseok groaned as he looked at the clock and confirmed that, just as Taekwoon said, it had gotten quite late. He stood, pulling Sehun up with him with the help of Hakyeon gently pushing him from behind.
“I hung up the suits earlier Taekwoon-they’re right over here,” Hakyeon motioned, rolling down from the mattress and stretching his limbs. Though he and Minseok were the masters of the coven, when Taekwoon walked over to the suits purposefully, laying everything out to make sure not a stitch was out of place, Hakyeon immediately stood to attention, ready to be dressed. Minseok was right alongside him, gently pinching Sehun’s ear to stop him from slouching and whining about wanting to go back to bed.
Minseok and Hakyeon were both used to dressing formally, a byproduct of spending much of their lives in large, esteemed covens, and had been tended to and dressed within a half-hour. They both wore sleek black suits, Hakyeon’s accented with red trim along the lapels, while Minseok’s was plain as to not take away from the red and silver vest he wore underneath. As they tended to their hair, Taekwoon worked on Sehun, taking great care to make sure the suit was perfectly fitted, cufflinks polished to perfection. He sighed softly at the lack of the tie, but when he’d protested in an earlier fitting his masters had merely grinned before saying it would just get in the way later. In order to stop them from elaborating he had dropped the argument.
It was a quarter to midnight when Taekwoon murmured, “He is ready,” drawing Minseok and Hakyeon’s attention away from their conversation with each other and to the handsome fledgling beside him. Minseok’s breath caught and he dimly registered Hakyeon sputtering next to him. The wine red suit that Hakyeon had fussed over so earlier was even more perfect after the final last minute alterations, with the sparkling black and white diamond cufflinks and slightly unbuttoned black dress shirt completing the image perfectly. His hair was pushed back and with his tall, modelesque physique and bored expression he was absolutely devastating.
Sehun squirmed a bit in the formalwear, partly from the unfamiliar feeling of being dressed up to this extent, and partly due to the intense gazes directed at him. “Do I...look strange like this?” Sehun’s nerves bubbled up to the surface, voice cracking slightly.
Minseok stood and slowly approached him, reaching up with one hand to gently cup the side of his face as he continued to look at the young vampire before him. “You look...you look so…..beautiful,” he whispered, the last word practically mere breath as Sehun took in the pure awe in Minseok’s eyes. The older vampire stepped back a little, taking in the full image of Sehun once more. “In normal clothes there’s no difference between you and how you were when we found you...or I should say what you must have been like as a normal human…” Minseok paused, trying to get a firm grasp on the words he was looking for. “Like this...you look like part of our world. The world that Hakyeon and I have always belonged to.”
Minseok looked back as he felt a hand settle on his shoulder, Hakyeon having approached without him noticing. “What Minseok is saying, in so many words, is that you look very much like a vampire, and also extremely gorgeous,” Hakyeon summarized, the proud look on his face betraying that he too was quite affected. His face scrunched up into a frown as he realized something, soon voicing his thoughts. “The others are going to be all over you.”
Sehun merely flushed as Minseok frowned at Hakyeon’s words and Taekwoon did his best to suppress laughter. He cleared his throat, calling all of their attention. “It is time to go, I’m sure Junmyeon will be here to fetch us all shortly.”
As he spoke, a warning knock was followed by Junmyeon holding the door open and gesturing to the hallway. “Masters, Sehun, everyone is assembled and waiting.”
Taekwoon stepped forward, joining Junmyeon just outside of the doorway to usher the trio out. With the coven masters on either side of him, each with a reassuring hand resting on his back, Sehun walked out of the door, slowly approaching the exit of the wing that housed their private rooms and standing outside of the door that led to the main sitting room. He had visited the room before, when the house was empty of the rest of the coven, and had even seen Taekwoon rearranging the two large sofas and adding a few chairs in order to allow enough seating space for everyone while still keeping floor space for maneuvering.
The clock struck midnight just as Junmyeon and Taekwoon opened the doors and the raucous din of conversation quieted to rare levels for their band of vampires. Minseok and Hakyeon walked in first, Sehun trailing behind them as they approached the center of the room. Everyone’s eyes were trained on the fledgling, causing Sehun to twitch slightly until he felt the gentle press of Hakyeon’s arm against his, the older vampire shifting to let more of them touch. Even through their suit jackets and dress shirts it was a comforting presence among the piercing stares and whispers of “he smells young” and “who have we here?”
Minseok began to speak, quieting the whispers with his words. “As you already know, we gathered you here to meet an important guest,” Minseok paused, waiting to see if the coven would remain quiet. “Truthfully, the word guest isn’t really appropriate. Today, we officially introduce to you all the newest and youngest member of our coven, Sehun.”
Most of the others gawked, murmuring among themselves about the news until Sanghyuk spoke up. “Wait wait…how young are we talking?”
Hakyeon laughed at the fact that age was the first question. “Well he lived to be twenty-two as a human, and he’s been a vampire for roughly that amount of time.”
“You’ve been hiding him for two decades?!” Baekhyun cried out, face fixed in a pout. “Shouldn’t we have known that you all made someone?” His protesting was only stopped by Kyungsoo cuffing him on the ear, pout now directed at the source of his pain instead.
“I understand why you wouldn’t want to throw him into the fray right away, but I must admit I am surprised that you turned a human in the first place,” Kyungsoo added, somewhat hesitantly.
Minseok nodded thoughtfully, understanding his coven’s mindset-and grateful for Kyungsoo’s calm demeanor. “We were surprised as well, but upon seeing Sehun we knew he was ours and so the decision was made.”
If it were possible, the room somehow became even more quiet as the word “ours” seemed to ring through the air. The silence was only broken as Wonshik leaned over and stage-whispered to Jongin, “I always thought our Masters would have some sort of kink, but I somehow didn’t picture threesomes.” The quiet sounds of muffled laughter soon filled the air as Minseok stood, speechless, Hakyeon was in a huff, and Sehun’s expression was a mix of disbelief and embarrassment.
Sensing a need to step in, Junmyeon scurried to the front. “I think that covers the introduction-now let us celebrate!” He raised a blood-filled champagne flute and waited for everyone else to compose themselves and grab a glass before continuing with “To Sehun, we officially welcome you to our coven!” After a cheer of “To Sehun!” and the tinkling clinks of fine glassware, everyone was free to converse among themselves once more.
The more curious of the coven immediately flocked to Sehun, who was clinging onto Hakyeon and Minseok for dear life, fear creeping into his expression under the scrutiny of his new coven members.
“Don’t be afraid, we only bite humans that are willing and vampires who ask nicely,” Baekhyun said with a grin before introducing himself. “You’re such a pretty little fledgling.”
“I don’t think you have any place to call the kid little,” Chanyeol wheezed, moving his hand from level with the top of Baekhyun’s head to Sehun’s and back, laughing all the while, not noticing Baekhyun’s expression slowly turning murderous until he felt a vicegrip on his arm and was dragged away. Sehun, still loosely holding onto Minseok’s suit jacket, was in such shock at the scene that he didn’t notice when a very chipper vampire came up to say hello.
