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It was Yoongi who was more nervous. Jimin couldn’t really find it in himself to worry about it.
“The doctor said we should trust my instincts when the pre-heat hits,” he told the alpha, as he was getting ready to work.
“I know, I just keep worrying about you. What do you say, maybe we will go to a nesting supplies store after your work today?” Yoongi offered, wanting to ensure they had all the necessities before Jimin’s heat started.
They were unsure of the exact date, but knew it should be within the next week.
Ever since his presentation at sixteen, Jimin was taking suppressants, at first forced by his beta parents, but with time, he decided it was just more convenient for him.
His parents were both betas and were not ready to raise an omega child. They never suspected someone in their family could present as any other rank. They raised all their children as betas, and even after Jimin’s presentation, their ways remained the same.
Because of that and the suppressants he started so soon after the presentation, Jimin’s omega instincts never really developed. However, he didn't really worry about it; he knew he was not like other omegas, but as he was only dating betas, this never seemed like an issue before.
Until he met Yoongi, he was the first alpha that got him interested in figuring out his omega instincts.
Yoongi was the most understanding alpha. Never before had he considered dating one, as he was afraid they would expect too much from him, and they would be disappointed with his lack of omega qualities other than his looks.
Upon their first meeting, Yoongi took Jimin as a beta. However, it did not stop him from trying to court him. Jimin reacted like a beta Yoongi thought he was, and did not really understand the rules of courting. But with every gift, he fell more for the Alpha.
It was only after a couple of weeks of their dating that he decided to tell Yoongi the truth about himself. He was afraid that the alpha would reject him and would not want to be with a broken omega. After the confession, Yoongi just smiled at him and held him tight when he cried in his arms.
Now, after a year of their relationship, Jimin decided that it was time to go off his suppressants. He recently started a new job as a kindergarten teacher, so he would not have to worry about new smells overwhelming him, since most kids have a soft milky smell until their presentation in their teenage years.
After consulting with the doctor, they took Jimin off the pills and slowly started preparing for his first true heat since he was sixteen. Since his presentation, and as a result of the suppressants, his heat hit him only once every year and seemed more like a week-long digestive problem than full-on omega heat.
After weeks of waiting until all suppressants would leave his body, they knew that the heat might start soon. Yoongi wanted him to take his days off from work and prepare everything sooner rather than later. Still, Jimin did not see it as necessary. Truly, he loved his job, and it made him not focus too much on his issues, and kept his stress about the incoming heat away. Otherwise, the children could be negatively affected by the overwhelming emotions in his scent.
In preparation for his first heat, he decided to start therapy as well. He was afraid that he would not find himself with his new omega mindset, not being blocked by the suppressants. Yoongi also joined him for a couple of sessions. Before the heat began, the therapist advised them to get Jimin's nest ready. This could help calm his omega instincts and get him used to the new place that soon will be his safe place during the intense heat. Being raised as a beta, Jimin never felt the need to nest. He saw it as a rather uncomfortable and annoying task. Therefore, he never invested in many necessary supplies like blankets and scent-soaking pillows.
From the moment the therapist offered this idea, Jimin could see Yoongi’s excitement about it. The alpha was raised by an omega mother and had two older omega siblings. Ever since he was a newborn, he spent most of his time in his mother's or his sisters’ nests being taken care of. Even as a pup, he enjoyed playing with his sisters and preparing cosy nests with them.
Even after he presented as an alpha, this has not changed much. Yoongi still kept a lot of blankets and pillows in various places in his room, and later in his entire apartment.
For Jimin, the idea of building one's nest seems more like a burden. He does not feel the need to nest and waste the blankets, as they will just get dirty and wrinkled during the heat activities. Even his awaking omega instincts saw it more as a way to please his alpha than himself. Jimin had to admit that making Yoongi happy was the main reason he agreed to go to the nesting supplies store together.
He was somehow relieved when, during the art classes at the kindergarten, one of the kids spilled the water that they used to clean their brushes with, down his shirt. Of course, he had clothes for change at work, it’s one of the necessities when you work with children, but they were not good enough to go anywhere else. That meant that after work, he would need to come straight home.
“Hi Yoongi, I won’t be able to go to this store with you today,” he called the alpha as soon as he left work on the way to their apartment.
“Something happened? Is it starting already?” The rushed words came without any hello.
“No, it’s just work. You know how it is, one of the kids spilled dirt water on me. I’m just too tired today.”
“We can go later if you want? Just come back home, we will eat dinner and then go. What do you think?”
“Maybe…” Jimin wasn’t sure how to tell Yoongi he didn’t want to go at all. “Maybe you will go and buy something as a gift for me?”
“It’s a good idea, I think…” Alphas’s voice didn’t sound that sure, but he wanted to be considerate of his boyfriend's wishes, “I will go there after my work, and get some stuff for you. Maybe it will be better. I don’t want you to get overwhelmed there.”
“I will see you later at dinner then.”
“See you back home. Love you, bye!”
“Love you!”
