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Jimin was huffing, running as fast as he could up the steps of his apartment building. He received multiple calls from his boyfriend Jeongguk during a very important meeting, and while he normally never ignored his alpha's phone calls, this meeting was critical to the financial situation of the company, and his supervisor, Namjoon, was giving him the eye for the constant buzzing.
As soon as the meeting was over and the client was pleased enough to renew their contract, he called Jeongguk, torn between wanting to scold him for not getting the message when he didn't pick up the first few times, and apologizing for ignoring him.
What he heard from Jeongguk once he picked up had him leaning towards the latter, mixed with a new emotion - panic.
Jimin didn't even bother informing anyone of the emergency. He simply left, getting into his car and hightailing it out of there, heading home to his and Jeongguk's apartment building as quickly as he could.
He parked the car haphazardly in his assigned parking space and made a mad dash for the elevator, murmuring a speedy "hello!" to the security guard and the receptionist. He pressed the elevator button vigorously, as if doing so would make the elevator doors open faster.
Once Jimin made it to the seventh floor, he ran out of the elevator. "Come on, come on, come on," Jimin muttered under his breath, pulling out his phone and dialling the number of Namjoon.
"Hello?"
"Hyung!" Jimin said in relief, making a quick right and fumbling in his pocket for his key card. He swiped it quickly, hearing the beep that told him the door was unlocked, and he pushed it open, dumping the keycard in the cute little turtle-shaped keyholder. "Hyung, I'm so sorry about a while ago, it was my alpha calling, we're - uh - we're having an emergency..."
"Oh my god, what's up?" Namjoon asked, concerned.
"I wasn't able to file the emergency leave because I left the office as soon as he told me," Jimin said urgently, shrugging off his jacket and kicking off his shoes. "I might not be able to come to work this week. Jeongguk's - "
A howl came from one of the rooms in the apartment. Jimin flinched, his omega starting to get antsy, and there was recognition in Namjoon's tone when he replied.
"Ahh," Namjoon said sympathetically. "I get it, I get it, no need to tell me. Do you need anything? I can ask my alpha to swing by with an emergency bag - "
"No, hyung, no need, thank you," Jimin assured, moving to the bathroom and opening the cabinet under the sink, pulling out a large bag full of towels, clothes, bedsheets, and lots of bottles of water and candy bars. "You don't have to bother, Namjoon-hyung, I have one here, Jeongguk and I prepared it last week, but we weren't expecting his rut to hit so soon..."
Another howl.
"I'm gonna go now, hyung, okay?" Jimin said, slinging the bag on his slim shoulder. "I probably won't be picking up if you call, but you got it, right? I need to go."
Jimin didn't bother waiting for Namjoon to reply. He hung up, stuffing his phone in one of the pockets of the bag, and started searching the apartment for Jeongguk, using his nose to sniff out his mate.
Jeongguk was a very disciplined alpha, and during his ruts back when he hadn't met Jimin yet, he could keep his alpha in control enough not to do anything reckless. Being a mated alpha, however, made it harder for Jeongguk to remain in control, because his alpha was a demanding thing, wanting to be as close to Jimin's omega as possible.
Jimin followed the strong smell of bitter musk and alpha pheromones coming from the laundry room. There were whimpers and scratching sounds, and if Jeongguk was in the laundry room that meant Jimin arrived a little too late.
He pushed the door open to find the laundry hamper overturned and Jeongguk burying his face in Jimin's used clothes, curled up among them with angry scratches down his arms.
"Alpha," Jimin said in a gentle, soothing tone, dropping the bag by the doorway. He released his own pheromones, filling the stuffy laundry room with his clean, powdery scent. His voice finally reached Jeongguk's ears, and Jeongguk shot up immediately, eyes full of tears.
"Omega," Jeongguk's voice was low and rumbly, quite unlike his usual tenor. "You're here, Omega."
"I'm always here," Jimin whispered, treading carefully into the room. "I'm just a little late, but I came home to you as fast as I could - "
"Come here," Jeongguk said impatiently, almost whiny. A command. Jimin got to his knees immediately, crawling over to Jeongguk and allowing his alpha to crush him in a tight, possessive hug.
Jimin could sense the relief flooding through Jeongguk, his scent becoming sweeter now. Jeongguk buried his nose into the mating mark on Jimin's neck, inhaling the smell of baby powder and cotton, and he shuddered when Jimin nuzzled his mating mark, as well. "It's alright, Jeongguk," Jimin murmured, stroking Jeongguk's chest. "Your omega's here. Omega isn't going anywhere."
"I couldn't find you," Jeongguk said, his tone anguished. "I thought you left..."
