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Kaveh looked confused when Alhaitham suddenly handed him a piece of paper.
He hadn't even had his creamy coffee and already his roommate was pestering him.
''??''
Alhaitham sighed, irritated ''It's an employment contract. I want you to be part of my team of mechanics''
Kaveh, who was about to take another sip of coffee, set the cup down on the table, staring incredulously at the younger man "Ex-excuse me!?''
''I'm the deaf one, not you. You heard me perfectly''
''Of course I heard you perfectly! But I want to know the reason for this!'' Kaveh snorted, raising the contract.
Alhaitham shrugged his shoulders ''Again, a labour contract-''
''Alhaitham!'' Kaveh growled ''Don't you dare to tease me! Not with this!''
The mocking aura emanating from the alpha faded as the omega shouted at him, slamming his hand down hard on the table, ''You think I'd tease you with this?'' Kaveh opened his mouth, but did not answer ''Do you really think, after what happened to you, that I would laugh at you, Kaveh?''
''Then why? Why are you doing this?''
''Because you're the best mechanic ever existed!? Because I want you on my team!? Because I know that thanks to you, I have a chance to win!'' snorted the alpha, Kaveh dropping the contract on the table, scratching the back of his head, embarrassed ''Besides'' added the alpha ''You are several months late with the rent. That way we kill two birds with one stone'' he finished with a smirk.
''Tsk, why do you always have to ruin everything'' complained the omega.
When Kaveh went to the office of Alhaitham's management team, he was nervous to read that the pilot was directly offering him a permanent contract.
Did he trust him that much?
Even if it sometimes got on his nerves, Kaveh was willing to do anything for the pilot's career.
So the first thing the blond did was to check the vehicle.
A few days later
Kaveh was interrupted when someone kicked him in the ankle, coming out from under the caxis, snorting in irritation when he saw that it was Alhaitham.
''Get some rest. You've been under there for more than two hours, and you keep checking my car'' Alhaitham helped him up ''Is the car bad?
''On the contrary. It's perfect, that's why I don't understand what's wrong with your driving'' Kaveh snorted, wiping his face with his wide white T-shirt ''There must be something. Something wrong'' growled Alhaitham helplessly, approaching him with a laughing expression.
Alhaitham wiped his greasy black face better with his towel ''You look disgusting'' his hands moved from his face to his tousled golden hair ''Kaveh, if there's nothing wrong with the car, then clearly I'm the problem''
"No. I've seen you run. I've sat next to you to see how you drive. It's impossible that the problem is you'' the blonde stepped away from the alpha ''But if the interior of the car is also perfect... what is the problem- Haitham?''
Alhaitham's expression was lost, a big blush on his cheeks and if it wasn't for his jacket, it would be visible how all his hair had stood on end.
The confidence with which Kaveh spoke of him and the confidence he had towards the pilot caused him to shiver so pleasantly that the alpha didn't even know how to react.
He placed his hand on his chest, feeling his heart beat very fast and suddenly his sense of smell intensified, wrinkling his nose. Not in discomfort, but confused.
He came back to himself when Kaveh slipped into his view, the blond gently nudging him ''Are you okay?''
''It smells funny... I don't know... I feel dizzy...
''Awww, my delicate pilot, who smells a little too much gasoline and already gets dizzy'' laughed Kaveh, ruffling Alhaitham's hair.
As he reached up to ruffle his hair, Alhaitham's nose was level with the blond's neck, again that strange smell intoxicating him even more.
But it was so pleasant... and his friend's touch was so welcome... that the dizziness slowly faded away, the alpha enjoying that pleasurable sensation he felt he had never had before.
''THE WHEELS! THE WHEELS!'' Kaveh suddenly shouted as they were all having a snack after another training session ''Of course, why didn't I think of that! The wheels are the problem!''
After explaining, relaxing his enthusiasm, what he was referring to, Kaveh explained that Alhaitham's reckless and fast driving was suited to soft wheels, not hard ones.
''Those wheels are more delicate. He'll have to stop more times in the pit'' doubted the driver's trainer.
''Then we'll have to train us to change his tyres in less than 6 seconds'' replied Kaveh, the trainer unconvinced.
