The next day Yunho is woken up by someone ringing his doorbell.

He groans and peels himself away from Wooyoung so he can shuffle to the front door after pulling on a pair of pants.

"Jongho?" He says through a yawn, taking in his friend and the few fast-food bags he is holding.

"Is he okay?" Jongho asks as he pushes his way past Yunho to go to the kitchen.

"Sure you can come in my house. Thanks for asking," Yunho grumbles as he shuts the door again.

"Sorry. Nobody heard from you last night. You're lucky it's not Yeosang and San breaking down your door."

Yunho stops. "You told them what happened?"

"No!" Jongho says almost offended. "Hongjoong told Seonghwa. Seonghwa told Yeosang and then Yeosang told San."

Yunho runs a hand over his face and groans. "Great..."

"I talked to Mingi already and convinced him to hold them back today so I could come over and assess everything." Jongho set his bags on the counter and turns to face Yunho with a concerned look.

But Yunho feels his mouth open a little in shock as his admiration for Jongho grew even more.

"Thank you." He whispers, then says, "Well, Wooyoung is still sleeping. I think we should let him sleep a little more before-"

"NO!! GET AWAY!!"

Yunho takes off up the stairs to their bedroom and slides across the floor as he tries to stop at the bed.

Wooyoung is thrashing around and screaming in his sleep from whatever nightmares were happening in his mind.

"Wooyoung!" Yunho shouts as he grabs the younger and shakes him to wake him up. "Baby, wake up! WAKE UP!"

Wooyoung jumps awake and clings to Yunho like his life depends on it.

The younger starts to cry with uncontrollably, ugly, gut-wrenching sobs.

And Yunho feels himself crying too at the pain his love is going through.

This... This feels so much worse than what they went through with Hyunjin....

Yunho was hurt by Hyunjin and haunted by him for a long time, but it was nothing compared to what Wooyoung is going through. Yunho looks to the door when he hears Jongho.

"Can I talk to him? Alone?"

Yunho squeezes Wooyoung slightly. He doesn't want to leave.

"It will be okay, Yunho," Jongho says.

Yunho nods and stands up after placing a kiss to Wooyoung's head and leaves the room. Jongho walks over to Wooyoung and sits next to him.

"You knew him, didn't you? Was it rape? Abuse? What did he do?" Jongho asks.

"Everything..."

Jongho sighs. "Take it from me. Opening up about it gets better."

Wooyoung looks at the man next to him.

Jongho's eyes swim with concern but his face is set, telling Wooyoung he's in a protective Dom mode.

It warms his heart a little, knowing he's made another friend. Even if it was only because Yunho had allowed him to do a scene with them.

So Wooyoung closes his eyes and tells Jongho everything. About dating Huta, about his grandpa, the heartache, the rape, the abuse, and how he'd run away from it all because that was the only way out he could find.

Yunho hears silence for almost a complete hour since he has left Jongho alone with Wooyoung. He goes upstairs but stops in the doorway when he sees Wooyoung curled up next to Jongho with his head resting on Jongho's shoulder, sound asleep.

"If you need help hiding the body, I will be available," Jongho says seriously from where he is holding Wooyoung.

"How long has he been asleep?"

"Not long." Jongho looks down at Wooyoung and pulls the covers over him. "He told me everything. He wore himself out talking about it." He clenches his jaw, then goes to move. "Come take my place. You need to be here. I will go fix lunch for you both and update the guys."

"No, stay." Yunho says the second Wooyoung's face starts to scrunch up in displeasure. "Let him rest."

Jongho hesitates but relaxes back into the bed when Wooyoung's makes a small sound in his sleep.

"I'm glad he trusts you." Yunho adds, a small smile tugs at his lips even if it doesn't reach his eyes. "I think he needs that more than anything right now. I... I don't think he even told Yeosang and San."

"He didn't." Jongho says. "They have no idea what that man did to him in the past because they were just as shocked to hear what his reaction was. He's..." now Jongho starts to tear up, "He's been carrying this burden... all by himself... for years now."

"How did you know? You acted like you knew what happened before he told you. How?"

