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Aerie (July 4th, 2019)
Technically an interstitial piece of Sojourn. Chronologically it’s the first piece, as it is about Akira and Iwai meeting, but I think I placed it in the middle of the series since that is when I wrote it? It was originally part of Matryoshka, and was going to be the parts of Akira’s story that he told Mishima about. But it was a bit too jarring, and so I ended up taking it out. Once again I couldn’t bear to just delete it so...
Rating: Mature Fandom: Persona 5 Pairing: Munehisa Iwai/ Kurusu Akira (Ren Amamiya) Warnings/Contents: PAST R*pe/Non-Con (specifically discussed), Spoilers for Persona 5, Underage romance. Adult/High Schooler, established relationship, A/B/O, Akira is pretty cynincal about life. AO3 Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/19471450 Word Count: 3,309 (one shot ficlet) Summary: The unseen beginning to Akira and Iwai's relationship. One little monsoon and two lives are forever redirected. “Why didn’t I meet you sooner?” “Believe me, kid,” Iwai gave a soft, self-deprecating chuckle. “You wouldn’t’a liked me much sooner than this. But ya know me now.” Can be read as a standalone, or as the chronologically first part of the Sojourn series.
~Excerpt~
Realistically, Akira knew there had to be good alphas in the world. The media always loved to paint them that way. And not every omega was raped or brow beaten into relationships and matings, he had known plenty of happily in love couples back home. But they’d seemed so rare, mythical creatures almost in their own right, that the odds he’d ever meet one...and life had only served to prove just how accurate that was.
No, not every alpha could be bad, he just had really... really shitty luck.
“...You are the weirdest alpha I’ve ever met.” Akira sighed, his hands falling away. “I don’t get why you’re so unaffected. Hell, I’m not even unaffected-I kinda want you to fuck me! I’ve already told you I wouldn’t even put up a fight, so why won’t you ?” His eyes widened and shot to Iwai’s neck, searching.
“I’m not mated,” Iwai answered, guessing what the omega was looking for. “And while we’re running down the list, I like guys and omegas just fine, not seeing anyone at the moment...honestly kid, I ain’t unaffected. Been hard enough to cut diamonds the minute I smelled ya. But there’s such a thing as control. I’ve seen what alphas--what people do, maybe not as close and personal as you have, but I’ve still seen it. And it’s...ugly, to say the least. Not all alphas are bastards, kid. But a fuckin’ lot of ‘em are.”
The gunsmith sighed and gripped the steering wheel tightly. “I swore I’d never be one of them. I never wanted to see and smell that kinda fear comin’ offa anyone again.” He leveled his gaze on Akira. “Head on inside, lock up, I’ll hang back and make sure no one’s sniffin’ around.”