This is an omegaverse story.
A/B/O, which stands for "alpha/beta/omega," is another name for the speculative erotic fiction subgenre known as Omegaverse, which was first known as erotic slash fan fiction. Stories in the genre are predicated on societies where people are organized into dominant "alphas," neutral "betas," and subservient "omegas" in a hierarchy of dominance. These words are drawn from those that characterize animal social hierarchies in ethology. Omegaverse fiction frequently focuses on human behavior that resembles that of wolves or other canids, particularly when it comes to sex. This includes scent marking, breeding, pack structures, rutting and heat cycles, the pheromonal attraction between alphas and omegas, penises with knots, and rutting. It's common to think of male omegas as having a reproductive system. In certain works, a caste structure is introduced, with Alphas represented as the upper-class elites and Omegas at the bottom and subject to prejudice. Though heterosexual Omegaverse pieces have been created, the majority of the works in this subgenre of fan fiction, known as slash fiction, center on male-male pairings.
Marking - The act of biting an omega's nape in order for the alpha to claim the omega as his or her mate. This cannot be undone and is equivalent to marriage.
Fated Mates - An alpha-omega pair who are fated to be with each other.
Knotting - The swelling of an alpha's penis inside an omega during sexual intercourse to make the possibility of pregnancy higher.
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"Jake."
I have a childhood friend. His name is Kiefer Evans.
Born on the same day and almost at the same time at the same hospital, you could say we've spent our entire lives together.
"Jacob."
Although we have been close to each other since birth, we are entirely different from each other.
He is what the people around us would usually refer to as "sunshine" because he is such a huge social butterfly and was even kind to boot. I, on the other hand, am the stoic and serious type, or at least that is what they refer to me.
Kiefer is someone who looks like a prince with his dirty blond hair, downturned green eyes, tall, straight, and pointed nose, thin pink lips, and a perfect angular jawline. He's even getting taller by the day and he's starting to gain some muscles since he has been working out for quite a while now.
It doesn't sit right with me to describe myself with such a detailed explanation, but I'm just gonna say that I have black hair and a plain-looking face.
If I were a girl, I'd probably be what people call a "plain Jane". With just that, you could say that there's nothing much to look at.
But if you put us together, there is a perfect balance in our characters.
"Jaaaacoooooob."
I inhaled sharply and let out a heavy sigh as I turned my head to my side to face the person who has been annoying me since earlier.
"You're finally looking at me," he smiled, flashing his perfect set of white teeth. "What do you want, Kiefer?" I frowned at him and looked at him with the eyes of a dead fish.
"I want you..." he said as he put his arms on my desk and rested his head on top of them. "... to come with me later. We should hang out at the new cafe a few blocks away from school. I heard they have yummy cakes there," he continued as he smiled.
I averted my gaze from his face and looked at my notebook that was underneath his arms.
"Let me finish answering and I'll think about it," I said as I tapped his arm as if saying that he should remove his arms so I could get my notebook.
"Okay! I'll look up their menu so we could think about what we're gonna buy ahead of time," he smiled happily, his eyes smiling along with his lips, making him look like a puppy.
"I told you, I'll think about it," I said as I stared at him. "I'll go back to my seat now," he said, ignoring what I said.
Well, it's not like I could ever refuse his invitation to go to a cafe with good cakes. He knows I can't refuse him because I love sweets.
Although I look like someone who'd hate sweets, I'm honestly a big sucker for them, especially for strawberry shortcakes.
I let out a soft sigh and continued doing our homework that was still due next week. It's better to get them done early rather than cramming them at the last minute.
I have a lot of free time on my hands right now since our teacher is absent and didn't give any activity for her subject, so I might as well spend my time wisely. That way, I can spend the rest of the day and the next following days with a stress-free mind.
I threw a glance at my side and saw that Kiefer had already put my seatmate's chair in its proper position and that he had already gone back to his chair.
Without even looking at him for longer than a second, I could hear a lot of voices coming from his direction, meaning that he was getting surrounded by other people again.
Knowing that Kiefer has a lot of friends always makes me wonder why he's still friends with me.
Is it because we grew up together and are basically brothers already?
Is it because he's already used to my presence that it wouldn't feel right if I wasn't around?
Or does he have some other reason?
An alpha like him and an omega like me... Surely, a lot of people find it weird that we're this close to each other. Heck, one might even think that we're already mates since we're always together.
Regardless, it's just me wondering why we're still friends. It's not like I want to cut ties with him or anything. In fact, I'm thankful that he's around because he's the only friend I have.
My childhood friend and the only friend I have...
Kiefer Evans.