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"wan' go home!!" jungkook cried, slapping his make up artist's hands away.

"we'll go home soon, angel i promise. please just get your makeup done like a good boy?" namjoon begged.

"what did i just tell you to do- taehyung no, bad taetae." an exasperated jin spoke.

"jimin, baby i know you want alpha's attention but right now we have to get ready to perform." yoongi said gently, trying to pry the younger away from him.

the dressing room was full of chaos; the three maknaes made it hard to get anything done. eventually namjoon just had to take a break from calming jungkook and rub his temples in an attempt to clear his thoughts and find a solution.

but all he could wonder was, how on earth did they get here?

*

"so?" hoseok smiled excitedly at jimin as he returned to the waiting room of a doctor's office.

jimin blushed and walked up to his group with a paper in his hands, before timidly showing it to them.

"an omega." namjoon confirmed, before patting jimin on the back supportively with a smile. "how do you feel?"

"i dunno." jimin murmured, mostly avoiding eye contact with yoongi because he was a classified alpha in their group.

"wait, yoongi hyung is an alpha!" taehyung's eyes widened as the realization hit him as well. sweet little jungkook gasped slightly next to him.

yoongi hadn't said a word yet, he wasn't sure what to say at all. he'd only had his own classification for two years, he hardly knew what to do with it.

"you guys will be okay, don't worry." namjoon reassured. "this is all natural, you'll find a rhythm with each other. okay?"

jimin nodded slightly. he supposed his classification made sense, he'd always been rather clingy and affectionate, shy, and submissive. it was almost textbook omega.

he just hoped it wouldn't be a burden on the others, especially when they debuted. but he had yoongi to help him, so it'd be okay, right?

he started showing more omega traits within weeks of being told his classification. he found himself confused about simple things like getting dressed, or what to eat, or what he liked. he didn't know why he was so unsure. he just wanted someone to guide him, to make all of his decisions for him and then maybe cuddle him for a little while. he didn't tell anyone about these things because he thought they'd think it was stupid.

but of course, yoongi was the one to notice that something was off. jimin had this distressed smell to him that yoongi didn't really like and the alpha in him wanted to get rid of it more than anything. so one morning he follows the smell and finds jimin teary eyed in his closet. "jimin-ah, what's wrong?"

jimin was startled by the sudden presence and he flinched slightly. "n-nothing, hyungie. i'm sorry."

"it's something, sweetheart. why aren't you dressed?" he asked, noting jimin only wearing his briefs.

"b-because i'm confused and i don't know what to put on. there's too many choices, hyungie i don't like choices." he sniffled.

"don't cry, it's okay. i'll pick for you." yoongi easily said. "just sit down and relax, okay?"

jimin nodded and rubbed his teary eyes as he left the closet to sit on his bed.

yoongi put together a simple outfit for jimin and exited the closet with it in hand. "here we go. you want alpha to help you put it on?" he asked, instinctively. he didn't even mean to let it slip out.

but jimin was looking at him with his adorable innocent eyes and he nodded his head yes. "yes, alpha i want you to help me."

"stand up." yoongi directed, and jimin immediately listened. his alpha helped him step into his jeans, and then he put his shirt over his head. "grab some socks, then come for breakfast. okay?"

jimin nodded. "okay, thank you." he murmured shyly. he felt completely relieved that the decision was made for him, but then as yoongi left the room he panicked and hurried to follow him.

that became the next change that was noticeable to not only yoongi, but to the rest of the group. jimin wanted to be next to yoongi at all times, and at first he tried to be subtle about it.

he would just happen to be sitting next to him anytime they sat down. he would accidentally scoot closer and closer to him and no he did not mean to end up in yoongi's lap. these were all things that just somehow happened, or at least that's what jimin told himself.

yoongi didn't say anything about it, he didn't care too much, not even when jimin started sneaking into his room at night and cuddling up with him like a kitten.

