Mystery ABO AU Starter!

[forsaintcecilia]

Before entering the café, Kazuki stopped at one of the windows to look at his reflection. He fixed his hair and fiddled with how his clothes were laying. Was he underdressed? Overdressed? He wanted to look casual, but presentable, and that was a tightrope he wasn’t used to walking. He couldn’t tell from the inside-out. Would he look let he was trying too hard? Not hard enough? Today, what really mattered was someone else’s opinion, and he didn’t have any idea of their preferences.

He lingered for a bit too long, and eventually just had to give up and go in, even if he wasn’t entirely satisfied with himself. But as soon as he came to the counter, he found a new hurdle he had to jump over—what should he order? For one, it was springtime, and was one of those days where a hot drink could be too hot, but a cold drink could be too cold. Did he want coffee? If he got the sweet sort of drink he actually liked, would they think he was too feminine? But if he got something bitter, would they be able to see the displeasure on his face while drinking it, and think he was trying too hard? And the pastries looked so good, he really wanted the one with the strawberries…

By the time he was next in line, he was in such a state of awkward, anxious silence that the barista had to interrupt his quickly derailing train of thought with a quiet, “Sir?” Kazuki snapped to attention, stuttered out the beginning of about 5 different orders that he changed his mind on as soon as they came out of his mouth, in the wrong language, and eventually gave into fate and meekly asked for whatever the house recommended today.

He couldn’t help but sigh as he sat down at an empty table. It had really been too long since the last time he had been on a date. Entering the café with the intention to meet someone felt like stepping foot on an alien planet. It didn't help that English was still difficult for him, and he wasn't totally situated in a different country yet. He came to the designated meeting place extra early because he suspected he’d need a solid 10 minutes alone to calm his nerves. And he was completely correct.

Kazuki thanked the waitress when she brought him his previously recommended latte, and he was relieved to find that it wasn’t so bitter he couldn’t handle drinking it. He could have gone for a cookie or something too, but this would have to do. He took a deep breath, let it out onto his drink, and let the resulting steam rise up around his face as he reached into his pocket to pull out his phone. It was almost the time that had been agreed upon.

He didn’t know anything about his date aside from the fact that their mutual friend was certain they’d be a good match. His expectations weren’t sky high or anything, but he was hopeful. Even if things didn’t pan out, at least he’d get the chance to dip his toes into the waters of intimate relationships, so to speak, before he jumped back in again. Things could only get better from there.

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[majimekun]

He gets a little red at that and has to hide his face for a moment. "I always just find it a bit embarrassing..."

Of course, he overcomes any awkwardness quickly and then looks him in the eye again. "But maybe for you, I can bring that out more."

[forsaintcecilia]

"You don't have to be embarrassed in front of me, okay? If it's just us... Then it's kind of a special thing, right?"

"But I'd like it if you felt like you could always be yourself, too. I know it's kind of a balancing act. I feel that way too sometimes."

[majimekun]

"A balancing act, huh?" He does feel like he can be a bit more himself around Kauzuki, though now he has to ask, "so what is it you think you're balancing?"

[forsaintcecilia]

"O-oh, you know..." Well, he should have expected that response! But he still wasn't entirely ready to reply. "I'm kind of a doofus... And I get too excited about stuff... I know I can be annoying sometimes. Like, too much. I get that I'm too much a lot."

[majimekun]

"Really? You just put your all into the things you like. It's what I like about you. I mean it," he said and shrugged. "And I can't judge about dorky, because I'm not cool at all, much as I hate to admit it." If anyone was too much, it was him.

[forsaintcecilia]

"Well... Thank you," he had to reply, now fighting his own embarrassment. "I'm glad that you like it, because I don't think it's something I'll ever be able to change!"

"And I think you're cool, but if you insist, we can both be dorky together."

[majimekun]

"...I mean yeah I'd hope so, because you're not getting rid of me, right now or ever..." Right now for the obvious reason that he's stuck inside him and as for that other one... "I mean it."

[forsaintcecilia]

"Hehe...That's mate talk, you know," Kazuki looked up at him softly, part shy, part knowing. "Don't play with an Omega's heart too much, okay?"

[majimekun]

"It's not playing if I mean it though, is it?" He said as he nuzzles against him. "That is, if you really want to, then I think we are practically mates already." He's hoping he's not too confident in saying it.

