...................Brown stars twinkled in the sky. ..............Fresh cream with a gentle flavor swirling around makes you intoxicated and hard to resist.

.......................The sweet aroma of the latte still floats like space, so enchanted that you want to stop.

Author: Latte Galaxy

Author: Rella

Pairing: Yunho-Jaejoong/Changmin

“Are you awake?”

“Mr. Changmin.”

When he awoke, the first image that appeared to his eyes was a tall, slender young man with a sharp face, a prominent nose, and a pair of slender, beautiful hands wiping the damp, shiny black hair on his head, sitting next to the bed.

“Today, there is no need to rush back. Stay and eat with my friends first.”

"Ha"

“Hurry up and take a shower and follow me downstairs.”

When the young man finished giving his order, he bent down and kissed the naked figure lying under a large blanket on the cheek before walking out of the master bedroom. Some of them lay still, their wide eyes staring at the completely white ceiling, as if communicating with the white emptiness. It was time to get up and hurry to take a shower in order to face the world one more day, as ordered. of the boss, there is no way to avoid

Thinking back to the day he heard the news that his father had suddenly passed away, Kim Jaejoong, the only heir, had to abandon his dream of becoming

Chef Patissier (

Chef Patisier) left his studies in baking at a famous institute from France and had to return to his hometown to manage everything and inherit the teachings of tea making and coffee roasting that had been passed down from his family, according to the master. Mother asked and the important condition that had to be fulfilled was to work to repay the huge debt that Father had left behind. At that time, there was only Shim Chang Min.

The owner of a large coffee bean export company came to him with an offer when they were at a standstill at the time. At first the deal was only for him to be a teacher and pass on coffee roasting knowledge to Changmin's company. But one day, Changmin revealed that the biggest and only creditor that Jaejoong had to repay was actually none other than himself.

"I'm asking for your help, and I'll pay you the full price. With just teaching work alone, I'll never be able to pay off my entire life."

Jaejoong decided to accept the offer with only one request: “Please keep this debt and relationship a secret. Don't let your mother know about it.”

After finishing washing himself, Jaejoong came downstairs as per Changmin's request.

“Jaejoong, come here.”

Jaejoong walked into Changmin's living room as ordered. It looked like there were guests. So why did you have to call him in today? It's strange, but you can't escape following orders.

“Come sit next to me.”

Jaejoong dropped into the empty space beside Changmin, leaving some distance behind him.

“Sit far away and move closer like this.”

"Eh, Khun Ni"

Changmin gathered Jaejoong so close that he almost floated up and sat on his lap.

"Shh, shh, don't be so angry. Look, I have a guest."

Jaejoong turned to look at Changmin's eyes. The guests sitting across from him and Changmin couldn't help but be startled by their… stares that couldn't be ignored.

“This is Mr. Yunho coming to be my company's new partner.”

"I'm Jung Yunho. Nice to meet you, Mr. Jaejoong."

“Oh, hey, congratulations, Mr. Yunho.”

Jaejoong bowed his head to greet the person across from him. When he looked up, those slender eyes were still looking at him, not letting his eyes meet, causing their eyes to meet tightly, but those slender eyes never lowered their gaze. Instead, it was Jaejoong who had to hide his eyes and run away.

“Next time, please bring me a sample of coffee beans.”

"okay"

“I heard you sent some new seed samples to the factory.”

“I sent it as a sample to the research department to see if there are any problems.”

“That's good.”

During their business conversations, Jaejoong always knew that there was a pair of eyes on him. I don't know why he was sitting here when he had nothing to do with the negotiations between the two of them. It was already uncomfortable and bad.

“Jaejoong is under my care right now, did you know that Mr. Yunho?”

Changmin suddenly grabbed Jaejoong's waist and brought him closer from where he was already very close.

“Jaejoong is so cute. It smells really good too.”

"Eh!!"

Saying that, he bent down and buried his nose on her soft cheek, filled with a big puff of love. Jaejoong put pressure on Changmin's thick shoulders and quickly got up and ran away.

“I beg you.”

