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The buzz of excitement echoed under Seokjin’s skin throughout the course of his day. He wears a soft smile upon his lips as he carries out his usual routine. After eating lunch he airs out the lingering smell of food by opening up the balcony doors.
Stepping out onto the balcony the sun’s warmth washes over his face as he rests his forearms on the rail. The omega was unusually energetic for a Thursday afternoon, and the answer lied on his calendar. A bold red marker circled around the twelfth date, it was the start of Seokjin’s pre-heat.
Also his first official heat together with Jungkook.
Seokjin inattentively fiddles with the necklace around his neck, finger and thumb tracing down the silver chain until it meets the rose gold pendant at the bottom. It was gifted by the alpha as a surprise for their sixth month anniversary. He feels his face grow warm at the treasured memory - recalling Jungkook’s token words of appreciation that he engraved in mind. feeling refreshed he then pushes himself off and briefly stretches in the light.
Returning in the living room the omega mentally checks off his to do list in preparation for today. Eyes scanning over the nest as he recounts that all his necessities were in its rightful place before focusing on his nest. Meticulously adjusting certain areas until Seokjin gave his official stamp of approval from his perspective.
Nodding to himself Seokjin leaves his slippers outside then finally steps in, plopping himself in the middle he takes time to gaze at his own work. Fingers spread on the bedding, feeling the soft material under his touch as his hand sinks deeper. The omega then decides to settle down, head resting upon Jungkook’s stolen pillow as he curls into himself. Knees tucked against his chest, Seokjin cheerfully huddles into the familiar notes of his alpha’s scent.
Burying his smile into the cushion before tugging the wool blanket over. flooded by the overwhelming comfort that surrounds him. Seokjin sighs in content as he feels light. His initial excitement dwells allowing the omega to succumb to his sleep. Fragments of Jungkook seeping into his dreams when he hugs the pillow tighter, imagining it was his beloved alpha instead.
Lost in his sleep, Seokjin doesn’t hear the soft padded footsteps pacing into the room after the front door locks in place. He doesn’t even stir when a notable voice calls his name.
Taking off his shoes by the doorstep Jungkook listens out for his hyung. absently scratching his nape, the alpha then catches the faint snores drifting in the air. A fond smile blossoms when Jungkook follows the trail to find his other half in deep slumber.
Mesmerised by the view, the alpha stays in place. Not wanting to disturb the surrounding peace that kept Seokjin intact in his dreams. Jungkook overlooks the well built nest noting a few personal items of his such as his sweatshirt and hoodies woven into the structure.
Jungkook chuckles as he knows that his hyung had a habit of ‘accidentally’ taking his clothes. To which he didn’t mind at all, instead, it endeared him to see his omega clothed in his belongings. Finding contentment in his scent when Jungkook couldn’t physically be with him at certain times.
He carefully moves from his position, keen yet attentive to his approach. The last thing he wanted to do was ruin Seokjin’s sanctuary. Jungkook gradually fills the empty space behind, slotting his chest against the broad back like a puzzle piece before releasing a sated sigh.
Curling around Seokjin he noses the nape. Hands reaching over the front as he gently throws his leg over. Simply melting into the other until his breath aligns with the omega’s pace. It takes a minute for his hyung to stir in his embrace.
“Hyung,” Seokjin rouses at the soft tone but he remains asleep. “Seokjin hyung.” The alpha winds tighter around his half life, comfortably relaxing at the warmth unravelling around them. “yeobo.”
He feels the corner of his lips twitch at the fondness laced in the nickname. However, it doesn’t escape Jungkook’s keen eyes. Finding Seokjin’s hands around the pillow, the alpha carefully intertwines their fingers. Fingers fill the gaps as he plants soft kisses at the side of Seokjin’s neck.
“Yeobo - my sleeping beauty.” Jungkook playfully nuzzles into the curve. “Perhaps... a kiss upon thy lips shall awaken thee?”
