Iseul

“EW, THAT’S GROSS. but I’m happy you decided to live so you can maintain your position.” and he smiled again. “ah, we don’t really have fun jobs, right? it’s just cooking, serving or taking care of pups… I wish I could work with the hunters, but they don’t like the idea of having an omega with them. it sucks.”

“I said metaphorically.” Iseul joked, before letting out a sigh. “It’s true, omega jobs are so...fluffy. I wish the same, I’d love to be with the hunters; my step-father raised me to be one and it was all supposed to be perfect once I presented but, being an omega kind of ruined that plan.” He admitted, a frown pulling at the corners of his lips. 

Nothing made Bolin feel better than going for a swim after a long hunt. He had caught a good bit of food for the pack and was ready to relax a little. He stripped out of his clothes and jumped into the deepest part of the river. Summer hadn’t arrived just yet so it was still very cool. He gasped as he rose tot he surface and chuckled. Spotting someone in the distant he waved towards them. “The water is not quiet warm yet but if you were to join me I’m sure it would get warmer.” He was known to be a flirt from time to time and today was no exception. He was feeling good after a hunt so anyone who knew him would roll their eyes at him or join him in the water. “So, coming in?”

Iseul crossed his arms from where he stood on the riverbank, watching as the alpha submerged himself under the water. “Oh I know it would, in fact it would get boiling hot; I don’t know if you could handle that.” He teased with a cheeky smile.

Cleaning the last patient off from questionable amount of body fluid, Matthias dips his hands in a bowl of water to rinse it all off completely before even bothering to remove the handmade apron of fabric to dump in a nearby laundry basket that some omega was suppose to collect and clean twice a day. He was beat, and wanting to stalk down to the tavern for the evening seemed like a good idea to just take in the pretty boys and have a few drinks before bed. Granted, that was assuming no one would get massively injured and require his assistance in the next twelve hours. 

Stepping away from the place of healing, the alpha makes it in record time to the one place he could relax. Enticing a barmaid over to put in a request for the largest mug they had, he’s sliding into the last open table that wasn’t crawling with fellow drunks fawning over each other or an omega. Giving a roll of his shoulders, which felt tight and sore, he accepts the mug of sweet spirit when its brought and takes his first drink.  

❝ what’s a guy gotta do to get a back rub around here anyway? ❞ He growls out.

As Iseul returned to the table with the alphas drink a laugh escapes his lips, and he just cocked an eyebrow at the other. “We’ll I can’t exactly say back rubs are part of my job.” The barmaid replied.

The place was a little packed that it was hard to find an unoccupied corner that he could settle down to brood while nursing his drink. Or maybe there was no need to brood after all. Just his luck, Gellert spotted a familiar face and moved to settle next to the other silently, his keen hearing managing to catch what Iseul was mumbling about. The little smirk plastered across his face soon curled wider as he let out a soft chuckle. “But I was told before to always look for you whenever I drop by.” He remarked, bringing his glass to his lips for a sip of his drink. 

Iseul let a halfhearted groan, peaking his eyes open to glance at the alpha beside him. “Who ever told you that, has very poor judgement.”  He played, running his hand through his hair, and brushing it back out of his eyes. “I am arguably the worst employee here and you should know that by now.” However, Iseul’s charm was never in his ability to be a good barmaid, it was in being able to be an entertaining one.  “Now I see you’ve already been served a drink, so why is an alpha like you, looking for little ol’ me?”

“WELL, THAT’S JUST THE NATURAL COURSE OF LIFE, ISEUL.” still laughing at his friend’s drama, sanghyeok managed to take his hands, holding them tightly. “you know, there’s a lot of alphas out there, dying to take your place as the most annoying wolf of this pack. don’t let them take it.” and then, he kissed the back of both of his hands. “why did you choose this job? you don’t like it, you should just… change. maybe work on the kitchens or the orchard?”

