The Claimed Omega

Sure, Minwoo wants babies, but really strong urge? Every single time?

Nope. Not possible. She must be mistaken.

Probably thinking the omega didn't understand what she is implying, afraid that she might have used some technical terms, the Dr. Kimr tries to repeat herself, looking at Wonho. 'Most of the time, when an alpha starts to knot, it means he really wants to have a baby with you. That he's ready to be a daddy.'

Minwoo can tell Wonho is embarrassed at that statement. He avoids her stare right away and focuses on his alpha who is now starting to sweat. That action makes the psychologist turn her attention to the latter instead. 'When did the problem start?'

Owh hell no, he doesn't want to say. That is embarrassing. Minwoo does not want to share that.

On the other side, thinking the alpha didn't remember, Wonho decides to answer for him despite not being too sure either, 'Our first time together? I think…' 

Owh, how wrong is he, Minwoo says inwardly.

'After bonding?' The doctor asks and Wonho frowns, not sure about the answer. Technically, yes because he was bonded to Minwoo. But also, no, because Minwoo was still a free alpha. Confused and not wanting to explain, the omega enquires, 'What has that gotta do…?'

'Knots are actually more of an emotional thing instead of a physical problem. See, when an alpha really has the urge to have a family with you, and that feeling increases tenfold for example like during heat AFTER bonding, you know they're ready. Not, saying that alphas who don't knot do not want it. Every person's different.'

'But even when I'm not in he-'

'Maybe cus you want it too?' Minwoo cuts the omega softly, suddenly panicking. This is not going well. He is afraid it would come to this. He doesn't want Wonho to know. 'You know…? I can feel what you feel? And cus we want the same thing… or something, I knot?'

'But I-' before Wonho can make anything from it, Minwoo quickly changes the subject, 'Wonie… c-can I talk to the doctor, alone?'

Wonho stares at him, now curious. But despite wanting to stay and listen, he knows Minwoo might be embarrassed to talk about some things in front of him. And so, granting the man his privacy, Wonho walks out. Thankful that he can escape the embarrassing questions from the doctor.

'Did you just try to put things into his head?' Dr. Kim suggests as soon as the door closed behind the omega, staring at the alpha in front of him. Minwoo lets out a long sigh of relief, now that his mate is gone, he is free to confess some really embarrassing things. 

'Something tells me you're hiding something,' Again, the lady stated the obvious.

'I think I need some help. It's weird but I knot even when I jerk off, when thinking about him.'

'I can't say that's unusual. You are mates…'

'When I first met him.' Minwoo feels his face getting warm. This is really humiliating. Back when he didn't know who Wonho was, he masturbated a lot thinking about him. He knotted a lot. God, he was such a pervert back then!

'I didn't know he was an omega.' He adds, not knowing how to explain their situation to the doctor. Obviously he couldn't have wanted a family with Wonho back when they first met. Back then he thought Wonho was a beta! Well, a beautiful beta. Of course, technically, since he already claimed Wonho even before orientation night, it meant they were already mates when he imagined the omega all those times he dreamt about him. But, he forgot about it, and he was also 'not mated' so where does that leave them? Was him knotting a side effect of an incomplete bond? How should he explain that to the doctor?

'O…kay.' Dr. Kim scribbles something on the paper. Minwoo knows that look too well. He himself always has that look when he is trying to make sense of something. Which means she has no clue what is happening to him. 'Is this the first time you ever heard of it? Am I the only one?'

'I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation for this...' She tries to reassure him, which is useless. Minwoo can only smile his humiliation away. He knows what she might be feeling right now as a fellow doctor, he doesn't really want to torture her anymore. 

'Is it my mate? He's a noble omega.' He suggests, really wanting an answer, but not wanting to push it. Maybe, providing her with the information is important. 'His pheromone is really strong. Wh-'

'Minwoo-sshi, I don't think it's your omega. You just said you knot just thinking about him.' She counters it right away.

'Right…' Minwoo mutters, So something IS wrong with him. When he is with Wonho. 'Are you sure it's not him? Cus I only-'

'From the looks of it, it's more likely you knot because you like him so much.'

'Huh?' Minwoo lifta his head to look at the doctor in her eyes. That is not what he expected. 'Either that, or you are worried that someone might take him away from you. I never met someone like that but alphas knot often hundreds of yeara ago. During wartime. It's a survival thing.'

'I don't get it?' Minwoo frowna, weirdly staring at her. They are not in a war, Wonho is definitely his as they already bonded so…

Wait. Now that he thought about it, the first time they slept together, he was still worried about the alphas waiting outside the apartment to take Wonho away. Then, there was this constant worry that his pack wouldn't let them be together. And Wonho's mental issues… 

That, does make sense. In a way.

But why is he still knotting? They are now happily bonded, both families and friends cannot be more supportive, and they have already established that they want a child in the future. He has nothing to worry about, and he is most definitely not desperate for a child. 

Or, is he? 'So…what do you usually recommend your patients who have this kind of problem?'

'This… kind of problem…' She is dragging her words. Now it is obvious she is uncomfortable. Which means she never met one and can't really offer him any advice right now. 'I'll try to diagnose your problem further and get back to you later. In the meantime, urmm, I guess I could only say that alphas knot to ensure their mates carry their offspring. Hopefully your problem will go away once there's a child in your family.'

'Really?' Minwoo's head perks up. He loves the sound of that.

'Well, all of my patients with knotting problems guarantee that. And I can see you want a child of your own.' She smiles, weirdly widely. 'You wanna call your mate back in so I can tell him instead of you?'

'Sure.' Minwoo simpers happily.

Babies. That is the solution.

Babies.