The Phoenix And The Lamb - Chapter 1

It was needless to say that Joe didn't expect he'd ever be contacted by Selen. What reason would he have to do so, after all?

And yet, he suddenly got a text from Selen one night. (When Joe questioned how he got his number in the first place, he said he just got it from the manager of a show venue both of their bands had been to.) Asking to meet him. There was some sort of deal he wanted to offer him, apparently. But he kept insisting that he'd only tell him what the deal involved in person, wasting no time to send him the address to his apartment.

And that was how Joe found himself at Selen's front door, in an apartment building that was so tall and luxurious-looking that it was almost scary. It was the kind of place he never imagined he'd ever manage to even get close to in his entire life. Just paying for the subway fee was almost too much that night.

He took a deep breath, then finally got the courage to ring the doorbell.

It didn't take long for him to hear the sound of the door being unlocked. Once it opened, he was surprised to see Selen instead of a butler. He was wearing a light summer pajama set which consisted of a top and shorts, and walking barefoot.

"It sure took you a while, huh?" Selen spoke before smiling at him. "You can come in. Take your shoes off."

The inside of the apartment was just as impressive as the outside, even if it was a little more humble than Joe had expected. It was huge, but it wasn't covered in gold like he had imagined. And despite how expensive it was, it did look quite comfy.

"Don't you have a butler?" Joe asked.

"Huh? Oh, this isn't my actual house. It's just the apartment I come to when I wanna have some privacy." He shrugged. "Now please follow me. We have matters to discuss."

Selen had smirked when saying that last line, and Joe felt a chill through his body. Whatever Selen's proposal was, he didn't have a good feeling about it.

Selen guided him to his bedroom. The first thing that caught Joe's attention was the huge bed. Big enough that there would be plenty of spare room in it even if two people were sharing it.

Selen sat on the edge of the bed and crossed his legs. "I'll get straight to the point. Basically," His expression changed into a much more malicious one, almost sadistic. "I'm gonna pay you to fuck me."

Joe immediately started choking on nothing. His body not being in the best state didn't make that any more easy to handle. He had misheard him, right? There was no way that was the deal he wanted to make… Right?

"What… What did you say…?" Joe asked.

"You know exactly what I said. I'll give you money if you have sex with me. It's pretty easy to understand." Selen chuckled.

"Are you serious!? This is the deal you wanted to make!?"

"It's beneficial for both of us, don't you think? I dug up stuff about you. I could give you more than enough money to cover the costs of your medicines and any other health matters."

"You really think I would sell myself that easily?" Joe frowned.

"Of course not." Selen chuckled. "You know… You wouldn't want your band to get blacklisted off the biggest venues in Midi City, right?"

Joe froze. So he knew how to hit him, huh? He wanted to believe maybe Dokonjofinger would be able to get by even if Selen did follow through with that. But god knew how many venues he could have wrapped around his finger.

"If that isn't enough, I'll have you know I could leak all kinds of rumors to the press, too. And with the way you guys act…" He giggled. "Well, it wouldn't really be hard to believe you guys are shady."

Joe started sweating after hearing that. He may not have interacted with Selen much, but he knew enough about him to know he absolutely could follow through with those threats. For a guy with such a young-looking face, his money and popularity gave him so much power that it instantly made Joe realise that he shouldn't let his face fool him.

"Why don't you just hire a hooker or something like that?" Joe really wanted to have sounded at least somewhat threatening, but his voice ended up giving away just how scared he was.

"I care about my reputation, you know? If the press catches me bringing a complete stranger here, the things they would say would ruin me! A member of a less popular band though… That's easier to cover up as just an odd friendship."

Joe was just silent for a few minutes. He realised he couldn't run from this. If he refused, he'd destroy not only his life but also his friends' lives…

He sighed. "Fine. I'll take your deal."

"Great!" Selen clapped his hands and smiled. The same innocent-looking smile he always had in public. "Let's get started then." He patted the center of the bed.

Joe took a deep breath before crawling onto the bed. He somehow managed to keep himself calm.

Selen gave his chest a light push so he'd lay down. He sat on Joe's lap and leaned over to kiss his lips. Joe hadn't really set any expectations, but he was quite surprised that it kinda felt nice.

And then Selen bit his lip, which made Joe gasp. And Selen's tongue entered his mouth before he could even process what he was doing.

