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The music industry was a difficult place,  BTS learned it the hard way after years of discrimination and unfairness, when they reached the top, a pedestal made of fake smiles and unheard insults, the small group from South Korea was the highest they had ever been.

Bangtan started 5 years ago, but the new global fame brought new problems into the equation; as the majority of the music groups, they were formed by alphas and betas the two primary genders after omegas started to disappear, the last case of an omega presenting was 5 years ago and talking of male omegas it was easy to go quite a few years before that. It wasn’t any ones fault but a recessive gene that little by little was going extinct. 

BTS though, consisted in 6 alphas and one beta something not so much heard of as the majority tried to balance it out to avoid confrontations, but BTS worked, like a family or a pack as they liked to call it, they just, somehow, worked.

Jimin woke up, engulf with the smell of pines, nose burring into the scent trying to drown himself in it, a chuckle brought him back, to the bed and the sunlight coming through the window as two brown eyes looked at him curiously with a hint of amusement.

“You are more cuddly than usual” the smell of pine had disappeared as Jimin’s head moved out of his place in between Jungkook’s shoulder and neck, hand carding his hair back trying to put it back in place. 

“It just smelled nice.” he mumbled as the youngest looked at him confused “don’t look at me like that! You like it when we cuddle as much as me!” the whining from the beta was shut down by a couple of lips pressing against his, soft with the taste of sleep imprinted on them letting himself go before a couple knocks on their door, reminded them they should be getting ready for practice.

As Jungkook groaned Jimin chuckled and push the bigger boy away from him before running to get to the bathroom “come on baby alpha! Don’t want to make everyone late again.” said the smaller as he closed the door behind him, leaving Jungkook to fall back into bed and bury his face in the sheets.

When Jimin walked into the living room, everyone was there, sitting in the kitchen or on the sofa, having their well needed breakfast before practice; they were in the middle of a comeback, excitement and fear blending in every member as they went through the steps in their heads again and again. Jimin sat on the counter, a glass of apple juice in front of him stirring it with a metal straw when Jin’s present came behind him “That’s not breakfast right?” a sigh escaped Jimin’s lips with eyes showing a hint of guilt “I’m a bit nauseous Hyung, I’ll eat something later I promise” 

Jin just massaged his scalp as he saw his dongsae closing his eyes “Okay Mimi, but it’s a promise” his nose went to the upper part of the Betas’ head, a sign of pack and family the members always did with him “you smell weird today Minie, maybe you should go to the doctor if you are not feeling well”

Jimin just shrugged as he focused back on his half finished glass scrolling through the last twitter posts.

It’s hot in the practice room, more than usual and Jimin is sweating from every pore of his skin, face red and short breaths, when Jungkook’s eyes fall on him, he elbows Hobi who looks at the smaller member “Let’s take 10, drink water and eat something!” Hoseok claps his hands as the music is turned off.

“Hey, Minie are you feeling okay?” Jungkook is at his side the moment they are given the signal to rest, arms holding the still breathless hyung by his hips “let’s go sit down.” he says almost dragging the smaller man to one of the corners of the room, taking a couple bottles of water and a few protein bars on his way, he sits his boyfriend in between his legs facing him, the small beta lets himself fall to the youngest chest before his nose starts nuzzling the alpha’s neck.

“Come on baby, drink some water?” at the no response of his mate the alpha moves the oldest delicately, open bottle pressing it against the plump lips; when half the bottle is gone the youngest opens a bar and piece by piece feeds the smaller boy.

“Thanks Kookie, I think I’m not feeling that well” Jungkook cuddles him closer, the smell of baby powder typical of betas is spiked with something sweeter, but he doesn’t comment on it as he notices Jimin asleep pressed against him.

They decide to stop the practice and go home to rest before the concert that night, they all have their own houses now, but like to stay together in the old dorms the first months of the comeback as they have still things to prepare. Jimin is taken to the maknae’s room that is now half his, as the beta rarely goes back to the one he shares with Hoseok, he sleeps all the way to the dorms and then up the stairs into the room, Jungkook cuddles next to him, body cocooning the smaller.

Jimin wakes up two hours before the concert, the light is too bright, and he can hear the others talking on the ground floor, his head is pounding, maybe he should go to the doctor when they finish, he thinks. The room is empty, but the pine like smell he knows is Jungkook’s fills the cold duvet.

Everyone is ready when he comes down, hair messy and eyes glassy. 

“Are you sure you are okay Jiminie?” The leader’s voice is directed to him from the half opened front door, he just smiles and nods, walking next to Jungkook and letting his weight fall onto the stronger body.

It was going well, everyone would say, the adrenaline of the stage was something they couldn’t find anywhere else, the screams and lights that burn skin, the dry throat and aching bones, when they look back to their performances, it’s all hazy, mix of anxiety and excitement that leaves them wanting more, that is until that night; eyes roam the multitude whose phones are pointing at the sky, thousands of stars move with the rhythm of their voices 

“You got me

난 너를 보며 꿈을 꿔”

The music fades with the screams, with the lights, and they are floating in the lyrics, then, the softness of Jimin’s voice breaks, the members open their eyes, the stars are not alight any more, the screams have become confused and scared as all eyes fall to a small bundle, curled on the floor, gold microphone rolling down the stage. Jimin.

As Namjoon was to run to the smaller figure, as the platform started to descend, he sees Jungkook covering Jimin’s body as Taehyung tries to get closer, eyes bleeding red, when the floor above their heads closes only silence is left mixed with the growling of the alpha.

“Tae step away from them” Namjoon says as he gets closer, palms above his head in a sign of peace “Jungkook let us see Jimin, we have to get him to a hospital” but the younger’s eyes are unfocused,  teeth showing in a guttural growl; and Joon smells it, the smell of roses and vanilla. “Guys, all of you get as far as you can, someone go get a Beta! I think Jimin is an omega.”

Jin is the first to react and soon enough goes get one of the betas noonas, as the rest of the group waits watching Jungkook shielding Jimin’s unconscious body from the rest. 

“He went into a protective mindset, he won’t try anything but I don’t know how we are going to get them out of here” Jin is panting as a couple of beta staff follow him “we have to make him come back Joonah”

Trying not to breathe too deeply Namjoon gets closer, slowly, as he sees the alphas eyes scan his movement “Kook, I know you are there, Jimin is hurting, we have to get you out of here” Jungkook’s eyes don’t leave Namjoon and there’s a darkness in the bleeding red of his irises “Kook we have to get him to safety, do you want your mate to get hurt?” that gets the attention of the younger as a growl escapes his lips at the thought “good, we are going to take him to your room okay? Do you recognize them? These are the people that help us, you can go with Jimin but you have to let them take you home”

Jungkook’s eyes seem to go back to brown for a few seconds, and he steps back close enough to his mate, but letting the betas pick the small body up, his posture in high alert. 

They take a car driven by a beta and Jimin nuzzles himself into Jungkook’s neck, eyes half open, hazy as he searches for the safety of his boyfriend’s scent.

When the other 5 members arrive home, they see Jungkook with the omega in his arms followed by the staff members on their way to the youngest room; Namjoon rushes, voice clear “you can go back home, thank you, we’ll take it from here” as the staff nods and leave, they get close to the room where Jungkook is putting Jimin on the king bed. 

Each person is different when and after they present, Jungkook broke everything in their room when it happened and the day after he was hard to tame, only letting Jimin get close to him, with whom he became a puppy. Tae spent the night and his first day scenting everything, until it reeked of him, the kitchen, bathroom, each room, they let him do it until he was calm enough.

But everyone knew that you had to present alone, as your body and mind changes the presence of others can be disorienting and make more difficult to adapt to the new form. Jungkook knows that, as he follows the others outside, pheromones leaving him in bulks as they lock the room, and he stays standing there, body tense.

“Is he going to stay there all night?” Taehyung’s voice says, looking in confusion at the younger.

“I guess so,” Yoongi shrugs as he sits in one of the big sofas “better to get comfortable tonight in case something happens, he is just trying to protect his mate, so we know he is not dangerous”

They all take different places around the living room, letting the night run its course red eyes the only light in the house.

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Namjoon wakes up with the first lights of the morning and the movement of his laptop being taken off his hands, when he opens his eyes, it’s Jin who’s closing the computer while looking at him “how long did you stay up?”

“I just wanted to know a bit more about omegas before the morning, like, we know absolutely nothing about them I just thought as the leader…”

Hoseok is moving on the floor where he’s curled into a blanket “should we wake them up and go check on Min?” asks Jin.

The door to Jimin’s room is still closed, the youngest alpha has fallen asleep, back against the hard wood; as they wake everyone up Jin says he is going to make something to eat, Jimin is going to be hungry and the rest of the pack can go check on him. Jungkook looks confused when a big hand shakes his shoulder before seen the 4 alphas in front of him, he remembers, all that happened last night, how he almost fought with Joon and how he probably just destroyed their entire career letting his instincts get the best of him, he looks down, about to apologize when the big hand comes to his hair ruffling it.

“Let’s talk about everything later, okay? You don’t have to apologize” RM is looking at him, dimples showing on his full cheeks, and a weight falls from the youngest back as he gets up, worried and excited to see his mate and check he is okay.

As they open the door the room is dark, the smell of vanilla and roses is calming, filling the room and making the alphas feel less tense, the sweet smell emanates from a pile of clothes all piled up on the bed, a sleeping figure covered, and Joon thinks he has never seen something so adorable; looking around all eyes are soft for the boy hiding in between bed covers and he knows Jimin has them all on his palm.

 Jungkook is the first to move the rest of them staying at a short distance as the youngest comes close to the pile of clothes and delicately takes a piece of what it seems to be one of his shirts and looks inside the small cocoon, two silver eyes are looking back at him disoriented before the figure seems to catch his scent, silver closing, as two hands grab the youngest’s hand taking him inside with the omega; the little space is warm a mix of both their scents that makes the young alpha rumble, proud of something he doesn’t understand as the new omega hides his face on his neck scenting his alpha thoroughly. Jungkook think’s he is feeling something against his ribs, a purr vibrating in the smaller boy’s chest, he can tell his omega is happy. 

It stops when the voice of Yoongi comes in screams before someone is jumping and pressing his weight on them, as the omega’s eyes open in alarm, JK knows something is not right; the smallest is moving in no time, leaving the small space and going up to the surface where a very hyper Tae is waiting, sitting in a black blanket, smile big on his face as he gets closer to his friend.

Jimin hisses, a high sound from the back of his throat that tears Tae away and makes Jungkook come behind him, eyes wide open as he sees his omega with teeth bare and nails digging the bed, the smell of vanilla has disappeared and the flowers are starting to wither as the hiss turns into whimpers and Jimin is tearing the clothes apart, throwing them around as small screams and cries break his throat.

“For fucks sakes Taehyung we told you to stay away! What the heck is your problem! It’s a nest! You just destroyed on omega’s nest!” Namjoon is the first to take Tae by the arm, anger making him see red.

Jungkooks voice cuts the frenzy of Jimin’s movements and Taehyung’s confusion “leave” he says as he notices tears falling down his omega’s eyes.

“Rapmon hyung can you stay, I know you know more than me” the omega is still frantically nosing his sheets and Jungkook seems absolutely lost, seen his mate like that as the rest of the group leaves.

“Okay, let’s calm Jimin down” at this Jungkook gets closer, grabbing the smaller by the hip and sitting him on his lap as the omega just latches onto his neck angry tears falling to the alpha’s shoulder.

“Hey Minie, it’s okay, nothing happened, we can fix this” Junfgkook says, a low murmur can be heard from the smaller boy, unintelligible words muffle by the alpha’s body, “bad”, “omega”, “nest”, mix in a puzzle of mumbles “Omega, your nest was so pretty” this seems to make the smaller cry even harder as the youngest eyes fall to their leader in panic.

Joon gets closer, kneeling in front of the two boys, Jimin seems smaller now, his nails are long and his skin flawless, he looks delicate like a porcelain doll, he knows he is going to get his ass kick if he mentions it after the omega regains his normal head space.

“Mini, look at me” two big silver eyes lock with dark brown ones “what do you think about making a bigger nest?” Jimin’s cries have lessened, little sniffles and a pout the only signs left behind “we can give you more cosy blankets and pillows, and you can make a pretty nest for yourself where the pack can be around; this room is too small for all of us right Mini?” The omega nods as the alpha that’s holding him gives an indignant huff as he mumbles “it’s not that small”. 

Namjoon ignores him, holding one of the omega’s hands that now can be engulfed by one of his own “Jinnie Hyung is making breakfast for you, want to come with your alpha and me to the living room so you can make a beautiful and cosy nest and then eat something good?” Jimin blushes but nods eagerly as Jungkook nuzzles his neck, the omega unconsciously tilting his head back, wanting his alpha’s smell on him. 

When they try to get him up, Jungkook standing in front of him, the omega pouts again grabby hands pointed to the youngest alpha, Jungkook’s eyes soften as he carries his mate and Joon follows them and thinks how hard is going to be to say not to Jimin from now on.

Jimin is entertained, to say the less, they’ve all taken the blankets and pillows off their beds and out of their closets, making a pile on the floor next to the couch with an excited squeak the omega had started taking the garments and putting them around, fixing things here and there. The rest of the boys look at him as the smallest, with two pieces in hand, is deciding which one to use next.

“I’m sorry” Tae says, looking as the omega walks away with a pink fluffy blanket…

Namjoon looks at him “OK, rule number one, no one touches an omega’s nest unless the omega says you can do so, it’s their safe place, and knowing that Jungkook was there he probably thought his mate would be disappointed at him for breaking the nest”

They all nod, “we really need to sit down and have a talk, maybe tomorrow when Jimin’s hormones have calmed down a bit” Yoongi remarks which gets a collective silent agreement.

“He is not talking, right?. It’s the same as Jungkook but Jimin is cute and JK was a pain in the ass” Jin snickers as the youngest hits him in the arm.

“ I wasn’t that bad” the baby alpha whines as the rest of the members chuckle in between “you were”s 

It’s 10 when Jungkook sees Jimin getting tired as he is bringing another bunch of pillows into his nest. “Hey Mimi, do you want to have breakfast and then continue your pretty nest?” Jimin seems to like the praise, as he gets closer to his alpha and cuddles into him “does my omega want to eat?” a purr reverberates through the living room reaching the kitchen that smells of pancakes and syrup.

“Did he just?” is Hobi’s amused voice as the omega keeps purring into his boyfriend’s chest.

Jimin’s omega is clingy, Jimin as a person was already very touchy, but his omega couldn’t spend a minute without hanging off someone; they all knew that when the actual boy came back to himself, he would be embarrassed out of his mind, but for now they were enjoying every moment of it.

They notice he likes to be cuddled and praise as he sits on Jin’s lap while Jungkook feeds him the sweet breakfast, if he doesn’t get the attention he whines loud enough for the eyes to come back to him, mouth open waiting for the next piece, Yoongi looks at the omega’s antics, soft smile as how the smallest liked to be pampered.

“I have to call Bang PD” Namjoon says next to the rapper “they should make a statement so Army won't worry, we should also upload a photo or something for them to see that everything is okay” Yoongi hums in approbation 

“They are going to eat him up.” he answers as Namjoon snorts, but doesn’t contradict his statement, the tallest gets up and walks to the closest room for a fake sense of privacy.

20 minutes later, after assuring that they were okay and saying what he thought would be the best wording for the statement, highlighting how nothing would change after the new presentation, and how they want to keep their privacy and hope everyone respects Jimin the same way they did before, Joon comes back to the living room Taehyun has busied himself cleaning the breakfast table Jungkook seems to be helping, carefully, Jimin with his nest, that it’s taking a big part of their living room floor, the others are sitting down looking at the couple, Yoongi distracted with his phone.

“Everything is done, I talked with the company, there’s going to be some changes in security matters, but we’ll get used to it and it’s the best thing for Jimin, he should go to a doctor as he is one of the first cases in a long time, and we don't know much of it, but we’ll talk about this with him tomorrow” all of them except Jimin who is busy putting a couple pillows next to each other nod at this “we are sending a picture later tonight after the statement” 

Tae laughs from where he is standing next to the kitchen door “Twitter is about to break” 

They know Jimin is done with his nest when the omega buries himself inside, it’s almost night and the smell of happy omega fills the room, sweeter vanilla and fresher roses. Tae gets closer, slowly, trying not to touch the nest this time, but sitting next to it “it’s such a pretty nest Minie” he says, a smile curving his lips as he receives a happy sound from the boy under the covers, he feels bad for making his friend so distressed; tomorrow, he decides, he will apologize as many times as necessary.

They are watching a film when the omega curiously pops his head out and gets up to walk to the group, they all look, as the smallest sits himself in the middle and starts scenting each of them making his scent mix with the pack, the members are happy that the omega feels comfortable enough to mark them as family and Yoongi’s eyes get watery but no one has to know about it. 

When the film ends the sun has left replaced by a full moon that glimpses through the skyscrapers of Seoul.

“Mimi, what about eating something, and then we go have a bath?” it’s the younger who talks, as his mate sits on his lap, plush lips touching his neck as the omega licks and bites on it, he is happy how different Jimin is with him in comparison to how the omega is with the rest of the group, all the members are family but Jimin is his, and he is Jimin's and his heart feels a bit fuller thinking about that. 

They eat something quick as the smallest is falling asleep in Hobi’s lap, when the last pieces of kimchi disappear Kook takes Jimin’s hand on his own, and walks him to the bathroom in their room. He didn’t notice how their height has changed, but now he is sure he can rest his chin on the omegas head. 

The youngest fills the tub with warm water and lets a lavender bath bomb to dissolve as the smallest looks at him from where he left him in the sink, legs already naked as he is covered with a towel to keep him warm. Jungkook picks him up, he is lighter than he was just a day ago even when his body has formed new curves that weren’t there before, he is even more stunning now, the youngest thinks, as he sits himself in the tub, and accommodates his omega in between his legs, back against chest.

He is washing the oldest hair when the omega starts to move, eyes still close as his alpha massages his scalp, Jungkook notices the smell has got stronger, as Jimin keeps pressing against him, silver eyes meet red ones for a second before Jimin mewls, and he is arching forward presenting himself to his alpha, it takes every ounce of self-control of  the confused alpha to not give in as he grabs Jimin by the hips and makes him turn around trying not to breathe deep enough at their mixed scents in the steam of the bathroom.

 Jimin isn’t looking at him, please with the arms touching his naked body as he arches his neck as far as possible, a small sound leaves his throat as Jungkook buries himself on his boyfriend's neck, nibbling and sucking the skin, marking him, Jimin becoming jelly in his grasp, when he feels the pressure of his boyfriends ass on his crotch again he stops, a high whine leaving the omega at the lost of contact.

“No Jimin, we can’t do this, I’m sorry I let myself go” Jimin is tilting his head again, whining as he feels the rejection in Jungkook’s words.

“Omega” Jungkook remembers that he is not talking to his boyfriend right now but to the most primal part of him as the light eyes fix back to him “you are the most perfect omega I could have asked for but now it’s not the time, I promise tomorrow we’ll talk, Alpha will sleep with you in your pretty nest if you let him, but not touching today okay?” the omega’s eyes look down playing with his little fingers, Jungkook wonders if he has said something wrong but Jimin nods and carefully, alert to his alpha’s reaction, scents the younger, nose nuzzling his jaw and Jungkook lets his head fall back, making a chirpy sound come from the oldest in happiness.

He knows he is going to get scolded when he is dressing Jimin in one of his big shirts and baggy trousers, the purple and red of Jungkook’s little ministration on the omegas neck contrasts with the pureness of the skin below, and he wonders if it would be a bad idea to try to put make up on it right before going to sleep. 

As he thought, the moment he gets to the living room, Jin is taking Jimin from his hand and carrying him to the sofa “OMG what did you do to my poor baby?!” he rests the omegas head on his shoulder as he inspects the several hickeys “alphas are disgusting” the oldest of them all is barely looking at the youngest now, as Jungkook lets out a huff.  Tae that was distracted with a video game looks to the couch at his friend and rushes to him, eyes dangerously on Jungkook’s as he sits next to Jin and cuddles Jimin too “alphas really don’t know how to control themselves....” Tae is saying as his hand massages the omegas neck as purrs come out of Jimin.

“First of all, I was the first to stop, he” Jungkook says, pointing to Jimin, a pout appearing on the youngest boy’s lips “was the one to start and I had to tell him to stop and hear him whine!” Jimin keeps nuzzling into the embrace not listening to the youngest words “And second, you all are also alphas, the fuck!”

“Language” Jin says before petting the omega’s hair, trying to keep himself from laughing when he sees the youngest alpha walk to the chair in front of them crossing legs and arms, nose scrunch and a frown painting his eyebrows.

It’s 11 pm everyone about to go to their respective rooms as they see the omega falling asleep, back in Jungkook’s arms, who get up and puts him back on the nest, letting Jimin find his comfortable position inside the blankets.

“Oh, I almost forgot about the photo!” Namjoon makes everyone stop as he takes out his phone, only the blond hair is visible in between the mountain of blankets, but he knows that will be enough as he takes a few photos and uploads them to twitter “Jiminie is okay and safe in his nest.” he closes the app as all have decided to wait until tomorrow to see the reactions to the statement, hoping for the best but knowing how there will be haters no matter what.

“I can’t wait for army to literally break the internet after that photo” Hobi laughs as he sluggishly opens his bedroom’s door.

Jungkook smiles to himself when everyone has left and only the moon lights the living room, he sits next to the nest, whispers “can I come in?” there’s shuffle inside before a small hand comes out grabbing one of his fingers and trying to pull him inside.

As the alpha gets comfortable in the peaceful smell of them, his hands paint patterns in the now sleeping omega who is cuddled into his chest, Jimin’s hair tickles his chin and Jungkook can feel the heart beating right next to him with the ups and downs of the smaller’s chest, the youngest goes to sleep at last, happiness and silver eyes the only thoughts bubbling in his mind.

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Jimin wakes up warm and confused, he ranks his eyes through the clothes and blankets covering him ultimately falling into the alpha sleeping next to him, strong arms holding his hips as his nose carves into Jimin’ skull. He remembers yesterday in a foggy memory and the colours creep up his neck all the way to his ears, he hides his head on the youngest neck and not long after he is lulled back to sleep by the pine scent and the rumble coming off Jungkook’s chest.

When he opens his eyes again, is to light coming through the sheets and a cold space next to him that makes his omega want to whine before he covers his mouth not wanting to let the sound come out, he struggles himself out of the nest eyes half leaded, a feeling of sadness having to leave their safe Heaven.

When he gets himself out, there're 5 pairs of eyes looking at him from the sofas in the living room and one big eyed boy that has stopped just outside the kitchen with what looks like a tray and two plates of food, as the youngest gets closer he puts the tray over the sheets and smiles at the older

“I made you breakfast Jiminah” Jungkook says, bunny smile blooming on his face and Jimin can’t stop, but let a satisfied purr roll off his throat, a collective coo comes from each of the member making the omega’s cheeks dust pink as his head lowers and a “shut up” that sounds more like a whine shushes the alphas.

