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Many months later:
“Rob, what’s going on? You’ve been in bed all day? Are you ill?” Aaron snatched the comforter off of Robert’s body, the man flinching at the cold. Robert’s forehead wasn’t hot on his hands unlike he expected.
“You don’t have a fever”
Robert groaned, turning over and revealing a patch of sweat. “‘M fine”
“Nah summat’s wrong, I’ll call Liam over, h-here drink this”
Half an hour and one grumpy change of clothes later, he finally got Robert to settle down on their sofa downstairs, a bowl of porridge placed right in front of him.
“So what’s wrong with ‘im?” Aaron asked Liam, the man hanging his stethoscope on his neck.
“It’s a severe hormonal imbalance, I assume Robert is a dominant omega?” Robert nods, eyes closed. “Right, how long have you been on heat and pheromone suppressors?” LIam pulled a clipboard from his bag, checking and writing a couple of things.
“Since I’ve been inside? Six and a half years give or take” Aaron wiped his forehead with a wet towel.
Liam nodded, checking one more thing before setting the clipboard down. “Usually, prolonged use of heat suppressors are relatively harmless, but that’s not the case for dominant omegas. Did they not give you private cells to spend your heat inside?”
Robert nodded. “They did, but I chose the suppressors instead, I didn’t trust any one of those screws not to do anything shifty”
The thought of Robert, alone in a cold dark room waiting for the agonizing feeling of a heat to subside twisted something inside him.
“Can you prescribe him summat?” He asked.
Liam shook his head, “At this point, drugs would actually be worse for Robert. How have you been spending your heat cycles since you got out?”
“I…” Aaron noticed his eyes shift away “I’ve been taking suppressors”
What? W-why would he do that? Aaron thought that Robert’s heat cycles just became less frequent with age like most omegas and that he spent his last one inside, he was actually looking forward to spending Robert’s next heat together. All this time he’s been taking suppressors?
He glared at Robert, who seemed to find the bowl of porridge so interesting to look at.
“Hmmm, I’m guessing your next cycle is near?” Robert nodded. “In a week or so”
“Right, well because of the prolonged suppression of your pheromones, your hormones have been severely imbalanced, you’re gonna have to spend your next cycle off the stuff” Liam bagged his equipment.
Robert’s eyes shot open. “I-I can’t”
“Why not?” Aaron asked, still glaring at his omega. “I’ll be here, I’ll look after ya”
Liam spoke up. “I’ll be here too”
Aaron bared his teeth to him, making Liam flinch and step backwards. “Just to monitor!”
Later that night, while getting ready for bed, Aaron started listing the things they’ll be needing for Robert’s upcoming heat.
“What’re you doing?” Robert got out of the shower, only a towel covering his dripping body.
“Just listing stuff we might need” he stopped talking when Robert dropped the towel to get into his pajamas “for next week”
Robert paused. “Can we push it back, the heat I mean”
His eyebrows crossed at the rubbish suggestion. “Liam himself said we have to do it now, otherwise it might be dangerous”
“Alright, I just…nevermind”
“What?” Aaron pulled him down the bed with his hands on Robert’s waist, guiding him and sitting him down on his lap. “We’re supposed to be honest with each other, you taking suppressors behind my back? I didn't make it a big deal. But this? Rob it's dangerous”
“I don't like it”
“Is it me? You don't want t’spend it w’me?”
Robert shook his head. “No! I just… losing control of my own body… It's been six years, who knows what’ll happen”
He's scared? “Rob, I'll be here, I'll take care of ya, like I used to do before…”
A small smile passed on Robert's face. “Yeah?”
Aaron hummed in agreement, tipping Robert's head down to him and pressing his nose against that gland. When out of his cycle, Robert's pheromones smell like fresh vanilla, he's always regarded it as such an innocent smell on a cunning man.
He pressed his nose against Robert's neck till he started to get light headed, pulling off and placing a kiss on the man's lips.
“Love you,” Robert muttered.
“Love you too, let's get to bed, I'm shattered”
~~~~~
Chas wasn't expecting anyone to be at the pub this early, yeah they open before lunch but people usually order drinks in the afternoon.
So when he saw three slumping figures on the booth first thing after opening, she was a bit intrigued.
It was Kammy, Mackenzie and Matty, all looking equally annoyed.