The same pair of eyes could only follow the figure sitting here but couldn't do anything to make it better but watched the figure walk further and further away... Jaejoong, I'm sorry. I've come back.

“Jaejoong is shy. I don't accept my jokes lol.”

Changmin teased in a good mood. Yunho could only hold his hand tightly before putting on a smiling mask and continuing the business discussion.

“Why did you run away?”

As soon as Yunho returned, Changmin came straight to the backyard and asked the housekeeper where he was.

“What exactly do you plan to do? Why did you do that just now?”

“What did I do?”

“Why would you deliberately do something so blatant in front of others? I only ask you for this, and you still broke your promise to me.”

Jaejoong said in a delirious manner, not even turning to look at Changmin.

"After a long time has passed, people must forget sometimes. I'm sorry."

Hearing Jaejoong's delusional words, Changmin could only smile.

“Aside from this matter, the reason why I ran away must have been because of Chung Yunho, an old servant of your house, right?”

“He is not a lackey.”

Jaejoong flicked his eyes to stare at the person in front of him without batting an eye.

“But what I heard They say it used to be.”

“His father is my father's confidant, but he has been separated for ten years. We have had nothing to do with each other for a long time. Are you satisfied?”

Jaejoong answered Changmin's doubts with a calm voice and indifferent eyes.

“Today, I would like to leave first.”

Jaejoong said as he politely bowed goodbye and hurriedly walked away from here.

“It's because you're like this that it's worth teasing...Kim Jaejoong.”

Changmin watched his back slowly walk away before a smile played at the corner of his mouth and he said these words softly to himself.

After coming home until now, even though he should have closed his eyes and fell asleep, it was so difficult. At this time, Jaejoong's mind was so distraught... A reunion between him and Yunho hyung doesn't seem like it. It's really impressive. Throughout the 10 years I've been thinking about this person who disappeared from my life, I've only known about him from other people that he was the owner of a large coffee plantation in the country, blocking it so much that Jaejoong couldn't. I want to imagine making him remember the past we had together when we were children. Even though we used to be very close, over time our various statuses have changed in the past. Even though I am the son of a worker at home, we grew up together so close that we never looked at those statuses. Today, it's impossible to ignore it. You've grown up so gracefully and proudly, unlike Jaejoong right now, you don't even have the dignity to compete with your face.

By the time he was able to fall asleep, it was almost dawn, but Jaejoong still woke up at 7 o'clock like every day, even though today he didn't have teaching at Changmin's company or any other duties at Changmin. Min will call today a free day for Jaejoong to spend time doing his hobbies, resting his body and mind at a peaceful home, even though at this time it's a big house after losing a pillar like Jaejoong's father. Burdened with debt, the former rulers dispersed, while the mother returned to rest in the garden house inherited from her grandmother to escape the hustle and bustle of the capital.

“Bring, bell, bell.”

The doorbell rings loudly in front of the house. Who has come this early in the morning? Jaejoong was at home in comfortable clothes like long pants and his favorite light-colored t-shirt, but inevitably he had to open the door.

“Uh, Mr. Yunho.”

“Good morning.”

Why did this man keep surprising him so much now that Jung Yunho was standing smiling in front of his house so early in the morning?

“Aren't you planning to invite guests into the house?”

“So what business do you have?”

“Let's go inside and talk.”

“In conclusion, I will get in.”

"yes"

What Jaejoong said to the young man was sarcastic, but he seemed unfazed and instead gave a smile that Jaejoong thought was more flirtatious than normal for the Jung Yunho he knew. Before he could give permission, the young man interjected. He had already entered the house with Jaejoong following behind.

“Still the same.”

Yunho scanned the area around the house where he had lived in the past. Everything still looked just as beautiful as before, although it seemed a bit quieter.

“There's nothing like walking. Sit here and wait, I'll go get some water.”

Jaejoong spoke in a calm voice after inviting Yunho to sit and wait in the living room. Before going out, prepare water and snacks.

“What business do you have? Hurry up and tell me, I have work to do.”

"Don't you really want to meet me like that?"