Jongho sighs and looks at Wooyoung. "You recognize the signs when you've seen them yourself."

Yunho frowns. "Who was it?"

"Stepmother. My dad never knew it was happening." The younger's voice is barely above a whisper, but the pain woven through his words speaks volumes.

Yunho pulls Jongho into a hug without disturbing Wooyoung. "I'm so sorry, Jongho."

"It's actually why I became a Dom, so I'm actually okay with it now. Learning to care for others properly helped me cope and makes me feel so good about myself."

Yunho leans back so he can admire the younger Dom.

It's rare to see someone with that reasoning, with so much kindness and respect, especially for his age.

"Thank you for telling me." Yunho says softly. "And... if you accept, I'm glad to know I have someone I can trust Wooyoung with if I ever need to leave him alone."

Jongho smiles at him. "I think I would like that. Aside from you and Mingi I don't really have friends."

Yunho smiles too at the younger dom. "I'm going to go make some lunch. Is there anything you want?"

"Just whatever, I kind of brought a little of everything.

The older nods and squeezes Jongho's shoulder one more time before he leaves the room.

Once in the kitchen, he glances at the bags Jongho had brought with him and notices there really is a hodgepodge of random snacks and food, so he lays it all out on the counter.

He ends up going with ramen and does his best to follow the recipe Wooyoung once told him is his favorite.

Yunho knows he's not the best cook, he's been too spoiled by Wooyoung now, but he finds the act of focusing on the recipe relaxing and it allows him to get out of his mind for a little bit.

He is so focused on the food, he doesn't notice Jongho coming in behind him until a hand rests on his shoulder.

"He's asking for you," Jongho says softly. "Let me finish this."

Yunho scurries out of the kitchen to see Wooyoung sitting up in bed waiting on him.

"Wooyoung, you shouldn't be sitting like that. You need to lay down," Yunho scolds lightly getting Wooyoung to smile.

"I'm fine YuYu. It doesn't hurt that much anymore."

Yunho sighs and climbs into bed next to him. "Did you need something?"

Wooyoung shakes his head. "No. I just wanted to be with you." He snuggles up to Yunho and clings to him before breathing out a content sigh.

Yunho closes his eyes and hugs him as tight as he can. "I'm here." He whispers.

Wooyoung doesn't respond, but really, he doesn't need to.

They sit there like that until Jongho brings them their food on a tray.

It makes Wooyoung perk up a little and his stomach audibly grumbles. His hands fly to cover it and he hides his face in Yunho's neck when both Doms chuckle at him.

Jongho climbs in on Wooyoung's other side and sets the tray in front of him.

"Can we watch a movie?" Wooyoung asks as he grabs his bowl and inhales the scent deeply. "Fuck, I didn't know I was this hungry."

Jongho laughs while Yunho puts on a cartoon movie he knows Wooyoung loves.

"Thanks, Jongho. Food looks amazing," Yunho says as he grabs his own bowl.

The doms jump when Wooyoung lets out a pornographic moan.

"Mift fastes amaphing!" Wooyoung says around the noodles he shoveled into his mouth.

Yunho loops an arm around Wooyoung's waist and kisses the side of his head as he laughs.

Eating ramen with one hand is challenging but so worth it because Wooyoung leans into him subconsciously while he continues to inhale his food.

At one point he notices Jongho and Wooyoung holding hands too and he thinks again about how thankfully he is for Jongho.

Jongho and Wooyoung would now have a connection he'd never understand. But even if part of him could grow a little jealous of his fiancé giving another man attention, Yunho would hide it away because he wants Wooyoung to be as loved and supported as possible.

Shortly after eating, Wooyoung says he wants to shower. He gets up and walks to the bathroom and when Yunho hears the shower running, he turns to Jongho.

"Thank you. For being here," Yunho says.

Jongho smiles with a bit of shyness. "I'm here for both of you. I know this isn't easy on you either. I know that you feel like you can't help him but I know you are the only one who truly can.".

"How? I can't relate to this like you can."