“Thought you three are supposed to be working up at butler's”
Mack scoffed. “You try working there! The whole place stinks! Can't even feed the cattle without swayin’ on my feet” the other two nodded in agreement while sipping their pints.
“Should have the place gated off as a biohazard” Matty added.
Smells bad? A gas leak? Part of her thought that maybe she should call Aaron and see what's going on there but if the workers themselves didn't know, she doubted Aaron would tell her.
“what’s it smell like?” she asked.
Kammy tilted his head. “It doesn't smell bad per se, it's just nauseating”
Her suspicions leaned more on gas leak. “No, I ask what it smelled like”
Mack hummed, then took a large gulp of his pint. “Like… vanilla, brown sugar, oak, like burning oak” he gestured with his hand like he's holding something.
Kammy snapped. “Ooh, apples, like dried apples too” Matty pointed at him and nodded.
They're overreacting, the first two descriptions told Chas all she needed to know, she's
honestly baffled that the people working at the farm had never known what Robert's heat pheromones smell like.
Chastity slid behind her suddenly. “Well it's a good thing you got out of there right away e”
“Why?”
“Robert's in heat” Chas explained, three sets of eyes widening at the information.
Kammy looked like he thought they were winding him up. “Robert's an omega?”
Chas nodded.
“I would never have guessed”
“So what, you just thought he and Aaron were two Alphas playing house?” Charity asked.
Kammy shrugged. “It’d explain all the fightin’”
Chas laughed, out of every omega that she's ever met, Robert's probably the only one who acts more like an alpha than other alphas.
A couple of people came in and sat at the bar but she was too distracted to see who.
“Wait, aren't omegas supposed to smell good when they're in heat?” Mack asked.
“Not Robert. I suppose it is kinda weird, is it? An omega smelling like Bourbon when in heat” Charity rounded the bar and got them more drinks.
“Knew I recognised that smell” said Matty.
Mack shook his head. “So… before, when I was feeling dizzy, I was drunk?”
Chas nodded. “You just feel drunk, not actually”
“Amazing innit? A walking booze bar” Charity placed the tray of pints on their table.
“That's why he's irresistible” a voice from behind her said, she turned around and saw Nichola. “Especially when you're self-destructing”
“S-so how does Aaron deal with it?” Mack asked and honestly? Chas didn't know, she looked over at Charity and she shrugged as well.
~~~~~~
It hurts. It feels like there's a hot ray of sunshine pointed directly at his middle, slowly melting his insides.
A drop of sweat traveled from his forehead to his eye, his hands felt like a stranger's when he wiped it off.
“Aaron-” Where was he? Didn't he say he'd be here, taking care of Robert?
He reached south and gripped himself, stroking slowly to try and relieve some of the heat inside him, one pull in and his insides started to churn, getting hotter than before till he felt like he might burn. Digits reached down further till he hit his entrance, wincing at the pressure of the first finger.
Aaron should be doing this, alphas should be taking care of their omegas, he said he would, didn't he? So where's he now?
He took his other hand and dialed Aaron's number, pressing another knuckle in and moaning.
“Robert?”
“I think I'm dyin’”
It sounded like Aaron was in a crowded place, there's people talking and machines beeping in the background.
“You what?”
“M-my insides burn Aaron, I need you here… I need my alpha here” he pushed another finger inside, groaning through the phone.
“I'm in line now, I went to three different stores tryna find knotting condoms”
Knotting. The thought of Aaron swelling inside of him almost made Robert climax.
“D-do we even need it?”
“We can't get ya pregnant Rob, it's dangerous”
“I don't care! I wanna feel you inside”
He touched his cock again only for it to burn hotter, almost scalding his fingers inside. God, even he's getting drunk off of his pheromones.
“Hurry up, you're supposed to be here. You wanted to do this!”
“I will, Rob just- wait for me, please?”
“Fine, but if you're not here in an hour to help me, I'll find someone who will” He hung up and with his shaky legs, immediately ran and locked the door. Of course he didn't mean it. The thought of another pheromone besides Aaron being in his vicinity is making him want to throw up.
~~~~~~
Aaron knew he wouldn't do it, there's not even an ounce of doubt in his mind. It didn't stop him from skipping three people on the line to buy the knotting condoms though.
Robert said it himself, he didn't know what was gonna happen, and that he's scared of losing control of his body. What if someone came into the farm?
He drove fast, ignoring most of the stop signs and overtaking a lot of vehicles. The phone call was slightly strange since it's Robert himself that suggested getting condoms yet he can't remember it. It made Aaron more concerned.