Yunho stared at some of the figures sitting across from him with pleading eyes until some of them had to look elsewhere to avoid those eyes.

“If you don't have any business, I'd like to talk about myself.”

“Please come.”

It was Jaejoong who decided to break the silence first.

“My mother doesn't know about me and Changmin, so I beg you to keep this a secret.”

Jaejoong's voice sounded very weak and weak.

“What exactly is your relationship with that doctor? It's not like people who love each other at all.”

“He and I will never be lovers!! If I say that it's just an exchange, I hope you understand. This is all I ask of you, please excuse me first.”

“Wait a minute, Jaejoong, let me talk to you first.”

When Jaejoong was about to walk away...but this time, he didn't let him escape again. Yunho quickly stood up and grabbed the thin wrist.

“Madam, I don't know about this.”

"Mom doesn't know."

“Please tell me, why did Jaejoong have to do this?”

Returning to the old pronouns reminded Jaejoong that Jung Yunho had not completely forgotten their past.

Big round eyes slowly looked at the tall young man in front of him.

"Since Father died, he left a lot of debt. Mother had to work hard. Jaejoong couldn't bear to watch Mother suffer more than this. Any way that would be enough to help Mother, Jaejoong wouldn't hesitate to do it."

“Because of this, Jaejoong…”

"Yes, Jaejoong sold himself in exchange for money to pay off debts. If you know, then stop working with Jaejoong."

I couldn't help but feel hurt when I saw the disappointment in Jung Yunho's eyes looking at him.

“Let go, just let go.”

Jaejoong tried to shake his hand away but Yunho refused to let go easily.

“Do you know what you are doing?”

"So what's your problem?"

As Yunho squeezed his wrists a little tighter, Jaejoong increased his shaking force, and the chattering noises from before increased in intensity and became even louder.

“Jaejoong, stay still and listen to me. I told you to stop.”

Yunho had to raise his voice at the figure in his arms who didn't show any signs of stopping, so much so that he grabbed the figure's waist in hopes of stopping the figure from running away while we were still talking.

"Whether Jaejoong will be hugged by him or whether Jaejoong will prostitute himself has nothing to do with you. Release Jaejoong, let go!!"

“Why don't you see your own worth?”

Yunho was relieved by some of his stubbornness and sarcastic words, so he decided to release Jaejoong and pushed him to sit on the sofa.

“Stop doing this, Jaejoong, I beg you.”

“You can't stop, there's only one way that you can afford to save your mother from suffering even more.”

“But if you knew, you would be even more sad than before.”

"Don't threaten me."

Jaejoong turned and slammed the person standing in front of him, making it impossible for him to even get up and escape.

“I didn't threaten you. You can rest easy. I didn't tell the mistress, but what Jaejoong did was not right."

Yunho said that the stubborn, petulant kid who was hitting him now was no different from when he was a child. His cheeks were white and his mouth was round. If he wasn't in a stressful situation, he would have fought him so he wouldn't miss him.

“You'd better stop talking. Is there nothing better than this or are you interested in buying me out?”

Jaejoong scoffed that in any fate, everyone sees him as worthless. Now even Yunho hyung is the one who is disappointed in him.

“Do you know what you just said?”

Yunho was shocked at what Jaejoong had said. Was this the good boy he had always cherished? When the day came that he thought he was ready to come back and take care of him, he came...but it would be too late. I've asked for something to change.

“If you can't do that then just leave me like this and don't bother me. Go back, this matter has nothing to do with you.”

Even though inside he was sensitive to the delirious eyes that Yunho looked at, his heart was completely weak. Tears were about to flow beyond his strength to stop the sobbing lump stuck in his throat before he mustered up the last bit of strength to say those words to his body. High out

Yunho turned and walked away silently. Jaejoong watched as the broad back became more and more distant until it was out of sight. before letting the tears and sobs overflow as hard as he could hold back.

“Hee hee hee hee, Jaejoong doesn't want to be like this.”

"There's no choice, you know that?"

