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It's the week of the monthly feeding. Hwanwoong is always pampered during these weeks for when the others feed off of him. They make sure their small human has his full three meals and is well nurtured before one sinks their teeth into him.
And so today, Dongju goes first.
It's usually Dongju who goes for first before everyone as the youngest vampire who's still growing. Dongju is gentle but reckless about it. He has good intentions and means only to take care of Hwanwoong, but sometimes he just might be a bit too ambitious about it. Sometimes, he's impatient about it too, unable to wait for Hwanwoong to finish his food.
Just like now. Hwanwoong swallows his food. He jumps with a startle as arms wrap around his shoulder. He sighs, leaning into Dongju when the boy begins to kiss up and down his neck.
Hwanwoong doesn't feel any warmth coming from the other. Dongju must be hungry, explaining his impatience. The boy begins to nibble on his skin, and the human whimpers.
"Ow!" Hwanwoong quietly winces as Dongju nibbles at his skin a bit too hard. Dongju giggles softly against his skin. Hwanwoong remembers when Dongju used to apologize when he made little slip-ups like that (Hwanwoong knows Dongju is a hundred-something years old, but he would still say "that kid" exasperatedly).
"Humans are fragile things, remember?" Geonhak condescendingly remarks from the kitchen island he sits on, tilting his glass to drink some of his wine, his legs crossed like the royal dick he is. "Don't break him, Dongju." Hwanwoong feels genuinely offended by Geonhak's comments.
Dongju growls like the pack of werewolves living in the woods next door to them. He swipes Geonhak's glass of wine out of his hand, flinging it to the kitchen wall, the glass shattering and the wine splashing everywhere, staining the wall and dripping onto the counter along with the glass. Geonhak scowls at him but Dongju already has his back to him, stomping out of the kitchen and grabbing Hwanwoong's wrist. He pulls the human out of his seat at the table before he can finish his food and drags him to the doorway.
"I'm not cleaning that up!" Dongju shouts as he leaves with the human. Hwanwoong snickers behind him, knowing very well Geonhak deserved that.
Next thing Hwanwoong knows, he's in Dongju's room. Dongju locks the door. Hwanwoong has learned not to feel alarmed by this, knowing vampires simply don't like their feedings to be disturbed, especially by other vampires. There was once a time when Keonhee accidentally walked in during Seoho's feeding. Hwanwoong had been splayed out elegantly and Seoho had been treating him the same as he fed off from his neck, then Keonhee suddenly bursted in. Seoho almost ripped Keonhee's arm off that night.
Dongju practically tackles Hwanwoong into the bed with a hug, giggling playfully as he nuzzles his face into Hwanwoong's hair. The latter finds himself laughing as well, hugging Dongju back. They stay hugging and giggling together in the soft bed for a while, their laughter soon dying off in the light and almost sleepy atmosphere. Hwanwoong loves this type of calm before the feeding, it helps him keep calm during feedings, putting all his trust into Dongju. These small moments always make the feeding that much better for the both of them.
Dongju pries himself away from Hwanwoong as the need to satisfy his hunger intensifies from being so close to the human. The scent of his blood grows more potent the more he focuses on it. Hwanwoong pouts at the loss of contact, but is soon caught off guard when Dongju's eyes quickly change from their regular dark burgundy to the blood-thirsty scarlet. Hwanwoong has already gotten used to Dongju's feeding habits and tendencies though, which means he already knew that Dongju would immediately attack his neck without warning.
Hwanwoong bites back a yelp, gritting his teeth until the initial pain of the intrusion subsides. Dongju is still slightly new to Hwanwoong since he joined the coven a little later, along with Geonhak, and is a little clumsy with how he handles the human, though the latter has learned to expect that. Usually, the vampire would hold Hwanwoong's hands throughout the whole process and that alone would make Hwanwoong feel better, but today Dongju seemed a bit more eager and hungrier than usual.
Losing blood, Hwanwoong grows weary, eyelids fluttering closed. Dongju, as well as Keonhee, have always been heavy eaters, tiring Hwanwoong out the quickest with how much he feeds off him. But the sleepiness is pleasantly interrupted as desperate arms rising in temperature wrap around his body. Despite feeling weak, Hwanwoong hugs back, Dongju beginning to radiate heat as the human's blood flows within him.
When Hwanwoong feels like his head is spinning, Dongju squeezes him, reminding him to hold on just a little more. So Hwanwoong does, hands falling to Dongju's shoulders to hold onto. He feels lighter, which is not a good sign because that means he's about to faint soon, but Hwanwoong holds on as Dongju silently requested.
As his vision begins to slowly fade into black, Hwanwoong realizes he can't hold on much longer. His hands slip away from Dongju's shoulder, but the vampire catches his hand and laces their fingers, squeezing it tightly as he detaches himself from Hwanwoong's neck, licking the punctures he left. Dongju takes both of Hwanwoong's hands and shakes them, lifting his legs up and down to get the blood flowing again. In Hwanwoong's blood-deprived and muddled perspective, it's cute how Dongju desperately tries hard not to let him completely faint.
Slowly but surely, Hwanwoong regains a light headed consciousness. He wants to sit up, but he knows better. It seems Dongju knows better as well since he's pinning Hwanwoong's shoulders into the bed in case he even tries getting up. Hwanwoong absentmindedly chuckles, raising an arm to cup Dongju's face. The vampire gives a small grin, clearly worried and guilty when he looks at how pale Hwanwoong's skin is compared to his own flush cheeks.
"Don't get up. I'll go get you some water," Dongju says. Hwanwoong nods, and Dongju nods back, carefully lifting his hands off of Hwanwoong's shoulder. He walks away from the bed and quietly leaves the room for Hwanwoong to gather himself.
(Hwanwoong faintly hears Dongju yelling at Geonhak for not cleaning up the glass and wine fast enough.)
Dongju comes back into the room with a cup of water that has a pink, shimmery tint to it. Hwanwoong smiles warmly to himself, pretty sure Dongju went through the potion cabinet and dosed his drink with one of the healing potions. He decides not to tell Dongju that's not how healing potions work and that they aren't going to make him regenerate blood cells faster, but he appreciates his thoughtfulness.
The vampire sets the cup aside to help Hwanwoong sit up against the headboard. The human feels dizzy doing so, but Dongju assists him with that too, keeping him steady as he hands him the cup of water. Hwanwoong takes the cup, Dongju watches intently as Hwanwoong drinks. The latter gives him a reassuring grin as the pink water works to make him feel better, ignoring the funky, watered-down taste of the healing potion. He tilts the cup into his mouth, swallowing down the rest of the liquid before it hits his tongue.
Once finishing the drink, Dongju takes it and puts it to the side. He then wraps his arms around Hwanwoong, pulling his head close against his chest. Hwanwoong wraps his arms around the vampire, his warmth keeping the human from shivering. Dongju kisses the crown of Hwanwoong's head, giving him a small squeeze as he buries his face into the human's hair.
"Thank you," Dongju whispers.