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“Former football manager and legend of the game, Do Seunghoon, passes away at age 85, leaving behind a club in disarray.” The headlines had long gone from bright and fanciful, just as his grandfather’s beloved football club that had once looked to the future became surrounded by darkness and uncertainty in the two decades since his grandfather had first abolished the rule barring omegas from playing for his club. Things had started off so brightly with the newly brought in omega players gelling perfectly with the alphas and betas that were already in the club. Now almost thirty years later, his grandfather was gone and the fate of his team in the top flight of Korean football was highly in doubt.“We will now begin reading the last will and testament of Do Seunghoon.” His grandfather’s lawyer said after he sat down at the desk in front of him. The old man had passed away a little over a week earlier. The doctors said that all the stress of running the club was too much for his heart and led to a massive heart attack. Even though his grandfather was rather up there in age, it still was hard to believe he was gone. After all, he was the one who taught him everything about football and nurtured his love of it whenever both of his parents were busy with their own playing careers.“...As for my grandchildren…” That was when Kyungsoo’s attention snapped back to the lawyer who had been droning on the beginning formalities of his grandfather’s will and whatever he had left to his parents and his uncle’s family. “...Lastly, for my grandson Kyungsoo, I leave to you the sum of 5 billion won and the position of manager of the football club Seoul Dragons FC. I know this may surprise you but I believe that you truly are the right figure to manage and help guide my beloved team back on track.”To say Kyungsoo wasn’t the only one surprised by the latter half of that sentence was an understatement. It didn’t help that the room suddenly felt ten times hotter than it already was and it seemed as though all eyes were on him. He had to will himself to calm down as the will continued being read on for another half hour. His grandfather couldn’t possibly have expected him, a twenty-six year old with barely a full season of coaching in the second division of football, to take over as manager of one of the most historically successful football teams in all of Asia. It was already hard enough being an omega in the world of coaching and now he’d surely have to face new whispers of nepotism. A hand on his shoulder broke him from the numerous thoughts crossing through his mind. He looked over to see his father giving him a look of concern.“If there are no objections then that concludes the reading of Do Seunghoon’s final will and testament. I’ll take my leave now in order to give you some privacy. With that, the grey-haired lawyer bowed to his father and uncle before leaving the room and leaving Kyungsoo with two pairs of eyes staring directly into the very depths of his soul…Okay so maybe he was exaggerating but that’s exactly how it felt at the moment.“Management is a hard business, Kyungsoo, are you sure you’re ready for this?” His uncle remarked in a slightly condescending tone. “Taking over a club of this calibre in the position it is in currently would be a task for even the most experienced of managers, let alone someone of your age or….status.”“What’s that supposed to mean, Uncle?” Kyungsoo sneered. “I managed to secure promotion in my first season as a manager at Gyeongju United anyways. Besides an omega manager isn’t as uncommon as it what it was twenty years ago”“Yes that is true but Kyungsoo what your uncle is trying to say is that none of us are expecting you to actually take this position if you feel you’re not ready.” His father attempted to reassure him. “Yunho and I, as the co-chairmen of the club will gladly find another manager. All you have to do is tell us you don’t want this. I’m sure no one in the press has gotten a hold of this story yet so it’d be relatively easy for us to make it look like business as usual.” Of course, they’d be worried about the PR portion of this more than the actual club. He knew not to expect anything less from them.Kyungsoo pondered his father’s words for a split before giving his reply “With all due respect to you and uncle Yunho, I fully intend on taking over as club manager for the Dragons, father. Grandpa chose me for this position and I plan on fulfilling his wishes.” He smirked once he practically saw his father and uncle’s jaws come unhinged. “I plan to sign all the paperwork tomorrow at noon during the press conference. Now if you’ll excuse me I must be on my way, after all, I need to alert my coaching staff that we’ll be swapping clubs.” He then made his way to exit the room when a hand on his shoulder stopped him.“Kyungsoo, please reconsider. The margin for error is minimal, son. If you fail at this then not only will the club be relegated but it’ll be awfully hard for you to ever coach at the highest level of football.” For a moment Kyungsoo swore he could’ve seen a glimpse of his father’s usual cold facade fade away and be replaced with genuine concern for his son. However, his mind was made up and there was no way he’d be changing it.“I’m sorry, father, but my decision is final.” And with that he took his leave, making sure the door slammed behind him for emphasis. After going back to his car where his valet was waiting for him, Kyungsoo whipped out his cell phone and quickly dialled the first number he could think of. Currently, he felt like a giddy child waiting to show his newest toys off to his friends. He waited a moment before someone answered on the other end.“Kyungsoo? This had better be good, man. I’m kinda in the middle of something right now.” The deep voice replied gruffly.“Yeol, what are the chances you can meet me at my penthouse later on tonight? I’m going to send the others a message in the group chat too.” Kyungsoo attempted to contain his excitement.“Wait a second...Yo, aren’t you supposed to be at the old man’s funeral?” Chanyeol let out a grunt after asking said question.“Oh gross! What the fuck, Yeol, are you having fucking sex right now?” Another grunt was all the confirmation Kyungsoo needed. “Jesus fucking Christ, Chanyeol! Anyways, be at my house in the next hour.” He stated before he rushed to hang up the phone. Today was a long day but it was only the first step in the next chapter of his life. He shot a text to the group chat since Chanyeol clearly was preoccupied. DyoD12: Guys I may have a new job for us!!!!! BumkeyKi: Fr? MrWorldWideHandsome: Please elaborate hyung XiuminnieTan: Wait weren't you at your grandpa's ⚰️ today? NaHak: Yeah, how do you even get a job offer at one of those things???? 🤔🤔🤔 SugaWater: Obvi he got a call and had to step out of the event. C’mon guys 😑 TaoTao: Or maybe he got us jobs at the funeral home?!?!? DyoD12: What the fuck Tao DyoD12: My grandpa named me in his will as the new manager of THE Seoul Dragons and I said yes NaHak: !!!!!!!! SugaWater: Are you like serious??? XiuminnieTan: That's fucking insane dude. Are dead people allowed to do that? DyoD12: Idk lemme go ask my grandpa…oh wait MrWorldWideHandsome: But wait aren't they sitting in like 18th in the top flight hyung? BumkeyKi: Yeah and wasn't their last coach practically run out of there? DyoD12: Yes and Yes BUT if anybody can turn a team around I know it's us TaoTao: Have you told Chanyeol hyung about this???? DyoD12: I told Chanyeol about it but that loser was a bit preoccupied. DyoD12: Guys please trust me we'll be amazing there….and I maybe have already told my dad and uncle that we'd take the job. Oopsy? MrWorldWideHandsome: YOU? WHAT THE FUCK BumkeyKi: WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK KYUNGSOO NaHak: KYUNGSOO WTF TaoTao: HYUNG WHAT THE FUCK XiuminnieTan: YOU LITTLE SHIT SugaWater: You do realize that's a dick move right? DyoD12: Hey what can I do it was my grandpa's last wish? BumkeyKi: What do you mean??? You could say no dipshit? You aren’t the only one putting your reputation on the line with this job DyoD12: guys just consider it please 🙏 it'll be a dope payday at least NaHak: Hmm I do like money 🤔 NaHak: I'm in XiuminnieTan: fine but if we're fired I'm beating your ass dickhead Sugawater: you owe me for this hyung but I'm in BumkeyKi: Fine. TaoTao: I'm innnnnnnn MrWorldWideHandsome: my love of money overrules my anger at you rn hyung DyoD12: I love y'all 💖💖💖💖💖💖 BumkeyKi: Stfu dickhead 💞 “Seoul Dragons FC would like to formally announce the appointment of Do Kyungsoo as the new manager of the club on a two-year contract deal.” The club’s spokeswoman, Solji, spoke cheerfully into the microphone even as a flurry of camera flashes went off around her. “He may be a relative newcomer but we believe he and his coaching staff can lead our wonderful club back in the right direction. And now without further ado, we’ll be taking questions from the journalists assembled here.”“Mr Do! Mr Do! Mr Do!” The flurry of journalists called out as they attempted to get his attention. It didn’t help that the constant sounds of camera shutters clicking made it harder to hear anyone. From where he was sitting at the podium, Kyungsoo felt himself feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the noise.“Let’s start off with the journalist with the blonde hair up front,” Solji said in her usual cheery voice. Said journalist looked shocked at being chosen but then got on with his question."My name is Jung Taekwoon from the Seoul Standard.” He fumbled through his notes before finding the notecard he was looking for. “Ah yes! Mr Do, even though you managed to achieve promotion in your first year of coaching with Gyeongju United last season, do you believe that coaching in the Primera Korean Division may have a larger learning curve than in the Second Division?‘Of course, that had to be the first question….’ Kyungsoo had to stop himself from rolling his eyes at the question.He quickly gathered his thoughts before flashing the crowd a confident smile “Of course there would be a learning curve with a position like this but I’m ready for a new challenge.” He then motioned next to him where Chanyeol was seated “The key to my success was never my coaching prowess but rather the help I received from members of my coaching staff, such as my assistant Chanyeol, and of course from the players. I’m only here to call out some directions on the touchline.” Satisfied with his answer and the subsequent laughter from the crowd, Kyungsoo leaned back in his chair as he awaited the next question.‘Jokes always make the atmosphere a little less tense.’However, Taekwoon was in no way phased by his attempts to lighten the mood. “Thank you for answering my question, Mr Do. Before we move on I have one last question, if time permits it.” The bespectacled reporter waited for a nod of approval from Kyungsoo and once he received it continued on with his question “While I’m sure it’s no secret here that you also happen to be the grandson of the club founder and former owner of this team and the son of one of its current chairmen. Do you believe that your relation to them will lead to any special or preferential treatment in regards to results potentially not going your way or if the club continues to find itself in the relegation zone?”‘Oof so we’re getting to this question already…Might as well give them the old razzle-dazzle I guess.’ Kyungsoo thought to himself.“If we’re being honest I know for a fact that my familial relations played a role in me being offered this position.” A few gasps and mumbles arose from the crowd at his nonchalant reply “However I assure you that before I even ever thought about taking up a position in management, I was a fan. My grandfather would make it his business to have me attend every Dragons’ home game until I was fourteen and went away to boarding school. I was there when we won our third, fourth, and fifth titles back to back and I was there when we lost the Asian Champions Cup final on penalties.” Kyungsoo paused for a moment as he thought back to all the memories he had with this club. “I assure you that as a fan of this club I will make it my business to lead this club back to its former glory. I know it won’t be an easy road but I will gladly fight as hard as possible to achieve this dream. So now that we’ve addressed the elephant in the room shall we move on to the next question?”The rest of the press conference went off without a hitch with most of the questions being directed towards him and a couple aimed in Chanyeol’s direction. If the journalists became a bit too nosy or pushy then Solji would take it upon herself to step in and answer the questions. It was as reasonable as it could be for Kyungsoo’s first time being introduced to the glaring spotlight of the top division in Korean football. Maybe he should’ve savoured that fact a bit more because that was the easiest his life would be for a while.The old training ground had certainly changed quite a bit in the last decade since he had visited it last with his grandfather. One of the elderly groundskeepers, Mr Chu, was there to greet them and take him and his staff on a tour of the grounds. To say the accommodations that greeted them was fit for a king and was quite possibly the understatement of the century. It had Olympic sized swimming pools and a state of the art cafeteria that could comfortably seat at least a hundred people. When they arrived at the main practice field, Kyungsoo was shocked to see it was practically empty with the exception of the few players who were warming up.“So, Mr Chu, do you know where are the rest of my players at? Shouldn't they be training or at least be what on us to start the training session?” Kyungsoo gestured to the practice field with a slightly worried look on his face. Mr Chu couldn’t help chuckling at the omega’s expression.“Ah don’t worry about that too much, my boy.” The old beta shrugged simply “The rest usually show up around 11 or so. If I were you I’d just focus on introducing yourself running through the drills with the players you have here right now.”“B-but there’s only about eight or so players out there. Also, that’s not even touching on the fact that part of my starting XI seems to believe it's okay to be hours late to training.” Kyungsoo huffed as frustration began setting in.“That’s just how things have been around here for the last year or so. You know the player power and all that jazz.” Mr Chu replied nonchalantly. “Welp I’ve got to get back to touching up the academy pitch so I’ll be seeing you around. Good luck, Mr Do, you're going to need it.” And with that, the older beta took his leave.“What was that all about?” His goalkeeping coach, Minseok asked as they watched Mr Chu's retreating form.“Don't worry about, Mr Chu. He can be a bit odd sometimes.” A new voice nearly caused them all to jump out of their skins. However, upon turning around Kyungsoo realized it was one of the players who had been on the training pitch. “Name's Byun Baekhyun by the way. I'm one of the wingers for the team and you must be our new manager and coaching staff. It's a pleasure to meet you guys” The boy slicked his hair back and held out his hand for Kyungsoo to shake it.Byun Baekhyun was beautiful but not in a delicate way and he looked to be close to Kyungsoo in age. It was rather easy to tell that he was a fellow omega if his scent was anything to go by.  Some of his features were soft but you could definitely tell that he'd been hardened from years of conditioning and playing football. His dark blonde hair reflected perfectly in the sunlight and highlighted his perfectly tanned features and if Kyungsoo hadn't sworn off dating other omegas during college, he'd have probably been easily smitten with him. Obviously, he wasn't the only one thinking similar thoughts as Chanyeol rushed to speak before he could even get the chance to.“My name's Park Chanyeol and your new assistant manager,” Chanyeol replied a little too eagerly after shaking the other's hand. If Baekhyun was uncomfortable with Chanyeol’s forwardness, he made no attempt to show it and instead flashed a smile at the goofy red-headed alpha. If they were in any other situation Kyungsoo would've laughed at how unbelievably obvious his best friend was but they had more important matters to attend to.