“Jiminie how are you feeling?” Namjoon is the first to come closer while Jungkook is  trying to push a piece of omelet through the omegas lips; he doesn’t look like he will let Jimin eat by himself any time soon, it’s kind of amusing seen the big alpha pout every time he takes a bit longer than necessary to open his mouth.

Jimin smiles to the leader, eyes closed in little crescents “I’m good Joonie hyung, sorry for all of… this.” he says signalling at the blankets and chaos surrounding them. The pack alpha just smiles, dimples making an appearing as he assures the omega that everything is okay, even more than okay, that they all enjoyed their time with the newly presented. 

They all come together, Jimin insist on taking everything back to its place, assuring them that he is okay now, even with the whine of Tae as he says he didn’t have the time to cuddle Jimin on his nest, the omega just laughs and when he is finished comes back to the group waiting for him in the living room, he sits between Joon and Jungkook, letting his body weight fall to his boyfriend’s side.

“I’m glad you are okay Jiminie” smiles Jin sitting in front of them “not gonna to lie, you were so cute, I could have bitten your cheeks if it weren’t for the dumb maknae growling next to you every single second.”

Jimin laughs, clean as water, throwing his body around; squeaks mixing in the silence and the aura of tension disappear with the smell of roses that arises from the omega’s skin.

Namjoon is the first to clear his voice picking the attention back of all the alphas who are looking at Jimin with tenderness in their eyes.

“Ok, so”, Namjoon interrupts, making his voice lower “it seems like you are the first omega in decades, that’s kind of a big thing.”

“No shit” Yoongi murmurs with a mug of coffee hiding his grin.

“Anyway” the leader decides to ignore the older rapper and continue “we thought, if you are okay with it of course, ... We could take you to the doctor for a check up?, nothing big but just to understand and…”

“Moni hyung you are rambling” Jimin cuts him “I think is a good idea; you all can go with me, but quite a few will have to wait in the waiting room.” There are nods as Jimin finishes with a warm smile and starts to stretch his back, ignoring the rumble coming from his boyfriend. “Let’s get ready, we can ask Bang PD to get me the earliest appointment.”

“Yes, that would be the best thing, see if we can get as much privacy as possible” Hobi intervenes thoughtful expression on his face.

“Wait… Does Bang PD know?” Jimin had just assumed, but his eyes get bigger as he scans the members that look at him in amusement

It’s Jungkook who takes him by the shoulder and after a whisper “Jiminie you are the biggest thing right now, everyone knows, everywhere” leads the omega down the corridor to their shared room.

The room was ventilated after Jimin decided to nest in the living room so the smell of distress and sweet vanilla had evaporated, the omega pouts at this, seen that his alpha’s smell has left the room too.

They sit in front of each other in the middle of the bed, doors closed, and finally is only the both of them.

 “Really Jimin, how are you feeling” and of course the maknae is the only person who can read him like a book, the omega becoming glass in the eyes of the alpha. 

At this Jimin huffs, a tired smile gracing his lips. “Confused?” Jungkook is just looking at him, letting him talk “overwhelm?, embarrassed?” the alpha sees the bottom lip wobble, and he reaches his hand to interlace his fingers with the smallest ones “scared?” such a tiny voice, the omega tucks his knees under his chin and sighs “I’m sorry”

Jungkook wasn’t expecting the first tear to run down his boyfriend’s cheek, not the second or the third as he gets up and takes Jimin into his lap, facing him as he cuddles the smallest face and sees the drops fall like rain down the now light eyes of Jimin 

“I’m so, so sorry” the blonde repeats in between unsteady breaths and Jungkook just hugs him tight and lets his scent out as he starts to sing into his boyfriend's neck.

“I want you to be your light, baby

You should be your light”

He moves Jimin from side to side Jimin’s nose is on his neck probably searching for something to keep him rutted, as he scents Jungkook.

“So you won't hurt anymore, so you can smile more”

The youngest smiles at the greenish watery eyes that look at him from his right shoulder, he raises a brow and makes the omega chuckle a bit and if Jungkook puffs his chest at this, no one has to know.

“I want you to be your night, baby

You could be your night”

Jimin's breath has calmed down and the vanilla and roses fill the room with sweeter undertones

“So that this night”

Jimin faces him again, there are tear trails decorating his skin, red in marble skin; his long lashes wet, making them stick together in weird patterns, his lips are redder, puffier probably from biting them, there’s something a bit obscure, still tinkling in those green eyes; but as Jungkook takes a piece of hair that has fallen to the omega’s forehead he swears he has never seen something so beautiful.

“Can be honest with you.”

It’s just a whisper, the last few words, but they both hear it, eyes searching for something that they can’t see; anything just to remember who they were just two days ago. 

“Do you think is weird that I’m an omega?”

“You are absolutely gorgeous” 

Both of the boys speak at the same time and when the colours start to rise in Jungkook’s skin Jimin is throwing his body to the bed in a fist of laughter. 

Kook hides his face behind his palms and grunts, but can’t help but to smile at the beautiful sounds leaving his boyfriend’s lips; he thinks that the scent, that he can almost taste, it must be what happiness smells like.

When they recompose themselves a bit, they sit with the back to the wall, Jimin with a plushy in hand that he is moving side to side. 

Jungkook smiles.

“Why would I think is weird?” he asks and now is Jimin’s turn to look at Jungkook

“I-I don’t know… I mean, it is weird, ... And what if it’s too different and you just stop liking me or something?” Jimin is pouting hands trying to push Chimmy’s ears inside its head. Jungkook takes away the hands and looks at Jimin.

“Jimin… nothing changed when I presented as an alpha right?” Jimin shakes is head “I fell in love with you when you were Jimin, and you, when I was Jungkook. That hasn’t change, no matter our second gender I love you, the same way you love me, as Jimin and Jungkook”

Jimin’s eyes are softer when he takes his hands and curves them on the youngest jaw, “Have I told you how much I love you?” he mutters.

“Just like a thousand times” Jungkook says, smirk playing on his face as Jimin hits him in the arm and call him a brat. “I love you too though”

Their noses are touching, as they close their eyes and lean closer, lips meeting lips. The kiss starts slow, tasting, as Jungkook’s teeth teasingly play with Jimin’s bottom lip and then go back to a shared motion. Jimin’s mouth opens as an invitation and Jungkook doesn’t waste a moment to roam every part of the omega’s mouth; their tongues find each other and play; dance with the same gracefulness the two share on stage, lips sweetened by the cherry lip balm, with a sound that is half breath half moan Jimin lies down and Jungkook follows holding the smaller and deepening the kiss.

“Okay, we aren’t consenting all that PDA we are sharing a house and I don’t want your horny pheromones stinking the place” the two boys separate in an instant at the voice of Jin, Jungkook is dishevelled and Jimin is sure he is not much better “not you Minie, you smell amazing” the oldest says as he ruffles the already messy omega’s hair. “We have the appointment in an hour, so please, stop making out and start getting ready” he closes the door, and they can hear the oldest laugh reverberating on the walls.

Jimin gets up, hand running through his hair as Jungkook looks at him from the bed, the omega gets closer to the mirror and checks himself out, looking up and down as his body turns around a couple of times.

 “Wow” it’s all he says as he gets closer to see his eyes, the brown is still there like small tears of amber, but it’s overpowered by a deep green, he touches his skin with his fingertips and moves his hands down every new curve in his body.

Jungkook is still looking at him, a smile of pure adoration carved into his face. “You are gorgeous, you were always, but now I think I’ll have to fight the whole world, so they don’t take you away from me.” a serious expression form in the youngest’s face and Jimin just snorts.

“When did you become so cheesy?” he asks, looking at the other boy through the mirror.

“My heart burns for you” the alpha says in a deep voice dramatically putting his hand on his chest, making the omega fall to the floor holding his tummy as he laughs. 

Jungkook looks at him and decides that whatever happens, he always wants that expression on Jimin, Jungkook might be whipped man.

They got a private appointment at a clinic near their flat, but that doesn’t avoid the commotion right outside the glass doors and the six alphas having to shield the omega as he still is too overwhelmed by his new heightened senses. Jungkook holds him close to his right while the other 5 position themselves two in front and one on each side and back. 

When the doors close they are quickly rushed to a silent room, completely empty and without windows to keep away from the dispatch eyes. They sit being finally able to breath.

 “This is going to be more complicated that we expected” is Jimin who breaks the silence, a smile teasing to form on his lips as he lets his head fall to Jungkook’s shoulders listening to the others huff a laugh.

There are two knocks just a few minutes later and a young woman walks in the room, eyes looking around, the clean smell of beta calming everyone inside. 

“Morning, my name is Yang Hei-Ran and I’ll be Park Jimin’s doctor today.” she says directing his eyes to the omega “Unfortunately we only let one friend or family member go inside the consultation room with the patient, the rest of you, feel free to stay in this room, there’s a few vending machines right around the corner and if anything happens there’s always nurses around to help.”

They all nod as Jimin gets up, by a silent agreement Jungkook stands next to him as both follow the doctor to a smaller office.

As they sit in front of the desk, they notice the disarray of notes and old books covering the otherwise silvery surface, the doctor follows their eyes as she tries to pile a few things together to make space between them. 

“Well, this came a bit out of nowhere and to be honest, we weren’t exactly prepare for a new case of omega presentation” she explains to the couple “I specialized in second gender treatment, and still there’s a lot we don’t know as it’s such a rare sight nowadays.” 

Jimin smiles warmly, hand curling around the youngest under the table as he speaks “We understand, thank you for taking us in such short notice”

“We’ll start with a few questions, if you prefer not to answer any of them, we’ll go to the next one, at any moment you can also decide to stay in the consultation alone if you want your companion to leave” the two boys nod in agreement.

“I have some of your details already, if you could confirm them for me?” she says, taking one of the papers falling from a blue folder “Name Park Jimin, age 23, born in Busan, father and mother both alphas. Is that correct?” Jimin just nods as she continues

“I’ll tell you a bit about omegas as it’s not a topic they teach in school and it’s a bit more complicated than alphas and betas”

“Yes please” Jimin says as he gets closer to the table in curiosity hearing Jungkook chuckle at his side.

“Omegas used to be the second biggest group after Betas, but as years went by, generations started producing less and less Omega children; this gender had quite distinctive characteristics; they were stronger than Betas, but their smell and demeanour was sweeter than any other gender, they were great leaders when we were still divided in packs, but also great caretakers as their nurturing sense is quite dominant. You probably have noticed quite a few changes in your body am I right?” the doctor asks at what Jimin reddens and nods.

“Omegas are much more fertile than any other gender, what makes mating almost a necessity after they are old enough, their characteristics mould to almost delicate, even if they are nothing short of that.” she laughs and continues “mating used to happen between alphas and omegas and is deeper than the one we are used to nowadays between the other genders. Omegas, the same as alphas, lean more to their animal tendencies, so mating usually happens on an omega’s heat or alpha’s rut, it’s instinct, the moment the mating happens alpha an omega are wholly connected; they’ll feel everything their partner feels.”

Jimin looks at Jungkook and there’s something shining in the young alpha’s eyes, who looks in wonder at the doctor.

“Let’s get you to the examination table; and if you could put your shirt it up” the beta instructs as Jimin goes, followed by Jungkook, and lies on it; the youngest’ by his side, eyes always on him.

 “Hey, you seem a bit lost” Jimin chuckles fingers roaming the alpha’s knuckles.

“I just… I’m so lucky of having you” the alpha smiles as the omega rolls his eyes, but smiles, a soft “me too” reaching Jungkook’s ears.

The doctor comes back minutes later with a machine behind her.

 “This is going to be a bit cold.” she says before pouring a blue gel on Jimin’s tummy who winces at the temperature and ignores the youngest’ laugh, he sees how the doctor spreads the gel around with a small device.

 “Well, I’m glad” she smiles looking at a monitor “the uterus is completely formed, so there shouldn’t be  any future complications” she says and Jimin blushes taking his eyes off the screen. 

As Jimin cleans himself and gets up with the help of Jungkook the doctor continues.

“Because of privacy I won’t ask if you are currently in a relationship, but if you are sexually active I’d recommend starting with contraceptive pills, that’s if, you don’t plan on getting pregnant any time soon” she looks at Jimin who just agrees that might be the best idea.

“You know that some alphas take suppressants to make their smell a bit lighter and be able to control their rut” Jungkook nods at this “but there’s nothing developed for omegas as there weren’t cases for years; usually your first heat should happen around the second week after your presentation, what I would recommend is wearing a collar”

Jimin blushes, confused,  he repeats “a collar?” and the doctor smiles a bit of sadness behind her eyes.

“Yes, it’s usually the safest, at least until your first heat as it can be a bit unpredictable, I’ll give you the necessary receipts and some pamphlets for you to read; right now it’s the only way to keep you safe.” she continues, Jungkook growls, not with anger but with impotency, as Jimin gets closer to him as if to assure him he is alright and still with him.

The doctor looks at them, all the information in a little folder and a black collar in a closed transparent bag “if something happens, call, no matter when, okay?” the two boys say goodbye and thank the betas as Jungkook insist on carrying the papers and the bag. 

With Jimin next to him, they go back to the waiting room; Hobi is playing rock, papers, scissors with Jin as the older laughs; Tae looks at them, a bag of chips in hand and eyes following the interactions between the two; Namjoon is writing something in a notebook next to a Yoongi who’s scrolling through social media; when the couple enters they all look at them.

“Let’s go.” says Jimin as his small hand, sets upon his alpha’s shoulders “I think this is going to be a long day and I’ll need a few drinks before I can start explaining what’s going on in my body” He finishes and smiles as Jungkook chuckles next to him. 

On their ride back to the house, the comfort of his pack’ smell makes the omega hum in contentment, Jimin takes a selca, eyes smiling and head falling to the back of the car seat, he posts it on twitter “a lot to talk about but I’m h^^py” he writes.

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Jimin thinks he is as trustful as he can be, he thinks he is himself with everyone, in front and off cameras; but sometimes, Jimin really doesn’t know how he feels, and between the sugar coated words and the self-deprecating ones, he knows everyone prefers the sweet talk. 

That’s why when they all go back to their shared apartment, he smiles and says he is okay, he wasn’t dishonest, he was happy, he feels comfortable with his small pack, but as he turns the collar around, opening and closing it, as he awaits for the others to settle down around the already made table; he can’t ignore the bile that rises up his throat or the pain nudging on his chest.

He lets a suspire escape when he feels Jungkook’s bigger hands curling around his neck, massaging him how he knows is the best way to make the omega feel at peace and relax; as the others start to fill the room, the warmth of Jungkook disappears, a ghosting feeling of a touch tickling his skin.

“What is that?” Yoongi speaks as he sits, a glass of wine in hand and signalling at the black material in Jimin’s hand, the rapper can feel the distress of the omega and the anger emanating from the youngest, who is biting his steak a little too harsh. 

“They think it’s safer for me to wear this” Jimin says leaving the collar over the table and picking his fork as he plays with the food on his plate “at least until my heat is controlled… just in case…” 

“Just in case?” this time is Jin, who looks at him curiously, he presented way before the band started and his ruts were less than predictable back then, but never did he have to wear anything.

Jungkook snaps at that.

 “It seems that half the alpha population can’t keep it in their pants when it comes to an omega, or their mouths close and away from someone else’s neck.” he growls eyes lighting red for a second before he goes back to the fight with his food. 

It’s Namjoon the first to pick up on what he said, what they both said, and there’s something sour, turning on his stomach that makes him push the untouched plate away.

Jimin looks at him, a small smile forming on his face as if trying to comfort the leader when he should be the one doing the comforting, but he knows Jimin has always been selfless, sometimes turning self-denying on his search to making the rest feel okay.

“They gave us some pamphlets and things to read if you want to” Jimin says, moving the fork around his plate not really picking up anything “It’s a lot… I’m sorry you all have to…” he quiets as two hands go underneath his, looking up to see Jungkook cutting his steak, murmuring an “eat” at what the omega just rolls his eyes.

Namjoon is glad for the pause though, the last thing he wants is for Jimin to think he is an inconvenience or that this is at all his fault.

 “Don’t try to continue that phrase Jiminie” he says stern look on his face as his hand comes to ruffle the smaller’s hair “nothing is your fault, and we are so, so proud of your presentation” 

Jimin blushes as he nods and starts to eat the pieces Jungkook has cut for him and push to the front of his plate.

There’s a comfortable silence as they finish and start taking the dishes away, putting everything back in its place; they are all in the kitchen, different tasks assigned in the years they lived together to make everything more efficient.

” We’ve been thinking that it would be a good idea to go back to our flats; the most important part of the album is done if there’s anything missing we’ll just go to the company’s building” Jungkook comments as he cleans the dishes.

“We talked about that with Bang PD, and he also thinks is a good idea, to relax a bit, we still have to practice and finish the last bits of editing, but we have a couple of days before our next appearance” It’s Namjoon smiling face who answers him.

The last concert was the end of their world tour and now they had a few Korean and American awards to assist to, before their album launch, some time at the beginning of the next year, if everything went as planned, and then repeat the cycle again.

Jimin was exhilarated to go to the practice room after this two last days, two new guards had joined them and accompany them to the building and the dance studio; the omega would have complained about too much security and about him not being a damsel in distress if it wasn’t for the distraction of getting as quickly as possible to the place that felt almost like a second home to him.

The music was on as he entered the room and went to leave his things in one of the corners, Hoseok looking at him with an amused smiled as he did the same, followed by the others. 

They would train by themselves for a bit before the dance instructor came to help them with whatever moves they are having difficulty with.

 As all sit and stretch they can not, not look at the omega who’s on a split and bending forwards, waiting for someone to grab his hands as to help them with their back stretches. When they all finish the first part of practice the antiseptics smelling studio has become a mix of all their scents with the prominent new addition, sweet vanilla and fresh cut roses.

 Jimin sits next to Jin as they wait for the instructor to come, the others are trying a new movement, but Jin had coerced Jimin into siting with him, as the omega was still tired after all the new events. 

Jimin loses his train of thoughts as he sees Jungkook doing a movement that makes his sleeves roll up, and he can’t help licking his lips at the image, as his scent sparkles, what gains him a hit in the head from Jin who is looking at him amused

“Let’s not fill the room with horny omega pheromones before the instructor comes, please” the oldest says at a pouting Jimin before bringing the smaller to his lap as they both watch the others work.

 As the majority of people in the industry their instructor is an alpha, strong build and smoky scent as he crosses the door all heads turn to him, while he turns to the new omega lying on Jin’s lap; Jungkook bares his teeth as he sees the red tainting the alpha’s eyes, before the instructor shakes his head and says sorry to everyone. 

As the class goes by, the dance is more and more put together, Jimin feels proud of how they all move in synchronicity, on how the movements hit, ever so perfectly, the song’s tunes. Jungkook tries to ignore the way the instructor seems to spend most of the time on the side where Jimin is instead of in the middle of the class; he will never admit that when the foreign alpha leaves, there’s a sigh of relief falling down his lips before he goes and hugs Jimin who’s looking at him confused with the out-of-place affection, but doesn’t complain about it.

Jimin and Jungkook bought their apartment at the beginning of that year, it had been a gift for Jimin’s birthday as he always complained about not being able to room with Hobi any more now that he bought himself his own place. Jungkook brought the idea of getting an apartment together, Jimin ecstatic from the thought of moving in, just the two of them, having their own home; at the end they chose a flat in the same building as their hyung; Hoseok more than happy to have his almost-family near.

They were young and even if they loved each other, the loneliness of the murmuring city felt sometime, asphyxiating.

As the trio made their way to the car that would take them to the complex of apartments, Jimin was covered by faces and hands that tried to cuddle as much as they could get of the smaller boy; as this one complained about how they would see him in a day, they all knew he was enjoying it as much as them, if the search for contact and low purring was something to go from.

Their flat was in one of the upper floors of the buildings, same one as Hobi’s, who left them at their door before walking back to his own. It was a big, two-room apartment, in black and white colours that felt cosy as all was full of memories of them, their essence imprinted on the walls; the windows were big and Jimin always loved the view of Seoul under his feet, it made him feel just a bit less small in the big city.

 As they walked in and turn on the lights it felt like he hadn’t been there in a long time, even if it was, only a couple of weeks. Jungkook at his side takes his words out of his thoughts 

“Feels like an eternity since we were here.” says the youngest, Jimin snickers as his hand holds his boyfriend’s.

The small fireplace is on, as they settle down on the sofa, a small meal in front of each, the smell of roses and bakery is starting to mix with the alpha’s and Jungkook is enjoying the feeling of home a bit too much; Jimin also seems sated by it, as he curls a bit into his alpha, unconsciously nuzzling his nose on his neck. 

The food is half forgotten in the coffee table as Jungkook reaches for the back of the omega’s neck, scenting him back, he didn’t know it was possible to get drunk on the smell of someone else but if this was how it felt, being high on Jimin, he doesn’t want to stop. 

What starts as light  nuzzles and butterfly kisses quickly escalates to open mouth sucks and the nibbling on sensitive parts. Jimin taste sweeter to the youngest tongue and Jungkook feels his alpha growling inside, wanting to eat the smaller boy up. 

As they separate, their eyes painted in red and silver tears meet, pupils expanding as they drink into each other’s expression.

“Bed” it’s all the omega says before the alpha is holding him up, hands under his tights as he almost runs to their shared room, Jimin laughs as he watches the younger one almost tripping on air in his rush to reach the bedroom.

Jungkook settles the boy down, carefully, as if it was frail porcelain he was holding, eyes roam the still covered body, as he sees the oldest eyebrows go up, in amusement.

He is taking his own clothes off when he sees Jimin trying to open the buttons of his shirt.

 “Stop, stop!” the alpha says, at what the silver-eye boy looks at him, pausing his effort of taking the garment off “let me do it for you, let me pamper you today” 

Jimin’s facial expression softens as he nods, seen his alpha getting the last pieces of clothes off,  before sitting in front of Jimin, opening the omega’s shirt slowly, eyes not leaving the older. 

“Lie down for me?” he asks and the omega obeys, letting his frame fall as the other works on his pants.

Jimin has noticed it before the wetness seeping through his underwear and as Jungkook takes it off, he can’t do anything but look at his right side in embarrassment. Small bites and kisses litter his stomach, as fingers press through the wetness and praises fall from the youngest lips “so perfect, so wet for me, my omega” and Jimin arches in a silent moan; not sure if for the caresses, the praises or the first finger going in. 

Maybe it’s just because of Jungkook in general and how his smell is full of happiness, love and lust.

Jimin looks down at him and curls his hands on his hair as he pulls a bit in demand for the alpha to look up at him, as he seems busy kissing the inner tight of his omega; Jungkook follows the smallest command and as he introduces a second finger he moves to his boyfriend’s face, both falling into a messy kiss, tongues dancing, a string of saliva connecting them as they separate. 

“Everything okay?” the youngest asks and even in the fogginess of his eyes there’s sweet concern. 

