The Hunt

Posted originally on the Archive of Our Own at http://archiveofourown.org/works/55256038.

Rating: Explicit
Archive Warning: Rape/Non-Con
Category: M/M
Fandom: ENHYPEN (Band)
Relationship: Park Jongseong | Jay/Park Sunghoon
Characters: Park Jongseong | Jay, Park Sunghoon, Lee Heeseung, Kim Sunoo, Sim
Jaeyun | Jake
Additional Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alpha Park Jongseong | Jay, Omega Park
Sunghoon, Alpha Lee Heeseung, Omega Kim Sunoo, Omega Sim Jaeyun
| Jake, Hunting Tradition, Park Jongseong | Jay Being an Asshole,
Flawed Park Jongseong | Jay, Rape/Non-con Elements, Extremely
Dubious Consent, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Regretful Park Jongseong |
Jay, Park Sunghoon Is Confused, It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better,
Hunt Rules Are Similar To The Purge, Disgusting Alpha Behavior,
Supportive Kim Sunoo, Red String of Fate, Minor Lee Heeseung/Kim
Sunoo, Once More: It's Dead Dove!, Top Park Jongseong | Jay, Bottom
Park Sunghoon
Language: English
Stats: Published: 2024-04-17 Words: 6,190 Chapters: 1/1
 The Hunt
by hooneysteak

Summary

Alphas take what they want. Sunghoon is being proven exactly that.

Jay likes to play with fire. Now he has to live with the consequences.

Notes

be mindful of the tags!!! i tried to put everything in i could think of just in case~ in my
opinion (which can differ to everyone else) its prolly not as severe as it sounds but i also can
differentiate fiction from reality, so please be careful of your own triggers etc~

to the few people who might still read this: enjoy! ♡

See the end of the work for more notes

Sunoo stares harder, eyes sparkling brighter.

“No means no,“ Sunghoon repeats sternly and turns his back towards his friend. Good that he
isn’t cute or else he might’ve been in trouble. "You know what I think of that tradition. It’s
outdated, barbaric, demeaning and-”

"Beautiful,“ Sunoo interrupts with a dreamy sigh. Sunghoon rolls his eyes. His friend has
always been different. "An alpha hunting for his true mate. Aren’t you excited?“

No, Sunghoon isn’t. At all.

(But Sunghoon is a good friend and Sunoo shamelessly exploits it.)

🐾🐾
"You in,“ Heeseung asks with an awkward chuckle, eyes firmly on the ground.

Jay ties his boots tightly, nothing annoys him more than having to redo them mid running.
And it helps him to make his hyung wait. It's fun. Especially when he’s acting like a nervous
wreck.

"Jongseong!“ Ok, maybe it was a bit too much.

"Yeah,“ Jay smirks and winks. "Just like the last ten times you ask. Let’s go and get your
omega~“

🐾🐾
Jay actually hates this.

It’s not his style, not his environment but still, it’s not like he merely came as a support for
his hyung, he does have ulterior motives. A chatty birdie told him Sunoo’s friend is going to
participate today as well which came as a big fucking surprise.

A good one though.

Jay has been waiting for a long time to finally take vengeance.

Park Sunghoon.
Even if he might not fit the stereotypical picture of an omega, his beauty is clearly out of this
world, eye-catching even with his closed off expression and sharp jawline, so different from
the small and soft stereotype of omegas.

And that’s exactly the problem: He’s an omega who pretty much turns down any advances,
from anyone.

Even those from Jay.

And not to brag but Jay would bring down heaven if an omega wanted him to. Yes, he tried
everything and still, this particular guy just wouldn’t yield. No matter the expensive gift,
pretty words or gentle actions. Sunghoon just has the same expression, while Jay presents yet
another offering with a hopeful smile, lips tightly pressed together and shying away from his
gaze. Then there’s always the subtle shake of his head, a clear sign of rejection. Sunghoon
doesn’t even touch anything he brings specifically for him. It gnaws at Jay’s ego and gnaws
and gnaws.

Normally, this would be enough for Jay to move on. The chase might be fun but he isn’t one
of those alphas who take forcefully, nor the gray area of willingly given (while in heat and
not able to form any coherent thoughts anymore).

At least he was, until today.

Apparently his grudge runs deeper than he first thought.

