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Delicately woven flowers of baby's-breath and calla lilies sit intentionally placed upon a head of long curly green hair. The green locks tamed to cascade along freckle-kissed porcelain shoulders. Every hair, every fold of clothing is placed purposefully to create the perfect image of all that is Izuku Midoriya. Groomed and dressed to enhance his natural beauty to be presented as a newly-of-age Omega. His clothing was hand picked to compliment his unique coloring. Soft green fabric drapes along his body to show off his Omegan stature, with gold stitching and embroidery to decorate the cloth in delicate flowers. His arms adorn small, thin gold bangles that were passed down to him by his grandmother. His feet sport small-heeled boots made from brown cow leather.
The Omega, Izuku, takes a deep breath to calm his nerves. “Izuku, my son, you look so beautiful!” His Dam, Inko Midoriya, says with tears in her eyes. She reaches up from her seat at the dining table to place her hand on his freckled cheek. He leans into her touch with a shaky breath.
“Thank you Mama, I can't lie, I am nervous.” Izuku says softly and takes his Dam’s hand with his freshly manicured one. “Is it almost time?”
Inko nods with a sad smile, doing her best to express a calming scent. Effectively calming Izuku with her fragrant Camomile tea scent, “I’m going to miss you so much, my sweet baby Izuku. I can’t believe it's finally your turn for your Coming-of-age ceremony!” She pulls away from Izuku’s hand and folds her hands together in her lap.
“Mama, we both know there's no guarantee any of the Alpha’s will be interested in me. I may get to come back home tonight.” Izuku says nervously, “I can't say which I’d prefer.”
Inko holds her hands up placatingly, “My sweet boy, I know every Alpha will want you. This may be your first time leaving the nest, but It’s not mine. I know Alpha’s. You're a kind boy, and of course you are a very rare looking omega. That will definitely cause interest.” Izuku smiles politely and nods along to his Dam as she talks, mostly to herself.
Izuku has heard this speech many times before, that he’s a unique Omega. The Midoriya’s come from a long line of Omega’s that inherit the same green hair and eyes. His Dam has said many times that the green is the most unique color in Alpha and Omega’s alike. Partnered with rare markings like freckles and his long curls make him the most unique Omega Inko has ever seen, and as an Omega herself who has seen many omegas come and go through the annual Coming-of-age ceremony, she's seen more than a fair share of unique Omega’s. However, in Izuku’s tribe, the tribe of Musutafu, and all other Northern tribes, it's tradition that all Omega’s are kept sheltered at home until they are at the appropriate age to be wed. With this, Izuku has never seen another Omega other than his Dam, for all he knows she could just be trying to make him feel better.
Either way, he’ll find out sooner than later. The ceremony is just an hour away. This ceremony is held every year on the first day of spring. All Northern Omega’s join together in Izuku’s home tribe of Musutafu, since it's the largest Northern territory, to gather together and be presented to all the Northern Alpha’s that wish to find a
mate. This year, Izuku has to participate now that he’s turned 18. It will be his first time leaving the confines of his home and may be his last.
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When the sun has risen to its peak, all the newly matured Omega’s are sent out to the main square to meet the Omega Overseer for the event. Immediately Izuku feels many pairs of eyes on him, he does his best to keep a calm appearance and nods politely to the Overseer. The older Omegan woman smiles excitedly at him before beckoning him over. He gets a whiff of her excited lavender scent as she makes work of his clothes to make sure it's presentable and neat down to the stitching. Izuku was unsure why everything had to be perfect, he doubted the Alpha’s would notice such details as the stitching.
“My my, what a lovely thing you are! The gods have blessed you with beauty many times over.” The Overseer says with a genuinity that catches Izuku off guard.
His eyes widen slightly at her comment before he responds with a polite smile, his cheeks flushing prettily, “Thank you ma’am, and thank you for overseeing us today. I'm sure you've had more than a lifetime of responsibility today.”
The Overseer pats Izuku's arm to signal she's finished dawdling over his clothes, “Pretty and kind as well! I can tell by your color, you're Inko’s son aren't you?” Izuku nods sweetly. “Well you'd better go join the other ready Omega’s waiting for the ceremony to start.”
Izuku quickly makes his way over to the other Omega’s awaiting the start of the ceremony. He was instantly approached by a few eager faces. “Wow! Look at your hair!” A young Omegan woman with short brown hair and big brown eyes says before leaning into Izuku. So close he could smell her bubblegum and tulip scent, “It's the most unique color I've ever seen! Is it true that green hair symbolizes fertility and peak Omegan hormones?”
Before he could answer, another Omega with blonde hair pops up, “Everything about you screams Spring, youre the prettiest Omega I've ever seen!” He says shooting Izuku with a wide smile and winks.
Izuku opens his mouth to speak before he gets cut off. A female Omega with long black hair and pretty onyx eyes smiles kindly at him, “I read that in my Sire’s book collection! Green hair symbolizes fertility! Izuku here is actually a Prime Omega! His hair, eyes, freckles and even his scent resembles Spring! Have you noticed he smells like flowers and pine?” Izuku looks at her with wide eyes. He had no idea Prime Omega’s were a thing like Prime Alpha’s, there aren't many books about Omega’s as there are for Alpha’s. “Oh I'm sorry this must be a lot for you. My Sire has a very thorough Omegan book collection since I presented as one. Not many people know about Prime Omega’s.” She says, her brows creasing.
