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“This obsession is getting out of hand.” Tim whispered to himself as he watched the monitor showing Jason standing in his kitchen making dinner. He was zooming in on the frozen picture to check the size of measuring spoon he was using was right. Tim wanted to make these spice cookies perfectly, but it was difficult to get the details from sneaky surveillance tech. And the alpha must have been actually upset with Tim after their last team up because when he’d gotten home to check in on Jason’s safe house half of the better viewpoints had been ‘found’ and destroyed.
Tim wrote down the oven temp and time for how long to bake the cookies and smiled to himself. He hoped the Alpha liked them.
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“This obsession is getting out of hand.” Jason muttered to himself as he pulled out a pair of binoculars to look in on Tim. The omega was laying on his bed reading a book that Jason was sure was new by the look of the spine. It was a copy of Inkheart and Jason couldn’t help the soft smile knowing that Tim was sure to enjoy the story. That’s why he’d been rereading it this week after all. Tim lay the book on his bedside table that was cluttered with drinks and books in a way that felt like Jason’s home more than Tim’s.
Jason studied Tim’s form and had to clench his fists to keep from reaching out and touching him. He’d broken in through the guest room again and couldn’t help but be nearby Tim as he was sleeping. The omega always smelled so content in his sleep, calm, happy.
Jason couldn’t help but reach out and take the hair elastic from the bedside table. It had been in Tim’s hair all day and smelled like the toffee omega, as well as the gentle coconut scent of his shampoo that just fit perfectly together somehow. He looked over at Tim’s book, discarded on its open pages to save his place. Jason pulled out the little origami bookmark he’d folded for him and placed the duck between the pages before gently setting the book down on the table.
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Tim woke up to the sound of something being placed on his bedside table and it took everything in him to stay still and breathing calmly. Taking in a deep breath he smelled the gunpowder and leather smell of Jason wearing scent blockers. He stayed still in his sleeping position and waited out the alpha. After a long while that may have been a few minutes or a few hours Jason started to move again, but not out the window like Tim expected, Jason moved further into the apartment.
Tim heard him walking into other rooms, and smiled to himself since he purposefully had left all the doors in the apartment open for Jason to be able to check the perimeter and soothe his instincts. As the footsteps approached him again he carefully moved his face back to a neutral position so that Jason wouldn’t leave.
“Baby bird, what are you doing to me?” Jason whispered so quietly and Tim shivered when he smelled the Alpha’s arousal in the air.
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Tim smiled to himself and pressed the final enter key as he got into Jason’s helmet feed. The alpha wasn’t supposed to be out tonight but Tim knew he would be. Tim kept to the shadows and watched through his wrist monitor to see where Jason was now. Looking through the feed Tim established that the Red Hood was following a normal patrol route and nothing fancy or out of place. Tim shut off the feed and adjusted his own route so he’d bump into Jason soon. He wanted to test a theory and needed to be near the alpha to do so.
“This obsession is getting out of hand,” he whispered to himself as he landed on the rooftop opposite from Jason.
Tim could smell that Jason wasn’t wearing blockers, a bold choice for the alpha so close to rut. He smelled powerful, he smelled sexy, he smelled… dangerous. Tim licked his lips and approached slowly. “Hood.” He acknowledged the alpha.
“Red,” Jason growled out in a way that made Tim want to submit on this rooftop.
“I thought you were in for the night?” Tim said casually. “Heard that Arsenal was in town.”
Jason mumbled something and then looked right at Tim over the half face mask.
“Didn’t catch that.” Tim responded.
“I said, I don’t need just any ‘mega playmate right now.” Jason took one step forward and Tim danced back.
Raising an eyebrow Tim smirked. “You gotta use your words.”
“I want you Red, have for a while, but you’re not stupid you know that already.” Jason took another step forward and Tim danced another step back.
“I’m not sure you know what I know.” Tim laughed playfully.
Jason moved in again. “I know that my whole place smells like you and your soft shampoo. I know that there’s energy drinks in the fridge that I didn’t purchase, and I know that this is too far south for your route tonight. So who’s playin’ Red? I’m ready for a chase if you’re game.”
Tim weighed his options for a moment. Giving into a chase might kick start his own cycle, putting him out of commission for a week, but Babs was sure to be watching and would know to have someone cover for him. And honestly isn’t this what he’d been hoping for? Jason to chase him and mount him and fuck him into bliss? A chase could mean anything, but for the level of obsession that both had shown toward the other Tim was pretty sure he could walk out of this week with a fancy new mating bite.
“Catch me if you can.” And then Tim was running right at Jason.
It took the alpha by surprise when he vaulted over him and kept going further into Jason’s territory. Ideally the chase ended where he wanted, which was either the theater or Jason’s apartment. Either were well protected and well stocked right now.
Tim felt Jason on his heels as he made the next leap over the rooftops and let out a cheer. He’d been dancing around Jason for so long that for this to finally be happening was exhilarating. Jason was giving chase in a way that made his hindbrain preen. His chosen alpha was close by and keeping pace, he would be good for hunts, he would be good for pups. Tim could feel himself slicking up in arousal as the hunt went on, just because he liked Jason didn't mean he’d make it easy for him, then found himself snagged out of the air on his next leap. Jason pulled him into his space and cradled his head, scruffing him and making Tim submit.
“Oh baby, I know you’re so ready for me, I can smell you so easily. Come on.” Jason pulled off his mask and dropped it onto the roof they were standing on before pulling Tim into a kiss.
Tim kissed back as good as he got and lightly pulled on Jason’s curls. “Gonna take me here? Where anyone could see?”
“I thought that I’d get you inside.” Jason whispered into his ear. He pressed his thigh between Tim’s legs. “And ravish you till the sun comes up.”
Tim wiggled in his hold and pressed down on Jason’s thigh, lightly panting with his pleasure. “Take me inside then.”
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“This obsession is getting out of hand.” Jason said quietly to his sleeping mate. “You’re everything to me Baby Bird.” Jason leaned forward and kissed the omega’s temple.
Tim stirred slightly, enough for his scent to change from content sleep to still listening.
“Wake up lover, let me pamper you one last day.” Jason cooed at him.
“Nuhh, d’n’t w’nna.” Tim whined back at him.
“You need a bath and then some breakfast and then we’ll figure the rest of it out.” Jason kissed him again.
Tim opened one eye. “Figure what out?”
“The rest of forever. But bath first.”
“Okay,” Tim agreed. “Hey Jason?”
“Hmm?”
“I love you.”
“Love you to the end of the universe baby bird.”