Jimin nods, and lets a breathless “another” out, as his boyfriends finger’s curl against his walls, “Jungkook one more, please” the alpha smiles as he adds a third one, and with his mouth trails his way back down in small bites until he reaches the omega’s smaller cock, licking at the head as he sees Jimin’s eyes fall back into his head and a broken moan with a series of curses, fall from the pure looking boy.

Jungkook feels like a sinner as silver eyes cloud with lust and gold hair falls to the white satin covers. He wants to wreak the angelic features that look at him, and then just go a little bit more over the edge; as his mouth finally opens taking Jimin’s cock in, he thinks if they are going to hell, it wouldn’t be a bad thing if it was because of this.

 He moves his head up and down tongue running over the vein that travels up the omega’s length, the whines and sighs soon become higher pitch moans, and he knows Jimin is close.

“Alpha, alpha stop” and the red eyes look back at him, cock falling from the youngest' lips, and Jimin would have laughed if he didn’t feel like his whole body was on fire. 

“Please, inside, wanna come with you inside, please alpha” Jungkook nods as he  gulps, taking his fingers out, he listens to Jimin whine at the lost of touch and at the view of Jungkook taking the wet digits to his mouth, moaning at the taste of the omega.

“Sweet” is all the alpha says, making Jimin blush and put his arm over his eyes in embarrassment. 

“No, I want to see you” Jungkook is hovering over him as he pushes his arm out of the silver eyes and catches the plump lips between his teeth.

 There’s movement next to Jimin’s face, but he doesn’t pay attention as he gets lost tasting himself in Jungkook’s mouth.

 As the alpha moves away, he sees Jungkook rolling a condom over his now red unattended cock, Jimin remember what the doctor told them and whines at the knowledge that he is not going to feel Jungkook entirely for a few days.

The youngest smiles, lubing himself up with the slick coming out of Jimin’s hole, the oldest groans throwing his head back.

 “You sure?” Jungkook asks, even with his own hardness poking Jimin’s hole, and the omega can’t believe how caring he still is, even after being together for so long. His neck falls to the side, instincts, he thinks, at the same time that he crosses his legs behind Jungkook pushing the alpha inside.

 There’s a shared groan as Jungkook picks up a pace, first slowly not wanting to harm the omega, but as the smallest’s nails carve his skin, it soon gets quicker, deeper, cock hitting Jimin’s prostate over an over, as the alpha bites gently the omega’s expose neck, scenting at the same time that he muffles his own moan; Jimin is painting his back with red lines as his mouth falls open, eyes closing in a blissed expresion.

Jungkook is the first to notice when his cock starts to get bigger at the base, Jimin is an incoherent mess under him. His alpha is jumping of happiness inside, as his human part is freaking out and trying to move Jimin, so he is lying on his chest, ass up. The omega’s guttural moan breaks the sound of skin slapping as he comes on the clean bed; Jimin is purring while Jungkook continues to thrust, words breathless “Jimin, omega”, a mantra, as he pushes his now full knot inside the still leaking hole and starts to come with a grunt; under him the omega is cumming again, lips parted almost drooling as he feels a fullness he didn’t imagine capable of feeling.

As they come down from their peak, Jungkook adjust them after cleaning the omega, lying on his side spooning Jimin as they are locked and will probably be for quite a while.

“That has never happened before” Jimin says with a yawn as Jungkook scents him and caresses his sides.

The young alpha just nods “I wasn’t expecting that, it only happened when I first presented, I was freaking out” he laughs followed by Jimin’s giggles

“Feels good though” the smallest says, he feels happy, the heat of his alpha surrounding him, the smell of sex and love permeating the room, the feeling of fullness as Jungkook stays locked inside him.

He falls asleep with the gentle stroke of long fingers.

The morning of the award show Jungkook finds Jim in in front of the mirror of their walk-in closet; he is sitting on the floor, suit already on and the black collar in hand.

Jungkook sighs at the vision of his mate who looks at him through the mirror, eyes watered in a cry for help, he is behind him on his knees in no time as he back hugs the oldest and tries to calm him down with his own scent, a chant of “everything is going to be okay” over and over mumble on the omega’s hair. 

When Jimin’s shoulders relax the smallest bit Jungkook find his eyes on the mirror “can I?” he asks as Jimin hands him the black choker.

He peppers the omega’s neck with kisses, as his hold on that sign of oppression hardens; he would give Jimin the world and can’t understand how the same world could be so unfair to someone that doesn’t know the word evil.

He kisses the white skin for all the looks he knows the omega is going to receive, a prayer of lips for it to be okay, for them to be okay.

 Keeping his eyes lock with Jimin’s, he moves back and carefully closes the collar around the smaller’s neck; a “it’s going to be okay” mouthed only for the omega’s eyes to read as he locks the black leader-like material. 

He kisses the top of Jimin’s head as the omega’s hands touch the new garment on his skin; Jungkook wishes the world was more fair, that there wasn’t pain, that happiness could be obtained.

Jimin has showered, the alpha smells the peach shampoo on his hair, almost not a trace of Jungkook left; the youngest wishes the world would let them be free, be them, he wishes as he takes the smallest hand on his, and helps Jimin up; the omega’s eyes still wet with unshed tears. Jungkook wishes for them to at least be okay.

Jimin knows thought, as he follows the taller to the front door; he knows that life will never be just, not to people like them.

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Jungkook remembers the nights he spent at the beginning of their debut with Jimin curled up next to him; eyes spilling all the feelings he would not say aloud.

Jungkook was too young to know what to do when his hyungs felt the pressure, the anxiety, the idea of giving up; the maknae was a safe Heaven because he didn’t ask questions but stayed next to them as their insecurities bleed down their skin.

Jungkook remembers being a bit older when he understood that Jimin’s insecurities didn’t come from his own self, but from the outside, from people he couldn’t see and others that were too close to notice the wounds they were leaving in the now smaller member.

The maknae made a promise to himself before they were them; before love, he promised he would protect Him no matter what.

So the first time Jimin lay in his arms, wobbling in the thin line between friends and lovers, Jungkook peppered his skin with praises, roaming his fingers through open wounds and closing them with every little touch, every little word; he licked promises inside Jimin’s mouth, as he tried to shield, the smaller, from everything that was wrong  in the world

Now, in the car they share, looking outside the window to the hundreds of cameras pointing at them, he felt powerless. The other members went out first, getting close to the couple’s car as the youngest gave a quick squish to Jimin’s hand, bathing in each other’s presence before opening the door.

 It was all too quick and too slow at the same time, the moment the omega gave the first step outside it felt like everything had stopped, time became a mere memory as heads turn to them in tandem, the sounds of cars was inaudible in the common murmur of people; then it all snapped back with the first flash, and the 6 alphas were forming a barrier so the reporters who thought could get closer wouldn’t be able to; the omega’s hand touched the leather decorating his neck as he breathes and put a fake smile that didn’t reach his eyes.

They stopped in front of a big screen, letting themselves being photographed, Namjoon taking the middle place, letting Jungkook stand next to Jimin, whose sweet scent was somewhat sour with nervousness as one question after another fell to the omega member.

As they made their way inside more heads turn to them and Jimin felt smaller in between thousands of eyes, as he reached to grab onto Jungkook’s shirt and signal to a small door that gave entrance to backstage with his head. 

The younger looked at the leader who nodded before they leaving to their seats as the couple made their way in the other direction.

People walk up and down the corridor, artists, sound technicians, managers; all in an unstoppable flood of people; Jungkook gets Jimin in the first door he sees trying not to catch the attention of others, that now, seems to flick every time Jimin is in a room. Jimin’s scents is bitter as he speaks

“I shouldn’t have come Kookah, it’s a lot! They are going to ignore you and it is all my fault, did you see how the press only directed questions to me? I feel like a guinea pig or a zoo animal” his hands run through his hair as he always does when he is frustrated.

“Hey Jimin, look at me” Jungkook takes the smallest hands, stopping the nervous motion and making the omega look back at him “you are not a burden, or any other word you are using in that head of yours, you are as much part of the group as any of us and if they treat us differently, fuck them, they didn’t deserve us to begin with.” 

The omega lowers his head pressing into the alpha’s chest as he listens to the words reverberate under him “if fans leave, they weren’t fans, and we learned a while ago that the press is nothing more than fake news controlled by money, ” he takes the smaller’s head until he is looking at him again “don’t let them get into you again, love” 

Jimin tip toes as he brushes his nose against the younger in an eskimo kiss that makes a bunny smile bloom in Jungkook’s lips. 

“Okay, you are right, will you stay close today, please?” his hyung asks, a note of concern tinting his voice.

“Jimin; if your tears run down your pillow like a river, I’ll be there for you, I’ll be there for you” the smallest pushes his chest and hits his arm in between giggles as the youngest’ smile gets bigger.

 “if you scream, but they only hear you whisper I’ll be there for you” 

Jimin is opening the door and almost closing it on the singing boy’s face, Jungkook stops it with his shoe and follows the elder who’s leaning onto the wall in an attempt to not fall on the floor laughing, before Jungkook grabs his shoulders and keeps him upright 

“But you gotta be there for me too,” he continues as they both walk to their seats where the members are waiting.

Jimin notices the eyes on him as he walks, jealousy, infatuation, hunger, and other things he doesn’t want to think about; but the smell of pine coming from the boy singing, holding him, makes the rest of the whispers disappear.

They get closer and closer as time goes by, up and down the stage to receive the awards they won. Jungkook ends up massaging Jimin’s neck as the omega lets his tension out, there're flashes of cameras and the voices of fans that make the Alpha look back a couple of times; but he doesn’t stop working on the omega’s knots as he almost purrs under his touch, eyes half open as his head falls forward giving Jungkook more space.

 Jungkook is in a trance seen the omega so malleable in his hands, a movement in front of him and a ruffle a bit too harsh of his  hair makes him lose concentration on the  sweet scent Jimin is emanating, and he realizes is their time to get ready to perform.

Jimin is nervous to say the least, knowing how the last performance ended, as he is taken away from the group to his own changing room with non-alpha stylists

Short after Jimin presented they hired Beta staff, just so the omega could have people around that wouldn’t be a threat to him; a big part of this change was due to Jungkook’s several calls about the unprofessionalism of their dance instructor, and if a bit of jealousy swirled itself through his words he wouldn’t acknowledge it.

They have met the new dance coach that morning of the MMA, while practicing for the performance one last time. He entered and occupied himself with his phone while the members got ready; or more, like waited as Jimin leaned against Jungkook as the youngest helped him tie his shoes and the rest of the group let out exasperated sighs.

The only thing the omega could catch as he got up to start the practice, was the faint calming smell of beta, clean and warm, who with a bright smile positioned himself in the centre as the music started.

As hyungs and noonas roamed around him, hands fixing the small flaunts on his clothes, he looked at himself in the mirror, he has never been scared of the stage, it was a place where he could be himself no matter what;  ‘if people were going to look at him’ he decided as one of the stylist moved his head to him, so he could apply the makeup properly, ‘at least he would make them look for the good reasons.’

Jimin walked from the room to his bandmates who were waiting for him about to start the performance, Jungkook’s worried eyes following his every step as the omega just smiled at him and brushed his hand through his hair just to make the alpha break in his bunny smile.

“Gorgeous” was all Jungkook commented as they were heading up onto the stage and taking positions. Each in a concrete built cubicle, hands lazed as the puppets they sometimes were. 

Jimin let his body move as “Fake love” resonated around them.

A performance as relax as it might seem from the outside, is an entire chaos backstage; Jimin bumps into many in the halls, smells fill every part within him, wood, smoke, lilacs, fresh cut grass, mud, ... Someone collides with him and as he tries to say sorry the person is not there any longer. 

There’s people all over him, drying his sweat, reapplying his makeup, and dressing him up for what is going to be his solo performance; Jungkook looks at him from the next room, a smile as he eyes him up and down, making the omega roll his eyes as he takes with him the feathery fan and goes out sending a wink to the younger.

The last part passes quickly, in between fans and the sound of drums, colours, women, and men dancing around them, a dragon following the letter of their song.

They are at the back, a private room they are provided for the fame no one believed they could achieve; Namjoon hugs Jimin the moment he walks into the room, comfortable clothes on and dishevelled hair, praises fall from the leaders tongue as he engulfs Jimin’s small body, before letting go so the rest of the members can do the same; Jungkook comes last, taking Jimin to sit with him in one of the sofas.

“Photo time, and we all can go back home, well done guys” Namjoon says, a smile forming dimples on his cheeks, as he raises a glass filled with soda, knowing something sugary was better for after-concert drain.

They all take the group photos and selcas as the other idols can be heard outside and leaving the building, the members sprawl across the room as they wait for everyone to leave; the smartest thing to do, now that indifference has become interest.

Jimin feels someone moving him, eyes fluttering open as he tries to bury himself more into the youngest neck who just chuckles and moves him again.

“Come on sleepy head, you can sleep at home, also, you are drooling all over my jacket” he hears Jungkook say who only gets a whine in response and a nose scenting his skin.

“Okay, it was amusing at  first, but this is going to give me diabetes” the voice of Jin sounds too loud to the half-asleep omega “come on, get your asses up or you are spending here the night” at this Jimin moves back from his comfortable place on Jungkook’s neck and stretches as his mouth opens in a yawn. 

Hobi is waiting for them as the rest start to leave one by one, their cars at the back door of the building; Jungkook’s neck pop’s as he gets up with a small groan, Jimin still have his eyes half closed and disoriented and Hoseok shouldn’t find the whole situation so amusing but there is he, just seen his dongsaes trying to stay up long enough to get to the car.

When Jimin sees his hyung looking at him, he opens his arms and making grabby hands tries to reach the older in the other side of the room; making Hobi laugh as he remembers how clingy the omega becomes when tired and how Jungkook is way too out of it himself to be carrying their precious baby. 

He huffs in fake exasperation before kneeling in front of Jimin as the omega clings to his back, the maknae walks behind them, one hand on Jimin’s shoulder as the other tries to erase the sleepiness out of his eyes as they reach the car and head home.

They enter their flat after saying bye to Hobi; they are supposed to wake up early tomorrow, but the draining feeling has worn off after the ride, and the decision was quickly made as Jimin went to shower first leaving Jungkook to choose a movie and prepare some popcorn. 

Jungkook liked hearing Jimin shower, he would sing, his warm and welcoming voice, bubbly letters, and hums when he forgot what came next, he poured the popcorn with other snack in a bowl over the small coffee table, as he chose The Notebook, knowing how Jimin adored that film, he was maybe pampering Jimin more than usual but his alpha puffed his chest at the idea of making their omega happy and Jungkook felts he was indulging himself as much as he was indulging his mate. Jimin came out of the shower some minutes later, hair still wet and a big shirt, that Jungkook realized was his, covering his body.

“I made the popcorn and chose the movie,” he said with a smile. “I’ll take a shower, and we’ll watch it okay.?” Jungkook kisses Jimin’s forehead as the oldest praises him.

Heading to the bathroom there’s a vibrating sound coming from their bed, Jimin’s phone illuminating the otherwise dark room, the younger rolls his eyes not bothering on checking what the fans have done now, as it seems like notifications are flowing the mobile phone. A few minutes later Jungkook comes out to a Jimin retouching the several blankets and pillows on their bed, he is used to it now, the comfort of their scent together and knows how important their little nest is to his mate, having bought himself the majority of the new garments. He smiles and goes to the living room to wait until the omega is done, they are not in a rush and his alpha is happy that they have the privilege of sharing all this with Jimin.

When the movie ends Jungkook is crying as he hides his head on Jimin who pets his head and calls him a cry baby, the alpha might want to appear tough to the world, but Jimin knows he is still his baby, even if saying so would lead to a very offended Jungkook nowadays. The omega lets the youngest breath in his scent and feels the boy calm down next to him.

“Let’s go to bed.” he says carding his hand in Jungkook’s hair, a small squawk coming from his throat as, instead of letting go, the alpha gets up carrying him like a large koala.

He sets Jimin on the bed and curls next to him as he breathes hot on his nape, not long after the younger is asleep nose buried in the omega's hair.

Jimin sees his phone on his side of the bed illuminate the white ceiling, he picks it up going through his notifications; Taehyung’s twenty messages even if they just saw each other  3 hours ago, Namjoon’s reminder of their schedule tomorrow on their group chat followed by a lot of roll eye emojis from Jin and Hoseok; he checks twitter as picture after picture fans followed their every movement, he can’t stop the warmth at a photo where Jungkook is almost nuzzling the back of his ear.

He has messages from his parents and close relatives, he is going through them when an unknown number catches his attention in between known names; a short message “Hi beautiful” Jimin smiles in sympathy for the poor guy who has been given the wrong number

Eyes heavy with sleep, the omega turns off his phone and cuddles back into the warmth of Jungkook.

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Jimin is walking through  a forest, it’s dark and the wind messes his hair, cold seeping through his fingertips, there’s a log in the middle of the trees, tall pines hiding the moon leaving him in darkness. Jimin jumps the wood and keeps on walking, he doesn’t know what he is looking for, but he has the feeling that someone is watching him, leafs ruffled not by the wind, but by something else, the sound of his name filter in between the clouds, sweet and calming like warm chocolate in winter days, it doesn’t go there, the sound, he knows doesn’t belong in this darkness but Jimin still wants to reach the sky and hold it.

The omega wakes up in between blankets, whispers of his name caressing his ears and big hands, rocking his body, the smell of pine surrounds him, but this time it tastes like calmness in the tip of his tongue.

“Jimin, Jiminie” the omega mumbles something that makes Jungkook laugh as he keeps trying to wake him up. “Hey love, open your eyes”

Jimin whines and his head nuzzle more into the alphas' chest as a small “don’t wanna” falls from sleepy lips.

“Jimin, Yoongi hyung called, he wants me to go a bit earlier. Will you be okay?” the omega instinctively gets closer to the alpha as he opens eyes full of sleep. Confusion in his sight, but nodding lightly not the least.

 Before Jungkook can get up and get ready a small hand grip his ring finger, the omega with his eyes closed and baring his neck, making the alpha laugh knowing it’s not a petition but an order. He just gives in, tongue licking sensitive skin, and teeth gracing the other’s sent glandes as Jimin’s smell get overpowered by the alpha’s.

Jimin wakes up alone in a  cold bed, the clock ringing 8 as he tries to hide himself in between the sheets of the nest, the smell of Jungkook making him want to roll around and not go out. But he knows they still have many things to prepare before the comeback next year, so he stretches and runs a quick shower, not wanting his alpha’s scent off, before going into the kitchen.

There’s a note next to a small box in the white counter Jungkook had been so enthusiastic about when they saw the flat for the first time, “Breakfast’s in the fridge, eat everything and see you in practice. Miss you. JK” the omega smiles as he reaches the refrigerator where a plate with food waits for him. Since his presentation Jungkook is all over the place, the alpha in him makes sure their omega has everything they want and that they are well taken care of, Jimin is happy of having someone like him.

As the omega puts the plate reheated back on the counter, he reaches for the small box and starts to eat, it’s a light colour of blue, no brand or slogan, a simple sky blue, he opens it slowly and looks into a couple earrings resting on the empty box, and a writing “from your alpha” under the lid.

It sounds cheesy, but his omega is jumping up and down, the idea of courting tasting sweet on his lips, he knew Jungkook had been studying, quite a lot, about omegas and alpha/omega pairings, but he never thought their alpha would do something like this.

After eating, after picking up the earrings inside and putting them on he takes the box and puts it under their bed in a bigger locked containers where he got used to putting memories. He knows how important it is for the alpha to see the gifts he gives on their omega, in a way it’s a symbol of accepting the courting. He dresses in loose trousers and an oversized t shirt from Jungkook, smell of pine surrounding his body, they don’t have public appearances today, and he lets himself indulge a little.

The omega calls one of the company cars to take him to the big hit building, he has to meet with Namjoon and the gift has made him already late.

Namjoon got a  new studio recently 'the Rkive' he called it a main room full of toys and figurines with white floors and walls that gave into a room almost built entirely of wood, the same smell that was so charming about the alpha that worked inside, making the place even cosier as it brought a feeling of home to the members when they needed anything.

Jimin knocks carefully, even if they decided to meet he knows how forgetful his hyung can be and doesn’t want to be a burden if the oldest is working, just a few seconds later a smile and small dimples open the door and with the head invites the omega in. Jimin sits on the cosy sofa that has gained new pillows as it seems like everything has in the building after his presentation; not commenting on it the smaller reaches for one holding it on his lap as he waits for his hyung to sit in his own chair.

“So, you know I’ve been preparing a song for a while now” the omega says when he gets the alpha’s attention. 

Namjoon nods, getting closer “yes, the one you didn’t want to talk about in Bon Voyage isn’t it?.” Jimin’s phone vibrates where it sits on the wooden coffee table he looks at the text of Jungkook  about missing him before grinning and turning it off.

“You seem happier these days” Namjoon comments a questioning gaze falling on the omega as the other hums in affirmation. “Jungkook is being nice right?” he knows Namjoon would never question the youngest’s devotion to Jimin but just in case he asks.

Jimin laughs as he pats the sofa next to him for his hyung to sit and cuddles against his bigger form, grateful for the warmth the other emanates. “You know he’s been nice hyungie, he would never treat me badly, and yes, I think I’m happy” Namjoon chuckles as his fingers ruffle the omega’s hair who, pouts and whines  at having his hair messed by the  bigger hands.

“I wanted to ask you for help with the melody, I’ve been working on the lyrics and I think they are almost done” the omega says, letting the alpha play with his hair “Yoongi Hyung told me he could take a look at the lyrics and I thought if you wanted, you could help me a bit with the rhythm?” he asks and wait for the oldest to respond.

“You don’t even have to ask Jiminie, you know we are all here to help you; can I look at the lyrics too?” Namjoon asks and the light in his eyes reminds Jimin how his hyung is only a year older than him, no matter how mature he has to act. Sometimes it makes the omega feel bad about how much quicker than them the leader had to give up his youth. 

“Sure Moni hyung” the omega answers before getting up and walking to the big computer screens to put the pen drive he is lately, bringing everywhere “It’s still a draft so don’t judge too much” Jimin’s cheeks flare red as the older sits on his chair and the omega goes back to his place in the big sofa and waits.

“It’s beautiful Jiminie” the voice of his hyung waters as he looks back at him with a mixture of amazement and happiness that makes the omega vibrate inside. “Do you have a name for it already?” the alpha questions as he rereads the lyrics once more.

“No, not yet. I thought about posting it at the beginning of next years, so I still have some time to think” Namjoon nods, and tells Jimin to take a chair and come closer as he opens the file with unused melodies and a program they both can work with.

They work for an hour before Namjoon’s alarm goes off reminding him of his meeting with Yoongi and PD min and, per se, Jimin’s vocal lessons.

They part ways, hugging for a while until the alpha comments on the smell of Jungkook on the omega’s skin with a teasing smile, making the youngest blush to his ears before huffing and leaving his hyung in a fist of laughter.

