thesockmonster (ao3)
Kyungsoo is an alpha with a thing for Jongin. Jongin is an omega who turns every alpha down.
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A breeze sweeps through the courtyard and Kyungsoo bristles instinctively. There are always too many scents in the air to focus on one; sometimes it leaves him dizzy if there are a lot of people out. Like today. It's a pleasant, warm spring day and it seems every student on campus is taking advantage of it. There's been so much rain lately, and the sun beaming through the clouds is too much for anyone to resist.
Kyungsoo doesn't mind the clogged air. He just needs to adjust. It helps that most of what he can smell is a combination of Chanyeol and Sehun, who are sitting beside him, dangerously close to making out. Sehun had started out sitting beside Chanyeol in the grass, but now he's on Chanyeol and Kyungsoo has seen them naked together far too much for it to bother him.
Chanyeol and Sehun aren't the only couple bordering on public indecency either. It must be in the air. Kyungsoo sighs, leaning back to rest his weight on his palms, his face aimed up to take in as much sun as he can. Today is all about relaxing. No classes, no assignments, no commitments.
The only complaint Kyungsoo has is the sweet scent of omega that permeates the air near him, refusing to let up. It eventually overpowers even Chanyeol and Sehun, which is rather impressive. It also means that the omegas are purposely flooding the area, trying to get an alpha or beta's attention. He finally peers around out of curiosity, only to find that the omegas are trying to get his attention.
Admittedly, Kyungsoo isn't the tallest or broadest alpha, but he's well built and he has had his fair share of admirers. He's not one for bragging, and yet he has to admit that he's approached by omegas and betas, and the occasional alpha, often enough that he has to conclude that, despite his short stature, he's the ideal type for a lot of people.
The cluster of omegas now spread out on the grass are a mix of women and men, all of them flickering their eyes toward Kyungsoo when he scans over them. He licks over his lips, head tilting as he regards one of them thoughtfully. The sweetness in the air grows thicker almost instantly. Chanyeol elbows Kyungsoo in the ribs.
"They're killing my boner," Chanyeol grunts. "Why don't you just go over there and pick one for the night before I have to actually move."
"You're such a lazy fuck," Kyungsoo responds, shaking his head.
Sehun makes a soft noise in the back of his throat that borders on a whine. "Lazy isn't a word I'd use to describe Chanyeol fucking," he purrs.
Kyungsoo pulls a face, glancing over, but Sehun's attention is fully on Chanyeol again. The alpha pair are back to being absorbed with each other, and Kyungsoo is left with half a dozen omegas who could probably satisfy him in bed for a while.
It's awfully tempting.
Perhaps if Kyungsoo wasn't currently infatuated with someone else, he would indulge himself. But the fact is that Kyungsoo isn't as carefree as most of the alphas he knows. He doesn't see anything wrong with casual sex, or bedding anyone willing. It's just that his physical needs have always been directly tied to his emotional desires - and his most dominant emotional desire is to find a mate.
Sadly for Kyungsoo, the omega that he has his eyes set on has made it plainly known to every alpha who approaches him that he is not looking for anyone. Kyungsoo hasn't mustered the courage to open a line of dialogue on the subject with the omega, for fear that he won't be able to complete a full sentence before he's shot down. He's seen the unemotional, but polite way the omega has rejected potential suitors, and he doesn't want to be one of them.