Heeseung bumps his shoulder, prior nervousness gone and instead a slightly thrilled
expression on his face. His hyung is an alpha after all, a fucking great one at that. Otherwise
Jay wouldn’t room with him and enjoy his presence so much. "Ready,“ Heeseung whispers,
subtly glancing around for his own target.

Jay yawns playfully, lest his friend figures out his true motives. Despite everything,
Heeseung is actually a good guy, so he would definitely not be on board with his own
evening plans. So to not have him be split between his morals and his loyalty towards his
friend, Jay leaves him in the dark. He’s nice like that. "It’s not me who’s ready to ravish a
poor, helpless omega,“ he coos mockingly, pinching his hyung’s soft hamster cheek.
Heeseung furrows his brows, thinking his words over, just like he planned, used to his
skinship.

"Sunoo’s not helpless,“ Heeseung protests meekly, his thinking pout on and Jay snorts. Yeah,
if anyone isn't helpless it’s Sunoo. The little minx acts all innocent and sweet but is more
ruthless than a lot of alphas he met in a fight. (For whatever reason they like to pick fights
with him, thinking just because he looks good, he wouldn’t fight back. Wrong, Jay loves to
show stupid alphas their place, under his boots.)

Despite his own interest in hyung, Sunoo turned down his hyung’s prior advances because he
doesn’t want to get courted, he wants to be hunted, to be chased desperately by a strong alpha
who succumbs to his instincts and takes what he wants. He’s practically the wet dream of any
alpha.
Well, Jay wishes him good luck, to both of them.

Jay hums absentmindedly as he looks around. For all intents and purposes he looks bored but
when his nose picks up a certain, subtle scent of milk and honey, he barely can’t hide his
triumphant smile. He pushes his tongue against his cheek to tone the giddiness down.

And yeah, good luck to Sunghoon too.

The poor guy is definitely going to need it.

🐾🐾
"Alphas and omegas,“ the organizer starts on top of the platform. The alpha smiles with too
many teeth to be considered nice and burning red eyes under the tremendous applause. "Let
the 30th hunt begin!“ A gunshot echoes throughout the whole forest and the eagerness of all
the participants, the alphas more than the omegas, is a bit pathetic to watch. Especially seeing
the sudden realization on the omegas faces. A lot of them came for the weird delusion that
this is a hunt of love, to find their soulmate.

It’s not.

It’s savagery.

Especially since these alphas all have pent up anger, an itchiness to destroy burning right
under their skin. Some lucky omegas seem even more determined and he can respect that.

Some idiots already switched to their wolf forms, seemingly mistaken animal strength to the
brute one you could achieve by working on yourself. Jay tches and turns to his hyung but he’s
already gone. A bit bewildered Jay tries to search him out and oh, yeah he’s already on the
right track.

Now for his own turn-

But first, Jay pulls out a kimbap roll out of his jacket pocket. It’s stupid to hunt on an empty
stomach and it’s not like speed is his specialty but tracking on the other hand…

Tracking always came easy to him.

He winks playfully at anyone who watches him with baffled expressions and acts as if he
doesn’t see them stare at his jaw when he gulps down his water. He throws the trash away
and slowly makes his way into the forest.

After all, there’s a few hours left until dawn. And in the dark is when the fun truly begins.
 🐾🐾
Sunghoon doesn’t know how long he’s been running, only that he’s never been as thankful to
his sports teacher for putting him on the track team, as he is today.

“I will fucking kill you, Sunoo,” Sunghoon whisper screams, so he doesn’t alert any of those
motherfuckers with their enhanced hearings. With his sleeve he cleans the dirt and blood
from his face. The last one really didn’t let go until Sunghoon nearly tore his neck out. He
still tastes the disgusting motherfucker in his mouth, gagging at the memory.

“What do I do,” he breathes in panic, tears gathering in his eyes.

At first he didn’t think it would be so bad. He only has to live through the night. He’s not
some damsel in distress, no he doesn’t mind towering over alphas and showing off his toned
body he worked really hard for. But then he saw the fucking alphas and their creepy red
gazes, thankfully mostly ignoring him. Next to ideal omegas people tend to gaze over
Sunghoon which suits him well but after that, when the hunt started, they didn’t seem to care
about type or anything.

Oh well, for one type they do care, Sunghoon thinks bitterly. Omegas.