“The one that just got dragged away was Chanyeol, and he keeps forgetting the one thing that gets under Baekhyun’s skin is short jokes-he only tolerates them from Hyukkie because he’s got a soft spot for him. You’d think after several hundred years a vampire would learn but that’s Chanyeol for you. I’m Jaehwan by the way-do you like stories?” Jaehwan greeted in a rapid-fire manner, punctuating his ending question with a dazzling smile.
Hakyeon leaned in to whisper directly into Sehun’s ear, “Say no-our Jaehwan’s a sweetheart but if you let him he’ll talk your ear off.”
“I heard that,” Jaehwan grumbled, “and my stories are very interesting-I will share them with you someday Sehun, when these unappreciative Masters of ours aren’t present.” With that he turned away, and in his place Jongdae bounded forward and immediately reached out to grasp the sides of Sehun’s face, letting one hand trail down his neck.
“Did you model when you were human? You’re so attractive, you could have modelled,” Jongdae marvelled until Minseok was pulling his hands off of Sehun and nearly baring his fangs at him. “Minseoooook. Maaaasterrrrrr,” he whined as he reluctantly moved his hands back to his sides.
“No touching,” Minseok said, tone level but no less frightening. Turning toward Sehun and Hakyeon, voice softened, he suggested, “let’s go around and introduce Sehun to some of the quieter members of the coven.”
They made the rounds, Minseok and Hakyeon not leaving Sehun’s side as he met everyone. Yixing had been speaking with Taekwoon when they approached but he greeted him warmly, and Sehun could see how the vampire had broken through Taekwoon’s shell. They greeted Jongin, Hongbin, Wonshik and Sanghyuk next, and Sehun could see himself being comfortable with the group of four in the future. Yifan’s face was intimidating, but he seemed nice enough-in contrast, Kyungsoo looked gentle at first, but Sehun remembered how the smaller vampire had hit Baekhyun earlier and noted to himself not to get on his bad side. Luhan and Zitao were the last of the coven that Sehun met, but they put him at ease with kind smiles and, from Zitao, a brief but comfortable hug.
By the time he had spoken with everyone, introductions facilitated by his lovers as they guided him along from group to group, a few hours had passed and he was exhausted from the sudden increase in social interaction. Sensing this, Hakyeon nodded to Taekwoon and his right hand quieted the room by clearing his throat.
“Our Masters and Sehun will take their leave. Everyone is free to retire to their personal quarters as well,” he announced. The three made their way to the exit, returning bows from their coven before walking back out through the doors, Sehun still flanked by the older vampires.
***
Once they had turned into the corridor that housed their suite, Hakyeon leaned over to whisper into Sehun’s ear, “So how was it? Not as bad as expected, right?”
Sehun nodded, letting out a hum before he answered. “No, just a lot to take in since I’m just used to you two, and Junmyeon and Taekwoon. It’s...nice though...like discovering family.” He smiled softly, content with how the night had gone. It wasn’t until he felt a pinch on his side that he regained focus, looking down to his left at a grinning Minseok.
“Think you’ll be alright to deal with all of them for the next two or three weeks? It’s the first time they’ve all been together in a while, and they’re definitely going to be paying you a lot of attention,” Minseok warned good-naturedly.
“I think I can handle it...you two should give me a reward for surviving their curiosity though,” he countered, the grin on his face conveying just what kind of reward he’s aiming for.
Hakyeon and Minseok exchanged a look before pressing even closer to Sehun-he realized now that they had arrived at their bedroom door and that he was now quite comfortably pushed against it. The two Masters, these old and powerful vampires that were so wrapped around his finger, replied in unison, “That can be arranged.”
For: CX1
Pairing(s): Minseok/Hakyeon/Sehun, Yixing/Taekwoon, vaguely implied Baekhyun/Sanghyuk
Rating: R
Length: 9k
Summary: Vampires Minseok and Hakyeon thought their coven was complete until they found their missing piece.
Warnings: mentions of blood, brief violent scene, minor (super super unnamed minor) character death
Author's note: This ended up becoming really backstory focused but I hope you like it!! I absolutely loooooved this prompt and couldn’t bear to see it go unclaimed so...I tried ;;
Minseok had never been one for parties, let alone planning parties, yet he found himself gearing up for the largest (read: only) event he’d taken part in organizing in his more than 2000 years on this Earth. He sighed and made his way down the East Wing in the large estate he owned on the outskirts of Seoul, towards the only two people that could be worth such a headache.
As Minseok walked into the master bedroom, he found Hakyeon fussing over Sehun’s suit as Taekwoon, who had once taken interest in the art of crafting suits in Italy, waited for the older vampire to calm down so he could get on with his work. Sensing the new presence, Hakyeon looked up at Minseok, gaze softening.
“Minseok, come closer-I’m rethinking the material we chose. Is a wine red suit really too much? Should we have gone with black and just done a red dress shirt? Oh I just want things to be perfect…” Hakyeon rambled as the other vampire approached.
“He looks wonderful,” Minseok responded, punctuating the compliment with a touch to Sehun’s suit-clad arm, letting his fingers trail down from bicep to wrist and taking in the much younger vampire’s slight shiver. He turned his attention to Taekwoon and continued, “don’t listen to Hakyeon, you’re doing a fine job as always. Although you know better than I that there’s no doubt of your abilities in his worries.” He laughed at the soft murmur of acknowledgment from the quiet vampire-he had been a follower of Hakyeon’s from before Minseok had met him, before they were intrigued by their similar ages and experiences (and each other’s attractive forms) and had decided to form a coven based on their shared ideologies.
Sehun let out a small huff, drawing everyone’s attention back to the youngest vampire in the room. “If it’s really going to bother Hakyeon I am perfectly fine with just wearing normal clothes. I mean, even you all wear jeans and t-shirts most of the time, and you’re really old-no offense.”
Taekwoon hardly flinched at the fledgling’s casual tone, having grown used to it over the past couple decades, and instead took small joy in the look of sheer horror on Hakyeon’s face.
“Sehun, darling, as much as I appreciate the ease and comfort-and flattering tightness-of modern clothing, this is your debut. You’ll finally be a formal member of the coven and introduced to everyone...it’s important to look your best. Why it’s...it’s tradition!!”
“I’m not sure tradition is the best argument, considering we aren’t the most traditional coven, nor is our Sehunnie a born vampire. What you really wish to say, is that you want to show him off -we both want to, actually,” Minseok corrected, a playful, crooked grin accompanying his last words.
“Well if I’m going to wear a suit I’m going with this one-I’ve gone through too many fittings to start over. Now if you all would let Taekwoon finish so I can change back into my comfortable clothes, please,” Sehun commanded of the Elders in a manner that only he could get away with, the two walking away with a chorus of fine, fine (coming primarily from Hakyeon).
***
There was no way to predict how their lives would end up changing when Junmyeon came to his Masters’ door with a message, but the contents would end up starting a new chapter in their already amazing, long lives.