yoongi just knew that when he stayed near jimin and helped him with things, he didn't get the bad smell indicating he was distressed. instead jimin smelt sweet, like strawberries. and yoongi loved it. he was the only one in the group that could smell these things about jimin.

yoongi wished he could keep jimin smelling that way forever, but unfortunately there were times where they had to be separated and it couldn't be helped. this used to be something jimin could do no problem, because before he didn't have anything connecting him to yoongi. he was unclassified and exhibiting little signs of his omega nature before.

but now things were very different. and after jimin spiraled into his first panic attack when yoongi left the dorm without him, they weren't allowed to separate anymore.

jimin felt bad that he was suddenly being such a burden, and it made him start feeling really down about himself. and he could hide it from everyone but yoongi.

"why are you crying, jimin-ah?"

jimin jumped slightly at the sudden question. he hadn't expected someone to come into his room and he had tears flowing down his face again. he felt so annoying, why was he always crying? why was he such a stupidly emotional omega? "'m-'m sorry." he whimpered, feeling like he was in trouble which only made him cry more.

"tell me what's wrong." yoongi sat next to him and grabbed his hand.

"'m b-being annoying and causing p-problems.." jimin whimpered.

"what?" yoongi frowned. "no, honey you're not. nobody thinks that at all."

"y-you don't?" jimin sniffled. "b-but-"

"no buts, i really like all the time we've been spending together. i think it's..well..i think you're really cute."

jimin wiped his tears and blushed. "you think i'm cute, a..alpha?"

"i do. and you know what? you could never be annoying or cause problems in my eyes."

"i c-couldn't?"

"nope. because you're my omega, and my omega is perfect." he pulled jimin into his lap and jimin nuzzled against his neck instinctively. his sweet strawberry scent returned and yoongi sighed happily.

"alpha." jimin murmured.

"i'm here, sweetheart don't worry. alpha's not going anywhere."

*

a couple months later it was taehyung's turn, and he was rather excited. but he tended to be excited often which sometimes his members found to be a bit much.

but taehyung didn't care, he still bounded back into the waiting room with his paper excitedly. "i'm a pet i'm a pet!" he giggled. "look!" he handed his paper to the nearest person, jin.

and jin happened to be a classified owner. he read taehyung's paper and smiled. "classified pet, puppy type."

"aw, that's so cute." hoseok smiled.

"i think we kinda saw this coming." namjoon chuckled. "you're very puppy like."

"congratulations, taehyungie." jimin smiled.

"thank you thank you!" taehyung giggled.

"does this mean taehyungie will be your pet?" jungkook whispered to seokjin.

jin smiled at him and shrugged. "if that's what taehyungie wants. but i really hope so."

jin was very excited to have a pet in the group. he'd thought about what it would be like to have his own ever since he got his classification. he'd done lots of research and watched a ton of videos from owner/pet couples and he always spent hours afterwards fantasizing about what he'd do for his own pet. so now the opportunity was here, and he admittedly was super excited.

taehyung was starting to show more puppy traits throughout the next few weeks, and it was definitely a bit of an adjustment for the rest of the group.

his energy skyrocketed and his attention span and ability to focus got weaker. he just wanted to play and play and play! and jin was more than happy to play with him. he even used what little money he had at the time to buy taehyung a few toys and the puppy absolutely loved them.

his favorite was the squeaky donut chew toy. he'd bite it and shake his head all around and it made him so happy. "fun fun!" he giggled. "thirsty!" he ran into the kitchen for some water and after downing a glass he returned to his toys. "play, hyungie please!" he decided to give his squeaky donut a break as he held a little ball out to jin. the older accepted with a smile.

"okay, tae go get it!" he lightly tossed it across the room and taehyung chased after it happily even with the limited space they had. he was happy regardless, always so happy when he got to play.

though it made working harder. taehyung wanted to be an idol; he was serious about it and dedicated but with his puppy traits becoming more prominent he was having a hard time focusing. it made namjoon upset with him sometimes.

