ahhh i might've posted abt this b4 but i need to update anyway

charles + erik meet at a party thrown by a mutual friend (maybe emma or raven) + erik's immediately smitten with charles and his sweetness and quirkiness and ridiculousness and self-absorption — even though he's trying his hardest to pretend he's not. charles, on the other hand, is deep in his thesis work and there's no way he's going to waste time attached to some horny alpha's knot! but so much for that, because he's also immediately taken by erik and he's so different from any person period he's ever met.... charles can't read him right away, there's so much there, yet he feels seen by erik, as if erik is a telepath himself, but perfectly attuned to the parts of charles that he tries to mask with easy smiles and generosity.

extra note: im also imagining that they've worn very tantalizing fits to this party.... erik's just wearing a simple but fashionable black shirt that shows off his muscles with a silver chain, black jeans that cling to his legs and ass in just the right way — charles keeps finding himself staring at the way the light veins in his bicep bulge into view when he moves his arms....

and charles is wearing a sweater thats cozy but snug to his body + shows off the swell of his tits underneath (and erik is trying reallyyyyy hard not to look at them + how much they curve + distend the argyle pattern of his sweater) with a little plaid slutty-studious vibe miniskirt with dark brown stockings (and erik is trying reallyyyy hard not to look at the way they squeeze around the middle of his thick thighs and just how much of charles' soft, plump skin he can see above them, before it disappears under his skirt fabric...)

they're already obviously flirting by the end of the night and get each other's numbers...they try at the ~just friends~ thing for a bit but it spirals into them playing endless games with each other, trying to goad the other into jealousy, into arousal, into pouncing.

(it's charles who breaks — surprising considering erik's possessive streak — he's had just one too many drinks and just one too many omegas at the club have brushed their hand just one centimeter too high up erik's thighs.....and suddenly they're in erik's car in the parking lot, fogging up the windows, grunting and growling like wild animals, getting slick and cum all over the seats.

they start courting from there 🥰 in my omegaverse universe courting is basically dating but with different social rules + expectations. tbh courting is the part of the universe where societal stringency is most present. it sort of replicates the sexual/romantic teasing + edging erik and charles engaged in before becoming official. it's about assessment, an alpha "earning" an omega, testing each other's strengths and limits, each other's potential to be good mates and good parents..... very similar to animal mating dances + rituals LOL