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i too would absolutely lose my marbles if i spent a whole day scent marking my omega, feeding him, cuddling him, dressing him, making sure he’s got everything he needs beyond what he desires only for him to run out on me at the slightest change in routine and get a gf
Tbh I would like to hear more about that omega verse brooding chickens please
Omega Shane Hollander (+ Luca and reader)
Rambles
The Heated Rivalry brainrot is still going. I tried acupuncture today for my anxiety and depression, and I can’t tell if it helped yet, but it was weird. How’s everyone doing?
Can be read as romantic or platonic tbh.
Another indulgent fic idea from a non-writer (though I wish I was)
Omegaverse Hollanov, they’re not out yet, but maybe are low key exploring what they are or could be. Then at a Boston/Montreal game, one of Shane’s asshole teammates (it’s always Comeau… he just reeks of misogyny) gets mad at Shane during a failed pass (Comeau’s fault btw) and scruffs Shane. Which is like, alpha-omega no no 101. That’s what abusive alphas do. Or alphas do only when their omega is being wildly unsafe. Not what you do to your captain because your tiny bird brain is angry and only has room for one emotion at a time. So he’s got Shane pinned, the crowd gasps and refs start to turn but suddenly there’s 200+ pounds of seething Russian tackling Comeau to the ground.
Hayden is helping Shane up, checking on him, being careful because Shane could reasonably take his hand off and/or have a meltdown, because #trauma. But then they’re both watching as a snarling, vicious fangs out Rozanov rips into Comeau.
I like to think that Shane is the type of Omega to have a nest that is so convoluted if even a single throw is missing, his entire is heat is ruined.
Ilya forgets his heat is coming up one day, so he doesn't leave Shane's favorite shirt of his home when he goes to the gym by himself while Shane sleeps in. Shane then spends every second that Ilya isn't home with all the parts of his nest organized, but not put together, waiting for him.
Ilya then comes home and sees the state Shane is in, sweating buckets, hunched over with cramps, but completely content to lay on the floor in his misery because he goes through heats with a strict routine and he HAS to start with his perfectly built nest. Ilya can't even scold him for not taking care of himself because he knows how particular he is, and he really should have saw the signs when the day before Shane kept nuzzling into his neck while they went to sleep, but he was too knackered from the game they just lost to notice (Shane was DYING during the game, and when people asked if he was okay, he pulled a typical Hollander and put on a brave face then proceeded to have the worst loss of his life)
So Ilya immediately takes off his shirt and orders him to finally start his nest. He's even too worried for Shane to be triggered into his rut. Shane of course listens because he's been desperate for the last who knows how many hours, so he gets to diligently working with Ilya watching with a mix of concern and affection. When Shane is done and finally lays in his perfectly made nest, he immediately feels at ease, but not for too long because now he's behind schedule. He should have been spending the morning nesting before Ilya came home to take care of him but now it's midmorning and he wants to nest but he also really wants to jump his husband's bones so he's completely frozen in decision.
Ilya does not know what to do with this, so he just climbs into the nest and cuddles Shane, letting him scent him and do whatever he needs until he can find the mental energy to do anything else.
sheltered Omega prince Shane Hollander who’s the best jousting champion in the land, kept proper and primed well to take on the throne
vs Alpha Ilya Rozanov, son of a former enemy lord, who’d taken advantage of an offered second chance in a better kingdom and trained himself into a knight, who swore loyalty to said prince but now must withstand the trials and tribulations of standing guard while the crown prince goes into heat for the first time
so do the fans wanna see hollanov omegaverse or...
im not seeing enough ilya in rut representation and im about to write it myself idc😒
Black and Gold
(I have an au where the way an omega shows an alpha they're ready to be courted they make them a quilt. You don't need to know any more than that.)
He doesn't mean to do it. Sometimes it feels like blacking out. Soft black fabric, patterned gold, ends up between his fingers while he's out trying to pick up some undershirts and he stands there, worrying it. Picks up some needles. It's nothing.
It's just practice. For his real alpha. For a woman. It doesn't mean anything. A way to occupy his hands. A way to work through his worry. Soothing, the way his mom had taught him. Soothing, like running his hands over the quilt that had lain across his parent's bed, the thick strands of the Sashiko embroidery pressing into the pads of his fingers rhythmically. Blue and white. Stark, eye catching.
He goes to Hayden and Jackie's house. Across the back of the couch, in pale blues and whites. Something Hayden had made with his alpha in mind. Something for their future house.
It's only after that weird night in Boston that it hits him hard. Black fabric, spread across the desk at home, black stitches abraiding the surface like a thousand cuts, like a thousand secrets. Shane sweeps the bundle of fabric away, shoving it in a duffle bag at the back of the closet. Ironic.
Things change. Roses bloom. And then die. And Shane's hopes are still shoved in the closet.
In Tampa, Shane crawls into Rozanov's lap like he could be his quilt. Like he could cover and protect him.
He has a lot of time after he gets injured. A lot of time and needles. His mom doesn't comment on it, thank god. Probably just thinks he's trying not to look at screens.
"What is this?" Rozanov holds up the duffle when Shane opens the trunk.
"Nothing. It's for later." Maybe. Shane bites his lip.
The duffle stays in the car. Shane forgets about it, maybe.
Only remembers it after. Boyfriends. If they're boyfriends, then that's the time. Maybe he missed it. Shane was never much good at reading cues. Not even his own.
That night, his parents come to dinner and they make a fire. Ilya rests his head on Shane's shoulder.
"Wait!" Shane springs up. "Wait."
Ilya laughs. "Hollander, we just-"
"Shane?" His mom blinks.
"One thing."
He runs out to the car, flip flops slapping, and rushes back.
Ilya looks at him as Shane spreads it over their lap. Rubs the weight of it between his big hands, that Shane loves. The black threads strike gold in the firelight, hidden colors lighting up like fireworks. Shane can see his mom try to subtly dab the corner of her eyes, while his dad is weeping openly.
"Is beautiful, Shane. Like you."
"No." Shane swallows. "Like you."