[forsaintcecilia]

"Oh god, my folks would kill me," he couldn't help but laugh, if only to cover up this growing embarrassment. "Getting mated in a foreign country before they could even meet them? Even though it sounds so good..."

[majimekun]

"I know what you mean," Deuce chuckled and shook his head. "My Mom would cry if I did that..." Then his voice became softer. "You want to though, right? As long as we do it right?" A part of him wanted to just rush in, but he also wanted it to be done right.

[forsaintcecilia]

"...Yeah. Yeah, I think I do."

Kazuki was used to his feelings simmering for ages, so this was kind of a shock to him, to have fallen for someone so quickly. But it all just felt so good, and natural, and he found he couldn't help himself. He really wanted this.

"Right. We'll do it right. I'll meet your mom, and then you can meet my family and my pack at New Years."

[majimekun]

He nodded, feeling overjoyed. Deep down in his heart, he's known this was meant to be for a while, but having it stated out loud was something else.

"You have no idea how happy I am to hear that," he laughed and shifted a little. "I think I can pull out now, is that alright?"

[forsaintcecilia]

"What, did you think I wouldn't agree?"

Kazuki felt okay to tease him a little. There was something about the words that were being said in combination with the compromising position they were in that made him feel weirdly giddy. He had to let it out somehow.

"Yeah, go ahead. I'm good." It'd be a little messy, but that was just kind of how things went for an Omega sometimes.

[majimekun]

"I was sure you'd say yes, but I know I jump the gun sometimes, so..." It is a little silly, having this sweet heart-to-heart talk while he's still in Kazuki like this, but it's a relief too.

but he shifts his hips so he can pull out with a slight pop and, yep, that's a lot of fluid. "You want me to get you a towel or something?"

[forsaintcecilia]

Well, it was one way of making sure he didn't go anywhere in the meantime?

"Yeah, please," he answered as he gingerly sat back up-- his hips were a little sore from holding his legs up, but otherwise, he wasn't that uncomfortable. It was just a weird feeling. It brought him back to his first time for a second. "I'd kind of forgotten about the mess..."

[majimekun]

Deuce takes a moment to stretch, and sighs, feeling content. "I kind of did too. You leaked out a lot." Most of his other partners hadn't done that.

"Do you want anything else?" he asked as he walked towards the bathroom.

[forsaintcecilia]

"You, uh... You came a lot," he had to agree. He usually wasn't this leaky either. "I wasn't expecting a knot. It was really nice, though."

There was something about being stuck together afterwards that he really liked. It also led to a sweet confession, so he was glad that it had happened.

For now.

[majimekun]

"Maybe I should have warned you about that, huh?" He said after he cleaned himself up and came back in sat down next to him. "Even if you liked it." Still, he starts to clean him up. "So what now? You just want to rest?"

[forsaintcecilia]

"Don't worry about it. I had a really good time," he reassured Deuce, grateful for the help. It was embarrassing, but there were some places that were hard to reach on your own... "Come cuddle? I get to stay the night now, right? You're not gonna kick me out into the snow?"

[majimekun]

He sat the towel down once he was done and then laughed. "I mean I thought you staying the night was obvious at this point. What kind of Alpha would I be if I did that? Other than a crazy one." And to emphasize the point, Deuce lies down and pulls Kazuki onto the bed so that he's up against him.

[forsaintcecilia]

"I know, I'm kidding!" he nearly squealed as Deuce dragged him down, positively delighted about his current position. Sometimes, he just really wanted to be held. It was probably half an Omega thing, and half him just being a giant teddy bear. The afterglow of being knotted only served to make him feel more secure. "It's been so long since someone held me like this..."

[majimekun]

"It's going to be all the time now, I promise. Holding you I mean," Deuce said as he nuzzled against him. He feels calm now, like he could just go to sleep right now, but wants to bask in Kazuki's warmth just a bit longer. "I'm glad you got snowed in with me."

[forsaintcecilia]

"I'm looking forward to it," he replied, and smiled as he felt Deuce furrow into his back. This had to be maximum coziness. "I feel kinda like saying... kore kara yoroshiku ne. It's hard to translate, but-- maybe something like, I wish the best from here on out?"

[majimekun]

"Huh, I like that," Deuce said as he settled in. He felt secure right now more than he had in a long time. "I 'll make sure that happens though. That it'll all be the best. It doesn't matter what I have to do."