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dustin was 18 now. he has been for a while, it wasnt all that new. it wasnt new that he was also an omega, everyone already knew. he didnt really have a reason to hide it, he wasn’t exactly ashamed of being an omega. plus, his friends wouldve probably found out anyway.
his first heat occured when he was 6. he had no idea of what to do or how to stop it, so he hid in his room, ignoring the amount of pain his body was in. since then, he'd been doing that for every heat he has gone through. hiding away in the comfort of his own room, crying and whimpering to himself, wanting it all to just stop and end. it would end eventually, but he always felt empty after, he didn't feel anything.
he hadnt really known any other omegas, personally at least, so he could ask for help. it's not like his mom knew what to do, and his dad just wasn't there. asking any alphas would just be weird. so he would have to figure it out himself. and he did, even though it’s probably the worst way to go.
he tells himself that it's normal to talk about these things, especially with alphas. he wants to talk about it, with steve, with eddie, or maybe even jonathan. he wants to get comfortable with it as a topic, but he's scared. he's afraid. he's always felt so small when it came to being in an alpha's, or even beta's, presence. he honestly doesn't quite understand why. the feeling of being small just made him more and more afraid. his school had given assemblies before, about the importance of mating, consent, all that. it was really uncomfortable, and kind of insignificant, but it stuck with dustin. hearing all these stories about alphas hurting omegas in certain ways. he was just being careful, even if it was a little unreasonable.
steve and eddie were his best friends, though. he isn't scared of them like that, the way he is when he's around alphas he doesnt know. he's fine with hanging out with them every day, it's almost as if they're not even alphas. the only thing dustin preferably would want to avoid is the topic about heat. and kind of omegas in general. he feels like if he talks about being an omega, it'll all go to shit. kinda like a curse, or something.
dustin woke up, feeling that feeling he didn't like. that feeling that happened when his heat was near. he groaned and got up to use the bathroom. he dragged his hand over his face, sighing heavily. walking back to his room, he suddenly remembered that he was also supposed to hang out with eddie and steve today. steve was supposed to pick him up in around an hour, so he had some time to mentally prepare and think. should he cancel? he would feel horrible if he canceled last minute though, he thinks for a few more minutes, staring holes into the floor. he decides not to cancel, he didn't want to put steve or eddie through any trouble, so he decided to just suck it up and go.
and it's not like he didn't want to hang out with them, they were his best friends. but the only thing he cared about keeping private was already creeping up. he's sure he'll have fun, but jesus christ, he can't stand being an omega. he begrudgingly opened his closet and took out some clothes, rubbing his eyes as he slowly put them on. he really, really didn't want to hang out. but eddie and steve didn't need to know that. and hopefully, they won't know about his heat either.
after painfully waiting a long, dreadful hour, steve honked his horn to let dustin know he arrived before he got out of his car and just came inside the house with no warning. dustin slowly dragged himself out of his room, waving to steve who was at the front door, earning a wave back. as dustin got closer, steve put his hand on dustin's back, "you ready to go?" he said with a cheerful tone. all dustin did was groggily nod as he walked out to the car, leaving steve to close and lock the front door. the car ride was silent, a little tense, yet comfortable. dustin had fallen asleep to the sounds of the car. steve kept his eyes on the road, looking at dustin from time to time.
while dustin was resting his head against the car door to sleep, eddie picked up a sweet scent, almost bittersweet. and he knows that isn't what dustin smells like. and he knows what an omega going into heat does. he started shifting in his seat a little uncomfortably, face scrunching up at the smell slightly.
“hey. harrington.” eddie spoke quietly, weary of waking dustin up. he shifted away from dustin a small bit, before kind of leaning in to whisper to steve.
“you smell that too, right? i think-“ eddie began, peering at dustin every second before steve finished his sentence for him.
“i know.” he responded, not bothering to be as quiet as eddie, while he gripped the steering wheel. his adam's apple bobbed a little, keeping his eyes on the road.
there was just silence between the three boys, eddie and steve thinking to themselves, dustin snoozing peacefully, completely unaware that eddie and steve had figured out his little secret.
eddie cleared his throat carefully, "why didn't he tell us? i didn't even know he's been through heats before," eddie pauses to think, "he actually never talks about it, which is quite strange."
now that eddie mentioned it, steve realized that heats have never been brought up around dustin, and when they have, he changes the subject almost immediately. whenever heats are brought up, dustin is visibly uncomfortable. steve can't believe he just noticed this. eddie blinked, waiting for an audible response from steve.