But Alhaitham put his hand on the omega's shoulder, squeezing it affectionately ''I trust him. I know that in the races he will be able to handle the team of mechanics to do that job'' then the alpha turned to his coach ''And I also want to know if with that kind of wheels, it means that I can win this championship''
It took two days for the new tyres to arrive, and when Alhaitham did his training, his entire team cheered him on as he reached the finish line two minutes earlier than any of his other laps.
Despite disliking physical contact (one of the reasons he never suffered from alpha instincts), he accepted the affectionate pats of his teammates, but when Kaveh came towards him, Alhaitham stepped forward and hugged him.
His heart went as fast again as the other time when the blond hugged him back, laughing close to his ear, the alpha noticing his breath ''I knew you'd make it, Haitham! I told you the problem wasn't yours!''
Alhaitham nodded, his nose rubbing against his friend's neck, grateful that Kaveh extended the embrace as he felt he could not be separated from him.
The weekend came, and with it the tournament.
Alhaitham had never felt so motivated. As he went to another country to compete, he and Kaveh no longer arrived together as they did in practice, and while the driver waited for his chief mechanic, he took off his headset (which was a hint to express that he should be left alone) until the blond arrived and then the race began.
He felt a finger press against his shoulder blade erratically, Alhaitham gasping when he saw what the blond looked like.
''What? You like it?'' smiled Kaveh, tugging at the straps of his chest. Despite still having his headphones on, Alhaitham swore he could hear the leather clatter against the blond's chest as he released the straps ''I'm wearing the prototype, but I don't think I'll be changing the uniform much. The manager has suggested that I design the new team uniform, and I quite like this one so far'' he said in sign language ''I hope it's also comfortable to work in. What I like the most is the black shirt. It hides the damn grease and oil well!'' Kaveh finished signing with a laugh, Alhaitham still in disbelief at what was before his eyes.
His sight narrowed to a tunnel vision, feeling his heart pounding so hard it pierced his eardrums, a cold sweat running down his spine.
What the hell was wrong with him?
Finally he put his headset back on, so he could hear again, and clumsily he walked briskly back to his pit box.
Friday's race was simple. They were just jockeying for position on Sunday.
He didn't have to stand in the pit. He didn't have to spend much time with Kaveh.
Alhaitham win the first position, his whole team celebrating the victory.
He had never been in first place in the race for the starting position on Sunday.
But again, that smell. That... feeling.
"Haitham! You have won!''
Alhaitham was speechless. He couldn't even speak. Had Kaveh's skin ever glowed so bright?
As the omega had grown accustomed, he went to embrace him, Alhaitham standing frozen for an instant.
But into his mind, despite the difficulty of his sensitive skin and the hammering of his heart in his head, came the reasons why Kaveh was there. Remembering what had happened to him.
And Alhaitham would not be the same.
But he couldn't help but relax into the embrace, rest his nose on Kaveh's neck.
He smelled so good... and it felt like the omega's thin body was a cloud.
He would hold on. For Kaveh, he would resist those damned urges he suffered.
He had never been in rut before. He wouldn't do it in the middle of a competition where he could finally win it, let alone for Kaveh. He would never do that to his friend.
But the next day, Alhaitham was worse.
This time he came in second place, having gained the 18-point lead plus the first place from the previous day's race.
But when he got out of the car, he pushed away all his teammates who wanted to congratulate him, including Kaveh.
Especially Kaveh.
''Haitham, are you all right?'' asked the blond, startled.
''Yes'' he snorted, irritated ''But I need some peace Kaveh, alright?''
He immediately left the place, the smells around him choking him. They drove him mad.
In his mind was only tearing off the blond omega's clothes and marking his entire body.
Make him his.
His.
His.
His.
Only his-
''Uggghh'' he grunted, turning on the tap in his dressing room to wash his face. After that, he texted his trainer, asking for a taxi to be called to take him to the hotel.
He wanted to sleep. He wanted to get some rest.
And by all that was sacred, he wanted to say no to having those thoughts towards Kaveh. He couldn't do that to him. Not after what his friend had suffered.
The news that the alpha pilot Kaveh worked for had tried to rape him still burned in his mind. How Kaveh had come to him, crying.
How Alhaitham healed the wounds inflicted on him.
How he helped him with the complaint, protecting him even though Alhaitham stood to lose face by going against one of the most beloved racers in the tournament.
