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all of the members of superm are in one big wolfpack. they go to virginia tech, and they keep the wolf part of their lives under wraps by masking everything under a fraternity (called sigma mu)

kai is the alpha in this pack. he's not the oldest, but he's been a wolf since he was a toddler so he's the most experienced out of everyone and thus is the leader

the reader is a graphic design major, as is ten (i swear he's important)

ten and the reader met in their first class at virginia tech as freshmen. they're basically best friends. the reader does not know he's a wolf

at this point, ten is the pup in the pack. he joined, along with taeyong, around a year before he began his studies as VT during a campus tour when he was a senior in high school, where the two met kai, taemin, and baekhyun

when ten and the reader become friends, ten is one of only five members in the pack. mark has not yet joined

over the course of their freshman year, ten and the reader work on graphic design projects together, usually at her dorm since ten is a bit uncomfortable with her coming over to the frat house in case she might learn too much

mark, an english major, is turned into a wolf right at the beginning of sophomore year (he is the same age as ten in this story). it's bad. he was essentially brutally attacked by a wolf and left for dead, and he stumbled into kai's pack pretty much on pure instinct, where he was patched up by kai's imprint, jess, and sort of initiated into the pack. so he's now the pup

very soon into sophomore year, ten finally agrees to bring the reader to his house, figuring that he's grown accustomed enough to his new lifestyle that he won't let anything slip to her

during this first visit to the house, the reader meets mark in passing as he's heading out to go to a class, and he imprints on her immediately.

he's been a wolf for, like, two or three weeks at this point? has absolutely no fucking idea what's happening or why he suddenly cannot stop smelling this smell (he can't put his finger on what it smells like but he likes it), but he disregards it and doesn't tell anyone. figures it's a normal wolf thing

mark is also just. really fucked up from it all. he's not adjusting well, has this disgusting scar on his ribcage from the attack that didn't heal very well, and being from a very christian family with a strict christian father, his faith is also being tested as someone who very vehemently did not believe in wolves before he became one. he thinks he's cursed, basically

mark has his first rut about a week into turning, which is super unfortunate for him because he's not ready for it at all. he manages to get through it with medicine, but it's not fun, especially considering he's still healing from his attack

so things go on after mark imprints on the reader, and no one in the pack has any idea that it's happened

mark has his second rut, which is his first post-imprint, and it's the absolute fucking worst. this is when he realizes what's actually going on with him, because for some reason even though he's only met the reader, like, twice, he cannot stop thinking about her while he's fucking into his fist, and the smell is unbearable

he still doesn't tell anyone once he makes it through that second one

three weeks later, ten starts his rut

the reader is over at the sigma mu house to work on a project with him, and ten is pretty confident that he can hold himself back despite the rut. he needs to hold himself back, because this project is due in two days. but despite his self-control, he's still a bit oddly flirtatious and handsy with her

the reader picks up on it, and she starts to flirt back

and one thing leads to another, and ten and the reader have sex. remember that no one in this pack knows that mark has imprinted

mark is out shopping when this happens, and all of a sudden as he's checking out, that scent that he can't get rid of turns sour. he knows something's wrong. and he sprints back to the sigma mu house to figure out what it is, and he finds ten and the reader fucking. and even worse, that ten has claimed her with a big fat mark right on her collarbone

mark goes ape shit

he rips ten off of her before he can knot, turns into a wolf, and goes in for the kill. he gets one good attack in on ten's eye before kai subdues him, and the reader is left naked and traumatized, being comforted by taemin and baekhyun while things are explained to her. despite their newfound assumptions, they still don't exactly know why mark suddenly got so angry with ten, so the imprint thing is left out

later that night, after she's made sure that ten is going to be okay, she's visited by mark, who's trying to explain and apologize. she's rightfully pissed at him, but after he explains everything about how he had no idea what was going on and never meant to hurt ten and was just acting on instinct because he physically needs her... she kind of comes around

it's slow at first, but she figures that she would be an asshole to just cut mark off because of this one incident when he's stressed to her how genuinely important she is to him, and they're practically strangers, but she tries to at least be friendly with him so that his life isn't completely ruined

once things have settled and ten's eye has mostly healed, mark and the reader become fast friends, and she starts hanging around the house more often, either for projects with ten or to try getting closer to mark. she swears that she's only doing it because he needs it, but... let's face it, who wouldn't fall for him? he's precious

but despite the strange feelings, she refuses to actually get close to him because she feels like he'll never actually like her and that his feelings for her start and end with emotional obsession

and then... mark reveals that his third rut is coming up in a few weeks, and that he'll probably be pretty hyperfixated on the reader when it happens. he suggests that she stay far away from him while it's happening, but she insists that if it'll help him through it, she'll have sex with him

after a thorough discussion with ten on how ruts work, he volunteers to take her to her appointment to get an iud (so that she can safely have sex with mark when he needs it while still avoiding pregnancy), and on the way back to the house afterward, he explains how mark turned to her and why mark is so timid in taking his shirt off around people (because he feels ashamed of the scar). ten also explains that the reader seems to be finally bringing mark out of his shell and returning some sense of normalcy to his life, and regardless of everything going on between the three of them, he thanks her for taking care of his packmate

mark reveals that night that he's actually a virgin, and the reader instantly understands that the last thing he wants is to lose it in a rut where he can't control himself. there's about two weeks until it starts, and the reader can't have penetrative sex for a week due to the iud placement, so she offers to take his virginity in a week so that he can lose it before his rut starts and get comfortable in a sexual setting while he's still in control