The voice studio is on the third floor, and he takes his time walking upstairs, phone vibrating with notifications as he turns it on, his fingers play with his earrings as nervousness grows with the idea of Jungkook seen him wearing them, at the same time warmth reaching his belly with every touch.

He stops, in the middle of the stairs as a notification from the unknown number of the night before pops in, it’s from half an hour ago, when he was working and didn’t have his phone near, a simple message.

“You look pretty”

Jimin looks around, knows it is a stupid thought, that this person has probably got the wrong number, but he won’t lie about his shoulder relaxing at the empty halls. 

He didn’t answer yesterday, Jimin remembers, he should have told the poor guy that he was ghosted. The omega continues his way up as he writes.

 “You have the wrong number. Sorry”

He doesn’t know why he is asking for forgiveness, but still feels bad for the person on the other side as he closes and puts the phone away when he reaches the door, listening to his bandmates bickering inside.

As he enters the studio of white walls all eyes fall on him in unison, a second later he has his arms full of Taehyung who's burying himself on Jimin’s neck.

“Aish, why do you smell so much like Jungkook?” the alpha parts with a whine and scrunching his nose while Jimin laugh at his friend’s expression and how the youngest of all is puffing his chest at the other side of the room and getting scolded by Jin. 

“Sorry Taehyungie, it won’t happen again” the omega says with a knowing smile as he hears the protest coming from his own alpha. They walk their way back to the table and as they wait for the voice coach Jimin lets his head fall on his alpha’s shoulder, Jin and Taehyung talking about plans for tonight. 

Jimin smells the content scent of Jungkook and purrs at the idea of happiness in the young alpha.

“Thank you for this morning Kookie” the omega says nosing the base of the alpha’s neck, as he remembers the breakfast and his courting gift that now tangles down his ears. 

Jungkook chuckles and there’s a spike in the pine scent seen his omega happy, before the youngest can say anything a female alpha is entering the room, their trainer since day one, they all go silent and bow as the mated woman gives them exercises for today.

They are walking out of the building when Jin proposes a dinner together as a group, with the excuse that they didn’t have time to celebrate the omega’s presentation. 

There’s a small place near the company, that knows them and how to respect their privacy, a small room always reserved for the members, Jungkook is still uneasy with strangers, feeling overprotective of his boyfriend, but as small hands make their way to his, the tension passes and the youngest nods, a smile forming at the thought of spending time with the group.

“Why did you have to meet with Namjoon Hyung?” The restaurant is a few streets away and with their masks on and glasses, they decide to walk their way there. 

“Oh, just had to talk about something I’ve been working on” the omega answers, the couple’s hands interlaced and swaying in between them. 

“I don’t know why you don’t want to tell me” Jimin doesn’t need to look back at Jungkook to hear the pout in his voice, he chuckles with the need of getting closer and making the youngest stop the frown with his own lips.

“I told you, it’s a surprised, so you’ll have to wait” The omega can’t help but laugh as Jungkook lets out an indignant sound that slowly fades as Jimin lets his body fall to his side in the fit of laughter.

“Come one, don’t stay back” they hear Yoongi scream at them, not noticing how slow they’ve been walking behind the others.

As always, they go into the restaurant through the back door and into a private room, no one seen them as they sit around the table and wait for their drinks to arrive.

“Jiminah!” Hoseok hits his foot from under the table to make the omega look at him “I sent you a message this afternoon to ask how you were feeling and you didn’t even open it” Jimin’s eyes go wide at the hurt face of his Hyung.

“OMG I’m so sorry Hyung, I turned the phone off so it wouldn’t distract me” his scent clouds with distress as he looks inside his backpack for the black iPhone, not noticing how now everyone is looking at him and glancing death glares to Hoseok.

“Mini! No, it was a joke!” the other dancer starts as Jimin’s phone lightens “Don’t listen to me okay? Everything is alright” Jimin didn’t sense his own distress until his eyes fall on the rest of the members, the omega wasn’t feeling torn only for Hobi but because of all the important things he might have missed, calls, appointments,... But seen the concern in the other faces makes him calm down, the room filling again with his sweet aroma.

Someone knocks at their door before the restaurant’s manager comes with their drinks, no matter how many times the members have told the eldest man that it wasn’t necessary for him to serve them, they always get the same bored gesture as he says they are their” guests of honour”

Jimin is checking through social media, head falling on his alpha when he sees that unknown number again in between his phone messages, a frown forming on his face as he opens  it.

“No, I think I have the right one”

The omega rolls his eyes and closes the phone again as the food starts to come into the room and it's placed around the table. 

Jimin’s phone vibrates in his pocket as he is chatting while bringing a piece of bibimbap to his lips. He doesn’t open the screen just looks at the notification, unknown number 

“Jiminah?”

He is chocking and letting the phone fall in between his legs before he can comprehend what he has read; Jungkook alarmed by his boyfriend, hits the smallest’ back and brings water to the omega’s lips trying to make him feel better.

When the air starts going through his lungs again, he takes the phone and excuses himself.

“Jungkook keep on eating, I swear I’m okay, I’m just going to the restroom, I almost die there” the omega says light-heartedly not wanting to make his alpha worry about something unnecessary like other sasaeng.

He walks his way to the private bathroom, where only they are allowed and locks the door as he looks back down, at the iphone in his hand. 

A new notification, a photograph, he unlocks the screen, the photo of a door in the night  lights. The back door of the restaurant. 

It has all happened before, people following them, calling, sending things to the company,... But somehow this unsettles him a bit more, eyes scanning the photo again and again as if looking at it long enough would make it go away, he knows how to act in these cases, blocking the number and telling the others so everyone would be safe. 

They had a long talk with bang PD when their fame became more that they could have asked  for and the hate came hand in hand with it. 

As his thumb graces the block button a new message on the chat.

 “Don’t block me”

 Before a stream of pictures comes running up his screen, one by one, they load in his hand, Jungkook and him, next to the Hang river hand in hand, their dates to that café near Big Hit, the MMA’s backstage, the silhouette of them walking down the street to the restaurant that same night.

Jimin feels his world spinning as he grabs onto the door knob before sliding down to the floor, hands trembling as he grasps the phone tighter.

“What do you want?” 

Jimin writes, because he knows these people, they always want something, fame, money; they are always driven by a major force and the omega has learnt that in these situations it’s simpler to listen and don’t risk it.

He just waits a second for the new message.

“Nothing for now, just don’t say anything or all these photos and other information will be leaked by unknown sources.”

Jimin frowns, fingers going back over tens of images of them, he knows they can’t come out now, even less have someone force their relationship to the public, not now that the first enlistments are near, not when Jimin has presented as an omega.

“Just keep your phone near” 

It’s the last text  he gets after letting the phone slide from his hands, bringing his hair out of the way of his blurry vision. 

He puts the device back in his pocket walking to the sink and splashing water over his face and neck, not wanting the uneasiness to transpire through his scent.

When he gets back his plate is fuller than how he left it and Jungkook and Jin are playing rock paper scissors over the last piece of meat. 

He smiles at his mate as the alpha curls his free arm around him going back to his game and Jimin starts to eat again, fingers distractingly playing with the golden earrings, as he lets himself relax at the sound of his pack.

They drink and talk the hours away until it’s late night or early morning, and they all have to go, they call different cars to get them to their flats. Jungkook conversing with Hoseok all the way to Trimage while side-eyeing a Jimin who’s opening and closing his phone.

“Are you waiting a call love?” the alpha asks, caressing the omega’s leg as their Hyung turns to look at the window, a fake sense of privacy.

Jimin lies, easy and tempting at a time when control seems to be falling between his fingers like sand being lost on the shore. He smiles, the smile he knows Jungkook won’t question, soft and delicate “Sorry Kookie, I couldn’t speak with my eomma today, so I’ve been kind of waiting for a message or something but both of us seem to be busy today” 

In the way Jungkook softens when he answers “You can talk to her tomorrow, okay?” he knows he hadn’t caught on the lie.

When they get to the flat Jimin opens a bottle of red wine against the protests of the youngest, who is convinced they’ve drank too much; the omega thinks they hadn’t drank enough as he takes two wine glasses and fills them before going to their room.

 It is easy to get loose with Jungkook late at night, even before they got together they called themselves late night brothers due to all the sleepless days in the old dorm, spent playing, watching movies or just talking about mundane things

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One glass becomes two and three and Jimin forgets whatever tomorrow might bring in the taste of wine of Jungkook’s lips; red lips open, so the omega can taste the alcohol in the youngest mouth.

“You look so good in my clothes” the youngest says as he takes the oldest shirt off, drunk kisses leaving the omega’s neck sticky and sweet.

Jimin searches for his alpha’s lips again, wine, swirls from mouth to mouth, shared taste that seems to make Jimin tipsier than the drink alone. 

Big fingers trace his sides, drawing the pattern of the omega’s tattoo over and over until the smell of wine disappears from their tongues. Jungkook looks at Jimin, beautiful under him, his scent filling his lung like a drug he wouldn’t care getting addicted to. As the alpha goes back to press, butterfly kisses on the omega’s neck, a phone rings and two hands try to push his still clothes form away.

“Let me check if its urgent bun” the smaller male under him says, the alpha pouting, but letting himself fall on the other side of the nest as his mates gets up and walks into the living room.

A new message, Jimin can hear Jungkook getting changed in their room, the taste of the alpha lingering on his lips. 

“Good night. Jimin”

It’s the only thing it says.  Probably just a fan, one of those that step a bit over the line, that knows a bit too much, but are not a threat, he locks the phone leaves it outside their room.

Jimin walks to their nest where his alpha is waiting under the sheets, eyes tired as he reaches for the omega to come inside with him. Jimin smiles before moving to their bathroom and getting ready. He makes space in between the youngest’s arms, listens to his alpha's breath becoming slower, drowning in sleep; the omega still feels his mind run as he looks at the ceiling and the shadows of cars passing reflected in the white.

After an hour of staring at nothing he gets up, slowly picking up one of the blankets and walks his way to the living room, he opens the file Namjoon have sent him with the melodies. Putting his headphones on Jimin starts working on them.

Jimin wakes up at the sound of birds behind the window, the laptop still opened and his headphones on,  he is lying down and the soft blanket covers him. 

The omega looks at the alpha, sleeping, curled in himself on their nest, Jimin walks to the kitchen and starts getting breakfast ready, his phone on the coffee table illuminates with schedules, emails, social media,... His thoughts are cut short as two hands close around him.

“Aish, you are gonna make me burn our breakfast” the omega whines but lets his weight fall back into Jungkook’s frame “Why even are you awake?, the alarm hasn’t gone off yet” Jimin says as he looks up at his alpha’s eyes.

“My favourite blanket was missing” Jungkook answers with a cheeky smile before planting a kiss on the omegas nose and shooing him away with the excuse of preparing breakfast for the both of them.

“Go sit down, we can watch something while eating, we woke up earlier today”

  He doesn’t resist because he’s been feeling weaker since he woke up, eyes drowsy, legs tired and a pain in his tummy that makes him want to curl in between their blankets and pillows, they have to go to the gym today, but he really just wants to cuddle and forget about the raining Seoul outside their window.

The sound of a new message gets his eyes out of the grey building and to the screen in front of him.

“Hope to see you today”

‘Creep’ Jimin thinks, but doesn’t answer, turning the phone face down as Jungkook walks to him with two warm plates, if it gets worse Jimin promises he will tell someone, now his mind is not really there to deal with anything, his body without energy falling to the alpha that sits next to him 

The omega closes his eyes and rumbles at the smell of Jungkook, not opening his eyes until a fork is poking his lips, making him open his mouth and welcome the warm food. He is feeling bit needier today, but Jungkook seems happy to indulge.

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Small gifts keep appearing for the next few days, a flower sitting in the bedside table, a box of chocolates inside his gym bag; Jungkook never comments on it but seems satisfied seen his Omega as he picks and tastes delicately each type of chocolate, sharing the flavour from time to time when no one is looking.

His phone has been silence the rest of the week and if it wasn’t for the unblocked number and pictures that fill his gallery he would have thought of it as a dream, a badly made nightmare of anxiety and a scent in his bed that isn’t Jungkook’s or his.

He knows his heat is near, more by the attentiveness of others than for his own body; Yoongi has started bringing extra water to practice just for Jimin as he checks that the omega is not tired every five minutes; Jin checks his temperature every time Jimin goes a bit out of breath and makes him all his favourite food, at this point, Jimin is sure that he just wants to fatten him up, but his hyung smiles the brightest when he praises his food, so he will indulge him too; Hobi and Taehyung are always pressing kisses to the top of his head or scenting him when they think the omega doesn’t notice, smaller gestures full of warmth, as they curl themselves each on each side of the omega; Joon, as the pack alpha, is frenetic every time something feels weird, shielding Jimin with his body out of the eyes of every stranger that feels the need to come close to him, Namjoon looks over all of them, it’s the emotional support of the pack and for the looks of it now almost Jimin’s bodyguard.

Jungkook never leaves him alone, he is always hovering around him,  it makes Jimin remember that first nickname army gave the youngest of “Satellite Jungkook” because right now, he seems to orbit just around Jimin. 

When Yoongi hands him the bottle of water Jungkook opens it for him and presses it to his lips, he is the first to run when he gets tired in practice and the one also making him eat by grabbing his chopsticks and putting the cut food in the omega’s open mouth, Jungkook is there when Hoseok and Tae curl themselves against him, the youngest alpha pressing the omega’s back to his chest and scenting him until the only name Jimin can remember is Jungkook, if Namjoon is Jimin’s bodyguard the maknae is next to the leader in the same position or just wrapping his whole body over Jimin, who thinks it’s a bit of an exaggeration but the smell of happy alpha flowing out of his boyfriend when the stranger leaves make him not say anything and just accept the overprotection.

He feels happy surrounded by his pack and when they tell him to go to the dorm if he wants, to spend his heat surrounded by his pack’s smell, he can’t avoid tearing up as he nods, in no time, he and Jungkook start getting ready a couple of bags and soon are leaving their apartment for the big empty dorm.

The omega entertains himself an entire day just making a nest in the middle of the living room full of his pack’s clothes, that each of the boys have left in the dorms and the majority of his and Jungkook’s things; in between the pillows and the sheets the small courting gifts. 

At this point, he doesn’t know if it’s instinct or all the hours Jungkook has spent on the internet going from article to article about omegas, or the times he calls the doctor when Jimin is busy just to ask things that sometimes makes Jimin bite his tongue in an effort not to laugh, so the youngest doesn’t discover that he is eavesdropping.

“What kind of chocolate do omegas like the most?”

“Does the colour of the sheets I buy matter? Would he feel more comfortable in yellow than blue? Of course it’s important!, yellow is my favourite colour.”

“What if he doesn’t want to eat during his heat? And if I can’t make him eat? What if he tries to bite me? Listen he is stronger than he seems”

This conversation in the kitchen has the omega’s eyes closing as he imagines the answers and the face of his mate at each of them. He knows his alpha cares about him and wants him to have a good first heat, the same way Jimin helped him with the alpha’s first rut. Jimin is happy.

Namjoon calls early one morning as the couple lies, curl up on the nest, Jimin’s scent thick and rich, Jungkook hiding his face in the other’s neck almost tasting the vanilla drops of Jimin’s smell. 

Jimin fumbles for the phone that is somewhere in the floor and slowly disentangles himself from Jungkook as the leader’s voice filled his ears.

“Morning Jiminie, sorry for calling you this early. How are you feeling?” his voice is soft as always, but there’s uncertainty in his tone that makes Jimin crunch his nose.

“Good, Moni hyung, a bit tired, I think I’ll have my heat in a few days, so I’ve just been lying around.” he says, looking at the bigger figure in the middle of the room now cuddling one of Jimin’s pillows as if a substitute of the boy. “What happened?” Jimin asks a smile forming in his face at the image.

“You don’t have to feel pressured or anything okay?” Namjoon says before continuing at the half hum coming from the omega “Bang PD told us that the MAMA’s wouldn’t give us our price if we didn’t perform, or show up at least, it’s their policy or something, it would be tonight but if you are not feeling good, it doesn’t really matter”

Jimin nods to himself as he thinks of the situation before answering “I’m okay with it, I still feel I have a few days, but Jungkook is probably going to be just hovering around me” 

Namjoon chuckles on the other side of the phone and the omega can imagine the little deeps forming on his cheeks.

“I imagined that much, I think the whole group will be hovering over you so don’t worry, we’ll make sure nothing happens okay Minie?” This time the alpha’s tone is more serious and it makes the omega’s heart warm in gratitude.

“I’m sure of it, hyung” he says and hangs up short after as the sun starts shipping through the windows.

Jimin leaves the phone on the coffee table and sits on the nest, carding his fingers through the maknae’s hair before a stronger arm curls around his abdomen and pushes him down against the pillows, lips stopping in the omega’s glands as the alpha peppers Jimin’s neck with butterfly kisses.

“Why did you leave?” Jungkook’s voice sounds rough from sleep and the omega doesn’t know if to coo or fan himself as heat flows through his veins.

“Mmm, Namjoon hyung called” it’s his only answer as he knows the youngest is still half asleep to have a conversation. “Why aren’t you asleep?” the omega asks as he feels hot puffs of air gracing his skin.

Jungkook mumbles something before pressing himself closer to Jimin “My favourite blanket left” Jimin can’t stop himself as he laughs, body curling in the fits of chuckles as Jungkook just bring the omega over him smiling to the messy locks as the happy display of Jimin letting himself go.

Jimin has to push the alpha away from the nest and into one of the bedrooms to get change while moving himself to a different room, as he knew the hands of Jungkook wouldn’t stop roaming his body making them late if he didn’t put an end to it.

The omega knows Jungkook would feel more comfortable if he wore something of his, now that his scent is richer, more for the alpha’s sake than Jimin’s; after a small discussion, couple clothes seem to do the trick as they wear a red and a blue suit that they bought a year ago more of a joke than anything else

This time the alpha rumbles when seen his mate and Jimin can help it but getting closer and nuzzling into the other’s warmth. 

“I love you” a soft whisper against his hair as fingers dance over the collar on the omega’s neck, Jimin isn’t sure if it was more of a thought said aloud but a purr makes his chest vibrate in contentment, the smell of pines fill him.

“Wow you stink of Jungkook” it’s Taehyung’s first comment when he sees them getting out of the car in front of the company building to go into one single car. Jimin glares at him before hitting his best friend and going for a hug.

“I’ll admit, under Jungkook, you smell amazing” his soulmate says as his nose plays in between Jimin’s hair, making the youngest alpha let out a warning growl that makes everyone laughs in amusement. 

They hug each other and the car is soon packed with all the members, the sense of pack, the smell of all them together, makes the omega sleepy and before noticing he is dozing on Jin’s shoulder with 5 others looking at him in endearment. 

He is woken up with a light sake, he can hear flashes going off outside the tinted windows, Jimin looks around and hides his face between his hand, embarrassed after leaving his friends in mid-conversation; soon Hoseok’s hand is ruffling his hair, and he would protest over destroying his hairstyle if it wasn’t for the comfort of the other’s skin

“We would have carried you inside but it would catch way too much attention. And you probably would have killed us afterwards.” the other dancer says with a smile before the door is opening and Jimin can feel Jungkook’s broader body on his back, a need to let himself fall into it contained by the screams of fans and reporters.

Jimin walks, and he can feel eyes following his every move, but also the comfort of his pack around him; his hand reaches for one of the earrings his mate gifted him and plays with it as he smiles and bows to the multitude in between the bodies of 6 alphas and the hand of Jungkook resting on his shoulder.  

He would say he is having fun as long as he doesn’t think of the eyes sticking like daggers to his neck, or the small uneasiness in his tummy that has Jungkook quickly bringing him some food water and painkillers. He would laugh and punch the concern of the members away, as they follow his every mouthful of food, but he knows they just worry and the omega lets a small smile blossom in his face.

“They are good” Jimin nods at Yoongi’s comment as a girl group sings on stage, they’ve been up and down, getting trophies and saying words, sometimes they have them prepared, others it’s the unluckier in front of the mic who has to speak whatever comes to mind. They laugh now, thinking of how different everything felt at the beginning, bowing to their knees at every good comment in between the sea of critics, now they are happy and the rest of the world feels too far away under them.

“We have to get ready Hyung, are you feeling better” the maknae is looking at him from his other side, eyes big that reminds the oldest of a deer in front of car lights, Jimin knows how crazy his alpha must be going inside and instead of commenting on the strange use of “hyung” he just gets closer and hugs the youngest, a nod as an answer that makes Jungkook’s body relax in seconds; maybe it’s the calming pheromones the omega is releasing, sweet like a bakery in his mouth, that almost has him following the omega’s body when the older starts to get away if it wasn’t for their leader’s hand on his shoulder as they walk their way backstage.

The stage goes more smoothly that he thought, at least the first part before everything started to heat up, he could feel Jungkook looking at him; but when the last song ended, the youngest was the first to fall to the ground, knees first, in exhaustion as the staff helped him up. 

Jimin walked slightly after, as he saw his members disappear one by one, the eyes that were on him all along felt more and more asphyxiating as heat started to pour down his stomach and the sight of the staff in the small room made him even dizzier, only thought to register in the black hole of his head “hide” he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket, but he didn’t look just trying to find a silent place a place where his instincts told him he was safe. 

He made his way through a deserted hall, an emergency exit, the only door, bright green lights and the cold floor taking him on their embrace as his skin started to heat up. In between images without meaning, and voices too loud a single thought was persistent.

 “Where is my alpha?”

His face was looking at the white door, he felt like he was about to faint if he hadn’t already and this was just a delirious state; he just needed Jungkook to come to get him, the distress scent must have been perceptible from afar as a new aroma filled the air; it made Jimin want to curl up or scream, the smell of smoke filling his lungs, and it felt so wrong, but he just couldn’t move.

An unfocused shadow forms on the white surface in front of him, and if he was strong enough he would go closer, just to know what it was, but he stays as he feels someone fall behind him; his omega screams ‘alpha’, as whimpers fall from his lips, two hands pausing at his hips and cold lips mouthing down his covered neck.

“Alpha” 

“Leave”

He stays silent, as hands bring him into a sitting position, teeth gracing his ear, as the scent of smoke covers him, filling every pore, every patch of skin; he wants to wash it off, wants to tear it apart from him, even if he has to break himself to do so. 

There’s a hand grabbing his chin, and he feels too weak to oppose to it, so he just lets himself be handled.

The cold lips open his own and a tongue that taste acidic searches inside, he isn’t sure what is happening any more, his mind is a blur, body unresponsive, and his eyes won’t open.

Like the puppet he performed as, now they move his strings and the smell of smoke doesn’t let him breathe. 

He feels the teeth going again up over the collar and pressing against his ear, the smell is even heavier in the chest he is press against, and he feels so sick but his mind still screams “alpha” and he can’t do more than to bare his neck; as one of the hands that rested on his hips now play with the dangling earrings, delicate and beautiful.

“I see you accepted my courting, I’m glad you liked my present” Jimin knows there’s something very wrong in those words but right now he just can’t grasp it; like a doll, he is laid on the ground and the smoke disappears from everywhere but his skin.

