Unlike the Others

Chapter 5

Wooseok drops his backpack by the end of his bed before he takes off Jinhyuk's gloves and scarf, placing them on top of his desk that is still a mess with a couple of books, an array of pens and sheets filled with notes and random scribbles.

His clothes and his very own skin still are impregnated with Jinhyuk's scent so the option of going into his nest is immediately discarded. Wooseok doesn't want to mix Jinhyuk's scent into his nest.

But the idea of taking a shower sounds like a hassle right now. He had fallen asleep on the bus but the high schooler omega who was seated next to him shook him awake on a stop worried he had missed his. Thankfully there were still a couple more stops before his.

Wooseok takes out his phone and sends Jinhyuk a brief text.

'I'm home'

He doesn't want to change his clothes risking getting Jinhyuk's scent into them too so he decides to just sleep as he is dressed. Wooseok places his phone next to his pillow and lays down, sleep coming easily to him and pulling him under.

~🐾~

Wooseok wakes up around 5 pm, his stomach growling and still feeling tired but he knows he should stop sleeping for now so he can go to bed early and fix his ruined sleeping schedule. He hears Yein talking with familiar voices on the living area, a smile growing on his lips without him realizing.

He opens his bedroom door and sees Yein laying on the couch, his head placed on Minsoo's thighs, the alpha's fingers brushing the omega's hair. Sooil is sitting next to Minsoo with his arm thrown around his shoulders.

"Seok!" Sooil is the first to notice him, a smile forming on his handsome face. Minsoo and Yein turn to him. "Good to have you back on the land of the living." Wooseok rolls his eyes and walks towards the kitchen only lifting a hand to give them a small wave. "Be a dear and bring me another can of soda!"

"Come for it yourself." Wooseok grumbles, not a tinge of true annoyance on his voice to be found but he always plays like this with his friends. Sooil whines some more about 'How cruel lil Wooseokie is to him' before Wooseok hears who he guesses must have been Yein slapping Sooil's thigh and the older stands up.

He is looking through the fridge for something to eat when he feels Sooil's familiar presence behind him as the alpha reaches inside for his drink. Wooseok expects Sooil to go back to their friends but instead, Sooil stays right behind him.

Wooseok grabs a plastic container with leftover fried rice and steps back to close the fridge, his back pressing against Sooil's chest. "What are you doing? Move." He pushes his friend back with an elbow, a grunt leaving Sooil not having expected the aggression.

Before he can walk towards the microwave to reheat his food, Sooil grabs his shoulder and turns him around, bending down enough for his face to be centimeters away from Wooseok's neck. The only alphas that could get away with this are Sooil and Minsoo, Wooseok knows if any other alpha or even a beta tried this he would have already kneeled them on their crotch or stomach.

Sooil's hand falls on his waist keeping him in place as he sniffs him, the warm air he breathes out tickling Wooseok. "Don't get your snot on me." He jokes his hand that is not holding the plastic containers reaching towards Sooil's chest as if he were going to push him away but keeping it there.

The alpha leans back, his eyes wider than usual as he looks down at him. Wooseok tilts his head to the side confused for a moment before he realizes what is going on and he pushes Sooil away, turning around and walking towards the microwave before Sooil can see the way his face is heating up.

"Don't say anything Sooil or I swear-"

"Guys! Wooseok smells of another alpha!" Wooseok curses under his breath as his friend basically screams towards their friends, both males loudly expressing their surprise and confusion.