It’s exactly the reason he hates everything to do with their secondary gender.

Animals, that’s what they all are in the end.

“Oh come on,” the handsome alpha groans before smiling charmingly, dimple showing. His
golden skin reflects prettily in the sunlight and his big arms are quite eye-catching. “Tell me
something you want and I will get it for you~” And Sunghoon nearly did.

Sunghoon shakes his head. In the end, they’re all the same. He can’t give in to one, that
would make him a hypocrite.

However none of this matters if some alpha gets his greedy hands on him and takes away
everything he protected until this day.

Sunghoon breathes deeply out and closes his eyes for a moment, ears straining and from
north there’s noises of steps and branches breaking. When he opens his eyes, they’re a bright
golden and he silently makes his way in the opposite direction.

If worse comes, he can still switch in his wolf form. While he knows their wolf form isn’t
automatically superior, Sunghoon’s omega is vicious and easily angered. He trusts him to
take care of them both. And it helps him in the darkness as well.

After all, dawn has arrived.

🐾🐾
Jay yawns. His hyung let him know everything went well and he whistled at the picture he
sent him. Sunoo looks as if a wolf mauled him, the irony, with all those marks. Good for
them. Also it was quite inspiring for his own endeavor.

“Feisty aren’t you,” a loud voice booms, obnoxious and probably as ugly as its owner.
There’s a growl in lieu of an answer, so whoever is fighting him is in their other form.

Jay stretches and strains his red eyes. The wolf seems quite in a dilemma, one of his legs
limping with a flesh wound. The guy is a few inches taller than Jay but that doesn’t mean
shit, neither does his muscled body.

“Am I interrupting,” Jay drawls, saluting mockingly. He’s been a bit bored.

The guy narrows his eyes, while the wolf whines, probably seeing his chances of getting out
of this safely dwindling.

“Fuck off, I found him first,” the alpha grunts, baring his teeth and Jay rolls his eyes. Without
further ado he steps forward and both, human and wolf, watch him confused. A single step
away he tilts his head before raising his leg and kicking the alpha in the chest, hard. The loud
thud as he collides with a tree is kinda annoying. The wolf lets out a surprised yowl and
immediately bows down, neck tilting in a show of submission when Jay glances at him with a
raised eyebrow.

Jay squats down and raises his hand under the suspicious golden eyes of the wolf before
ruffling him behind his ear. “Soft,” Jay praises with a small smile and he sees the exact
moment the omega turns mush into his hands. Contrary to popular belief omegas don’t open
their legs and get wet after getting abused and treated like filth. Yeah, they love dominance
and strength but shown in a particular way. Strength in protection, dominance in leading.

Without thinking twice Jay tears off a small part of his shirt, ignoring the flinching of the
wolf. He bites on his bottom lip in thought, the wound looks even worse close up but he
thankfully still has some water left to clean it and bind it roughly. It should be enough until
the morning.

“Are you able to change,” Jay asks as politely as possible. The wolf assesses him before
nodding. He’s a smart boy, immediately going behind a bush to change, probably where he
left his clothes as well. Jay stares down at his shirt in a mixture of wistfulness and
indifference.

“Sorry for that man,” the omega says quietly. He’s a pretty little thing with warm brown eyes
and pouty lips. Jay waves him off, seeing the way he glanced down at his destroyed shirt.
“And thanks for earlier, I’m Jake.” He’s way too trusting, leaning forward to hug him, soft
body molding into his.

Jay sighs, inhaling the comforting scent of an omega at ease before returning the hug,
knowing Jake needs it in the way he’s shaking in his arms, barely able to stand without his
help. “What are you doing here, Jake,” Jay asks seriously after the omega calmed down and
stepped back, flushing practically all over in embarrassment. He needn’t though. “Oh, I’m
Jay. Nice to meet you.” The smile he gets in return is way too blinding and Jay entertains the
thought of whether he would get this courtesy if he knew what he’s going to do to one of his
kind.

“I thought it would be fun,” Jake sheepishly admits, scratching his cheek. It’s very
endearing.

And once again, dumb.

Jay shakes his head. “Come on,” he says instead of telling him how stupid he’s been, bending
down. And while Jake is confused, he still goes onto his back. “Good pup,” Jay praises and
laughs when the omega starts to purr quietly, a sign of how pleased he is.

“Just hang on.”

