Wonderland // ATEEZ

19

Everyone in the room froze at once, all conversations silencing.

The sound of the door unlatching was loud even over the packs mindless chatter and laughter, but only because it was so unexpected.

The silver-haired Omega has remained cooped up in the bedroom for several weeks now, and no matter how much more comfortable he was becoming around Yeosang, and even Seonghwa, the young wolf still seemed uninterested toward the idea of coming out whenever the two mentioned it. All of their consistent comforting and coaxing seemed useless.

But apparently that wasn't the case because in this moment, Wooyoung was opening the door willingly and freely by his own choice.

Yeosang immediately shot up from his seat, a little too quickly albeit, causing the pregnant male to get a little dizzy. But he wanted to be sure that he was the first one to welcome the timid wolf. It was also to ensure that the others wouldn't overwhelm him... especially a certain Alpha in particular.

After catching his balance, the expecting Omega took one glance at San and practically rolled his eyes at the sight. The Alpha looked like his complete existence was about to walk out of that bedroom door at this moment. In his eyes, he looked like he was mentally preparing to pour his entire heart and soul out, but the words were caught in his throat. If he were to open his mouth, he'd probably spew out a mouthful on jumbled, crazy nonsense or a total word vomit.

And Yeosang was not about to have that. The last thing he needed was a feral, love sick Alpha scaring away poor Wooyoung.

He's seen the Omega only once, and the boy wasn't even conscious for goodness sake!

He glared at San, motioning for him to stay in his seat, mouthing a clear, "You stay there!"

Even if San were to give him his suffering, puppy dog eyes, which of course he tried, Yeosang would not relent. Alpha hormones are something that Yeosang will never fully understand.

Wooyoung nervously peeked his head around the door, only pushing it open a little bit at a time. Anxiety was painted across his features, and in the moment, he was most likely thinking that this might have been a bad idea. As soon as he caught sight of Yeosang though, he was instantly relieved by a small amount. Yeosang could tell because his floral scent became minutely sweeter.

"Is everything okay?" Yeosang was sure to ask, creasing his eyebrows in concern.

The younger wolf nodded once slowly, but he looked like he was contemplating what to say. "I-I'm hungry." He stuttered out after a moment.

"Ah," Realization hit Yeosang. He was just hungry. Maybe Wooyoung wasn't actually ready to leave the protection of his bedroom after all, and Yeosang would never push him. "Would you like me to bring you a plate to the room?" He looked over his shoulder towards the dining room where the others were silently eating, not to interrupt or to scare Wooyoung.

Wooyoung wrung his hands together and picked at the tip of his fingernails, notably another nervous habit he's picked up. Again, the frail Omega looked to be deciding something over in his mind, awkwardly glancing around his surroundings. He finally took a deep breath before asking, "Actually, w-would it be alright if I ate dinner out h-here?"

The older Omega had to contain everything within him that wanted to leap for joy and wrap his arms snuggly around the other. They've never hugged before, and right now would not be the best time to do so. He also tried to keep his facial expressions under control because his excitement made him want to grin from ear to ear, which could potentially alarm Wooyoung too.

Instead, Yeosang smiled only slightly, calmly. "Of course you can. The rest of us are all out here at the moment, is that okay? Or do you want to eat with just me and Seonghwa hyung?"