Seduced [OffGun Fanfic]

Recovery

  Off looks at his sunny and cheerful partner running through the field of sunflowers, happy smile on his face as he quickly approached the taller man.

"Papii! Why are you still standing there? Come and take pictures for me!"

  He was glad. Very glad that he had his old Gun back. Three years of hard work and perseverance paid off and his love was living happily again.

  He remembered two years back when they thought Gun was doing fine but were shocked when Gun suddenly had a panic attack. The therapist had a talk with him on the possible things they could do.

"Khun Jumpol, regarding Khun Atthaphan's condition, he is doing well. Better than some other patients, because these kinds of trauma might sometimes take a whole lifetime to resolve. It is already a very good thing that he has gotten this far in his recovery over the span of one year."

  The therapist took a stack of notes as he began to flip through them, "Having said that, we do have a few other options we could try out to see if they would be beneficial. Of course, they have their good and bad sides but it would be preferable if the benefits outweighs the risks."

  He took out two pieces of paper from the thick stack, sliding them in front of Off. "These are the two options I have looked at. One is Prolonged Exposure Therapy, to slowly build up his ability to confront his trauma. The other is Pheromone Therapy. PET could help him overcome his fear of being near Alphas. As stated on the paper, he would learn breathing techniques to ease anxiety before listing and learning how to face the things he's been avoiding. If you choose Pheromone Therapy only, then there is a lesser chance of him being comfortable around alphas in the future. Reason being, since given the nature of pheromones, an alpha partner's pheromone can help sooth anxiety of the omega. I would suggest you give PET a try and add Pheromone Therapy as a form of symptomatic treatment to ease his anxiety or panic attacks. Just infuse your pheromone into some items such as clothes and Gun can carry them around with him just in case he needs them. If you desire a more potent carrier, you can come over for us to draw your pheromone and make a scent bottle out of it for him to carry around conveniently. However, as I said, PT is only symptomatic, it does not help with the trauma. There is also the possible side effect of dependence on your pheromone, which would require tapering to avoid withdrawal symptoms."

  Off looked up from the papers he was reading through to reply to the therapist, "I'll go back home and think through it. I need to discuss this with our parents and Gun."

"That is of course a must, I already informed Khun Atthaphan of these options and asked him to consider them. He also has been given these two pieces of paper, do you need more copies for your parents to view?"

"That won't be needed, thank you so much Doctor."

"You're welcome, thank you for staying by the patient's side and supporting him. If there is any time that you yourself require assistance, feel free to come over."

  After that, Gun was on medications like he was before and adding on to that was the two treatment options suggested. As time went on, Gun slowly let go of his fear and progressed. He no longer avoided Off's touch and could even fall asleep held in Off's arms surrounded by the scent of the alpha. He had lesser and lesser unpredicted attacks and smiled more. He went out more, had more fun. His medications slowly decreased.

  Until this day, he was medication free, therapy free. He was back to his happy self.

"Papii! Come on! I've been waiting for so long, the sun is going to go down!"

"Sorry, I was in a daze, you are just so beautiful that you stunned me with one look."

  Gun blushed up a storm as his eyes widened, "W-what are you being so cheesy for? We're already married, you don't need to sweet talk me anymore." But Off didn't want to stop, he hooked his arm around Gun's waist, bringing him closer. "But it's true, a little devil seduced me with his good looks, and then stole my soul, heart and body. Leaving me mesmerized by his existence for eternity."

  Now Gun resembled a tomato. He repeatedly hit Off on the chest every sentence he spit out, lightly of course, he did not actually want to hurt his husband. "Who is a little devil? I'm obviously a little angel! A cute one! You are the devil! You Satan reincarnate!"

"Ah ah... daii daii... I'm the devil, you are a cute little angel. Don't be angry na? Now, where did you want your pictures taken?"

  Gun finally noticed that they went off-track, whining into Off's chest, "Papii! You made me miss the best timing! Look, how are we supposed to get nice pictures anymore?" Off just lifted the other up as he turned back towards their villa, "Well, we're staying here for one month anyways, just do it tomorrow. For now, let's do something else more fun."

  Before Gun knew it, his back hit the soft mattress and he was once again surrounded by the familiar scent of his Alpha, sinking into the ocean of pleasure with the man above him.

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Kit: Can you tell that we're close to the end?