There was a car 40 meters from the farm, one he recognized was Liam's, he stopped for a second. “Why are you so far away?”
Liam rolled down the window to reveal that he's wearing a mask. “Robert’s secreting a lot more pheromones than usual, I reckon it reaches 35 meters from the house”
“Right…” It's too much, heat pheromones reach 10 meters at best. “I'll call ya if there's a problem” he drove off, catching a whiff of Robert's pheromones as he did.
They're potent, really potent. He opened the door and was faced by more of Robert's pheromones, he was stumbling on his feet by the time he climbed up the stairs.
He gripped the door knob but it wasn't budging. “Robert!”
“A-aaron?” A whine came from the inside, then a slow trudging, almost dragging feet came.
He didn't know if it was the effect of Robert's pheromones, or the fact that omegas just tend to look more beautiful in heat to entice mating, but Robert looked a lot younger than he did.
Six years younger to be exact. The blonde tones of his hair are more vibrant, standing in five different directions instead of laid down by gel. The subtle wrinkles he had became unnoticeable, the peppered brown dots more prominent.
He also looked ruined, tears flowing down his reddened eyes and his also reddened lips shaky from biting.
The chub Aaron was sporting became fully hard within a second, lunging himself at his omega. Robert bared his neck at him, guiding his head at that gland.
Robert pressed themselves together, front to front. “Aaron, it f-feels like I'm melting” the man settled his head where his neck and shoulders meet.
“Where?” Aaron asked, reaching behind Robert and placing both of his hands on Robert's cheeks, one finger close to his entrance. “Here?”
Robert moaned, secreting so much pheromones that Aaron thought he might faint.
Aaron had to do it, right that second.
There's a lot of things only a handful of people know about Aaron, that he prefers hugs more than handshakes but only with specific people. He hates doing oil changes because it's messy.
But there's two things even those handful of people know, and only Robert does.
Only Robert knows how he smells like in a rut.
And that he can speed up his rut cycle tremendously. He can go in a rut in command.
“P-please” Robert perked his behind, angling it to Aaron's fingers.
He was gonna pass out if he didn't do it right then and there. “Robert, b-bed” he grabbed his bag and grabbed the box of knotting condoms before turning to look at the bed.
The edges of his sight darken, then black.
~~~~
“Knot me, knot me, knot me!” Robert chants as the dark eyed beast pummeled into him again and again.
Aaron gruffs, with every thrust, those blue eyes almost all black. It's always been like this. His heats spent with a darker, rougher version of Aaron that he loves just the same.
The man groaned and bit his collarbone, gripping his arms till they felt like they might bruise.
An overwhelming pain grew inside him, stretching his walls and making him feel full. “Gah!” The base of Aaron's cock swelled three times inside him.
Something's wrong. It shouldn't hurt this much, it feels like he's about to tear. He needs to get help! Tears pricked out of his eyes as quiet sobs exit him.
Some of the darkness in Aaron's eyes subsided, not fully though. The man hauled it up so that he's sitting on Aaron's lap, knot still buried inside him.
“It- it hurts” he hiccups. “Why does it hurt?” wishing for the pain and the tears to go away, he pressed his eyes to Aaron's shoulder.
When he looked up, one of Aaron's eyes were clear, he could see the difference between his iris and scrella. “It's been a while is all, you're okay” he stroked Robert's hair, then wiped his tears away.
He sort of lost consciousness after that, when he awoke, they were still in the same position, Aaron's knot had gone down, both eyes still dark as he slowly entered and exited Robert.
When the man senses that he's awake, he started to fuck more vigorously, huffing short breaths again. He moaned, secreting more pheromones which made Aaron more energetic.
He'd never tell Aaron this, but he smells like fresh Jasmine when he's in rut, ones that were picked seconds before.
It was a lifeline for Robert, he could focus on Aaron's smell to prevent himself from losing it like he'd done times before. It's funny really, his heat pheromones make everyone dizzy while Aaron's rut pheromones give him clarity.
Aaron slowed down when he came close, his dark eyes looking directly at Robert's. “you’re scared to knot me again?” No answer.
With shaky knees, he lifted and slammed himself down at Aaron's cock, telling him it's okay.
~~~~~
Aaron didn't know how much time had passed, a day if he guessed. All he knew was that he's back, lying down as a desperate and teary eyed Robert rode his length up and down.