“I'm Do Kyungsoo. It's my pleasure to meet you, Baekhyun. I look forward to having a fruitful spell here with you.” Kyungsoo stated simply and shook Baekhyun's hand.“My name's Kim Minseok and I'll be your new goalkeeping coach,” Minseok stated before he too shook Baekhyun's hand. It continued like that as the rest of his coaching staff all introduced themselves to the winger.“Ah, it's probably time that I take you guys down to the pitch so you can meet the others,” Baekhyun stated after introductions were over. Kyungsoo a nod of approval and followed the omega while Chanyeol walked alongside Baekhyun chatting rather animatedly about something.“So Baekhyun where is everyone else? Surely I can't have a squad of only eight players.” Kyungsoo asked as they walked down the pathway that led to the training pitch.Baekhyun’s eyebrows quirked up in surprise at the question “Eh our captain and vice-captain usually are never on time and I guess the others just follow their lead.” He shrugged casually “The policy hasn’t really been enforced much in the last year, to be honest. I just try to keep my head down so I don’t cause a ruckus with the others.”“Well, we’ll just have to change that.” Kyungsoo hummed in obvious disapproval.At the training pitch, the small group of players they'd previously seen practising were taking a water break. They immediately looked up in suspicion at the sound of footsteps but relaxed upon seeing that it was Baekhyun accompanying Kyungsoo's group.Baekhyun waved cheerfully “Hey guys look at who I ran into!” Hearing Baekhyun speak was like watching a gleeful kid talk about their favourite toy. “It's our new coaching staff! Why don't you guys introduce yourselves to each other?” And so they did.The first person to greet Kyungsoo and his staff was an alpha named Sehun who played as the starting left back for the team. She was rather tall and had similar blonde hair to Baekhyun and was just as friendly as the other omega too. The next to greet them was a handsome, imposing alpha named Minho who was one of the centre-backs, followed by a young female alpha named Sooyoung who was one of the starting attacking midfielders. After her, they were introduced to the other betas currently on the first team, Hongbin and Minhyuk, two of the defensive midfielders. Hongbin was the shyer of the duo but Kyungsoo had seen the damage he could inflict in matches from the highlight reels that had been uploaded to YouTube. They were then introduced to another alpha by the name of Hyuna who happened to be one of the right backs for the club. Lastly, they were greeted by the towering figure of the starting omega goalkeeper Junhong. The kid had to only be about nineteen but he was at least 188 cm and made Kyungsoo look like a baby in comparison.“Remind me to never piss that kid off.” He whispered into Chanyeol’s ear after Junhong had finished his introduction. Chanyeol couldn’t help chuckling at his friend’s statement.Kyungsoo then turned his attention back to the players assembled in front of him “I know that this is our first session together and we’re missing quite a few players...” His eyes narrowed at the thought of his missing club captains “However I promise you I’m just as willing to fight for you guys if you guys are willing to fight for your positions in this team. I have no clue what your previous manager was like but I can assure you that I’m nothing like him. I’m not here to win the popularity award, I’m here to take this team back to the previous heights it had under the early reign of my grandfather.” A few eyebrows quirked up at the stern tone his voice had taken on. “However, I also believe in an open-door policy with my players. Hard work isn’t just going to be appreciated in this squad but it will be rewarded. If my staff and I see that you’re giving your all out here and on the pitch during matches then I promise you your efforts will be recognized. As for anyone who has a problem with how things are being run here all I ask is for you to come to us instead of leaking any information on our dressing room situation to the media. I’ve seen what it can do to squad cohesion when delicate information is leaked. Is that understood?” The players nodded solemnly. Kyungsoo smirked a bit now knowing that he had their full attention “Now that we've gotten that out of the way let's have a bit of fun why don't we? Why don't we run through a few drills so I can gauge your abilities and then we can break for a two-hour lunch.” The next hour consisted of them focusing on a couple of 3 v 3 scrimmage matches and shooting exercises. Just from observation Kyungsoo could tell that he inherited a talented group of players from his predecessor. During lunch, Kyungsoo sat at a table with some of his fellow coaching staff members while the others continued to get to know each other. They were joined by Junhong and Baekhyun who were chatting with the others casually. Kyungsoo, being the analyst he was, had already begun to think about certain tactics he wanted to implement for his first match in charge. However, the lingering frustration of not having all of his players at his disposal so he could properly plan was beginning to bubble to the surface again.“-must have been interesting huh?” A voice broke him from his thoughts. Kyungsoo looked up and realized the voice belonged to Junhong with the youngster giving him a sheepish look.'Why is this kid giving me this freaky look?' He thought to himself at the sight of the young alpha's expression“Uh sorry I didn't hear the last part could you repeat the question?” Kyungsoo questioned half-heartedly, still not paying much attention to the other.“I-I was just asking about how cool it must have been to have been to grow the son of two of the best footballers in the world?” The youngster asked, taking Kyungsoo by surprise. “I remember being huge fans of your dads growing up and if we’re being honest your brother Joonmyun isn’t too shabby either.”“Yeah. It was definitely interesting.” Kyungsoo replied rather gruffly. He could see Junhong deflate a bit at the coldness of his response.Picking up on the slight tension between the two, Minseok swooped in “So Junhong how does it feel playing in the big leagues now? It’s must be a big shift from the reserves right?” The older omega beamed at the young alpha.“It’s been so cool being able to play alongside some of my heroes, especially with Kim Kai! Every time he touches the ball he makes magic with it!” The teenager gushed.“Yah! What about me you brat? I’m the one who gives mullet head the assists most of the time!” Baekhyun chimed in.Junhong rolled his eyes “Yeah I guess you’re also pretty cool too, hyung…”“Why you little-!” Baekhyun pulled the much taller youngster into a halfhearted headlock that caused everyone else at the table to laugh at the scene.“Yah, Baekhyun, let the poor boy go.” A new voice spoke up leading to all the laughter dying down. Kyungsoo’s attention immediately shifted towards the direction where the voice came from. Standing by the entrance of the cafeteria was a tall blonde-haired alpha dressed in the same training kit as the other players were. Kyungsoo recognized him immediately.You’re Kim Kai.” He stated in a sour tone. Kyungsoo had heard all about him. It was impossible not to given the fact that he was one of the most popular and highly rated footballers in Asia.“And who are you, gorgeous?” The tall alpha switched his gaze to Kyungsoo. It wasn’t hard to see why the guy was viewed as one of the most sought-after bachelors in Asia with his piercing amber eyes and perfectly sculpted face. Kai must have stood at least almost six inches taller than himself and carried an almost arrogant sort of confidence to him. The guy was definitely the face of the modern alpha. If it weren’t for that damn mullet then maybe Kyungsoo would’ve found him quite attractive but as things stood all he wanted to do right now was wipe the smug grin off of his face.“I’m Kyungsoo, your new manager and you’re over two hours late.” The alpha let a loud chuckle at his answer, pissing Kyungsoo off even further. “And what’s so funny, Mr Kim?” Kyungsoo queried.“You’re the new manager? Wait until Wonshik gets a load of this! You’re the only one they could get to come here?” Kai could barely contain his laughter at this point. The atmosphere in the room turned considerably in a matter of moments with all eyes now resting on the duo, eagerly anticipating what his response would be to such about this blatant show of disrespect.However, Kyungsoo bit back the string of expletives on his tongue and opted for a much simpler response “We’ll see who’ll be laughing by the end of the day, Kim. You’ll be docked one week’s pay for your tardiness and I’m stripping you of your captaincy until you can prove to me that you actually deserve it.” Jongin’s face dropped immediately at the omega’s declaration. “I’ll see you and others on the training pitch in twenty minutes.” With that, he exited the cafeteria, leaving behind a stunned Jongin who could only watch the omega’s retreating form.The rest of the training session went by without further incident and it allowed Kyungsoo and his coaching staff the opportunity to further observe the team. There were many positives to take from this session however he still didn’t know the full extent of his squad’s abilities thanks to a few notable absences.  One of the main things that he wasn't pleased with was the fact that the team's main strategy seemed to be to hoof the ball straight to Kai whenever they got the ball. He’d have to change that immediately after all they were a team, not a one-man show. He also wasn’t pleased with the half-assed diva attitude Kai would display whenever a pass to him would be misplaced. Another thing they’d have to get under control ASAP. It didn’t help that every time Kyungsoo offered a technique suggestion to him he’d go and do the complete opposite of said suggestion. At the end of the session, he gave all the players a celebratory pat on the back and sent them on their way with the exception of Kai who he asked to stay behind for a word with him in his office. The alpha nodded and made his way inside the training facility.As he left the training ground Chanyeol gave Kyungsoo a questioning look “Are you sure you’ll be good by yourself with this guy?” The red-haired alpha asked his best friend.Kyungsoo merely shrugged “I think I can handle him, Yeol. I literally grew up with two of the toughest alphas in the game in my house. Anyways, I’d hurry up if I were you seems like Baekhyun isn’t the most patient guy on the planet.” The younger directed his gaze to the top of the hill where Baekhyun was standing with his arms crossed. Chanyeol smiled at his friend before beginning his trek up the pathway and wrapping an arm around Baekhyun’s waist.“Send me a text when you get home!” The redhead called over his shoulder as he walked away.“Yeah yeah! Make sure you use protection!” Kyungsoo shouted right back at the other promptly earning him a middle finger from Chanyeol. Kyungsoo chuckled before he walked back into the main training building where his new office was located. He hadn’t fully had time to decorate his office as he wanted since his first priority for the day had been to meet and get to know his players. Hell, he hadn’t even had the chance to sit in it yet and only knew where it was due to the fact that they had passed by it earlier today on their tour of the training ground.Once he arrived at his office he was greeted by the sight of Kai sitting in the office chair at his desk with it turned around and facing the large window that overlooked the whole of the training ground.Kyungsoo cleared his throat in order to gain the other’s attention “I believe that’s my seat you’re sitting in, Kim.” He said once said alpha’s eyes were on him.“Well I don’t plan on getting up so what are you going to do about it, Do?” The alpha quirked an eyebrow after he made the statement. Kyungsoo gave him an incredulous look.“First you show up late to training hours late and now you’re being completely insubordinate to your senior? Not the best at making a good first impression huh Kim?” The omega replied, clearly unimpressed. Kai simply stood up walked around the desk so that he and Kyungsoo were face to face with only a few feet separating them.“Let’s get a few things straight, Do.” The alpha straightened up “You might have everybody else talking about how much of a managerial prodigy you are but I can see right through you. You have no right to take the captain’s armband away from me.” He took a step towards the shocked redhead. “You’re just an arrogant rich omega whose family name got him a job with the big boys. I figured that out while watching your press conference. You don’t even know what you’ve gotten yourself into.” They were now standing face to face and Kai had a cocky smirk gracing his face, their lips mere inches apart. The heady scent of alpha pheromones now fully permeated the room as Kai attempted to assert his dominance over the omega.Kyungsoo wasn't intimidated in the slightest “You’ll learn very quickly that I’m not one to give up easily, Kim.” Kyungsoo matched Kai’s smirk “You’d take care to remember who’s the one in charge of this show because it’s not you. You will be stripped of the captaincy for the next match and it will stay as such until you get your shit together and prove you’re worthy of it.” He chastised the elder alpha, the air still completely electric between the two of them. Kai had to hand it to him, the small omega had quite a bit of spunk but that wouldn’t deter him from his mission.“We’ll see who comes out on top. You can’t keep the team on your side if their captain isn’t.” Kai replied in a haughty tone “They respect me far more than they’ll respect some twenty-something clown who’s only ever managed in the second tier and whose only claim to fame is his family.” Kai didn’t even care about pushing the boundaries between them at that point. Kyungsoo, however, did care about it quite a bit regardless of what sparks were flying between them, refused to be disrespected in such a manner.“You just talked yourself into having two weeks pay docked. Care to keep talking, dickhead?” Kyungsoo retorted looking the blonde-haired alpha directly in the eyes.“Yeah. You should just save yourself the embarrassment before your reputation is destroyed, Do.” He whispered softly before closing the distance between them. However, he was stopped by Kyungsoo’s hand tightly gripping onto his training jacket. The shorter omega had an almost unreadable look on his face. In a split second, their lips met in a passionate lip-lock.Adrenaline rushed through Kyungsoo’s veins as he deepened the kiss and tangled his free hand into Kai’s hair. A moan escaped him as they both fought for dominance with neither wanting to let the other gain the upper hand. Eventually, they inevitably had to separate for air and locked eyes for a moment as they attempted to catch their breath.“You...should...leave. I’ll see...you...tomorrow.” Kyungsoo whimpered as he caught his breath. The scent of his omega pheromones clashed heavily with Kai’s alpha scent.Kai gave a curt nod before leaving the office. Neither knew what had exactly come over them but the pull they felt to each other was undeniable and it warranted further investigation. Noting that the coast was clear, Kyungsoo immediately sent a text to their group chat.DyoD12: Uhhhh so have you guys ever felt a magnetic pull towards someone you’ve never met before?XiuminnieTan: Wym?TaoTao: ?DyoD12: It’s nothingDyoD12: Just wonderingNaHak: Oh my god are you about to get your dick wet???????NaHak: Firstable who is it???SugaWater: HOLY SHIT 😨TaoTao: Hyung’s finally going to get laid? Good maybe he’ll stop being so uptight…-_-DyoD12: What the hell? No I’m not fucking anybody ya dipshits!!!!TaoTao: Lame 😒NaHak: KilljoyXiuminnieTan: Enjoy blueballs life thenDyoD12: What do I keep you idiots around for?SugaWater: Because you need us? 🤔TaoTao: Because you love us 😃❤❤❤❤DyoD12: Nevermind…Kyungsoo set his cell phone down with a sigh and took a seat at his desk. After a moment of letting the events of the last half hour play over again in his head, he got to work organizing his office. After all, as Kai had so eloquently made clear, he truly had his work cut out for him if he wanted to make his tenure at Seoul Dragons successful.