He feels like he is being carried away by waves, blue sound mixing with the sand and the smell of trees. There’s someone holding him, there are voices, but they sound like underwater, and he is not ready to bring himself to care right now, his name is being called again and again, but it’s too hot in his small beach and the forest starts to smell like it’s burning.

Jungkook holds Jimin close all their way to the dorms, their Hyungs all surround them as Yoongi is already on the phone with the omega’s doctor, to know what it’s happening, what to do. 

Jungkook’s wolf is seen red and at the same time panic flows through his scent, maybe it’s the figure of Jimin dazed in his arms, maybe the tension all around them or the smell of smoke that comes from Jimin’s body.

It wasn’t supposed to be like this. 

He couldn’t find him after their performance, but he felt something was wrong, “wrong”, “wrong”, so he asked his members and when everyone looked as confused and scared as him, everything came crashing down.

“You said you would keep an eye on him!” Jungkook screamed as he walked through the staff and artist.

“You are his damn alpha! Shouldn’t you be the one to take care of him?!” Jungkook knows Tae didn’t say it to make him feel bad but the hurt must be sensed, as everyone grows quiet as eyes run every corner.

The youngest is who picks up the sour smell first, withering roses; but this time is worst and it makes him start to run.

 Jimin is alone at the end of a deserted hall right next to the emergency door. The omega is looking at them but as he doesn’t try to move Jungkook realizes he is not seen them, a smell that it’s not his omegas makes his skin tense, and he has to bite out a growl as his instincts debate between helping his mate or tearing everything he sees apart.

“Omega”

And he is rushing falling before Jimin as he burns against his touch, their pack is soon there too, a few feet apart and Jungkook would be graceful, but he keeps on calling his omegas name and there’s no answer.

“He is burning, what happened?” he feels like a weak alpha as he whimpers desperate to understand, desperate to help, but as Jin gets closer to check on the smallest man a growl builds inside the youngest. He only feels confusion, he needs to get his omega back to their nest.

They end up making a circle around the couple as they walk outside, enough feet apart to not make the alpha snap but close enough to protect them both, when they reach the car, Jungkook doesn’t protest as Namjoon takes Jimin from his arms and makes him sit down before placing the omega back in the alpha’s lap. He just follows the ups and downs of the smallest’ chest and tries to erase the smoke with his scent from the other’s skin.

Jimin wakes up in a cloud of heat and confusion, the smell of his pack surrounds him but there’s something wrong, he writhes, nails stinging his skin as whimpers fall through his lips. 

There are two stronger hands holding him and when he looks up he sees red eyes looking back at him, a tremble course down his spine before he is fighting, trying to get away, his alpha wouldn’t want him like this, it’s all wrong, all wrong.

He doesn’t know when the half-scream half-whimper escapes him but it seems that is enough to make Jungkook take a step away as Jimin crawls and closes the first door behind him.

“Jimin open please!” Jimin can hear Jungkook at the other side of the bathroom door but everything is burning, and he feels dirty; water is falling down his head, he is not sure how he moved to the big bathtub but the water falling down on him seems to make him calm down, he curls and falls back asleep.

“He was under the shower… I turned it off and dried him, I was scared of getting him out in case he woke up” Jungkook says as he walks back to the kitchen where five other worried faces look at him. 

“The doctor said he must have gone through some kind of shock that scared his omega” Yoongi says, hands resting on the white marble of the kitchen table, “She said we have to be careful and to check that he doesn’t hurt himself.”

Tae is crying somewhere in a corner but the smell of his sadness is nothing like the one of the omega that permeates the flat.

“We shouldn’t have gone, we shouldn’t have fucking gone” Jungkook would probably be crying too if he wasn’t angry enough to content himself with screaming, satori mixing in his words.

“Jungkook relax, it’s not good if Jimin perceives that you are angry” Namjoon gets closer, hand on the youngest neck almost as if ready to make the other alpha submit if necessary.

Jungkook breathes, tries to calm himself down, he picks one of the granola bars he bought for when they had to spend Jimin’s heat together, he takes a glass of water and moves back to where the omega is, no one comments about it.

Jungkook doesn’t know how to act, the wrapping of a chocolate bar is at Jimin’s feet, who’s still sitting in the bathtub. The omega’s eyes are silver, like that first night in their shared room, but there’s something swimming in them now, a mix of fear and sadness. 

The alpha doesn’t know what to do, if he gets closer Jimin just curls in on himself but if he tries to leave there are whimpers and “alpha” like a mantra in between sobs from the older omega.

So they just sit in silence as if waiting for something, Jungkook is glad to be able to be there at least.

 His friends leave food and water outside the door, as the first time they tried to open Jimin went hysteric, screams and cries mixing in the small space, nails digging in his palms; they all had to rush out and Jungkook spent almost an hour trying to calm Jimin down from a distance. 

They got the omega to accept a pillow and a blanket, both of them only smelling like Jimin to not perturbed him, and from time to time he eats and drinks and it gives the alpha just the little bit of relief. 

Jungkook knows that the others are in contact with BigHit but right now he doesn’t care, it’s been four days and Jimin still seems like he is not really there. Jungkook wants to brush the hair out of his eyes and bath him like he promised he would in his heat, but all he can do is stay and wait, that’s what the doctor has told them. 

It's the fifth day when Jungkook wakes up and Jimin is out of the white bathtub for the first time, his eyes are still a bit lost but Jungkook sees the recognition as the omega crawls closer, eyes fixed on Jungkook, head tilting to the right, and the alpha doesn’t move but stays still, not wanting to make his omega uncomfortable but giving all the power to the smallest boy.

They are face to face, breath mixing hot in between them, Jungkook doesn’t dare to reach until the omega’s eyes water, and he is breaking in front of him. The alpha doesn’t understand, but he holds him, the smaller man who is fighting against his grasp at the same time that trying to bury further in the alpha’s neck, Jungkook hold him and lets the older cry until the omega falls asleep in his arms.

Chapter Text

Jungkook wakes up with an empty space between his arms, and the smell of Jimin fading from the now opened bathroom; when he goes out five members sit talking in whispers in the living room and as the youngest gets closer everyone falls silent.

“Where is Jimin?” the alpha asks, eyes full of sleep and a worried frown on his face.

“He is in your room Kook, we tried to talk to him when he went out of there, but he still seems lost, he wouldn’t answer or even look at us.” Namjoon brings him down next to him hugging the maknae who’s tense under him. “I think he needs to rest, we’ll check on him in a bit, let’s go make breakfast, okay?” and Jungkook would have run to his room to find the omega, but he is tired and to be honest he doesn’t know what to do if he goes.

Jimin is lying on the bed that smells like Jungkook and him and it should relax him but there’s something wrong, he looks at the white on the ceiling and the shadows that the sun forms in his passing, he feels tired and restless, all at the same time, and the music playing in his ears is not helping his mind to stop.

He thinks he remembers something, a figure black and haunting, but doesn’t know when or what happened, he remembers the feeling of his alpha rejecting him, but then it’s not there like a fleeting thought, and he doesn’t know what parts are true and which ones aren’t; because it’s all fuzzy and faces blend together, he remembers walking down the stage and the feeling of fear clouding his senses. 

He should have stayed back in the cold bathroom, in the arms of Jungkook, but he was too scared to know which of his dreams were real, even as he walked pass the others, he couldn’t tell what they were saying, blocking anything before it broke him.

Jimin picks up the phone that’s been lying on the room for the past days, turned off, he fiddles with it for a while before opening it and going through messages, alarms, their group chat was silent since the MAMAs. The last message, Tae asking where he was;  Jimin tries to remember, a green light comes to mind and smoke, but it all goes as it came in the flutter of his eyes.

He has two messages from the unknown number, and he thinks he can deal with it more than with the thousands of notifications on his twitter account, the first one was from the day of the MAMA’s.

 Only thought to register in the black hole of his head “hide” he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket

“Your stage was amazing, I see you using the earrings I gave you, I’m glad you liked them. I’ll see you soon” the message says

 and he feels so sick but his mind still screams “alpha” 

The second message is from a few hours after, Jimin’s eyes are full of tear now, he remembers.

I see you accepted my courting, I’m glad you liked my present”

“I loved being able to spend that small-time with you, it was cut short, but worth it, just seen you submit under my scent, do you still smell like me?”

“I’m glad Jungkook didn’t mean that much to you, I won’t forget when you called me alpha.” it's the end of the second message

he can’t do more than to bare his neck

Jungkook feels the change of atmosphere before he smells the withering scent of Jimin and the alpha it’s leaving the pan in the fire and screaming at someone to take a look at it and to give them some minutes alone. Jungkook sees the leaders sour expression as the youngest runs to his room.

The alpha knocks once, twice, he can hear Jimin crying on the other side of the door, he is glad when he turns the knob and it’s not locked, slowly he makes his way to the centre of the room where a small figure cries trying to make himself smaller, Jungkook walks and sits on the edge of their bed as the sadness emanating from Jimin mixes with something that tells him not to get too close. 

“Jiminie” there’s no answer for a while as the smaller curls more into himself.

“Hyung” Jungkook tries again, and the other man lets the phone slip from his hands as his eyes open in shock, and he is trying to press his back to the wall as far away from the younger as possible.

“Hey Jimin, we need to talk” the omega tenses at his words and a whine escapes from his plus lips, a new set of tears falling from his eyes “No, no, don’t cry” the alpha doesn’t know what to do slowly getting closer to the still cautious boy.

“Jiminie please talk to me” water drops keep rolling down the omega’s cheeks as a bigger hand slowly cuddles it and catch every tear, cleaning watery trails, Jimin lets himself rest for a minute in the warm touch of his boyfriend before a voice tells him that it’s not right that he doesn’t deserve this, Jungkook must notice because the younger is softly speaking next “don’t close yourself to me Jimin please, please” there’s desperation in the notes that feel like feathers caressing the omega’s skin. He finally nods and slowly open his silvery eyes.

They both stay there, looking at each other, in search of a clue of what the other is feeling and Jungkook wonders if it would be easier if they were really mated, a connexion, he read, stronger than anything anyone else can see. At the end with a light stroke to the omega’s arm,  the alpha moves sitting crossed leg in front of him.

“Jiminie, I need to know what happened baby” Jimin’s face falls down, and the youngest grabs his hand, scared that the omega will fall back in the headspace of the past few days. “I promise everything will be okay”

Jimin relaxes just the slightest bit before he is pushing his phone open to Jungkook’s hand, a small whisper of “here” the only words leaving the boy. The omega doesn’t look back up at the questioning expression of his alpha or when he can hear the youngest pressing and scrolling through the messages.

“I-I don’t understand” it’s all the alpha says, waiting for an explanation from the oldest. The other tenses as the youngest speaks, and he is taking back his phone and pushing it down the pillow.

“In the MAMAs I felt weird and there was this alpha, I couldn’t see him” Jimin is again trying to move away from Jungkook as the boy grips his hand tighter.

“The smoky scent?” Jungkook asks and there’s venom falling with each letter “that’s why you smelled like someone else?” the grasp on the omega’s hand disappears and the tension becomes stronger between them,  Jimin just nods.

“And you accepted his courting gifts?, I thought you bought those things that’s why I didn’t say anything” as Jimin looks up he sees his mate passing his fingers through his hair as something red glasses through his eyes.

“You really were with me and at the same time accepted someone else’s gifts” the phrase that Jimin has been repeating to himself over and over since this morning, hurts more coming from his lover's voice, more raw and real.

Tears well up in his eyes yet again, and he wonders if he can run out of tears. “I’m sorry” the smallest’ whispers as he can feel the bed move as Jungkook gets down and starts pacing around the room.

“You are sorry? Jimin this is cheating” and it feels like a knife through his chest as the tears become cries.

“I-I didn’t know” Jimin bubbles as he tries hugging himself seen Jungkook’s eyes finally flash red.

“You didn’t know what?!” he looks stressed, confused, angry.

“I thought they were yours!!” at this the youngest stops but there’s a knock at the door before he can say anything; before he can question anything, a very angry Tae is entering and telling Jungkook to go, teeth showing in a snarl as Namjoon angrily looks at the youngest alpha from the door.

Before he leaves, doubt clouding his thoughts, there’s a smaller hand grabbing him, a phone replaces it. “I thought you were courting me” the male behind him says and it’s low and frightened and the youngest feels like cold water is being poured over him but before he can look back Namjoon is taking him and closing the door behind them.

"You were supposed to calm him down! What the hell just happened in there?!" Jin is screaming at him, anger in every step only stopping as Namjoon puts his hand in between the two, a silent order.

“I swear to god Joon!, I should have gone in, or Tae, or anyone! The kid has gone through a lot!” Jin keeps talking as Namjoon massages his skull trying to think of what to do next “How do you let this brat go in before any of us?!, we are older we would know how to act!”

Jungkook scrunches his nose as he looks back at his hyungs, acid in his mouth “I’m His Alpha” the sound reverberates through the flat and makes all of them pause before the oldest gets closer to the maknae and almost spits the words “Then act like it!”

And Jungkook knows he would have lost his temper if the oldest hadn’t left, taking his coat and keys and telling Namjoon to call if needed.

“Sit” Hoseok says, head pointing to one of the empty sofas “explain”

Jungkook lets a puff of air escape as he sits, phone in hand and stays silent passing the small object from one hand to the other.

“Can I… can I go to Jimin hyungs room? He told me to check something and I think it’s important” Hobi jjust nods, usual smile not appearing as he gives the maknae permission to go to the room that used to be Hoseok's and Jimin's.

Jungkook walks inside, the door half-open in case something happens, trying to drown the cries coming from the near room before he loses control and barges in.

The phone is unlocked, and he goes back to those messages he reads, but this time he goes up further, to the first interactions, and Jungkook sees the photos, the threats.

The words Jimin said repeat again and again in his head, he didn’t know who it was, smoke, he thought it was Jungkook that was courting him.

Jungkook thinks, this time the only to be punished should be him, he is angry, feels the need to protect Jimin, his omega, well if he still wants him, so he puts the phone in his back pocket and walks around the old room for a while, there are still things left and it reminds the maknae of easier days.

He walks back and next to the omega’s room whose cries have subsided, the others look at him from the living room, and he feels that he has to say sorry somehow, so he bows until the big hand of their leader pauses on his back and tells Jungkook to go in. The youngest does, when Taehyung curls off of the omega’s side he just looks at Jungkook with a threat in his eyes, “If you hurt him again, I’ll hurt you” and to be honest the maknae is glad that Jimin has them, the rest of them when he is too closed-minded to even listen. He hugs Tae before they leave, the pair staying alone.

Jimin is looking at him, eyes big waiting for the alpha to make the first movement, Jungkook sees the redness of his face and the untouched marks of water that still trail down his face, and Jungkook moves, in two steps he is kneeling in front of Jimin who has moved to the side of the bed, face buried in the oldest lap as this time he is the one crying and saying sorry, Jimin doesn’t understand but tries to calm the alpha, sweet scent of flowers fill the room with the after-taste of vanilla, when the youngest stops crying, just a few hiccups between puffs of air the omega speaks, voice sweet and soft.

“I’m the one who is sorry Kookah, I hurt you” the youngest looks up, face out of the comfort of Jimin’s body as he shakes his head.

"I read the first conversations Jimin, you didn’t hurt me, that man hurt you” Jungkook’s brows are furrow as he thinks if the one who provoked those thoughts was him “come” the alpha says as he gets on the bed resting his back on the wall and pointing at Jimin to sit in between his leg. “Tell me everything from the beginning, please”

Jimin does, he tells him about that night at the restaurant and his anxiety attack, about the various gifts spread around the house with little notes that he was so hopeful, were from Jungkook, because it was their house, their little space, he talks about losing focus and the smell of smoke spreading through his skin, he told the alpha about someone else’s lips and a hand playing with his hair.

Jungkook is breathing heavy when the smallest finishes and the omega would have thought he was angry at him if it wasn’t for the strong arms pulling him closer a last sorry form in Jimin’s lips and the alpha is turning him around, so they can face each other.

“Jiminie, love, my omega, listen to me, okay?" Jimin nods confusion in his eyes "You did absolutely nothing wrong, you didn’t know that alpha and you were in heat, you don’t even know his face Jimin. If someone has to be sorry is me” the omega is shaking his head at that but Jungkook stops him before he can say anything "I wasn’t there for you, damn, I noticed at the restaurant the uneasiness but thought it was nothing, I should have been there, I should have known.” 

“So you are not mad at me any more?” Jimin’s voice is small but a smile has started to form as he looks at the alpha.

“Never, I was never mad at you, I’m such a bad alpha, gosh, that man went to you when you were at your weakest, I should have been there, or I should have found you earlier, do you remember a voice, a face?" Jimin shakes his head again, frowning as if trying to make something out of his disperse thoughts. “We have to tell the others, that person has been stalking you."

And those words he’s been trying to avoid resound in the empty room, all those days without wanting to admit it, that word puts all the puzzle pieces together and the omega doesn’t know if he feels heavier or lighter after the word take form in the breath of Jungkook.

“Can we stay here for a bit?” Jimin asks “I was hoping you would scent me, ... if you want of course.” Jungkook smiles, soft and caring and lies down resting Jimin next to him facing each other.

The alpha’s nose go to Jimin’s neck the smell of the omega the only perceptible scent, and delicately starts tracing patterns through the skin, first just brushing, then kissing his way around the omega’s neck, licking and biting softly, slowly, praise after praise fall from his lips in between each kiss. “I love yous” said against skin. When Jimin moves to scent the alpha after a while of being scented himself, Jungkook submits to the omega’s touch, a show of respect of equality of trust, he lets his head fall to the bed as the scent of Jimin fills his every pore. He wonders how would it be if he had Jimin’s roses tattooed to his skin forever.

They separate after a few minutes and Jungkook follows Jimin outside, a hand on the smaller back of the omega, as a sense of uneasiness filters through his skin.

They all look at them as they walk and sit in one of the sofas that is big enough for the both of them, Jimin is still undecided as he plays with the phone, no one says anything, letting the omega feel comfortable, Jungkook holds his hand as the smallest passes it to their leader, a questioning look in everyone’s faces Jungkook buries himself in Jimin’s neck as the omega retells what happened, he is glad he does so because it’s easier to calm him down as he talks. While Namjoon keeps going through messages and photos Yoongi is the first to react.

“How does that fucker dares even breathing near you, I swear I’m gonna kill him” the eyes of the pack look at the omega as they try to breathe, seen how uneasy Jimin is.

Jungkook keeps scenting his mate until all the tension is gone. Yoongi has to leave, he kisses Jimin’s forehead carefully and walks out of the door to try to calm himself down before doing something he doesn’t want to do, they all look angry in different ways while Jimin keeps his eyes closed.

“We can’t do anything” the omega says slowly. “I didn’t want to tell you because we can’t do anything, they have our photos”

“I think it would be worth the risk” Namjoon who’s now pacing answers, phone still in hand.

Jin has moved to the back of Jimin and is stroking his shoulder as he speaks “Joon, you know it’s not that easy, the company..., and we don’t know what else this person has."

“Do you think they would put one of their artists at risk to maintain an image?” the leader asks

Tae snorts at that from the other side of Jimin not occupied by Jungkook “They’ve done it before, haven’t they?  We don’t even know who it is. Right, Mimi?” 

Jimin nods, he is been silent since the news came out resting in between their bandmates “I don’t know, I’m sorry, I just remember a male voice but it's all distorted”

Jungkook strokes Jimin’s hair pressing him more to his side “Oh, you didn’t tell me you heard his voice” he comments carding the locks of Jimin’s head. The omega just nods, it seems like he is falling asleep, he’s been through a lot this past few days.

“Mmh” Jimin mutters “yes, he told me the courting gifts were his” he lets himself fall a bit more burying his head in his boyfriend’s shoulder.

“Courting gifts?” Namjoon enquires.

Jungkook’s face fills with heat, and he is blushing while he answers “yes it’s… it was a tradition between alphas and omegas, the alpha leaves gifts at the-” he stops as his eyes open wider, he didn’t realize before, too deep in trying to keep Jimin calm, “That asshole was in our flat” Jimin stirs in his sleep feeling the anxiety emanating from his mate.

Hobi talks “But our apartment complex is supposed to be one of the more secure here in Seoul, how?” 

Jungkook seems to not hear him as tears fill his eyes, he has let an alpha inside his home, inside their nest, their safe space, he hasn’t been capable of protecting  his omega, what if something worst had happened? He doesn’t feel his breath start to come out short doesn't feel Jimin on his side cradling his face, eyes disoriented but fix on the youngest, he doesn’t see Namjoon kneeling in front of him until his deep voice reverberates asking him to breath, to calm. 

Jungkook takes Jimin up hugging him as his breathing goes back to normal, Namjoon is still in front of them, hand placed in the maknaes' leg as he speaks, “Don’t worry, okay? You shouldn’t go home right now, we don’t know if it’s safe, our manager might be able to do something, he can say we are preparing for the comeback, so no one would question that we all stay here.” Jungkook nods and Jimin turns and smiles a bit to Namjoon who does the same.

“I’ll call our complex, see if they can check the security cameras?” Hobi is already on his feet phone in hand about to go out “Joon I think they should rest for a bit, the both of them, we can do what is needed now, while they sleep. Keep talking later” Namjoon nods seen the bags under both maknaes eyes.

“Alright” says the leader as he stands up, ruffling both their hairs as he turns to Taehyung “ Could you go check on Yoongi hyung Tae? Maybe you and Jin hyung can go tell him about the apartment before he comes back, Jimin and Jungkook should really rest, we don’t want them to fall sick.” Tae and Jin nod, both of them hugging and scenting the pair who are now standing up, Jungkook’s arms still around Jimin, before they go outside.

“I’ll stay here, there’s always going to  be someone here, okay?” Namjoon says as he passes his hand through his face “Now, take Jimin and go to sleep, lock the door if you feel safer and the windows, I’ll be here” 

Jungkook doesn’t let go of the smaller as they walk themselves to their room, Jimin walks to the bed first, sitting down, Jungkook didn’t notice how pale the oldest looked; the alpha seems to have an idea as his eyes move from Jimin to the door, making the omega chuckle a bit and tell him he’ll be okay for a few minutes, the alpha is insecure about leaving the omega alone but walks out, looking at the door all the way to where the blankets and clothes that used to be Jimin’s nest are spread around the floor. He picks a few and carries them to their room, relief filling his lungs when he sees his omega lying in the bed eyes half open and looking at him, Jungkook moves around him, he doesn’t know much of it, but he arranges the pillows the same way he has seen Jimin do. The alpha locks the door and windows and in the light of the bedside table lamp, he sees Jimin smiling.

“You really made a nest.., you are an idiot” he chuckles as he brings his arm forward to grip on Jungkook’s shirt making the youngest walk to the bed and lie in the space Jimin has left for him.

