“Hey, Chanhee, are you alright?” I asked.

He whined and hugged my pillow tighter. “Don’t come closer.”

“You’re not going to hurt me, I know that. I trust you.”

“I don’t. I wouldn’t come closer if I was you...”

I sat down on the bed and messed his hair up. He giggled slightly and hid his face in the pillows.

“I have a pill for you, penguin”, I said. “Take it and when you feel that you’re not as...sexually frustrated, get down to the kitchen, got it?”

He nodded and thanked me for the pill.

—♤—

He came down around fifteen minutes later. He tried to not look at anyone as he walked past us. He was probably embarrassed.

“Don’t mock him”, I said. “It’s just a matter before you become like Chanhee and Kevin.”

“What did you want to tell us?” Younghoon asked.

“Right. I asked you to come down here for a reason. So, as we know, all of you are going into heat sooner or later and you’re all probably going to be around the same time. I am worried.”

“Why?” Sunwoo asked quickly.

“I’m afraid how you all are going to behave with each other and towards me.”

“Nothing will happen with you, Y/N. Nothing, you hear me?” Juyeon said and stood in front of me, holding his hands on my shoulders. He bent down slightly to look in my eyes.

“We don’t know that yet”, I sighed. “We’ve never experienced this yet. You haven’t been together in heat. What if you hurt each other?”

“That will probably happen…”, Eric said under his breath.

“Anyways. I want you to tell me when you’re going into heat so I can help you with the pills and prepare myself metally.”

“We will”, they said obediently and smiled.

—♤—

Later on in the day, Chanhee waddled down the stairs with a blanket in hand. He threw it on the couch and with a pout, he sat down.

“What’s the matter, Chanhee?” I asked, already knowing why he was acting like this.

"C-Can I sit here with you while you work?"

"Sure. Make yourself comfortable."

And oh, if he did. He sat down next to me as close as possible, wrapping himself in the blanket and leaning his head against my shoulder. I noticed how he tried to cover up the fact that he was rubbing his cheek against my shoulder, basically scenting me, by yawning.

"Another hybrid is going into heat", Sangyeon said and came into the room.

"Who?" I asked.

"Younghoon."

"Can you get him here so I can give him the pills?"

"Why can't I bring it up for him?"

"I'm scared that someone is going to take an overdose to stop the sexual frustration. The side-effects can be unpleasant."

"I'll go get him."

"Thank you, Sangyeon, you're the best!"

"Aren't I the best too?" Chanhee sulked.

"Yes, you are, Chanhee."

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