"You don't have to relate to it. Your job as the man he trusts and loves is to erase every touch Minhyuk imprinted on Wooyoung. On his body, in his memories, in his heart. You are the only one who can do that, Yunho," Jongho says with full confidence.

Yunho looks down in a moment of weakness.

Could he really do that? Was he enough?

"Who did it for you?" He asks as a way to distract from his own fears.

Jongho gives him a sad smile. "I did it for myself. I think that's why I'm able to be a Dom. I'm strong enough mentally that I was able to work through the pain it caused me. But people like Woo, they rely on the support of others, which is also what makes him an excellent Sub. He's able to give up control of his own life and put his trust in you completely."

"I don't want to control his life. I was manipulated and controlled and now I know he was too. I can't do that to him."

Jongho sighs. "Yunho there is a huge difference between manipulative control and guidance control. He needs guidance. That's what every sub needs. That is why they are subs. They lack the ability to take control themselves so they give it to someone they trust. Someone who will make sure they remember to drink water. Someone to make sure they eat right. Someone who can give them insane pleasure and that same person treating them like royalty after because they deserve it."

Yunho looks at Jongho with wide eyes. "How the hell did you get to be so smart?"

Jongho rolls his eyes and smacks Yunho on the back of the head.

"How do you not know any of this??" He chides.

Yunho rubs where Jongho hit him and gives a lopsided shrug. "Maybe I'm not as good of a Dom as I thought I was..."

"You are. You just need to have confidence in yourself and trust your instincts."

"Yeah..." Yunho sighs and looks at the bathroom door.

"Yunho," Jongho says catching his attention. "You are an amazing dom. Better than most. The thing about being a dom, though, is that you never stop learning. I mean hell, I never thought I was..." he trails off.

Yunho raises an eyebrow at him in question.

"I never thought I could be... submissive... if you hadn't unlocked it and- stop smirking at me!" Jongho cuts himself off when he sees Yunho smirking and trying not to laugh.

"All I am saying is that we never stop learning and on top of that, every dom is different. You are a great dom, Yunho, but it's hard to be a dom in situations like this. I guarantee that if none of the things that happened since you met Wooyoung had happened, you wouldn't be doubting yourself."

Yunho nods a couple of times. "Yeah, you're right there." He sighs.

"But that also goes to show how much you love him."

Yunho's ears turn red and he shifts in place a little.

The water turns off in the bathroom and both of them turn to look at the door.

Jongho pats Yunho on the shoulder before standing to leave. He pauses in the door though and turns back to the older.

"If you tell anyone that I admitted you were able to make me submissive, I will kill you," Jongho snaps before walking out of the room completely.

Yunho laughs lightly as Wooyoung walks back into their room.

"What's so funny?"

Yunho sees Wooyoung looks a little more relaxed and even has a genuine smile on his face. "Nothing, Baby. Jongho was telling me something stupid."

"Did he leave?"

"Yeah, he has some things to do." Yunho opens his arms wide and Wooyoung is quick to hurry over and sit on his lap.

They hug for a long moment, simply enjoying each other's touch.

"Can we go to a movie?" Wooyoung's asks after a bit.

"A movie? Like in a theatre?" Yunho scrunches his nose making Wooyoung gasp.

"You don't like the movies?" Wooyoung asks.

"I love movies, I just don't like the theatres. I hate that if I need to pee, I need to either hold it or risk missing part of the movie. The food is overpriced and those chairs are really uncomfortable," Yunho explains.

Wooyoung sits up and gapes at him. "That's part of the experience!"

Yunho laughs lightly. "If you really want to go, then I am sure I can manage my dislike. But only for you!"

"I don't want you to be uncomfortable..." Wooyoung pouts while picking at Yunho's shirt.

"Baby, I'll be fine. Plus aren't the theaters supposed to be nicer now?"

"Mmmhhhmmm." The younger keeps pouting.

"Get your phone and let's look." Yunho chuckles.

Wooyoung leans over to grab his phone off the end table, then his mood shifts completely.

"What's wrong?"

Wooyoung holds up his phone to show all the missed calls and texts from San and Yeosang.

"You need to talk to them at some point, Baby," Yunho sighs.