"right," steve scrunched his eyebrows, "he never mentions it, and whenever it comes into any of our conversations, he changes the subject almost immediately."
dustin groaned when he felt a strong hand on his shoulder, urging him awake as he heard murmurs from eddie. he forced his eyes open for the sake of his friends, being greeted with eddie grinning in his face and smooshed next to dustin, their thighs touching.
dustin flinched away, getting scared for a moment before eddie giggled, moving away to get out of the car as dustin rolled his eyes.
“am i that ugly?” eddie mocked, crouching down to look at dustin and watching the boy stretch, his shirt lifting up a little, exposing his bare stomach, before he opens the door on his own side. he leaned against the car and yawning.
steve was digging through the trunk, pulling out a basket and an old tablecloth as he handed the basket to eddie and walked over to dustin, practically pushing him down the trail to skull rock with his arm slung around his shoulder while he and eddie conversed, but dustin wasn’t really listening.
steve felt a little more touchy than usual, with his arm around dustin's shoulder, he lightly caressed his upper arm. dustin didn't seem to care, though. he was out of it, like, another universe kind of 'out of it'. when they made it to a nice, clean spot to lay the tablecloth down, steve lightly pushed dustin down, snapping him out of his trance and falling on his knees.
eddie laughed, "damn, dustin. what's up with you lately?" eddie knew. he knew what was up with him, he just wanted to be a fucking tease.
"oh, uh- it's really nothing," dustin stammered, "what food did you, uh, pack?"
eddie laughed at dustin, flashing a sweet smile, "not much, just some berries and sandwiches," he said, voice laced with sweet sappiness as he explored the contents of the basket.
eddie passed dustin a sandwich, which dustin muttered a thank you and slowly chewing on it, not really having an appetite as he felt a deepening anxiety stirring in his stomach, not exactly looking forward to suffering through another heat alone. unbeknownst to him, his two friends were watching him eat while he looked off into the woods.
“.. you tired, henderson?” eddie checked in, nudging dustin slightly as the brunette looked over to him with a slightly red face.
“mhm. didnt get enough sleep last night, probably,” dustin lied with his agreement. he was nodding and smiling at eddie, trying to seem convincing as he kept on eating his sandwich.
eddie smirked cheekily, sparing looks to and from steve every now and then. they communicated with their eyes. all dustin did was just stare off, he couldn't do this anymore. he could feel it creeping closer. the absolute horror of going through another heat alone and afraid was incredible. he wanted to go home. no, he needed to go home. he finished up his sandwich, almost wanting to throw it all up. eddie and steve looked at him with confusion, but then smelled the overwhelming scent of an upcoming heat, wondering what will happen next.
dustin got up and walked over to steve, "i don't feel good, can you bring me home, please?"
steve tried to hide his smirk, "in a little bit," he lied, he could wrap up at any time, he just wanted to see the poor boy suffer. "let me and eddie finish up, first."
eddie smirked when he realized what steve was doing, "yeah, sorry buddy, we'll try to wrap it up as soon as we can."
dustins eyebrows knitted up anxiously as he glared at the floor, involuntarily setting up a show for both of his friends as he went to sit back down on his knees, closing his thighs together as he sighed, resting his hands on his lap. he knew his heat was dangerously close, and he squeezed his eyes shut for a moment, hoping that it wouldnt come right then.
“why? what's wrong?” steve teased, lacing his tone with genuine concern as he saw eddie stifle a laugh in his peripheral vision. he scooched a little closer, placing a hand on dustin's shoulder, trying to seem comforting.
dustin almost whined as he felt steves hand, slowly moving away from the strong hold while he was borderline panting. fuck. steves hand felt hot against him, and rough.
“no. i'm just sick. i feel really sick,” dustin replied, voice a little higher and cracky due to trying to hold anything in, stomach stirring. he had some time, which eddie and steve were preciously buying out.
“that's all?” eddie asked curiously, sliding to the other side of dustin and smiling at him, rubbing up and down his back comfortingly, having finished his food already. steve's was set down on a napkin, uncared for at the moment.