But once that initial shock was gone, Joe's tongue was the one darting into Selen's mouth. If he was gonna be forced to do this, he might as well do good at it. Selen whined into his mouth, which did make Joe feel a little proud of himself.

Selen pulled away, smirking down at him. His hands immediately started undoing Joe's jacket. And when he lifted Joe's shirt, he didn't even try to hide the way he licked his lips.

"I already knew you were handsome. But seeing you up close is even better." He chuckled. He ran his hands through Joe's stomach, feeling him up. It sent a shiver through Joe's body, which went all the way to his cock. He almost wanted to punch himself for enjoying that. But he bit the inside of his cheek to hold back a groan.

Selen didn't say a thing. His hand moved to Joe's crotch, palming him slowly. And he smirked when he felt Joe was getting harder.

He started undoing Joe's pants. Joe helped with tossing them aside. Selen rubbed the spot on his underwear that had been wet with precum, which made Joe blush. And this time, he couldn't hide how he groaned.

Selen didn't say a thing, still just smirking down at him. Joe kind of wished he'd say something. Just stop holding back on his cruelty and insult him already. But he remained silent. Maybe he thought this humiliation was already insulting enough for him.

Selen took off his own clothes, his underwear joining his pajamas somewhere else in the room. He had been quite exposed already, but seeing his fully naked form still made Joe's face burn.

"I know I'm adorable, no need to stare so much." Selen giggled. Joe just looked away with a scoff.

Selen just ignored that, pulling Joe's boxers off a second later. Joe's big cock was already half-hard, and Selen licked his lips with a smirk as he saw it.

"I already expected you to be big but… Wow." Selen grabbed the base of Joe's cock, just that small contact making Joe gasp.

Selen giggled and started moving his hand. Joe hated how little it took to make him fully hard, still refusing to look at him. Not even when Selen started pumping faster. (But he did bite his lip quite hard as he tried to hold back his moans.)

But then, Selen gave a long lick through his length. Joe finally moaned out loud, then looked down at him in shock. Selen didn't reply, but his eyes had a clearly teasing intent behind them.

Selen kept going. He spread kisses and licks through Joe's cock, clearly enjoying the way it twitched. And Joe could see the way his tail twitched whenever he moaned.

Selen then took the tip of his cock into his mouth. He lowered as much as he could. But even when the tip hit the back of his throat, it still wasn't his entire length. So he just pumped with his hand what he couldn't take, while bobbing his head up and down.

Joe couldn't help but throw his head back and moan. He hated how he got in this situation. But god, it felt so good. He had to hold back an urge to pull on Selen's hair.

And then, with basically no warning, Selen pulled away. Joe groaned from suddenly feeling cold air on him instead of Selen's warm mouth. But he immediately regretted making that noise when he saw Selen still smirking at him.

"Don't worry. I won't leave you hanging for too long." Selen crawled through the bed so he could reach the bottle of lube on the side table before coming back between Joe's legs. He squeezed some lube onto his hand, then wrapped that hand around Joe's cock again. He spread the lube through the entirety of his member, not missing a single spot.

He put lube on his hand again. But afterwards, he bent over, laying his head on Joe's chest. His lubed fingers reached behind him for his own asshole, pushing his fingers inside.

He gasped. And Joe's face burned up from hearing that. Selen had gasped from the feeling of his own fingers, and the sound was actually quite pleasing. And Joe couldn't take his eyes off him. He kept staring at Selen's face, his eyes shut and mouth partly opened. And when he wasn't staring at that, he was staring at Selen's ass raised up while he fingered himself.

Selen opened one eye to look up at him and smiled. "Do you like the view that much?"

Joe immediately shut his eyes and turned his face to the side. Selen giggled, pulling his fingers out of his hole and sitting up on his knees. He didn't take long to grab the base of Joe's cock and start moving lower, until the tip of his cock was touching Selen's hole.

Joe risked looking at him again. Right when Selen pushed down more and Joe's cock finally entered him. Joe bit his lip. He was tight, it felt quite good, but he held back on making any noises as much as possible.

Selen, on the other hand, was clearly more than glad to make all the sounds he wanted. He moved slowly, but every extra centimeter inside of him made him gasp with a smile, his eyes closed.

