chew us up, spit us out, you know what you're breeding;

[cashewlater]

[ cyno would claim not to be nervous, but..

well. this is his first pairing, his first mating. with any luck the two of them will bond well, and it'll be his last, as well - cyno doesn't particularly wish to bear the shame of not being good enough, strong enough, powerful enough, alpha enough to please his intended mate. this is his duty. this is what he's been groomed to be, to do, to pass on the legacy of his people.

cyno can smell him through the closed door, he can scent his intended's heat, and it's enough to rile him. his rut rages through him, clawing at his insides, boiling his blood, but cyno stops to compose himself, to breathe..

he can't lose control. he must maintain himself. he must impress his mate, and keep himself composed.

swallowing thickly, cyno places one hand on the doorknob, breathes again, and opens the door to the room that has been prepared for them, where his new mate will be waiting for him, smelling perfect, laid out for him. with his white, furred ears standing tall, cyno's scarlet eyes flit across the room, waiting for what he will find. ]

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[cashewlater]

It does matter. It matters to me.

[ they'd warned him that tighnari would be.. like this. that he would be difficult. it's strange, to hear an omega speak so harshly, his tone sharp as the edge of a razor, but.. cyno has faith that it will work out. it has to. he's worked so hard to be worthy of this, to gain the right to start a family. not everyone is granted such privilege.

his hand smooths down tighnari's back, over warm, smooth skin. his knot is beginning to soften at last. ]

I think you'll like it.

[tighnauri]

[ Tighnari's ear twitches again with his irritation but he feels the knot getting softer and his wiggling grows more insistent wanting the other's cock to slip free so they won't be locked together. In spite of that his cunt seems more than intent to want to try and hold the alpha in place and he curses his heat.

This won't be the only flash of need even if the first round takes hold the feral carnal needs would remain. ]

Then take me out of here.

[ He doesn't believe anything Cyno says, doesn't trust him in the least but getting a little further away from the sages would be good. ]

[cashewlater]

All right. I will.

[ he says, gently.

and that is what he does. the moment he's soft enough, they separate, their clothes are returned to them, and they are given permission to leave. their coupling had been surveyed, after all, and they were well pleased with what they saw, despite tighnari's snappish behavior. perhaps a patient alpha like cyno will have what it takes to break him in.

after washing up and dressing again, they're given leave, and cyno takes tighnari back to his large industrial style loft apartment. the large windows offer a beautiful view of sumeru city, and the space is warm, and comfortable. several bookshelves line the walls, bursting with tomes and papers and scrolls, and the entire space is open plan, airy and comfortable.

and there are.. plants. plants almost everywhere, plants of all kinds, trailing vines, lush monsteras, even a large pot of water by one tall window, in which a few lotuses float. cyno leads tighnari inside, one hand at the small of his back. he smiles, in a muted sort of way. ]

.. they told me you like plants.

[tighnauri]

[ Tighnari is eager to get washed up and dressed. A part of him, some instinctual part feels like the mating was successful and his instincts are thrilled but he is panicking, though he puts on a placid mask. The nipples to navel chain presses against his skin underneath his close and there's a constant tug at his nipples that leaves him feeling like he's never going to stop leaking slick.

It doesn't take long to get to the apartment. It could be worse. It could be a lot worse, Tighnari knows that. The plants are healthy and beautiful and it is all Tighnari can do not to get visibly excited at seeing them. He doesn't want to give Cyno the satisfaction and of course it's all a ploy... all meant to manipulate him into complacency and submission. He presses down his pleasure at seeing the plants and looks out the windows. ]

What else did they tell you?

[cashewlater]

[ tighnari doesn't look too thrilled about the plants, to which cyno visibly deflates a little, but.. it is what it is. he wants nothing more than to please his new mate, to make him happy, but it seems like it won't be easy. ]

Not much else. That you enjoy plants and fungi, and reading. That you're difficult to get along with.

[ at that, cyno chuckles, because that's.. certainly been true, however much cyno is trying. closing and locking the door, he hangs his leather jacket on a hook and steps closer, smoothing his hands down tighnari's arms. ]

Are you tired? Ready for bed? I can give you the tour tomorrow, if you'd rather sleep, but you can make yourself at home.

[tighnauri]

[ Tighnari can almost believe that maybe Cyno is genuine but that's probably why they picked him to get him to let down his guard and be brainwashed into becoming a good little omega with nothing out of turn to say or do. If the other pays attention he'll notice that Tighnari's eyes do linger on the plants and later on it'll be obvious how much he tends to them. ]

Difficult. Just because I think all this is wrong.

[ That being an omega doesn't make him lower which is certainly how this society is built.

He lets out a quiet huff. ]

You don't want to keep making sure you put a little of kits in me?

[cashewlater]

[ at that, cyno's face flushes a little. ]

Well.. of course I do.

[ tighnari is beautiful, and he smells so, so good, their heat and rut are still going strong, despite how their earlier coupling had alleviated it a bit. he could easily take tighnari to bed again without issue, fuck him all night and be happy to do it, but.. making his omega comfortable takes precedence. ]

But.. wrong? What about this is wrong?

[ brows furrowed, cyno tips his head to look into tighnari's eyes. ]

Did I displease you?

[tighnauri]

[ Tighnari crosses his arms and rolls his eyes a bit. Is it even worth it to try and explain to this devoted to the system alpha? What reason does he have to have a problem with the state of things when he's the one on the top of the dog shit pile? ]

They gave me to you like I'm property. Because that's all omegas are seen as. Property, luxuries. We're viewed as second class citizens and the system is in place to ensure it stays that way.

[ Tighnari looks away. What's the point. And wouldn't they have given him an idea of what kind of rebellious stuff Tighnari spouts off and tries to do? Maybe not he seems unaware. ]

It's not about you. It's about what you represent.

[cashewlater]

What I represent..?

[ they'd warned him that tighnari was difficult, but they'd not gone into detail, perhaps purposefully keeping him in the dark so that he'd be more willing to make the attempt to breed with him. apparently, other alphas had snubbed him.

but cyno finds that he likes it. he likes that tighnari knows what he wants, that he has a mind of his own. it doesn't bother cyno, at least not yet. he can still do his best to make tighnari happy. ]

Omegas are important members of society. You bring us life. I don't intend to treat you any differently than I would treat anyone else.

[ he is.. perhaps surprisingly idealistic, for an alpha. ]