tamed - nct, shotaro x nct

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"enjoy your drink, and thank you for coming to 'sweet delight'!" the omega stated for the nth time of the day, trying his best not to make his smile fade.

once the boy that had grabbed his drink was out of the small café, shotaro allowed himself to sigh loudly and rub his aching stomach.

he felt considerably better than the day before, but his tummy still hurt a lot because of the heat. he had taken a painkiller to lessen the pain in the morning, but it hadn't been enough time since the last take for him to take a new one - and having a painkiller overdose wasn't on his plans for the day.

"everything alright, sho?" his female co-worker asked, throwing the omega a smile.

"yeah..." the boy smiled back at her.

"do you want to take a quick break to rest a bit? i can see that your heat is tiring you a lot." she added.

"i-i... it's very kind from you, but i don't want you to be alone to deal with customers." the omega stated, fidgeting with his fingers.

the truth was that shotaro really needed a break right now, and he would do anything to go sit down for a few minutes. but sadly, this wasn't an answer his inner omega could give. an omega would always try to argue and make sure to do the things that arranged others the most. they cared about others before themselves, even if it put their life in danger. this explained why there were so few omegas; the natural selection made the species disappear a bit more everyday.

"shotaro, there are absolutely zero customers. go take a break." the girl crossed her arms over her chest, knowing how shotaro was after a few years of working with him.

"a-are you sure that-"

"yes i am. break for you, right now."

the omega bowed. "thank you, i will be quick." he added before taking his apron off and walking towards the kitchen's door.

"don't you dare coming back here in less than 15 minutes." the co-worker informed before shotaro disappeared in the kitchens.

the omega walked through the kitchens were some other co-workers were preparing spare food for later on, when a high flow of customers would walk into 'sweet delight', eager to taste the delicious sweets they proposed.

shotaro didn't bother to stop by their side, and he simply flashed them a small smile before heading to the very back where a room with a few lockers and benches for the workers were located. he laid down on one of the benches, closing his eyes while heaving out a sigh in an attempt to make his body rest a bit before he worked hard again. sadly, before he could fully think about falling asleep, his phone vibrated in his pocket.

"hello..." shotaro mumbled his eyes still closed.

"hello sho, is everything alright?" a male voice that shotaro recognised to be hawoon's replied.

"yes, it's just the heat..." the omega stated. "i'm doing okay. did you need to tell me something?"

"i was calling you because i had hika on the phone a few minutes ago, and she said she was supposed to come and get you after work, but she just told me she wouldn't be able to do so because something came up at work and she has to stay longer." hawoon explained.

"oh, okay..." shotaro breathed out, his desperation almost bearable in his voice. hikari was supposed to drive him back to their house after work, but it seemed like shotaro would need to walk back home on his own - something he definitely didn't need on a heat day when his whole body was hurting.