— starter for @sian2056 ♥
Hyeonju can’t take his eyes off of him, though. But he’s discreet, and even knowing that he can’t hide anything from his brother, he manages to do it this time — he’s been hiding that part of him for such a long time, it’s become a habit, but he can’t help the sudden feeling of jealousy when he sees someone way too close to the CEO of Damsu. It feels like there’s something squeezing his chest when he sees Sian’s smile towards that man, it’s like he can hear Sian’s giggles and that makes Hyeonju feel so annoyed and so upset… He can’t avoid the soft frown that forms on his forehead.
He gives Eunjae an excuse to walk away, something about needing to use the bathroom, but instead, he walks towards Sian. He smiles at the man the younger male has been talking to and speaks, his voice sounding a lot gentler than he intended.
“Excuse me, sir—- can I talk to Mr. Lee for a moment?” And once the stranger leaves, Hyeonju looks at the younger with a serious face, the frown is back to his forehead and he takes a step closer when he speaks again, almost in a whisper. “You told me not to hesitate to look for you, so here I am.”
“Can we talk? Privately?”
sian's night is slowly coming to an end. after carefully disclosing his request for more government funding to so be able to continue to projects damsu has taken on recently, all there is left for the brand new ceo is his big speech. his late father liked to give them at the beginning of every party, while the guests were still sober and attentive, but over time sian has come to learn that the kind of jokes that are usually told go down a lot easier with a fourth glass of champagne in hand. if there is anything sian is trying to prove tonight, it's that he is not his father. just like their nation, damsu is going through grand change and it's about time someone started shedding light on the good they try to do rather than his own ego.
he parts ways with eunjae as soon as the men reach the bottom of the stairs where the eldest of the parks seems to be awaiting them. still, a lingering look and a quick nod of his head is all sian offers him. sure, he's got a few more hands to play but as long as hyeonju wasn't fully convinced he wanted this, he wanted him, he'd only be shooting blank. it would be a true shame if hyeonju decided he didn't. there's just something about the man that makes sian want more, one rule after another abandoned whenever he catches a glimpse of the commander.
though, as much as sian is enjoying their game of cat and mouse, it looks like they were running out of time. an employee informs him that he has an hour left until his speech is due, after which sian would disappear, leaving his guests to wonder where he had gone for the rest of the night. people thrive on inaccessability, they always want what they can't have, panic kicking in when they see something they desire being snatched away right in front of their noses.
it's a strategy that proves to be successful even before sian executes it. he had been chatting up a man not much older than himself for only a couple of minutes, but he had gotten handsy rather quickly, hands lingering on the ceo's back as he greets him before leaning in a little closer with every word the younger speaks. sian can't deny that he enjoys the attention, but it's the voice that looms from behind him that makes him feel truly victorious. the voice belongs to hyeonju, there is no doubt in sian's mind about that, an expecting smile plastered on his features as he turns to face him.
"yeah, can you excuse us for a second?" sian chimes in but his gaze remains focused on ju only, brow quirking up a little as the other steps closer and speaks to him in whispers. "i did say that, didn't i?" he can't help but agitate the other a little further, body turning so that the crowd can't read his movements as he drops a key in hyeonju's hand. "we can talk in my office. you remember where it is, right? top floor to the left…" he trails off, waiting for hyeonju to give him a sign of recollection before he increases the distance between the two of them.
"i will meet you there in 5."
sian beelines back to the staircase, greeting and chitchatting with a couple more people to make it less obvious that the men had vanished at the same time. it takes him longer than he had anticipated, but sian eventually makes it back to his office. he smiles, much gentler than he had before, when he sees ju is still in the office waiting for him. "i'm sorry. there's a lot of people that seem to want my attention tonight."
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