"taehyung, we're starting now. please get in your spot." namjoon said, as patiently as he could.

taehyung was hyper and wanted to play. he smiled and shook his head at namjoon. "don't wanna. play play!" he giggled, grabbing his bouncy ball and innocently holding it out to jin instead.

jin smiled fondly but shook his head. "it's not playtime, tae. it's time to practice, alright? put your ball away for now."

"playtime!" taehyung just smiled and kept offering the ball to jin, as though he didn't understand what he was being told.

"later, taehyung-ah. put your ball away." jin repeated gently.

after a few seconds taehyung seemed to understand and he blinked a few times before turning to put his ball back in his bag.

"good, sweetheart now come stand in your spot so we can practice." jin instructed, and he pointed to taehyung's spot which the puppy went to immediately after.

hoseok started the music then and namjoon figured the little moment taehyung seemed to be having was over now, and jin thought so too. but in a moment of closeness with jin during the choreography taehyung suddenly hugged him, smiling and panting with his tongue out as he was a bit hot now, but he was so happy to hug jin.

jin was surprised and chuckled slightly as he decided to hug back and give his puppy the attention he needed, but namjoon wasn't so forgiving. "taehyung, we're trying to practice. you're not focusing, focus."

"cuddles!" taehyung giggled and melted in jin's hold as the older rubbed his back.

"joon, it's okay. let's-"

"no, hyung we're never going to get anything done like this and we have a lot to cover. taehyung, let go of him."

taehyung didn't let go, simply smiling at namjoon innocently until the older glared and said, "taehyung, now."

the puppy flinched and blinked back tears as he realized namjoon was mad at him for some reason. this only made him want to hold on to jin tighter and his owner intervened before namjoon could scare him further.

"that's enough, joon-ah." he said firmly. "you're just being mean right now. leave him alone."

taehyung sniffled and buried his face in jin's neck, and jin reached to gently pet his hair. "it's okay, sweetest. let's go outside for a bit, you wanna go outside?"

his puppy perked back up and nodded slightly. "outside." he repeated.

even though the sun had set jin took taehyung out to the front of their company's building and played around with him for a bit to let him get some energy out.

taehyung was so blissfully happy, and when he started calming down jin gently grabbed his face to make sure taehyung was looking at him. "are you ready to practice now?"

taehyung looked back at him and after a moment he nodded with a smile. "yeah. hi, hyungie."

"hi, taehyung-ah. you had a bit of a puppy slip."

taehyung nodded shyly. "yeah. sorry."

"don't apologize, sweetheart. what did that feel like for you?"

"mm..hard to understand things, too many words. just..wanna play and want lots of pets. want you. didn't like when namjoonie hyung got mad."

"aw..you're so sweet, pup. and i'm sorry he got mad at you. he's gonna apologize and everything will be okay. and you know what?"

"what?"

"when we get home you can have a treat."

taehyung smiled and started jumping around excitedly. "treat treat!"

jin just laughed fondly. "yeah, pup. treat."

so they headed back inside for practice and namjoon apologized to taehyung. they were all getting used to his new puppy nature and it wasn't fair for namjoon to get so mad at him.

and overtime as they learned more about taehyung and jin took more control of him things like practices became easier. if taehyung had any puppy slips jin taught him short commands that he responded much better to, like sit, position, drop it, and simply 'no'.

it made things much easier, and they got used to taehyung's new behaviors so easily after that it was like nothing changed. they let him embrace his puppy nature more and more and came to have a lot of fun with him.

"stick!" taehyung giggled and ran up to jin, hoseok and namjoon who sat on a park bench watching him play. "found a stick! stick!" he held it out to them and panted with his tongue out happily.

"that's such a lovely stick, sweetheart." jin smiled and nodded approvingly. "do you want me to throw it?"

taehyung nodded and let jin take it, and he watched the oldest throw it before running after it as fast as he could.

yoongi, jimin and jungkook were relaxing on the swings together while they also watched taehyung.

"he looks really happy, alpha." jimin smiled.