Fortunately, the alpha was imprisoned and eliminated from the championships, but he remembered the words of his superiors when Alhaitham wanted to hire Kaveh.
An omega should not work with an alpha for so long. It's dangerous.
And Alhaitham always believed that with him there would be no problem. He never felt attracted to the smell of omegas. He never felt attraction to Kaveh... until now.
How the hell was he going to be able to look him in the face after that?
No. He couldn't allow it. Alhaitham and his home were like a refuge for Kaveh, and the alpha would not destroy that.
But as night fell, in the middle of his comfortable bed, Alhaitham couldn't stop tossing and turning. On the smells that had surrounded him these past weeks.
That sweat... how? How could the smell of another person's sweat smell good? How could Alhaitham just want to bury his nose in the blond's neck and inhale that sweat?
How could he like that mixture of pheromones so much with the grease and oil that Kaveh was always smearing himself with?
And... and what would Kaveh be like sweaty in those clothes? What would it be like to rest his nose in that armpit, inhaling the full scent of omega? To be able to have him at her mercy? To be able to pull at his straps until his spine broke...
''Fuckkkk'' Alhaitham snorted, scratching his head hard, wanting to force the thoughts away.
Finally, he left for the shower.
At 4 a.m., when he was supposed to be up at 7 a.m. because he had an important race ahead of him.
He was going to fail them.
To his fans. To his team. To him...
And all because of a fucking instinct that Alhaitham thought was dead.
The next morning, the racer's appearance hinted at his sleepless night, grunting and dismissing anyone who asked if he was all right.
His technician explained to him that despite his big eight-point lead and starting first, he should not be distracted, and that they would follow Kaveh's plan. He would have to run soft tyres and stop in the box every eleven laps.
"So many stops?''
''Actually, according to your chief mechanic, it is very few stops'' replied the coach, looking at Kaveh.
The blond seemed hesitant to speak. As if he was uncomfortable, ''Virat has decided to set 11 for you, Hai-Alhaitham, but in my opinion, the ideal would be to stop every 9 laps.
''That's too many'' growled Alhaitham, Virat glaring at the racer.
''You know those wheels are tricky,'' replied Kaveh weakly.
Alhaitham grimaced uncomfortably. He hated to make Kaveh feel this way. But the smell was getting more intense, his heat more extreme. It was as if his body was too small for him....
So he nodded, wanting this race to end as soon as possible.
When the screen reached 0, the cars started, Alhaitham quickly overtaking all his opponents with little difficulty.
The first few laps were quick and easy, Alhaitham keeping a good distance from the second driver.
But when he reached the 11th lap, he ignored Kaveh's orders, and kept running, hearing the tyres burning on the 14th lap, finally coming to a halt in his pit box.
No one dared to get angry at him for disobeying the orders of his technician and his, now, chief mechanic, but the tension was palpable in the air.
Kaveh, however, looked at him with concern.
The guilt he felt for treating the omega like this when it was not his fault at all paralysed his body, forcing him to react and continue with the race despite the unpleasant tingling in his body.
The second racer finally overtook him, and when he had to stop again in the pit lane, he was in third place.
Every time he stopped in the box, his fingers got cold, his heart stopped, and only one thought was in his mind, so these distractions affected him too much.
On top of that, Kaveh, unlike the other two races, started to sweat and stain, and every stop he made was like beating the alpha.
Every time he stopped the car for a tyre change, he felt like he was going to devour the omega right there. To jump out the window of the car and rip that shirt off while fucking it against all the nearby gas cans.
And by the time he had done 60 laps, Alhaitham had had enough.
"BRING ME THE HARD TYRES!'' He shouted as he pulled up in the pit, rolling down the window.
''Excuse me?'' replied Virat, stunned.
''I WANT THE HARD TYRES! NOW! I CAN'T WASTE SO MUCH TIME STOPPING FOR A CHANGE!
''NOW IS NOT THE TIME, BOY. YOU'RE LOSING TOO MUCH GROUND!''
''Either you change my tyres for hard tyres, or I won't start the car'' he threatened angrily, the whole team freezing with dread to hear their driver talk like that.
Angrily, Virat asked for a change of tyres, Alhaitham unable to see Kaveh's reaction.
But amidst the aphrodisiac smell, a bitter odour managed to sneak in. The smell of what Kaveh was feeling right now.