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Kyungsoo found out rather quickly that Kai wasn't the only problem child within the squad. Over the next few training sessions, Kyungsoo became well acquainted with the fellow troublemakers that were a part of Kai’s clique given the fact that they took every opportunity to question his and his coaching staff input. He had been used to insubordinate players and would’ve just dropped them but unfortunately, that wasn’t much of an option since said clique was made up of most of the teams nailed on starters either. Luckily he at least had Baekhyun to use as some sort of mediator between them since he was the only one on the squad who seemed to have a halfway decent relationship with Kai, outside of his clique.
 
In the days since his appointment, Baekhyun had been extremely helpful in helping Kyungsoo adjust to coaching at the club and could see the potential for a wonderful friendship to bloom between the two of them. Which was why he currently had said omega sitting in front of his desk in his office.
 
Kyungsoo cleared his throat “You’re probably wondering why I called you he-”
 
“Obviously it's because you and Kaius are about 5 seconds away from killing or fucking each other.” Baekhyun interrupted nonchalantly causing Kyungsoo’s cheeks to flush in embarrassment. Baekhyun chuckled at his expression “You guys can’t think that we haven’t noticed how you guys look at each other during practice?” 
 
“What-? I'd never-!” Kyungsoo stuttered out “Wait who's we?” 
 
Baekhyun smirked in sheer delight “Don't worry, boss, we only involves me and Channie.”

“Channie? God, you guys are really running with this huh?” Kyungsoo rolled his eyes at the outlandish pet name for his best friend “You know most other managers wouldn’t be too keen on their player and assistant coach being intimate with each other? Besides, don’t you think it’s a bit too soon to be calling each other pet names? You guys met like five days ago...”
 
Baekhyun merely shrugged “When you know you just know. There’s something about him...It’s like he completes me or something. You’re right it probably is a bit too early for all of that but I just feel at home with him. Trust me, Soo, I’ve been with a lot of guys and girls but not one of them has ever made me feel the way I’ve felt when I’m with Chanyeol. I know soulmates aren’t that common anymore but with Chanyeol it feels like it's possible.” Baekhyun eyes had lit up and Kyungsoo could easily see how smitten he was with his best friend. 
 
“God I wish that was me…” Kyungsoo mumbled unwittingly before he caught on to his mistake and switched back to his normal demeanor “I mean that sounds like mushy bullshit.” 
 
It was Baekhyun’s turn to roll his eyes “You can say that right now but when you’re in love you’ll understand all that “mushy bullshit”.” He replied with his usual air of cockiness.
 
“Anyways...I called you here because I’m planning to make you the captain for tomorrow’s match.” Kyungsoo stated much to Baekhyun’s shock. 
 
“W-what do you mean? Kai is our captain. He’s been our captain for the last two seasons.” Baekhyun stuttered.
 
“And he’s been a horrible one.” Kyungsoo frowned, expression unchanging “Proper captains don’t show up nearly two hours late to training when you’re team has lost four matches in a row.” 
 
“But-!” Baekhyun attempted to argue but Kyungsoo was having none of it.
 
“You will captain this team tomorrow, Baekhyun.” He stated firmly before he got up from his chair with a still stunned Baekhyun following suit “Look I know that Kai is your best friend but you’ve shown me that you’re our most reliable player at the moment and right now reliability is what I need the most if we’re going to get this team out of this mess.” Kyungsoo’s gaze softened slightly as he gathered his things “Tomorrow’s a big day for both of us.” He held the door open for the other.
 
Sensing the other’s underlying unease, Baekhyun placed a hand on Kyungsoo’s shoulder and met his gaze “I’ve met quite a few managers and coaches and none of them have even thought to put this much faith in me before. I’ll be sure to repay your faith in me, boss.” Kyungsoo merely nodded as he considered the other’s words “As for Kai, he’ll come around eventually so I wouldn’t worry about it too much.” And with that Baekhyun left the room leaving Kyungsoo alone with his thoughts.
  
There were two things Kyungsoo was sure of at the moment the first of which being that Byun Baekhyun was a liar and the second of which being that his team really could manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. How he came to said conclusions involved the most painful fifteen minutes of his life.
 
Watching from the sidelines, decked out in an all-black designer suit that helped him radiate an air of confidence, Kyungsoo watched as the match had started exactly as he had hoped it would. They were playing similar division strugglers in local rivals Incheon Poachers FC and it was a match that he had hoped to at least win. After all, Incheon was only one place above them in the table and was dealing with an injury crisis with their players at the moment. Seoul was playing at home so they also had the added bonus of the home crowd being behind him. Their reception to Kyungsoo’s starting lineup changes were much more favourable than they were on social media. Kyungsoo had made the mistake of checking Twitter, the cesspool that it is, during the run up to the match. Safe to say some of the Seoul faithful were none too pleased to see Jongin lose the captain’s armband and have an omega, of all people, take his place. He regretted scrolling through the various tweets as he was called nearly every slur against omegas that had been written for his decision to strip Kai of his captaincy. Society may have progressed a lot in recent decades regarding secondary gender equality but the realm of sports still harboured a few more negative elements that one would usually encounter in the outside world.
 
The match itself had a proper derby day feel to it and he was beyond excited about taking the reigns of his boyhood club in a match like this. His team had stuck to the formation and positions he had laid out for them during his pre-match team talk in the dressing room. Even Kai was following his instructions and had managed to score the game’s first goal in the twelfth minute of the match.

‘So far, so good...’

Kyungsoo thought to himself as he watched his team begin to grow in confidence as the first half wore on. Baekhyun was playing like a man possessed and controlled the midfield with ease. Junhong had even managed a few world-class saves to preserve their lead before Kai went on to score the next goal right on the stroke of halftime. Once the ref’s whistle blew, Kyungsoo rushed into the dressing room flanked by his coaching staff and his players.
 
