Baby Baby

Chapter 4 Nice to meet ya,Good to see ya

When Jeongguk first moved to Seoul he was barely 16. A little runt of an alpha is what his older brother called him despite them already being at the same height and Jeongguk starting to build up more muscle than the older. But he comes to learn that it's hard for those who watched you grow older to see you as your present self. Always too caught up reminiscing and clinging to the familiarity of who you used to be. Jeongguk loves and hates it. Loves that his older brother and his friends who by default became his friends treat him like their precious maknae but it's easy to hate the constant babying and being treated like a child when you no longer look or feel like one.

So Jeongguk does what he believes to be a logical next step. If he wants people to perceive him a particular way he has to work towards that. But it's hard being true to yourself while trying to get everyone else to take you seriously. Too much anxiety gained from wondering Will they think this is immature? Is this too much? Not enough?

It's hard. Unnecessarily so. Figuring out who you are or who you want to be in a world that judges indiscriminately. But Jeongguk was happy with himself. He was the boy who never really outgrew that emo phase with his dark clothes and darker hair. The shady looking Alpha on the train with tattoos and a physique impressive enough to be intimidating if it wasn't hidden under layers of baggy clothing. But then he's also the Alpha who paints his nails,puts pink highlights in his hair and loves to smell flowery and soft. He's the artist who sits in the park making sketches of the scenery and his crush rather than confidently approaching like any Alpha would. Like any other Alpha is expected to. But Jeon Jeongguk wasn't just any Alpha. He was himself. And he's grown to be comfortable in himself as a person. Happy at who he was because he was so undeniably truly Jeongguk in the most genuine way. No longer self conscious about what others think of himself and his decisions but yet why...why in the fucking hell is he so fucking nervous when faced with a random omega -whom he in all honesty has a ridiculously unrealistic crush on- whose opinion shouldn't matter in the slightest.

"Umm...S-sir? I believe you have my...uh sketchbook?"
He manages to stutter out. It sounds more like a question than a statement even though the book in question is literally perched on the table of the omega who is looking at him like he can't quite comprehend if Jeongguk is real let alone what he's saying. It only further boosts his anxiety.

He looks around nervously and sure enough some people are looking to them. Some probably thinking he's a douchebag Alpha hitting on a pregnant omega. He did dress up particularly fuckboy-esque. A tank top that left his arms on full display. His tattoos free for all to ogle either in awe or disapprovingly. Grey sweatpants that he knew his ass looked particularly good in. And paired off with a bucket hat he'd swiped right off his hyung,Hoseok's ,head this morning.Even made an effort to put on all his piercings. Both the ones visible and hidden. He knew he looked good. Had gotten hit on enough in the few hours he's spent outdoors to confirm that and some part of him was hopeful that that would be the reason for the older omega to be so stunned to silence. And not them simply thinking he was some delinquent punk. He didn't want to destroy all the ridiculous fantasies he's created about them in his mind because the omega turned out to be a judgemental asshole.

"Umm...sir? My book."
He tried again when the silence stretched on too long. That seemed to be enough to snap the older man out of his thoughts. A deep flush darkened his tan cheeks.

"Oh sorry. I'm...this is so embarrassing. I'm Namjoon. I-I'm sorry...you didn't ask that."
The omega spoke so quickly and suddenly Jeongguk had some sort of whiplash. He was clearly embarrassed. His blush only deepened and it was relieving enough for Jeongguk to offer a shy smile. The omega,no Namjoon,was even more adorable than he'd imagined. He'd pictured him to be someone a little more intimidating. And after their first disastrous interaction as someone a little mean maybe.

"It's fine. I'm Jeongguk."
The younger introduced himself as well and the omega also seemed to relax.

"Um here."
Namjoon says as he hands over the sketchbook,their fingers brush as Jeongguk reaches for it and maybe the younger was a bit of a helpless romantic but his breath catches,their eyes meet and swears he hears the bells ring.

"Thank you."
He whispers out and he can't seem to tear his eyes away. He can't smell Namjoon right now. The omega using special scent blockers in public so his pregnancy hormones don't overwhelm everyone around him. While the prospect of having many people dote over you while in such a state may be appealing to some Namjoon wasn't keen on strangers rushing to his beck and call because he was pregnant.

"No no. It's yours. I'm sorry I couldn't get it to you sooner. You're very talented."

It's Jeongguk's turn to turn crimson as he realizes Namjoon must have taken a peek at his work and most likely saw himself on more than a few pages of the book.

"I'm so sorry. I know not everyone likes to be drawn without their permission but I thought you were really pretty and-"

At this point Namjoon might as well be a fire hydrant. If he wasn't on scent blockers Jeongguk would probably be able to smell how pleased the statement made him.

"You think I'm pretty?"
He asks suddenly so bold. A teasing smile on his lips and a glint in his eyes.
Jeongguk can hear the heavens sing.

"Beautiful."
He says now unable to meet the omegas eyes. His heart beating so hard against his chest he feels like a school boy with a crush. Silly,shy and so awkward in his own skin.

Namjoon giggled cutely. Whether at Jeongguk's shyness or his shameless answer remains a mystery to the alpha.

"Tell me Jeongguk,do you have some place you need to be?"
Namjoon asks obviously flirty and so different from the omega that had been blushing so adorably at him mere minutes ago. Like a switch flipped and suddenly he's a whole different person. Jeongguk can't say he hates the change. Something about a self assured older omega who doesn't care enough about norms to wait on his inexperienced ass to pick up the pace on flirting and just takes the reigns and gets what they want is so painfully hot.

"No."
He answers breathless.

"Then sit."

A/N: In this universe Omegas have more power over Alphas and Betas because of how strong their pheromones are. The ABO in more primitive times functioned like the organized system of ants or termites but with multiple queens. Omegas. Now in the more modern world thanks to being misogynistic idiots,alphas hold the reigns of world power but omegas pheromones still hold power over alphas to an extent. In pregnancy omegas release pheromones that make alphas and Betas -and even some omegas- feel compelled to cater to their every need.