And Alhaitham wished he didn't feel so feverish so he could feel sorry for him.
But if he behaved this way, it was for his own good.
It was either that, or be like that other alpha...
When the hard tyres arrived, Alhaitham was in twelfth place. Although the hard tyres held up better, they also demanded a change, and Alhaitham pushed them to the limit, trying to avoid the box again.
Fortunately, Kaveh seemed to take the hint and was quick off the line without even looking at the alpha, the working atmosphere looking tense and uncomfortable.
Alhaitham only managed to overtake one car, coming in eleventh, and thanks to the points he earned plus the bonus point for being the fastest lap time, he was eighth.
When he left his car in the box, he got out of the car in a very grumpy mood, walking away from any of his teammates, journalists or drivers who were concerned about his health.
He watched out of the corner of his eye Kaveh's sad face, and how instead of going to greet him or find out what was wrong, the omega went to the garage, probably to check the car that Alhaitham had mistreated so badly.
He locked himself in his own dressing room, taking a big gulp of water that nearly finished the water bottle in one sitting, sitting down, forcing himself to relax his body. His mind.
His... His damn instinct.
He'd always prided himself on being an alpha who didn't suffer from rutting. Who didn't lose control at the scent of omegas.
'Broken alpha' they called him, but it mattered little to him, for he was ashamed to see how other alphas acted at the mere scent of an omega.
And now Alhaitham was behaving the same way, or even worse. For the omega who was driving him crazy was an omega who trusted him. Who appreciated him.
But his mind was only showing him Kaveh's body. The belly and hip movements he made when he had to bend down to check the car. That face he wanted to lick every time it got stained with engine oil....
Why? Why did he keep thinking about it? What was he going to do?
He couldn't throw Kaveh out. It would be admitting that he had lost because the omega had awakened that alpha side that everyone thought was dead.
But he couldn't work with him anymore either!
...
What if... what if Alhaitham could no longer live with him directly?
He hid his face in his hands, letting out a long, anguished sigh.
He didn't know what to do. He didn't know what to do about his best friend's safety and happiness, and it was killing him inside.
The door suddenly rang, Virta's voice echoing from behind, Alhaitham feeling relieved that it was the beta who came to worry about him.
When Alhaitham opened the door, the trainer was asking him how he was.
Alhaitham simply shrugged his shoulders.
''I was going to tell you that most of us have already left for the hotel. I'd tell you if you'd like to come with me but...'' Virta sighed, wearily ''Boy, I don't know what you have with that young man, I'm just telling you he's been locked in the garage since you've been locked in here, and some of our fellows say there's a stench of blood and bitterness coming out of that place''
''Blood!?'' Alhaitham was startled, Virta nodding.
At the mere thought of Kaveh being in danger, all that heat that aroused his zeal disappeared, only a strong possessive worry flooding through him, rushing to the workshop, pleading for the omega to be well.
But it was clear that the alpha hadn't thought it through.
As he pulled open the shutter of the workshop, the scent of the omega once again intoxicated him, tingling every part of his skin.
Kaveh was leaning against the open bonnet of his car, blood on his knuckles and his breath coming in ragged gasps.
When the blond looked up, his angry face changed to an altered one, Alhaitham unable to tear his gaze away from the figure.
His whole body was trembling, he thought he even saw red, his muscles seemed to be penetrating his skin and he felt his heart on the verge of overflowing.
He could see Kaveh calling out to him, by the movement of his lips, but the incessant beeping made it impossible for him to hear anything.
There was only one thing on his mind. And he could not tolerate it.
He jerked away as Kaveh touched his arm, gathering the strength to speak, ''Virta is waiting for you. You should go with him-''
''You have lost because of me'' Kaveh sentenced, weakly ''Nothing made sense. We'd been fast on the wheels, you're an exceptional driver, the car was fine...''
''Kaveh... right now the race... I don't care, but please leave'' growled Alhaitham, walking away from the omega, leaning against a wall as he breathed like a wild animal in the middle of a race.
Kaveh nodded weakly, his eyes watering, ''I'm sorry, Alhaitham.... I'm sorry for always being a burden to you''
But the omega stopped at the sound of the alpha's dry laughter ''Burden? What are you talking about, asshole? Do you know how disgusted I'm getting right now for being like this with you? I was supposed to be your friend! Your refuge! And it turns out I'm just like them! Just like him!''