He couldn't match his heat after all.
“Rob… feels good” he gripped Robert's cheeks and guided his humps.
“Y-you're back?” Robert moaned.
He nodded. Noticing Robert's angry cock unspent, bouncing up and down with him.
“Hmm, want me to take care of this?” Robert moaned when he dangled his cock with his index finger.
“Will you?”
He thrusted up faster and harder, sending Robert to the edge. Then turned on his front. He knew Robert didn't really have or need rest when he's in his heat, he can go one round after another.
“careful though, been a while” he muttered to the pillow as Robert entered him slowly.
“God! Aaron, c-can I move now?” Aaron nodded and fast desperate thrusts came, Robert panting with every one.
“Feel so good, so good for me” Robert whispered, spreading his cheeks to get a better view.
“Only you can have me like this”
Robert thrusted faster and sloppier, screaming when he finally climaxed. “Aaron!”
~~~~~
Robert's heat lasted two whole days, eight times more than the normal 6 hour heats that he used to have, they also took the next day as a break to heal and gain energy.
Except for the part where he comforted Robert when he was crying on the knot, Aaron doesn’t remember much from those two days, but that’s normal. He figured it was a side effect of being able to go on a rut in command, losing himself completely to it.
“Rob hurry up, I’m starvin’” he hollered up the stairs to where Robert was getting ready. They couldn't be bothered to cook dinner at the house, opting to eat at the pub instead, the first time in four days that they're showing their faces.
“Come on then” Robert came down all smiley and bouncing on his feet.
“You alright? You're glowin’”
“No I'm not,” Robert laughed.
Aaron hummed, inching closer to his omega and sniffed his neck. “You smell good too” sliding his hands to get a hold of Robert's hips. “Sure you don't want to have a night in? Get the food delivered”
“We can't, you already put our orders on the phone, Marlon's probably cooked it by now”
Aaron pressed his index finger on that gland and the room filled with Robert's scent. “I forgot how good you smell after a heat”
“You can smell me all you like after dinner, yeah?”
Aaron nodded, digits crawling south till he's clutching Robert's bottom. “Smellin’ is the least I'll do to ya”
“Later, I'm starving too”
They were sneaking glances across each other as they drove to the pub, Aaron's left hand going up and down Robert's thigh.
“You're acting sweet”
He smiled, loving it, their pheromones mixing together in the enclosed space. Maybe it's cuz at this stage, the alpha is taking care of the omega during early child bearing, or maybe he just loved Robert that much.
Aaron shrugged.
Robert waited for him as he parked the car, linking their hands together as they walked in the pub.
“Oi!” His mum's voice slammed into his ear from inside the bar.
“You could've told me Liam was doing an observation on you two, found him passed out in his car!”
“I thought he went home?” Aaron asked at the same time Robert said. “Probably me, sorry”
Mack waved at them from where he was sitting at a table with Matty and Kammy. “You alright now?”
“Yeah”
“Had to evacuate just so we don't pass out,” Matty added.
“probably should've given you a warning” Aaron replied, pulling two chairs to sit at the table.
“Is your scent normally that strong?” Mack asked, signaling Charity for another round.
“Uhh no, just my first heat in about six years”
Charity placed a tray of booze on their table. “Should’ve seen it when he had his heat here, no one bought any drinks that night”
It was also when Aaron first bit him in the neck, the start of their bond.
“mum… can you tell Marlon to get our orders out please”
“Suppose it is quite a weird effect tho, innit?” He could see Robert get uncomfortable with Charity's remark. A lot of people think they can just comment on it and Robert wouldn't take offence, not knowing the struggles he had just from his scent.
“You would say that wouldn't ya? Little Ms. Grass” he retaliated
Charity looked offended. “You're lucky I don't know what's yours!”
“And you never will”
~~~~~~
Robert: Vanilla. Bourbon when in heat.
Aaron: Unscented. Fresh Jasmine when in rut
Charity: Grass. Chlorophyll when in rut.
Mack: Beta
Chas: Apples. Apple wood when in rut.
Liam: Maple. Syrup when in heat.
Kev & John: Beta
Vic: Grapes. Red Wine when in heat.
Adam: Beta
Seb: Wheat. Still Unassigned.
Ruby: Grapes. White wine when in heat.
Caleb & Cain: Unscented. Rubber when in rut.