Jimin maneuvered himself carefully so he was straddling Jeongguk, his knees on either side of Jeongguk's waist. Jeongguk's eyes were still his regular, rich brown ones, but he could see the glint of ruby coming out, a sign that he was trying to keep his alpha tamed. "Could never leave you," Jimin whispered. "I'm sorry, Alpha."
Jeongguk pulled Jimin into another bone-crushing hug, gasping in Jimin's scent and growling. Jimin yelped when he felt Jeongguk's teeth nip at his mating mark, and he wrapped his arms and legs around Jeongguk as Jeongguk stood up, hooking his hands under Jimin's thighs.
"Jeongguk," Jimin murmured soothingly, rubbing and squeezing his tense arms and shoulders. He knew that Jeongguk was agitated, having probably been in rut for a few hours now, but he also knew Jeongguk was still listening, still trying his best to be present. "Jeongguk, wait, the bag..."
Jeongguk said nothing, picking it up with one hand and securing Jimin to his body by gripping the underside of his butt with the other. Had Jeongguk been out of it completely, he wouldn't have followed, so Jimin could tell he was concentrating hard on keeping his alpha in check. Jimin rewarded Jeongguk with a peck on the cheek and a gentle "good job" in his ear, feeling the rumble in Jeongguk's chest from the praise.
With abnormally brute strength, Jeongguk kicked the door to the bedroom down, and the sound of metal snapping meant he probably broke one of the hinges. Jimin made a mental note to fix it once Jeongguk's rut had subsided, the air getting knocked out of his lungs as Jeongguk dropped him onto their bed.
"Hyung."
Jimin looked up to meet Jeongguk's eyes. Jeongguk's chest was heaving, sweat trickling down his temples, but the use of the honorific and not the term 'omega' meant he was having a moment of clarity, his mind not a befuddled mess of possessive need.
"It's okay, Jeongguk-ah," Jimin said, propping himself up on his elbows and giving his mate a gentle, sweet smile. "Hyung is here. Hyung'll take care of you."
Jeongguk swallowed, his Adam's apple bobbing in his throat, and he nodded, quickly shedding off his very sweaty clothes. Jimin undressed too, knowing that the clothes would just be stifling him once he was under the heat of Jeongguk's body.
"Please tell me if I'm hurting you, hyung," Jeongguk croaked, climbing into bed and hovering over Jimin. His jaw was tight and his eyebrows were furrowed together, and just the sight of Jeongguk like this took Jimin's breath away. They'd been mates for a few years now, spent many heats and ruts together, but Jeongguk's gentleness, his care and concern for Jimin's own wellbeing even when he was probably in so much pain from his rut, always managed to bring tears to Jimin's eyes.
He was so lucky to have someone like Jeongguk, and he was going to make sure Jeongguk knew it.
"You could never hurt me, Jeongguk-ah," Jimin whispered, cupping Jeongguk's cheeks and gazing into his beautiful, warm brown eyes. "I trust you, you know that, don't you?" With a kiss to Jeongguk's nose, Jimin finally murmured, "let go, Alpha."
Jimin kissed Jeongguk as deeply and as meaningfully as he could, wanting to impart all the love and care he had for him. Jeongguk shuddered, finally surrendering whatever consciousness he had left to the alpha within him, and Jimin felt the breath leave his own lungs when Jeongguk once more crushed him close, trapping him in his arms and pressing Jimin's body flush against his own, pulling away from the kiss to burrow his nose deeply into Jimin's neck.
"Omega," Jeongguk whimpered, inhaling Jimin's scent, which he tried to make stronger to comfort Jeongguk. Jimin closed his eyes, wrapping his arms and legs around Jeongguk to keep them locked together. "I love you, Omega."
"I love you too, sweetheart," Jimin whispered back, running his hands up and down Jeongguk's bare back, kissing his temple tenderly. "I love you always, always and forever."
Jeongguk growled quietly. He squeezed Jimin tighter, so tight it was almost painful, his one arm wrapped firmly around Jimin's waist, and the other around his shoulders. "You're everything to me. When you didn't come when I called, I thought you left me for good." Jeongguk's voice was getting thicker. "I thought you didn't want me anymore."
"That's not true, Jeongguk," Jimin said. He could sense the grief Jeongguk was feeling, his musky pine scent growing bitter again, and while Jimin knew it was just his rut talking, he had to assuage the alpha as much as he could. "I love you. I could never leave you. You mean everything to me too, and I would die without you, darling, I really would."
"Me too," Jeongguk breathed against Jimin's neck, nipping at the soft skin and kissing it when Jimin shivered. "My world, my love, my omega," he said with so much emotion, "I love you more than I could ever explain, want nothing more than for you to be mine, always, always..."
Jimin accepted Jeongguk's love with an open heart, his words echoing in Jimin's ears, but when Jeongguk was too overwhelmed for words (which Jimin could usually tell by how tightly Jeongguk held him), Jimin would kiss him, kiss him hard, kiss him deeply, allowing Jeongguk to express his love in that way, too.
