- Entrance Hall

@α Liu Haikuan (I'll bring this to the walls)

@ω Lee Jihoon Haikuan hums in thought before looking towards Jihoon. Should the other be taking these bags by himself? Obviously not. That's not how the alpha was raised after all. Besides, he did hear the word 'probably'. It wouldn't be too intrusive to offer help. "Well..." He needed to word this just right. "I'm not doing anything today. I wouldn't mind taking these." Haikuan moved closer and holding a hand out for the other to put the straps in his palm. "If you want help that is." Hopefully Jihoon would accept the help. It would be too stubborn not to. It wasn't even like Haikuan was trying to show off for the other or anything. He knew that some alphas would jump at the chance to anyhow.

@α Liu Haikuan The omega nods, dragging his luggage a little closer to him to lean against, slowly starting to get tired of doing something like this. Maybe he shouldn't of have packed this much but it's all his beloved items. There was no way for him to be able to leave them behind. With a soft sigh, he glances over at the alpha, displeased that he's still going strong with the bigger suitcase. "Ah.. I have a private room." he nods. When he saw this place, he requested a private room, not wanting to so quickly label and broadcast himself out to everyone as an omega. They don't need to know. "I... I can probably take it from here on out." It's a lie. There's no way Jihoon can do such a thing but he hates the idea of bothering the stranger.

@ω Lee Jihoon "Well, Jihoon, I'm happy to be helping." It's an honest statement and Haikuan just hopes that it doesn't make the other uncomfortable. Something tickles at his nose and he can't help but sneeze. "Excuse me." Odd, since he doesn't have allergies it's kind of weird to be sneezing for no reason. It's a good idea when they stop on the platform, the alpha leaning against the railing. Poor thing was extremely winded but reaching over and just grabbing the bag seemed like an awful idea. "Oh, I live in the dorms. I wanted to get an apartment in the city but hunters frequent around a lot." Haikuan shrugged and adjusted the strap on his shoulder. The risk of being found out– especially in a rut –would be bad news. "What about you? Where are we taking these bags?"

@α Liu Haikuan "I suppose that wouldn't be a good look.." Jihoon murmurs in response after some thinking. He knows that the alpha before him means well but he can't shake the feeling of disinterest in them, no matter how much the omega in him screams for the attention. "I'm.. Jihoon." he answers, still trying to drag his luggage up the stairs and when they finally arrived at a platform of some sort, the omega stops to take a breather. "It's nice to meet you too." It's not that Jihoon doesn't want to make friends but sometimes, being friends with alphas like this are something that's a little iffy to him. It never sat right in his stomach. "You live in the dorms? Or do you have your own private room?"

@ω Lee Jihoon An amused laugh bubbles out of Haikuan's mouth before he nods. "I wouldn't want you to take a tumble down the steps since you just got here. Not the best way to begin your stay here, right?" He speaks with a friendly smile but lets the other tag the bag and stands behind him incase he were to fall. With a wondering thought passing through his mind; should he reassure the stranger he doesn't think he's weak? Or does that prove he could definitely hear the other under his breath? After a moment of silence the alpha decided to introduce himself. "I'm Haikuan. It's nice to meet you." It wasn't like it would hurt to introduce himself. Besides, who knows how long they'd be walking. The dorms and private rooms were farther from the entrance anyway.

@α Liu Haikuan The small man squints at the alpha, clearly upset with the sudden offer. But now that he thinks about it, there was no way he was going to drag these large, bulky, and awkwardly shaped luggage up those steep stairs. "F-Fine! If you insist and if you must, you may help," Jihoon huffs softly, hating how the omega in him grinned at the attention from an alpha. With another large huff, the omega snatches the smaller luggage from the man and proceeds to struggle to drag it up the stairs, grumbling and complaining under his breath about how this is completely unnecessary and how he could've easily done this without any help, that he wasn't a weak omega like what everyone thinks he is.

@ω Lee Jihoon It wasn't like that it wasn't a jab at the other. Haikuan could already tell by the deepening scent of sage that swirled around them. Sinking into his lungs and settling aggressively. Any deepening scent paired with crossed arms was never a good sign and that was common sense. "I saw that you were struggling..." Like it was the most obvious reason on why he took the other's bags. They were heavy and bulging, making it awkward to carry even for him. Haikuan looked down at him, quirked an eyebrow before looking down at the bags and nodding. "Okay. How about you take this one? I just didn't want you to fall down the stairs since they're very steep." He said and held out the slightly smaller one. The alpha smiled warmly at the newcomer even if there was amusement in his eyes at how stubborn he was.