“Okay guys, you’ve all played well and stuck with the game plan and I’m so thankful for that!” He beamed, unable to hide the sheer delight he felt at being only forty-five minutes away from his first Primera league win. “Now all that’s left is for us to go for it and strike the final blow to put this match out of sight.” With those words, he ended his team talk and left to go back out onto the pitch. Unfortunately, Kyungsoo had forgotten how cruel of a mistress the game of football could be.
 
For the first five minutes of the second half things played out similar to how they did in the first half but then in the fifty-first minute came the moment that they had been waiting for. A perfect pass from Baekhyun fell to the feet of the club vice-captain Ravi, one of the members of Kai's clique, who then carried it into the eighteen-yard box before being tackled by an Incheon player in what was a clear denial of a goal-scoring opportunity and should’ve been a penalty and a sending off for said player. However, the ref didn’t seem to think so and waved away the appeals from the Seoul players while Ravi writhed on the ground in pain. The offending Incheon player didn’t even receive a yellow card.

“Are you fucking serious that was a blatant penalty! My player is in serious pain right now because of how dangerous that tackle was and you mean to tell me that the ref won’t even give that player a warning?!” Kyungsoo practically screamed to the fourth referee who was positioned only a few feet away as the boos rained down around the stadium at the decision. 
 
“Mr Do I’m going to have to ask you to return to your technical area.” The referee replied completely ignoring his question. Kyungsoo begrudgingly followed his instructions with some nudging from Chanyeol while his managerial counterpart sneered at him from the other side of the referee. 
 
On the field, things weren’t much better as the game had taken a significantly dirtier turn. The Incheon players were now actively seeking to practically hack down his players and said offences were going unpunished by the referee. Not even a single yellow card had been shown to any of the Incheon players. They had managed to score a goal right after the penalty incident.
 
Things came to a head when in the fifty-ninth minute Incheon finally got the game-tying goal they had been pushing for after one of their alpha players headed the ball into the net after knocking over Sehun in the box. That wasn’t the incident that caused Kyungsoo to finally lose his patience with the referee’s ineptitude. That incident occurred after said goal when during the opposition team celebrations after the goalscorer had shushed Seoul’s home fans, one of their other players stamped on Sehun’s ankle in plain sight of the referee who once again turned a blind eye to the incident even though it seemed like everyone else in the stadium had practically seen it. The outrage from the home fans was made known and his players finally let their frustrations be known by starting a shoving match with the Incheon players. Then out of the blue Kyungsoo could see one of the Incheon betas shoving a finger in Baekhyun’s face as he tried to play peacemaker. It was a big mistake on the part of the Incheon player because, in the next moment, Chanyeol was out on the field in the middle of said ruckus while being restrained by the other members of Kyungsoo’s coaching staff and his substitutes. The referee finally broke up the fight and showed a red card to the two offending Incheon players along with Minho and Jooheon for their part in starting the fight. Chanyeol, for his part, was also shown a red card and made his way off the pitch and to the stands, still defiant as ever.
 
 “You should learn to control your staff but then again what more should I expect from an omega bitch?” The opposition manager snarled at Kyungsoo after Chanyeol had gone into the stands and taken a seat. It certainly wasn’t a good look for his assistant manager to be sent off in his first game in charge but Kyungsoo could easily deflect the media scrutiny away from the tall alpha. However, what he wouldn’t tolerate would be this arrogant and disgusting alpha, who had been looking down on him all day, getting away with degrading him in public.
 
“How dare you?! You know nothing of me or where I come from, you knotless prick!” Kyungsoo spat as he rushed across the technical area, all semblance of his usual grace gone “I could have your fucking job in a matter of minutes!” Behind him, Kibum and Minseok tried to restrain him but it was no use, he planned on giving this dickhead a piece of his mind. However, before he could give the man a fully blown verbal lashing, the referee appeared and showed him a red card, drawing even more boos from the home crowd. Rather than causing more of a scene than he already had, Kyungsoo handed the instructions he had been writing down over to Kibum and made his way into the stands where a still fuming Chanyeol was seated. 
 
Now all they could do was watch helplessly as Incheon went on to score what surely had to be the winning goal with less than ten minutes left of the ninety on the clock. He had made an ass of himself on the biggest stage he had been on before in his young life and for what? His team to lose spectacularly to a team that was more likely to go down than they were? Disappointment permeated throughout the redheaded omega’s body but his team wasn’t done yet. 
 
Thanks to the brawl, an astonishing twelve minutes of added time was added to the game. There was still time for his Seoul Dragons to pull something out of their ass if they could. And pull something out of their ass they did. In the ninety-first minute, Baekhyun managed to latch on to a goal kick from Junhong and went on a mazy run up the field, leaving behind a few embarrassed Incheon players in his wake. Once he reached the penalty box he unleashed an absolute rocket that their goalkeeper had no chance of saving, causing the stadium to practically erupt in a chorus of cheers. Then with the score tied at 3-3 in the one hundred and first minute with mere seconds on the clock, Ravi sent an inch-perfect pass to Kai in the penalty box who made no mistake from twelve yards out and sent it flying past the keeper, completing his hard-earned hattrick as the stadium shook with the cheers from the home crowd. 
 
Seconds later the full-time whistle blew. Pandemonium ensued with Kyungsoo and Chanyeol, unable to help getting caught up in the excitement, making their satisfaction known by joining in the celebrations with nearby supporters. On the field, you would have thought that the players had won the World Cup instead of a match over their local rivals if their celebrations were anything to go by. Upon making their way down to the dressing room, they were greeted by a dressing room full of elated players. Chanyeol immediately ran over to Baekhyun to make sure the blonde omega was alright. 
 
“I’m better now that I know I have a big strong alpha who’ll protect me even if it means making himself look like a giant ass in front of 56,000 people.” Baekhyun chuckled before pulling Chanyeol into a passionate kiss, earning a few wolf whistles from the other players. Kyungsoo was genuinely happy for the two and any doubts in his mind about their relationship had dissipated today. 
 
Kai faked a gagging noise “For fuck's sake get a room already.” Baekhyun and Chanyeol simultaneously flipped him off and continued their kiss. 
 
“Kai is just mad because captain Baek is getting his dick wet and he's not.” Minho joked, earning a towel to the face from Kai. 
 
“That was pretty dope seeing you stand up for us like that.” Ravi stated in his usual stoic tone, catching Kyungsoo by surprise “It takes a lot of guts to risk getting sent off just to defend us so for that you have my respect.” The alpha held out his hand for Kyungsoo to shake, which he gladly did. 
 
“I made a promise that I’d protect my players even if it meant I’d look bad in the process and I plan on living up to that promise.” He replied sincerely, causing Ravi to roll his eyes.
 
“Dammit Do, you had to go and get all sentimental on me and ruin the moment.” However before Kyungsoo could reply with a witty comeback, one of the stadium stewards announced that it was time for his post-match interview. 
 
Kyungsoo took his leave from the locker room, ready to face any questions the press had for him with a renewed vigour. There was a horde of reporters eagerly awaiting him like lions waiting for a piece of meat at the press wall. Among the horde of reporters, was the familiar face of Jung Taekwoon, who Kyungsoo had gotten accustomed to over the last week thanks to him conducting an interview with him for a profile on the young manager in the Seoul Standard. After taking his place in front of the press wall, Kyungsoo signalled that he was ready to begin the post-match interview.
 
“Mr Do how do you feel after taking charge and being sent off in your first match?” One reporter shouted.
 
“Do you believe a few of the referee’s decisions played a part in how the match turned out?” Another called out.
 
“What did the Incheon Poachers manager say to get you so riled up today? Have you spoken to  your assistant manager about his reaction today?” A third one yelled.
 
“Ah yes today emotions were running high and we almost lost the plot but the team showed brilliant mental fortitude to come back and win the match.” Kyungsoo stated as he tried to hide his pride and excitement over today’s win “As for the brawl today, I cannot say I agree with everything the referee did today but I’m ashamed to have seen things get so far out of hand like that. I’ve spoken with assistant manager Park Chanyeol and he too regrets his actions. I’m so very proud of players for how we responded today and I hope this win can push us forward.” With that Kyungsoo thanked the reporters and ended the interview before walking away to head back to the dressing room.

To say that win pushed them forward was an understatement of epic proportions. After the derby, matches came at the team fast thanks to the holiday period with a match occurring every three or four days. Luckily Kyungsoo had managed to find a balance he truly liked with his team that allowed him to play to most of his players' strengths during a match. Over the next month and a half, the Seoul Dragons went on a run of six wins from eight with only two draws in that period and having taken twenty-two points from a possible twenty-eight. The two draws came after he and Chanyeol received their two-match ban for their involvement in the fight on derby day. Thankfully, Kibum and Minseok filled in rather admirably in his and Chanyeol’s stead.
 
The run of good form helped to catapult the team from their spot in eighteenth place to eighth place in the league table and even saw them enter the conversation for possibly being a contender for the continental Asiana League next season. 
 
His indiscretions during the Incheon hadn’t sat well with his father or uncle or any of the other board members but it quickly endeared him to the Seoul faithful.  During matches, the fans gleefully sang his name in boisterous chants during home games and there were even rumours that a few of the supporter’s groups would ban together to unveil a new tifo banner in honour of him.
 
For the first time in years, fans of the Seoul Dragons felt a reason to be excited about their team and it was all thanks to their young diamond in the rough manager and his coaching staff. The media could hardly believe that such a miracle turnaround had happened at a club they had almost certainly pegged to be relegated by the end of the season. Reporters were practically falling over themselves to get an interview with Kyungsoo now in light of the team’s good fortunes and the young omega couldn’t be happier about it. After all, he had managed to win the hearts of his players and helped bring a feeling of positivity and hope back to his childhood team.
 
He had even managed to win over the members of Kai’s clique leaving only Kai as the odd man out but even then the alpha had softened considerably in his abrasiveness since they had gone their massive run of form. He had scored ten goals in that run of games and now was joint top of the leading goalscorers' chart. Kai and Kyungsoo may never be on wholly good terms but Kyungsoo would gladly take it if it meant that the blonde-haired alpha would continue to play out of his skin as he had been. It would still take some convincing for Kyungsoo to give the alpha the captain’s armband back but at least he was attempting to prove himself worthy of it.
 
After concluding his post-match interview after picking up another three points that saw Seoul thrash Pohang FC 4-1 with Kai once again netting a hattrick, Kyungsoo began to make his way dressing room to speak with his players. Instead, he was greeted by the sight of a shirtless and scowling Kai leaning against the door.
 
“The guys wanted to know if you wanted to come out with us for drinks at Cloud Nine tonight since the international break is coming up. I told them you probably wouldn’t want to go but they insisted I guess.” The blonde-haired alpha tried his best to keep up his aloof attitude. 
 
“Aww, how sweet of big bad Mr Kim Kai to even consider me. Of course, I'll gladly go.“ Kyungsoo cooed sarcastically as the other. Kaimerely rolled his eyes in response to his snarky comment which only made the atmosphere between them tenser “By the way congratulations on your hattrick.” Kyungsoo held out his hand in an attempt to clear the air. 
 