Izuku nods and takes a deep breath, his green lashes fluttering closed. When he reopens his eyes, the three Omega’s wait until he speaks, “My name is Izuku Midoriya, I am from this tribe, Musutafu. It's nice to meet you three. It’s common for the Omega’s in my family to inherit green hair, however my Dam and I are the first to have inherited the green eyes, and I’m the first with markings.”
The short-haired brunette is the first to speak up, “How rude of me, I didn't even introduce myself before jumping at you! My name is Ochaco Uraraka! I'm from a small tribe near the Southern border.”
“I’m Denki Kaminari! Nice to meet another male Omega, you don't see much of us around here! Well that's what my Dam told me.” Denki says before reaching out to shake Izuku's hand. Izuku nods politely, catching Denki’s scent of rain with an almost electric, lightning smell to it.
The elegant Omega with long black hair places a hand on her chest, “And I'm Momo Yaoyarozu, I’m sincerely apologetic for not introducing myself sooner. This is all of our first time meeting someone outside of our family pack after all.”
Izuku nods at this and notices the other Omega’s all realize their situation and start to show signs of nervousness. Izuku as well feels his heart pick up in his chest. The scent around the group of Omega’s starts to sour. Izuku reaches to take Denki and Ochaco’s hands in his. “I know we all are nervous, but we must stay calm.” Izuku does his best to push his calming scent to the distressed Omega’s around him, letting it linger to all the others waiting nervously for the ceremony to start as well. The others start gravitating towards his calming scent and soon all the Omega’s in the clearing are huddled around Izuku.
All of the attention on Izuku makes him nervous but he does his best to leave his nervousness out of his scent to allow the potent calm carry throughout the clearing. He clears his throat before speaking up so everyone can hear him, “We must do our best to stay calm. This is everyone’s first time away from our family pack. While it's normal for us to all be nervous, let's think positively today. The ceremony starts soon, and we will all be presented officially to the Northern Alpha’s who have come to see us. They have come all the way out here to see us! We are the prize today, and even if we may not be picked, that will only mean we get to go back to our family pack. For us Omega’s today, there is no loss. Now let's do our best and be our best!”
It's a noticeable change in the air when Izuku finishes his speech. The air is calmer than before and the Omega's begin to murmur amongst themselves in mostly excitement rather than nerves. Izuku lets out a sigh of relief as he draws his scent back in. He rubs his thumb along Denki and Ochaco’s hands before letting go.
“Oh gods…” Ochaco says breathily, “that was amazing. You calmed everyone down so easily!” She says, a genuine smile gracing her face.
Denki laughs, “Yeah, that really helped man,” He smiles approvingly before turning to Momo, “Is that a Prime Omega thing?” Denki asks.
“Yes it is actually! Prime Omega’s have a stronger scent than us average Omega’s. I, of course, have never seen it in action before, but that was-” Momo gets cut off when the Overseer shouts into the clearing.
“All Omega’s are now ready for the Coming-of-age ceremony. I will direct all of you into a formal line and take you all to The Pit! The Alphas will be waiting to see you all there, be on your best behavior! This could be your test of fate today!” She beckons the young Omega’s to her and lines them all up neatly into one single-file line. All in all, there are only around 20 Northern Omega’s participating in the ceremony.
They make their way to The Pit, a generously sized arena placed directly in the middle of the Musitafu tribe territory, where the ceremony is held every year without fail. The Pit overall is an average looking arena carved out of the earth with an iron cage covering the entire top of it, with a wooden entrance down into the pit. Not only is the ceremony held here, but about every month or so, traditional monster fights are held for and by any Alpha’s who desire to watch or participate in the fights. It's mainly visited by locals, tourists, or neighboring tribes. Those who do not participate in the fights sit up in the stands, a carved out hole in the arena placed several feet above the chaos that can pursue on the ground floor of The Pit.
Today, however, due to the ongoing ceremony, the Alpha’s are the ones sitting in the stands, the Omega’s being presented on the ground floor.
All of the Omega’s are spaced out from each other, still in their line, so the Alphas can see them fully. Izuku instantly feel's many eyes on him, the scent of many interested Alpha’s wafting into the air. One scent however, manages to catch Izuku’s nose, the smell of warm fire leaving an almost sugary aftertaste in the back of his throat. He feels a tug in the pit of his stomach when he catches a whiff of that surprisingly compelling scent. The Alpha’s being too far away for him to gauge who it belongs to. The green-haired Omega keeps his head angled away from the judgement and intensity of the Alphan stares before a voice rings throughout the arena.
A male Beta with long blonde hair begins his speech, “Thank you everyone for coming to the Coming-of-age ceremony! I'm sure some of you have traveled a great distance to participate so we will keep this short! Our first event will allow the Alpha’s to meet these newly-of-age Omega’s one at a time, starting with the highest ranked of course!” At this the Alphas in the stands Start murmuring amongst themselves in a mix of excitement and disappointment at the ranking system. “Our second event will allow the Alphas to choose how they test the Omega they are interested in. We don't want any regretful decisions, nor do we want any Omega’s to go unmated, if possible, by the end of this ceremony, so please choose wisely, this is all about compatibility!”
The Beta announces pausing to breathe before beginning again, “The first, and highest ranking, Alpha given permission to come onto the ground floor will be, Katsuki Bakugou!”