“Master Minseok, Master Hakyeon...there are reports of a rogue in our territory” Junmyeon relayed, eyes cast slightly downward as a sign of respect. Although Junmyeon had high status as Minseok’s right hand, and as his cousin, he was still quite traditional in his mannerisms.
“A rogue? It wasn’t scared off by our presence?” Hakyeon perked up, interest peaked by the rare occurrence. Their coven had settled in the area and controlled it for around three centuries now, and thanks to their number and sheer age of most of their members they rarely attracted outsiders-let alone weak rogues that do nothing but stir up trouble with their blind bloodlust.
“From the reports I don’t think the rogue even has the sense of mind to realize he’s wandered into...occupied space. The issue is he’s already killed one human. Taekwoon, Yifan, and I were able to cover it up to prevent panic but...” Junmyeon trailed off as he felt the atmosphere become more tense.
“We’re not letting some rogue mess up the work we’ve put in, getting the humans here to live with us peacefully, and for those who are willing to let us feed. The last thing we need is for them to start getting scared and trying to run us out of town with pitchforks,” Minseok asserted with a scowl, “Any idea of where this rogue likes to roam? Hakyeon and I will take care of it.”
Junmyeon fumbled a bit at the news that his Masters weren’t going to delegate the matter, clearing his throat as he composed himself. “Yes Master, we found the...remains of his hunt near the campus-the one called Hongdae. My guess is the amount of students roaming about at night and the relative lack of bright lights on the side-streets attracted him to the area.”
“Then we’re going out to put a stop to this tonight,” Minseok answered as he wandered over to their large wardrobe and pulled on a leather jacket for himself, tossing a warm zip-up hoodie to Hakyeon as he preferred to wear his less expensive clothes whenever there was a chance of a fight. “We’ll be back before sunrise; hopefully with this rogue issue taken care of by then.”
***
Although their coven consisted of seventeen vampires, including themselves, most of the time it was only Minseok, Hakyeon, Junmyeon, and Taekwoon at their main home. As the next-oldest and, compared to the younger or human-borns, strongest vampires in the coven, Yifan, Zitao, and Wonshik would spend longer stretches of time there-especially at the beginning when there had been some resistance from weaker vampires who protested their claim to the area. After the first fifty years or so that had all settled and they began to explore, enjoying the benefits of infinite time to see the world knowing they would always have a home to come back to. From the beginning, Baekhyun, Sanghyuk, and Jongdae had expressed their desire to occasionally hop to another continent and see what identities they could invent for themselves before people noticed that they didn’t age. As turned vampires, they were far more enthralled with their immortality-even though they had all been alive for more than half a millennium already. Also human-born, Hongbin and Jongin played a similar game, albeit more luxuriously-many a rich, lonely human had been willing to play bank in two senses for the handsome vampires’ company and both reasoned there were worse things to do with their free time than take advantage of looking young for eternity and live as kept men. The others-Luhan, Jaehwan, Yixing, Kyungsoo, and Chanyeol-were born vampires like their Masters, right hands Taekwoon and Junmyeon, and defenders Zitao, Yifan, and Wonshik. Without a defined role they often wandered about, sometimes visiting family members that didn’t view them as traitors for leaving their home covens, although Yixing often kept to a quiet high-rise near enough to the manor that Taekwoon could visit without neglecting his duties.
Everyone’s absence often resulted in Hakyeon wailing to Minseok about how all of their children had abandoned them, causing Minseok to have to comfort the taller man with cuddles, soft kisses, and the reminder that 1) none of them were their children-all of the members had come to the coven as vampires and 2) they had hardly abandoned them. It made it far easier, however, to ease Sehun into the life of a vampire without their beloved, but rather overwhelming, coven entirely present. Coincidence had dictated that only the two Elders, along with Taekwoon and Junmyeon, had been present when Sehun was brought back to the manor, Yifan having left to explore where the rogue had come from in the first place and determine if there were more. After realizing just how skittish freshly-turned Sehun was, the decision to limit his exposure to the rest of the coven came naturally. When the others were present they kept him confined to their wing of the property, knowing the other members never wandered there short of an emergency. Most of the time, however, the fledgling had free reign of the property and was slowly taught how to manage with his new physical state and about the world he was now a part of.
Over the past twenty-one years, their fledgling was more or less able to control his bloodlust-although Taekwoon usually supervised his feedings to make sure he didn’t get too carried away with the humans that volunteered their services. They had taught him much about the history of the vampire world, the way covens generally shared blood-ties, were of the same family tree so-to-speak, and-most importantly-about the different opinions vampires have towards humans, and the fact that their coven would not tolerate abuse of their food source.
***
After the first few weeks were spent watching freshly turned Sehun alternate between sleeping and feeding (new vamps are remarkably similar to newborn babies), Minseok and Hakyeon were finally introduced to Sehun’s true personality as he returned to his senses. He’d reacted smoothly to finding out that they had found him in an alley with a rogue, bloodthirsty vampire (“I had a feeling that that guy was dangerous, but I’ve always been intrigued by vamps...always thought I’d just end up as a volunteer feeder though.”) and he was incredibly curious, using the following weeks to pepper them endlessly with questions.
“So you guys are really centuries old???” Sehun asked for the millionth time, almost six months after waking up from his newly-turned stupor, licking blood off his fangs from a recent feeding-he was still so messy, it was like watching a child get the hang of using a straw. He was seated on the edge of his bed, enjoying the fact that the mattress was tall enough that he could just barely swing his legs.
Minseok merely sighed as Hakyeon patiently answered, “Yes, we were both born a long time ago and yes we were born as vampires,” he interjected, noticing Sehun opening his mouth and poised to ask more.
“So vampires can…..umm…..” Sehun let his words trail off in embarrassment, now playing with his fangs with his fingers and, to Minseok’s and Hakyeon’s dismay, smearing blood across his cheek in the process.
“Reproduce? Fuck? The answer is yes to both-takes a ton of blood to sustain a pregnant vampire though so it isn’t done much anymore...most covens are happy enough with the amount of pure vampires they have now so it isn’t worth the hassle,” Minseok drawled while Hakyeon laughed in the background at Sehun floundering at Minseok’s bluntness.
“I was mainly just asking about the reproduction…” Sehun whispered, eyes roaming the room for anything to look at that wasn’t one of the older vampires.
“Minseok was right to mention other things though...I’m sure you’ve noticed nothing has changed about your anatomy and the same goes for...urges,” Hakyeon began before giggling and turning to Minseok, “I can’t believe I’m giving someone the talk-this is a new experience for me...I don’t have new experiences much these days.”
“I-I don’t need any talks, I’m well aware of how that all works,” Sehun began, unable to find more words as he realized Minseok was approaching him slowly, eyes a deeper crimson than usual. “Minseok...hyung?”
“So you weren’t at all curious as to how things work for born vampires? Or how it would feel now that you’ve turned?” Minseok purred. Sehun swallowed nervously, looking over to Hakyeon for some sort of normalcy only to find that his expression matched Minseok’s-deep crimson eyes gazing at him intently.