Jay might not be a long track runner, but for short tracks he’s able to break out in a strong and
fast run. With a triumphant sound he finds a perfect small alcove and gently sets Jake down
who’s a bit green in the face. Jay suppresses another laugh and instead settles the omega in
gently.

“Please excuse me,” he apologies and dives into Jake’s neck, the part where he’s both the
most responsive and sensitive, nosing at his scent gland and even licking over it, the saliva
leaving his scent and mark even more potent than before. He doesn’t even realize what a
writhing mess Jake is under him, pupils dilated and panting as he stares in wonder and lust at
Jay.

“Oh sorry,” Jay apologizes calmly, stepping back and licking over his lips. Sometimes he
forgets the effects this all has on their opposite gender. His heart races, just imagining turning
Sunghoon into an incoherent mess keeps him going. “I wanted to make sure you’re safe from
other idiots. Stay here until I come for you again, alright?”

Jake reaches a hand helplessly out, confusion written all over his face. “You’re going? I
thought…” He trails off, hand falling down and quickly closing his legs but he doesn’t have
to, Jay smells him and his arousal this close anyway.

“Yeah, I’m not here just for fun but with a target in mind,” Jay winks and despite everything
Jake giggles. He’s a cute boy. A shame he has his eyes set on someone else.

“Lucky them,” Jake murmurs and Jay smirks, not correcting him. He doubts Sunghoon will
think of himself as lucky. Not when he’s done with him. “I’ll stay, Jay. Please take care of
yourself~” He smiles shyly and Jay salutes towards him more genuinely, eliciting another
sweet giggle.

“Yes, sir!”

It’s gotten pretty dark and if his nose isn’t wrong, it’s going to pour soon as well. With rain
it’s harder to track but also harder to defend.
Jay has a damsel in distress to get to.

🐾🐾
“Come on, doll,” the alpha sweetly taunts and takes another step forward. “I can give you a
good time~” All Sunghoon sees is red, red, red.

There’s only one thing he can do, his exhausted mind tells him.

Sunghoon changes mid jump, surprising the alpha so much, he goes down easily. Different
from other omega wolves, he is much bigger and stronger, reflecting his own height and
build. Raising his paw, he knocks the bastard out and spits on him for good measure.

“Fuck,” Sunghoon breaks down, pulling his hair out as he searches for his phone, only to be
greeted by a broken and black screen. “Fuck.”

He has no idea where he is, what time it is and who else is close by. Sunghoon knows he has
only enough energy left for one transformation and if someone manages to get him
unconscious, not even his omega is able to help him.

Sunghoon turns his head around, eyes widening because he heard strong footsteps. Whoever
is coming is big and confident. Weak alphas still try to sneak up but when the shadow falls on
Sunghoon’s pitiful form, he knows he’s fucked.

There’s no way he can win against this monster.

But red meets golden because one thing Sunghoon doesn’t do, is going down without a fight.
He bites on his lips and goes through the painful transformation again.

A second pair of red eyes is watching everything with an almost bored expression, however
his attention is solely focused on the spectacle as he waits for the right timing of his
entrance.

🐾🐾
Jay is almost sad he arrived so late. From the state of his body, Sunghoon has been in a fair
share of fights and won them too. He’s proud because he has no need for weaklings. No, the
stronger the better.

His eyes stray to the alpha who’s way too giddy for somebody that didn’t even fight yet.
Seeing Sunghoon turn into a wolf isn’t surprising but still mesmerizing to watch.
“Figures he would be all white,” Jay mumbles, smirking slightly. It suits the image of the pale
prince with his milky skin. It’s pretty, especially when he gets a lucky strike in and blood
sprinkles on it. The contrast of red on white is a sight to see. But Jay notices how exhausted
the omega is and decides it’s enough, especially since he can practically smell the rage of the
alpha at being hit. Fucking lowlife.

Jay makes a quick process. He jumps down from the tree he's been staying in right onto the
back of the alpha with his arm around his neck to halt his breathing. Debating between killing
or keeping the guy unconscious, Jay decides for the latter. It’s easier to explain, even though
the rules surrounding The Hunt are as lax as any of the old traditions.

No wonder rebellions are a hot topic right now.

