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Hey, I wanna talk to you about something.

[ Maybe it’s not the time? It feels so nice right now. They’re just sitting together on the couch, the line of Cloud’s (clothed!) thigh warm against Zack’s. Closer than they need to be for the game they’re playing, but they’re always like that now. Whenever they’re alone together they end up tangling close, even if they’re not doing anything. It makes sense; Zack can’t really touch Cloud when they’re out around HQ or on missions beyond ruffling his hair, slapping him a high-five or occasionally slinging an arm around him in a side-hug kind of squeeze, so it’s normal to want to get of much of it as possible when he can! But that’s why he’s thinking about it, really.

It's the first time he’s ever felt part of his SOLDIER training took something away from him rather than giving. They all go through pretty extensive training once they get into the upper ranks – SOLDIER, the Turks, probably management too because you can’t have somebody giving away business secrets because they’re horny. They’re all on suppressants anyway, but there have been ways around that for as long as there have been suppressants, so part of his SOLDIER experience has been rigorous training to make him basically immune to being forced into rut by the presence of omega pheromones. He’s never regretted it – being forced there isn’t a very nice feeling, when you get down to it – but now he kinda wonders. He’s so crazy for Cloud anyway that it might be nice to just be taken over by it. It’s supposed to be incredible when it’s right – finding the right mate, bonding, all that stuff. He’d feel a lot worse about it if Cloud wasn’t with Shinra too, ‘cause once he makes SOLDIER he’s gonna have to go through all the same stuff and at least it’s not like he’ll be missing out just because of Zack, but it’s still a little sad to think of this one thing they won’t have.

There’s also the part where they haven’t really… talked about it. Cloud’s an omega for sure – he’s never been in heat around Zack (he’s probably on those Shinra suppressants, a rare occasion where they dole out the best stuff to the infantry too because a poorly-timed heat sneaking through or the side effects of cheaper stuff would mean more time when they couldn’t work) but Zack can tell. It’s something that’s just kind of there about him, like the fact that he’s got blue eyes or blond hair. Or maybe it’s closer to say it’s like how he’s on the short side, or has a little scatter of freckles – things about himself that Cloud probably isn’t too pumped about but that Zack thinks are just right. It’s in the way his lashes shade his eyes, the way he moves, the way the cheapo soap and shampoo and laundry detergent they dole out somehow smells good on him. But it’s never come up, and that’s why Zack feels like he needs to say something now, before it comes up by itself. If they never talk about it and then Cloud goes into heat and Zack's reaction is that's rough, buddy, let me get you a cold drink, it's way too easy to imagine all the hormones making him take it personally. So yeah, it sucks, and maybe it'll ruin the nice cosy time they're having, but better now than when Cloud needs what Zack can't give him. ]

You know I’m an Alpha, right?

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[ he heaves a pleased little sigh as zack tucks him closer, snuggling in against him comfortably. this feels... right. like cloud is exactly where he's supposed to be, with exactly who he's meant to be with. ]

Mmm... they gave me a shot this time instead of the usual pills. Maybe I just had a weird reaction to it? [ he nuzzles into zack's shoulder. ] ... sorry I made you mess up your training, though.

I'm not. Of all the screwups I've ever made, this is definitely my favourite.

[ There's light in his voice as he says it. How can he even think of this as a screwup? Sure, it sounds like someone goofed Cloud's meds, and sure all his training went right out the window (apparently even before Cloud was properly in heat, just in response to the fact that it was coming), but it feels right. And sure, maybe he had all these plans about how he wanted to make their first time special... but this feels pretty special, too. ]

[ cloud snorts a little laugh at that. it's impossible to take offense to zack calling it a screwup when he sounds so proud about it. besides, he has all the proof he needs that zack is into it right here. ]

You're not gonna get in trouble, right?

Nah. Might have to do a refresher, but this is worth it.

[ He shifts just a little, rolls them so they're on their sides, because being this close is great but he's getting sick of not being able to see Cloud's face. He's careful, but the heft of his knot still tugs at Cloud a little, and it gets a little sound sound of him from low in his chest. ]

It'd be worth it even if I did get in trouble. I never thought I'd have this. Didn't really care, until I realized it meant I wouldn't have it with you.

[ zack shifts them, and even though cloud can tell he's being careful, it's still enough to make his knot catch and tug where they're joined. and... wow. it makes something inside cloud flare, startling a moan out of him before he can even try choking it back. ]

I -- Zack, wow.

Oh, yeah?

[ That's interesting, and his smile turns a little wicked. Yeah, it felt good for him, but it seems to have really gotten to Cloud.

Time to exploit this discovery!

Cloud's leg is already slung over his hip (kind of by necessity, considering how close they have to be) but Zack hitches it higher, until he just starts to feel some resistance - and that turns out to be pretty high, 'cause Cloud's nice and flexible. And he can't move much with his knot swollen inside of Cloud, but he can do it a little. The tiniest rocking of his hips, shifting him inside of Cloud. It's good, the pressure of Cloud tight around him and the thought of it both. ]

[ okay, this time, cloud can tell zack is doing it intentionally. and even though it’s not much, those little incremental shifts of his hips just make the bulk of his knot tease inside of cloud —

and, oh.

it lights up that same part of him that had flared to life when zack had knotted him, something deep and almost primal. cloud whines a low sound, rocking his hips back against zack’s movement. ] Zack, that’s —

Good?

[ He doesn't need to ask, not really. He can tell from the sound Cloud makes, but not just that - there's something in him that can feel it, even above how good it feels for Zack himself. Like an extra sense made to sniff it out when Cloud likes what he's doing and is determined to do more of it, so Cloud never needs anyone but him. ]

You're so tight. I feel... safe, in there.

[ Stupid! A stupid thing to say! Alphas are supposed to keep their omegas safe, not the other way around! But he does - Cloud's body has a grip on him, nestling him tight within, and it feels like nothing could ever go wrong while he's there. Safe and secure inside of Cloud. But the thought of that fires up the horny gremlin areas of his brain too, and he can't help thinking about how it must look. Is Cloud stretched out wide around him, down there? When he moves, does it pull? He could touch and find out, but he's got a better idea.

He takes Cloud's hand in his, guides his fingers down to where they're joined, rocks his hips back until he feels that tug. ]

What does it feel like?

[ it feels really unfair for zack to be asking cloud questions while he's also working hard to make cloud's brain stop functioning! his entire body is echoing with that thrum of satisfaction, and all it's making him want to do is melt back into the mattress and stop thinking. this is... good. hard to even remember why going on suppressants in the first place had seemed like a smart idea, not when the alternative is getting to be with zack like this.

there's a little noise of protest as zack takes one of his hands, because that means cloud is forced to let go of half his hold on zack. but he lets himself be led, even if he's not exactly sure what zack is getting at --

and then, oh.

cloud sighs out a little moan at that -- being able to feel the catch and tug of zack's knot inside his body and out. his rim feels almost impossibly stretched around the bulk of zack's knot, and there's a little thrill at the realization of how perfectly zack has him filled. like he was made to be here, made to do this for cloud. like cloud's body was made to hold him here, made to take zack like this.

it makes him dizzy. ]

Tight. [ which... isn't the most colorful description, but it's hard to focus on anything that isn't how good zack feels. ] You've got me so full, Zack. It's -- Wow.

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