He didn't take long to have the entirety of Joe's cock inside of him. He moaned, remaining still and taking deep breaths as he adapted to the stretch.

When his breathing returned to a more stable rhythm, he opened his eyes to look at Joe. He started moving his hips up and down at a slow pace, softly moaning everytime he moved down.

This time, Joe couldn't help but groan. And when Selen came down a bit faster than before, he moaned. And Selen giggled in response.

This time, Joe glared at him. He moves his hips up, making Selen squeal in surprise. But then he smirked once again right after. "Are you liking this now?"

Joe gritted his teeth, bringing his hands up to grab Selen's hips. "Shut the fuck up."

He trusted up again, and again. Harder than Selen had been moving before. If he was really gonna need to keep doing this, he might as well take as much control of the situation as he could.

Selen gasped and moaned in response, his face turning a deep shade of red. He threw his head back, but Joe could still see his eyes rolling back.

After a while of being a bit surprised by Joe's actions, Selen started moving again. He rolled his hips against Joe's. And Joe saw how his cock had started twitching. And even Joe was getting closer to cumming, feeling the tension in his body getting more intense, ready to burst at any moment.

Selen grabbed his own cock and started pumping it, moaning louder as he did so. The muscles of his hole pulsed around Joe's cock, making Joe throw his head back as he thrusted harder.

"Fuck-!" Selen moaned as he came, his sperm falling onto Joe's stomach.

Joe moaned as well. With a few more hard thrusts, he came inside of him. Selen's tongue rolled out of his mouth as he was filled up.

For a moment, the two of them just remained still. Panting as they tried to catch their breath.

Selen was the first to finally recompose himself. He smirked at Joe as he pulled him out of his hole, some of the cum inside of him oozing out.

Feeling this, Joe's mind seemed to finally snap out of the haze he was in during the sex. He quickly pushed Selen away and sat up, covering himself with the blanket.

But Selen hadn't stopped smirking at him. "Why are you running? You clearly started enjoying it."

Joe glared at him and tried to slap him, but Selen grabbed his wrist right before his hand could come in contact with his cheek. "I would suggest you don't do that. You wouldn't want me to do… something to make it even."

Joe's brows twitched, but he still pulled his hand away. He looked away from Selen, his face burning and his heart beating fast. He started coughing. So many intense emotions at once didn't seem to be doing him much good.

Selen put his underwear back on. Then, he got off the bed and grabbed his wallet inside of the drawer beside the bed. He pulled out a pretty generous amount of sound dollars, then brought it up to Joe. "Here you go. This is your compensation for today."

Joe managed to stop coughing. Then he just stared at the money for a moment, his throat tightening in anxiety. Was this really just gonna be part of his life now?

Selen sighed and rolled his eyes. "Just take it already. I know you probably need it."

Joe swallowed on nothing. With trembling hands, he grabbed the stack of money. He didn't bother with counting it yet, but just at a glance he could tell it could cover his medicines for that entire week.

"Thanks." He mumbled, refusing to look at Selen.

"I can tell that's not how you actually feel. No need to pretend you like me as long as you do what I tell you to."

Hearing this, Joe glared at him. He spoke with deep anger. "Then, fuck you."

Selen shrugged. And Joe just looked away from him again, hating how he truly couldn't do anything against him.

"I assume you don't wanna sleep over. So get dressed." Selen said before walking out of the room.

Joe couldn't help but sigh, rubbing his forehead with his hands. But the sooner he got out, the better. So he got off the bed and grabbed his clothes, putting them on as fast as he could.

He walked out of the room, prepared to get out of there right away. But he found out that the door was locked. He sighed and turned around, searching for Selen in the apartment.

He found him in the kitchen, still wearing only his underwear while preparing some tea.

Selen turned to him with a smile. "Do you want some tea?"

Joe didn't say a word, only glaring at him.

"Fine, fine. I'll go unlock the front door."

Selen guided him back towards the front door. As soon as he opened it, Joe stepped out.

"I'll text you next time I need you." Selen said.

Joe walked away without saying another word.

Once he was out of the building, walking his way home, he couldn't help but punch a tree on his way to let off some of his steam. But in the end, he just sat down under that same tree and groaned.

He couldn't do anything about this. And god knows what would happen if he told anyone else about it.

He hated it.