“I...maybe...I mean…” Sehun stuttered as Minseok stood before him, now within arm's reach. They stood completely still until Hakyeon’s voice from where he was leaning against the opposite wall broke the silence.
“We will never force anything on you and if you’re not interested in this we’ll drop it,” Hakyeon murmured, voice somewhat shaky but still clearly sincere. “You’re also part of our coven for as long as you want-forever if you wish-no matter what you decide here.”
Sehun looked up at Minseok, noting that while the lust-that was definitely lust in his eyes-was still very much present there was also a certain softness, a sort of longing, in his expression. “I just...I’m not…..you’ve both been alive for ages, you must have...why would you choose me?”
Suddenly Minseok’s expression looked somewhat embarrassed, and Sehun tilted his head to the side to look at Hakyeon upon hearing muffled laughter. The taller of the two elder vampires let his hand drop and his laughter ring free before looking at Sehun fondly. “You know, we normally don’t turn humans. By our normal standards we would have put you out of your mercy in that alley but Minseok....”
Minseok groaned, turning to Hakyeon and pleading in vain for the other vampire to stop. Hakyeon merely grinned, fangs gleaming as he smiled sweetly before he continued. “Minseok thought you were just so beautiful...and I admit I thought the same. Even bleeding out on the pavement there we knew we couldn’t let you go. We were a bit selfish in turning you, to be honest.”
Sehun gasped, gaze flitting between Hakyeon and Minseok, twin sheepish expressions gracing their faces. “So...you two…”
“We compliment each other-have for centuries-but you...at risk of sounding terribly cheesy...complete us,” Minseok’s gaze turned intense again as he spoke. “Like Hakyeon said, this can be as platonic as you want, but…” he leaned in as he trailed off, warm breath hitting Sehun’s cheek, “...we’re very open to more.”
The fledgling gulped, taking a moment to collect himself and think about the vampires that had turned him. He was grateful to them for saving him of course, but as he thought about it he’d found joy in asking them various questions since coming to his senses, in the way they playfully teased each other and in the clear respect their mere presence commanded from the only other two vampires he’d met in the estate. He was quite fond of them, and they were definitely handsome and he hadn’t been touched by anyone since he’d been turned...since a while before that to be frank.
Sehun looked at both vampires before nodding slowly, “I’m...also open-” his words caught since the moment he’d given the okay Minseok’s tongue had darted out to leisurely lick away the blood on Sehun’s cheek. The older vampire pulled away slightly, tongue gliding over his fangs as he beckoned Hakyeon over.
Minseok let out a small chuckle and reached out to Hakyeon, who had crossed the room in long strides, before turning to Sehun-frozen under their crimson gazes-and continuing, “next lesson in vampire life: sex ed.”
***
It was a remarkably cool autumn night as Minseok and Hakyeon hunted the rogue vampire Junmyeon had told them about. They were exploring Hongdae based on his reports, Minseok growing more and more annoyed as each dark corner and alley they checked showed no sign of the intruder on their territory.
Hakyeon wrapped an arm around the other vampire’s waist as Minseok’s frustration seemed to be approaching its peak. “Maybe we should check back tomorrow night...if he just killed yesterday he might be somewhere passed out from gorging on blood.”
Minseok shook his head, letting himself melt into Hakyeon’s side. At times he hated that he was so petite compared to Hakyeon but at the moment it made him feel comforted, enveloped. “No...if we leave and then find out later that he killed another human on our watch I would just be more enraged. Still plenty of nighttime left-let’s soldier on.”
Just as he finished his sentence with a sigh, gently extricating himself from Hakyeon’s grasp, the smell of blood hit them hard.
“Fuck…” Minseok felt his fangs extending at the scent of so much blood. “He must have found someone...definitely close….west?”
Hakyeon shook his head violently, trying his best to clear his mind after being sent into momentary bloodlust. “Yeah smells that way...let’s hurry-for there to be this much blood…” he let his actions end his sentence, practically gliding in the direction of the scent as Minseok followed behind with equal inhuman speed.
The sight that met them in the alley was a gruesome one, the rogue peering up at them from his position crouched over a bleeding human. His face was covered with blood, eyes bright red and unfocused. His expression resembled that of a startled child really, but his actions were unforgivable. Minseok and Hakyeon strode towards him, fangs fully extended as they pulled the wandering vampire up to his feet.
“You were probably turned and left to fend for yourself...but we can’t leave you here to keep attacking our humans. Sorry for this,” Hakyeon spoke quietly to the rogue, more for his own conscience than anything else since the vampire was beyond understanding anything other than the need to feed and avoid the light. Hakyeon shared a look with Minseok and then they were both tearing into the rogue’s throat, ending his meaningless existence with twin pulls of the flesh between their fangs.
Intruder taken care of, they turned their attention to the bleeding, soon-to-be-dead human lying on the pavement. “With this much blood loss, he’s got ten, fifteen minutes left at most-what do we do?” Hakyeon asked as Minseok knelt down next to the human-tall, but he looked young, so young.
Minseok only intended to check on the source of the blood loss, see if there was any hope of patching him up or if it would be more merciful to kill him now. However, he caught a look at the dying human’s eyes and felt a strong pang, a resonance that changed his mind completely. “Hakyeon...can we….I know we don’t….” Minseok held a palm to the human’s neck wound, looking at the other vampire with pleading eyes.
“Can we wha-wait...you want to turn him?? I thought we weren’t going to turn anyone...we’ll have to take care of him, teach him to control his bloodlust, feed him-MINSEOK ARE YOU LISTENING, PUT YOUR FANGS AWAY,” Hakyeon’s response quickly turned to a shriek as he noticed Minseok holding his own wrist up to his mouth, ready to bite down and feed some of his blood to the dying boy before them.
“Hakyeon, look at him he’s...I don’t know why but I just feel a pull-look at his eyes, I bet you’ll feel it too.”
Minseok let out a sigh of relief as the other vampire walked closer, kneeling down and cradling the human’s face so he could get a good look. When he heard Hakyeon let out a gasp he looked away from the human towards his companion, noting his expression-a mix of sadness and longing that he felt mirrored his own. “Shall we?” he choked out. He could sense the human’s life slipping away as they spoke.
In answer Hakyeon held his wrist to just in front of Minseok’s mouth, using his free hand to pull Minseok’s hand to rest against his now fully extended fangs. Minseok smiled before nodding, and then they were both biting down simultaneously and pressing their bloodied wrists to the wound on his neck. It didn’t take long for the effect to settle in and the human’s body went cold, the only signal that he wasn’t truly dead a low thrumming beneath his skin-different from a human pulse, but a by-product of his body changing from human to other.
“He’s quite tall...I better carry him back, might be too heavy for you,” Hakyeon teased as he lifted the boy in his arms, taking care to support his neck.
Minseok smacked him-lightly as to avoid jostling the human too much-grumbling about “damn tall people” and “...haven’t lived 2000 years to be treated like this.”