“Thanks.” The blonde-haired alpha ignored the gesture and pushed past Kyungsoo to exit the room.

‘What the fuck is his problem?’

Kyungsoo thought to himself before he walked back into the dressing room to meet with the rest of his players and staff.
  
“To our badass manager: Do Kyungsoo! Long may he reign!” A clearly wasted Jooheon exclaimed as he attempted to lead a toast but only succeeded in spilling a bit of his beer on the table.
 
“Here! Here!” Cheers rang out around the VIP booth where Kyungsoo was situated. Their group was made up of Baekhyun, Chanyeol, Minho and his boyfriend Taemin, Jooheon and his boyfriend Changkyun, Seokjin, Yoongi, Tao, and of course Kai and Ravi, who had both disappeared onto the dancefloor. Kibum had elected to stay home in order to spend some time with his mate Jonghyun and their twins while Minseok apparently had a date already planned. 
 
The music was pulsating and from where the VIP booth was situated, Kyungsoo could see the mesh of bodies on the illuminated dance floor as was par for the course at such a popular club on a Saturday night. It felt good to be able to relax and unwind with his players and friends after such an emotionally testing day. With the exceptions of Tao and Taemin, almost everyone had probably had one drink too many over the course of the night. However, being sandwiched between Baekhyun and Chanyeol drunkenly making out and practically feeling each other up and being about five seconds away from screwing in the booth wasn’t what Kyungsoo had in mind for how he’d spend his night.
 
“I’m going to head on over to the bar to get some more drinks,” Kyungsoo said as he slipped out of the booth without waiting to receive a reply from the others. It wasn’t like they were paying much attention anyway. 
 
At the bar, Kyungsoo ordered a white Russian which he quickly gulped down before ordering another one. He certainly wasn’t as tipsy as the others but he figured that he might as well enjoy himself while he had the chance to after all he was pretty good at holding his liquor. This continued on for about another twenty minutes or so until Kyungsoo could feel most of his inhibitions had left him. 
 
“What’s an adorable omega like yourself doing all alone at the bar?” A smooth voice captured his attention. He looked up to see a relatively handsome alpha leaning on the bar beside him.

‘Just another alpha looking for a notch in his bedpost tonight’

“I’m not. I just needed to take a moment to myself.” Kyungsoo replied, trying his best to ignore the alpha.
 
“Maybe we could take a moment together? My name’s Jaehyo and you are?” The persistent alpha asked flirtatiously, obviously unable to take a hint.
 
“I’m-” However before he could finish his sentence another voice caught both his and Jaehyo’s attention.
 
“Taken.” Kai’s unmistakable voice suddenly interjected before Kyungsoo felt a strong arm wrap around his waist. He shot the taller alpha a questioning look as he smelt the overwhelming scent of Kai’s pheromones beginning to permeate the place. “I was wondering where you had gone off to, sweetheart. The others said that you had gone off to the dancefloor when you were obviously here” Kai cooed to him as he pulled him a bit closer before turning his attention to the agitating presence of Jaehyo “Was this guy bothering you, babe?”
 
“Huh? Of course not, Kai.” Kyungsoo smirked in the other alpha’s direction “Right?”
 
“Holy shit you’re Kim Kai ?” Jaehyo stared in awe at the tall alpha before realizing he was in a situation he didn’t want to be in “Of course not! I was actually helping him keep this seat warm for you!”
 
Kai chuckled at the other alpha’s feeble justification attempts “That won’t be necessary, we’re actually heading back out on the dancefloor.” He stated before leading Kyungsoo back to the illuminated dance floor with his arm still wrapped around his waist, leaving behind a dumbfounded Jaehyo.
 
On the dancefloor, Kyungsoo and Kai made their way to the centre of the crowd of bodies before they began to dance together. Kyungsoo attempted to look around in hopes of potentially spotting any of his other friends but they were nowhere to be seen. 
 
“So...you mind telling me what all that alpha posturing was about back there?” Kyungsoo questioned as he continued to scan the dancefloor.
 
“Nope.” Kai coyly replied, continuing to dance along to the song that was blasting from the speaker “Okay so I didn’t like the way that guy was looking at you like you were a piece of meat.” His lips brushed against Kyungsoo’s ear, sending a slight shiver down the omega’s spine. 
 
“Like you haven’t been doing that either?” Kyungsoo slurred although it was rather hard to get his point across with the deafening sound of the music in the background.
 
“It’s not my fault I like admiring beautiful views” Kai had that cocky smile on his face again and pulled the omega closer to him, attempting to rile the other up.
 
“I bet you tell that to every pretty omega before you try to get in their pants” Honestly, Kyungsoo wasn't drunk enough to put with Kai’s snark outside of work and decided now would be a perfect time for him to walk away. Too bad his coordination didn’t seem to agree with him and chose that moment to trip over each other.

‘OK so maybe I am drunk enough..’

Kyungsoo thought to himself. He’d have face-planted onto the ground had it not been for Kai’s quick reflexes. So maybe the bartender was right when she said white Russians really did take a little bit before you feel it.
 
“Actually I usually don’t have to work that hard to get in their pants. You seem to be the exception to the rule with a lot of things.” That stupid smirk was back on his face. His stupidly gorgeous face. “Jokes aside,” Kai’s brow furrowed in slight concern as he led Kyungsoo back through the crowd of people towards what he presumed was their VIP booth “You should probably go home. I’ll call a taxi and go with you okay?”
 
“Ha! You’re not too sober yourself, Mr Kim. How would you be able to protect me from anything that goes bump in the night?” Kyungsoo laughed drunkenly. As they approached the table, he could see Chanyeol and Baekhyun still drunkenly groping and making out with each other. The rest of their little group had vacated the booth to god knows where. 
 
“Hey, I’m taking Kyungsoo home-! Jesus fucking Christ, Hyun, you guys can’t seriously keep it in your pants long enough to call a taxi to go home? What if someone from the paparazzi catches you?” Kai’s nose scrunched up in disgust at the dishevelled state of the pair. Kyungsoo couldn’t help letting a few drunken giggles escape at the sight.
 
Baekhyun separated from Chanyeol with hickeys clearly gracing his neck “God you’re such a killjoy, Nini.” He slurred before stealing another kiss from Chanyeol, who went back to leaving love bites all along his neck “But if you’re going to insist then yeah I’ll call a taxi.” 
 
Kai rolled his eyes “For fuck’s sake just make sure you use a condom.” He said before dragging Kyungsoo off the front entrance of the club. Baekhyun’s response was to merely flip him off before locking lips with Chanyeol again.
 
Outside of the club, Kai hailed a taxi and ushered Kyungsoo into the waiting car after giving Kyungsoo’s address to the driver. They made sure to keep a reasonable distance between themselves for the majority of the ride back to Kyungsoo’s condo. The twenty-minute ride was filled with awkward silence leaving both of them eager to hop out of the car the moment it pulled in front of Kyungsoo’s condo building.
 
“What floor are you on?” Kai asked as he scanned the condo’s directory in the lobby of the building.
 
“I’m on the twenty-first floor.” Kyungsoo started walking towards the elevator, having sobered up a bit during the ride back, but stopped once he saw that Kai wasn't following behind him “Didn’t your mom ever teach you that it isn’t like a gentleman let your date walk home by themselves?” He quipped before pushing the button to call the elevator.
 
Kai quickly got the hint and followed Kyungsoo’s lead “Oh but there wasn’t a single thing about this that would make this a date, sweetheart.” He replied once they were both inside the elevator and on their way to their destination. The same familiar tension electrified the air as silence once again settled between them during the painfully long ride to Kyungsoo’s penthouse suite. Kyungsoo didn’t realize that he had unwittingly been releasing pheromones and was practically sending Kai into a frenzy at the sweet smell he was emitting.
 
“Thank fuck,” Kai muttered once the elevator bell dinged, signalling they had reached their destination. Kyungsoo gave him a questioning glance at the remark before inputting the key code to get the elevator to unlock “Looks like this is where our little journey ends.” He mused once the door opened.
 
“It doesn’t have to be.” Kyungsoo replied with an underlying mischievous tone. Kai’s eyebrows quirked at the potential implications of what Kyungsoo was suggesting. After all the animosity that had developed between them over the last few weeks was nothing to scoff at. However, neither could deny the spark that also had been lingering between them since they had shared that kiss in Kyungsoo’s office. 
 
“Kyungsoo you’re drunk-”
 
“Cut the crap, Kim .” Kyungsoo snapped, his patience finally wearing thin “We both know that you want me and I want you.” He began to close the space between them “We pretend like we hate each other but we both that’s not true. There’s been something between us since day one.” Kyungsoo ran a finger down the alpha’s chest. Maybe it was the alcohol talking but Kyungsoo felt completely emboldened at the moment.
 
“You do understand what you’re getting yourself into, Do?” Kai grabbed a hold of Kyungsoo’s jaw, their lips now practically touching. “After this, there’s no going back for either of us.” The air was now thick with their scents mingling with one another. 
 
“Maybe I don’t want to go back.” The smaller omega nipped at Kai’s upper lip. That was all the confirmation the alpha needed before their lips met in a passionate kiss, no sense of hesitation to be found between them. There definitely was no going back now.

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Kyungsoo woke up to the feeling of soft breathing on his neck and a dull ache in his head. He’d probably have had a massive hangover had it not been for Kai being so attentive and making sure to give him painkillers before he passed out last night. Speaking of the alpha, Kyungsoo could feel Kai’s arm wrapped loosely around his waist and for a moment he relaxed and soaked in his affections. Kyungsoo could feel the alpha’s breath on the back of his next as he continued to sleep peacefully. His body was still rather sore from last night’s activities as Kyungsoo shifted a bit and turned over so he could reach for the cellphone on the nightstand beside him.

‘Who’d have thought he was such a cuddle bug?’

He thought to himself after he felt Kai’s hold tighten around his waist as he scrolled through the dozens of text messages in the group chat. He definitely was way too preoccupied last night to even remotely think about his best friends. Hell, at one point he couldn’t even remember his own last name thanks to Kai and he certainly had the marks to prove it. 
 
He also had at least six missed calls from his dad and Chanyeol. Kyungsoo decided it probably be best to call Chanyeol first before he even attempted to call his dad back. The line rang for what seemed like forever before Chanyeol answered.

“Hello?”

“You rang Yeol?” Kyungsoo replied sheepishly, bracing himself for the inevitable chewing out that was coming from his best friend.

“You little shit! Baekhyun and I were worried sick when you didn’t at least text either one of us that you got home!”

Chanyeol barked over the phone.
 
“I’m sorry about missing your calls...I was a bit preoccupied last night.”

“A bit preoccupied?”

Chanyeol parroted in a disbelieving tone

“Weren’t you shitfaced last night? What could you even have been preoccupied with?”

At that moment Kai decided it was best to make his dissatisfaction at the loss of Kyungsoo’s warmth be known.

“No way! You got laid last night?!”

Baekhyun practically screamed into the phone causing Kyungsoo to flinch before the line switched and he received a notification for a video call from Chanyeol’s number. 
 
