Chapter 119 - New Challenges 1

'Shit!' Wonho clicks his tongue, his hand shaking as he squeezes the phone in his hand. It can't be. Why does it have a week after his start?

This is frustrating. How come he didn't realize the date when he first applied for the internship? Not that, he can do anything even if he noticed anyway, it is not as if he can change the period of the internship, or his heat. But still, getting his heat and being absent from work just a week after is just too, humiliating. And rude. What will they think if THE omega intern takes a week-long leave right after he started? That will not leave a good impression at all.

He is supposed to prove that omegas can work in a busy environment and handle pressure well too. Having his heat this early is not helping the cause. This is a huge disadvantage. He is frustrated.

Fuck. What should he do? Why does this have to happen to him? The internship is just two weeks away. There is no way he can quicken his heat before that. Can he?

'Everything okay?' The knock on the door surprised the omega who almost drop his phone. Panicking, not wanting to tell Minwoo about this, Wonho turns on the shower and wet his head, pretending to take a shower. He then dries it lightly before hanging the towel on his shoulder before opening the door.

'Won-'

'Hrmm? Why did you knock?'

'You were taking a while.' Wonho nods, pretending not to care. He wants to be alone with his thoughts so he can figure out what to do. That is, after losing all these pent-up frustrations elsewhere. He should go out.

'Wonie, you sure everything's fine?'

'Yeah.' Wonho avoids it again but this time, the younger male holds his hand in place. Confused with the action, the omega tilts his head a little after turning to face the other. 'You're not worried bout the heat?'

'Heat?' Again, a pretend.

Minwoo shows Wonho his own phone with something like a calendar application, 'I set the notice for a month, two weeks and a few days before,' in order to fix his schedule, prepare his stamina and his emotion, obviously. Minwoo looks at his omega, 'your internship,'

Wonho shakes his head, still not wanting to talk about it. Because, there is nothing to talk about. He will only end up complaining about it, and that is not something he wants to do right now. He wants to prepare himself mentally to tell his yet-to-be-met supervisors about this. On his first day. Knowing fully well this will affect his overall performance evaluation.

'So you're okay with having your heat this early?' Minwoo asks again and this time, Wonho looks away, biting his inner wall. He is not okay. And Minwoo obviously knows this hence the question. He just wants the alpha to leave him be right now. 'Wonie?'

'No I'm not.' Wonho almost snaps, not appreciating the push from the other. Is he trying to make him angry? Because this can turn into an argument. Wonho wants to scream at his face right now. Taking a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, he turns towards Minwoo who is still keeping his stare. His face calm as if it is not a big deal.

This is, a fucking big deal. 'So? What do I do?'

Minwoo scoffs at his question, irking him. Really, this guy is looking down on him. Probably sensing his incoming anger burst, the alpha quickly denies he was making fun of the situation and holds Wonho's hand. 'No. I mean, there's a simple solution. It's not like you never have to do this before.'

'What is it?' Wonho frowns deeper, still annoyed. Honestly, if he has a solution, he should tell him. Fucking tease. Urgh, just URGH!

'Come on, Wonie. Suppressant? Your best friend?'

Okay, that is, a simple solution. Wonho stares at his mate, blinking a few times, wondering why he didn't think of that. Now that it was mentioned, he remembered taking them a few times back before getting together with Minwoo. He forgot about it because he had no use for it anymore.

Owh, and also, didn't Minwoo told him not to take it because of the side-effects?

'It won't skip it. You told me that.'

'Hey, asking for a leave a month later is better than the first week, right?'

That is, true too. Wonho nods, smiling to himself. Minwoo is right, it is still not the most ideal situation, but it is better than doing nothing. Feeling like a huge burden has just been lifted, he bunts his head together with the alpha, 'it is. Thanks.'

Hearing that, Minwoo lifts one of his eyebrows, smirking in satisfaction. 'Now you have to admit I'm smart.'

'Heol' Wonho scoffs, refusing to grant him that. 'I gave you that idea so, nah.'

Well, technically he did give Minwoo the idea. Just that, he forgot about it. The first time he thought about using suppressant for his heat, he spent three whole days going through his anxiety and depression. But, he eventually got to that conclusion.

This time too, if he is given time to think, he would have come up with the same solution.

But yeah, guess having a calmer partner around does help come to the solution faster, and it does spare him all the mental torture. So for that, he is thankful.

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Minwoo wakes up to the smell of coffee. Looking at the brown alarm clock, he turns around to hide his face before realizing the other male is already up. He then sighs, not wanting to start the day just yet. Because today he will be rotated to the cardiology department, and he is not excited. How he wanted to extend his sleep right now so he can have less time to be bitter about it.

Why is Wonho up so early anyway?

Aah, his first day.

Getting up from the bed, the young medic student makes his way to the bathroom to wash his face before meeting his mate. All refreshed, he made sure everything is dry so he gets to have some skinship without ruining the omega's clothes. Because god know what will happen if he does; Wonho had been making sure his clothes are fully ironed and perfect the whole day yesterday.

'So early! Wow!' Minwoo exclaims playfully, noting the silly grin Wonho has. The man is having his coffee, sitting at the counter looking very professional. Very, very hot. His hair combed back, his fitted white shirt, his crooked tie-

His tie is crooked.

Can it be, Seo Wonho can't do a proper knot? Because that looks like a 5-year-old's work.

Not wanting to ruin the mood, Minwoo chuckles to himself, shaking his head before making his way towards the closet. He has one instant tie, for when he is too lazy to tie it properly. Thankfully, it is navy-coloured so it goes with most outfits.

'Here. No one's gonna notice.' Wonho's face turns red for a second but instead of giving him a pout, the omega grins widely at the help. He must be really excited to not start bickering this early.

So adorable. And so hot.

Minwoo decided. He is going to ask the man to have sex with him tonight without changing first as a thank you for the tie.