“Byebye,” Jay whispers sweetly and throws the alpha away like the trash he is. “And now to
the main dish~”

Jay turns around with smiling eyes. Sunghoon still has his chin raised but he can barely keep
himself up. His growl is pathetic, even for an omega wolf and Jay coos at him. Unlike with
Jake, he doesn’t try to calm the omega down.

“Change back,” Jay orders coolly and smirks when Sunghoon snarls, showing his sharp teeth
threateningly. As threatening as a puppy can be to a hungry wolf. “I won, so I expect you to
cooperate. However, I can also change and bite you.” Sunghoon’s eyes widen, the implication
clear. Bitten in wolf form is an eternal claim, you’re forever bound together. It got forbidden
just last year but not when it happens during old events, like the one they're at. Honestly Jay
feels pretty generous since it’s not like Sunghoon would’ve connected the dots if he really
went that route anyway, exhausted out of his mind like he is.

Also a much crueler fate would've been for Jay to let Sunghoon be under the mercy of the
other alphas who also haven been lurking and waiting for the right moment to jump in.
Thankfully most already realized they're not well matched and he doesn't mind fighting the
others. It's always thrilling to put alphas down like a bitch. And an audience could be
advantageous too, best these fools know not to touch what is his.

“So I’ll just say it one more time, Park Sunghoon,” Jay says, not shy to show his derision by
calling out his whole name. Sunghoon is probably still confused about who he is. It’s fine,
they still have enough time to get acquainted with each other. Finally.

“Change back.”

🐾🐾
Sunghoon is tired, hurt and at the end of his strength. There’s a bit of blood in his eyes, so he
can’t even see the alpha. In wolf form it’s much harder to recognize visuals but not
impossible. However with this handicap on top, there’s no way out of this for him.
The threat is very much real. This alpha could let him go but there’s at least ten others
waiting for their one in a lifetime chance. It loathes him to admit it, the alpha in front of him
is strong . He knocked the other alpha out as if isn’t a head taller and double his size. If
Sunghoon is lucky, he will want to keep his prize (Sunghoon nearly vomits at the thought) to
himself.

So in an effort to not enrage the probably strongest fighter of the night, Sunghoon changes
back with a painful groan, biting on his lips to keep the sound low. With tears in his eyes he
stares up and for the first time realizes who is actually standing in front of him.

Park Jongseong.

No, Sunghoon blanches.

No.

No, no, no, no.

It can’t be him.

This makes no sense.

“Oh The Hunt,” Jay says and blinks his eyes innocently. Sunghoon holds his breath because
this is a very important topic to him. “It’s not my style, I get why alphas would like the chase
but we live in a modern society.” He shrugs his shoulders with a crooked grin and it might’ve
not been the reply Sunghoon was searching for, however it’s way better than what the usual
alpha loudly exclaims.

Why would Jay do this?

“Fancy meeting you here, doll,” Jay says with the same crooked grin he nearly bewitched
Sunghoon before.

Sunghoon has been right, they’re all animals.

🐾🐾
Jay tries to hide his glee as much as possible but alas it’s not working well. The absolute
shock and horror on Sunghoon’s face upon recognizing him, has been enough to vanish all
dark feelings he had about the omega before.

Nearly.

He still finds the way Sunghoon kneels on the ground, panting and with teary, yet rebellious
eyes, very delicious.
Jay laughs when he realizes why the proud creature hasn’t said anything. “You may speak,”
he drawls, red eyes trying to memorize every little thing about Sunghoon. Jay is sure it will
be the last time he will see him like this, so he has to make sure it’s memorable. He squats
down and raises his hand, golden eyes following his every move like a hawk as he rubs the
blood and dirt away, sighing. Jay rips another part of his shirt to clean him up better if not a
bit roughly.

He’s more beaten up than I thought, Jay thinks, furrowing his brows slightly. Hesitating for
the first time in the night.

Defiance shines bright in Sunghoon’s eyes but when his lips open, the word coming out is
quiet and small. So quiet in fact if Jay wasn’t a few inches away, he might’ve not heard it.

“Why?”

Jay’s jaw clenches, remembering again what he’s doing here as he shoves Sunghoon onto his
back.

The smile on his face is neither pretty nor handsome but rather predatory. “Why not, little
omega?”

🐾🐾
Sunghoon blinks up, aghast but not letting his pain show. A game, it’s a fucking game to
him.

