Chapter 154 - Knotting Problem 1

Wonho pushes his alpha off of him, turning around to grab the tissue to clean himself.  He is not in the mood to wait minutes for another round. Not tonight.

'Hey, Won-'

'I'm hungry.' He interrupts, not wanting to comment on the situation. It has always been like this. He didn't mind it back when they were younger because they were drunk with each other and had nothing else to do, but having to wait for Minwoo's knot to calm down every single time just to go for another round is getting tiring. And no, it is not his alpha's fault either. Unlike most stories he heard about the man or alpha finishing earlier than their other half, Minwoo is always kind enough to finish together with him, knowing fully well his own condition.

It is just, tonight, Wonho wants to be able to go for another one right away, while he is still in the mood. And that is not possible because of that big knot. It freaking hurts.

Putting on his sweatpants and big shirt, Wonho makes his way to the kitchen. From the corner of his eyes, he can see Minwoo flipping his body around to lay on his stomach. He feels bad, but he just couldn't care. The sex wasn't bad, the waiting is. Minwoo wasn't bad. His big ass knot is.

'Wonie,' Minwoo finally comes out of the bedroom, sitting beside the omega who is about to eat his cereal. Wonho looks at the clock, 'seven minutes.'

'That's an improvement,' Minwoo tries to laugh it off, awkwardly. They had been avoiding talking about it since they made up. The only time he didn't knot, ever, was their first time together after their break. After that, it was one knot after another. One time they tried doing it with it still pumped up, reading somewhere that they might enjoy it as a couple, they ended up hurting Wonho. Needless to say, the couple decided to stop talking about it and let it go. Obviously, it has come to the point where Wonho no longer wants to have sex with him out of passion and instead, just do it for the 'couple quota'. Because passion leaves him wanting more, and that means having to wait for the knot to calm down, which sometimes takes tens of minutes by when, Wonho would already be doing something else. 

Honestly Minwoo has no idea why he takes a long time to calm down or vice versa. He tried to think of disgusting things to relax a few times, but thinking of those things obviously affects his own libido. Not to mention, it didn't work. Also, not much information about knotting is available because, apparently, it's not common and nobody even thought about studying it.

Minwoo realizes he only has this problem with Wonho. During their cooling off period, he slept with a few omegas and he never knotted. He thought it was because of his feelings but even when he was with his ex-girlfriend, who, granted was a beta, he didn't have the problem either. Which was why he never bothered to check it out. 

'Wonie, sorry…' he apologizes, feeling bad. Wonho was really feeling it tonight, they were really building it. And he just had to knot.

'It's fine. Can't be helped.' Wonho gives him a quick smile and turns around to watch the television. Minwoo can tell the man is sulking. 'I, think I might need some help.'

'Not toni-'

'No, a professional help.' Wonho turns to look at him, eyes in disbelief. 'I asked around, mated alphas don't have this problem. So I guess, it's just me. There's something wrong with me.'

There is silence, a really long one. Minwoo swears he can hear his own heartbeat. Wonho takes a deep breath, and offers, 'you… want me to go with you?'

'Nah. It's fine.' Minwoo pulls his omega in a hug, kissing his head. They will just have to settle with cuddling again. Not that it is the worse choice, they actually enjoy it.

'I'll get myself fixed and we'll have ten round-' Wonho just pushes his head hard enough he knocks it on the wall.

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'Mr. Kim?' Both the males lift their heads and stand up, entering the examination room; Minwoo leading the couple. Despite his reluctance, Wonho insisted on coming, for moral support. 

Yeah, right. It makes him more nervous than he should.

Sitting behind the table is an alpha lady, scribbling something real quick the moment the couple enter the room. Minwoo scans the room quickly, noting the degree she had from his university which means she is his senior, and the books on psychology - something he really, really hates. For a moment, she shocked him when she recognized him right away, but he had to remind himself that knotting is an alpha's problem, and it is obvious who the alpha among the two of them is.

'So, I heard from Dongho. Knotting?' The doctor mentions, getting straight to the point.

'Yeah.' Minwoo nods, not really comfortable talking about it. He had his physical examination done by a senior at the hospital but as it turns out, there is nothing wrong with his body. Everything is perfectly normal. Heck, he didn't even knot back there. At least, the first time he came. Then they tested this weird theory where Dongho asked Minwoo to think about his mate and BAM - knot.

Which brought them to where they are now. A psychologist.

'It's been going for a while?' Again, another nod. He can see from the corner of his eyes, Wonho playing with his own fingers, obviously not comfortable talking about their sex life to a stranger. Minwoo offers his hand to calm the man down, which Wonho takes. 

'So, what's wrong with me?' he asks, just to fill in the silence. He knows it is too early to give him a diagnosis because, he didn't give her any information just yet.

The doctor, also a Kim, puts her pen down. 'There's not much for me to work on but, from my experience, alphas knot when they have a really strong urge to inseminate their partner.' 

Minwoo can feel Wonho squeezing his hand and looks at his mate. The omega is giving him a look of confusion. 

He can only gulp.