[BL] The Omega is Pregnant

Chapter 5 - You've Hidden Your Pheromones well

He couldn't muster the courage to lift his head and confirm who it was. That morning, he had parted ways with the man and had been trying to forget about him ever since. Well, to be honest, he had occasionally crossed his mind out of the blue. Each time, he had brushed it off as a mere coincidence and forcibly dismissed it as a happening. But why did they have to meet here? Tae-seo took a step back as he released his hand from the button. He wouldn't forcibly close the elevator door, but  if the man didn't get on, it would close on its own. Anyway, he must also want to avoid him.

[The door is closing.]

With the announcement, the elevator door began to move. Looking at the narrowing field of vision, Tae-seo knew that the man wouldn't get on.  If they continued on their separate ways like this, they might accidentally run into each other next time...

As the closing door reopened, Tae-seo's gaze rose. When Kang Se-heon met his eyes, he realized he had been continuously looking at him.

Kang Se-heon stepped into the elevator. Then, after gazing at Tae-seo a little longer, he turned away.

As the elevator door closed, leaving only the two of them in the confined space, Tae-seo suddenly became aware of the scent emanating from Kang Se-heon.

The refreshing scent seemed to enter his nostrils and linger in his chest as  if it were pure and honest in its movement.

"Nice."

It was a scent he had thought was quite nice at that moment. So, he had deemed it unforgettable, yet today, he had recognized the man first by his scent again. What perfume could it be? He wondered  if it could be pheromones. In this place, even pheromones were perceived and accepted as smells.

Tae-seo subtly raised his arm and sniffed. Since he himself had claimed to be an omega, he wondered if he emitted a scent. Come to think of it, why hadn't he ever thought of smelling his own pheromones before?

"Hmm?"

Tae-seo tilted his head. Apart from fabric softener, there was nothing particularly noticeable. Then, wasn't he an omega? But that day, he clearly felt the heat...

"Yoon Tae-seo."

At the voice that struck him like a bolt out of the blue, Tae-seo's body trembled. Since there were only the two of them in the elevator, Kang Se-heon must have called him.

"I was just trying to ignore you."

Kang Se-heon's voice, neither loud nor soft, reverberated subtly in the confined space. There was no specific reason to focus on his voice, but strangely, all his attention was directed towards him.

"There's something bothering me."

Tae-seo's eyebrows twitched. Let's say they could pass by pretending not to know each other since they hadn't seen each other in a while. They hadn't even exchanged words when they had coincidentally met then. But what could be bothering him? It felt as  if he could smell something on the man's body, just like when he had...

Tae-seo's furrowed brow relaxed as he forced a smile. Maintaining his smiling face, Tae-seo glared at Kang Se-heon. Since he wouldn't see himself anyway, he might as well stare at him.

"Do you have something to say to me?"

"I think you have something to listen to."

"Do you think I'll obediently answer?"

No way. Tae-seo didn't want to adjust himself to the man's mood in front of him. No, there was no need to. He wasn't someone like Kang In-hyuk or Seo Da-rae whose lives depended on it. It wasn't pleasant to worry about Kang Se-heon either.