The Silent Alpha (bl version)

First Steps

Taehyung
Ji-won and I spend the morning with min-jun, jooheon, jooheon's baby eun-woo

⬆️Picture of eun-woo⬆️
and changkyun, fighting our own anxiety from our lack of activity. In all my life, I had never had a moment to rest, to just sit and watch a movie or play games without a care in the world. Changkyun if there was chance that I completed my chores, my mind and self-hatred would torture me relentlessly. As a pup, my appa put me through rigorous schooling and speech therapies to make me the best Alpha I could be. Of course, I could never live up to his expectations. He would make me stand before him once a week to recite the history of our pack or the laws that governed it and the kingdom. If I faltered in my pronunciation, I would be struck with a whip. There was never a day that I made it out of a recital without shedding blood. My eomma would weep sorrowfully, begging my appa helplessly to have mercy. She would sometimes be beaten herself for attempting to shield me. It hurt my soul to fail her so miserably but no matter how hard I concentrated, my tongue would only grow stiffer, and my words would slur like a drunk. After I was demoted to Omega status, I became a field hand, carrying weapons for the warriors in training or helping maintain the equipment in the hot sun or cold winters. As I grew older, I learned many things to make myself useful such as plumbing, mechanics, painting and other basic maintenance jobs. Ji-won is no different. With her hearing gone, she had to make herself useful to earn her meals. No one wants an extra mouth to feed. She was beaten relentlessly by other Omegas if she slipped up. She learned to be quick in the kitchen, never resting for fear she would be cast out or killed by the Omegas. So, as we sit comfortably on the couch watching The Lion King with min-jun, ji-won and I find it hard to rest, wondering if at any moment, this pack's kindness would run out. Even Mark could not find the words to soothe my racing thoughts. Feeling myself about to break, I get up quietly and search for a pen and paper before approaching jooheon with a note. "Are you sure there is nothing we can do to be of service" jooheon reads aloud before raising an eyebrow at me. "Are you bored?" he asks nervously. "W-we can go to the park if you like. Min-jun could stretch his legs and play with some other pups. Let me just get the stroller for Eun-woo" he says as gets up from his spot to find said stroller. I shake my head at him, writing out my response. "We just don't want to be a burden." He stares at the note before smiling up at me. "You are our guests, not a burden," He chuckles. "Jimin asked for this favor and you are in need of a break" he smiles. "Just relax and enjoy yourselves. Take this as a small vacation while jimin finishes up his work." Just then we hear the door open, and Hoseok appears on his own, a thoughtful look in his eyes. "You're back!" Jooheon chirps. "How was the walk? Did you see all of Aqua River?" he asks with a cheerful smile. Hoseok smiles sheepishly, his eyes staring at his hands this is, the first time I noticed that he has a heart-shapped smile just like min-jun. "It was... eye opening..." he replies quietly. "Hyungwon just had an emergency to deal with." There's a serious tone in his voice and jooheon appears to understand the true meaning behind his words. "Well, you've come just in time. I think min-jun might enjoy some time at the park" he gestures to min-jun watching the movie on the floor with Rio lying lazily next to him. "Yeah eomma" min-jun cries scrambling to his feet "can we go to the park?" Hoseok looks anxiously at jooheon and I before giving him consent, min-jun bouncing with excitement while Rio jumps at his feet. Changkyun returns with the stroller for jooheon's pup, some blankets, and Rio's toys. Jooheon chatters away, pointing out different buildings and explaining their purpose to us to keep the walk from being awkward. Hoseok stays close to me, watching min-jun like a hawk whenever he runs ahead of us with Rio reassure him that his pup is safe. When we finally arrive at the park, I help changkyun set up a picnic for the fem-males spreading out a blanket with snacks and pillows for them to sit on. Min-jun races with Rio through the open field to the playground, several pups gathering around him and Rio. He makes friends with ease, and they begin a game of sorts where they run after each other and freeze in place if touched. Hoseok's eyes remain vigilant, and I wish with all my heart that I could help comfort him in some way, but I know better than to push him here. He is already frightened. I do not need to scare him any further. Ji-won walks around the perimeter of the park, picking flowers, thin sticks, and long blades of grass. She returns with a large pile of foliage and begins weaving them into crowns, her nimble fingers delicately folding the flower stems and blades of grass into intricate designs. Jooheon watches with awe over his shoulder, praising him incredible weaving skills. Ji-won then presents the crown to jooheon, placing it on top of his head.