A/B/O faelight: Alpha illuga x Omega Flins
Except that lantern fae don't actually have a secondary gender in the classic definition of such thing.
Sure it's a survival tactic, but where as Humans and most especies of teyvat ( including other type of fae) theirs is not more than a disguise just like everything else about them
As Will-o'-the-wisp their nature is to take travelers down to paths from where they're not coming back or to make one fall four their tricky deals wrapped in dense language. The enticing and calming scent of one of their "omegas" are nothing else that another one of their tricks.
Obviously we all know flins, he self domesticated himself to be as harmless as possible.
Most people in nod krai don't question you a lot about your past of personal affairs, so everyone has just assumed that he's either a beta for how little they can smell of him or and Alpha given that it's not only the most common amongst ratniki but also Flins being part of the old gen.
Cut to illuga who was pretty much fine with that fact, he knows he likes Flins he's not that oblivious to his own feelings. If anything he was just a bit scared of even trying to make a move knowing how taboo it could be. Sur sir flins is no jerk but he has no way to know if he would even be attracted to an Alpha like himself. So he just let it be and enjoyed their friendship as it is.
But then the AQ happened. when Both of them could make an opening to make Flins promise of a quiet day between the two he started to notice weird things
The moment the wind blew from Flins direction his mind started feeling like if it was wrapped on cotton, his face felt hot and he could barely focus on anything that wasn't Flins. Then there was the smell, so sweet it should be repulsive but felt so enticing, almost like those metaphors for pheromones when you have to explain them to children; like the most delicious pastry ever.
The feeling was gone shortly after and Flins has dismissed him not even 30 minutes after that
And weird things just keep pilling up after that
Flins appearing in the middle of the night at Cliff watch camp. Subtle switches in demeanor that feelt wrong, and that weird glint swallowing the pale yellow of the other man, hungry and so unfit unlike their usual emptiness or amusement.
Everything happened quickly, Flins suddenly came back to normal and would leave almost immediately. Everything except that smell lingering on his clothes and nose that had started to even make difficult to smell anything else or anything at all*
A health problem maybe? Is wasn't a textbook definition of it but he could tell the smell were pheromones.. so menopause gone wrong? He knew Flins was old enough for that. Sure Flins being an omega would be great for him, but he shouldn't be thinking about that when his friend could requiere medical attention.
Illuga's theory would not be completely wrong. Flins could be considered an omega and something did go wrong, just not that
Apparently seeing the young master so shortly after getting cursed and fighting against a fake god hadn't been a good idea, too weak to resist what had been trying to break through for a while now.
Fae like Flins do not have heats, it would be useless. But it seems a fae obsession neglected for so long is bound to snap eventually, and it's body would find a way to make them go after what they desire by any means possible.
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