Excerpt:
It’s my choice.” He didn’t bother holding back his ire. It made him a sight to behold, being angry - his cheeks flushed, and his eyes look even brighter, and he’d have been lying if he said he hadn’t used it to his advantage more than once.
“I know,” Relena said, unmoved by the display, “but I am still alpha.”
The statement alone set him off. Instincts that told him to bend, to give in, to bask in the protection made him react in the opposite - a knee-jerk he seemed to have been carrying since birth. “And what? That means I should do whatever you want?”
Relena laughed. It was just a small gesture, a disbelieving, exhaled thing, but it disarmed him. “Hardly,” she said. “I couldn’t imagine telling you what to do,” she continued, “unless you wanted me to.”
“I don’t.” The retort was out of his lips before he could stop it, and her smile fell, but not entirely.
“I’m not telling you what you must do,” Relena explained again. “I am only telling you what I will or will not do.” In the pause, her expression softened again, and Duo was struggling not to let it affect him. He wanted to blame the pheromones for it, but he could see the edges of her well camouflaged scent blocking patches at her neck and wrists. “I’m certain that we can find a solution, Duo,” she said, as though setting her mind to a plan, “though I can’t promise it will materialize exactly as you’ve hoped.” She paused, looking him over, and he realized he had been doing the same, eyes tracing the curve of her lip.
All Mine
- Author: picimadar
(1x2xR) 75k
Duo is running out of time, the off-market suppressants he'd been given coming to the end of their 10 year life. While he's successfully avoided anyone who'd care about his designation among the Sweepers, he knows he won't last through life as an unmated omega without more drugs to control his heats. First, he must withdraw from what has kept his instincts and heats at bay - and remain in Sanc long enough to get through it.
My notes: The omegaverse has hit the Gundam universe with a bang, but also with complex relationships that debate agency, free will and biology and respect consent. This is a nice, long fic with lots of angst, ust, and communication - just the way I prefer my 1x2xR fics to go. I always seem to prefer these fics with omega!Duo - it seems to provide the most texture and contrast to his backstory and personality. This fic is also very Relena friendly for strength of character and depth of personality.