“Surv-surviving three… three times…” As Noah attempted to recover his train of thought, his voice came out shaky and broke in several places. Only after clearing his throat several times did he finally manage to piece together a relatively fluent sentence. “Surviving three times might… might look like a coincidence, but–but if my instincts told me I would die… would… would I not change my actions until I found a way to live?”

Noah shrunk his pink neck, lowered his head, and stared at his own feet as if they were the most interesting of species. “From an outsider's perspective, these–these might look like… like close brushes with death. But from mine, they… they are just a multiple-choice question to which I already know the wrong answers.”

Levi’s eyes had not once left his alluring baby. Letting go of him had already taken every drop of Levi’s will power; how would he have the strength to look away?

His eyes burned holes in the other’s flushed skin, and his ears attentively absorbed every sound his baby made.

“That’s why I absolutely won’t die!” Noah finally managed to reach the point of his rant, “I am not afraid! So, brother, you should not be afraid either!”

His speech would have been far more convincing if he wasn’t currently a perfect picture of a trembling little lamb, absolutely not daring to even look in the wolf’s general direction.

Levi silently stared at his precious darling, who was clearly becoming more and more sexually aware of him. Levi felt utterly unable to suppress the growing greed within. He opened his mouth to let out a deep groan, “…so, what you are saying is that I won't ever lose you?”

Noah’s face that had managed to cool off a bit flared back up. Now everything…! Everything that his brother-in-law did or said… seemed… seemed… ah…! Noah’s racing heart just couldn’t settle back down!!

“Blackie…” Noah swallowed hard, “That… do you think my brother… is… acting… acting…” He couldn’t even voice his absurd thoughts out loud!

Blackie could only thicken his face and employ his fine craft of bullshitting, “Are you trying to say that your own brother-in-law, who is getting married to your sister in mere days, is scheming on how to do inappropriate things to you instead of your sister? Are you aware of how ridiculous that sounds?”

Noah jumped like a cat who had its tail stepped on, hurrying to refute, “That’s not what I meant! I meant… I meant…” Noah struggled to make sense of his own chaotic thoughts, “…my peculiarities as a worldborn… that… that…”

“You are asking if anything has changed due to you switching bodies and worlds?” Blackie drawled.

“Yes!”

“No.” Blackie deadpanned, “The source of your worldborn attributes is your worldborn soul. It hasn’t changed thus…”

“That… worldborn… worldborn are asexual, right?”

“Basically asexual.” Blackie used all of his processing power to hold back a smirk, “Why?”

Why? Because his heart was still racing inside his chest! And he found no other logical explanation for it than… than…!

But that clearly couldn’t be it either!! It must be the shock and unfamiliarity of the embarrassing situation!

And… and.. because… for a moment there… he thought that his brother-in-law… was going to… going to kiss… kiss…

Noticing his host’s befuddled brain was getting dangerously close to realizing the truth, Blackie felt obliged to throw in another roadblock in his way to an epiphany, “Don’t tell me you are developing some indecent thoughts towards your own brother-in-law? Tsk, naughty, aren't you?”

Though outraged, Noah couldn’t even flush in shame because he was already as red as he could get! He shook his head both to deny Blackie’s preposterous idea and to clear his own stray thoughts, but then he remembered that he had been asked a question by Levi and quickly turned that shake into a nod. “No losing!”

The strange feelings aside, he had no intention of dying or breaking off his relations with Levi; thus, of course, there will be no losses involved. Hurrying to dispel the strange atmosphere, Noah even teasingly added, “I’m younger than you; I'll definitely outlive you!”

Levi clutched at the bedsheets, trying his hardest to restrain himself from pouncing on the mouthwatering darling that just promised not to leave him.

This entire day, his baby had been enticing him, seducing him, testing his limits of self-control. Over and over again, he spoke such sweet, irresistible words that bordered on sweet torture.

Just like this sweet promise to not leave him.

To never, ever leave him. He wanted to hear it over and over again. And judging by his lower member’s excitement so did he.

“…but what if you go away all on your own?” Levi inquired, his voice hoarse.

“Why would I do that?” Noah cocked his head and finally gathered enough courage to briefly glance in Levi’s direction.

“I don't know,” Levi swallowed hard, “Maybe because I did something I shouldn't have? …did something you dislike?”

Did something he shouldn’t have done? For some reason, Noah’s mind couldn’t help but recall Levi’s hot breath fanning his face.

Awkward.

Embarrassing!

Too intimate!!

…But he didn’t dislike it.

Actually, Levi’s breath smelled like his fruity toothpaste, fresh and mouth-wateringly delicious. Ah, he should have eaten more for dinner!

Hah, he really was overthinking it! Two guys, and brothers-in-law, at that. What could there possibly be between them?

Sure, his brother was a bit touchy, but he wasn’t touching any inappropriate areas. He, Noah, a conservative little virgin raised by a nun, was just being overly sensitive.

Blackie: (◞‸ლ) ‘…Would you look at the fool who just had his tofu eaten and doesn’t even know it! The man is hugging you, rubbing your waist, stroking your back, pinching your chin, nuzzling your head, and you write all of that off as not touching any inappropriate areas?!? Hehe, what areas does the scoundrel have to touch for you to label it inappropriate? Your dick?’ (¬‿¬)

Unaware just how much he was being scorned by his own system, Noah let out a musical chuckle and poked Levi’s arm, “There is no need to overthink things. Continue to treat me well as you've done up to now, and we're good.”

Levi stared with dismay at the naughty fingers that dared to poke him. How could he possibly continue to treat his darling the same as he did up to now? One of these days, he is bound to snap and push his baby down underneath him!

Levi attempted to wet his parched throat, “You say that now… but… people… change…”

Noah laid back down on his back, once again thoughtfully staring at the stars on the ceiling above, “You are right.” He nodded, “Me of tomorrow is different from me of today. And me of today is different from me of yesterday.” ‘…And me from the day before yesterday wasn’t even me.’ Noah added internally. After all, he had arrived in this world around noon the day before yesterday.

“But actually,” Noah drawled, “I am simpler than you think. No matter how I change, some core values of mine are unlikely to ever change. If someone treats me sincerely, then I will treat them with sincerity. If someone treats me well, then I too will treat them well.” Noah smiled towards Levi, even his amber eyes curving into crescents, “It's that simple.”

“Is that a promise?” Levi spoke up. He was really unsatiable, give him an inch and he wanted a mile. But he couldn’t help it. He wanted it all. Wanted everything that was this precious existence in front of him.

Noah signed helplessly yet dotingly, “Yes, yes, it’s a promise.”

“You won’t go back on your word later?” Levi bit in and didn’t let go.

Noah grabbed the nearby decorative pillow and feebly threw it in Levi’s face, “Stop questioning my integrity and just go to sleep!”

Levi hugged the pillow to his face, hiding his expression behind it. The gently upturned lips, the sparkling blue eyes, and the obsession burning within.