~~
Yoongi was nervous. Ever since Jimin came to him and told him he was thinking about stopping his suppressants, he hasn’t stopped worrying. He remembered the moment he found out that Jimin was actually an omega and not a beta. He knows he will always support Jimin with his every decision, no matter how hard it may be. When he grew up in an omega-dominant family, he never had to worry about his rank, and he was happy with every outcome of his presentation.
At some point, he thought he would be an omega as well, as his mother taught him how to prepare a nest and how to take good care of his home and his mate. When he presented as an alpha, this had not changed much, as his mother told him he should know all of this to support his future mate.
Now, Yoongi was standing in front of an important decision. The omega-supply store was massive, with long shelves of all the necessary supplies every omega would ever think about for their nest, organised by colour schemes. With Jimin’s preferences in mind, he made his way towards the baby blue-coloured shelves.
The options were endless: various sizes and thicknesses of blankets, all possible sizes and shapes of pillows, even soft plushies and candles or fairy lights. Some things Yoongi would not even know how to name or how to use, yet they were also marked as their bestsellers and the best products.
Yoongi started with a rational choice of two big blankets of different thicknesses and a couple of pillows. But soon, he couldn’t stop himself when he imagined Jimin lying among all the beautiful things in their new nest.
Yoongi has to admit that he went a bit overboard. But as he saw all the supplies his sisters always talked about, and how they wished they could have them in their nests, he knew he needed to get them for Jimin. He could afford all the best things for his omega.
He packed all the shopping bags into the car and sat down. Maybe he overdid it. He knew that Jimin would never get mad at him, but at the same time, he noticed that the omega wasn’t really interested in the topic of nesting. If they won’t use the supplies, he could always return them or keep them for some other time. Yet, he was still nervous to face Jimin with all the shopping bags.
All the nervousness left him when he entered their flat and saw Jimin asleep on the sofa. It was a common sight, but usually at a much later hour, as Jimin preferred to stay late to wait for Yoongi to return from his studio. He left the bags in the doorway and made his way towards the omega.
“Hey sleepyhead,” he said as he tried to wake Jimin up.
“Maybe we will move you to the bedroom hmm?”
“Hyung?” Jimin woke up disoriented but calmed once he saw Yoongi hovering over him.
“Yeah, I’m back. Did you have dinner?”
“Yes, sorry. I was hungry and tired, I ate and thought I will wait for you here. Must have fallen asleep while waiting.”
“That’s okay, let’s get you to the bedroom. Maybe we will have an early night today?” Yoongi said as he helped Jimin to get up, and both made their way to the bedroom.
~~
Yoongi woke up to silence, which was unusual, as he usually woke up to Jimin running in and out of the room trying to get ready to work on time. It was not yet the time for Jimin to leave, but he was nowhere in sight.
He got out of bed and slowly made his way towards the kitchen. He stopped when he saw the omega, just like the last evening, asleep on the sofa.
He moved closer to him to wake him up, but he stopped when he noticed that Jimin wasn’t truly asleep and was purring quietly.
“Oh, Darling,” he said to himself. The omega slowly opened his eyes when he heard it.
“What do you say, you will call your job that you won’t be coming today, and the next few days, and I will prepare the bed?”
“Hmm, why? I’m just a bit tired. I’ve slept for too long.”
“Baby, I think your heat is starting.”
Jimin was about to argue, but he realised that Yoongi was right. He was sleepy, way too warm and purring, which was something he had never done before.
“I… I think you are right, I’ll call them. I already told them it may happen soon. Thank you.”
“Good, you make that call and I will go prepare the n… the bed.”
Somehow, Yoongi has known from the start that it was going to be him who would prepare the nest. He wanted to believe that Jimin would enjoy it too, but he knew it would not be the same for him.
He unpacked all the bags with the supplies he got the day before, which he moved from the living room to the bedroom after Jimin fell asleep last night, and started preparing the nest.
At first, he used their main duvet as the base, with the two pillows they use every day on top. Over them, he laid two almost flat scent-absorbing pillows, so their nest would smell like their own faster. He used the thinner blankets as the walls around the nest, with the fluffiest blanket at the side, so they could use it when they needed to cover themselves. On Jimin’s side, he also laid a bigger pillow that the omega would be able to hug whenever Yoongi would need to leave the nest to prepare food for them.
The nest was perfect, all in soft baby blue and natural colours, with the fluffiest possible materials. Just by looking at it, Yoongi got happier already imagining hugging Jimin in it.
A quiet gasp behind him interrupted his thoughts.
“Hyung you… this is beautiful. Thank you.”
The next second, Yoongi's hands were full of a purring omega, and he was unable to respond.
“Thank you, alpha, I’ve known this was important for you.”
“I wanted the best for you Jiminah, I’m happy that you like it.”
Jimin moved back from the alpha, softly smiled at him and took his hand. He took a couple of steps back, and while still holding Yoongi’s hand, he fell back on the nest.
“It’s our first time cuddling in our nest," Jimin said as he cuddled around Yoongi. "I really like it, hyung.”
“And there’s many other first times in this nest awaiting us,” the omega giggled before he softly kissed his alpha.
~~
"You know?" He asked after all the blankets were thoroughly covered with their shared scents.
"I know"