Hakyeon turned to leave before laughing suddenly, drawing a curious tilt of the head from the other vampire. “What’s so funny? It better not be about my height still,” Minseok pouted.
“It’s not that, I promise,” Hakyeon answered. “It’s just...we just...changed a human because we thought he was pretty. We don’t even know his name.”
Minseok pouted more at that, looking around as he responded, “It’s not like we just thought he was pretty, he’s...the draw is the same as what pulled us together. We can’t just ignore these things.” He paused as he spotted something on the ground and reached down to pick up a thin leather billfold that was lying in the pool of blood. He opened it and peered at the ID card, a photo of the human wearing a rather blank expression staring back at him.
“Well, it appears that we have just turned one Oh Sehun...age…..oh he’s twenty-two,” Minseok read before closing the billfold and placing it in one of his jacket pockets. He looked at Sehun fondly, reaching out a hand to touch his face. “You’re coming home with us...Sehun.” He exchanged pleased smiles and a nod with Hakyeon before they ran home, crossing Seoul as quickly as they could to avoid suspicion over carrying an unconscious body. They hadn’t expected to be returning from this excursion with a new member for their coven, but the two much older vampires hardly felt any regrets.
***
Sehun woke up in a mild haze, the sun having just set-something he felt by instinct rather than knew by sight, as the windows were all covered by thick drapes to protect them while they sleep. He let himself turn over, curling into Hakyeon’s chest as he attempted to get a few more moments of rest. A sudden impact to his back caused him to let out a quiet “ooof” as he was pressed closer to Hakyeon by Minseok, who had also turned and was sandwiching the fledgling between them, chest flush with Sehun’s back as he let his lips rest on the nape of the youngest vampire’s neck.
Hakyeon let his eyes blink open, hooking his ankle with Sehun’s and breaking the silence since they were all at least somewhat awake. “It’s your big day, Sehunnieeee,” he whispered. Sehun groaned, noise muffled by his position, but the sound was echoed by Minseok. The smaller vampire flopped onto his back before rolling to the edge of the bed so he could get up and stretch his limbs.
“God...the kids are gonna be here soon even though we aren’t even introducing him until midnight and it’s only,” Minseok peered at the grandfather clock that stood in the corner of the room, “oh it’s already seven pm. I’ll fetch Junmyeon and Taekwoon and see what’s left to be done.”
“See when the human volunteers are supposed to come in, I know at least a handful of our coven are going to come hungry-ah, Sehun stop, we have to get ready,” Hakyeon requested, his voice turning slightly whiny at the end and prompting Minseok to look over at his two loves. While Hakyeon spoke Sehun had started gently dragging his fangs across Hakyeon’s chest, just grazing the skin and then leaving kiss marks over the path he traced.
“Ooooooh no you don’t,” Minseok chided, strolling across the room and effortlessly pulling Sehun off the bed. “You need to go feed and then bathe so Taekwoon can get you into your suit. This is your night after all.”
Sehun whined at being dragged out of bed and away from his task of working Hakyeon up, pulling on a t-shirt that had been thrown to the floor before they went to bed the dawn before. “Fine, fine...I’ll come with you to find Taekwoon I guess so I can eat...we’re finishing this later though,” he pitched his voice even lower than usual, narrowing his eyes and fixing them on Hakyeon and then Minseok.
Minseok hooked an arm around Sehun’s neck, forcing him to walk half crouched over, and ushered him towards the door, offhandedly throwing a “don’t go back to sleep Hakyeon!” over his shoulder as they exited the Master suite.
***
After rendezvousing with Taekwoon and finding that preparations were largely in order, and that the human volunteers had recently arrived and were currently munching on cookies, trail mix, and juice boxes, Minseok sent Sehun off to feed while lounging on a chaise in the main corridor to greet the rest of his coven. He wasn’t forced to wait long before the first arrival-he was fiddling with his smartphone, marveling over the sheer number of apps when he heard a loud chorus of “WE’RE BAAAAAAAAAAACK.”
“Did you miss us??!!” Jongdae exclaimed as he threw his arms around the Elder’s shoulders and let his chin rest on the top of Minseok’s head. Minseok tilted his head back, effectively jostling Jongdae a bit, and peered up at the grinning vampire before completely extracting himself from the younger’s grip and standing to face them.
“Hello Jongdae,” he greeted warmly, reaching up to pat the other vampire’s hair-it was significantly curlier than it had been when Minseok had seen him last. He looked around him to greet the other two vampires. “Hello Baekhyun, Sanghyuk. Not going to come and give your greetings?” he teased, preparing himself for impact just as the two exchanged a look and nearly tackled him in a hug. After they had stepped back a little, he noted that they too had changed their appearances somewhat. Baekhyun had ditched his jet black hair, returning to a softer shade somewhere between blond and brunet, while Sanghyuk’s hair was darker than he’d last seen, no longer wine red but a more natural shade.
He reached out and gently hit Sanghyuk’s ear as he teased, “Have you gotten even taller???”, laughing at the put-out pout he gave in response.
“I haven’t grown a centimeter since I was turned, thank you very much...maybe you’re just getting shorter,” he countered, jumping behind Baekhyun with a squeal when Minseok lunged at him playfully.
“Don’t hide behind me, I don’t endorse your short jokes either,” Baekhyun huffed, doing his best to keep up a tough front as the skyscraper of a vampire in question wrapped his arms around the other’s middle and bent down a bit to nip at his ear. Minseok merely chuckled at the scene before him, noting that the two were as playful as ever. Before things could get too out of hand Chanyeol and Kyungsoo appeared, diverting everyone’s attention with their arrival.
Before Minseok could welcome them with a formal greeting Baekhyun was launching himself at the pair, earning him ruffled hair courtesy of Chanyeol and a pinched ear from Kyungsoo. After slowly pushing away their clingy coven member, the two new arrivals stepped forward towards Minseok.
“Greetings Master, it’s been awhile,” Kyungsoo bowed, a hand pressed to the small of Chanyeol’s back urging him to do the same.
“It really has,” Minseok smiled fondly. Kyungsoo had been one of the first members of their coven outside of the Masters and their dedicated right hands, and it was on one of his earliest journeys out exploring that he met Chanyeol and brought him into their fold. “You’ll have to tell me all about your travels later on.”
Jongdae bounced over, curls moving with him as he slung an arm around Kyungsoo’s shoulder and the other around Chanyeol’s waist. “You’re both so formal, what’s wrong with a simple ‘Hi Minseok!!’-you know he doesn’t mind” he remarked, kittenish grin a cue that he was only teasing.
Kyungsoo swatted him gently on the arm as he replied, “It’s still important to show some respect, you little brat. You know very well I generally refer to Minseok by name.” He huffed as Jongdae merely laughed, but before the playful argument could escalate, Taekwoon came into the room, escorting one of the human volunteers to the door.
“She’s a bit tired, and tonight’s...guest of honor is fed now and heading to the bath,” Taekwoon explained as he let the human girl out with a small envelope pressed into her palm-compensation for her kindness. “I can finish greeting everyone and escort them to their rooms if you would like to return to feed or rest before tonight.”