A laugh slipped out of Iseul’s lips as the other kissed his hands, and he in turn gripped the younger’s tightly in his own, letting a serious look settle on his  face. “Don’t you worry Sanghyeok, no alpha will ever take my place, I’ve metaphorically pissed on it, it’s mine now.” He deadpanned jokingly, before releasing the other’s hands. “I really appreciate how much faith you have in me, but I’m sorry to tell you it’s all for nothing.  I’ve tried pretty much every job an omega can have, and this is the only one I’m some what okay at. Then again half my job is just being entertaining and looking pretty, and the other half is serving drinks.”

“Fair enough.” Felix mirrors the nose crinkle for sympathy. He had his own fair share of groping and he was here of his own freedom of choice, which meant he could come and go as he pleased without having his job on the line. At least at the bakery, he had a counter between him and the customers to make sure they kept their hands to themselves. “Want me to shadow you the rest of the night and make sure they at least attempt to keep their hands on their drinks and not on you?”

“That’s not necessary, I have many ways to dealing with alphas like that.”  Iseul mused, a smirk pulling up the corners of  lips. “I’m quite clumsy you see, I can’t help it if I occasionally splash a drink in someones face.” In reality, he wasn’t clumsy at all; in fact he was quite graceful.  But nothing seemed to get an alphas hands off him faster than a face of alcohol. On top of that, no one liked to be in wet clothes, so it typically ended with the rowdy alpha leaving  shortly after.

Andy giggled and shook his head. “S-Surely there are worse things you could be doing,” Andy tried to say optimistically. 

“Yes, but I’m not doing them right now; I’m doing this. Therefore this is what I will complain about.”

maddox didn’t go to the tavern as much as many other alphas in the pack did. he just felt like it simply wasn’t a good idea for the forth in command to get drunk and make a fool out of himself. it might make others not respect him as much. but that night was exception since he had an extraordinarily hard day with his duties. “are you supposed to be sleeping on the job?” maddox questioned, looking at the other with a raised eyebrow. “i wanted to know what drinks are served here, but if you’re busy sleeping i could ask someone else.”

“I’m not sleeping.” Iseul corrected, eyelashes fluttering slightly, but his eyes remained closed. “I’m gathering my energy, there’s a difference.” There was no difference. “We have wine, though this week it’s a bit bitter. There’s ale and cider as well, which tastes exactly like you’d think it would. But I’d recommend the mead right now, this batch is made with peaches.” 

“Well as you can see you they are hanging nice and high to avoid moisture,” Tobias said straight until right at the end with the corner of his mouth raised. “Oh these are all herbs I generally use to make salves, poultices and teas. Got to have a good understanding of what the earth provides for healing,” he dusted off his hands. “Now anything that I can do you for? No bumps or scratches that need looking at?”

Iseul just nodded as the other spoke, not really following  along all the much, but pretending none-the-less. “I must say I am in great  health these days,  however now you have me contemplating getting a scratch so you can give me a check up.” 

Andy frowned as he heard his friend, hating how unhappy he sounded. “What’s so awful about it here?” Andy asked the other. “And do you mean ‘here’ as in the job? Or ‘here’ as in the village?” Andy asked just to be sure.

“I mean ‘here’ as in stuck inside doting over drunk alphas with bad breath.” He pouted, obviously not pleased with being cooped up.

Felix snorts under his breath, only offering the other an incredulous look. “And what if they need twenty minutes and you end up collapsing into a heap instead? Then what good will you be to the drunken alphas?” Casting a look at a particular drunk group, as if to make his point, before returning his attention to the barmaid. “Although I’d think having that much attention would be nice.”

Iseul crinkled his nose up slightly, before letting out a dry chuckle. “Maybe they’ll think I’m dead and leave me alone.” He sighed in a faux wistful way. “If you consider being groped while working nice, sure, it’s great.” He continued, sarcasm weaving into his voice.

“WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOU TODAY?” sanghyeok wasn’t willing to deal that kind of behavior, but instead of picking a fight, he just pulled out a chair for himself and sat down next to the other omega. “he could suck your dick if you were not so unbearable. and I’m terrible with kids too, but maybe spending some time with them would put an end on that shitty face of yours.”