Breaking from his facade the omega erupts into a fit of giggles that bursts from its seams. Turning over he finds his boyfriend shamelessly beaming at him like the sun. hands climbing over the omega’s forearms as they make their way to settle on the small of Seokjin’s back.
At the touch, he instinctively leans in and Jungkook mimics his movement. However, before he could welcome him with his routine kiss Seokjin reels back. dividing the space between them by his palms braced at the alpha’s shoulder. a sour distaste clear upon Seokjin’s pinched expression. nose wrinkled with his face turned aside.
Confused, Jungkook attempts to pull him close only to be met with resistance. “huh? What’s wrong?” He curiously tilts his head. “Did I do something?”
Opening his eyes, Seokjin frowns. “You smell.”
“I - I smell?” Raising an eyebrow, Jungkook attempts to sniff his shoulder. nose flaring as he tries to pick out any distinct scent on his clothes.
Seokjin then shakes his head - extending the distance between them making Jungkook sulk. “Don’t like the other scents on you. go wash up first then come back.”
The realisation lights his eyes. “Oh.” the alpha laughs at himself. “Oh, I thought it’s because I just smelled bad for a second.”
“Well that too actually.” He teasingly sticks his tongue out causing lightening the air around them.
Jungkook smiles before mirroring his hyung. “Fine, I'll go and shower quickly. Don’t miss me too much, hyungie.”
He gently squeezes his hyung’s arm, thumb brushing over, before retreating. releasing the other from his embrace Jungkook carefully gets up, not wanting to disrupt his omega’s nest as he moves.
Seokjin watches him leave with a smile. removing the pillow from his chest he stretches his arm over the empty space. Feeling the remaining heat from Jungkook’s place as it warms his skin.
As he exhales in content, the omega nuzzles into the pillow. Fingers curling into the bedding mindlessly kneading at the soft material like a cat. listening to the distant sound of running water and his alpha’s velvet tone that serenades him down the hall.
He stretches his legs then ultimately melts in place. Curled into himself as he indulges in the vague tune that Jungkook sang. Whilst he grows weightless - breath gradually slowing down as Seokjin inadvertently drifts off to sleep.
Jungkook silently returns around twenty five minutes. a tender warmth blossoms at his stomach from the scene before him. smiling at his omega content in the safety of his nest as he itches to pull him in his embrace and nuzzle into his soft hair.
The alpha finally does so after writing the view in the back of his mind. Tucking the image away where he could revisit it again for another time. With his hyung occupying his place Jungkook decides to slot himself under Seokjin’s arms.
Face buried into the faded grey shirt that was once his. The shift in movement gently brings Seokjin back - hands climbing around the alpha’s torso. He sleepily pulls the other closer as they entangle their legs.
Jungkook secures his arms around the omega’s waist, eyes closed with his ear pressed against the chest. “Do I smell better now?”
Seokjin chuckles, fingers threading at the ends of his hair. “Much better.” Relaxing at the clean slate that Jungkook now was. He affectionately leans in to kiss the crown of his hair before tightening his arms.
“How’ve you been feeling so far, hyung?”
The omega hums - enjoying the warmth against him. “Kind of sensitive to my surroundings but I’m doing okay for the most part.” he absentmindedly draws shapes in the valley between Jungkook’s shoulders. “Much better now that you’re here.”
Jungkook’s muffled croons prompts the omega to chuckle at the ticklish vibration. “I’m glad that I make you feel comfortable, my yeobo.”
Playfully rolling his eyes, Seokjin breathes him in for a moment as the silence blankets over them. Jungkook then withdraws, pulling away so he can meet his omega at the same eye level.
“Is it okay for me to scent, you?”
He narrows his eyes at the question, “scent me?” he repeats, testing the foreign word on his tongue.
The alpha cheerfully nods, a bright smile reflecting on his lips. “yeah, would that be okay?”
Seokjin pauses, draws his hand away from Jungkook’s back to timidly grasp the side. “I guess? Um,” he looks away. “May I ask why?”