Sanghyuk raised an eyebrow at Taekwoon’s, albeit subdued, slightly eager offer. “I know you’d do anything for our Masters...but you’re volunteering...to greet everyone? Our rowdy coven?”
Baekhyun snickered behind his hands, poorly concealing the sound. “Oh I can think of a reason why he’d offer…” he trailed off, deterred by Taekwoon’s glare at his words. His saving grace came in the arrival of Jaehwan, Hongbin, and Yixing, the latter of whom immediately walked up to Taekwoon and dissolved all of his annoyance with a simple “hello dearest,” and a flash of his dimpled smile.
Each of them gave Minseok a bow and “Greetings Master” before mingling with the others, Jaehwan voluntarily going on about his adventures and Hongbin explaining that Jongin would follow shortly, but had been delayed by saying goodbye to his latest benefactor. Minseok smiled at the sight of his and Hakyeon’s coven gathering again, before turning and placing a hand on Taekwoon’s arm and jolting him from his hushed conversation with Yixing.
“I’ll leave the rest of the welcoming to you then? I’m sure Yixing will keep you company,” Minseok teased, unable to resist the chance to get a small rise out of Hakyeon’s normally stoic right hand. Taekwoon merely nodded in acknowledgment as Minseok headed back to his and Hakyeon’s (and Sehun’s, since his arrival) wing of the house, thinking that a bath sounded quite nice.
***
After finally rolling out of bed, feeling less motivated to stay there without Minseok nor Sehun with him, Hakyeon had run into Junmyeon and helped him double check that all of the coven’s rooms were ready before pulling out his, Minseok and Sehun’s suits. Taekwoon would take care of fitting them later, but it was something to do. He’d fed yesterday, hadn’t exerted enough energy to need to feed again today, and didn’t wish to overwork the human volunteers their arriving coven would likely require. As he fiddled around for something to do he was interrupted by Sehun slowly opening their bedroom door and slipping inside.
“I fed-Taekwoon sent me to bathe,” Sehun whispered, walking towards the adjoining bathroom without letting his eyes leave Hakyeon until the moment he reached the doorway. “Join me?” He threw the words over his shoulder with his shirt, shimmying out of his sweatpants as slowly as possible to tease.
Hakyeon chuckled a bit before rifling around the back of the closet where they kept the linens and grabbing some extra fluffy towels. Knowing they’d probably finish before it was time to get dressed, he took out some bathrobes as well, laying them on the bed as he mused over Sehun’s little display. “So so shameless...shameless and ours.” He walked into the bathroom, sitting the towels on the edge of the large rectangular tub and looking down at their fledgling, just a head sticking out from a sea of -Hakyeon inhaled-vanilla scented bubbles.
“You ask me to join you but sprawl out before I can even get in here,” Hakyeon remarked, hardly serious but the words cause Sehun to hurriedly scooch forward a bit, sitting up to open up space behind him.
“Hyuuuung, hurry up and get undressed,” Sehun whined, pleased when his words resulted in Hakyeon slowly pulling his loose cotton shirt over his head and unbuttoned the loose trousers he’d thrown on earlier, letting them fall to the floor, shortly followed by his boxers. He let out a sound of contentment as Hakyeon settled in behind him and started to shampoo his hair, massaging his scalp. Seeing a chance to continue what he’d attempted to start that morning, Sehun wiggled back until he was completely flush with Hakyeon’s chest, feeling the elder start to harden against his ass. Feeling triumphant he reached for one of the hands that had now frozen, tangled amongst soapy strands of hair, and began to guide it down the plane of his long, lean torso. Fingers began to scratch lightly above his rib cage, resulting in a content sigh as he felt his own cock begin to respond at the intimate touches. Just as one of Hakyeon’s hands dipped to rest on his hip, thumb circling the bone slowly, he was jolted out of the moment by the sound of a cough.
“Started a party without me?” Minseok spoke, one eyebrow raised as he leaned against the doorframe, arms lightly crossed. Much to Sehun’s dismay, Hakyeon’s hands retreated from his torso and went back to shampooing his hair, the older vampire resolutely ignoring the fact that they were both hard and had been caught red-handed.
“Party? There’s no party here; just two vampires conserving water and bath soaps,” Hakyeon replied coolly. “Would you hand me the shower head so I can rinse the shampoo out of Sehun’s hair?”
Minseok smirked, stripping himself of the button-up he had thrown on earlier to greet the others. He watched as both Sehun and Hakyeon’s eyes darkened, crimson almost black as he slowly shimmied out of his black jeans and underwear. He grabbed the shower head before stepping into the tub and seating himself in front of Sehun, gesturing for the younger to lean forward a bit.
“Close your eyes,” Minseok warned before turning the shower on, rinsing the froth of bubbles from Sehun’s hair. He ran his fingers through the other’s bangs, pushed back the hair above his ears, gently and thoroughly making sure he was soap-free. As Sehun stayed there, eyes closed and letting out a soft, low hum at Minseok gently caressing his hair in the rinsing process, the two elder vampires exchanged a knowing look. Hakyeon reached for the conditioner, waiting for Minseok to extract his free hand from Sehun’s locks so he could pump some out into his palm before taking some for himself and beginning to massage it into Sehun’s hair.
As Hakyeon worked on Sehun’s hair, Minseok made sure his hand was as slick as possible before reaching beneath the water to pull on their fledgling’s cock. Sehun let out a quiet “fuck” at the sudden touch, whining when Minseok removed his hand after just a couple more tugs and one swipe of his thumb across the head.
“Conditioner washed away-and nothe water is not sufficient,” Minseok responded with a smirk, grabbing the shower head to rinse the conditioner out of Sehun’s hair. Once he felt the job was done he brought a hand up to gently cup Sehun’s cheek, leaning in for a chaste peck on his lips. “Go dry yourself off and wait in the bedroom, we’ll be out shortly.”
As Sehun carefully climbed out of the tub and grabbed a plush towel to wrap around himself and retreat to the bed, Hakyeon looked at Minseok, who was hastily shampooing his own hair. “Giving in?” Hakyeon grinned, laughing triumphantly as Minseok pretended to ignore him in favor of rinsing his hair.
“You’re the one who got in the tub with him first, cock nicely nestled against his ass-don’t think I didn’t see,” he added with one eyebrow raised as Hakyeon’s laugh turned sheepish.
“He came into the room and stripped! He practically sashayed into the bathroom,” Hakyeon protested before getting hit with a spray of water from the shower head, sputtering as Minseok near giggled.
“Whatever you say, dearest,” Minseok managed to choke out past his laughter as he shut off the shower head and put it back in its place. “Anyway, he’s probably more nervous than he’s let on...it’s his first time meeting everyone after all. I thought we should take his mind off it a bit.” Minseok stood up, climbing out of the tub and wrapping a towel around his waist before extending a hand to Hakyeon. “Shall we?”