Besides him, Kai sighed before he turned over and grabbed Kyungsoo's phone from him. Before the omega could protest, Kai had already accepted the video call.

“NINI? YOU'RE THE ONE WHO CLAPPED KYUNGSOO'S CHEEKS?”

A half-naked Baekhyun shrieked before a sly smirk appeared on his face. Kai could also make out an equally dishevelled Chanyeol with his jaw practically unhinged.

“YOU DEFILED MY BEST FRIEND?”

Chanyeol screamed once he composed himself, anger written all over his face.
 
Kai couldn’t help smirking at the scene “If anything I blessed him.” He replied nonchalantly earning a half-hearted punch to the gut from a flustered Kyungsoo. Kai couldn’t help cracking a cheeky smile and let out a playful growl at his reaction. Kyungsoo tried to ignore the slight flutter he felt in his stomach as the alpha pulled him closer and casually tossed Kyungsoo’s phone across the room before pulling Kyungsoo into a long, languid kiss with Chanyeol and Baekhyun’s protests being completely ignored.
 
“Did you just break my phone?” Kyungsoo asked after they broke apart, a thin trail of saliva still connecting them. 
 
“I don’t mind buying you a new one,” Kai said while he began mouthing kisses along his neck, drawing out a loud moan from the omega. Kyungsoo’s hands tangled in Kai’s blonde locks as he pulled him into another kiss, this time allowing Kai to take the lead as they fell into their own rhythm, completely oblivious to the world around them and just relishing each other’s presence. The room was beginning to be filled with the heady smell of both of their scents mingling together but neither noticed. 
 
The playful kissing quickly turned into a heated make-out session as both men’s cocks began to harden. Kai’s hands quickly drifted down to Kyungsoo’s entrance which was already leaking with slick.
 
“Can’t believe you’re already this wet for me, baby.” Kai’s voice was heady with arousal as he slipped a finger in, smirking at how Kyungsoo’s breath hitched at the intrusion. 
 
“What can I say? I know a good knot when I see one” Kyungsoo smirked as he pulled away from Kai’s neck. The omega moaned loudly as a second and third finger joined the first, just barely brushing against his sweet spot with each thrust while Kai claimed his mouth once again.  “Remind me why it took us so long to do this in the first place?” Kyungsoo sighed as he pulled away again, a thin line of spit connecting them.
 
“Because we’re both stubborn assholes,” Kai mused before he reached down to begin stroking Kyungsoo’s now fully awake erection with his free hand. He could feel his inner alpha practically purring in pride at seeing his omega come apart at his touch. 
 
“You mean...you’re...an asshole…” Kyungsoo gasped out as Kai began to leave a trail of kisses down his abdomen, hands abandoning Kyungsoo’s cock in favour of spreading his legs open so he could focus on a much better prize. Kyungsoo whined at the loss of the alpha’s fingers however, he was quickly surprised when he felt Kai hoist both of his legs over his shoulders before he felt a wet sensation beginning to lick the slick that had begun to gather along his rim. Kai’s large hands were constantly kneading his ass cheeks as he took Kyungsoo apart piece by piece. 
 
“K-Kai…O-oh my god...Fuck!” Kyungsoo couldn’t help arching his back off the bed slightly at the feeling with his hands grasping for purchase in the bedsheets now. Anything to help him cope with the overwhelming pleasure he was feeling at the moment. Surely there was no way he’d last very long at this rate. He could see where Kai’s erection was straining from arousal and the base of his knot was beginning to form. The sight of it certainly did nothing to dull the lust flowing through him at the moment.
 
At that moment Kai licked a teasing stripe from Kyungsoo’s rim to the tip of his dick, eliciting another round of moans from the writhing omega. Kyungsoo would be lying if he said he didn’t think it was hot as hell seeing his slick dribbling down Kai’s chin.
 
“Not much to say now, Do?” Kai sneered after he pulled away from his cock after licking another stripe along it while making sure to purposefully ignore the head. Kyungsoo could only whimper in frustration at the question. He was so close yet so far when it came to chasing the ultimate high and was moments away from pushing Kai off and just jacking himself off. However, Kai took pity on him and wrapped a hand around his cock before pulling him into a downright filthy kiss as he continued to work Kyungsoo closer and closer to the edge. 
 
Between the fact that he was tasting himself as he and Kai battled for dominance and Kai jacking him off at an increasingly faster pace, Kyungsoo was a goner. Within minutes, he let out a loud groan as he coated both his and Kai’s chests in cum. The omega had never had an orgasm anywhere as intense as this one without being fucked or being the one doing the fucking.
 
As Kyungsoo came down from his high he could feel Kai scoop up some of the cum that was pooling on his stomach before the alpha casually licked it off his fingers.

‘Fuck he’s going to be the death of me…’

Kyungsoo thought to himself as he felt the familiar stirrings of arousal. However, he had no time to rest because within seconds Kai was pulling him into another fiery kiss. The alpha carefully gathered him into his arms before breaking their kiss once again.
 
“Where’s your bathroom?” Kai asked huskily as he carried Kyungsoo into the hallway.
 
“Down the hall and it's the second door to the left,” Kyungsoo replied breathlessly, still trying to come down from the high of his orgasm. His eyebrow quirked up when he realized Kai was carrying him in that direction “What exactly are you planning to do?” He couldn’t help hiding his scepticism at the blonde-haired alpha’s potential motives.
 
“First we’re going to get cleaned up and then I don’t plan on letting you leave that bed until the sun goes down.” He said with that trademark grin on his face as he opened the bathroom door. 
 
“Well, we have to eat.” Kyungsoo deadpanned, obviously not believing the alpha was up to the challenge. 
 
“You’re already the best meal I could possibly have,” Kai smirked as he gingerly set the omega down in his large shower which could easily fit both of them in it. 
 
“Gods who would’ve thought you’d be so corny?” Kyungsoo groaned as he turned the shower on, basking in the warm water.
 
“Only for you, baby.” He heard Kai say as he felt a pair of arms wrap around him. Kyungsoo once again felt the familiar swoop in his stomach at the alpha’s words however he quickly willed the feeling away instead focusing on cleaning the filth of last night’s activities off his body. 
 
“You aren’t going to wash me too?” Kyungsoo didn’t even have to turn around to know that the alpha was pouting and almost chuckled when his suspicions were proven correct. 
 
“I thought you were a big boy?” Kyungsoo rolled his eyes but began to rub body wash on the alpha’s body nonetheless. Kai said nothing as they fell into a comfortable silence and helped each other get clean.
 
Kyungsoo couldn’t say that Kai wasn’t more than true to his promise of keeping him preoccupied until sunset. The rest of their shower got a bit too handsy with one thing leading to another before it culminated in Kyungsoo being fucked against the wall of his shower stall. They didn’t use a condom so Kai had to pull out before his knot could form and ended up cumming all over Kyungsoo’s face after a mind-numbing blow job from the omega. After they had taken another shower they ended up going for round three within the comfort of his bedroom with Kai gladly letting Kyungsoo ride him into oblivion as he sat propped up against the headboard of the bed. Once they both had orgasmed, the couple ended up taking a short nap in order to rejuvenate a bit after the morning's activities. 
 
Round four occurred when Kyungsoo came back into the room after grabbing something to eat while wearing nothing else save an oversized t-shirt. Maybe it was the other’s sweet scent or how delectable his supple thighs looked with said t-shirt barely covering them but the alpha couldn’t help growing hard once again. Kyungsoo barely had a chance before he was practically jumped by his star footballer and wound up being fucked against the door, their moans echoing around the spacious bedroom. If normal sex with Kai felt this good Kyungsoo was curious what it'd be like for him if Kai was in rut or if he were in heat.

The skyline of Seoul was beginning to become illuminated and the pattering of rain could be heard against the windows. Kyungsoo had ordered them a delivery meal of jjajangmyun from one of his favourite carryout spots in the whole city. Kyungsoo had managed to find an oversized hoodie and a spare pair of his gym shorts for Kai to wear while his clothes were in the washing machine so that they could both be decent once their meals were delivered. 
 
The pair were cuddling together on the couch with one of his numerous blankets draped over them as they watched some cheesy horror film Kai had managed to find on Netflix. Their food had already been eaten by now and the penthouse was silent except for the noise from Kyungsoo’s massive flat screen. Despite them managing to get well acquainted with each other’s bodies over the course of the day, they still had yet to discuss what either wanted out of this or the undeniable connection they felt between them. 
 
Being in Kai’s arms felt like what Kyungsoo could only describe as home. The faint smell of cinnamon that made up Kai’s scent made him want to bury his head in the alpha’s chest. He’d had a string of boyfriends and various other lovers before, most of them never stuck around for very long in the first place, but none of them had ever managed to make him feel like this before. Not even his last ex-boyfriend who he had been dating for two years before his ex decided to call it quits. 
 
“I can practically hear you thinking from here…” Kai whispered in his ear which dragged Kyungsoo out of his thoughts. His voice was rather raspy but Kyungsoo simply put it down to the fact that had literally fucked for most of the day.
 
“Just thinking about the field day the club would be having if they knew that their star striker and the manager just spent a majority of the day fucking.” Kyungsoo giggled before settling into Kai’s embrace even more. Everything about this felt right and honestly, Kyungsoo didn’t want it to end. However, the same thought that had been plaguing him throughout the course of the day crossed his mind again.
 
“Kai-” Kyungsoo began to speak up in a soft tone. However, the usually stoic alpha interrupted him.
 
“Jongin.” Kai replied calmly, still completely engrossed in the movie “My name is Jongin.”
 
“Jongin?” Kyungsoo tested the name out on his tongue. It definitely sounded vaguely familiar when he recalled Baekhyun’s nickname for the elder that he had mentioned numerous times. Then it all clicked.
 
 “Wait a minute...that’s why Baekhyun calls you Nini?!” Kyungsoo exclaimed as practically knocked himself off the couch before Jongin wrapped an arm around his waist to help adjust him into a sitting position so they were almost face to face, albeit Jongin wouldn’t meet his eyes.
 
“Gods...I can’t believe Baek told you about that…” Kai deadpanned, drawing a chuckle from Kyungsoo.
 
“What? I think it’s cute!” Kyungsoo replied mirthfully, much to Jongin’s chagrin. “Besides why don’t you go by your actual name?” 
 
Jongin’s brows furrowed in thought “I don’t know, I guess after I moved to Canada for middle school the nickname stuck.”
 
“Sounds like there’s more to that story.” Maybe it was a bit unwise to continue to push the issue but Kyungsoo could care less. After this was the same alpha who had spent a majority of the day inside of him. 
 
“There is but honestly that’s a story for another day,” Jongin quirked an eyebrow up and met Kyungsoo’s gaze. The redhead couldn’t help it as he huffed in frustration as shades of the old Kai reared its head again. “Anyways what had you so deep in thought a minute ago, baby?” And there it was, that glorious pet name again. He had been called baby numerous times before in all his relationships but there was some undeniable about being called it by Jongin.                                                                                                                                         
 
“I was just thinking…” Kyungsoo hesitated briefly “about us...a-about this...whatever the hell this is…” Jongin’s face was unreadable for a moment and Kyungsoo attempted to will away the nerves that were creeping on him.
 
