#roy kent gets a sobering slap to the face

[jaybren]

Fics I want to read but won't write...

Jamie Tartt is an alpha prima donna with a foot kissed by god and an ego as big as his cock. Roy Kent, a beta who not just made it but dominated in an alpha-dominated sport, transferred to Richmond for the end of his career because it was a well-known mainly beta team (Rupert was a beta man with a grudge) and now he's having to deal with the twat come around.

Everything stays the same until the 4AM practices start. Things start the same there, but then partway through Roy notices something off medically with him, but he's used to pushing through and he's been a beta his whole damn life, so there's no way anything is happening. He's no alpha or omega with some destined fated mate fuckery.

Until Amsterdam and something inside Roy just clicks. The first practice back, running Jamie through drills with his bike at the ready and chuffed about it, Roy finally realizes that his weird symptoms aren't just him aging or some ignorable bullshit. He's 'designation switching' which is rare and almost entirely done due to comfort/trust and proximity with a highly compatible mate.

Realizing seems to kick things into gear, and his now omega hormones slap Jamie across the face, but the little shit doesn't even act in a way that Roy could deny it was all for him as Jamie collapses to his knees begging Roy to let him hug him. He won't even get close to Roy without permission, and he's high on pre-heat pheromones.

But there's no way Roy Fucking Kent is letting Richmond lose their star player because his pre-heat kicks Jamie into a rut.

Roy goes full stiff upper lip, sending Jamie home to shower and sober up while Roy gets home and deals with the situation. In the end, he uses the motivation of mating during the off-season to get Jamie to not stalk Roy back home which will pretty much guarantee the alpha's rut.

Jamie continues the remainder of the season without issue, managing not to go into rut or have to take any meds that might've disqualified him from playing. Roy gets seen at his sister's hospital and gets suppressants to take him through the remainder of the season.

Only thing that changes from there on is Keeley continues being a total boss and friends with the pair. Maybe she's the one who realizes the designation switch first, or maybe she realizes that Jamie is 100% keyed into Roy like he is with whoever he dates and vice versa. No idea. Whoever finds out is respectful and keeps it to themselves, but eventually Roy brings it up to the Diamond Dogs that Jamie hasn't brought up the promise or done anything / say anything about the implications.

Diamond Dogs question how Roy feels about it, and Roy admits that he wouldn't have said it if he didn't mean it, earning some cheers. He's advised to talk to Jamie, but while Ted is for immediate conversation to clear the air, maybe Beard and/or Trent and/or Higgins end up noting that this could be a distraction, so Roy decides to wait.

After the last game, Roy confronts Jamie, who interrupts, talking about how Roy doesn't have to stick to what he said. That there wouldn't be hard feelings. That Roy was basically presenting as an omega at a vulnerable time in front of a "well fit alpha" and that Roy just said what he said to get Jamie under control.

Roy, who has subtly worn a black collar that blends into his shirts so well it hasn't been noticed, takes it off and goes off on Jamie. He underlines that he means what he said. Commenting that if Jamie doesn't want him because he used to be a beta and he's not some pretty little delicate picture perfect model omega, then fine, but not to pretend it was Roy doing the rejecting.

Jamie says something about being pretty enough for the two of them, and that he likes the size of Roy's cock or something like that, suggesting he knows he could deep throat him and might be interested in getting fucked, but that he really, really needs to know this isn't a dream as he wanted to mate Roy since he first presented.

Heading him, Roy then kisses him. Jamie is 100% puppy dog alpha mode, but yeah, he's still a prick. It's just a prick to amuse Roy or when he gets the signal allowing him to be on the field. Clingy boys be clingy boys, wanting to basically be attached by the hip.

Roy still becomes the new manager. He's out and proud about it. Jamie lives up the husband of the first out and proud omega manager, though Roy reminds that he's technically not the first as there were some in the Netherlands and other managers for women's teams, but Jamie argues no London team has ever had one.

Keeley is 100% the godmother of their first kid.