Jaejoong continued to let the tears fall down. Even if he had the strength to stop the tears from falling, he still doesn't have the wits. What else would you have Jaejoong do? It's not that I want to do it if he doesn't understand or hates Jaejoong. I'm not angry right now. Jaejoong is worthless. You shouldn't have even looked at me. Just showing your face and knowing that we haven't forgotten each other makes me happy. But when I saw the disappointment in your eyes that I looked at Jaejoong, why did my heart It was so tight and painful that it was like he couldn't breathe like this.

A new morning is a sign of the beginning of everything, like Jaejoong's life. Even though there were many things that happened yesterday, duties and responsibilities made Jaejoong wake up and prepare to teach at the company. Changmin's As he was about to leave the house, the rain fell as he walked towards the garage.

"What's falling on you now? It's all wet."

“I have to go back and get an umbrella.”

While he was thinking to himself and was about to turn around and go back to get the umbrella in the house, the rain around him suddenly disappeared. When he saw who was the owner of the umbrella that was extended, he stopped. But when he regained his composure and regained his feet, Prepared to step away...but it was probably too late as strong arms gathered her thin waist into his arms.

“It's all wet.”

"Let go. It's none of your business. I told you not to come to the barn again."

“About yesterday, I apologize for saying something even though I hadn't listened. Jaejoong, can you please tell me what happened? I will find a way to help Jaejoong.”

Yunho lifted Jaejoong's rounded chin so he could look at him without turning away and spoke carefully composed words in a soft, deep voice. He spoke after thinking about what had happened with Jaejoong. During his absence, he was unable to protect Jaejoong.

“Uncle Yunho”

Jaejoong didn't know what to say right now. He didn't expect anyone to help him after having to face various problems all by himself for so long. Yunho just didn't mind and said he would help him. It was more than he expected.

“Jaejoong, where are you going? Let me take you.”

"Mr. Changmin's Company"

Jaejoong hesitantly answered with a deep throat in his throat. It wouldn't be a good idea to send Yunho hyung there even if it wasn't Changmin's house.

“Let's go quickly and stand in the rain in this little car or we'll catch a cold.”

But unlike Jaejoong, he thought that Yunho would be in trouble. In fact, Yunho had been thinking all night about how to handle the relationship between Jaejoong and Changmin and he only thought, ...He doesn't care about anyone, his only request is to find a way to bring Jaejoong up from that hell hole as quickly as possible.

As soon as he was under the cabin of the car, Yunho reached out and picked up the small towel that he had prepared for going to the fitness center to dry his hair and his white cheeks that were damp from the rain, gently and carefully. You can't help but think of the past. Jaejoong's face hasn't changed even a little from his childhood. His slender, white cheeks would soak in the wind when he's dissatisfied. Then he'll put his high, ridged nose down and touch it to get rid of the wind. Leave your cheeks white...Can you still do that today, my good man?

“Thank you.”

Jaejoong lightly arched his cheeks as a signal for Yunho to stop wiping. He was so embarrassed that he didn't know where to hide and just stared at his face and wiped until his face was already scratched.

"Oh, no problem. I'll go take you."

Yunho raised his hand to scratch the back of his neck to correct his embarrassment.

Along the way, neither of them said a word to each other, only the soft music from the radio breaking the silence, but that didn't make them feel uncomfortable at all. Sitting next to each other like this felt strangely comforting, like they were tired. From external burdens, you can return to rest your body and mind at home. The bond between the two of them probably wasn't broken, but instead they were connected all the time…when they arrived in front of Changmin's company.

“Thank you for sending it.”

Yunho nodded and Jaejoong got out of the car, but Yunho still didn't get out of the car until Jaejoong couldn't help but wonder and had to turn around and look.

"On the way back, I'll come pick you up."

Yunho opened the window and said to someone before quickly driving away.

“What is it about him?”

Jaejoong was confused by the strange person's actions but didn't know why. Jaejoong's lips couldn't help but let out a smile.