"i think he is, baby. he deserves it." yoongi nodded and continued gently pushing jimin on his swing.

jungkook hadn't said anything, just quietly swaying his feet and looking at the ground beneath him.

"you're next, kookie." jimin giggled at him.

their youngest blushed and didn't look up. nobody was really sure what jungkook would be classified as, but that wasn't for another two years.

yoongi chuckled at his shyness. "don't worry, kook-ah. you'll be fine. when the time comes, you'll be ready for it."

*

the seven of them debuted as a group called bts a year later, and jungkook was fifteen, just three months away from a classification. he didn't think much about it, and everyone seemed convinced that he'd be a classified neutral like hoseok anyways so they weren't particularly stressed.

so that was why when jungkook walked back into the waiting room with a paper that didn't say 'neutral' three months later, everyone was shocked.

"you're..a little?" hoseok read, and everyone looked to namjoon, their classified caregiver.

"oh, woah." he smiled. "that's exciting."

"but i don't even know what being little feels like." jungkook shook his head. "this has to be wrong."

"sometimes people are late bloomers, jungkookie. and when you start showing traits, you might not even realize it. just give it some more time and we'll see." jin reassured.

jungkook nodded slightly. "okay.."

and he definitely was a late bloomer, it wasn't until two years later in 2015 that he slipped for the first time.

while jimin and taehyung were very comfortable with their own classifications, jungkook knew nothing at all about his and didn't even notice when he started showing symptoms.

their song dope was doing really well, and bts was gaining a lot more attention and praise for it. the new stress was starting to be a bit hard for jungkook to deal with.

the other members noticed jungkook starting to act a bit different as promotions went on. he seemed a bit clingier, full of more attitude, and he was always trying to curl up somewhere to go to sleep.

the first big slip happened after a really long day where they performed, did many interviews and a photo shoot and then still had to do dance practice in the evening.

during the dance practice jungkook hadn't been putting in so much effort. he was so sleepy, and god he was hungry. he was craving the comfort of banana milk and he was tired of the music and sweat and lack of comfy blankets.

he started crying in the middle of a song, and the crying quickly escalated to sobbing. the others immediately stopped, and without thinking namjoon felt pulled to help him. "what's wrong, sweetheart are you okay?" he pulled jungkook into a hug, and the younger held onto him tightly.

but jungkook wasn't talking, he just continued to cry and namjoon decided to pick him up and gently sway with him.

jungkook began to calm down some at the movements, and when he was quiet he noticed everyone around him and namjoon. he whined and hid his face in namjoon's neck.

"he slipped." jin smiled.

"does he need anything? is he thirsty?" jimin asked, hurrying to grab a water bottle and open it.

namjoon tried to offer it to jungkook but that's not what he wanted. he pushed it away and started fussing.

"i think we should go home. we can feed him and give him a bath and get him tucked in. and i can try one of his onesies on him." namjoon smiled, feeling excited at the thought.

"does he need any special food or anything?" hoseok asked. "should we stop at a store?"

"i have some milk powder at home, and some simple foods and snacks he should like. i've been preparing for this for a while." namjoon admitted.

"i get it. i always love doing special things for my little taehyungie." jin cooed, gently scratching behind his ear which made the puppy stick his tongue out and tap his foot happily.

so they went home and namjoon started by giving jungkook his very first bubble bath in little space. getting him out of his clothes was fine, but jungkook was fussy and didn't want to actually get into the water.

"it's okay, sweetheart look! a ducky!" namjoon set a purple rubber duck in the water amongst the bubbles and jungkook calmed down just enough to reach for it and let himself be put into the tub.

"there we go." namjoon smiled. "let hyungie get you all clean, okay?" he grabbed the soap and a fresh washcloth and while jungkook played with the duck he gently washed him and his hair.

jungkook was still sleepy and when the duck got boring he teared up and started crying to namjoon again, making grabby hands at him.