This was always how they spent Jeongguk's rut. Alpha ruts always meant a heightened, aggressive need to claim, to own, to possess, especially if they had a mate, and while Jeongguk certainly exhibited this aspect of stereotypical alpha behavior, most alphas preferred to relieve the pain of their rut in a very carnal manner, knotting their partner to stake their claim.
Jeongguk, however, did not.
Jimin knew that Jeongguk had no desire for sex, but Jimin wasn't aware how different Jeongguk's rut would be until he first helped Jeongguk through one, how his alpha demanded to hold, to embrace, to keep Jimin as close to his body as possible. There was no sex involved, there was never any sex involved when Jeongguk was in rut, but it was incredibly, terrifyingly intimate, having Jeongguk cage him in his arms, whimpering into Jimin's neck, almost begging Jimin to accept his love and affection. Jimin could feel his heart swell and his eyes fill with tears at the things Jeongguk would say, the sincerity and tenderness and passion with which Jeongguk laid bare his feelings.
Jeongguk's rut was always so emotionally intense, but Jimin loved every moment of it. While Jeongguk always made him feel loved, there was something so vulnerable about Jeongguk's confessions when he was in rut, so uninhibited. It made him feel like he was drowning in Jeongguk's love, lightheaded and dazed and overtaken, which was exactly what his alpha wanted him to feel.
"Alpha," Jimin gasped as Jeongguk continued to murmur his affections while kissing his temple, his forehead, his eyelids, nose, and cheeks, and finally, his lips, capturing Jimin's whimper. Jimin bit down gently on Jeongguk's lower lip, pulling back at Jeongguk's tiny groan. "Tell me more, Alpha."
"Mine, always mine," Jeongguk said breathlessly. He was snarling, almost like he sensed a threat and was determined to protect Jimin with his life. Jimin cried out when he felt Jeongguk's teeth bite down onto his shoulder, gripping Jeongguk's arm. "Can't live without you, Omega. Want you to be part of me, want to be part of you, need to be close to you..."
"Kiss me, Jeongguk," Jimin pleaded softly, running his hands through Jeongguk's sweaty locks, gazing into his bright, ruby red eyes. Jimin wanted Jeongguk to crush him, and Jeongguk must have sensed that, because he pressed Jimin into his chest and growled, like he was unsatisfied that they couldn't be closer than their bodies would allow. "Please."
So Jeongguk did, pressing their lips together again, Jimin tightening his legs around Jeongguk's waist and letting Jeongguk squeeze him, almost flattening him. Jimin felt himself going breathless at how tight Jeongguk was holding him, not helped by how fiercely they kissed, and how strong Jeongguk's pheromones were getting, clouding Jimin's mind with yearning.
His entire body was constricted, and after a while, he was starting to see stars, feeling dizzy. Jimin buried his face into Jeongguk's neck as his world went black, fully and totally consumed by the feeling of Jeongguk wrapped around him.
By the time Jimin came to, he found he wasn't squished up against a warm body anymore, able to move and breathe freely. He felt an arm around his waist, and he turned to face Jeongguk, who was watching him sleep, his eyes brown again, meaning the first wave of his rut had subsided.
"Hey, handsome," Jimin said sleepily, rubbing one of his eyes and meeting Jeongguk's gaze.
"I told you to tell me if I was hurting you," Jeongguk frowned, his lower lip puffing out adorably. Jimin couldn't help but chuckle, propping himself up on his elbow to kiss Jeongguk's pout away. "You passed out."
"Correction, I fell asleep," Jimin countered, tucking Jeongguk's hair behind his ear. "And I wasn't hurt, anyway."
"I was smothering you, hyung," Jeongguk said, sitting up now too.
"Jeongguk, we've done this so many times already," Jimin said, trying to reassure his mate. "This is the first time it's happened in a while. How many times do we argue about this? All the time. How many times have you actually killed me?"
"It could happen one day," Jeongguk clicked his tongue, his tone serious. "Honestly. What if I snapped out of my rut and found out I suffocated you to death - "
Jimin shut Jeongguk up with a kiss, his hand pressed against Jeongguk's chest, right over his heart. "Your alpha would never let you do that," Jimin reassured him, keeping their foreheads pressed together. "And neither would you."
Jeongguk sighed, relenting, and Jimin smiled, snuggling back into Jeongguk's arms. "You trust me too much, Jimin-ah."
"And you need to trust yourself more, sweetheart," Jimin murmured. "I know your concern comes from a place of love, but trust me when I say I know you love me enough that, whether you're in rut or not, you would never be able to hurt me."