The first time I dropped him off, Yunho said that he would come back to pick him up, but he actually came, and for the past several days, he used to come and pick up Jaejoong in front of the house early in the morning and he came to pick him up on time every day, and that was luck. It's a good thing this place Changmin didn't bring Jaejoong to the house. Hearing that he was busy expanding into new markets. Today is a holiday that Jaejoong doesn't have to teach. He sent a message to Yunho last night that he didn't have to pick it up, which he responded to and acknowledged the message as if he understood it completely.

But then

“Good morning.”

Jung Yunho was already standing in front of the house smiling brightly.

"I told you, Jaejoong doesn't have any teaching today. You don't have to come pick me up."

"I didn't come to pick you up, I came to stay with you...Today is my holiday too."

“It's Tuesday.”

Jaejoong knew that if Yunho intended to come, even if he had a bad reason, he would definitely refuse to return because over the past few months he had gotten used to this behavior of his... but he couldn't resist. Can't tease the young man.

“Huh, from now on your holidays always fall with Jaejoong, is that ok?”

Yunho smiled brightly to correct his embarrassment, but he didn't forget to drop sweet words to Jaejoong until he couldn't help but feel embarrassed and walked away into the house, but the young man's slender legs followed quickly.

“Yunho hyung, you'd better go sit and wait in the garden. The house was stuffy. Jaejoong went to bring some snacks.”

“Since coming back, I haven't tasted Master Jaejoong's hand yet. I really want to taste the coffee made by Master."

Yunho pretended to float away, teasing his thin body and making small noises, pretending to admire the birds and trees. Jaejoong thought it would really be a good idea to twist his belly to make him lose his temper.

"Alright, wait a moment."

But then Jaejoong couldn't help but please this person.

“It smells so good.”

Yunho received the beautiful glass that was emitting warm, fragrant smoke and held it from Jaejoong who had sent it to him. Yunho gently blew out the smoke to cool down the glass. As the lips touched the rim of the glass, the senses gradually became aware of the gentle, fragrant scent that permeated the mouth, the taste that I had always thought about.

“The same sweet latte, Jaejoong, do you still remember it?”

“Never forget.”

Jaejoong never forgot why Yunho hyung likes sweet lattes...He thought hard for a while about what kind of coffee he should make for Yunho when time changes and many things change with age or things that have passed. Entering Jaejoong's life, he thought about whether Yunho would still like sweet lattes like before but decided to make a sweet latte for Yunho.

“I'm so happy.”

Just smiling alone made me happy and then brought my face closer, feeling tired of this man.

“I thought you wouldn't like it anymore.”

“I like it, it has never changed…….

The first coffee that Jaejoong made for you was a sweet latte, which has a secret meaning between us that you will never forget.”

***When Jaejoong was a child, he was 12 years old. In fact, he inherited the process of producing quality coffee from his father when Jaejoong roasted and ground coffee beans and brewed his first cup of coffee. The first successful life that Jaejoong wanted to experience was none other than Yunho, who was both a teacher's assistant and only close friend.

“Uncle Yunho, is it delicious?”

Jaejoong was excited as Yunho tasted his coffee.

"Oh, it's so delicious and smells so good. Your Jaejoong is the best."

Yunho graciously gave the answer that Jaejoong had been waiting for.

"Really? Come on, little one, try some."

Jaejoong pulled out the coffee cup in Yunho's hand and gave it a taste.

“Yi Wan, why did you lie to us?”

When he tasted the first cup of coffee he brewed, Jaejoong realized that it was too sweet and too greasy, and then Yunho hyung came and said that it was delicious, tricking him into making him happy. Why do you have such a bad habit and are so kissy? Shishi.

"I'm not fooling you, I really like it. Do you know what the coffee that Jaejoong made for you is called?"

“Jaeju intended to make a latte but probably put too much syrup in it.”

Even though he was still a bit annoyed, he raised his eyes and looked up to answer.

“They say they say”

Yunho was about to speak but stopped when...

“Who is this, Yunho hyung?”

Jaejoong asked in confusion. Besides living with Jaejoong, there was no one in this house named him. And he knows Yunho hyung, so why doesn't Jaejoong know him? Haha.

“He is a book. Listen carefully, little one.”