He touches Jimin’s nose with his, arms coming protectively around the omega “But I’m your idiot” 

Jimin falls asleep quickly, too tired to even hear the words from his alpha, but Jungkook stays awake, his wolf uneasy as his eyes roam the room over and over in search of any movement. He stays awake as he hears the others come back, he listens to Yoongi hit something and to Namjoon trying to calm him down, there’s no real calmness though, whispers outside even when sleep overpowers instincts and Jungkook is falling asleep.

Jungkook wakes up alone, the sun is almost gone, making the alpha look around disoriented, he reaches around to find the cold bedsheets and without thinking he is on his feet, walking to where several voices can be heard, the steps make him reach Namjoon’s room and as the door starts to open the murmurs die down.

Jungkook is still alert as he roams the room with his eyes but relaxes at the sight of Jimin looking at him from Hoseok’s side.

“What happened?” confusion fills his question as a hand stretches to him, Jimin asking for him to come nearer.

“Come here Kookie, you were sleeping so well, I didn’t want to wake you up” the omega says and Jungkook is quick to move and take the place that Hobi left next to his mate, as he moves the smallest man to his lap Namjoon continues.

“So we were saying that the cameras were sent to BigHit and nothing seemed out of place, they are still looking up other possibilities but not a clue of how someone that wasn’t you both could go inside the apartment. With that, we decided we will be staying, the pack, in the dorm.”

Jungkook is about to complain but the leader cuts him before he can.

“It’s going to be good for us too, we can prepare for the upcoming tour and album. We’ll continue our activities as usual but some alpha guards are going to be added to be around Jimin.” Jungkook pulls Jimin closer displeasure at the idea of others getting close to his mate in these circumstances “We called Jimin’s doctor after he woke up, and he is coming in less than an hour, so let’s get dress” With this and a sigh Namjoon makes everyone leave the room, hugging Jimin before the omega gets going with Jungkook.

“Jungkookie can stay” Jimin sits on their nest, his doctor taking a seat in front of them and smiling with a small nod.

“So tell me what happened Jiminssi”

“I actually don’t remember much… it’s like very blurry and then I woke up in the bathroom here” Jimin has given up in trying to remember as a headache always follows the worthless effort.

“That’s okay Jiminssi, maybe Jungkookssi can help us on this one” 

“It was like he was gone..., when we picked him up he was half unconscious but when he woke up, he just freaked out, I think he couldn’t even recognize me” Jungkook feels Jimin’s small hand curling with his and the tension leaves his body quickly.

“You are not mated yet, right?” they both shake their heads as the doctor takes some notes, “I think your omega was confused Jiminssi, for omegas being in a calm and familiar place is essential in their heats, it’s the most vulnerable you can be and the smell of an unknown alpha in you probably brought your omega to a defensive state. Jungkookssi is not your mate yet so even if he is closer to your omega than any other, he was also perceived as a threat.”

Jungkook furrows his brow as Jimin nods by his side “I-I do remember a feeling, like, telling me I wasn’t a good omega” as Jimin speaks the doctor keeps writing on her notepad.

“You see Jiminssi, when our wolf feels a strong connection with someone, they see them as a potential partner, a potential mate, and one of the main points of a heat or a rut is to get closer to that potential partner. Having the smell of someone else that wasn’t Jungkookssi, or having being touch by someone made your wolf think that. It is not truth but an understandable feeling at the moment”

“What now then?” Jungkook asks

“Well we’ll get some results from the blood test tomorrow, the only thing that worries me is that it was Jiminssi’s first heat, so I would recommend you to try and keep the anxiety in the pack low” the doctor explains as she starts taking her things “What would concern me would be to have another of those defensive episodes, they are unpredictable, and we don’t know if he could get out of a second one.”

Jimin nods as they accompany the doctor to the door “Your heat can come again because of what happened, that didn’t let your body go through its normal process, I would tell you to stay around familiar people, your pack and the company, not public events for a while, we want your wolf to feel safe”

They thank the doctor again as she leaves and Jimin lets his body fall in Jungkook’s grip “I’m sorry” the alpha silence him turning him around and slowly closing the distance between their lips, it’s slow a touch that taste like them.

“I told you, it’s not your fault, none of this is your fault” as their scents get heavier, the kiss heats up and Jungkook cages Jimin against the front door, teeth crash and tongues fight for dominance, a whine leaves the omega's lips as he feels slick wetting his underwear, Jungkook rumbles getting closer.

“The others are here” Jimin says between kisses, not wanting to stop even after saying those words.

“Then let’s be quiet” Jungkook is carrying him before he can realize what’s happening, the door of their room closing and being locked as the omega lies breathless against the white bed.

It’s late when the pair cuddles against each other, fingers caressing red marks and bitten lips, the omega purrs at the attention and warmth of his mate, naked under the blankets.

Jungkook traces the omega’s face with his fingertips, from the hairline to his nose to his chin and neck. He is sometimes surprised at how lucky he is, how beautiful, ethereal his boyfriend is. Every day, he wishes they could be together forever.

As if reading his thoughts Jimin slowly mumbles.“I just want to be with you, for as long as you have me” and the alpha smiles, a soft kiss pressed to the omega’s forehead, because he will be with Jimin for as long as he wants him too.

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It’s been a week since, and everyone is still on edge, the new security doesn’t help as they stand outside their dorm making  the omega uneasy and with him the rest of the pack, the smaller has been having nightmares, and every other night Tae or one of his hyungs would wake up to Jimin and Jungkook’s room alight, as the first one cries on the maknae’s shoulders.

There’s not much they can do now; Jimin’s phone was confiscated in case he receives another message or call and the perpetrator can be located.

The omega has being given a new phone from the company which only sounds with messages of family and friends and the occasional message from Big Hit asking when they will be ready to continue with their new album.

“Remember the song I wrote?, the one I wanted to post this year?” Jimin tells their leader as they sit comfortably early in the morning in one of the sofas after the omega came to  his room saying he couldn’t sleep but didn’t want to wake Jungkook up.

“Yes Mimi, your ‘promise’, right?” Namjoon says, softness in his voice as he massages the smaller legs that rest in his lap.

Yes..., I don’t think I can post it today” the sour smell of Jimin is more common that they would like these days; still it makes Namjoon’s touches lighter, as if the omega was made of glass that could break under too much pressure “I don’t feel like promising that to myself just yet” 

They stay in silence after that and until the first person enters the kitchen and one after the other fill the place with noises; Jimin looks outside as the sun comes out and Namjoon just wonders how to make everything better again.

Jungkook wakes up to an empty bed, his alpha on alert, scared that something has happened to their mate, he is always on edge these days, and he hates it.

Jimin is in the kitchen, black coffee in hand with Namjoon next to him, the leader acknowledges the youngest with a smile but Jimin seems to not notice,  too lost looking at the setting sun.

When other members start to come in, half asleep ready for their first practice in a while, the youngest gets closer to Namjoon signalling with his head that he needs to talk.

The leader’s room is as messy as always, books sit on the floor and papers are scattered in the table. As the door closes Jungkook starts.

“I don’t know what to do hyung, I don’t know how to help Jimin” Namjoon heads to the bed and pats his side, Jungkook taking the invitation short after. “I’m tired hyung, I feel like he is drifting away if that makes sense? Like he is there physically, we still, you know kiss and other things.” the younger alpha gets red before clearing his throat “but he has nightmares every night and doesn’t really want to talk about it, he keeps on saying that everything is ok...”

“I’m not going to lie Jungkook, I am worried too, I talked to him this morning, and he seems… lost”  Namjoon looks at the pile of papers, in between the pages it’s Jimin’s song “He went through a traumatic experience JK, it’s been only a week I think we need to give him time, and when he is ready he’ll come forward”

Jungkook lets his back fall into the bed, eyes to the ceiling “am I doing the wrong thing? Am I taking advantage of him? Does he want to be alone?” he asks, questions he’s being roaming around these last long days.

“He feels comfortable with you Jungkook, feels safe and I think that’s the most important thing he needs right now, safety.”

When they are going to leave for practice Jimin is the last to come, this time no one mocks him or joke around about his lateness; he is wearing Jungkook’s trousers and T-shirt, too big for his small frame; the smell of the alpha drowns him and makes the youngest feel a bit better, as he  grabs the omega’s hand and walks them to the door right after their members.

Jimin seems to search for the familiar warmth more than before, sliding from his position on the dance routine just to be the little bit closer to the members, while Jungkook feels a burning in his gut every time someone who isn’t pack gets near the omega. He understands when the instructor picks Jimin’s hand to the position it should ideally be in but Jimin’s scent becomes unconsciously sour and Jungkook can’t keep the rumble out of his chest that makes the beta move quickly away. 

They cut the class short, Namjoon apologizes multiple times as their instructor leaves half an hour earlier; but the beta understands the recent events, as he side-glances to the omega who is cocooned by 5 other alphas, and assures they have enough time, the members are still working on the album and won’t be making a comeback until spring. Namjoon still bows lowers in gratitude and apology before closing the studio door.

When the leader steps back to where the rest are lying, Jimin smells sweet and happy again in the mix of scents, he kneels rubbing his nose lightly on the smallest cheek before asking.

“Are you feeling better Mini?” the omega hums a yes straightening as much as he can while Jungkook is pressing him to his chest.

“I’m sorry you had to cut the class short because of me” Jimin’s voice is small has he apologizes making Jungkook bury himself deeper on the omega’s neck as to not lose the sweetness of his scent.

“I mean, it was more the maknae’s fault to be honest, with all that growling and baring teeth” Yoongi remarks, head resting on Jimin’s calves.

“Hey! It wasn’t just me, ok? I’m pretty sure Tae tried to bite him once when he got in the middle of the two” Jungkook retorts looking at the boy sitting next to him with his hand on Jimin’s hair.

“Listen-..., it’s not my fault, Jimin smelt bitter and anxious and I’m pretty sure the guy was stepping in our string of fate or something” all the other’s roll their eyes at the excuse “it’s a soulmate thing, not my fault you all don’t have one” before Jungkook could start to bicker with the second youngest Hobi stops them, a hand in between frowning faces.

“I’m pretty sure we were all uncomfortable; I mean, it’s norma,l what happened…” Hobitries to find the words without really saying them” what happened moved a lot of things and it’s completely normal to search for the pack for safety.” 

Jin nods as he plays with the omega’s fingers who’s had his eyes closed during the whole conversation.

“We should try getting used to people little by little, we don’t want Namjoon hissing at someone on the streets or something; I didn’t even know you could make that sound” silence falls around them after that comment  until the omega murmurs if they can go home now and everyone spring to their feet and to the parking lot.

Jungkook has been thinking about it for a while, since Jimin presented as an omega and the alpha spent his free hours researching about the topic, looking at Namjoon’s links, and finding books online free from how old they were. It is true that the recent events have made him more uneasy, have brought back the thought with more intensity, even after putting it back several times in fear of the repercussion it could have on Jimin, on the band, on him.  

He’s talked about it before, one night when Jimin had gone to sleep early, and he went out to their flat’s balcony and call the leader.

“It’s still your life Jungkook. Yes, you are an idol, a celebrity, whatever you want to call it, but it’s still your life and the agency or us shouldn’t have anything to say about it. We know each other, I know you wouldn’t do anything to hurt the band, it is your decision and I want you to know that whatever makes you happy won’t hurt any of us. Also, the contract ends in a few months, and we’ll have more control over the new one, it was one of our most important points with Bang PD.”

“You have control over your own life Kook, even if sometimes it doesn’t feel like that.”

“Their contract would change soon”, that was true, and he had really wondered about what to do when that happens. When he is able to grasp a small speck of liberty again. 

But the fear has taken over the hopes and future plans, and at some point he has decided to forget.

Jimin goes directly to his nest in his and Jungkook’s room when they get to the dorm, Jungkook’s sees the door staying half open in case the alpha wanted to go in, the maknae smiles as he looks at Namjoon.

“I think I’m going to do it hyung” eyes bright with certainty as he looks for some short of approval in the leader’s dimpled smile.

“As long as you do it right and it makes you both happy we already talked about it” he nods towards the door where Jimin is probably buried under a mix of the band’s clothes, pillows and blankets “If he says no, don’t be upset, ok? It’s being a hard time for him too. Also... treat him like he deserves and don’t make me hunt you down” 

There’s seriousness in that last statement but the hand in Jungkook’s hair makes him relax under the touch and smile brightly as he enters the half opened door and closes it after himself.

Jimin is buried in clothes, only small fingers peaking out as Jungkook comes closer to the nest, that as days had gone by has become bigger and taller. 

He knows already that trying to change the nest is a no, but he wonders if Jimin would accept constructive criticism as in; ‘we need our winter clothes back, it’s December, and we are wearing T-shirts’ , kind of way. Even if they don’t understand they know the omega feels safer that way, and Jungkook is pretty sure every one of his hyungs would go out shirtless if the omega were to ask for what they were wearing.

“Mimi? Can you come out I want to ask you something” there’s a sound similar to a huff coming from under the mountain and then Jimin’s head shows up, hair all messy. 

Jungkook smiles as the oldest sits up and feels a bit bad as he knows Jimin hasn’t been sleeping very well these days. 

“What’s going on Gukk?” His voice is a bit raspy as his eyes travel across the maknae’s body as if somewhere in between his legs and the top of his head he could find the answer to his question.

“I wanted to talk to you about something, that concerns both of us” 

Jungkook gets closer, hesitating a bit as he sits next to Jimin on the nest, the omega’s eyes look at him quizzically, a bit of fear blending in his irises. 

“It’s nothing bad” the fear dilutes.

“I’m here Kookie” it’s his only answer that feels more like an incentive, ‘I’m here, tell me, I’ll still be here ’, to make the youngest relax.

“I wanted to court you” Jimin frowns slightly “I mean I wanted to ask if you would let me court you, if you are ok with it, but if not, we can wait. Courting done properly takes about a year, you can say no at any moment, even now, we can keep being us, Jimin and Jungkook, boyfriends and maybe later on...” Jungkook knows he is rambling but doesn’t stop until a hand presses over his own, which are unconsciously clutching the sheets.

“Jungkook.. Is this because of what happened at the awards?” Jimin frown is still there, less prominent but still there.

“No, no... you know I researched a lot,... like a lot, about omegas after you presented”, Jimin simply nods, “I thought of this way before the Awards happened, before I knew anything about that.. Stalker. It has made me push forward a bit I’ll be honest, but I knew I wanted it before all of this.” His eyes connect with Jimin’s lighter ones as if to transmit by sight what his words are not really saying.

“So.. Can I think about it?” Jimin questions as Jungkook’s face falls.

“Yes of course, no problem” the maknae is about to get up but is stopped by a smaller hand

“Didn’t you say we were still boyfriends?” There’s a smile in the pouty sound of Jimin’s voice. “Get inside you, big baby, I sleep better with you next to me and Sejin will come in a few hours to bring my phone back and tell us what they found.”

Jungkook’s bunny smile comes back as he gets inside the blankets. 

They are still Jimin and Jungkook, as he said, and Jimin has options, as he should,  he sleeps in the warmth of the nest and Jimin’s shallow purrs.

The alarm on Jungkook’s phone wakes them up a couple of hours later, Jimin’s head pressing closer trying to mute the sound with Jungkook’s chest.

“You have the most annoying alarm, I swear, why don’t you have a normal one?” Jungkook’ reaches his hand to pause it as he moves enough to sit on the bed.

“Because you wouldn’t wake up when I had the normal one.” He answers as he brushes his hand through Jimin’s hair, “come on, get up, Sejin will be here in no time.”

As they move to the living room the rest of the band are already waiting for them, dispersed in the various sofas and chair.

Seokjin is the first to move a congratulation falling from his lips before Namjoon can stop him as Jungkook makes cutting signs with his hand. 

Jin pauses with the hand of the leader curling around his wrist. Jimin smiles.

“Don’t worry, it’s nothing bad, I just need some time to think” he says head resting on the maknae’s shoulder as if to show the members that they are the same. 

The couple sits farther away from the entrance as they smell Sejin scent before he even knocks on the door. Namjoon opens carefully while his eyes travel through the members as if asking for calmness while his own eyes bleed with red. 

“I heard what happened with the choreographer, so I’ll try to be quick, ok?” their manager doesn’t try to get close, staying right in front of Jimin and Jungkook separated by the coffee table. 

There’s a communal nod and some of the tension fades away with the understanding manners of the man “I brought you phone back Jimin, but we couldn’t find anything.”

“What do you mean you couldn’t find anything?” Jimin asks, shoulders tensing

“We sent it to the police, so they could track the messages but in the way from Big hit to the authorities all kind of proof had been erased. No one tried to contact your number in these past few days. So right now there’s no proof of any kind of out of place activity” Their manager seems as frustrated as them as he talks “the apartment’s footage came out without any strangers entering the building; we can confirm what happened at the awards, but again, no camera caught any strange activity and when the… assault happened you were in the back in a blind spot.”

“How is that even possible? So we have absolutely nothing? We saw the messages, the photos trying to manipulate Jimin just before we sent the phone to the company. Damn!, a company member came to pick it up. There is no way that everything got erased in the meantime!” 

Jungkook’s anger seeps through his every pore as Jimin’s hands reach to the back of the alpha’s neck trying to calm him with small circles and light pressure.

“I know, I don’t know either what could have happened. But right now we don’t have any leads, the only thing we can do is keep up the security and be in contact in case something-”

“So we just wait until something happens again so you can get your proof?” Yoongi’s voice sounds venomous and Jimin would have cowered away if he didn’t know it wasn’t directed at him. 

The manager just nods apologetically.

“You can go back to your flat if you’d like, we’ll have people right in front of your door if necessary; you can also stay here, whatever makes you feel safer. We just have to wait in case the person tries to get through again. No photo has being published of you and Jungkook, so we think the perpetrator might try to reach you again.” Sejin sounds tired as he rests the plastic bag with the phone inside on the table and give a few steps back. 

“I’m really sorry Jimin” they all wait until the omega nods, face emotionless as Namjoon walks their manager back to the door.

The door closing is like a match lighting up, pain, fear and overall anger filling the room, suffocating. No one talk for minutes, as if in fear of saying something that made the place finally catch fire, at the end, it was Jimin who broke the silence.

“How?” Jungkook took a breath trying to calm himself as the sound of Jimin’s voice came out passive, confused; but without any emotion showing up, face pale but numb.

“How is it possible?, we literally sent the phone directly to Big Hit!  No one erased anything. Fuck!” Yoongi was drinking in the anger and only a whimper coming unconsciously from Jimin’s lips made him close his eyes with a small “sorry”

“We’ll have to keep Jimin close, it doesn’t make any sense, but right now we can’t do anything else, just wait.” Namjoon tries to reason.

“How are we gonna wait? Do we just stay here until that piece of shit goes further than he did in the awards? Until he “Jimin cringes as his hand closes around Jungkook, who is having problems keeping his calm “until he hurts Jimin further?” Tae finishes.

Everyone understanding what he means without the actual word. Coldness falling through each of them.

“We won’t let them get to him” it Is Jin who comes closer, as if feeling Jungkook’s internal fight, resting his hand on the youngest’s shoulder “I promise, that if any stranger gets even near Jimin I’ll be the first to bite their head off” Someone should have been worried about the statement that didn’t falter at any word but each of them deep inside thought the same.

Tae was the first to get up “I’m sorry, I’ll go to my room. I don’t think I can control myself right now and I don’t want to make this worst” he got close to Jimin, planting a kiss to the top of his head, whispering something that made the omega smile even if just for a few seconds. 

If when the door closed they heard something breaking, no one said anything.

“I’m actually tired” Jimin got up, grabbing the plastic back that was still untouched in the table “I want to be alone for a bit Kook” the omega said, seen the alpha getting up after him “I’ll be ok. Just in my room and you all are here, I’ll be safe, I just need a bit of time alone, give me an hour ok?” the maknae nods as Jimin plants as soft kiss to his lips before moving to the others who hug him nuzzling against the omega’s cheek. Jimin disappears in their room and silence falls again.

“We should, get something for dinner, they will probably be hungry when they feel better” Jin says reaching for his phone as the other four nod and Jungkook lets himself fall boneless on the chair.

“Kook come here” Hobi pats the place in the sofa next to him, a tentative smile on his lips, Jungkook walks and melts at his hyung side, the smell of his pack mate relaxing his every muscle. “We just have to be there for him, ok? It is hard on us, but I can’t imagine how it must be for him.”

Jungkook gets closer to the older’s neck and nods.

“We have to make him know that we are here for him, he was scared of telling us, because it could cause the group problems” Hobi continues “he has to know that he is more important than anything else”

Jungkook’s eyes travel through the different figures moving around the room, Jimin was scared, Jimin has been manipulated with photos of them and made believe it would destroy what they had achieved. Jimin thought his own suffering was better than the suffering of other.

“He has always been selfless” Jungkook murmurs as Jin makes his way back to the room and sits in his opposite side.

“I just ordered Jimin’s favourite food, you can take it to him later, ok? We’ll eat, and he’ll have some time to think” Jin says, hand stroking the maknae’s hair. 

The youngest doesn’t answer, lost in his own thoughts “Jungkook” he makes the boy look at him “I know you feel responsible for this, like you have to be the one to solve all that’s happening because you are his alpha.” the youngest closes his eyes, as Jin’s hands massage the knots on his neck.

“You are still so young, so, remember you have a pack. We’ll be here for the two; not Jimin, not you, are alone in this. You hear me?” The maknae nods “Good, now you and Hobi get up and help Yoongi and I put the table, Joon went to pick our food”

While eating they talk about everything but what happened, they talk about the album and the songwriting, the new look they want to have and the world stadium tour they have not yet told army about. They sit in a bubble for an hour, where everything is good and nothing hurts.

When Jungkook enters the room Jimin is panting, moving around as if trying to fight something that isn’t really there, there’s a trail of tears moving down his cheek and when Jungkook slowly tries to wake him up, his open eyes are full of fear, as if he didn’t see Jungkook in front of him but someone else.

“Hey Jimin; it’s ok, there’s no one here, it’s just me, ok?. It’s just me Hyung” he mutters as calming pheromones fill the room until Jimin’s breath becomes normal.

“I’m sorry” Jimin mumbles, as he sits up, rubbing the rest of his sleep from his eyes.

“Nothing to be sorry about Jimin, wanna talk about it?” the youngest reaches out, sitting himself in front of the older.

“It was,... the same as always” Jimin’s eyes move to the ceiling as he talks as if trying to avoid the judging looks, or to see the real feeling of Jungkook in these situations “It’s always me and him. I couldn’t move Jungkook, when that happened, I was so scared but my body wouldn’t listen. I was paralysed in fear, and when he got closer, when he talked and I could feel him against me, I really wanted him to stop, I couldn’t breathe Jungkook, my brain was all mushy. And what if it happens again?” Jimin’s tears fall from his eyes, like little cascades of pain that move to his neck and get lost in his shirt.

“It’s not going to happen, we’ll be with you all the time, I promise; it wasn’t your fault, you were scared, and he used his damn alpha voice on you.” Jungkook tentatively reaches his hand to grab the smaller boy’s and draw small circles against his knuckles.

