In the second year after Shi Xi presented as an Omega, her general mother remarried a gentle, capable Omega as her stepfather.
Her stepfather brought along his son, who became her stepbrother.
She took it well, enjoying the breakfasts her stepfather prepared every day and giving her stepbrother a ride to school on her way to military academy.
Her stepbrother hadn't presented yet. He was very handsome, but had a particularly rebellious personality, so he was often bullied at school.
Shi Xi was a fighter by nature. When she saw what was happening, she stepped in and taught those military brats a lesson.
After that, her relationship with her stepbrother grew much closer.
When they went shopping, he carried her bags.
At school dances, he thoughtfully picked out her formal dress and even did her makeup.
When she came home from training, he would have her bath ready.
He even bought her suppressants in advance in the days before her heat, his eyes reddening with concern for his big sister.
She often joked with her teammates that anyone who married her stepbrother would be the luckiest Alpha in the world.
Then one day, her heat coincided with her stepbrother's presentation.
Who could have guessed that her little brother would present as an Alpha...
Shi Xi stared silently at the mess all over the house, then applied for a transfer to the front lines that very night, never to return.
Until, at the age of twenty-five, the System forcibly matched her with a marriage partner.
Compatibility: 100%
The partner turned out to be her stepbrother, Huan Xichen, whom she hadn't seen in two years.
Mini-scene
*
In a dim tent in the military camp, an electronic player displayed a photo of her stepfather and mother. Shi Xi covered her face.
"Mom, Dad, I'm sorry. Xixi presented as an Alpha."
She let out a long sigh.
"His butt was so perky, I couldn't help touching it, and then..."
Shi Xi fell to her knees before the photo, sobbing uncontrollably.
"Mom, Dad, I promise I won't do it again!"
*
"For a long time, we've imagined Alpha-Omega coupling as passionate, out of control, overwhelming, impulsive, and animalistic. That's a fallacy."
Shi Xi took a sip of wine, swirling her glass as she looked steadily at her friends and family.
"It should be serious, restrained, and practical. In the end, it's just an action. It can't possibly get you that worked up."
Her friends and family didn't argue. They opened their smart devices and slowly composited a picture of Huan Xichen.
Shi Xi covered her nose and tried to snatch the device away, but one hand was no match for two.
"Are you crazy? Delete it right now!"
"Okay, I sent it to you."
Her friend looked at Shi Xi and blinked.
"Want me to pass you a tissue for that nosebleed?"
"...Get lost!"
[The main story will have more forum-style sections. They're not blood-related. I wasn't sure how to tag for that, so I didn't. Comments are welcome!]
Theme: The right person will appear in your life.