The Jay Sunghoon got to know is a big fucking lie, just like he deep down knew. Somehow
the revelation doesn’t make him feel as good as it should. Foolishly, Sunghoon had hoped .

For a moment he remembers the lessons his parents forced him to watch after his secondary
gender was diagnosed. How there’s a way to disassociate for omegas when they’re being
touched and taken against their will. It’s one of the reasons Sunghoon has been so good at
fighting. If he doesn’t feel the pain, he can defend himself better.

It doesn’t help him in this situation.

So Sunghoon knows technically what he has to do but starts to feel as if he’s going crazy with
how contrary Jay is acting and wonders if he’s doing it on purpose. Jay’s crazy, Sunghoon
hysterically realizes. Contrary his sharp actions, his harsh words, his cold eyes, he touches
him reverently and gently. It’s nothing like he ever imagined being taken against your will to
feel like.

For starters he thought there would be much more pain involved. Not Jay cleaning his
wounds as best as he can with what is available to him as some sort of sick foreplay, nor him
pulling his sweatshirt off to gently lay it behind his head. Sunghoon watches astonished, as
Jay featherlight touches glides over his body, making him shiver as he’s never been touched
like this before by another person, another alpha and somehow against his will (yet without
any use of an alpha’s force or voice), Sunghoon feels himself relax a bit.

Jay confuses Sunghoon when he prepares him well and diligently, when he whispers praises
and grins at his spitted insults as if they’re merely playing, he doesn’t seem to care they’re on
a forest ground and when his lips press on his, it’s almost shyly and so, so tenderly.

It’s his first kiss and Sunghoon is reluctant to admit it has been better than he imagined,
especially with an alpha.

After a while Sunghoon gets assaulted by Jay’s strong scent mixed with arousal and for the
first time in his life he gets truly scent drunk. To add insult to injury, Jay smells like roasted
vanilla coffee, his favorite. He has never been this close to an alpha before, especially not a
horny one, so the overpowering smell is enough for his inhibitions to let loose as he whines.
“Alpha please~” with blurry eyes and any other time he would’ve paused at Jay's open
wonder.

“Shhh,” Jay whispers and kisses the side of his neck so softly, Sunghoon really feels like
crying. “Alpha will make you feel good soon enough.”

And worst of all, he does.

Sunghoon never knew he could feel this full, feel this sated but it’s shamefully exactly what
he feels when Jay is inside of him, filling him up to the brim and staying still, so Sunghoon
can adjust to this new sensation, to the way his cock fills him, his own eyes closed as he
seems to immerse himself in the moment.

It’s breathtaking, a sun kissed god above him, having him at his mercy.

And when Jay moves, Sunghoon’s whole world stays still before it explodes.

“Oh,” he gasps as Jay finds the one spot making him see stars, nails digging painfully in the
alpha’s back but he doesn’t complain, he never does, only sweet nothings leave his lips and
Sunghoon presses his eyes closed. For being such an asshole, he sure is docile.

And amid all this craziness, Sunghoon comes so hard he passes out.

🐾🐾
“Fuck, fuck, fuck,” Jay curses as he pats Sunghoon’s cheek gently. The omega just suddenly
went lax and he assumed the orgasm was too hard on him. Honestly Jay was surprised
Sunghoon came at all. He’s also been way more responsive than the alpha thought him able
to in this type of situation. He knows he’s a fucked up bastard and hoped seeing how much
Sunghoon hates it will make him stop but of course the omega went and did the complete
opposite. Reacting all nicely and cutely to his touches and kisses. It helped him to keep his
cool and be patient which he doesn’t regret.
But what does he do now?

Talking to his hyung is out. He will kill him and then he’s pretty sure Sunoo will find a way
to resurrect him and burn him alive for doing this to his precious friend. He knows Sunoo
understands him a bit more than others do but he still would be angry on behalf of his friend.

Which fair.

Fuck fuck fuck, FUCK.

Park Jongseong what did you do?

“What do I do with you,” Jay whispers in a choked up voice and picks Sunghoons body up
gingerly, after dressing him back in his clothes. Despite his build and height, Sunghoon is as
light as a feather to him, a sobering thought, as he makes his way back to Jake. He promised
to check up on the omega.

With a heavy heart he sets Sunghoon down a few meters away.

When he comes back half an hour later, the omega is gone.