“Am I supposed to never feel safe, Kook?” and now there’s not just, fear or sadness, but his voice is mixed with so much pain “Am I supposed to be scared all the time because someone could come and do whatever they want with me?”

“No Jimin-”

“No Jungkook, you just don’t understand. People are calling me a miracle, the first omega in years, but I feel like a prey more than a person” he is looking at him now, eyes silver “I am scared of alphas Jungkook, because I know they are stronger and it’s kind of funny because when I was a beta man no one would have dare doing what he did, or they would have thought of it twice before trying. Beta women always talk about how they fear being alone, how they cross the road and call their friends when they think someone is following them.” There’s so much pain in his voice that Jungkook doesn’t dare to talk.

“But for me… it came out of nowhere, and something as simple as an alpha’s voice can papalize me. I don’t want to feel scared all the time Jungkook” his eyes are coming back to his normal colour as the anger breaks in a whine “I don’t want to live with fear Kook, I don’t want to always need the protection of someone else. I am not weak... but they make me feel so small” 

Jungkook lets Jimin close the distance; the omega sitting on his lap as he hides his face in the alpha’s neck. Jungkook feels his own tears filling his eyes as he speaks.

“You are not weak Jimin, you’ve always been your own person; independent, stubborn, so, so strong, and we’ll help you get all of it back” The maknae kisses the omega’s hair over and over until the bitterness in his scent is not so prominent any more “But you are not alone, you are never alone, we’ll help you, ok? We’ll be here all along but not because we think you are less Minie, but because even the strongest person on earth sometimes needs help. We are pack and pack is always there for each other.”

Jungkook is asleep when Jimin goes to his old phone, turning it on and waiting as the screen lightens, he doesn’t want to leave the room, so he turns the brightness low. 

As Sejin said, the messages from that man are nowhere to be found, same as with the photos as he goes through his gallery. He could try and forget, try and forget that anything happened like they do so many times.

It’s not the first time someone obsessed a bit too much over them, not the first time of pictures and videos that are not supposed to be in someone else’s hands flying through the internet like an opened tap, which even if you close, you can’t make the water come back. 

It’s not the first time, of people waiting outside their flat, or the company building; hidden, because you don’t do what you know it’s wrong under the sunlight. It’s not the first time of messages and calls from unknown numbers, that make them change their phones every few weeks. 

The difference is, that Jimin can still feel the touch of that smoky scent against his skin every time he closes his eyes. He’s being threatened before, so many times, half of them have gone pass the public eye.

But in this case they have taken it a step forward, they have gone into his room when he was still inside, the man has come after him in his weakest moment and just took whatever he could before fleeing away as if Jimin was nothing more than a puppet for him to play with. 

And yes, the industry might be sick. Full of idols who forget their identity and fans who move over the line of extremism. Jimin learned to take it, take the insults and the fanatism, the lost of private life as he reached closer to the stage. 

But this..., this felt too big for him, his skin crawling as if the touch was still there.

On Twitter, Army are bored, making threads and posting again and again the same clips; it makes him smile the slightest bit, because between the bad apples they have people that even without knowing them care for them as if part of their own family.

He goes into fancafe because it’s been a long time, feels longer that it has actually been, and he feels like telling them how much he loves them, because he does, because if it wasn’t for them he would have probably given up at some point. 

Twitter fills with hearts and translations of his every word, some people are asking if he is drunk, and he wished he was as he keeps making grammatical mistakes, but it’s just very late, and he is just tired, exhausted. As if the world had crushed over his shoulders and wouldn’t get up even when his breath grew shallow and his heart beat fast for overexertion. 

Jimin writes that he drank a bit, just to see people coo at him and because he can’t just say he feels like his brain and body are breaking.  

It’s 4 am when he turns the phone off, he doesn’t feel like sleeping and the birds are starting to sing outside the window, so Jimin gets up and walks to one of the chairs in the room to get closer and see the sun come out, it’s a bit cloudy but the big star it’s signing strongly against the white sky.

Jimin realizes he is crying as his reflection catches at the tears that water his eyelashes. The numbness of the past few days is starting to let place to pain, and he knows he needs to grief, to look back and hurt about what happened, but he also misses feeling nothing. 

Because when he feels nothing he doesn’t have to lie when he says he is ok.

Chapter Text

Jungkook asks for permission to kiss him now

He’s been getting packages every day, from fans, from other idols and artists, from simple suitors that only know him as an omega and not Jimin, the dorm fills with the scent of strange alphas and betas and Jimin asks the company to not bring in any more. The uneasiness of unknown scents mixing with his pack’s, leaves the omega with an uncomfortable crawling under his skin.

When the first letter comes they are having breakfast, Jimin is moving the fruit around his bowl as Jungkook keeps on putting strawberries on it every time Jimin takes a bite. The knocks on the door comes with “A letter for Mr. Park Jimin” the omega gets up as the rest follow his movements towards the door, he takes the white letter from and old man in uniform. As he closes the door, the smell of the letter makes paper burn in his hands and makes everyone’s nostrils flare, it falls to the floor and Jimin is walking quickly through the halls into the first bathroom, a door locking and the sound of heaving and water running scapes towards the Alphas.

“Do you wanna-”

Jimin is sitting at the edge of the bed, feet dangling over the floor as he cuts Jungkook before the boy can finish the question

“I know who that letter was from, it smelled like him”

Jungkook just nods and goes to take a seat next to the smaller boy in the bed.

“I read what it said, he probably scented the letter, do you wanna know what it said?” Jungkook’s voice is soft but the idea of the man scenting the letter makes Jimin’s stomach turn, he shakes his head. A hand curves around his nape slightly pulling his body down to the youngest neck, the omega lets himself drift in the smell of pines, of forest and home, he breathes until he is drunk and his mind fuzzy. 

“The new album is going out in a few days; we’ll have a press conference but if you don’t wanna go, I can say you are not feel well” Jimin shakes his head again, he doesn’t want to break the small bubble of peace surrounding him and the younger, he wants to drink Jungkook in and forget everything else, the press conference will come and he will be ready, he knows.

Outside the room Namjoon calls Bang PD, instead of asking for someone to come pick it up Taehyung volunteers to walk to the main building and take the letter himself, not wanting another lost of what could be a clue to get the man who’s hurting his soulmate. 

Jimin has become the link of them all with his presentation, like a mediator, a stronger connection that no one talk about but influences everyone's happiness and sadness, the omega’s feelings filtering towards his pack, feelings of desperation that keep on coming with each passing day, as if their own wolfs were trying to take a bit of pain away. 

Tae walks calmly, it’s early and the sun is shining, his face and head are covered to not be recognized and the strong smell of smoke from the paper in his hand seems to wrap around him, makes his own scent softer to those around. He walks down the corridors of the company building and goes into the room of their manager handing the letter to him. 

The company is already crowded as he walks back out, bowing to the staff as he greets each person he crosses paths with, the scent of smoke sticking to his skin and following. 

When he gets home Jimin is waiting for him with Jungkook hovering over his back, it’s the omega the one who reaches forward and pulls his friend towards him; Tae takes him in, sweet, caring and his heart calms a bit on his chest, safe.

“I’m excited for the tour” Jimin says lying in bed as he follows Jungkook with his eyes, “we can forget everything for a bit.” Jungkook smiles and gets close to the bed to press a kiss to his omega’s head. 

“I miss our fans and I also feel like getting away will be good for us” the youngest affirms as he rolls the sleeves of his shirt up “now... are you getting ready or are you sleeping in skin-tight jeans? Not that I’m complaining or anything”

Jimin’s eyes close in crescent moons as he puts himself up making a mocking faces towards the alpha.

 “We won’t have time to enjoy ourselves as much when on tour” Jungkook continues as the omega walks to their en-suit bathroom “and the doctor said they were going to make your heat come next week so we are safe for the majority of the tour” 

Jimin blushes alone in front of the mirror at the reminder.

“I can smell your embarrassment” 

“You can’t smell those things”, the omega answers with a roll of his eyes.

“I also smelled you rolling your eyes”, Jimin’s toothbrush comes flying from the bathroom, the alpha catching it and pulling a mocking face towards the annoyed omega looking at him.

It's rare for them to get free time even rarer to have a night close to normalcy, that lets them fall into each other without the fear of being interrupted, of having to wake up early and put their masks of professional idols back on, for the company.

“The doctor told me my scent would probably get stronger, sweeter, more omega-like after my… you know” Jimin says, words becoming a whisper at the end of the phrase

“Heat” Jungkook finishes for him, a smile on his face at the shyness of the older, they haven’t had enough time to talk about everything, to really feel what Jimin’s presentation means for the group, the pack, and the rest of the world. 

They’ve tried to not make much contact with people, stay in the dorms as much as possible and maybe, that’s one of the biggest changes, specially to Jungkook, the need to protect and have the smaller figure curled in a nest under him, away from all the bad out in the world.

Jimin makes a sound in the back of his throat as his only response, it’s amusing how something natural makes him blush even after the many ruts he’s spent with Jungkook. The younger laughs, hard enough to make the omega smile.

“You are enjoying this way too much” Jimin says as he rinses his mouth, he doesn’t get an answer but Jungkook waits for him, sitting in the bed arms open, inviting, and Jimin can’t say no to that.

“Can I kiss you?” the younger asks, the omega nods and he is the one that gets closer, making Jungkook fall to his back, melting in the other’s lips.

“Will it be safe to induce my heat before the conference?” Jimin asks, he is sitting in Jungkook’s lap and the woman in front of them doesn’t comment on it, the conference has been moved a week back and with Jimin’s changing moods and need for physical contact, everyone worries that his heat will come in a bad moment.

“We don’t want it to happen out of nowhere, you have an alpha even if not mated yet, it would put the both of you in danger if your heat started around estrangers or people the alpha felt you were in danger with. After your first real heat, we can calculate when you’ll have the next one so you can prepare a safe space to spend it in” many alphas have their rut induce to avoid conflict with Idol schedules, Jimin knows all his bandmates had gone through it, leaving to special facilities or their own houses, for a few days, where they cut any kind of contact. 

Still the idea of his first time showing as an omega to the world smelling probably more like a bakery that he does now, makes him a bit anxious.

The alpha behind him pulls him closer, calming the omega in his arms as he noses his scent glands, slowly, deeply, trying to ground and sweeten the bittering scent of his anxious mate.

“I think it would be the best, hyung. Everyone is fearful of your heat starting in a place we can’t protect you, you are my omega, and the pack’s omega, Minie. We just want you to be safe” the younger talks with his lips to the delicate skin, pauses them over his pulse point and feels the drumming of life.

“Alright, I would like to go home, to our home, for my heat” they haven’t talked about it, but the alpha knows it makes sense, there are many smells lingering in the dorms, from the doctor to their manager to the letters that come every other day with the scent of smoke. 

“We’ll get security outside our apartment, in each entrance to our floor, Hobi hyung will also be around in case something happens” The good thing of having part of your pack living near, it’s that you know they will come to you if needed. Pack it’s almost as important as blood family.

“We’ll talk to the others”

They do so that same afternoon, everyone seems to think it’s the safest idea, even if Namjoon starts fidgeting at the knowledge of the pack separating in the middle of what they are living. Yoongi makes sure to talk to bang PD to arrange the security in the building, as Hobi starts to pack his bags at the same time as the couple, saying that he would feel better being near in case something were to happen.

“Can we all sleep here?” Jimin asks shyly the last night before they go back to their apartment, leaving the pack and the dorm behind for the extent of his heat. He’s got the injection that will make him go into heat in a couple of days that morning, and feels the need to be surrounded by the familiar figures of his bandmates.

Tae next to him smiles at the whispery tone, as if anyone would be able to say no to the Omega, to the eyes that seem too big and the smell of vanilla that grows stronger as hours pass. Jimin is tackled to the floor by his best friend in a fist of laughter as their hyungs start moving the sofa, TV, coffee table and other pieces of furniture to the sides to make space for the full pack to curl around. 

Jungkook looks at his Omega as laughter makes his eyes crinkle in crescent moons and his head moves back exposing his neck, the alpha smiles and gets closer to the two to roll around, how they used to do where they were still pups in a newly formed pack.

Jimin with the help of the other’s brings down a few mattresses and positions them together so they don’t have to lay in the cold wooden floor, they bring the omega an absurd amount of pillows and blankets, some scented others fresh from the dryer with the smell of clean softener, they let the omega work in a big nest for his pack while the other’s start preparing dinner, or just look at the smaller purring while choosing what pillow is the softer for a certain spot. There’s, for the first time since Jimin presented, the full feeling of calmness the smell of happiness permeating the dorms.

They eat dinner and let the omega, now with a warm stomach, give the last touches to a comfy nest before they are given permission to go in and curl around each other. 

“It’s like a puppy pile” Tae laughs, head buried in the omega’s hair as Jimin hides on his alpha’s chest. A screeching scream comes from Taehyung’s throat as a leg hit’s his own and a shushing sound it’s directed to him from the oldest. Jin fighting a smile, curling deeper into the scent of pack and the calmness of the omega.

The morning is busy and Jimin is annoyed as he is directly taken to the car and not let to help carry the bags and suitcases that they are taking back to the apartment. All 6 alphas pestering over him to the point that Jungkook tries to carry the omega princess style to the car saying that he shouldn’t be walking around or he is gonna tired himself. Jimin makes his body death weight and punches the alpha a few times in the arm until he lets him go, putting him back on the floor, they go down to the parking lot, Jungkook plaster to his back as if fearing the omega will banish out of thin air.

Jimin sits in the car and see his bandmates bringing the suitcases and checking on him every time before they leave, the omega wants to roll his eyes but at the same time, he is actually quite tired and having his pack pampering him makes his stomach flutter. 

Each of the boys scents him before letting the car go, Jimin sitting on his side and Jungkook getting on the middle chair, nose buried on the omega’s neck all the way to their flat. Hobi has taken a car right after them and Jimin can see the dark Hyundai behind them.

“If anything happens, call me, or come find me, it doesn’t matter what time it is...” It’s the third time Hobi has repeated himself and the third time he has nuzzled his nose in the two boys’ hair to leave his scent behind, none of the youngest it’s certain if their hyung is trying to calm them or calm himself. They let it happen and listen to the same line a couple more times until Hoseok seems to finally be content with his lingering scent on his dongsaengs. He goes back to his apartment while pointing his phone as if Jungkook or Jimin could forget that “they could call him at any time.”

Jungkook opens the apartment that smells clean, he knows a cleaner must have come recently as to eliminate any scent to not distress Jimin on his heat.

“What do you wanna do, love?” Jungkook asks as he leaves the several bags next to the door, he knows it’s a lot of luggage for the week they are going to spend here, but every bandmate has wanted to put in some of their own comfier clothes and blankets, so the omega would feel safe.

The alpha smelt the sadness before he turns around, looking at the locked door as if searching for some type of danger in the empty place “Hey, What’s going on Jiminie?” Jungkook closes the distance, letting the smaller nuzzle against his chest, he smells upset, but the alpha is glad he doesn’t sense any fear in the crying figure.

“It- It do-doesn’t smell like us” The omega breathes in, the scent of the taller boy, and listens to him chuckled, Jimin doesn’t understand how his alpha is laughing at their den smelling of cleaning products and bleach. 

“Baby, we’ve been away for a few weeks now, of course it doesn’t smell like us” This doesn’t seem to calm the omega and Jungkook knows it’s because of his upcoming heat so he goes to sit on the sofa, putting the smaller boy in his lap and cuddling him until he feels better. When the tears stop, Jimin blushes as he looks back up at the youngest.

“Sorry” he says as he bites his lips.

“Can I kiss you?” the alpha says and the omega nods finding each other in the middle, lips moving as one, before Jimin lets his mouth open and Jungkook explores inside, a moan falling from plump lips at the feeling of a tongue brushing over his. Warmth filling the pit of his stomach, a blush starting from his face down to his chest as heat starts to pour out of his skin”

Jimin cuts the kiss, that has become a grinding between bodies and a crash of teeth, and looks into the blown pupils of his boyfriend, panting over his lips. The alpha smiles kiss drunk and the omega can’t stop himself from smiling back.

 “Let’s get everything ready before we get distracted” Jimin says as he feels his alpha’s scent becoming stronger as if trying to fix the lost of them in the apartment and the omega does the same as they unpack.

The night has fallen, their place smells like the both of them, together, again, Jimin spent the whole evening nesting while Jungkook made sure they had everything they needed for the next few days, food, water, and checked that security had been placed and they were safe. The omega is left purring inside the nest when he is done, it’s formed as a circled of blankets and pillows that smell like family but specially like Jimin and Jungkook and the alpha can’t help it but sit on the floor next to the smaller’s head and brush is fingers through his hair, drinking the calmness and the sweet vanilla.

They are both cuddled on the nest, hands holding each other to make sure they are safe and together, Jimin speaks softly, almost a murmur under the rumbling of his chest “I want you to court me” the omega says while pressing kisses on his alpha’s neck as Jungkook’s scent flares.

Jimin wakes up in a cold sweat, skin burning and with a feeling of emptiness that has him squirming and letting out a high painful whine, a call for his alpha. Jungkook is there in a second, covering the body of the boy whose eyes seem to only be focus on his own, like hypnotized by the blown out pupils of his alpha as he bares his neck to him. The Alpha feeling his own body warm at the deep and potent scent that is interlaced with want, as he takes the offer liking and biting at the exposed skin.

Jimin tries to take off his clothes while not stopping his alpha from working on his neck, his skin feels too sensitive for the soft cotton and it’s too hot, he just wants out of them, doesn’t realize his whines has come back in the desperation of being naked until his alpha stops and he looks up with scared eyes.

“What’s wrong Jimin?” the omega doesn’t speak, but a pained sound comes through his throat as he looks down at himself but grasps Jungkook’s arm, in fear of being left “Do you want me to take your clothes off omega?” the alpha’s eyes bleed red as he scans over the exposed skin glittering with pearls of sweat “speak, what do you want omega”

Jimin whines and squirms further “Alpha” his voice is higher as the name falls from his lips “Alpha, please… Off, off” and Jungkook does so, skims his lips from the enticing throat to the chest and towards his bellybutton, carefully taking the shirt off Jimin’s frame, holding the omega’s weight from the bed to be able to bring it over his arms and head. The show of strength making the smaller boy groan and bare his neck more.

Jungkook turns to the omega’s chest, nipples exposed to the cold against the heat of his skin, perking as if inviting the alpha to taste. He nips the right bulb softly, brings it between his teeth, doesn’t bite down just lets the feeling of the nipple between his lips and the tongue tasting skin wash down on him and toward his cock that now feels heavy in between their bodies. The other hand moves to the left nipple and he massages it, making Jimin chant his name over and over.

“Please alpha, off” and Jungkook leaves to go under after sucking on the other bud for a bit, gracing teeth through the omega’s tummy, a half growl falling when his nose reaches the smaller boy’s groin and the smell of arousal and slick gets stronger.

He pulls the shorts of Jimin’s pyjama’s off and his wolf howls in his chest having their mate there, naked and pliant. The omega’s slick is dripping from his hole to the nest, making a small puddle under him, Jungkook feels a pull and the need to taste.

“Omega, on your tummy” it’s the first time he gives a command, but his mind tells him it’s the right thing to do and the small moan that scapes from Jimin’s mouth as he obeys reaffirms it.

“Present yourself to your alpha” a high whine as the omega does so, pushing his chest to the mattress as he presents his ass, up in the air for his alpha. Glistening slick in between butt cheeks falling down towards his perineum in the new position, Jungkook moves towards.

He traces his tongue from the omega’s balls, toward his gasping hole and opens the full gloves as he tastes, as if it was the last drink on earth he pushes his tongue in and tastes. A primal guttural sound coming from his chest as he presses his lips to the welcoming entrances and suck each new leak of sweet slick down his throat. Tastes the base of the omega in his mouth and doesn’t stop until Jimin is cumming while his alpha eats him out.

The omega is still hard as he exposes his ass and whines “Alpha, please, need you” his cum paints white lines in red blankets, Jungkook growls until his omega his baring his neck in submission and trying to press his chest further into the nest. 

“Omega, I’m gonna mount you” the alpha says and waits for his omega to nod, a purring sound through his lips at the idea of being mounted, wanting his mate to be ok with what he does. 

The omega’s hole is wet with slick and saliva that Jungkook uses as lube over his cock before covering the omega’s body with his, hissing as his leaking head presses slightly over Jimin’s entrance.

“Alpha, please, empty, alpha” and at once, cutting the omega’s breath, Jungkook pushes forwards, hips touching Jimin’s ass as he brings his member, balls deep, into the omega, turning his head back at the heat that surrounds him. 

Jimin doesn’t speak more than pleads and the purring sound that gets stronger at the feeling of fullness. Jungkook starts a slow deep rhythm, maintaining the omega immobile under him with his hands on his neck, taking moans out of the plush lips with each hit of his hips as he mounts the smaller boy. 

When a strangled sound comes from the omega and his legs seem to tremble in the position he is holding, Jungkook knows he’s found his prostate and the lethargic movement quickens, cock going deep into the other’s body and hitting each time with precision that bundle of muscles inside. 

Jimin is leaking all over Jungkook’s balls, it’s wet and warm inside him, the sound of skin and labour breathes, groans and moans filling the room.

 When Jimin starts pulsing around him, his cock spluttering white under him as he hits his second orgasm Jungkook starts searching for his own release, his hardness painful as he goes in and out, feeling the not form at the base.

“Alpha, please, knot, alpha your knot” and the next time he goes full in, the knot stays inside and brings a dry orgasm out of Jimin as his alpha keeps rutting inside him.  Over and over, small movements that have the omega trembling in oversensitivity until Jungkook finally stills over him and shots of cum cover his walls. The alpha falls over the omega, holding himself up with his arms as to not put pressure in the smallest’ stomach that keep filling with each new pulse of white as they stay locked. 

Jimin seems to not be exactly conscious as he keeps on purring, hand feeling his tummy as the alpha manhandles him into his side, and wraps himself around him, letting both fall into a calm sleep.

When Jungkook wake up Jimin is crying, Jungkook’s soft dick still inside and as he moves out the omega cries harder.

“Jimin, did I hurt you? What happened baby?” Jimin is turning around trying to push his ass to the air as he cries and Jungkook realizes, quickly moving to the night stand where they have left things they might need.

Taking out a butt plug, of beautiful transparent glass he speaks again.

 “Do you want the plug baby? Want alpha to plug you, so you don’t lose more of cum?” The omega stops crying and nods, looking at his alpha waiting. Jungkook moves closer and slowly puts the plug in, big enough to replace his knot and keep the seed inside Jimin. This seems to sedate the omega who goes back to a slow purring and Jungkook is glad of his late night research on omega’s heats.

“Jimin baby, I need to get us a bit of food and water, ok?” Jimin’s eyes seem to glass all over again at those words “Do you want me to bring you with me?” and as he thought the omega nods and holds his arms up waiting to be carried, Jungkook smiles and brings them to the kitchen.

