Chanyeol had said that the freshman would come to live in his dorm room, but Lay never expected it would happen so fast.
When he returned to his dorm carrying the washed clothes, he found that the door was open, even though he had definitely locked it when he left half an hour ago.
He walked a few steps inside and found an unknown person standing beside an empty bed in the dorm room.
"Hey."
The young man was startled by his sudden words. He had been stooping down to tidy up his luggage, but jumped straight up and turned to look at him.
"......"
This freshman alpha was pretty tall, nearly a head taller than him. Though he had a scared expression, his face was quite handsome, still a little boyish since he was just out of high school.
After the young man caught sight of Lay standing at the door of the dormitory, he paused for a second and then in an instant, a very bright, sunny smile broke out.
"Xing hyung! Hello!"
The young man took a few steps forward, coming to stand in front of Yixing , and said loudly, "My name is Kim Junmyeon , you can even call me Suho; please treat me kindly."
Standing so close, Lay discovered that that the eyes of this alpha were brown-green, the bridge of his nose was high, his eye sockets were deep, and that overall his face contours were slightly different from the average Asian.
"Are you mixed race?"
Looking a little embarrassed, Suho answered, "Uh huh, my paternal grandpa is German."
This alpha seems pretty friendly,
Lay thought. However, he immediately thought of how the other selected him "by name" to live with and his expression hardened.
"Why do you have to live with me? Do we know each other?"
Junmyeon didn't expect Yixing to be so direct, so he was suddenly a bit at a loss. He mumbled and stuttered, "I don't even know...... we've met before, but xinghyung shouldn't have an impression of me......"
Yixing said in surprise, "Where did we meet?"
"When I was being bullied before, Xing hyung helped me chased those people off......"
"You? You were bullied?" It seemed that Lay had been able to hear something hilarious, "Aren't you an alpha?"
Generally speaking, weak omegas and some betas were the targets of bullying, but this kind of alpha being bullied...... Although it was possible for someone like Lay here, it didn't meant it was common. It could even be referred to as unimaginable. Besides, the alpha before him didn't look thin and weak.
Junmyeon 's eyes shifted. It seemed he didn't want to answer. Lay didn't bring it up again and changed the subject, "So why do you want to live with me? Coming to be my myeonie ?"
Suho grabbed the edge of his shirt and rubbed it between his fingers, nervous sweat breaking out on his forehead. He opened his mouth to say something and immediately pursed his lips.
"......something to say?" Lay asked, baffled. He'd never seen such an timid alpha.
"Xing hyung , I....... I......." Suho repeated it several times, and then seemed as if finally made up his mind, raising his brown-green eyes firmly to lay 's, "I like you! Please go......go out with me!"
Lay was stunned speechless.
He had never expected to be confessed to by a bunny he'd just met.
And this was the first time he had heard such a serious confession.
For an alpha to hit on him was not unusual. After all, omegas had inherent appeal for alphas, even an omega like Lay . It wasn't that no one wanted him, but most of those alphas weren't looking for relationships, just wanting to subdue him. Some of them even deliberately released their pheromones in an attempt to take him down. In any case, no one had ever spoken to him with such sincerity.
Words like "I like you" - no one had ever said them to him seriously.
"......just because I helped you?"
Yixing couldn't understand it at all. He had helped a lot of people younger than him, but he had never met anyone who would give their heart to him before.
Junmyeon 's courage seemed to have been spent in the confession just now, so now he panicked again, "Ah, I don't know...... Any-anyway, I just like Xing hyung......"
Yixing frowned.
Not even knowing why he liked him, what was up with this person.
Although the confession just now surprised him a little, after snapping out of it, Lay didn't feel that the alpha in front of him with this weak character was his type.
But for the sake of the other person, he decided to still give him a chance.
"Release some pheromone."
"......eh?"
"Let me smell your pheromones. If it's strong enough, I'll consider it."
This was Lay 's greatest concession. A weak personality could be improved with training over time, but nothing could be done if the pheromone was too weak.
After hearing this, Suho stood still, motionless, who knew what he was thinking. After a long time, he mumbled, "My pheromone is very weak...... almost scentless, but I really, really like you -"
"Stop," Lay cut off his words mercilessly, "Thank you for liking me, but what I'm looking for is an alpha with pheromones strong enough to calm my own. You are not suitable, so give up."
Suho froze, then the eagerness in his eyes disappeared a little, even the light of his eyes dimmed a bit and the original brown-green became dull.
"Okay......"
He bowed his head, pulling his tall body down, so that Lay couldn't help but think of his big docile golden retriever when he was wronged. He reached out and rubbed his head instinctually, "So timid and obedient, no wonder others wanted to bully you."
Suho waited for Lay to finish rubbing his head before he looked up. The depression in his expression had not faded, but he gave a soft smile because of this action, "Xing hyung, can I still live with you? I absolutely will never mess around."
Lay thought it over, this alpha was exactly as his aunt said, totally nonthreatening, so he wasn't worried about being attacked. Even if the other student really attacked him, he should be able to take him out.
"Fine, you stay here for a while, and if you don't behave, I'll kick you out."
The corners of Suho 's mouth fell again, "Don't kick me out, Xinghyung , I'll be very good......"
"I'll be watching your behavior," Lay didn't relent.
After making a unilateral agreement, Lay actively took on his responsibility as an upperclassman, helping Junmyeon organize his luggage and mentioning some tips about the room. During the conversation, he learned that the principal is Suho 's paternal uncle. No wonder he could use his connections to specify his dorm room.
Lay had at first been annoyed that someone wanted to live with him, but now he didn't feel the same. Suho was just like a large pet, well-behaved, letting him do as he pleased. All the pet owner responsibilities like hygiene were even taken care of. Apart from being a little too enthusiastic, he was the ideal roommate.
Fine, let's just raise this pet.
Update : 10 Oct 2021
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