''Don't even think about comparing yourself to him!'' shouted Kaveh ''Don't even think about comparing yourself to the others!''
"Kaveh...''
''No! I won't allow it! You... Haitham, you gave me a home when everyone turned their backs on me! You gave me a job when, even though I won the trial, no one wanted to have me around! An omega doesn't belong in an alpha's job, that's what they always said, and you were always by my side! Supporting me!''
''And look at me now how I am! In rut, for the first time in my life!''
''Do you think that being you, I care?! Do you think that deep down I've ever wished I could attract you?! To attract you and not that horde of assholes!?'' Kaveh shouted, his tears finally falling.
Alhaitham moved away from the wall where he was leaning, looking bewildered at the omega, as he covered his mouth, staring at the ground.
''Kaveh'' he said, approaching the omega.
''...''
''Kaveh, repeat that''
"N...no''
''Why not?''' asked Alhaitham, already barely at a distance from the blond.
Kaveh weakly raised his head to look at the alpha, expelling a pitiful moan ''I don't want to ruin anything between us, Haiyi. I can't lose you...''
''Oh Kaveh... what, grr, fools we are'' and with a possessiveness he didn't know he possessed, he grabbed the omega's chin and kissed him fiercely, his body expelling a peace and relief, like when a sick person has been told they are finally healthy.
The scent of Kaveh was so fragrant and pleasing, urging him to continue that the alpha slipped his hands under that tight shirt, clawing at the omega's slender and noticeable body, growling in pleasure as he felt Kaveh's arms wrap around his neck.
After caressing his chest, feeling him want to keep his palms on that skin, the omega's heartbeat always pumping against his palm, Alhaitham grabbed the omega, slamming the hood of the car shut to prop the blond on top.
''Haitham, watch out!'' snorted Kaveh, Alhaitham laughing, for only this damn omega would care about the car at a time like this ''Tsk, you laugh, then I'll have to fix it myself''
''Saying that to me will only cause me to break it more'' the alpha whispered, kissing the omega again, his hands running hard all over the omega's torso, feeling the feel of the leather of the straps and the wool of the shirt until he ended up in his trousers.
He pulled down the mechanic's baggy trousers, chuckling at the sight of his erect member. It was smaller than his, which was normal for his kind, but it was beautiful. Perfect for him.
He began to masturbate the omega, resting his cheek on his belly, inhaling the sweat that clung to the wool, ''I'm sorry I made you think I'd ever want anything to do with you. I have to be honest, Kaveh, I have always wanted you, but I have never been sexually attracted to you. Neither you nor anyone else. You know my nickname; 'broken alpha' ''
He lifted his shirt to reveal the omega's sweaty, stained and naked belly and placed kisses on the skin, biting down hard from his arousal when the smell in the air was unbearable.
''And... and what has changed?'' asked Kaveh, his breath coming in ragged gasps.
Alhaitham responded by lifting his shirt roughly up to the omega's collar, his entire torso exposed, the straps of his uniform brushing against his hazel nipples, and grabbing his wrist, lifting it all the way up until it rested against the car window, careful of his injured knuckles.
When not only his torso, but also his armpit was completely at his mercy, Alhaitham buried his nose in that crease, holding firm the omega's trembling arm as he tried to wriggle out of the alpha's grasp.
''HAITHAM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? I'M... I'M SWEATY AND DIRTY!''
''And that's what's been driving me crazy. Your smell. Your real smell, the smell of Kaveh, my best friend, my reflection, and not just the smell of an omega. Your smell mixed with the grease and oil. It was like... it was like you smelled of me. Like you smelled like my property'' Alhaitham growled pleasurably, licking that sweaty armpit dirty with black, Kaveh moaning as more tears fell from his face, his chest arching hard, Alhaitham enjoying the sight of seeing that slender, beautiful chest pressed against those leather straps.
Alhaitham smiled in satisfaction as the omega cummed in his hand, helped by that cum plus how wet he was already, surely from having provoked a heat to penetrate him, for all the alpha wanted was to bury himself next to the omega.
Knot him. Mark him.
