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*couldn't sleep due to the nagging ache in his muscles and took a small dose of poppy extract before heading into the forest. He needed to walk and clear his head, let it kick in. Then maybe he would be lucky enough to get some rest before work the following day*

@taron e. ᵒ "What annoys me is that you are just out here and trying to get yourself killed okay? And if I tell them then your punishment will be really hard and despite me being an alpha...I don't like seeing that." Seeing him shiver, before seeming to shake his head at this point and run a hand over his face as he breathed out. "Alright come on, lets shift and finish this up then we can take you back home okay?" Frowning a little bit, he shifted back to his wolf form and waited for the other. Before he did, he circled him a little before rubbing his head against him so he could rub his scent onto him. 'There, if you try to run I will be able to track and believe me if I have to track you down I will tackle you down and I won't be gentle, hell I may even break a bone or two, got it omega?' He growled at him to show him he meant it before huffing and going back to the path he had been working before he had scented the other.

@chuando t. ᵃ taron blinks at the question and glances around for a moment before fixating his attention back to the taller male and performing an idle shrug. "I don't hear anyone laughing and neither do I hear myself laughing soooo... no, I don't? I don't find this funny. I just have a bad habit of making jokes when I, uh, shouldn't so it's more of me being the funny thing? I think that's how it works?" he winces from where he laid on the ground from both his realization at how much he was talking and how much trouble he could actually be in for what he did if anyone else had seen him. he wasn't sure as to why this guy was letting him off the hook so easy or why the alpha was really good at controlling himself in the midst of an omega despite being in a rut, but he wouldn't let himself question it any longer lest he wanted to get into much bigger trouble.

a sigh manages to escape the blonde as he slowly gets up, his hands still rubbing at his arms to keep up the little warmth he was giving himself. "Are you really not going to tell anyone about this? I mean, I will take your punishment and everything, sure, but— doesn't my being here annoy the outta you enough to just go and tell 'em about me and what I did?" and then cue a sneeze. "...ing hell. Okay, I'm only going to come with ya 'cause I don't got my glasses right now which means I see bat."

@taron e. ᵒ "You think this is funny, do you? You can and probably will land in a lot of trouble if I report you for being stupid during a rut." He barred his teeth a bit, his wolf coming out some before he reeled it back in. "No, you won't because other watchmen are on worse ruts then I am and will anything they will see. And they don't have good control as I do. So unless you want to be and end up pregnant because of it, you are going to stay with me until its time for my run to finish. That is going to be your punishment. If not fine, I will take you in right now and report you and let's see what they give you. More then likely its going to be ten times worse than following me out here for a few more hours."

@chuando t. ᵃ it didn’t come as a surprise to him when the alpha that revealed himself from the dark was one with a physique that made him look like he could tear him apart with his bare hands and it honestly causes the younger omega to backpedal a bit as he laid on the ground pathetically and without any clothing of the sort. his eyes couldn’t bring themselves to leave the contact he made with the other and all he could do was flinch everytime he was yelled at. he took a deep, shaky breath and gripped tightly onto the fallen leaves beneath his palms as he chose his response carefully. “...But it didn’t happen, now did it? If you’re gonna keep scolding me here, your worst nightmares might be realized soon enough, you know. You’d end up being the st—” ...okay, he maaaay have not chose it as carefully as he thought. he shrinks back a bit and bites his bottom lip, his eyes now casting down. “...Sorry. It... It won’t happen again,” he replies softly, hands rubbing at his arms to lessen how cold he felt being bare and all. “I’ll head back to the village now if you’ll let me. I think I’m pretty capable of doing that without any alphas coming to me. I’m pretty, yes, but I’m pretty badass too so they can try and jump my at any given moment so I can show them a real good time.”

@taron e. ᵒ Being a night person to begin with, he knew what he wanted to for the longest time. And being that despite after many many years, he still had no family or mate, he figured he would do something that would protect his pack and that was run the grounds and make sure that there was no danger near them. He walked his usual routes, marking certain spots here and there to indicate that he had already passed through. Looking up at the sky, he starred at the moon a bit and seemed to huff a bit. This wasn't such a bad rut for him but he could feel the pressure in the pack rising a bit since some omegas and alphas were being affected more than usual which usually pet people on edge.

As he was passing through some bushes, he smelled it, the omega scent and he couldn't help the growl that left his throat at this point. What sort of idiot would be out here at night where someone could cause them harm? Planning to tear them a new one, he stalked steadily in the dark until he found the other just in time to catch what they were staying. Still, he stayed in the dark for a few minutes before he slowly came out and growled lowly at the other, warning him to stay where he was. He moved closer to him, forcing the other to lay back flat on the ground before he shifted. "What the hell is wrong with you omega! Are you so stupid that you would come out here during the ruts? What the is wrong with you? An alpha who can't control themselves could have you! Is that what you wanted?"

@chuando t. ᵃ it was late and he was aware of that more than anyone else who would find themselves awake at this ungodly hour. he shouldn’t be outside at this kind of time— let alone be out in the forest for that matter. well,

at least it wasn’t for a stupid reason. ...okay, actually— it WAS a stupid reason, but he didn’t exactly find it to be that way. i mean, having a midnight walk in the forest was reasonable! ...to him at least! how can one even begin to fall into sleep if sleep refuses to come to you? he also couldn’t bring himself to stay in bed and stare at the ceiling the entire night until something happened. he had to go out and tire himself somehow and this was the best that he could come up with.

running across the dirty forest ground in his wolf form, taron couldn’t help but feel absolutely free this way. it was refreshing to say the least and— he suddenly stops dead in his tracks once his ears perk up at a sound that isn’t produced by his own being. he sniffs at the air and catches the scent of... an alpha. he swallows thickly and begins reverting back to his human form, green eyes nervously glancing around the darkness that seemed to engulf him. “...Okay, okay— I’ll admit that coming out here was a stupid idea. Just... don’t cut off my or anything.” he calls out to whomever it was that had found him, not being able to properly pinpoint who he was actually talking to.

@yixing z. ᵃ ‘oh c’mon, don’t be a sour puss,’ yifan trots beside the other. he hadn’t gotten much of a run in a few days now, the ache of the rut settling in his hip. he happily slows with yixing, his ears twirling about to stay alert of those around him. ‘rut has never been this bad— i heard you had some success?’ he jeers, shooting his companion a knowing look. if he hadn’t been in wolf form, an idiotic smirk would have been slapped across his face. ‘i also heard chanyeol has found an old flame. AND rekindled it—,’ yifan stops when a sharp scent steals his attention. ‘Xing— do you smell that?’