The Nose Blind Wolf.

Chapter 9

When Jinhwan returns from the grocery store with everything he needs for dinner, he finds Junhoe and Bobby still hanging out in the kitchen though their attire appears to have changed. The beta comes up short as he realizes why. They swapped shirts. Junhoe is clearly wearing the shirt the Alpha came to the apartment in, just long enough to cover his body though it rides up whenever the omega lifts his arms, while Bobby sports one of Junhoe's t-shirts. It fits him well enough if not a bit too loosely.

The beta raises a brow at their appearance, catches Junhoe's eyes and then pointedly nods his head in approval. "Nice," he comments, setting his grocery bags down on the table. Junhoe turns his head away, refusing to meet Jinhwan's sly gaze while Bobby eagerly looks to him for guidance, clearly confused by the shirt swap. The beta takes pity on him. "He's trying to scent mark both of you," he explains.

"Scent what?" Bobby asks at the same time Junhoe hisses his friend's name. Donghyuk trails in at that time, carrying just a couple, light bags. Jinhwan ignores the taller omega in favor of answering Bobby's question.

"It's kind of like a promise ring, but with scents. Now another Alpha would be able to smell you on Junhoe, so it let's them know, like, 'hey, this guy is off limits over here.' Same goes for you too though. Now -"

"Other omegas will know someone's staked a claim," Donghyuk interrupts with a whine, throwing his bags bitterly onto the ground. He glares playfully at his roommate. "No fair. I asked first."

"I saw him first."

"Well..." Donghyuk takes a moment to think of a comeback. "I was nicer to him first."

Junhoe crosses his arms and raises a brow at that. "You humped him the first time you saw him," he points out. Donghyuk reddens at the memory and quickly quiets down at that.

Bobby, meanwhile, plucks at his new shirt, a bit flattered that two omegas were apparently fighting for him even if only in jest. And then Hanbin walks in.

The younger Alpha trudges into the apartment with more groceries and a bottle of soda tucked under his arm. He sets his haul down on the table, taking one whiff of his surrounding environment before immediately becoming alarmed. His eyes zero in on Junhoe with a horrified look upon his face. "You smell like an Alpha! You smell like him!" He jabs a finger in Bobby's direction, voice cracking in the middle of the last statement.

Junhoe preens. Hanbin isn't amused. "Take that off right now," the Alpha demands, lunging for the younger.

"No. You're not my dad, Hanbin."

"Not in my presence are you smelling like an Alpha. No. I refuse it. Now give me that shirt."

Donghyuk laughs at his roommate. "Now you know what it feels like," he jeers.

Jinhwan approaches Bobby and reaches out to pat the elder Alpha on the shoulder, pulling him in close. "Welcome to the family," he says with a smile.

Bobby returns the smile weakly but doesn't think that he'll regret it.