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Cass hadn’t meant to hear it.
She was just visiting Barbara, maybe to watch something with her or do whatever Barbara had in mind, but stopped in her tracks when she saw Dick and Barbara arguing.
It didn’t look pleasant. It never did when she saw people close to her arguing. She could practically taste the tense air, smell the unpleasant scent of peeved omega and annoyed beta.
Cass was prepared to defend Barbara almost instinctually but then she heard the words that had her falter.
“I know better than you, Dick. You’re acting irrational. Are you close to your heat or something?”
“Barbara, don’t—“
“You haven’t bought suppressants in a while and your blockers aren’t working like they used to. I don’t think you should be on the field like this. If anyone smelled you, you know what happens, don’t you, Dick? I feel like you’re asking for it.”
The smells soured and Cass blinked. Why was Barbara talking to Dick that way? Just because he was an omega didn’t mean she had that kind of authority over him. Did she? It scared Cass, reminding her of the horrors she had seen, of people wanting to use her, of people using their authority unjustly.
“I’m not asking for your opinion.”, Dick growled out and Cass could hear the hurt in his voice. It stung, making Cass realize some things. “Leave it be, Barbara. Just…”
The omega trailed off and Cass could hear fast footsteps walking away, leaving her and Barbara behind. Barbara sighed and Cass heard her turn back to her computer, dismissive but still annoyed.
Cass left.
She sought Dick out after a day had passed of her witnessing the argument. He was suited up and so was she as she saw him brightening up when he spotted her.
His light versus her shadow, but somehow so similar. She could still taste his soured scent on her tongue.
She recalled the moments of him teaching her, helping her adjust, his scent sweet and approving.
“BB!”, Dick grinned, beckoning her over and Cass came closer, moving to stand within reach of Nightwing.
She quietly chirped at him and he chirped back, his grin widening. But she could read his tells, his body language. He was hurt still beneath many layers of carefully crafted pleasantness.
Cass could always tell, but somehow she hadn’t done much to help soothe that hurt until now, maybe she had been distracted and overwhelmed by how he made her laugh when they interacted or by other people reacting to him. She never did stop learning though. He made her learn.
She leaned against him.
Dick tensed for a second. He sighed, relaxing and his arms moved to hug her.
“What’s this?”, He asked and Cass could feel his hands twitch. He wanted to scent her but refrained because they were both wearing scent blockers.
She wanted him to scent her though, she realized.
“Comfort.”, She simply stated, blinking up at him.
He chuffed. “Doesn’t explain much, but alright. Have a go at it.”
She smiled beneath her mask.
She started to spend more time around him. Dick didn’t tell her to stop, if anything Cass could sense it made him happy. She liked that.
The beta had Dick tell her stories, because she liked learning and listening to his voice. He always sounded so animated and his body told the story with him. It was art. Cass liked art.
She loved it.
Visiting his apartment was also fun. His place smelled nice, so relaxing and comforting to Cass, that she dozed on his couch countless times.
Dick never questioned why she chose to stay, to hang around him more. He knew anyways.
The omega scented her often out of costume, noticing how much she liked being drenched in his scent. She scented him back to show her appreciation, loving to be tactile with him, letting her body speak and convey her adoration.
She invited him to do ballet with her and Dick gladly accepted much to her enjoyment. Dancing with him proved to be fun too. The omega wasn’t scared to be silly but was disciplined when he needed to be.
They did other fun activities too. Dick took her to do trapeze, seeing him fly was an art-form that rivaled Cass’s love for ballet.
She pretty much traded hanging out with Barbara for spending time with the omega. She didn’t regret it.
Not when it was the best decision for all parties involved. Barbara probably thought Cass was watching out for Dick and let them be, whilst Dick didn’t have to hear Barbara’s unwanted comments about him.
Cass indeed was watching out for Dick, but he was also watching out for her. She didn’t cross his boundaries, which she knew he appreciated.
Dick had so many responsibilities weighting down his shoulders, but he still kept his head high despite everything. She longed to show him her awe.
The omega whined at her from where he peeked out of his nest.
Cass inhaled. “Pre-heat.”, She commented and Dick huffed.
The beta had just entered Dick’s apartment through the window, curious as to why he wasn’t out as Nightwing that night. She had brought groceries with her, dropped them on the counter as she heard him built a nest and smelled the sweet pheromones emitting from his bedroom, so now she stood there observing him. He was fully naked and surrounded by many pillows, blankets and clothing. Cute. The nest looked cozy.
Dick reached a hand out to her and she blinked. Oh. She took it.
Being invited into the nest of a pre-heat and in-heat omega was exhilarating, because during that time they would only accept close pack or mates into it.
Cass was close pack, but she could see Dick’s interest. She was interested too.
Dick scented her as soon as she sat in the nest and chirped happily. She couldn’t bite back a grin.
Dick saw her expression and pouted before grinning as well.
“So~”, He purred. “Massage me?”, The omega asked, fluttering his long dark eyelashes at her.
Cass snorted and wiggled her fingers at him. Dick flopped down onto his chest with a laugh.
She rubbed her palms into his back, smoothing her hands along his flanks and pressing her thumbs into his neck.
Dick moaned and relaxed under her.
His scent tinged with arousal when Cass moved her hands down to knead at his thighs, the omega subconsciously parting them.
Cass hummed and rubbed her wrist over Dick’s scent glands there.
Slick dripped down his thighs and dampened the sheets below them.
The beta slowly ran her fingers through the slick, using it as massaging lotion. Dick mewled and his toes curled.
She moved to nose at his scent glands on his neck, trailing down to rest her cheek against his thigh. Her eyes were dilated and she nipped at his inner upper thigh playfully.
Dick gasped and turned over to lay on his back and gaze down at her with half-lidded lust blown eyes. Cass hiked his legs up and bent down to nuzzle against his crotch. Slick made her lips glisten as she nipped at his wet folds.
The omega pushed his hips back against her tongue as she started to lick his slick up. She had heard it was nutritious and delicious. Cass had to agree.
“Sweet.”, She murmured, licking into him to get more. Directly from the source.
The omega squirmed against her, his thighs coming to squeeze her head between them as she removed her grip on his legs and instead ran her hands over his omegan cock and wet entrance, spreading it open for her tongue to delve into the velvety hole.
“Cass—“, Dick moaned out, looking down at her with a pretty flush turning him red all over.
The pleased eager pheromones he released had Cass growl deep in her throat, her own eagerness matching his.
She pulled back and gave his omegan pussy a little slap, to hear the wetness against her palm squelch.
The omega’s eyes widened and Cass saw the pleasure travel up his spine as he trembled. So she did it again.
“Nuh— This…”, Dick yelped and his thighs quivered as his omegan pussy and cock drooled. “Mhm.”
“You want it?”, Cass asked in a murmur. She knew he wanted it, but she wanted his verbal consent.
“Cass…”, Dick blinked teary eyes at her, flustered. “Yes, please. Beta.”
Cass slapped it again, feeling how hot the wet folds were. She continued spanking him as he panted and responded so nicely to her hand.
He came and Cass ducked down to drink it all up, her tongue lapping at his omegan cock and pussy. Dick whined and he trembled through the aftershocks as Cass slid a wet from his fluids hand into her underwear and quickly got herself off. His scent and slick alone had her close already, so it only took a moment before she came as well.
Dick purred at her as she snuggled into him and lazily shimmied out of her clothing. They dozed in their mixed scents, enjoying being close to one another.
Cass hadn’t meant to overhear Dick’s and Barbara’s argument but she was glad she did. It helped her grow closer to Dick. Her omega.