Qifrey, a gentle and kind teacher, spends all of his time caring for his apprentices, helping others, and moving towards his goals of finding the Brimhats. Taking place in the Omegaverse, Qifrey is an alpha, and must deal with monthly ruts that last for a few days each time. The best way of handling it is using magic in a secluded cabin to suppress the desires. However, being as busy as he is, Qifrey loses track of the dates, and finds himself still at the Atelier when his rut starts. Qifrey struggles to try to get to his Windowway, so that he may leave and deal with this, but he is simply too weak to go down the stairs as his body pushes him to fulfill his needs. Luckily for him, Olruggio, Qifrey's long time friend, shows up to help bring him to the cabin. However, things don't always go the way they are planned, and Olruggio spends much longer in the cabin than one would expect from someone simply dropping their friend off. And what makes it all the more confusing; Olruggio is an Alpha too. The two must sort out their emotions, their feelings, and their friendship. Alpha x Alpha (no dominant/recessive Alphas, no Alpha turns into an Omega here. Just two pure Alphas)