His eyebrows furrow as the alpha pushes himself up by his forearm. Jungkook silently glazes over the omegas features. noting the hesitance in his eyes and how the ends of his lips subtly turn down.
He carefully revises over his next words before speaking up. “Because… I want you to be comfortable and feel safe at all times even if I can’t physically be beside you all the time.” The alpha gently sets his left hand onto Seokjin’s hips. The pad of his thumb brushing into the white cotton shorts.
“Have you ever been scented before? during your pre-heat?”
Seokjin sinks his head further into the pillow as if he were trying to merge with his nest. He shakes his head, “no. It wasn’t necessary.”
The alpha resisted the impulse to retort in surprise. mouth open, eyes wide at what Seokjin said. He quickly regains his composure and encourages his hyung to speak on it.
Without looking, the omega knew that Jungkook was taken back by his answer. He hesitantly glances up and finds the alpha offering a tender smile as always. The hand on his hips coaxing him on as it slips to the small of his back. Familiar fingertips drawing circles against his spine.
“Remember how I told you that my last relationship was strictly friends with benefits?”
Jungkook nods. “One of our rules was no scenting. We mutually agreed for it to be purely physical and nothing else. No strings attached. And even before that - I either dealt with my heat by myself or I was on suppressants.”
The alpha swallows his disbelief. “I think - I think you’d really enjoy it, hyung. And I’m more than happy to be the first person you experience it with.”
Seokjin finally smiles, breaking from his reluctance. Now slightly convinced by his claim. “Is it really that great?”
He enthusiastically nods, causing Seokjin to chuckle at his reaction. “It really is, trust me! We can try it right now if you’d like?”
“Okay, sure.” Infected by his boyfriend's eagerness he moves to sit up. “I know how it works but what does it feel like?”
Jungkook mirrors his position. “It feels…” he tilts his head, thoughtfully scratching the side of his jaw. “It’s like - when the morning sun washes over your face. or when you dive into a bed of clean sheets, fresh from the shower as you rub your legs together. when you listen to the wind sing through the thick branches of trees and softly ring the wind chime.” He then meets Seokjin’s eyes. “It’s light and gentle. It feels safe - it’s how I feel when you say my name or hold my hand.”
Digesting his words, Seokjin feels the charming heat spread on his face. Eyes glimmering in hopes to recognise a semblance of those feelings that Jungkook explained. He reaches for the alpha’s hand and interlaces their fingers.
“It - it sounds wonderful. I'd love to experience it with you.”
Jungkook happily agrees. “Me too, hyung. We can start small, maybe from your wrist?”
“Sure.”
He then takes Seokijn’s left hand into his, facing the inner wrist up. He quietly admires his hyung’s palm. Memorising the lines engraved as the pad of his thumb soothingly traces over them before traveling towards the heel.
Seokjin watches him, a sentimental smile erupts on his lips. Even until this day, the omega couldn’t believe how lucky he is to have met Jungkook. For the universe to be gracious enough to have their paths overlap. Before he’d met the alpha he came to know and love - Seokjin didn’t realise how much he needed him.
Didn’t know where to put his hands or turn to in search for a certain haven until the alpha had managed to weave himself into his life and became one of the most valuable people he came to sincerely cherish.
And to be able to pursue such an intimate act with Jungkook was a huge occasion for them both. Seokjin couldn’t be more than happy to do this with anyone else but Jungkook.
He carefully raises the wrist, “ready?”
Seokjin confirms. “ready.”
After seeing the confidence and devotion written in his face. The alpha cranes his throat before exposing the skin on his neck. Jungkook holds Seokjin’s gaze whilst he precisely caresses the wrist against his scent gland found just at the crook where the shoulder meets.
Skin against skin, he feels the unspoken connection click. Feels everything fall in place when their pulses meet causing Seokjin to freeze. breath stolen from his lungs as his jaw falls slack. The omega embraces the intimate warmth that comes pouring in.