"aw i know, angel it's okay." he cooed, rinsing him off before getting him out and wrapping him in a towel.

once he was dry namjoon put him in a nice and cozy panda bear onesie which jungkook took very well to. he tried to curl up in namjoon's hold, but it wasn't a comfortable position since he was still being carried and he whined.

"shh, shh baby. i'll get you a bottle and then you can go to sleep." namjoon whispered as he began making a milk bottle for jungkook. it was banana flavored since namjoon knew how much jungkook loved it, and it would have the same nutritional value as a meal since it was specially made for those with 'little' biology.

namjoon took jungkook to his room and lay on the bed with him before feeding him the bottle. jungkook's entire body relaxed when the milk hit his tongue and he grabbed at the bottle to hold it himself. namjoon smiled and gently rocked jungkook as he slowly but surely drank all of the milk. he was relieved that jungkook liked it.

jungkook sleepily looked up at him while he was rocked and namjoon's heart melted. he fell in love instantly, little jungkook was perfect and he was going to protect him all the time and nobody was ever going to hurt him.

the baby snuggled up to him as best as he could and namjoon gave him a pacifier, watching the sleepy angel fall asleep with a hold on his caregiver's shirt. namjoon smiled down at him. finally, he could fulfill his role as a caregiver.

jungkook felt a bit silly once he realized he had his first slip, but namjoon helped make him more comfortable in it. jungkook at first would act as though he didn't want namjoon to care for him, or like he didn't need to slip. but with steady love and patience from all of his hyungs, he got to a point where he admitted to himself that he liked little space, and he felt happy when he was being taken care of.

and that was when the chaos started.

with an omega, a puppy, and a little, the hyung line had their hands full.

taehyung was always energetic and playful, and if he was being calm (though it was rare), then he was begging to be pet. but he was simple in his needs; he'd eat absolutely anything, he could sleep anywhere, and he was so friendly he didn't mind being around strangers.

jimin was very attention needing. he liked constant physical contact and affection, and he loved validation and someone to be there to help him make decisions and be a dominant presence for him. he was always shy and unsure but he'd go along with anything yoongi said. he trusted his alpha with his life.

and as jungkook continued being little more he quickly got comfortable. he wasn't always so little as he was that first night, he was usually around 2 or 3 when in headspace and he was actually pretty playful and mischievous. with the way namjoon spoiled him he could be bratty, and he didn't hesitate to cry or throw a tantrum if something wasn't going his way.

and dealing with this in the midst of being idols wasn't always easy, especially on days when the maknaes were needier than usual.

that's how the older members found themselves over a year later in a small dressing room, minutes away from performing blood sweat and tears with jungkook in actual tears.

namjoon managed to drown out the crying and chaos for a moment, and with that he was able to think about jungkook and his needs, what did his baby need?

"wan'. go. home!!" jungkook urged, throwing the nearest thing to him, a makeup bag. though the makeup artist was smart enough to close it when jungkook started getting upset.

it was the last stage for these promotions, so namjoon figured everyone was getting restless, and jungkook in particular was probably stressed and overwhelmed. he didn't usually like all the sensory input coming from things like the bright lights, stage outfits, makeup brushes, and the noise from the crowd and their team rushing them and such.

"koo, baby are you listening to daddy?" namjoon grabbed his hands.

jungkook managed to make eye contact, and namjoon's heart broke at the sad look on his face.

"i know you don't want to perform right now baby, but after this we can go home and get snuggled with your favorite blanket, and take a nice long nap. so the sooner we do this, the sooner it'll be over. do you wanna have some banana milk to cheer up?"

jungkook began calming down as he looked at namjoon and tried to follow his breathing. his caregiver gently caressed his cheek and whispered sweet things to him until he was able to relax.

"n-nana milk?" jungkook sniffled.

"mhm, daddy will get you some banana milk. and you promise to be a good boy for our performance? we need you to be big jungkookie for a bit." he said, before getting a banana milk out of the complimentary mini fridge.

jungkook nodded slightly as he drank the milk, and namjoon called the makeup artist over again to finally do his makeup.

meanwhile taehyung was feeling very playful and wouldn't stay still enough to get dressed.

