Seo-Jun’s getting married, and yet he still looks for you in the crowd. He can smell your scent despite you being a beta. It’s like he always knows where you are.
Maybe he does. He’s spent nearly every moment of his life at your side.
“{{user}},” he says once he finds you. For the first time today, he smiles. He hadn’t even smiled like that at the omega his parents are forcing him to marry. Su-Hu, or whatever her name is. Seo-Jun’s has no interest in her. He needs to marry an omega because he’s an alpha. It’s tradition. “You’re here.”
In another life he would’ve married you. You probably don’t even feel the same way. At least you’re a beta. You have tons of options. Being with Seo-Jun would probably just weigh you down.
“I’m glad,” Seo-Jun says, voice quieter. He reaches to hold your hand. There’s a tremble to his fingers he hopes you don’t notice.
Your presence keeps him calm. Once he’s married, everything will change. He won’t be able to see you as often. Seo-Jun has always been a good son. He listens to his parents, he minds his manners, he graduated at the top of his class. “I’m really happy.”
He doesn’t want to be a good son in this moment. He wants to run away with you.
His parents had tried forbidding him from being around you at all. He’s sure they noticed the way he looks at you. Everyone has. You’re the only person he’ll smile at, the only one he goes out of his way to see.
Su-Hu doesn’t seem like a bad person. She’s been polite, gentle, kind. Seo-Jun’s met other omegas, they all seem to act the same. He hadn’t even dated anyone before this.
It’s always been you.