It happens like lightning. A quick flash that leaves Seokjin breathless, stunned beyond words that can’t fully explain the authentic intimacy of Jungkook’s bond streaming into his veins.
Seokjin understands his alpha’s previous words and embraces the way the sensation unfolds like a rose. Leaving wisps of color and scent in its wake. infatuated by Jungkook’s notable aroma that covers every inch of the omega inside. A halo of sandalwood, vanilla and what he guesses ylang ylang crowns on his mind.
Even though it happened in a second, the mark it left during that interval felt infinite to Seokjin.
Jungkook slowly pulls the wrist away. Eyes fixed at his hyung’s expression the whole time, catching the pair of wide eyes dialled into a mellow tone. relaxed as he subtly deflates on the spot. When he feels the arm in his hand tremble Jungkook becomes alert.
“Hyung?” he tries to hide the panic in the question.
The omega blinks as if Jungkook had released him from a spell. Seokjin’s lips part open then promptly shuts. Swallowing the dry lump in his throat, he finds his words again “I — I understand… I understand now why this is so intimate.” He stares at his wrist held in Jungkook’s hand. Observing the way the alpha’s fingers delicately frame around it.
“I’m happy that I got to do this with you Jungkook.”
At the sight of the omega’s genuine appreciation - he impulsively leans in and sinks into the plush lips that he always dreamed of. Their kiss was small and fleeting until he felt Seokjin’s fingertips draw him in by the side of his jaw. slow yet reaffirming where the butterflies in their stomach glows at the shared feeling.
When they pull away neither of them refuses to open their eyes. still immersed in the lingering affection. Jungkook opens his first, appreciating his living muse up close. His pupils retrace the striking yet radiant features as Seokjin’s breath ghosts over his mouth.
The omega eventually follows, his smile still permanent on his lips. He moves back, sated at what just occurred. Jungkook mirrors his action, “wanna try it on the neck, next?”
“Would there be a difference?”
“Yeah - since it’s near the scent gland this time it’ll be more heightened? ah - sensitive! That’s the word, um, if that makes sense?”
Seokjin nods, “how should we do this?” He mindfully trails the veins on his forearm. If the scent on the wrist felt unbelievable he definitely wanted to know what scenting on his neck would be like.
“You can sit on my lap? And then when you bare your throat I’ll nuzzle into the scent gland if that’s okay.”
After agreeing, the omega moves to settle upon Jungkook’s lap. Getting himself comfortable Jungkook reassuringly runs his hands over his hyung’s legs. Patiently waiting until Seokjin meets his eyes and smiles.
He moves a little closer with his hands resting upon the alpha’s shoulders. “Okay, I just bare my throat, right?”
“Yeah, whenever you’re ready.”
Jungkook watches Seokjin pace himself, fiddling with the end of his grey shirt before reaffirming his decision. He feels Seokjin’s grip into his clothes, prompting the alpha to cup his hips. gently kneading in hopes to ease the other’s nerves.
Seokjin relaxes his tense shoulders, the grip on Jungkook loosens as he cranes his neck. Baring the side of his throat for him, eyes closed this time as he waits for Jungkook to initiate it first.
A sense of greed and adoration rims his eyes. The tempting impulse returns, itching under his skin at the sign of submission. Jungkook gathers his composure and allows his hyung’s scent to envelop him. The daydream of calming chamomile blended in lavender and milk effortlessly unwinds the alpha’s tension.
He follows the unspoken wisp that calls him over, eyelashes fluttering the closer he gets. Jungkook noses along Seokjin’s jawline, instinctively entranced by the omega’s signature essence.
The alpha gives himself a few seconds before he inclines. craning his neck the opposite way, Jungkook lowers himself to brush against the scent gland until their pulse points meet. it lights a fuse in his mind. his nose flares at the impending wave of loving devotion that welcomes him home.