The alpha gets Jimin to drink a bottle of water, a protein bar and a few pieces of fruit before his mate is asking for him again, sweat falling from his brows and Jungkook makes a note of preparing a bath for them later. He carries a whining Jimin to the room and fucks him against the door, glad that he didn’t dress them.

When they both come down of their orgasms, Jungkook sits them in bed, his back to the headboard and his mate purring against his chest, knot deep inside making the omega feel his belly warm and full. 

The alpha smells happiness and comfort in Jimin’s scent as he runs his fingers through sweaty hair, which seems to lull the smaller boy to sleep, he wished they could stay in this small bubble, where their scents mix as one and nothing seems wrong in the world.

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Jimin’s last day of heat, after almost a week of small lucid moments have been extremely instinctual, Jungkook could smell the last remains even when the skin of his mate was still warmer than it should. 

The last day started with the omega growling at him when he tried to take the plug they’ve been using away to clean him up, eyes flashing silver and making the alpha move back and rise his arms as if to assure the omega he was safe. 

Jimin had kicked him out of the nest afterwards as he started to assemble everything, the last days messing the blankets and destroying the perfect circle he had created for the both of them.

 Jungkook had left to the living room after scenting half of the blankets Jimin kept putting on his lap, looking at him eagerly until he did so, he could hear the purring coming from the bedroom as he took his phone out to tell the others they would be out soon.

As he sent the message to the group chat, it started ringing with an incoming call, “Hoseok hyung” said the screen.

“Hyung?” it was the first time since Jimin’s heat began that they had tried to contact him, he was grateful because the same way the omega was now driven by instincts, he doesn’t know what he would have done if someone were to  even get close to their apartment.

“Hey Kook, I just wanted to know if you two were ok, make sure you didn’t die and stuff” his hyung said lightly, but Jungkook could hear the concern behind the joking tone

“We are, hyung, thanks for asking, I’ve been kicked out of the room at the moment so I thought it was a good idea to let you know we are alright.” the younger answered, looking around the apartment and at the mess he’ll have to clean when Jimin’s heat finally breaks.

“That’s good. I see you stayed with your head clear, when it’s safe to go in tell me and I’ll help you to put things in order, I’m pretty sure Minie will be tired, is he-?”

A growling sound made the older silent, Jungkook looking back to see his boyfriend’s eyes shining silver and looking at the phone with anger, maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to talk to someone while his omega was feeling territorial.

“Is that Jimin-ah?” Hobi asked as the rumble continued, confusion in his tone with a hint of amusement.

“It is hyung, I should go back to him. Call you later, bye” before the other alpha could answer he hanged up the phone and followed Jimin to their room. The nest had been fixed and the anger in his hyung’s eyes had sifted to annoyance.

“Can I sit with you?” The alpha asked carefully, only receiving a nod in response as his boyfriend moved slowly making space for Jungkook.

As he sat Jimin’s eyes flashed silver again, getting closer to the alpha’s neck, Jungkook knew he wanted to scent him, he flashed his eyes back at him, red, and bared his neck, gaining a content sound from the omega.

Jimin scented softly, carefully, taking in every feeling his alpha had, as he traced up and down his throat, small licks in parts were the other’s scent was stronger, not much scenting but appreciating the smell of his mate. When he started to nibble the skin a warning rumble made him move back and look at the red, slowly tilting his head in submission, pupils dilating.

“Omega, no marking” Jungkook’s voice was deep as he traced his mate’s delicate skin with his lips, slowly scenting the boy back and letting the omega rest his back on the remade nest.

“Please” Jimin mumbled after the alpha got lost in his scent, hardness trying to get friction in the other’s leg positioned between them. Jungkook knew this was the last wave when the omega’s eyes were consumed by silver and he put himself in place, sliding easily inside, the older whining with each trust.

“Mate, please” the last wave was the hardest for them both, as his knot started to get stuck in Jimin’s rim, the omega whined louder, stretching his neck waiting for a bite that wouldn’t come, the alpha making his own lips bleed as he bit down on them trying to keep his control at the sadness emanating from his omega. 

When they finally stopped, knot keeping them both close, Jimin’s scent was full of despair, little hiccups falling from his lips as the alpha tried to soothe him, painting praises in the back of his neck, lips kissing the area where the mating bite would have been.

Jimin fell asleep after a while, surrounded by the calming pheromones of his alpha, letting the rumbling in his back take him down like a lullaby, a hand pressing down his tummy until the sadness was forgotten, replaced by a sense of warmth.

The next day, the omega slept as Jungkook moved slowly out of bed and towards the bathroom to take a shower and prepare Jimin a bath. When he came back Jimin was still asleep holding onto one of the sheets Jungkook had been lying in, it made the younger smile as he slowly moved the older who gave him a tired confused stare.

“Let’s clean you up Jiminie, and then you can go back to sleep ok?” the alpha took the smaller boy in his arms as the other easily buried his face in Jungkook’s neck pliantly letting himself being carried.

Jungkook checked the water to see if the temperature was fine, before putting the omega in between the bubbles.

 There was nothing but a calm sense of rightness as Jungkook cleaned the older’s hair, purring sounds coming from Jimin who had his eyes closed and let himself be pampered. He made sure the omega would be safe alone, before he left to quickly take off the dirty parts of the nest changing them for new sheets, trying to not change his omega’s work much. 

He took a soft oversize T-shirt that smelled like himself knowing Jimin would feel safer with his scent around and a towel to dry the omega, as he came in, Jimin was slowly nodding off making the alpha smile as he kneeled down next to him and cradle his face.

“Let’s get you dry and back to the nest ” this gained him a sleepy smirk, he helped the omega get up, drying him slowly and dressing him with just the oversize shirt after the older whined at each attempt from Jungkook to make him wear underwear.

“Ok, let’s go back” the alpha said as he carried his boyfriend back to his room and let him bury himself in the pile of clean blankets, contentment emanating from him in waves.

When Jimin fell asleep Jungkook stood from his position where he had been carding the blonde’s hair, and went to put the laundry and open the windows before sending a message to his hyung telling him it was safe to come and to bring food.

A soft knock just a few minutes later, Jungkook checked on the sleeping body in their bedroom before getting up, opening the door to a smiling Hoseok.

“I bought some of Jimin’s favourite foods” he said pressing a bag that made Jungkook’s mouth water into his hands “Is he awake?” the younger shook his head as he let his bandmate in.

“I cleaned him up and he is asleep now, he is tired” Jungkook answered, feeling some pried at knowing he had taken good care of his omega. They walked to the living room, where the younger could listen to the even breathing of his mate, Hobi didn’t comment on the state of the house as he put the food in the fridge.

They fell in a comfortable silence, broken by the movement of Jimin when he tried to find a better position, while the two alphas cleaned the rest of the house. Time seemed to pass quickly as when they finally sat up to rest a whine of Jungkook’s name came from the open bedroom. Hobi smiled and made himself comfortable as the other alpha quickly moved to where his omega was now sitting on the bed.

“Hey baby” Jungkook smiled at Jimin’s sleepy hair as the other pressed his small fists into closed eyes, trying to wake himself up completely “How are you feeling?”

The omega blushed before mumbling a “sore” making the younger chuckle. 

“I mean I’m not surprised with how we-” before he could finish the phrase a pillow hit his face making him look back at the older’s red cheeks in amusement. “Hobi hyung came just now, do you wanna see him, or do you want to stay in the nest?” the omega was still tired, so he thought to himself for a bit before deciding he had missed his bandmates too much these past few days.

He put on Jungkook’s pyjama bottoms that were too big on him but didn’t press on his delicate skin, and smelled of his mate. They walked to the living room, Jimin’s hair still messy from waking up was received with a cooing sound the moment they crossed the hall. The omega smiled and went to hug his hyung where he was sitting in one of the sofas.

“Wow Minie, you smell even more amazing now” Hobi said scenting his pack mate slightly.

“Well, the doctor told us his scent would become stronger after his first heat” Jungkook answered passing his hand through his hair “I didn’t notice to be honest” Jimin had left himself be cuddled against their hyung’s side, while the younger went to the kitchen to heat up the food Hobi had brought.

“There’s no way we are gonna be able to hide his omega scent now” Hobi commented from his place carding Jimin’s hair. 

“That’s why we are doing the press conference, hyung” the omega answered letting himself relax in the attentive hands of his old roommate “I knew my scent was going to become stronger, and there’s no way of me getting out of this any more, we have a tour too and I would prefer it if I talked about what’s going on with me.”

Hoseok hummed in affirmation as Jungkook laid the different packages down on the table, the omega’s stomach growling at the smell of food, making a smile grow in two alphas who waited until the omega started eating and looked happy enough with the taste before graving themselves a serving. Hobi looked at the love struck eyes of the maknae and the content omega who seemed unaware of how much power he had over them.

They met in the dorms the day of the press conference, they’ve talked already about what they will answer and had a small script with the main topics the journalists may ask, still they all get there in the early hours of the morning to discuss a few of the important points. The last to get there is the couple, all eyes falling on them.

The alpha helps Jimin out of his coat, to what the omega complain but let him do so, he takes off his glasses and mask smile making his eyes close in a smile they haven’t seen for what feels like ages. 

“Sorry” his voice was calm and sweet “There were people near the dorm and we had to get in through the other entrance” he bares his neck slightly out of instinct, making a collective rumble fill the room, the omega chuckles as one by one his friends get up, nuzzling slightly and scenting him.

Jungkook looks at them, his family, as he takes his own shoes off and taste the contentment of his mate. When the other alphas come to scent Jungkook too, he thanks them in a murmur, not knowing what he is thanking them for, for being there, for understanding, accepting them, for everything they have given the younger.

In the long sofa, they get close to each other even if having enough room for everyone, a calmness that they didn’t noticed had left with the omega settles again, Tae smiles.

“You smell amazing Minie” the omega’s cheeks redden and he hides his face in one of the members closer to him, Namjoon chuckles feeling the smaller’s cold nose in his skin while his hands try to move the shy omega from his neck.

“Don’t say things like that” Jimin whines when he is facing everyone ones again, the colour of his cheeks have moved further, all the way to his chest, getting lost somewhere in the oversize hoody that reeks of Jungkook.

“You are gonna have to change Jimin-ah” Yoongi comments, gummy smile appearing with mischievous eyes “and take a shower, your scent is amazing but you also smell like you just had a bath in Jungkook’s clothes” they are not exactly wrong, the omega thinks nodding to his hyung.

They sit in a comfortable silence for a while until the leader claps his hands and starts to talk, heads turning to the taller.

 “So, the main topic of the conference is our new album and tour, you all know we’ll be leaving in a few days and I hope everything is getting taken care of” Joon looks at the different faces of his bandmates getting a collective yes.

“Good, even if the press is about our comeback, Jiminie is going to get a lot of questions in regard to his new status as an omega.” A half growl vibrates in the maknae’s chest but no one says anything “We as a pack will also receive questions on his new position, and not all of them will be positive, so I want everyone to be as calm as they can” there are accepting hums that feel less genuine than their first affirmation.

“We were able to get a few weeks away from the press in favour of Jimin’s health and acclimation to his new status, but we are going back not to our old public figure, but as an idol group with a bandmate that’s the first omega in decades” Namjoon brings his hands to the smaller’s that has fallen and presses against his thigh.

 “Not only here but also in other countries, the security will be doubled and I hope everyone is aware that our priority from now on is keeping Jiminie safe” This receives a litany of “of course” from the other members.

The leader senses the omega’s hand tightening and he looks at the smaller who is biting his lips with a concerned face “Anything to add Minie” the alpha asks, finger caressing the other’s soft palm.

“I mean…” Jimin stops, looking around, clearing his head so he can portray better what he wants to say “I do am a bit scare of going completely public. I don’t know how people will treat me outside the pack or company, outside Korea” he stops a few seconds before continuing “I’m also very sorry about putting the pack in this situation” the omega admits with a light bow in apology.

“You don’t have to be sorry for anything Min-ah” Jin is the first to speak with a following of nods from the others “We are so proud of you, and so glad we have you as our bandmate, we will, as a pack, protect you because that is what family does. And you don’t have to feel bad for any of it.”

The omega unsurely nods, before looking at the clock in the wall that now marks 11 a.m “I think I should go take a shower and we all should get change for the press” 

Jimin gets up pecking Jungkook’s lips before smiling to the rest of the members, half closed eyes shining silver getting a response of red from the six. He leaves, not seen the astonished faces of his friends.

“His eyes” Hobi speaks for the first time since their small meeting started, Jungkook remembers that the majority of his members haven’t seen the hypnotizing colour of Jimin’s omega.

“They’ve been coming out more since the beginning of his heat, I think the doctor said something about his omega settling after it. He has an appointment tomorrow“ He tells his hyungs who still are facing the stairs where Jimin had disappeared. 

“He smells content and sweeter, I think his eyes starting to show his omega is a good thing” Jungkook is smiling softly now, thinking of his mate as he listens to the shower turning on and they start to get up and ready.

Jimin even if the first to take the shower it’s the last to get to the door, hair curled, a white oversize button up and fitting white trousers. He smiles when he reaches the others at the door, having received a message a few minutes ago of the car waiting outside.

“You almost don’t smell like me any more” Jimin smirks as his alpha’s whining.

“You better get used to this bunny” the omega says, even if he himself is not really ok with the lack of his alpha’s scent.

The group goes down and into their respective cars, the one usually shared by the couple is now also Hobi’s, a measure for Jimin’s safety, with the mandatory barrier between the driver, a beta, and the boys.

Seoul feels like a new city, like waking up after being able to see just the shimmer of reality and seen the intensity of colours, smells, lights. Jungkook and Hoseok are talking, but the omega gets easily distracted with the people walking down streets and the bigger hand wrapping his smaller warmly.

Before he knows they are in front of the building where the press conference takes place, people, more than any other time, camp in each side of a path made by security. The other 4 members get in front of his door making a protective circle around Jimin, their surrounding presence makes him feel safe in between flashes and screams.

They enter the conference room first, Jimin in the middle with three of the members at each side, the security has doubled from last years, and it might be as much for his omega status as for the growing popularity of the band. As people start to come in and sit, Jimin avoids each look that seem to focus on him, the smell of alphas and betas heightens with each person and the omega feeling light-headed searches for the hand of Namjoon and Jungkook to ground him.

“We’ll be starting, please wait for your turn to speak, thank you.” a voice of a woman sounds above their heads as the doors are finally closed. Hands put up, a sea of flashes.

“Yes?” Namjoon signals to one of the journalist in the front row.

“I wanted to direct this question towards Jimin-ssi” the boy nods, neck warming making him unbutton the collar of his shirt. “I think those present here can tell” the journalist continues, eyes falling to the omega’s neck, Jungkook coughs “But could you confirm your presentation as an Omega and how this will affect the future of the band”

Jimin hears one of his members scoff before he picks the mic “I am an omega, and nothing will change concerning the band, the tour we are promoting here today, will continue as expected”

“But how will your role change inside the band?” another person asks.

“It will stay as always and if something changes that will be a private matter, thank you” the omega leaves the microphone down, the pheromones of so many people in such an enclosed space taste bitter in his tongue. Jungkook looks at him concerned.

“Next, please”

“Hi this is Jonathan, sorry for my poor Korean” Namjoon smiles at him “The list of places you will be travelling to for the tour are already out, is there any changes to be expected due to the omega?”

Namjoon’s smile falls, a frown forming on each member “His name is Jimin and no, there won’t be any changes” he answers in English and asks for the next person. 

They go through tour centric questions, after the second mention of “The omega” and the leader deciding that this first round would be only in regard to the upcoming concerts and last album.

Half an hour later and Jimin can’t concentrate in what anyone is saying, he can’t focus on the familiar scents of his band and his hands are starting to tremble, he meets eyes with Jungkook making a cutting motion with his hand, his eyes flash silver to the multitude that in a moment quiets, looking at him.

The maknae gets up, hiding the omega’s form “Thank you so much for all the questions, we’ll take a 15 minutes break and come back, please feel free to try any of the foods and beverages outside.”

Journalists try to peek behind the maknae as they stand up and leave, Jungkook just smiles and turns around the moment the 7 are alone.

“Hey, are you ok?” Namjoon has got close to the omega when he felt the uneasiness,  the others making their way to them from their respective seats.

“I think I just need some air, there were too many alphas between the press and I was suffocating” 

Tae sees the red colour on his friend’s cheeks and how he opened his shirt the slightest bit.

“Wait here” he says leaving Jimin with the others as he makes his way to the door, the woman who announced the conference at the beginning, is sitting on the other side.

“Hi, excuse me, would you have an empty room?”

The woman seems startled but nods “sure, anything in particular?”

The alpha smiles “No, just... if it could be descented and with AC it would be great.” he says, the boxy smiles he knows no one can say no to. 

The woman nods again and makes a call, they follow through one of the side doors in the conference room that take the 7 members to a quieter area.

The room is small but it has been clean and the temperature is cold, they thank her, Jimin bowing deeply before requesting for the conference room to be descented before they make their way back.

“I’m sorry” It’s the first thing the omega says when the door closes, Jin brings him down between his legs as he sits in the cold floor. “I think my heat made everything worst”

“It’s not your fault Minie, none of it ok?” the oldest says, Jungkook sitting in front of his omega, using a clean tissue to dry Jimin’s forehead and neck softly.

 “It’s not, I also felt a bit overwhelmed, the place is too small, we should get the windows opened before the reporters come back” the maknae comments, smile flashing when Jimin looks back up at him.

“That would be great” he answers, feeling the other boys sit around him “I feel everything is more difficult now” 

“It isn’t, it’s different that’s all” Yoongi’s hands come to cares his cheek “I should go get some water and snacks before we have to go back” 

Soon Yoongi brings fruits and snacks in bowls, a water bottle for each member. Jimin takes his time opening the bottle, handing it to Jungkook shortly after gaining a proud smile of the alpha when he opens it for him. The omega looks around at expectant faces, wondering why no one is eating.

“Are you guys ok?” They all nod. 

“You need to eat first Jimin-ah” Hobi confirms looking at the rest “It also happened at breakfast after your heat, it must be an alpha thing but we can’t start until you have enough food on your plate and are eating” the omega blushed, a bit disorienting but does as told, his alpha pushing a few more fruits in his plate, after his first few bites the tension fades and the smell of happiness fills the room. 

Jimin smiles seen the others start picking things up for themselves, wonders if it’s that easy to make his pack glow.

“Can you tell us more about your condition?” 

“It’s not a condition, I’m an omega the same way you are an alpha, and if I want to disclose something about my status It won’t be here.”

“Are you under the name of an alpha?” 

“No, I am not under anyone’s name and won’t be at any point”.

“Will you be going to the military when your time comes?” 

“That’s something I still haven’t been informed of, but I’ll do my service if it is required of me to do so.

“We can see some of the physical changes of your presentation, readers are curious if there are any instincts that come with being an omega?”

Namjoon speaks up making a stopping motion to Jimin who was about to answer. “You shouldn’t be asking that sir, with all due respect any physical or mental changes are of private matter and if it’s wrong to ask an alpha such a thing it’s even more improper to ask an omega.”

“There are rumours about a case of stalking, could you confirm those?” 

“I won’t be confirming any rumours but we have an excellent team in the case that any of the members safety is at risk.”

“How did you come up with the concept of Love Yourself?” Between all the questions thrown at Jimin, each time he doesn’t hear his name in one his body relaxes, the omega looks at the clock on the other side of the wall and listens to his bandmates.

 “We began with the fans joy and happiness in mind, we realized if we expected them to love themselves we should be giving an example.”

“Do you think having an omega in the group will help the group’s growth?” 

This time is Yoongi who picks the microphone before the omega can. “Again, his name is Jimin and I’d like to think we’ve already made our own path, where we stand didn’t come out of the blue but out of years of work.”

Even if every other question was about him and his, so called, status, with all windows and doors open the feeling of suffocation had banished and the hour was passing fairly quickly, a few more minutes of answers and they would be going home. 

Jimin had taken a more direct approach and was now answering and picking the majority of questions and speakers, A man on the first row raised his hand, there were only 10 minutes left so Jimin smiled and gave him the word.

“When omegas were more common they were used as housekeepers and to carry alpha’s children, don’t you think your packs omega should stay out of any line of work? The base of an omega is to nurture, not to act like other dynamics” before the alphas next to him could get up in anger, Jimin looked locked eyes with the journalist and took the microphone in hand.

“Firs of all sir, it has been said several times in this past hour, that my name is Jimin and it would be nice to address me as such. Then on your statement, I am the first omega to present in decades, maybe the quick extinction of others like me is due to those alphas as yourself that treated us as pets instead of actual human beings.”

He sees the anger flash in the man’s eyes, it all happens too quickly, the alpha is walking the few steps that separates them, the guards grab him before he can reach the omega, the room grows silence as Jimin moves as backwards as he can and hear the growls coming from his bandmates.

The man is immobilized and taken out, while Namjoon with eyes red in anger closes the press conference. The omega doesn’t realize until everyone leaves, the hands of his pack in his trembling body, the calming pheromones he is quickly surrounded with, as they guide him protectively to the car.

The seven ride in the same car, telling the drivers waiting how they weren’t needed any more, thanking them for their work. It’s quite, each of the members making some short of physical contact with Jimin as he starts to relax and lets himself fall to the person holding him to their chest.

“Do you want to go to the dorms or our flat, love?” the voice of Jungkook filters through the noise of his own blood in his ears.

“Our flat” he thinks about how he’s spent the last few days after his heat there, and how he has his nest that smells like them in the flat “can the others come too?” there’s a litany of yes and the driver changes directions.

A few minutes later they are opening the door, letting everyone in.

“It will just be a second, are you really ok with staying the rest of the day here?” The omega fidgets with the sweater that Jungkook has given him and now covers his button-up.

“Of course Minie, we can even spend the night if you want. It would be good for us too, we could relax a bit before we leave for tour” 

Jimin smiles walking to their room while the rest chat, soon asking for help to bring the different pillows and blankest that formed his nest to the living room, the omega working in a bigger, comfortable circle where the seven can fit. He remembers a question about his instincts and tenses as he looks around. Before he can speak his worries a hand ruffles his hair.

“Thank you so much Jiminie, it’s very comfy” Tae says, boxy smile looking genuine.

Another warm hand stops in his shoulder “Do you want to choose a movie? We can also practice for a while, it’s early and the building has private studios, right?” Namjoon asks, as Jimin nods looking at the rest, who sit comfortably between blankets, talking about the tour to come.

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Hello everyone,

First of all, I'm alive, but I'm in my last year of Uni so I'm quite busy. I am not abandoning this or any of my other fics.
The important notice, before continuing this story (which I will) I am going to rewrite the old chapters, specially the first few ones, the story will stay the same, I just want to make them longer and better. As I was re-reading my story I felt it went too quickly and that scenes were pretty short, so I want to fix that before beginning again, even if I have part of the next chapter already done.

Anyway, thank you for waiting for me, and hope to see you soon, I'll give a small clue about chapter 13: Omega Drop

Okay!
Goodbye!