“yep.” dusin breathed out, before quickly standing up and walking towards the start of the trail, planning to head back to the car. “i think i'll just wait for you guys there,”
dustin speed walked down the trail unwilling to hear what eddie and steve were saying, thoughts repeatedly running through his head as he was almost sweating now. he was still praying, that slick wouldnt start pooling in his briefs.
when he arrived to the car, he quickly got inside and slammed the door shut. his breath started to hitch and he started to sweat. involuntary noises seeped out of his mouth. he bounced his leg and looked out of the window, impatiently waiting. meanwhile, with steve and eddie, they laughed it off.
"how long do you think he'll be able to hold off?" eddie asked steve, chuckling in the process.
steve shrugged, "i'm not sure, but it's definitely not long," steve sighed, "maybe we should just bring him home, i kinda feel bad."
eddie rolled his eyes, "damn, what a wimp, giving up so easily," he chuckled, "i say we keep him here long enough 'till he can't take it anymore and just submits."
"god, you are crazy," steve's eyes widened, laughing, "well, i'm done with my sandwich anyway, so we should just bring him home."
"fine," eddie crossed his arms, "but i have something planned for later if he's able to hold out until he gets home."
the two wrapped everything up, putting their trash back into the basket and folding the tablecloth. they walked to the car, they sure were taking their time. dustin started to bite his nails and picking at his skin. he slightly jumped when he heard the doors of the car open.
"hey bud, you ready to head home?" steve asked, coating his malicious smile with a sweet, toothy smile.
dustin nodded eagerly, "yes, yes please ," leg still bouncing up and down.
"you still holding up okay?" eddie asked the boy, already knowing the answer.
"yes," dustin lied, again, "i'm doing fine, can i just go home..?"
eddie discreetly rolled his eyes, playfully, "sure, sure, be patient."
dustin moved closer to the car seat and further away from eddie, squeezing his thighs together again as he tried to hold his breath instead of panting for both boys to hear. he slowly felt a small amount of slick trickle down to his boxers. he whimpered, barely audible, but his friends were paying such close attention to him that it didnt even matter if he let something slip.
he panicked, and turned his head to the window as he placed both hands on his lap, trying to discreetly cover himself as he heard his pulse through his ears. the gradually overwhelming smell of steve and eddie combined wasnt helping.
the smell of dustin hit eddie like a truck, racing to cover his nose with how intense and sickeningly sweet it smelled. steve had the same effect, scrunching his face up as he started driving faster.
dustin looked at them both, confused for a moment, before he remembered alphas smell omegas released pheromones. eddie and steve are smelling his pheromones. his borderline heat pheromones. his face went red from embarrassment, and he turned his head back without saying a word, hoping that this was some kind of nightmare. he was screwed.
as steve and eddie got used to the smell and gradually closer to dustins house, eddie looked in the rear view mirror and gave steve the same malicious gaze he did when he first smelled dustin.
“you smell that?” eddie started, looking at steve with barely concealed excitement as he caught dustins attention. he looked worried.
and it was sick. preying on his omega friend with another alpha, practically bullying dustin. he knew it was sick. dustin was his best friend, and he knows its the same for eddie. he doesnt know why eddie thinks he should keep on doing this. at least steve has morals. but his morals seemed unhinged, now that hes actually around an omega in heat. he should stop this, tell eddie off and bring dustin home. he wish he could. wanting to stop it doesnt mean he wont use eddies pondering to his own advantage, however.
“yeah. smells like… slick, ” steve said dramatically, emphasizing his words as he pulled into dustins driveway. nobody was home.
dustin gave them an uncomfortable smile before pulling in the lock before the car was even properly in the driveway, and it was still moving but dustin shot out of the car while covering the front of his pants, muttering a thank you before shutting the door to his house and sinking down to the floor with his back against the frame.
he didnt need to hide anything now, and he shot his hand to cup the front of his pants quickly, writhing from his own touch and the intense feeling of heat. he let go every restriction he held on himself, finally not tense and could properly breathe and pant out all he wanted instead of conforming under his friends.
he muttered curses as he pulled himself up, rushing to his room and stumbling over his own feet while running up the stairs, carelessly slamming the door and jumping on his bed, sighing in relief as he buried his face in his pillow. he subconsciously rocked his hips against his bed, shamefully groaning as he felt the pure feeling of dread almost outgrow how horny he was.
it was probably going to be a long heat. one he wasnt looking forward to.