Hakyeon grabbed onto Minseok’s hand, pulling himself out of the tub and grabbing a towel to wrap around himself as the two of them walked out into the master suite, greeted by Sehun splayed out on the bed, one arm outstretched and the other folded across his face. At the sound of the bathroom door closing he sat up, looking down pointedly at his hardness and then back up at the two of them.
“We’re not just gonna leave you like that, don’t worry,” Hakyeon reassured, answering the unasked question Sehun’s gaze had betrayed.
“We decided to be nice-we’re going to help you relax,” Minseok nearly purred, as he crawled up onto the bed, pulling Hakyeon along with him. Hakyeon lay on his stomach, stretched alongside Sehun until they were face-to-face.
Hakyeon kissed the tip of Sehun’s nose, pulling back just enough to whisper “just let us make you feel good,” before kissing him full on the mouth, sucking on his bottom lip. Sehun moaned into the kiss, so lost in the feeling of Hakyeon sucking on his tongue and biting lightly as his lips, that he almost forgot about the third person present in the room until he felt sure fingers rubbing circles over his hip bones.
He pulled away from Hakyeon’s kisses just enough to look down and see Minseok staring up at them, eyes dark, pupils blown, as he hovered, lips a hair’s breadth from Sehun’s cock. Minseok trailed a finger from Sehun’s hip to his inner thigh, gaze screaming eyes on me before pressing his mouth to the head in a manner that could almost be chaste, if he hadn’t flicked out his tongue at the last moment.
Minseok let his lips drag all the way down until he’d reached the base and sucked just as Hakyeon let his fangs drag across Sehun’s nipple, the two sensations pulling moans from the fledgling’s mouth. They set a brutal pace, Minseok bobbed up and down, taking all of Sehun with each pass, as Hakyeon lavished attention on Sehun’s chest and stomach. It was with a suck on a sensitive patch of skin above one of his ribs, and the drag of Minseok’s tongue on the underside of his cock that Sehun came, wave of pleasure washing over him as Minseok let his cock go with one final suck and the two older vampires scooted up and sandwiched him between them.
“And now we can nap until Taekwoon comes by,” Hakyeon murmured, snuggling as close to his two loves as possible.
“But...you two…” Sehun responded, trying to maneuver himself so that he could help them get off.
“This was for you,” Minseok answered with a yawn. “You can always make it up to us later,” he mumbled as he began to drift off to sleep, only fully falling after Sehun stopped trying to wriggle against his cock and let himself succumb to sleep as well.
***
They were piled on their spacious bed, legs entangled as Sehun basked in the affection of the vampires on either side of him. Letting his head rest on Hakyeon’s chest, he felt as though he could be lulled back to sleep by the fingers combing through his hair and the soft sound of kissing in the background. After a short while, bored, he craned his head back a little he let out a small whine before murmuring “kiss me too.”
Hakyeon merely laughed as Minseok grumbled a quiet “spoiled brat” before scooting down and turning Sehun towards him to press their lips together. Just as Sehun sighed into the kiss, encouraging Minseok to deepen it, a knock on the door startled them all into grabbing the earlier abandoned bathrobes before calling out a hasty chorus of “come in.”
Taekwoon opened the door, and walked in just past the entrance, shutting the door behind him silently. “Masters, Sehun-as it is nearly ten-thirty, I’ve come to help you all dress before it is time to greet everyone formally.”
Minseok groaned as he looked at the clock and confirmed that, just as Taekwoon said, it had gotten quite late. He stood, pulling Sehun up with him with the help of Hakyeon gently pushing him from behind.
“I hung up the suits earlier Taekwoon-they’re right over here,” Hakyeon motioned, rolling down from the mattress and stretching his limbs. Though he and Minseok were the masters of the coven, when Taekwoon walked over to the suits purposefully, laying everything out to make sure not a stitch was out of place, Hakyeon immediately stood to attention, ready to be dressed. Minseok was right alongside him, gently pinching Sehun’s ear to stop him from slouching and whining about wanting to go back to bed.
Minseok and Hakyeon were both used to dressing formally, a byproduct of spending much of their lives in large, esteemed covens, and had been tended to and dressed within a half-hour. They both wore sleek black suits, Hakyeon’s accented with red trim along the lapels, while Minseok’s was plain as to not take away from the red and silver vest he wore underneath. As they tended to their hair, Taekwoon worked on Sehun, taking great care to make sure the suit was perfectly fitted, cufflinks polished to perfection. He sighed softly at the lack of the tie, but when he’d protested in an earlier fitting his masters had merely grinned before saying it would just get in the way later. In order to stop them from elaborating he had dropped the argument.
It was a quarter to midnight when Taekwoon murmured, “He is ready,” drawing Minseok and Hakyeon’s attention away from their conversation with each other and to the handsome fledgling beside him. Minseok’s breath caught and he dimly registered Hakyeon sputtering next to him. The wine red suit that Hakyeon had fussed over so earlier was even more perfect after the final last minute alterations, with the sparkling black and white diamond cufflinks and slightly unbuttoned black dress shirt completing the image perfectly. His hair was pushed back and with his tall, modelesque physique and bored expression he was absolutely devastating.
Sehun squirmed a bit in the formalwear, partly from the unfamiliar feeling of being dressed up to this extent, and partly due to the intense gazes directed at him. “Do I...look strange like this?” Sehun’s nerves bubbled up to the surface, voice cracking slightly.
Minseok stood and slowly approached him, reaching up with one hand to gently cup the side of his face as he continued to look at the young vampire before him. “You look...you look so…..beautiful,” he whispered, the last word practically mere breath as Sehun took in the pure awe in Minseok’s eyes. The older vampire stepped back a little, taking in the full image of Sehun once more. “In normal clothes there’s no difference between you and how you were when we found you...or I should say what you must have been like as a normal human…” Minseok paused, trying to get a firm grasp on the words he was looking for. “Like this...you look like part of our world. The world that Hakyeon and I have always belonged to.”
Minseok looked back as he felt a hand settle on his shoulder, Hakyeon having approached without him noticing. “What Minseok is saying, in so many words, is that you look very much like a vampire, and also extremely gorgeous,” Hakyeon summarized, the proud look on his face betraying that he too was quite affected. His face scrunched up into a frown as he realized something, soon voicing his thoughts. “The others are going to be all over you.”
Sehun merely flushed as Minseok frowned at Hakyeon’s words and Taekwoon did his best to suppress laughter. He cleared his throat, calling all of their attention. “It is time to go, I’m sure Junmyeon will be here to fetch us all shortly.”
As he spoke, a warning knock was followed by Junmyeon holding the door open and gesturing to the hallway. “Masters, Sehun, everyone is assembled and waiting.”
Taekwoon stepped forward, joining Junmyeon just outside of the doorway to usher the trio out. With the coven masters on either side of him, each with a reassuring hand resting on his back, Sehun walked out of the door, slowly approaching the exit of the wing that housed their private rooms and standing outside of the door that led to the main sitting room. He had visited the room before, when the house was empty of the rest of the coven, and had even seen Taekwoon rearranging the two large sofas and adding a few chairs in order to allow enough seating space for everyone while still keeping floor space for maneuvering.