“Well, the question is what do you want us to be?” The alpha replied after a moment of thought “I mean we both know there’s something there and I’ll be honest with you I’ve never been much for relationships but you make me reconsider everything I thought I knew.” Kyungsoo couldn’t help the large grin that appeared at those words but then an even more pressing matter crossed his mind.
 
“That’s the thing...I don’t know what I want this to be.” Kyungsoo answered honestly “You’re unlike anybody I’ve ever been with before. If we’re being truthful, you actually scare me…a lot.” It wasn’t a lie. Kyungsoo prided himself on being able to read people and their intentions rather easily but with Jongin there was an air of unpredictability which made things even more complicated now that feelings were involved. 
 
“I scare you?” The blonde-haired alpha couldn’t believe his ears because surely he had heard Kyungsoo incorrectly. There was no way that this was the same tough as nails manager he had gotten to know over the last month and a half...and yet he was. 
 
“Yeah, you…and whatever is drawing us together scares me.” Kyungsoo gestured in his direction. In the pale moonlight that was filtering in, Jongin actually got to take a look at just how beautiful and vulnerable Kyungsoo looked in front of him. Here the omega was laying his heart out on a sleeve in front of him and who was Jongin to not oblige him? If the truth was told, the alpha was equally as scared of him and how he made him feel.
 
“I know this may sound crazy but I’m utterly terrified of this...of you. What if we’re-?” Kyungsoo stopped himself from uttering the words that had been on the tip of his tongue since that morning out of fear for making himself look more foolish than he already felt.
 
“ Look I don’t know what it is about you but when I’m with you I don’t feel like myself.” Kyungsoo laughed bitterly “It’s funny, isn’t it? You can have anyone you want and I’m getting hung up on you and thinking this doesn’t end in any way other than one of us getting hurt and looking stupid in the end.” The omega got up and walked over to one of the numerous windows overlooking the city, staring out it wistfully.
 
Jongin felt his heart sink a little at the other’s words. He knew his reputation as a millionaire playboy proceeded him but he wanted Kyungsoo to realize there was so much more to him. So much more he could offer him if he was only given the opportunity to do so. Without hesitation, the alpha stood up and strode over to where Kyungsoo was standing before carefully cupping the other’s chin and turning it so they were face to face once again.
 
“Look I know we didn’t get off to the best start before and I also know we also literally also just spent the whole day fucking,” Kyungsoo couldn’t help chuckling at that one “Anyways I know I”m not the easiest guy to get along with or the biggest team player but I do genuinely admire everything about you. I don’t know why but there’s something about you that I can’t deny brings out the best in everyone you’re around. Hell even in someone as shitty as me…” 
 
“What about me being “a spoiled brat who only got where I was thanks to my daddy and grandpa’s money”?” Kyungsoo asked with an undertone of resentment below the surface. Jongin winced at the statement before he gently caressed his cheek.
 
“I was so wrong for that one, Kyungsoo...You’re so much more than that.” The alpha replied sincerely “I’m honestly lucky that you even decided to give me the time of day considering how shitty I was to you. If you’d give me a chance I’d show you that maybe fate meant for this to be a thing. After all, we both know the pull we feel towards each other is anything but normal.” 
 
“Jongin, you know there’s nothing professional about this…” Kyungsoo attempted to change the subject in hopes of avoiding the elephant in the room. “Not to mention we’re probably breaking a few rules of the game and that’s not even talking about what’ll happen if this gets leaked to the press-” Kyungsoo’s rant was stopped by Jongin placing a finger to his lips to shush him.
 
“I promise you, I won’t let anything happen to you okay? We don’t have to go public anytime soon or at all if that’s what you want.” Jongin offered a gentle smile “The only thing that’ll matter to me is your happiness, okay?” 
 
“Okay.” Was the last thing Kyungsoo said before leaning in to close the distance between them. There was no rushing, no fighting for dominance. It was just a kiss and their way of signing off on this new thing between the two of them. So many words were left unspoken between them for another day but the message was still clear. It would’ve been perfect had it not been for the sound of the front door to his penthouse being opened. 
 
 The two didn’t break apart, however, figuring it was probably one of Kyungsoo’s maids or maintenance men until the sound of two small dogs barking got their attention. After breaking apart they were greeted by the sight of a black-haired man holding two toy poodles rather expectedly. The two dogs were squirming excitedly in his grasp at the site of their owner. 
 
“Papa?!” Kyungsoo exclaimed in disbelief “What are you doing here? Why’d you bring Meokmul and Hoochoo with you?” Kyungsoo’s father rolled his eyes before setting both dogs on the ground. However, instead of running straight to their owner, they ran straight to Jongin and began sniffing the newcomer to their home. 
 
“I think I should be the one questioning why you’ve been ignoring your papa’s phone calls all day...” The man replied dramatically before he gave Jongin a once over “But then I made a phone call to Chanyeol who informed me that you were probably busy with your new boy toy, however, Chanyeol failed to inform me of how handsome said boy toy was.” Kyungsoo’s father smirked at his son’s flustered expression “He also failed to inform me that said boy toy was also Kim Kai. By the way, you should probably spray some air freshener because it smells like sex in here.” 
 
“Y-you know who I am?” Jongin stammered out in surprise.
 
“Well, of course, I would know the names of all the players at the club my husband owns.” The man scoffed “I’m more shocked about the fact that you don’t know who I am. I may have retired over fifteen years ago but I’d still like to think that I’m somewhat relevant in the footballing world.” And then the realization that the man in front of him was Do Jaejoong hit him like a ton of bricks. 
 
Jaejoong had been one of the first omega footballers to be given a fair shot in Europe before moving back to Korea and absolutely destroying the PKL with the Incheon Poachers before he crossed over to Seoul. He also managed to set scoring records which are just now being broken within the last few seasons along with winning practically every individual plaudit a footballer could hope to win. It was no surprise that the football world practically set itself on fire when the news broke that he and Do Changmin would be getting married.
 
The omega had been one of Jongin’s very first footballing heroes as a child and played a big part in the development of his playing style. He felt a bit dumb at not realizing that this same man happened to be his new boyfriend’s father but then again Kyungsoo attempted to keep any mention of his family connection to the club separate from what they did on the pitch. 
 
“Holy shit! I’m so sorry, sir. It’s such an honour to meet you.” Jongin practically fell to his knees in apology “I was such a huge fan of you and your husband when I was growing up. You guys were literally the best players in the world when I was a kid” Kyungsoo could feel his eyes rolling to the back of his head at the praise being heaped on his father. The last thing that either of his old men needed was anybody else treating them like the living embodiment of the gods. 
 
“Oh, I already like this one, Kyungsoo! He actually respects his elders

and

he’s cute.” Jaejoong said after he basked in the compliments being heaped on him. Kyungsoo rolled his eyes halfheartedly at his father’s antics before he picked up Meokmul who was still preoccupied with sniffing Jongin to the third degree. Hoochoo, on the other hand, had wandered off to her food bowl and was preoccupied with eating.
 
“I like him too, Papa, that’s why he’s at my place.” The younger chuckled a bit “I, however, have no idea why you’re here right now.” He said while trying to keep Meokmul still in his embrace.

“Well excuse me for wanting to make sure my precious firstborn son was okay…” His father feigned hurt even though they both knew he was there to be nosy “Besides your precious doggies were missing you after a week of being away from home and I figured now was as good a time as ever to drop them off.” The older omega glanced at Jongin once again “But I can clearly see you’re definitely in good hands so I’ll just leave you two lovebirds alone.” And with that Jaejoong gave his son a hug and bid them both a goodbye, however not before he stopped himself at the elevator door “By the way your dad told me to tell you that he wants to meet with you on Monday to discuss your plans for the transfer window.”
 
Kyungsoo rolled his eyes because of course his dad would use his father as a messenger of actually calling him “Sure thing, papa. I promise I’ll call you later on!” 
 
“You better, you little brat, or else I’m going to break down your door again and bring your dad with me,” Jaejoong shouted once the elevator doors opened “And use a condom, you horndogs!” Before Kyungsoo could reply the doors slammed shut, leaving behind the flustered pair.
 
“So that was my Papa…” Kyungsoo turned his attention back to his boyfriend “As you can see he has a flair for the dramatic.” 
 
Jongin laughed at the other’s embarrassment before he embraced the shorter man “I think he was pretty cool.”  
 
“Well, of course, you’re going to think he was cool. You were practically foaming at the mouth once you realized he was my dad.” Kyungsoo giggled softly.
 
“I mean it’s not every day you get a new boyfriend and then find out his other dad is also one of your childhood heroes.” The blonde-haired alpha replied before being shushed by Kyungsoo.
 
“Can we stop talking about my parents? Especially considering the things that I currently have in mind would probably scandalize them.” Kyungsoo smirked at the fact that he managed to steal the words out of his new boyfriend’s mouth. He made his way over to the steps that led to the second floor of the penthouse before he shot a smouldering look over his shoulder in Jongin’s direction “Well are you coming or not?”
 
Jongin had never run faster in his life.

TaoTao: Congrats on getting finally some nooky, Soo gege! ^_^

XiuminnieTan: Kyungsoo finally got laid?! Holy shit

NaHak: Omg congrats, Soozy Q!

BumkeyKi: My baby is all grown up and getting laid in the club now T_T

Sugawater: Damn hyung who’d have thought you’d be that courageous

MrWorldWideHandsome: I know right we’re all so proud of you hyung!

Sugawater: Whoever this mystery guy is he must’ve been a freak in the sheets because Kyungsoo hyung has been ignoring us all weekend

BumkeyKi: Ikr what a brat

NaHak: Sometimes when you have a really good dicking down you just have to enjoy it

MrWorldWideHandsome: Of course you’d say that hyung you’ve been busy making googoo eyes at Ravi during training

NaHak: And what about it? He’s a hot alpha who I wanna fuck

BumkeyKi: With an attitude problem….

NaHak: I’ve always had a thing for the bad boys ;)

NaHak: Besides you guys haven’t given Chanyeol a hard time for banging Baekhyun

LoeyBeats: That’s because we’re discreet

Sugawater: I literally walked in on you guys fucking on one of the locker room benches -_-

TaoTao: Also I walked in on you giving Baek a bj in your office too :)

LoeyBeats: Keyword being my office you little shit

TaoTao: The locker room isn’t your private property tho hyung

TaoTao: You're just horny

LoeyBeats: Aren’t you supposed to fucking Kyungsoo’s brother somewhere you brat?

DyoDyo12: Hi uh what the fuck?

DyoDyo12: the trajectory of this conversation….

DyoDyo12: are you guys all fucking a footballer ahhnznxjx+-$”-”--’’

DyoDyo12: sorry about that I had to steal my phone back but also the question still stands

NaHak: I mean………

Sugawater: Yes

XiuminnieTan: I plead the 5th

TaoTao: Listen-

TaoTao: Joonmyun hyung proves athletes do it wayyyy better

MrWorldWideHandsome: I happen to have a thing for hot goalies in the second division by the name of Taehyung

DyoDyo12: …….I really wouldn’t like to be reminded of the fact that you and Tao are fucking two of my three brothers thanks :)

LoeyBeats: Like you can talk when you’ve been taking Kai’s knot all day

DyoDyo12: ….I’m literally going to beat your ass with a bowling ball

NaHak: YOU’RE FUCKING KAI???

