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“Yes, and the opposite cases exist as well.”
“For example, a beta who carries latent omega or alpha markers can have their trait activate later due to exposure to another person’s pheromones.”
“Even someone who used to be an omega can experience a trait shift.”
“Ha….”
“But because alphas generally have very strong self-asserting instincts, trait shifts almost never happen to them.”
“It only occurs when multiple unusual conditions overlap.”
“…….”
“So you don’t need to panic, but you should keep some distance from the dominant alpha for now.”
“And I’ll prescribe pheromone stabilizers.”
“Ah… okay.”
Hyeon-woo nodded at the doctor’s explanation and instinctively glanced at Seung-hyuk.
Seung-hyuk looked as if someone had drained the color out of him.
It wasn’t ideal, but it couldn’t be helped.
Even Hyeon-woo hadn’t expected that simply living together would lower his pheromone levels this severely.
And maybe this was an opportunity to put a little distance between them.
He had been unsure how to treat Seung-hyuk after everything that had happened anyway.
“…Hyung.”
“Huh?”
As soon as they walked out of the exam room, Seung-hyuk called him with a shaken voice.
A little uneasy, Hyeon-woo turned to face him.
“Should I… move out?”
“What?”
“If I’m harming you just by being nearby…”
“……”
He looked genuinely distressed.
So he was spiraling again.
Hyeon-woo held back a sigh.
“You don’t have to move out.”
“As long as you don’t… repeat anything extreme like last time.”
“But still.”
“……”
Hyeon-woo didn’t believe just being in the same space would cause such a dramatic pheromone drop.
It would only become dangerous if things escalated to the level of that night.
Living normally shouldn’t be a problem.
But clearly, Seung-hyuk thought differently.
He absolutely hated the thought of hurting Hyeon-woo in any way.
Maybe this too came from what he witnessed before the regression.
Watching someone you care about get hurt right in front of you — that sort of trauma doesn’t disappear.
“Let’s just monitor my condition for now.”
“…Okay.”
Seung-hyuk nodded reluctantly.
Seeing his dim expression, Hyeon-woo turned away.
And so the day passed quietly.
A few days later, after the hospital visit, Hyeon-woo woke up feeling a tightness in his chest.
Reaching for the cup at his bedside, he found it empty and dragged himself upright.
“Ugh… damn it.”
Ever since the checkup, his condition had worsened day by day.
Was it really his pheromone levels like the doctor said?
He took his medication regularly, yet he only felt worse.
“I’m gonna puke….”
Even lifting his head made everything spin.
After a moment of steady breathing, he forced himself to his feet.
“Ha….”
The cold water he took from the fridge soothed his stomach a little.
But the relief barely lasted.
He stared at the remaining pills on the table.
If he took them now, his morning dosage would become messy.
But if he waited, he might feel sick again at work.
He hesitated over and over.
“…Forget it.”
He decided to take them later and left the dining room.
Then he caught a faint scent lingering from somewhere and stopped walking.
“…….”
His steps froze in front of a certain door.
No — in front of the room where someone used to stay.
As his condition worsened, Seung-hyuk had insisted on returning to his own home out of guilt.
Hyeon-woo had told him it didn’t have to be that way, but the man didn’t budge.
At first, Hyeon-woo had been annoyed.
But soon after, he felt strangely relieved.
If he wanted distance, this was perfect.
But as days passed, irritation built.
After giving him a leash as a twisted symbol of devotion and swearing he would endure anything… how could he just walk away so easily?
Was all of that meaningless?
“Get a grip, Hyeon-woo.”
It almost felt like he was… missing him.
Ridiculous.
He shook his head violently.
But even the faint trace of Seung-hyuk’s pheromone in the empty room made his steps refuse to move.
His stomach twisted painfully.
Unable to endure, he opened the door.
Click.
“……!”
A heavy rush of pheromone scent washed over him — far stronger than outside.
For a moment, he couldn’t even breathe properly.
Why did Seung-hyuk’s pheromone smell… sweet?
And worse, the longer he inhaled it, the better he felt.
Wasn’t this the pheromone that supposedly made him sick?
None of it made sense.
“Ha….”
He sat on the edge of the empty bed and exhaled slowly.
The room was nearly spotless, stripped of anything unnecessary.
Almost nothing remained that carried Seung-hyuk’s scent.
Except for the bed — the sheets still held the strongest trace.
“Ha… Seung-hyuk.”
He whispered the name without meaning to.
When he was here, Seung-hyuk was irritating.
But now that he was gone, the absence was maddening.
And because his body felt so terrible, the longing only intensified.
This wasn’t supposed to happen.
He had decided to cut things off.
Going back would only repeat the same mistakes.
But his body, irrational and aching, craved Seung-hyuk’s pheromones desperately.
He curled inward in discomfort.
“…Hyung? You in here?”
“Ah.”
He must have made noise, because Hyun-jin was awake.
This room was close to the one he was using.
“Did I wake you?”
“It’s okay.”
Hyun-jin rubbed his sleepy eyes and approached.
He was already walking more steadily — his injury was healing rapidly.
Meanwhile, Hyeon-woo’s condition worsened every day.
Almost like their recovery speeds were opposite.
“Hyung, you still feel bad?”
“Yeah… a bit.”
“Shouldn’t you go to the hospital again?”
“No. It’s not that bad.”
“…….”
If he went, they’d run pheromone tests again.
And the results would definitely be worse.
His face darkened.
“Um… Hyung.”
“Hm?”
“I… uh…”
“……?”
Hyun-jin hesitated strangely.
Tilting his head, Hyeon-woo waited.
But Hyun-jin eventually shut his mouth.
“…Never mind.”
“What was that?”
“Nothing.”
He forced a smile, but his eyes dimmed.
There was something he couldn’t bring himself to say.
Are you… missing Seung-hyuk?
He couldn’t bring himself to ask that aloud.
Hyun-jin bit his lip silently.
By the time morning came, the nausea returned with a vengeance.
The moment he arrived at work, he ran straight to the restroom.
“Ugh….”
Thankfully, it was early enough that no employees were around to see him like this.
He lifted his head and grimaced at the pale, hollow reflection in the mirror.
In just a few days, he looked almost ghostly.
Maybe he should go to the hospital again.
Even if they nagged him again… anything was better than this.
He turned toward the door, but—
“Ah…?”
A deep ache radiated from his lower abdomen.
Alarmed, he froze.
What was this?
He tried taking another step, and a sharp pain stabbed through him.
“Ugh…!”
He grabbed his stomach and collapsed to his knees.
Cold sweat poured down his temples.
“Director? Are you okay?”
“I… ugh… I…”
“Director!”
A staff member who had just entered rushed to him.
And at that moment —
Something warm surged downward inside him.
“……!”
His eyes widened in shock.
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