[ xichen's hold on jiang cheng remains firm, balancing the two of them as the other man moves and nuzzles against his neck. it's instinctual to tilt it to the side, to allow his husband this comfort.
except it isn't something that he's sought before and it would be natural to offer it to a mate. but--
oh.
but.
xichen blinks, taking in the scent and what jiang cheng has told him compared to what he's seen. disciples would clear away from such a scent if it were linked to an omega, would steer clear of their alpha as they approached. there were books about this, xichen has read them. is sure that his uncle left him for jiang cheng as well when he had realized how committed they were to a marriage between alpha and beta, books that covered what a marriage to an alpha could entail.
but nothing had happened and xichen hadn't considered the possibility at all of what a fever, such pain and this scent could mean. he tilts his head, presses a gentle kiss to the side the other man's head. ] a-Cheng. How do I smell to you? [ and then a pause, tentative, as xichen's slides a hand up and down the curve of jiang cheng's spine. ] You're scenting me.
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except it isn't something that he's sought before and it would be natural to offer it to a mate. but--
oh.
but.
xichen blinks, taking in the scent and what jiang cheng has told him compared to what he's seen. disciples would clear away from such a scent if it were linked to an omega, would steer clear of their alpha as they approached. there were books about this, xichen has read them. is sure that his uncle left him for jiang cheng as well when he had realized how committed they were to a marriage between alpha and beta, books that covered what a marriage to an alpha could entail.
but nothing had happened and xichen hadn't considered the possibility at all of what a fever, such pain and this scent could mean. he tilts his head, presses a gentle kiss to the side the other man's head. ] a-Cheng. How do I smell to you? [ and then a pause, tentative, as xichen's slides a hand up and down the curve of jiang cheng's spine. ] You're scenting me.