BumkeyKi: HA I WON THE BET MINSEOK

Sugawater: what a plot twist

XiuminnieTan: What the fuck I go on one date and somehow miss the biggest event in this gc last two years?

MrWorldWideHandsome: CONGRATS ON FINALLY GETTING THAT MULLET DICK

TaoTao: HOLY SHIT HYUNG?!

DyoDyo12: and with that I’m going to bed

DyoDyo12: you guys can all eat asses

Sugawater: Love you hyung

TaoTao: Rude

MrWorldWideHandsome: <3

NaHak: go get some Soozy Q!

The past three weeks could only be described as some of the best of Kyungsoo’s life if he were being honest. Jongin had to rush home the next day so he could pack his stuff before he had to jet off to join up with the Korean national team but left Kyungsoo with a kiss and the promise to call him once he touched down in London. They had spent the whole week of the break texting one another when they had a free moment and Kyungsoo even made sure to watch both of Korea’s friendly matches. Korea lost its match against England 3-1 but Kai did at least score their only goal. Their next match against Peru was a 3-0 away win for Korea which saw Kai take over the captain’s armband for his country for the first time in two years.
 
In between the international matches, Kyungsoo kept himself busy during the week by watching a few of their youth team players who hadn’t been called up for the under 23 international games train under Yoongi’s guidance while he took notes on their performances. There were two players who quickly caught Kyungsoo’s eye with their work rate and technical ability on the ball.

The first was a blonde omega named Ten Lee who happened to play as an attacking midfielder, a position in the squad that seriously needed some reinforcing. His midfield partner and the other player who Kyungsoo noticed was an alpha named Johnny. 
 
Both boys would easily give their team an extra bit of height advantage in addition to their dribbling ability possibly making life much more difficult for opponents. However, the one thing that stood out for Kyungsoo was their versatility to play in any position in the midfield or even as forwards which was what the team needed the most at the moment. Even though they weren’t the type to complain (or openly complain in Ravi’s case), Kyungsoo knew that all the extra minutes were beginning to take a serious toll on them and he could do with at least a match or two of rest. Especially considering the fact that Sooyoung, Baekhyun and Ravi had played practically every match since the beginning of Kyungsoo’s tenure as manager, it would be a welcome change of pace to be able to have new players in the midfield without having to break the bank for anybody new.
 
“If you call up one of them, you’re definitely going to have to call up the other,” Yoongi said during one of the practice breaks “Those two are practically joined at the hip. In fact, I’m almost a hundred per cent sure there’s something more than friendship between those two if we’re being honest.”

Kyungsoo’s eyebrow quirked in interest at his friend’s words “Aren’t our coaches supposed to enforce the club’s no dating policy among the youth team players?” Kyungsoo questioned rather halfheartedly. Yoongi let out a hearty laugh at that, earning quite a few looks of confusion from the youth team players who stared at the duo momentarily before going back to whatever they were doing. 
 
“Why would I enforce a rule when the coaching staff can’t even follow it?” Yoongi quipped and even Kyungsoo had to laugh at that. 
 
“I already planned on calling up both of them so there’s no worries, Yoong.” Kyungsoo chuckled as he checked over his notes “I think they have quite a bit of potential to improve especially under Baekhyun’s tutelage.”

“Hmm, you may have a point with that one. Byun’s a good player when he isn’t sucking face with Chanyeol or fucking him in his office.” Yoongi laughed before receiving a playful punch to the side from Kyungsoo “Just make sure those two asshats don’t scar them for life, yeah?”
 
“I’ll try my best to turn them in a bunch of world-beaters okay?” Kyungsoo replied playfully. In moments like this, he was honestly grateful to have a friend like Yoongi.
 
Everyone always usually mistook the minty haired beta for being especially grouchy when in reality he was actually one of the more light-hearted members of their friend group. They had been friends since they'd become roommates in their freshman year of college when Kyungsoo had been nothing more than a skinny nineteen-year-old returning from a gap year with no idea what he had wanted to do with his life and a chip on his shoulder while Yoongi was an underground rapper by the name of Suga who played amateur football during his free time. 
 
Things were pretty awkward between the two of them at first until Kyungsoo managed to get his grandpa to get them an all-expenses paid weekend vacation to one of Chelsea’s matches in London during spring break. His grandpa was all too eager to allow him to fly to London using one of their family’s private jets and even had a chauffeur waiting to pick them up at the airport. Chanyeol had even joined them there and managed to get them backstage passes for one of their favourite rappers. Needless to say, it was definitely the most fun he’d had in a while and it definitely had been the start of a beautiful and fruitful friendship.
 
Before Kyungsoo could say anything more to his friend his phone started ringing. A quick look at the caller ID showed that it was Jongin calling him. The alpha probably had probably finished up with the national team for the day. 
 
“Oi, you should probably answer that or your boy toy might think you’re ignoring him,” Yoongi smirked upon seeing Kyungsoo's sheepish expression before he clicked the answer button. 
 
“Hey, how's it going?” He tried to sound calm and collected even though his stomach was slightly in knots at hearing Jongin's voice again. 
 
“Not much to be honest.” Jongin sounded completely worn out “Practice was long and boring and now I'm back at the hotel. What about you, babe?”
 
“Oh, you know the same old same old…” The omega replied nonchalantly “I’m thinking about implementing a new game plan but I just need to find the right time to do it.”
 
“Hmm well, I'm interested to see what your game plan will be as long as I'm not losing my position like I did the captaincy,” Jongin replied slightly jokingly. 
 
“Maybe if you piss me off enough and that may happen in the future.” Both he and Jongin laughed a bit at the half-hearted threat. At his old club, Kyungsoo was particularly ruthless when it came to underperforming players. However, they both knew that Jongin's performances had more than earned him his spot in Kyungsoo's starting eleven anyways so the alpha pretty much had nothing to fear. 
 
After a minute or two, Jongin spoke up “Hey, babe, we should switch to video call. I have something I wanna show you.” Curious, Kyungsoo pressed the video button on his screen and was greeted by the sight of Jongin sitting in a black tank in his hotel room. Usually, that would've been a moment to pause and admire his handsome boyfriend but what really stood out to Kyungsoo was the fact that Jongin's mullet was gone. 
 
“Ta-da! I felt like it was time to change, to be honest, but I'm curious to know what you think of it?” 
 
“...sexy.” Was the only word that came to mind seeing his boyfriend's new haircut. Not only had he re-dyed his hair blonde again and a new undercut with curls at the top which only made his model-like features even more pronounced if Kyungsoo was being honest. 
 
“I like it when you’re speechless-Oi, Mark put that down now!” A small crash could be heard as Jongin reached out to grab something or someone off-screen. 
 
“What was that?” Kyungsoo’s eyebrows quirked in curiosity at the slightly sheepish look on his boyfriend’s face. 
 
“Uh...it was my cat…” Another crash could be heard and the blush on Jongin’s face increased.
 
“Your cat makes a noise like that?”
 
“My cat’s cousin?” However, before Jongin could say anything else a small child of a bout five or six climbed into his lap and came in view of the camera.
 
“Appa, you promised you’d play with me once you got back.” The little boy whined at Jongin. It was definitely a bit of a shock to see this child call his boyfriend that but there was definitely no way of denying there was a resemblance between the two of them.
 
“Your cat’s cousin who looks an awful lot like you and calls you baba?” Kyungsoo couldn’t help laughing at the look of horror on the alpha’s face.
 
Jongin sighed before he turned the boy around so he was facing the camera too “Okay so this probably isn’t the way I wanted you two to meet. Anyways, Markie, this is Appa’s special friend, Mr Kyungsoo and Kyungsoo, this is my son, Mark.” Mark gave a gummy smile and waved to the camera. Now that the initial shock had worn off, Kyungsoo had to admit the kid was absolutely adorable.
 
“Appa, he’s so pretty!” The little boy exclaimed with that sense of wonder only a child could have. Kyungsoo couldn’t help smiling at the child’s enthusiasm.
 
“He is, isn’t he? Appa likes him quite a lot” Jongin gave a sincere smile to the camera “I hope you aren’t too mad about this, Soo. I had planned on letting you two meet when I got back from the international break.”
 
“I mean it’s shocking but...at least you’re not like some secret drug kingpin or something.” Kyungsoo joked before he turned serious for a moment “So what happened to his mom?”
 
“Markie doesn’t have a mommy.” The little boy frowned and burrowed his head into his father’s lap before Jongin could speak up.
 
“It’s a long story but I’ll explain it all to you once I get home,” Jongin replied nonchalantly.
 
“Hm okay, I’ll hold you to it. I won’t have to worry about any crazy exes trying to attack me like in those fanfics will I?” Kyungsoo asked half-jokingly.
 
Jongin snorted at the ridiculous nature of the question “What? Of course not, silly!” 
 
“Hey, I just had to be sure!” Kyungsoo laughed before he looked back towards the training ground and saw Yoongi signalling that training had once again resumed “Sorry,  I gotta go now but I’ll call you when I get home.” 
 
Jongin gave another soft smile “It’s okay. I understand after all you are the boss, babe. Talk to you later.” The alpha waved at the camera.
 
“Bye Mr Soo!” Mark shouted as he waved at the camera before the call ended. Kyungsoo couldn’t help the large smile that was on his face as he walked back over to where Yoongi was sitting.
 
“That was a pretty long phone call.” The short beta remarked when Kyungsoo sat next to him “Is everything good?”
 
“Yeah, everything is fine. I just met my boyfriend’s son and all that jazz.” Kyungsoo couldn’t help snapping a picture of Yoongi’s jaw practically coming unhinged at the revelation.

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Hey guys Soccer_Sehun here. I know this isn’t the story update some of you guys were hoping for but it’s the update I needed to post especially in light of the recent troubling allegations from this week regarding Kris. As anybody who has read my fics Starting XI and From Eden will know that Kris plays a major or main role in both of them. However, given the state of things, I’m not comfortable continuing either fic in that manner and I hope you guys can understand why. Initially, I was willing to continue writing the fic as I originally intended since I knew that the Kris Wu of my fic and the Kris Wu of real life only shared a name and likeness but given the new and now numerous allegations against him I don’t even feel comfortable going that route anymore. I’m not going to discontinue either fic even if updates maybe be slow but I will be rewriting them with new characters taking his place. Some of you may be mad at me for this but I’m willing to take that and if I’m wrong in the end for doing so then I’ll admit that but at this point, I’m not sure that will be the case. I’ve rewritten From Eden once and I can do it again. The changes to either fic won’t be anything super major that would change the plot substantially and I already have an idea of who I want to take Kris’s place in either fic so I hope you guys can look forward to it. Updates will probably be at about the same pace as they’ve usually been since I’m still in school but I hope you guys will continue to enjoy both fics as you have done in the past. Until next time guys I hope you’re all taking care of yourselves okay?