A ribbon of gold heat instantly branches throughout him. An out of body experience where Jungkook feels Seokjin’s fingerprints stain his unpolished heart. Traces of the omega woven into every hidden crevice and shadow inside the cathedral buried inside leaving nothing untouched.
The alpha gratefully indulges within the safety, arms tightening around his living sanctuary as he nestles in further. Seokjin naturally reciprocates, longing to dive into the inherent tenderness that gladly received him back.
As he quietly glows in Jungkook’s presence, he couldn’t help but want this foreign yet caring feeling to leave a mark. Something for him to hold onto - a reminder that Seokjin is always cared for. As if they could just easily merge as one, to crawl inside the alpha’s body and fall asleep. enveloped under soothing intimacy.
Seokjin couldn’t help but imagine that they were perhaps born from the same star that split as it fell. And by chance, the universe decided to reunite their lost souls for this very second. This interval where nothing else mattered or existed outside of their own little realm.
His hands slide off the shoulders to wind around the alpha’s back. Everything felt right and safe. Like this was truly meant to be. under the influence of their braided scents, Seokjin unknowingly purrs in satisfaction. The bubbling vibration paints a captivated expression upon Jungkook’s face as he listens.
Thankful for his hyung for letting him do this - to experience this precious milestone as they step forward together. He gently squeezes the other, rubbing into Seokjin’s neck again. Their fingers mindlessly playing into each other's clothes, neither of them wanting to remove themselves so soon.
But It comes off as a surprise when Seokjin is the one who does it first. slowly emerging from his clouded state before he grounds himself back to earth. sluggishly opening his eyes he spots Jungkook’s nape and doesn’t hesitate to kiss it. Like a spell it reels the alpha back from his trance.
He gradually removes himself from the curve of Seokjin’s neck. Rising back up as he faces his hyung. The pair still blissfully drunk from their newfound comfort, loving the way the bond thrummed between them. the tether that connects them as one.
Jungkook speaks first, “did you like it?” He tidies his hyung’s hair a little, soft fingertips guiding the loose strands behind the left ear.
“I… I loved it. It was— I can’t explain just how - intimate and fragile it was.” He subtly leans into Jungkook’s touch. Shakily breathing, pupils wildly scattering over his alpha’s face whilst he gratefully smiles. “I almost wish that I could’ve experienced this sooner. But then again - I wouldn’t want to do this with anyone else but you, Jungkook-ah.”
“I’m happy that you let me do this with you, hyung.” His fingers trace the outer shell of Seokjin’s ear before he holds his face in his palm. “Glad that you can see - feel how much I care for you. How even the simplest things like you saying hello colours my day.”
He nuzzles into the palm, eyelashes brushing under his fingers. “You know, during it I thought about how maybe we’re born from the same star and how we leapt through ages to find each other again.” Jungkook feels the heat embrace his hand. “It would explain how a part of you already exists in me - long before we even met. Maybe that’s how I knew I love you.”
The alpha leans forward, watching the blush deepen across his hyung’s face. “You’ve stolen my words right out of my mouth.” he chuckles, enamoured by Seokjin’s revelation that reaches his eyes. “And now my heart knows your song, as yours knows mine.”
Cupping the omega’s face with both hands, he playfully squishes his cheeks before littering butterfly kisses all over. Seokjin doesn’t put up much of a resistance to the soft lips attacking him. He bursts into laughter whilst he accepts the kisses that felt like heaven raining upon his blushing face.
The alpha surprises him when he pulls him into his arms before dropping back into the nest. The pair cheerfully laugh with Seokjin on top - to which he uses this as his advantage to return the favour. Planting his own kisses over Jungkook’s beauty moles, nose, lips and eyes. Wherever he could reach before the alpha uses his strength to roll them over.
Even though Seokjin’s nest ends up a little crooked after their playful fight, the omega delightfully buries his face into Jungkook’s neck. Thankful for his alpha’s existence who shapes the heart of his nights.