"Hai... Haith...m... no...'' Kaveh sobbed, his jaw tense as he didn't want to scream in case there was still someone else lurking near the workshop.
Alhaitham helped him to bite into the fabric of his shirt, the cries of pleasure choked against that fabric, the alpha making it clear that when they got home he would make the omega scream freely until his vocal cords shredded.
Alhaitham was inside him at last, coming all the way, thrusting fiercely, with only one thought in his mind. To make him his own.
Painfully, he pulled his face away from the armpit that had driven him so mad, slowly kissing his way down the omega's chest, biting his right nipple as he bit the strap, smiling as he felt the omega's sharp nails against his scalp.
The closer he got to the omega's neck, the closer he got to cumming, coming to a complete standstill when he not only cum inside him, but got completely knotting.
He was pressed against the omega, the heat and release of the repression he felt so relieving that Alhaitham rested his forehead against the blond's, kissing the bloodied knuckles first, cleaning them with his tongue and closing his hand against his, melting at the difference in size of the two palms.
He whispered the omega's name incessantly, rubbing the tip of his nose against his opponent's, kissing away the tears that kept falling, until he felt the knot release.
He groaned at the sight of his neck being covered by having his whole shirt up, used as a gag, and before making a decision, he wanted to admire the view in front of him again.
Kaveh was fucking beautiful.
His mouth was still closed against the black shirt, big beads of sweat running down his chest. His nipples were erect, his chest quivering every time they brushed against the cold, hard leather of the harness.
His belly was filthy with his own cum, Alhaitham flicking his tongue down from the part of his neck that the shirt hiked up would allow, pausing to nibble on an exposed reddened nipple until it ended at his navel, biting that skin again.
Kaveh finally released the shirt, emitting faint but satisfied thrusts, being silenced again by a fervent kiss from his alpha, who gripped his face tightly, his hands finally being free.
When they parted, they both felt the knot end, Kaveh feeling Alhaitham's fierce gaze on him, holding himself still.
Slowly and delicately, Alhaitham took the omega's chin and turned him, then, with the roughness of an alpha, ripped that black shirt from his body, leaving it beside the hood, Kaveh's chest quivering even though it was already exposed, the alpha's fangs near the juncture of Kaveh's shoulder and neck.
All it took was one look. One simple look, and Kaveh nodded, finally being bitten. Finally being joined.
The burst of endorphins Alhaitham felt as he bit into that soft skin gave him the strength to thrust back into the omega, feeling himself knotted with him again, the omega's legs hardly tangling around his hips at the trembling and weakness they felt.
When he opened his mouth, gazing proudly at that mark, he kissed Kaveh all over his body again, burying his nose again in that armpit that had driven him so mad, silencing the moans he was so ashamed to release from the omega with passionate kisses.
When they were again in pure climax, Kaveh arched his chest so hard that the middle strap snapped, the leather straps no longer attached, resting at the blond's sides, his chest, unlike before, without any sort of visual protection.
''You are so beautiful... How could I have been so blind, Kaveh?'' Kaveh simply wept at the alpha's words, their hands coming together again, a tender kiss settling on his sweaty forehead ''I can't wait to get home and fuck you again until all of Sumeru knows you're mine''
"In...satiable.
After a couple of minutes where the kisses this time were slow and tender, the knot unravelled, Alhaitham pulling away from the omega completely.
He took the black shirt, which was more like a rag, and wiped the omega lovingly, helping him off the hood of the car.
Kaveh looked at the car, snorting under his breath, ''We might as well get up early tomorrow to clean up this mess'' Alhaitham laughed, hugging the blond and kissing his golden hair, a pleasurable tingle running down his spine as the omega rested his body against his embrace.
He was his now. He was his protection. His precious, delicate mate.
And he would guard and protect him until the end of the world.
Now he understood the reason for that nickname, for you had to be completely broken not to want to feel what Alhaitham felt right now.
He felt so full. So at peace.
Helping his omega to walk, he took off his jacket and put it on the naked blond, closing it, even though he wanted to still have that beautiful view, to protect his privacy.
''You will sleep in my hotel room today'' the alpha whispered sullenly, making it clear that he would not accept a no.
''But only sleep, Alhaitham'' replied the omega, snorting when the alpha teased him, kissing his cheeks ''Aggh, Haitham!!! Insatiable!!''