@β Seo Changbin Jongin let out a soft sigh, to be able to have his arms around the other - safe and sound - felt amazing. Though, he did wonder how could a run take more than half a day, but he decided to let the matter go, although he didn't made any movements of letting the other go, too. Instead, his arms wrapped around the beta a little tighter, letting his nose lightly nuzzle the other's neck, taking in his scent - as if trying to fix it in his memory, although by now that they have known each other for a while, he knew he could tell whenever it is Changbin or not. "Okay... I was just really worried... but I'm glad you're all fine~"

@α Liu Haikuan New to the area and completely new to the concept of living alone, Jihoon might of have overpacked. He's dragging two large suitcases and the sight of those grand mansion stairs makes him sigh. He's tired already just from looking at them. With another sigh, he decides that there's no helping it so he continues to drag them up, one step at a time with a rhythmic thump every time they hit a new step. Suddenly, the scent of an alpha fills his nose, making him sneeze. It wasn't long until the alpha's by his side, picking up the heavy bags from him. "E-Excuse me?" Jihoon chokes out. Yeah he's a small man, yeah he's not that strong but that doesn't mean he's weak. With a loud huff, he straights up and crosses his arms, only to realize that his height merely comes up to the top of the other's chest. , this doesn't bode well for him. "I don't need your help! I was doing just fine!"

@α Kim Jongin Maybe it was the wrong choice of words judgiing by the expression he could observe but it's not like he could take them back or undo them. No, Changbin didn't want to hurt the alpha who only worried about him and had been by his side for a while now, supported him just like he did for the other. "I'm sorry, someone offered a run and I didn't know that it would take so long, would have told you if I did." the beta respoded with a frown, being able to hear that his friend wasn't okay because of what he did. Changbin hugged back when feeling those arms around him and sighed, even nuzzling gently. "I'm fine, Jongin. Nothing happened and I'll tell you next time, okay? Maybe you can even join us."

@ω Lee Jihoon Considering that Haikuan's schedule was really open these days, he decided to walk around. There wasn't a lot to do in the garden and he already painted all of his canvases so he had to order more. As he was getting closer to the entrance, Haikuan heard thumping and other... noises that made him hesitant to continue. Yet.. surely no one would be doing /that/. Ignoring the urge to turn around, he turned down the hallway. Only to see a smaller man struggling with 2 very large luggage bags. "Oh! Let me help you!" He rushed over and grabbed a bag, just as it was about to fall to the ground. It was the polite thing to do after all. "Can I.. help you to your room?" He asked as he reached for the other luggage, adjusting the bag on to his shoulder with ease.

@β Seo Changbin In Jongin's mind, it felt like another good ten minutes had passed when the other finally walked into the hall and his words made Jongin freeze in his spot - obviously not believing what he had just heard. He took a couple seconds to recover but the small anger that built inside of him completely gave away to his worries and instead of actually replying, he walked over, eyeing the other from head to toe to make sure that he was completely fine. A small sigh left Jongin's lips when he didn't seem to catch anything other than a few droplets of sweat and finally, his gaze met Changbin's, this time it was quite obvious that he was a little hurt. "Are you okay? I was worried sick, I nearly went out to look for you- of course, I don't mind you doing your own stuff but still..." His voice was quite low and it nearly cracked at the end - Jongin even felt his chest tightening a little when he recalled all the bad things that could've happened and before he even noticed, his arms slid around the beta's frame, engulfing him in his embrace and hugging him tightly.

@α Kim Jongin It was definitely unusual for the beta to walk around on his own but even he needed some time for other people every once in a while. When being offered the chance to go on a short run with an omega he knew, declining was not an option and he agreed without even thinking twice. A short run turned into a long one with some hunting instead though and he had no idea how long he had been away.
Changbin might have had an idea when entering the mansion and spotting Jongin who looked anything but relaxed and happy. Had he overdone it? Would a message be better next time? The short male didn't know and could only smile sheepishly while walking closer. "Hey buddy.. you look like something horrible has happened while I was gone."

@β Seo Changbin More than half of the day has gone by and Jongin couldn't stop pacing around the hall, looking at the entrance door every two seconds. He had already searched through the whole mansion and Changbin was nowhere to be found - Jongin was definitely starting to freak out, if he hasn't already. They have never been apart for more than a few hours and to spend nearly the whole day without having any signs or sight of the other made him feel quite... possessive, but over all worried and a little scared. Of course, Changbin wasn't a weak person, but still Jongin couldn't help but to think the most horrible things and it only terrified him even more. By now, should he try to search for the other around the city? Maybe notify someone for a missing person? The last thing he wanted to do was to wait for another hour, should he? He swears, it'll be the end of Changbin when he shows up - and Jongin is hopeful for that, that the other will show up.