"taetae sit." jin urged, wanting to get him dressed as quickly as possible because they had to be on stage soon.

"wanna play! wanna play!" taehyung giggled, feeling much too excited to listen. he was tired of performing, hadn't they done enough?

"we can play later at home, pup right now we have to go sing and dance just one more time before our break."

"wanna play now now now!" taehyung shook his head. "fetch, wanna play fetch!" he smiled, sticking his tongue out as he panted.

jin smiled fondly and chuckled. "i'm sure you do, sweetheart but we can't right now. let's play a different game, if my precious little pup gets dressed and does a good performance, i'll give you a treat! you want a treat?"

taehyung gasped and nodded excitedly. "treat, hyungie treat!"

"alright, baby get dressed for me." jin encouraged, and taehyung finally started putting his stage outfit on.

that just left jimin, clinging to yoongi and refusing to let go for even a moment. "no, alpha i want you." he whined.

"i want you too, kitten but right now we have to perform." yoongi rubbed his omega's back and tried to think of what would convince jimin to let go. when he got like this it was almost impossible to snap him out of it. he sniffed at jimin's neck for a moment and that's when he figured it out.

"don't wanna." jimin pouted. "just want you to hold me and cuddle me, alpha don't let go please please."

"you're in preheat. did you not listen when alpha told you to take your suppressants, baby?"

"mm..might've forgot, alpha 'm sorry. i-i remember things better when you walk me through it." jimin whispered timidly.

"it's alright, angel. luckily alpha remembers to bring them just in case something like this happens. hobi-ah, could you grab jimin's suppressants and a water bottle out of my bag?" he turned to the neutral.

"sure." hoseok smiled, getting up to do as yoongi asked. "is he gonna be alright?"

"should be. this should kick in by the time we go on." he took the pill bottle and got two out before giving them to jimin along with the water. "it won't stop the heat now that he's already in preheat, but he'll make it through the rest of the day at the very least. we just need him to perform."

"oh, good." hoseok nodded. "i'm sure the performance will be a breeze. we've done this plenty of times now, we can do a nice stage and go home and enjoy our time off."

within the next few moments they were all ready to go on stage; jungkook was big, taehyung was being calm and obedient, and jimin's suppressants helped him clear his head and separate from yoongi.

so they went on stage and did a great last performance, and the moment they were finished they were free to go home.

and though they really did love performing, nothing beat the tranquility of spending time in their dorm.

jimin loved spending all of his days up under yoongi. he was deeply attached to his alpha and being separated from him even for a moment upset him greatly.

he didn't mean to cling to him so much, but he couldn't help it. omegas took comfort in their alphas and being around them. jimin was attached to many aspects of yoongi; he loved yoongi's general presence, his voice, being in his arms, his guidance and praise, but most of all he loved his scent. alphas and omegas took a lot of cues from scent, it was something special and unique to their classification.

yoongi was used to doing everything with jimin attached to his hip. whether he was working in his studio or relaxing with a good book, his baby was right by his side.

while they usually had calm days together, taehyung and jin had much more energetic days.

the boys let taehyung fully embrace his puppy nature; at this point he was more puppy like than human. the only time he made himself calm down was for any activities related to the group: interviews, photoshoots, performances, fanmeets, etc. even though their fans knew of their classifications, taehyung was told by his management to control himself.

but he much preferred letting go and being a silly, happy puppy.

taehyung and jin were best friends, hardly saw each other as pet and owner. honestly they were walking the line between best friends and lovers at this point, but neither one was worried about it. they very much had a go with the flow attitude about life, and that was just another thing that made them so compatible.

namjoon and jungkook were more of a mix. they had calm days, but fun days too. sometimes jungkook was content being quiet and playing on his own, and sometimes he wanted someone else to entertain him and be silly with him.

he often reminded the members of a kitten; jungkook was either happy with his pacifier and taking long naps under cozy blankets, or getting up to no good and using his cute face to get himself out of trouble.