Jimin felt Jeongguk's lips ghost the top of his head, his embrace now protective. "How are you feeling, though?" Jeongguk asked. "I don't know how far I take it sometimes."
"Honestly?" Jimin sighed, humming in contentment. "Pretty loved up, actually." He grinned when Jeongguk turned pink, teasing him. "Can't live without me, can you, darling alpha?"
"Shut up," Jeongguk whined in embarrassment. "I meant physically."
"Well, there's nothing new with that," Jimin shrugged. "You just held me close like you always do. Bit me here and there." He smiled. "I love it when you do that, you know. It makes me feel so safe, and like you can't ever get enough."
Jimin heard Jeongguk's little huff, sensing the alpha's simmer of pride at those words. Jimin grinned, burying his face in Jeongguk's chest, taking in the comforting scent of pine.
"I mean," Jeongguk said, running his hand through Jimin's hair and down his spine, "you know I can't."
"Mmmm," Jimin murmured, nuzzling Jeongguk, hearing Jeongguk's satisfied purr coming from the back of his throat as he scented him. "What about you, darling? How are you feeling?"
"Tense," Jeongguk admitted with a sigh. "My alpha still feels agitated. Like there's an itch I still haven't scratched."
"Huh," Jimin said, then cocked an eyebrow, giving Jeongguk a sly smile. "How about we remedy that, then?" He beamed, his eyes turning into crescents and cheeks glowing pink. Jeongguk's eyes widened when Jimin flipped them over so he was hovering over Jeongguk this time, smiling when Jeongguk started to laugh, "Does Alpha want to hear how Omega feels about him?"
Jeongguk's eyes were shining with love and affection as he gazed up at Jimin. "Yes," he breathed eagerly, Jimin throwing his leg over Jeongguk's torso so he was straddling him, hands slipping into Jeongguk's and holding them by his head. "Tell me."
While Jeongguk's alpha demanded for his love to be received by Jimin's omega, it also relished in the tenderness of Jimin's reciprocation. Jimin knew this, and took full advantage of the knowledge, pouring his own heart out so that Jeongguk's alpha would feel good, and loved.
"I love when you hold me close," Jimin said coaxingly, leaning down to rub their noses together as he spoke. "When you wrap your arms tight around me until I'm breathless."
"Hyung," Jeongguk said, trying to pry his hands out of Jimin's hold. "Let me touch you."
"Listen first, touch later," Jimin giggled when Jeongguk groaned, pecking him on the lips. "You always tell me when you're in rut how much you love me, how much you can't stand being apart from me." He kissed Jeongguk again. "I want to tell you I feel the same way."
Jimin noticed Jeongguk's body rising in temperature again, and his breathing was becoming shallow, an indicator that the next wave of his rut was coming fast.
"I love it when you take my breath away, Jeongguk-ah," Jimin said, gazing into Jeongguk's eyes. "I love when I can feel you all around me, everywhere, surrounding me. I love it when your scent gets to me, makes me dizzy. I can't think of anything else when I'm with you. I feel like I'm drowning in your love, and I wouldn't want your love any way else."
Jimin was not going to be in control of the situation for long, and his next words were going to feed Jeongguk's alpha, fuel Jeongguk's desire to dote completely on his omega, his ultimate purpose of letting Jimin know he was loved.
"I want you to know, Jeongguk," Jimin murmured against his lips, feeling Jeongguk's warm breath on his skin, "that I do feel how much you love me. You make me feel loved in a way I've never been loved before, you make me feel cherished, and adored - "
"Jimin - " Jeongguk gasped, almost writhing as red started to seep into his eyes again.
" - and I have never felt a love as passionate, as intense, as deep, as real, as the love you have for me," Jimin finished. He let go of Jeongguk's hands, and they immediately shot up to cradle Jimin's face, thumbs caressing his cheeks lightly. "I love you, Jeongguk-ah. I love you just the same, want you to know how much I love you too. There will never be anyone else for me, and I want to be yours forever."
"Mine," Jeongguk growled, his eyes glowing as he crushed Jimin's lips to his, his large hands gripping Jimin's waist when Jimin whimpered.
"Yes," Jimin whispered into the kiss, holding on to Jeongguk as he sat up and pressed Jimin into him again, no space between their torsos. Jimin buried his face into Jeongguk's broad shoulder, clinging onto him tightly. "Yours, darling. Always yours."
And so they continued, Jeongguk doing nothing but holding Jimin and embracing him, kissing every part of him he could reach, marking his skin with gentle bites and murmuring the sweetest and most loving words in Jimin's ear.
It would take a few days for Jeongguk's rut to subside, but if that meant Jimin would surrender himself to all of Jeongguk's passion, reveling the feeling of his alpha's warmth and love surrounding every part of him, then of course, Jimin didn't mind.