Later that night- after a long damn day of mapping their damn route- Nico is all too ready to go the fuck to BED. He is tired, both mentally and physically, due to all the hauling they did to organize the storage.

That and well... What happened with his cabin boy this morning definitely took a toll on him, it was completely unexpected and he wasn't ready for so much scent.

He can just relax in his bed, thank god.

But as he goes into his room, all he can smell, is heat.

That's it.

Nico sighs deeply, brows pinching tightly over scrunched eyes. Damnit!

Lana warned him about bringing this kid on deck, about bringing a young and healthy omega onto this damn ship, risking the smell of a heat getting to, not only his crew members, but him specifically. 

And he did anyways.

He takes a deep breath and closes the door, walking in and turning a lantern on again.

Luca has moved from the corner he was in ealier, and he's stripped down to his undergarments, pale body flushed red from his head to his toes. Hes sitting up, back to everything else as he presses his forehead against the wall next to the bed, hands clutched tight around his lower abdomen.

This time, Nico gets a good look at him, the last time he couldn't, due to the omegas quick clothing change.

As before, his back is laced with scars, one after another winding and twisting beneath eachother. They look like they hurt at one point in time, and Nico honestly can't imagine Luca getting those from working.

He moves closer, going around the bed so he can see the boys sides and the right of his face.

His face is scrunched together hard, breaths falling heavy past barely open lips. His hands fluctuate between squeezing too hard aaginst his sides to relaxing and twitching from the overuse.

Nico can see several more scars now, ones that lace over chest, but smaller, looking to be put there purposely, just as the lash marks on the kids back were.

Nico looks lower towards his thighs, small scars that dissappear beneath the omegas undergarments looking similar to the ones on his chest.

He has an obvious tent in his pants, and Nico swallows at the sight, looking away and instead moving to tap the brats shoulder,"Oi."

Luca doesn't move, so this time he grabs his shoulder, shaking him softly,"Oi brat."

Luca opens his eyes slowly then, flushed face turning away from the alpha,"Don't touch me." He mutters, hardly any power behind his voice at all.

"You need to eat something." Nico reaches over, grabbing a fruit from the small crate in the corner,"Here."

Luca turns his face back towards him, blue eyes hazy as he squints them at the fruit,"I can't."

He looks to be in major pain, but Nico can see how hard hes keeping from showing it, brows furrowed tightly over foggy eyes as sweat rolls down his face.

Nico sighs, looking up at the ceiling. This kid needs to eat, and although he really really doesn't feel like doing this, and the kid will probably hate him-

He looks the blue eyed boy in the face, taking in his labored breathing and held back pain before saying,"Omega eat."

He watches Luca's pupils enlarge twice their normal size, blue irises turning into a thin ring around black. He reaches forward, grabbing the apple and eating it quietly, listening well.

Nico sits there, watching to make sure the kid eats it all. Luca doesn't stop at all, almost eating the red fruit all the way to its core before glancing at the alpha nervously.

Woah. Nico stares at him slightly bewildered, hazel eyes seeing the omega give a- an omegan- look for the first time since he found him a month ago.

Luca stares at him with big eyes, brows raised away from his eyes for the first time.

His eyes are big and beautiful, shining and still a little hazy from the heat coursing through his body.

He tilts his head down, holding out the core of the apple silently, as if asking permission to stop. Nico takes it, feeling that would be the best choice.

Luca sits there, waiting for the next order. Nico ordered him, fuck he forgot about all this omega shit, he hasn't had someone like this around him in a long time.

"Good boy." He mutters and those blue eyes look up at him again, looking... Sad?

Why does he look sad? Don't omegas like sentiments like that? They like to be told that they did good, that they're being good for an alpha-

But then it happens all too fast, and Nico is suddenly pinned against the wall.

He takes a breath and looks up into bright blue eyes as weight settles in his lap. Spice, Carmel, and sugar sweeten his tongue, muscled thighs straddling his waist as Luca pins him tight against the wall.

Nico holds still as stone, watching as the omega leans close and presses his nose to the alphas scent gland, a huff of breath floating against his neck before another deep inhale sounds next to his ear.

Nico swallows. Holy fucking shit. He looks up, blue catching hazel as the omega starts purring, pupils enlarged so much that he looks like a sad puppy. Nico slowly reaches up, brushing the back of his fingers against the other boys cheek before brushing his hand through soft hair- fuck its so damn soft.

Luca leans into it, closing his eyes and he breathes heavy, sniffing the alphas palm before turning his neck and rubbing against his wrist gland, scenting heavily. He opens his eyes again, staring at the alpha as he presses his cheek to his chest, curling against him and hugging his torso.

Oh.

Oh.

He doesn't. Fuck hes in heat but did the alpha just accidentally drop him?

To drop an omega means to put them at their most relaxed and lowest point, putting their mind at ease and making them only listen to an alphas command.

When it's over, the omega will feel like an elephant has been lifted off their chest, as if they've been freed of some kind of guilt.

It resets them, and makes them less... Stressed.

At least that's what Nico has heard.

But Luca. Luca isn't acting like hes had it done before. Its almost... Like he's scared of it, he doesn't seem to know what to do so he's scenting and cuddling to make up for lack of experience.

He doesn't...

"Eman..."

That name again.

"Who's that baby?" He whispers, knowing that if Luca was in his right mind he'd probably snarl and bite his head off for calling him something so intimate. But right now, thats what the omega needs to hear.

"Emanuel." He whispers again.

Nico rubs his back soothingly, and the omega just snuggles tighter against him.

There's a quiet sniffle, and then a hiccup. Nico's eyes enlarge, surprise taking over his expression as he tries to look at the omega who has suddenly started crying against his shoulder.

He doesn't cry loud. If he hadn't sniffled or anything Nico probably never would've noticed.

He pulls Luca back gently, and decides that it's time to bring the omega back up, because if he stays this way for too long he could get stuck in this low point and possibly go stupid from it,"Luca."

Those blue eyes look at him, tears welling as they mix with blue and white, giving him ocean eyes.

"C'mon." He leans forward, brushing his nose against the brats jaw before nipping. Luca makes a choked sound, hands pressing against the larger mans shoulders tightly.

Nico moves forward, the omega falling from his lap and landing back against the bed. He kisses the smaller boys neck, nipping at his gland and getting a soft sound from him.

Fuck, he didn't know he'd sound like this. Nico has never found a man that he was especially into, of course there were attractive ones, and hes had his go at each, but this...

Luca's different.

"Alpha." There's a heavy breath against his ear, and Nico huffs deeply against the kids neck, hands rubbing up the brats body and pressing against a muscled chest.

"Omega. Up." He says, deep rumble taking over his voice. He removes his hands, sitting back so he isn't breathing against the boys neck. This way Luca won't punch him or something dumb.

Hopefully.

The heavy breaths calm, and then the kid is freezing, blue, hazy eyes going wide as he looks up at the alpha above him.

Then hes moving to sit up, backing away from Nico, and that glare returns in moments.

But he doesn't say anything. Not a word slips from his mouth as he moves back to the corner he was in earlier. He curls his legs to his chest, turning his head away from Nico and pressing his cheek against his knees.

Nico stares at him, then moves from the bed, the object creaking softly as he walks to the door.

"-nkyou."

Nico stops, feeling something tingle in his chest, stomach fluttering with something nice as he looks back over his own shoulder.

Luca stares at the floor silently, blue eyes squinted tight as he glares.

Nico smiles, shaking his head as he closes the door.

Weird kid.