Yunho smiled with such affection that he couldn't help but gently ruffle the soft hair.

“The book I read said that if we actually use a telescope to look at our Milky Way galaxy, we will see that it is actually not white, but we will see clusters of stars in sepia color, like the color of a latte coffee. Jaejoong brewed it for you today. It's like Jaejoong brought the universe to you to drink. I really feel that way."

“Really?”

Jaejoong's eyes widened with excitement at the story Yunho relayed to Jaejoong.

"Jaejoong is the universe of coffee. Jaejoong conveys his feelings and intentions into this latte. It's like you have really drank the universe."

“Then Yunho hyung must not let anyone else be his universe besides Jaejoong and most importantly, must drink only Jaejoong's universe.”

Jaejoong sent a pleading look to Yunho, who knew that if he did this, there was no way this good older brother would refuse.

"Of course, I promise. Your universe."

Yunho sent his pinky finger to confirm the promise, waiting for Jaejoong to come and accept the promise with a smile.

After that, no matter how much time had passed, sweet lattes were what Yunho always chose to drink when he thought about his universe, but no latte was as delicious and pleasing to him as a sweet latte. Jaejoong's hands again are something that no one can imitate.

“Delicious as always.”

Yunho spoke with sincerity, even though he had become accustomed to this taste as time passed.

“Thank you.”

“Mai, you are about to open your own production and export factory. Jaejoong is here to help you lay the foundation and build it with you. If Jaejoong agrees, solving our financial problems will go away. For one thing, come stay with me and let me take care of you.”

Yunho didn't want Jaejoong to be uncomfortable, he didn't want to get a name to buy Jaejoong with money or anything that anyone could say against Jaejoong. He wanted Jaejoong to choose to use his own abilities. He asked to be just someone who offered an opportunity or a bridge for Jaejoong to climb out of hell.

“Uncle Yunho”

"As long as Jaejoong agrees to stay by my side, I won't allow anyone to bully Jaejoong again. I will protect us myself...please give me one more chance."

Yunho held Jaejoong's hand tightly. He would not allow Jaejoong to face a difficult world without him again, conveying his feelings of concern and determination to protect the media to Jaejoong.

"Brother, hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee"

Jaejoong nodded softly, his body sobbing heavily because he was so happy that Yunho didn't mind him. Even though he didn't know if there was any way to escape from Changmin, he believed that Yunho would take care of him. can

Yunho gently wiped away the tears that fell from Jaejoong's beautiful eyes.

"Don't cry, my dear."

"Uh huh huh. I'm not crying anymore."

Jaejoong nodded and didn't cry but still sobbed cutely in Yunho's eyes.

“Yunho hyung, thank you.”

Jaejoong raised his eyes to meet Yunho's slender eyes, meaning a thank you that he didn't know how much to say before it was enough.

“I'm the one who should thank Jaejoong for being beside you.”

Yunho bent down and whispered softly next to his ear, causing the clear skin of the listener's cheeks to pump blood to the sides of his cheeks until they were hot with embarrassment.

Their foreheads pressed close together, the tip of Yunho's nose moved down to touch the soft scent on his cheek before returning to stare into his round eyes.

“Can you kiss me?”

Yunho has been tainted by other people's hands, will you still want to touch Jaejoong again?

“Jaejoong is always pure to you.”

Yunho reassured Jaejoong's confidence in a firm yet gentle voice before gently pressing his lips to Jaejoong's soft, full lips before drawing them closer together. Longing for

.................Fresh cream, gentle flavor, swirling around to make you intoxicated and hard to resist.

..........................Brown stars twinkled in the sky.

....................The sweet aroma of the latte still floats like space, so enchanted that you want to stop.

The two conveyed their love to each other until they ignored the sound of the doorbell asking for visitors. Choikang Changmin stood and watched the sweet love story with a calm expression that was too calm to predict the emotions, but his hands were clenched so tightly that his blood vessels clenched. bulged until clearly visible

“I have been kind enough to give you freedom, but you and your old lackey…you know little about me.”

 TBC