[ the sound of that purr hooks its claws into tseng before he even fully realizes what he’s hearing, tugging at something hot and dark low in the core of his body. he’s heard rufus vocalize before, of course, once or twice usually when he’s the one responsible for getting rufus to whatever nest he’s going to use to ride out his heat—but he’s never had the full force of it directed at him before, and he’s not ready for the way it slides down his spine like a drip of molten glass.
for a moment, tseng considers fighting it. he’s very good at resisting his alpha nature; he might be able to hold himself back like a good beta would, to take his hands off rufus’ neck and guide him up to the helicopter and take him back to shinra tower to ride out the rest of his heat in peace and quiet. he could probably do it, if he put enough effort into it.
but before he even gathers the motivation to try, there’s already an alpha’s growl reverberating in harmony with the sound of rufus’ purring. it takes tseng a moment to realize it’s coming from him, and a moment longer to realize it means rufus has won.
he swallows down his growl, but it’s still there in his voice when he says, ] Rufus.
[ tseng’s nails curl against the back of rufus’ neck, sharp and possessive. they’ve been dancing around this for what feels like an eon, ever since rufus came to tseng to tell him he knew tseng’s secret; it’s felt dangerous before, but never quite like this. never like tseng is one delicious omega trill away from sinking his teeth into rufus’ nape.
one thing at a time.
tseng keeps his scent suppressed the same way rufus does, with a careful combination of colognes and patches. it works for daily life; it does not, as it turns out, work when faced with an omega going into heat, an omega that tseng’s nature is trying to claim as his territory, his omega. his scent spills from him just as hot and wild as rufus’ does. tseng’s wrists brush against the throbbing pulse in rufus’ throat, and his scent lingers there, clinging to rufus’ overheated skin like the shimmer of oil across the surface of water.
tseng wants to kiss rufus so badly his mouth aches with it, but they only have so much time, and tseng only has so much restraint. ]
Upstairs. [ tseng swallows hard. his mouth waters. ] Now.
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for a moment, tseng considers fighting it. he’s very good at resisting his alpha nature; he might be able to hold himself back like a good beta would, to take his hands off rufus’ neck and guide him up to the helicopter and take him back to shinra tower to ride out the rest of his heat in peace and quiet. he could probably do it, if he put enough effort into it.
but before he even gathers the motivation to try, there’s already an alpha’s growl reverberating in harmony with the sound of rufus’ purring. it takes tseng a moment to realize it’s coming from him, and a moment longer to realize it means rufus has won.
he swallows down his growl, but it’s still there in his voice when he says, ] Rufus.
[ tseng’s nails curl against the back of rufus’ neck, sharp and possessive. they’ve been dancing around this for what feels like an eon, ever since rufus came to tseng to tell him he knew tseng’s secret; it’s felt dangerous before, but never quite like this. never like tseng is one delicious omega trill away from sinking his teeth into rufus’ nape.
one thing at a time.
tseng keeps his scent suppressed the same way rufus does, with a careful combination of colognes and patches. it works for daily life; it does not, as it turns out, work when faced with an omega going into heat, an omega that tseng’s nature is trying to claim as his territory, his omega. his scent spills from him just as hot and wild as rufus’ does. tseng’s wrists brush against the throbbing pulse in rufus’ throat, and his scent lingers there, clinging to rufus’ overheated skin like the shimmer of oil across the surface of water.
tseng wants to kiss rufus so badly his mouth aches with it, but they only have so much time, and tseng only has so much restraint. ]
Upstairs. [ tseng swallows hard. his mouth waters. ] Now.