“What happened? I am another day closer to death Sanghyeok.” Iseul lamented, never failing to live up to his status as a ‘drama queen’. “I’m unbearable but I at least make things interesting, how boring would it be without me here to annoy you?” He questioned, crinkling his nose up. “I worked in the nursery for a week and they told me to go somewhere else, I don’t have the patience for children, I barely have the patience for adults.”  Iseul whined as a pout formed on the older omegas lips.

There weren’t many nights off with the Guard’s duty. Sure, they had enough men, they had every inch of their territory covered, but Andrew liked being alert. Even when he wasn’t actively on duty, he was there. That was why it was so odd for him to be seen in the tavern, drinking a goblet of wine. His first one for the night, granted, but still it was wine. “Oh, no, no, feel free to sit there, I’m not waiting for anyone.” he smiled at the person who ever so clearly wasn’t sure if they should take the seat or not. Andrew wasn’t drunk, nor was that his intention, he simply needed his muscles to relax a little and his mind to wander away from everything. “Can I get you something? Wine here is really good. I mean I’m sure you’ve had it before, but—- You know what I mean.” he chuckled.

Iseul chuckled at the offer to sit, glancing over his shoulder towards the door that lead to the back of the tavern where his boss often worked. “As nice as that would be, I actually came over to wipe the table down, I didn’t get a chance to before you sat down earlier.” The omega mused. “The baby alpha would get mad if he saw me slacking off again.” Iseul continued, not that, that fact had ever stopped him before; by this point he was almost infamous for doing anything but his job. “The wine is really good, I’ll give you a little tip though, the new mead is even better.  It was made with the peaches in the orchard, after you finish up you should try some.” 

Todd laid back in the space behind his cabin, enjoy a little personal time. He was dressed just in his pants, and simply enjoyed the hot sun beating down on his exposed body. After a moment he lifted his head, and sniffed at the air.

“I know you’re there,” he called out, as he laid back down. “You stink more than normal.”

Iseul wasn’t actually intending to approach the alpha, in fact he’d been hoping to sneak by and leave their pack borders for the afternoon. Of course that idea was crushed as soon as he heard the others voice, and a sigh s lipped out of his lips.

“I’ll have you know, I smell fantastic. Because I’m not the one trying to roast my body under the sun.” He joked.

Tobias hung up the herbs to dry on the line. Mostly Chamomile, Garlic, and Valerian. He knew he should probably have one of the apprentices do it for him, but he found it one of the only times he could relax and focus on something that didn’t involve other people.

“How’s it hanging doc?” Iseul question as he walked by the infirmary, a grin coming to his lips  at the pun.  He thought his own joke was hilarious, however, that didn’t mean it actually was. “What is all this stuff?”

An amused smile came across Andy’s lips as he slipped next to his friend and chuckled as he heard his words. “I-I’m assuming it’s been a long day already?” Andy asked with a smile on his lips as he looked at the other. “Is there s-something wrong?” Andy asked, wondering if there was something he could do to help him.

Truthfully it hadn’t been much of a long day, however Iseul did hate being stuck working ‘omega’ jobs, and often lacked the motivation to do it. “Everything is wrong Andy.” He lamented, albeit in faux dramatics. “I’m stuck here, it’s awful.”

he groaned. not again. oh how he hated being called that and he was wondering when it would finally stop. he was a twenty-two years old alpha … no longer a pup !! right ?? he seemed to be the only one that noticed though, sadly. “ the pup is the one who gives your salary so how about you work instead of procrastinating ?? “ wide does eyes would glare at the other. “ and you’re as annoying as a five years old baby. “

The smirk lingered on Iseul’s lips, as he looked all to proud of himself.  It wasn’t a secret that he was actually quite fond of the alpha, however, that didn’t change the fact one of the only things that made these nights better was riling Jaesun up a bit.  “I’m not procrastinating, I’m gathering my energy.” He quipped, letting out a sigh and finally pushing himself back on to his feet. “A five year old? I’m so wounded—”  He lamented sarcastically.  "— but at least I don’t look like one.” He played, reaching out to lightly pinch the young alphas cheek.