Wooyoung just stares at his phone and bites at his lips. "I know. I just..." he trails off.

Yunho takes the phone from Wooyoung and calls San.

"Wooyoung! Oh my gosh are you alright?!" San practically shouts.

"It's Yunho. Look, Wooyoung is fine. He just needs time to open up. Give him time, please?"

"What?? Yunho let me talk to him! I'm his best friend!" San snaps.

"I know." Yunho works to keep his voice gentle. "But he needs some time. Please, San."

Wooyoung starts to cry again at the outrage that comes from the other end of the phone.

"We are coming over then! You can't keep him from us!"

"San. I am not keeping him from you." Yunho starts to snap back.

Wooyoung snatches the phone from Yunho's hand. "You listen to me Choi San! I don't care that you and Yeosang are my best friends, but I am fucking fine! I am not ready to talk to anyone and I don't want to talk about it right now, so can I have some fucking space please?!"

The line goes quiet for a moment when Yeosang's soothing voice finally breaks the silence.

"We understand Woo. We just haven't heard from you and we got scared. Call us whenever you are ready to talk. We love you."

And with that he hangs up.

Wooyoung just sits there not moving. Yunho reaches over to slip the phone from his hands and bring him in between his legs to hold him from behind.

"I don't think I want to go to the movie anymore, Yunho..."

"That's fine. Do you want to put something on here?" Yunho hooks his chin over Wooyoung's shoulder and squeezes a little harder.

"Yeah." The younger says softly.

Yunho moves Wooyoung to the edge of the bed, then slips off it to get both of them comfortable clothes to wear before carrying Wooyoung to the living room.

He puts on the first Harry Potter movie, then grabs all the snacks Jongho had brought over and lays them out on the coffee table so they are within reach.

Wooyoung looks at all of the snacks, confused. "Where did these come from?"

"Jongho brought them," Yunho laughs softly. They settle in and Yunho drapes a giant, fluffy blanket over both of them and snuggles Wooyoung close.

Wooyoung watches the movie intently. As well as the next one. And the next one. Yunho watches as Wooyoung is sucked into the magical world of Hogwarts and slowly comes back to life.

"I love Sirius." He whispers at one point.

Yunho smiles to himself and nods. "Yeah, he's pretty awesome."

About halfway through the fourth movie, Wooyoung ends up falling asleep again.

Yunho has no intention of disturbing him.

After he pauses the movie so Wooyoung can continue them another time, he sits and watched Wooyoung sleep for a moment. He looks so peaceful... Yunho is so hypnotized; he jumps when he feels his phone vibrate.

Minho: Chan and Jeongin are going to be here in two days. Make sure Wooyoung stays away from Minhyuk until then. Apparently, Chan has been looking for him for over a year now.

Yunho: For what?

Minho: Minhyuk borrowed a lot of money from Jeongin's older brother. He also leaked information to a rival mafia. Shit hit the fan and Minhyuk vanished after.

Yunho: Shit. Thanks for the heads up.

Minho: Of course. This seems serious. Please be careful. And smart.

Yunho scrunches his nose. He can hear his friend's disapproving tone even through text.

Yunho: Don't worry.

Yunho puts his phone back in his pocket when he sees how late it is. He scoops Wooyoung up and carries him to bed. When he gets there Wooyoung is stirring awake.

"Yunho?" Wooyoung calls out.

"Go back to sleep, Baby," Yunho says running fingers through Wooyoung's hair.

When he goes to pull away Wooyoung grabs his hand.

"Yunho, make love to me. Please?"

"Are you sure you're up for that?" Yunho asks softly, not sure if it's the best idea.

"Please. I n-need you." The younger chokes on his words a little.

Yunho is hesitant at first, but then he remembers Jongho's words... How he needs to heal Wooyoung's pain.

So he nods and both of them strip down to nothing but their skin.

Then they are kissing. Something done hundreds, thousands of times now, but this time it feels so different.

Yunho is gentle with the way he kisses Wooyoung. He is gentle with the way he holds the younger.