namjoon absolutely adored him. taking care of jungkook made him happier than ever, he wouldn't give it up for the world.

and hoseok was very loved as well. hoseok was jimin's favorite person right after yoongi, and so long as yoongi was in reasonable distance jimin had no problem curling up with his other hyung and getting some attention from him. hoseok was always so sweet, gentle and patient with him.

taehyung and hoseok's energies complimented each other well. hoseok loved playing with taehyung for hours and taking him on runs and teaching him funny tricks that amused him. they were best friends and could always have fun together.

and jungkook loved hoseok too. they were hide and seek buddies, jungkook always hid wherever he could fit himself around the dorm and waited in fits of giggles for hoseok to come find him. jungkook also liked going grocery shopping with hoseok, he made it a fun game every time.

that's how things usually went for them all. they had the perfect life together.

finally upon arriving home from their schedule namjoon made sure to praise everyone for getting through it so well, and then everyone dispersed to unwind however they saw fit.

jimin's heat was going to hit tomorrow, so yoongi's focus was on making him comfortable for the time being. "come on, baby let's go take a cool shower."

"mkay, alpha." jimin whispered, gratefully letting yoongi pick him up and carry him to their room. he felt tired and all he wanted was to be close to his alpha.

yoongi carried him to their bathroom and started the water, making sure it wasn't too cold but just cool enough to ease some of jimin's discomfort. "now let's get out of these clothes, yeah?"

"yeah." jimin agreed quietly and let yoongi undress him, and when yoongi took his own clothes off he grabbed his alpha's shirt to rub his cheek on it.

yoongi smiled fondly. "i think someone wants to nest. i'll let you make one right after we shower. for now put alpha's shirt down, baby."

jimin obeyed and neatly put it aside before taking yoongi's hand and following him into the shower.

the cool water helped soothe jimin and clear his mind a bit as he leaned into his alpha and let himself be taken care of. jimin loved this so much, loved yoongi so much and would never take having an alpha like him forgranted.

he nuzzled his face into yoongi's neck and let himself be washed, whining slightly when yoongi had to pull him away to wash him better. "shh, love i know. we're almost done and then you won't have to let go."

they finished up their shower and yoongi wrapped jimin in a soft towel before carrying him to their bed. he helped jimin put on some aromatherapy lotion before putting him in some briefs, jimin wouldn't wear pajamas when he was in preheat so there was no point trying. "there, baby. we're all done."

jimin couldn't help it as he started rolling around on the bed, wanting to take in his alpha's scent all he could. "nest." he murmured, getting up and going into their closet to grab a bunch of yoongi's clothes to start creating his spot on their bed.

meanwhile taehyung was running around in nothing but a big shirt. the second they got home he took all of his clothes off including his underwear which was a bit of a common feat that jin was trying to break him out of. their compromise today was taehyung didn't have to wear underwear if he wore a shirt, and jin made sure it was long enough to cover everything from most angles.

"ready? go get it!" jin tossed taehyung's favorite ball from where he was seated on the couch and the puppy ran after it happily. they had much more space than when taehyung first got his classification and jin was happy he could play more freely without worrying about bumping into something.

taehyung got the ball and brought it back to jin with the happiest smile. "good boy, taetae wanna go again?" jin took it and held it up.

taehyung waited anxiously, didn't even take his eyes off the ball and when jin tossed it he ran for it again. he returned to jin with it and giggled excitedly as his owner pet his hair. taehyung loved being pet so much, it made him feel happy and calm.

"collar?" taehyung asked shyly.

"yeah, pup." jin smiled. "let's go get it. come."

his puppy obediently and excitedly followed jin to their room where the older grabbed the special velvet box with taehyung's collar in it. it was a forest green color with a pendant having taehyung's name engraved on it. wearing it made taehyung feel so safe and loved.

taehyung stood still as jin put it around his neck, the older being gentle and making sure not to make it too tight. "there, all done." he smiled. "you look so handsome with your collar on."

taehyung giggled and nuzzled his head against jin cutely until he pet him. he was so happy. "play! cuddles! outside!" he smiled.