but because the mood has shifted and mark is a bit turned on from thinking about losing his virginity, the reader offers to at least get him off so he can sort of ease into it before actually having sex with her. she gives him a handjob, and mark basically begs to eat her out (because he can smell her), but she stops him because his instincts seem to be taking over and she doesn't want him to lose control just in case anything is still sore from the iud. she does sort of run her fingers through her labia and let him taste it finger-sucking style, though. he enjoys that very much

mark also tries to take her shirt off to touch her a little, but he chickens out because he thinks it's "unfair" that he can't take his off because of the scar and he doesn't want to do anything to her that he wouldn't let her do to him

a week later, "on the edge" begins. it's the story of mark's loss of virginity :')

in this story, the members of superm are wolves. werewolves, technically, though they're not really referred to as such in the story so much as they just call themselves wolves.

wolves can shift between their human and wolf forms at will, with no real consequences except that it tires them out if they do it too often and they will need to recouperate for a while

wolves are grouped into packs (there's two main packs in this story), and each pack has a designated alpha, often the one who has been a wolf for the longest time, who is in charge of watching over and protecting the rest of the pack.

humans can become wolves in one of two ways: either they are born from wolf parents (two beta wolves OR one alpha regardless of their partner), or they are attacked by another wolf with the intention of turning them. wolf attacks happen often, but the attacking wolf can force their dna to be mixed with the victim through the bite mark if they so choose. this is often done by alphas if they wish to bring someone into their pack, or it is done as revenge

the newest member in the pack is affectionately referred to as the "pup" and is usually babied and teased by the other members of the pack. this is essentially a rite of passage, lol

imprinting (not like jacob and remoraid):

a wolf can imprint on anyone, regardless of their status as a wolf or human

imprinting happens suddenly and often without any warning to the affected wolf, usually on the first or second meeting with the person they're imprinting on. there's no requirement of how long a wolf has to have been turned or what status they have to be in their pack

all people have scents. an imprint affects a wolf by heightening that person's scent to an unbearable degree basically to the point of obsession. this is not explicitly romantic or sexual, but it often becomes so if the imprinted-on person (the imprintee, if you will) allows the wolf to become closer to them

once a wolf imprints, that's basically it. they cannot take it back; it's a lifetime commitment, and many wolves drive themselves insane trying to win over their imprint so that they can stay with them forever

packs are often aware of which people the members in their pack have imprinted on, and there's an unspoken rule that imprints are off-limits to pack members

claiming:

a wolf can "claim" a human by marking them; that is, they give the human a special sort of bite mark that leaves behind that wolf's scent. other wolves will then know that that particular human is off-limits

claims are temporary and last about one month until the mark fades, unless the claim occurs during a rut (explained later). if a wolf claims a human during their rut, the claim is permanent except under very specific circumstances that will cause the mark to fade. this essentially makes a permanently-marked human that wolf's "mate"

a claim mark can be placed anywhere on the body. some humans aware of the claiming process will prefer permanent marks to be placed in less obvious areas (that would be covered by clothing). others just see them as glorified hickeys and don't care. depends on the person and on the wolf

ruts (NSFW, not quite an omegaverse lol):

wolves are growers. humans who have turned into wolves will experience larger erections post-turn. basically they're hung as hell regardless of how big or small they were as a human

a male wolf goes into their rut once every 56 days (eight weeks, or two lunar cycles)

ruts cause wolves to be insatiable, craving sex either from their mate (claimed through marking), their imprint, or from any human or wolf if neither of the first two are applicable

how long a rut lasts depends on how satisfied they are from the sex they receive. in many cases, a rut can end after one orgasm if the wolf has sex with their mate or imprint, but sex with ordinary humans or other wolves may cause the rut to be extended up to a week in length, especially if the wolf doesn't have sex for an extended period of time once their rut begins

all wolves experience ruts regardless of their status as alpha/beta, though alpha ruts tend to be more aggressive with larger knots and longer knot periods

knots are present on all male wolves regardless of their status as alpha/beta and only appear during ruts (the sex process is identical to regular human sex when the wolf is not in their rut). the purpose of a knot is obviously to pass on genetically; when knotting, the base of the penis will swell so that is is locked inside whichever hole it's in

a knot can last post-orgasm anywhere from fifteen to thirty minutes for betas and thirty minutes to an hour for alphas, often on the longer side if the wolf is knotting inside of their mate or imprint. during this time, the penis cannot be removed except by brute force, which can and will cause damage to the surrounding area

chances of pregnancy dramatically increase during a rut due to knotting, especially for alphas. many women (human or wolf) who are aware of the rut and knotting process will choose to undergo multiple forms of birth control as a safety precaution, as the male wolf cannot wear a condom while knotting without ripping the condom

yes, this means that many wolves use the "pullout method" to avoid knotting altogether

ruts can be "tamed" through certain medicines, which are taken to lessen the pain of the rut if the wolf cannot find someone to have sex with. some wolves can become addicted to this medicine if they take it for multiple ruts in a row (for whatever reason)

heats do exist and are mentioned, but they're not relevant in this story and thus don't need to be fleshed out as much. but yeah, basically a wolf with a vagina will have the same thing happen every once in a while minus the knotting

i'm so so sorry this got so long but um. that's everything you need to know! some of this will be explained as the story goes on but some of it is left pretty vague, so i will be linking to this post in every chapter for those that need a refresher. all wolf universes have very different rules from one another, so i figured it was important to sort of explain how this one works, just to get rid of any confusion.