Slowly, he pulls back to look at his boy. "Keep your eyes on me. Only me. It's just us, Baby," Yunho whispers as he lubes his fingers to prep Wooyoung.

The younger does his best to keep his eyes open. When Yunho presses in the first finger Wooyoung freezes slightly.

"Wooyoung, look at me," Yunho demands in a kind voice. "It's me."

Wooyoung relaxes enough for Yunho to prep him. He keeps his eyes on Yunho the whole time and even finds himself falling deeper in love through the intimate eye contact.

He starts to trace the lines of Yunho's face, his neck, his chest, running his fingers and hands over everything he can reach.

Then he pulls Yunho into another kiss.

Slow, passionate, loving... it was absolutely perfect in every way.

Wooyoung arches his back off the bed when Yunho finds his prostate, whining repeatedly and curling his toes at the pleasure coursing through him.

Yunho pulls back once more, withdrawing his fingers to apply lube to his cock.

"You still want this right?" Yunho asks.

Wooyoung nods and turns his head away. Yunho gently reaches out to grab his jaw and guide Wooyoung's eyes back to him.

"I need words, Beautiful," Yunho whispers.

"Yes, Yunho. I want this and I want you," Wooyoung says never breaking the eye contact.

Yunho pushes in after that and they both groan.

He starts placing kisses over every part of Wooyoung's body he can reach.

He wants to erase it all.

The pain. The hurt. The fear.

Yunho wants to make Wooyoung forget all of it.

Wooyoung clings to Yunho and lets himself be loved. They sit there together, connected yet unmoving, just to kiss and embrace each other.

"I love you, Yunho," Wooyoung whispers inches away from him. "Only you."

Yunho smiles and places a soft kiss to Wooyoung's nose. "And I love you."

With those words Yunho starts to slowly grind into Wooyoung without pulling out. He takes things as slow as Wooyoung needs.

Wooyoung pants slightly at the feeling and holds Yunho close to kiss him again.

Neither are in a hurry. Neither need more than this.

The slow motion of their bodies becoming one.

The touches. The caresses. The feeling of skin against skin.

It's intimate. It's loving.

It's beautiful.

So beautiful, Wooyoung had tears rolling down his cheeks, though he's not showing any other signs of crying or being upset.

Yunho sits up and brings Wooyoung up into his lap without ever pulling out. The younger leans into his chest and lets himself be loved.

They rock together in perfect time with each other and Wooyoung lets more tears slide down he cheek. He tilts his head back and moans softly.

Yunho leans forward to trail kisses across his neck and collar bones while muttering sweet words and compliments and 'I love yous' to the younger.

Just for one moment, Wooyoung forgets about everything except Yunho. He looks Yunho in the eyes once more. "I can't wait to marry you," he whispers making Yunho moan slightly.

"Me neither." The other whispers back.

Then they are kissing again.

Yunho starts thrusting just a little faster. Enough to make Wooyoung bounce slightly in his lap and give them a little more friction.

He also reaches between them to wrap one hand around Wooyoung's cock.

But their lips never part.

Wooyoung pants into Yunho's mouth as he tips closer and closer towards his orgasm. Yunho feels him clenching around him and pulls back.

"Me too, Baby," Yunho whispers, knowing exactly what Wooyoung was thinking.

Wooyoung clings to Yunho tighter and feels his body locks up as he orgasms. He squeezes so tightly around Yunho it almost hurts, but it was just what he needed to tip over the edge as well.

They sit there together unmoving as they come down from their highs. Yunho leans back to brush Wooyoung's long hair out if his face.

"I will never let him or anyone else touch you again. You are mine. Mine to kiss. Mine to touch. Mine to marry. Mine to love. I promise to protect you, Wooyoung. Always."

The tears continue as Wooyoung trembles in Yunho's arms.

He clings to the older. The man he's given his heart to.

The man he's given his very life to.

He knows right then that he needs Yunho. He needs Yunho in a way most people don't need others.

Yunho isn't only his fiancé. Yunho is his Dom. His protector. His guide. His pillar of strength.

"I love you, too. More than words can express." He whispers through his tears.