The clock struck midnight just as Junmyeon and Taekwoon opened the doors and the raucous din of conversation quieted to rare levels for their band of vampires. Minseok and Hakyeon walked in first, Sehun trailing behind them as they approached the center of the room. Everyone’s eyes were trained on the fledgling, causing Sehun to twitch slightly until he felt the gentle press of Hakyeon’s arm against his, the older vampire shifting to let more of them touch. Even through their suit jackets and dress shirts it was a comforting presence among the piercing stares and whispers of “he smells young” and “who have we here?”
Minseok began to speak, quieting the whispers with his words. “As you already know, we gathered you here to meet an important guest,” Minseok paused, waiting to see if the coven would remain quiet. “Truthfully, the word guest isn’t really appropriate. Today, we officially introduce to you all the newest and youngest member of our coven, Sehun.”
Most of the others gawked, murmuring among themselves about the news until Sanghyuk spoke up. “Wait wait…how young are we talking?”
Hakyeon laughed at the fact that age was the first question. “Well he lived to be twenty-two as a human, and he’s been a vampire for roughly that amount of time.”
“You’ve been hiding him for two decades?!” Baekhyun cried out, face fixed in a pout. “Shouldn’t we have known that you all made someone?” His protesting was only stopped by Kyungsoo cuffing him on the ear, pout now directed at the source of his pain instead.
“I understand why you wouldn’t want to throw him into the fray right away, but I must admit I am surprised that you turned a human in the first place,” Kyungsoo added, somewhat hesitantly.
Minseok nodded thoughtfully, understanding his coven’s mindset-and grateful for Kyungsoo’s calm demeanor. “We were surprised as well, but upon seeing Sehun we knew he was ours and so the decision was made.”
If it were possible, the room somehow became even more quiet as the word “ours” seemed to ring through the air. The silence was only broken as Wonshik leaned over and stage-whispered to Jongin, “I always thought our Masters would have some sort of kink, but I somehow didn’t picture threesomes.” The quiet sounds of muffled laughter soon filled the air as Minseok stood, speechless, Hakyeon was in a huff, and Sehun’s expression was a mix of disbelief and embarrassment.
Sensing a need to step in, Junmyeon scurried to the front. “I think that covers the introduction-now let us celebrate!” He raised a blood-filled champagne flute and waited for everyone else to compose themselves and grab a glass before continuing with “To Sehun, we officially welcome you to our coven!” After a cheer of “To Sehun!” and the tinkling clinks of fine glassware, everyone was free to converse among themselves once more.
The more curious of the coven immediately flocked to Sehun, who was clinging onto Hakyeon and Minseok for dear life, fear creeping into his expression under the scrutiny of his new coven members.
“Don’t be afraid, we only bite humans that are willing and vampires who ask nicely,” Baekhyun said with a grin before introducing himself. “You’re such a pretty little fledgling.”
“I don’t think you have any place to call the kid little,” Chanyeol wheezed, moving his hand from level with the top of Baekhyun’s head to Sehun’s and back, laughing all the while, not noticing Baekhyun’s expression slowly turning murderous until he felt a vicegrip on his arm and was dragged away. Sehun, still loosely holding onto Minseok’s suit jacket, was in such shock at the scene that he didn’t notice when a very chipper vampire came up to say hello.
“The one that just got dragged away was Chanyeol, and he keeps forgetting the one thing that gets under Baekhyun’s skin is short jokes-he only tolerates them from Hyukkie because he’s got a soft spot for him. You’d think after several hundred years a vampire would learn but that’s Chanyeol for you. I’m Jaehwan by the way-do you like stories?” Jaehwan greeted in a rapid-fire manner, punctuating his ending question with a dazzling smile.
Hakyeon leaned in to whisper directly into Sehun’s ear, “Say no-our Jaehwan’s a sweetheart but if you let him he’ll talk your ear off.”
“I heard that,” Jaehwan grumbled, “and my stories are very interesting-I will share them with you someday Sehun, when these unappreciative Masters of ours aren’t present.” With that he turned away, and in his place Jongdae bounded forward and immediately reached out to grasp the sides of Sehun’s face, letting one hand trail down his neck.
“Did you model when you were human? You’re so attractive, you could have modelled,” Jongdae marvelled until Minseok was pulling his hands off of Sehun and nearly baring his fangs at him. “Minseoooook. Maaaasterrrrrr,” he whined as he reluctantly moved his hands back to his sides.
“No touching,” Minseok said, tone level but no less frightening. Turning toward Sehun and Hakyeon, voice softened, he suggested, “let’s go around and introduce Sehun to some of the quieter members of the coven.”
They made the rounds, Minseok and Hakyeon not leaving Sehun’s side as he met everyone. Yixing had been speaking with Taekwoon when they approached but he greeted him warmly, and Sehun could see how the vampire had broken through Taekwoon’s shell. They greeted Jongin, Hongbin, Wonshik and Sanghyuk next, and Sehun could see himself being comfortable with the group of four in the future. Yifan’s face was intimidating, but he seemed nice enough-in contrast, Kyungsoo looked gentle at first, but Sehun remembered how the smaller vampire had hit Baekhyun earlier and noted to himself not to get on his bad side. Luhan and Zitao were the last of the coven that Sehun met, but they put him at ease with kind smiles and, from Zitao, a brief but comfortable hug.
By the time he had spoken with everyone, introductions facilitated by his lovers as they guided him along from group to group, a few hours had passed and he was exhausted from the sudden increase in social interaction. Sensing this, Hakyeon nodded to Taekwoon and his right hand quieted the room by clearing his throat.
“Our Masters and Sehun will take their leave. Everyone is free to retire to their personal quarters as well,” he announced. The three made their way to the exit, returning bows from their coven before walking back out through the doors, Sehun still flanked by the older vampires.
***
Once they had turned into the corridor that housed their suite, Hakyeon leaned over to whisper into Sehun’s ear, “So how was it? Not as bad as expected, right?”
Sehun nodded, letting out a hum before he answered. “No, just a lot to take in since I’m just used to you two, and Junmyeon and Taekwoon. It’s...nice though...like discovering family.” He smiled softly, content with how the night had gone. It wasn’t until he felt a pinch on his side that he regained focus, looking down to his left at a grinning Minseok.
“Think you’ll be alright to deal with all of them for the next two or three weeks? It’s the first time they’ve all been together in a while, and they’re definitely going to be paying you a lot of attention,” Minseok warned good-naturedly.
“I think I can handle it...you two should give me a reward for surviving their curiosity though,” he countered, the grin on his face conveying just what kind of reward he’s aiming for.
Hakyeon and Minseok exchanged a look before pressing even closer to Sehun-he realized now that they had arrived at their bedroom door and that he was now quite comfortably pushed against it. The two Masters, these old and powerful vampires that were so wrapped around his finger, replied in unison, “That can be arranged.”