#vmin a/b/o au where omega taehyung is drowning in courting gifts from any number of alphas he comes across.
it seems like ever since he presented, all anyone cares about is when he's going to find a mate. what about his degree? his art? did any of his accomplishments matter?
"hobi, seriously, you saw when i posted the info clip about my capstone piece on instagram. CRICKETS! that was over 200 hours of my blood, sweat, and tears,...
...but what if i posted a pic with the caption /everyone say hi to my alpha/—oh, they would be falling over themselves to congratulate me. for what? accepting a courting gift? there's a dozen outside my apartment right now, some feat that would be.'
taehyung scoffs, twisting around in his chair to return to the drawing on his desk.
"i hear you tae, i do, i just wish there was more i could do to help."
taehyung sighs. "you're the only person who does help. if you didnt agree to scent me, id still be getting harassed on the street every day. i dont know how so many omegas deal with it."
"i say you pick the dumbest alpha you can so it's easy to find something to occupy them while you do whatever you want."
taehyung barks out a laugh, "well it'd have to be the second dumbest alpha, because you're already taken. how is jin by the way?"
"you cant just insult me and then ask about my boyfriend in the same breath! anyway, jin's fine. he's started managing this new up and coming dancer named jimin. ridiculously talented. actually, jimin's an unmated omega too, maybe i can introduce you!"
taehyung is amused by the way hobi still answered his question. he's the sweetest alpha taehyung's ever met. so sweet, everyone assumed he'd be a beta or an omega.
it's probably why he never caught much flack for dating a beta, but then again, if anyone dared to challenge him or jin, his show of dominance was amongst the most disabling taehyung has witnessed.
taehyung first meets jimin prior to one of jimin's performances. it's a quick "hi, nice to meet you, good luck!" before jimin's being ushered off with the rest of the dancers.
even still, it's enough for taehyung to anticipate meeting jimin again. he just seemed so warm, with the most unrestrained smile—it'd be nice to have another omega around who was motivated by more than a romantic relationship.
jimin becomes his friend instantly. and he's probably in one of the only fields that encourages omegas to stay away from alphas, at least while they are still dancing.
"they're too much of a distraction," is what jimin tells taehyung. "the whole charade really—omegas brought up their whole lives to imagine their dream alpha and their dream proposal and their dream wedding and their dream house with their dream lawn—"
"okay okay, i get it," taehyung chuckles, "that life wasnt everything you ever /dreamed/ of. noted!"
"hell no, how are my feet supposed to find the ground if my head is up in the clouds?"
it truly would be criminal, taehyung thinks, if jimin's feet didnt find the ground.
because jimin becomes his muse next. it's such an easy routine to fall into—taehyung sketches while jimin dances.
when jimin's movements are exciting, as is taehyung's art
when jimin's movements are macabre, as is taehyung's art
when jimin's movements are seductive, as is taehyung's art...
jimin becomes taehyung's lover last. it's funny how neither of them were searching for romance, so it came to them instead.
it only took a few weeks of ice cream dates where they would seek out two new flavors and then pass their cones back and forth so they can one day say they've tried them all.
who knows how many times their wrists got tangled together when they'd go to swap, or how many times they helped wipe the ice cream from the other's chin.
it only took a few days of playing in the snow, chasing each other down with snowballs until they ended up rolling on the ground together in uproarious laughter.
who cares if people would frown at the two playful, unmated omegas
it only took a few nights of sleepovers, when they both realized that the affection they felt for each other extended beyond the coziness of being curled up together under the covers.
taehyung felt it in the way that jimin nosed at his scalp, breathing in his scent like it was jimin's lifeline. he returned the gesture by nuzzling into the crook of jimin's neck, inhaling as much of jimin as he could.
eventually when he lifted his head, his teary eyes met with jimin's own, because they were both suddenly aware that they were deeply, beautifully, wonderfully in love.
their first kiss was suffocating, each of them choked up and overwhelmed by the weight of emotion between them.
they were excited, they were confused, they were surprised, and they were scared. relationships between two omegas weren't unheard of, but they weren't generally accepted either.
taehyung thinks everyone should just be happy for them, because he finally found his mate.
#taekookau where jungkook visits avengers campus at disney california adventure and he cant stop himself from professing his love to the iron man character actor.
he never sees his face, just imagines robert downey jr
later on, when taehyung is done with his shift, he spots jungkook again. the man is leaving the web slingers ride, flexing his sore arm and bouncing on his heels as he exclaims to his friends how amazing it was
taehyung thinks he is so many things at once—strong and cute. handsome and pretty. tall and small. chatty and shy.
all things that have taehyung approaching the group that is now in line for the guardians of the galaxy ride.