Hello, Hello (Tell Me What You Want Right Now)

Namjin V/Jeongguk VII

It's been nearly a week since Jeongguk presented, and it's his last day before he has to return to schedules. The doctor the managers made him see called for the week off, saying it would be necessary for Jeongguk to acclimate to his new body changes. The managers weren't very happy, and Jeongguk didn't think he would be either. He hates taking time off, and he's already bailed out on nearly a week of practices while he was presenting.

But the first couple days after he presents are filled with him stumbling, dropping things, his hands shaky and legs weak if he stands for too long. His equilibrium is thrown completely out of whack. He's better now, but every once in awhile tremors shoot through his fingers and he has to fumble whatever he's holding. Usually it's his phone. He's damn lucky he hasn't cracked the thing yet.

He's lounging in the living room, watching reruns of an anime he's seen more than a dozen times. Jin comes in from where he'd been working on laundry, finally getting the loads of seven full grown men finished. He grins when he sees Jeongguk on the couch. "Hey, Ggukie." He calls and Jeongguk looks up at him, a small smile forming on his lips.

He and Jin have always been close, but after he presented Jin took him under his wing to teach him the ins and outs of being an Omega. In the last week they've had conversations about mating, about heats, about scenting and relationships and endless other topics. It's more information and so much more detailed than anything Jeongguk could have learned in his health classes. He's eternally grateful.

"You want to come to my room with me? I could use a cuddle buddy right about now."

Jeongguk shoots to his feet, all too eager. He's fallen in love with the act of scenting, how nice it makes him feel and how close it makes him to the other members. He understands, now, why Jimin and Taehyung do it so much. Jin chuckles a little at his enthusiasm, letting the younger lead the way down the hall. Jin ends up sitting with his back against the headboard and Jeongguk situates himself between the older Omega's legs, curling against his chest. He buries his nose into Jin's collar, inhaling the soft scent of jasmine and honey. He purrs, content. Jin wraps one arm around Jeongguk's shoulders, reaching with the other to grab something off the nightstand. Then, Jeongguk feels a weight propped against the back of his shoulder, too stiff and inanimate to be a hand.

"You're just using me for a book prop." He whines, pouting a little.

Jin chuckles and ruffles Jeongguk's hair. "Yah, but you're the cutest book prop I could ever have."

Jeongguk smiles at that. He doesn't really care, honestly. He closes his eyes and burrows closer, letting the warmth of Jin's body leech into him as his scent permeates his head. Jeongguk has noticed that time moves differently when he scents with the other members. It's hard to explain... it's almost like time speeds up and slows down considerably. It feels like he spends an eternity buried in someone's neck, but when they finally pull away it's like no time has passed at all. He's always left feeling refreshed and calmer, and it's the perfect kind of stress relief.

That being said, he doesn't really know long he's been laying with Jin when the bedroom door opens. Jeongguk's newly fine tuned nose picks up on Namjoon's smokey scent immediately and an involuntary trill crawls up his throat, a purr building in his chest. He loves scenting with all his bandmates, but he's found Namjoon and Jin to be the most comforting (Hobi-hyung is a close second/third). Their combined scent does wonderful things to his brain, making him calm down faster than a bottle of soju.

Jin coos at him, scratching his back. "You want Joonie to cuddle with you for a while, Ggukie? It looks like he's had a rough day, I'm sure he'd love it."

Jeongguk mewls, turning in Jin's grip to look at the Alpha still standing near the doorway. He looks so tired, bags under his eyes and a frown tugging at his lips. His shoulders are slumped a little, always carrying the weight of leader and main rapper. Jeongguk doesn't like the way he looks at all- Namjoon should be as happy and carefree as the maknaes are. But that just doesn't get to happen very often. He keens, reaching an arm out to Namjoon. He has to fix it, empathetic Omega instincts kicking in.