YAWN

there's no way i wouldn't know
(because you are my breath)

The Characters

Choi Seungcheol

  • Pack alpha

  • Cherry scent

  • Gained pack alpha status due to other alpha packmates' natural submission towards him

  • Mated to Jeonghan

Yoon Jeonghan

  • Pack omega

  • Almond scent

  • Comes from a line of hyperfertile omegas (which causes problems within the company)

  • Mated to Seungcheol

Hong Jisoo

  • Eldest beta

  • Daffodil scent

  • Hold Western beliefs about subgenders compared to his packmates, brought about by his upbringing in the States where subgendered traditions are not practiced

  • Isn't actually a beta

Wen Junhui

  • Alpha

  • Amber wood scent

  • Undemanding cycle; doesn't take heat/rut leaves as often as his packmates do

  • Level-headed albeit reserved

Kwon Soonyoung

  • Trans alpha (beta to alpha)

  • Nonbinary (they//them pronouns)

  • Honeysuckle scent that turns into patchouli throughout their transition

  • Took a long time to come to terms with their nonbinary identity and desire to present as an alpha, which causes a rift within their pack

Jeon Wonwoo

  • Omega

  • Pomegranate scent

  • Tends to be confrontational during high-stress situations within the pack, but such behavior is rooted in traumas he had gone through during his presentation

  • In an exclusive relationship with Mingyu

Lee Jihoon

  • Beta

  • Violet base scent

  • Sees subgenders as a hassle but is forced to rethink his beliefs when he is diagnosed with Mu syndrome, a rare genetic mutation among betas that gives them both alpha ruts and omega heats

Lee Seokmin

  • Beta

  • Primrose scent

  • Peacekeeper of the pack; the one the members go to when they need scenting

  • Has his packmates' backs no matter what

Kim Mingyu

  • Omega

  • Apple scent

  • An omega mother's dream but subverts typical omega expectations due to his build

  • In an exclusive relationship with Wonwoo

Xu Minghao

  • Beta

  • Chrysanthemum scent

  • The pack's conscience (often seen reining in Seungcheol and/or Jeonghan)

  • May seem detached but is the core of the pack

Boo Seungkwan

  • Youngest omega

  • Tangerine scent

  • Omega presentation shifts dynamics of the pack, for he had come from a beta family and was not expected to present as an omega

  • Spends his first heat with Hansol, complicating things within the pack

Chwe Hansol

  • Alpha

  • Ginger scent

  • On the aroace spectrum

  • Harbors long-term unresolved feelings for Seungkwan

  • Extremely subdued despite his subgender

Lee Chan

  • Youngest alpha

  • Cedar scent

  • Was not expected to present as an alpha for his parents were betas

  • Struggles to find his place within the pack when everyone seems to be pairing up

  • Struggles with the power distance between him and Seungcheol

written by booponkwan (@ninthoflarch on x/ao3)