Jay starts panicking with Jake now at his side, not knowing what’s wrong with his new
friend.

🐾🐾
Jay confuses Sunghoon.

When he wakes up, feeling both cold and warm, he startles, arms raised to defend himself
from, Sunghoon squints, a little bird. He breathes out shakily and stands with a wince. So
yeah it did happen, despite his body being made to take an alpha’s cock he’s sore, great.

He’s not sure if the alpha left him to fend for-

Nope, Jay left him somewhere else than they were and at least he had the decency to dress
him. Sunghoon puts his hand before his mouth, so the hysterical giggles don’t escape him.
His ears pick up voices and he recoils, eyes blown wide and afraid.

Where is Jay?

It says a lot, how even after all of this, Sunghoon still would rather be at Jay’s mercy.

The devil you know and all.

Since Sunghoon is practically drenched in Jay’s scent, he follows it with light steps.
Ironically next to fighting, being undercover is one of his strengths. His breath hitches when
he observes Jay reaching out to someone else, an omega. Instinctively he wanted to both
snarl, Jay is his but also come to the omega’s aid after what just happened to him. Even if it
was way different than expected.

He can’t believe Jay would be such an asshole, not only taking his virginity but leaving him
behind, to fuck the next omega like a-

Sunghoon blinks. The omega’s whole face lights up as he jumps in Jay’s arms who laughs,
patting his back.

Huh?

From their body language, there’s no ill feelings, not even romantic ones. It’s as if he’s
watching a friendship between an alpha and an omega.

Bullshit.

Everyone knows omegas and alphas can’t be friends. Omegas will always be at a
disadvantage and alphas will always take what they want.

“Hyung, for someone disliking the old traditions,” Sunoo drawls slowly, eyeing him weirdly.
“You sure keep stereotypes close to your heart.”

Sunoo’s words make bile rise in his throat, it’s definitely not because of the whispered
exchange he shouldn’t listen to, definitely not.

“I’m glad you’re fine, Jakey,” Jay says and pats the omega’s head.

Sunghoon can practically see the tail wagging. “It’s all thanks to you, Jay!”

He heard enough. There’s another scent he will always find, no matter how far away from
each other they are. A blood pact in their youth, which always comes in handy at the oddest
times. Especially with his useless phone now, he thinks bitterly.

“Oh hyung,” Sunoo whispers and opens his arms, ignoring the small growl next to him.
Sunghoon melts into his embrace, letting his tears flow freely for the first time.

“I just don’t understand him,” Sunghoon sobs and that’s the biggest misery to him.

Jay confuses him and has always, since the first moment they laid eyes on each other.

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“You don’t have to say it, hyung,” Jay says, rubbing over his tired eyes. He hasn’t been able
to sleep until Sunoo finally deigned to answer him rather snappishly that yes Sunghoon
hyung is fine and also never wants to see his ugly mug again, bye.
“I’m disappointed, Jongseong-ah,” Heeseung still says because Jay has to hear it. “But I at
least can give you the benefit of the doubt.” A comforting hand rests on his head and Jay
feels himself tear up, sniffling a little.

“Just make it right, I know who you are but you have to show Sunghoonie as well.”

“He hates me, hyung.” And Jay doesn't, not at all, not even a little bit.

Heeseung gives him an unimpressed look. “And has that ever stopped you before?”

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Sunoo glances out of the window and rolls his eyes. “He’s here again,” he announces.
“Should I send him away?”

“No,” Sunghoon’s muffled voice comes from under the blanket pitifully. Sunoo has known
the answer anyway, from the first time Sunghoon broke down in his arms at The Hunt and
instead of smelling hate, he only felt confusion and strangely enough jealousy.

Sunoo might not approve about how Jay hyung went about things but in a way he
understands. Different from his hyungs, he can clearly see the red thread between them and
the frustration of the alpha with every rejection.

Yet no matter the situation, no matter what happened, it never snapped once. It’s still intact,
strong and vibrant as ever.

“Oh, he’s gone,” Sunoo mentions casually and acts as if he doesn’t hear the sharp, hurt intake
of breath. “Kidding~”

Sunoo furrows his brows but yeah Jay is beckoning him down. He flips him off but still puts
his shoes on to meet him. “What do you want,” he scowls with a pout.

