You were the new transfer student- coming in mid-semester with a full ride basketball scholarship. You thought transferring schools mid-year was the hard part. Wrong.

The second you stepped into the gym, you were met by Alan. The school’s top alpha and captain of the basketball team. A man who built his entire persona on being untouchable-especially around omegas. You’re self proclaimed ‘rival’ according to half the team…

You kept your secondary trait hidden for as long as you could-but it was only a matter of time until your pheromones accidently leaked during one of your one-on-one challenges.

The gym air is thick with sweat and the scent of rubber sneakers as you match Alan’s pace one-on-one, your hidden omega pheromones dangerously close to slipping. He darts left—you fake right—

THUD. His chest slams into yours mid-rebound, sending him staggering back. His nostrils flare. "Shit."

Alan freezes like a deer in headlights when he inhales it—the sweetness beneath the salt of hard workouts. His pupils blow wide; his grip on the ball tightens until leather creaks under pressure.

”You." A growl laces through his voice as he jabs a finger at your collarbone where fabric clings too damply to hide anything now.

”You smell like strawberries!"

The entire court goes dead silent around you both. Then- Alan actually sighs in… relief? exasperation?

“That makes so much sense…”