"outside?" this gave jin an idea. "wanna go to the park, cutie?"

taehyung had never nodded his head yes so quickly, giggling and bouncing excitedly until jin made him settle down so he could put some underwear and pants on him.

taehyung let him because he understood that being in public meant wearing clothes, but their compromise now was no shoes. jin simply walked him over to the private park in their complex and taehyung was so happy and excited as he started running around and rolling in the grass.

and back at the dorm jungkook was clingy and whiny. namjoon was trying to help him desensitize after the long, very stimulating day. he put his baby in one of his soft onesies with the hood over his head, and dimmed the lights in his room so jungkook didn't get overwhelmed.

he was still whining and fussing, making it obvious that he was sleepy. namjoon wanted to feed him first before letting him take his promised nap.

"daddy.." he whined, teary eyed and unable to sit still as he rolled around the bed and played with his feet. "no.."

"no what, baby?" namjoon asked as he grabbed an applesauce cup and a juice box from their mini fridge. it was easier to have things in their room already when jungkook was feeling a bit on edge.

"noo.." jungkook repeated, beginning to fuss even more which prompted namjoon to turn and figure out what was wrong. 'no' could mean a lot of things when coming from jungkook.

"what's wrong, tiny?" he prompted.

jungkook was teary eyed and kept pulling at the feet of his onesie as he pouted at namjoon. namjoon smiled upon realizing he just wanted some attention. "i know, i know. i'm coming right now. here, baby you want some applesauce?"

at the mention of something edible jungkook stopped and almost instantly the tears were gone. he made grabby hands and sat up immediately. "wan' yum yum."

namjoon chuckled and gave him the applesauce cup, watching the way he happily started eating it and then some graham crackers given to him as well. when jungkook was finished he drank his juice box and namjoon cleaned his hands before finally getting into bed with him. "come here, bun." he pulled jungkook on top of him along with his favorite blanket and the little giggled at him.

"daddy." he smiled and looked at namjoon with his cute doe eyes, nuzzling into him.

"yeah, baby daddy's right here." namjoon soothingly rubbed jungkook's back and sweetly spoke to him until the little's eyes began to droop. finally, he was allowed to take a cozy nap and not worry about anything else.

jungkook kept one hand gripping namjoon's shirt and his face tucked in the older's neck. "daddy.." he murmured again, sniffing namjoon and calming down more at his scent. just being so close to his daddy was a lovely sensory experience for jungkook.

"mhm, go to sleep love. i'll be right here when you wake up." namjoon whispered.

and within a few more moments, jungkook had peacefully fallen asleep safely wrapped in his blanket as he lay on namjoon's chest.

things got quieter as the afternoon turned into evening. jimin had created a cozy nest that calmed his omega senses, and after choosing one nice spot he got quiet and hadn't moved since. yoongi lay next to him with a book in hand and made sure not to disturb his omega.

taehyung was playing more quietly in his room with jin, rolling around with a toy he really liked in his big shirt again. jin watched him play and pet his hair or rubbed his tummy from time to time which made taehyung feel very loved and happy.

and jungkook was peacefully watching tv in his daddy's arms, pacifier in mouth and big eyes locked on the colorful characters entertaining him. he was comfy and cozy and loved all the little kisses namjoon gave to his head.

hoseok loved checking on them all incase they needed something. whether it was finding a toy taehyung lost somewhere, getting jimin a soothing cup of tea, or making jungkook a bottle of banana milk so he could go to sleep, he loved helping. the simplest tasks brightened his day and made him feel important as their group's neutral, and the others loved making him feel just as special.

the night ended calmly after everyone said goodnight to each other. with this being the first night without promotions on their minds, everyone slept peacefully and comfortably.

in the morning they'd all sleep in a little more, but once they were awake another fun, eventful day would begin. there was never a boring moment.

they wouldn't want it to be any other way.