Jay rolls his eyes. “Here.” He shoves a rather heavy package at him and another bag with his
favorite café logo. “Mintchoco for you and vanilla latte for the princess.”

Sunoo gasps. “I’m honored but already taken, hyung!” He tilts his head slightly, never shy to
show off his claiming bite. At Jay’s eye roll, his grin widens, eyes smiling. “So you decided
to take responsibility huh?”

“Formal courting process of Park Sunghoon, day one in front of witness Kim Sunoo, started
by Park Jongseong,” Jay states calmly.

“You know he can say no?” Sunoo’s voice is carefully blank, while he’s shaking in
excitement from the inside. Finally! “Formal courting is in favor of omegas under the
Omegas Protection Act 28. If he rejects you, you won’t be able to talk or get close to him for
all your life.”
“I’m aware,” Jay snarks back. Unlike Sunoo, he doesn't know Sunghoon isn’t hating him per
se. At least not for the reasons he thinks, so he cuts his hyung some slack.

“Kim Sunoo accepts the first courtship gift for Park Sunghoon and will bear the burden of
bringing his reply to Park Jongseong. Any words?”

Jay hesitates, glancing at the window of Sunghoon’s room, the white curtains are tightly shut.

“May you one day forgive me for my sins but never for choosing you.”

“Cringe,” Sunoo mumbles, deeply touched. For the past two months Jay hasn’t been anything
less than courteous. Diligently doing his studies, not making any advances at other people,
turning down anyone and basically spending his hours waiting for a chance to beg for
forgiveness in front of Sunghoon's house. They didn't even start anything and he's already
whipped for his omega. As he should be. “Now shoo, I have to make Sunghoon accept this
and get him ready to give you an answer.”

“Thank you, Sunoo,” Jay says and shockingly bows to him. “You have done so much for
me.”

“As long as you know it, hyung,” Sunoo says awkwardly, the package is getting kinda heavy.
“And don’t mistake this, all I do is for Sunghoon first.” He might be a romantic but he would
destroy Jay if it’s what his friend wants.

“As it should be.”

Sunoo gives him a last disgusted look before leaving. Jay has always been such a weird
alpha.

Sunghoon touches the brushes and high quality paper in awe and with pink fingertips.
“How,” he whispers as Sunoo slurps down his shake and bites into the cake instead of
answering him. “I just told him of my interest in a throwaway sentence…”

“Jay hyung listens,” Sunoo shrugs, not knowing what’s so important about some brushes and
paper. It’s not like his hyung doesn’t have hundred different types lying around already due to
his love for calligraphy. But he figures that’s the point.

There’s a small smile on Sunghoon’s face, warming his face up and showing off his unrivaled
beauty. Sunoo would be jealous if he didn’t love him so much.

These two are such idiots but at least they’re getting somewhere now.

Which means he can soon enjoy more quality time with his mate instead of worrying about
his hyung!

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“He said no,” Sunoo greets him with a casual wave.

Jay’s heart breaks but he accepts it with a bow of his head. Just as he expected.

“He said,” Suno continues, even with Jay already turning, ready to leave like a kicked puppy.
Loser. “I want him to tell it to my face or else I won’t accept. I want him to kneel and beg
until I accept his pathetic proposal.” That might've been his best Sunghoon impression to this
day. He has to tell his alpha later and get his due praises for being a good boy.

Sunoo doesn’t look back, he doesn’t have to when he can hear hurried steps behind him, can
smell the nervousness and tiny bit of uncertain happiness of the alpha at his back.

The door closes behind them. Sunoo just waves his hand in the general direction of
Sunghoon’s room, sure the alpha can smell him and goes into the living area to put airpods in
and call his favorite person.

“Yeoboseyo?”

“It’s your yeobo,” Sunoo giggles at his own silly joke and Heeseung chuckles warmly.

“Yes, you are baby~ Now tell me what idiot one and two are up to.”
End Notes

in this story jay is the typical cocky alpha with a hurt ego. his actions are obviously still
fucked up (despite happening in 'The Hunt') but its not for us to decide what this au sunghoon
chooses to do~ same with sunoo, he might seem a bit weird but its just because he's been
more in tune with his wolf since childhood and is obsessed with the red string of fate, so in
his eyes jayhoon has to work out, hence his support.

i might write a fluffier hunt au in the future since that was actually my plan but welp~ ♡

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