Document from my reMarkable: 2026.06.01

[mekachu04]

on Kuttk, contracts are typically quarter affairs. four times a year, every three months, all sort of legal agreement come up for negotiation. for the pack living outside the city wall, most of thy was nonesence they never needed to concern themsch with. But inside the city, it could make or break a family. The last quarter got payed out + it was time to sign a new one. Rent leases came up for Renewal. All manner of chaos tumbled through the average civilian's life.

Candlemass was the day of signing, and for one poor bustard, it had become a worse case senaino. He was an unbounded omega & his alpha was tired of "playing house" with him & was letting their lease end. His alpha was going to more to the inner city a try again with a new omega.

Uk was effectively homeless. All his eggs were in this basket, and the landlord was already showing his none off to new potential couples.

One of them was ready to sign in the morning.

Uk wasn't sure what his end goal was- but the city held no answers. He was the old maid at this point, Rejected again by a suitor. What ever it was those alphas waited in a pack mate- uk didn't have it.

He doest think he wants to de- not really. but it's real hard to find a reason to lure. To stick around. So he wanders away, nothy but the clothes on his back- waiting for the waste lands outside utilization to decide his fate

There was once a beautiful shame - on so he's been told- to the west of the city. It's buried under a trash pile so massive it's nearly doubled the landmass of this part of the island. Trash a scrap & waste piled high.

The queen thing is - them's a lighthouse in the mountains of garbage. Its half collapsed on itself, its light useless even if it did still Shine just because the new shone was so far away, a lighthouse is suppost to warn travelers away. UK finds himself dawn to it. A moth to flame. An apt metaphone because what good on safety could we really expect to find in such a place?

Its someone's territory. He can smell the pack. Omegas, a mix of seats but the 17 a minty tee tree that is strongest. It calls him closed. It soothes his distress.

It promices home & Safety. Nothing of the pack at first glance seems any thing like that promises. 4k knows he's a fool d must be a worse omega than his alpha's had told him for thinly otherwise. He'd turn tail, but really at this point... turn to where? He's noting left. caught cressy a turf line is at the worse way to go he supposes.

The two puck leaders met him at the territory line. A boy of 11, all pup still, but a posturing that comes from a life of hard worn fights. He's earned his right as pack leader.

Yet he hangs back. It's the teen that approaches, Nose high as he scopes out Uk long before they are close enough to talk. Messy hair, distelved clothes. A reject.

like Uk.

"You've wandered far from your city, omega." he says.

"Not my city." Ukadmits. "Not sun it even was."

"There are farms to the North. Im sure they't take you in. You look strong enough to work."

How sad this was the closest to a compliant UK had been given in years? ' 'I dont think they'd want me..."

"So why do you think I would instead?"

A fair question. Uk had no answer.

"Are you? Strong enough to work?"

UK shrugged. That wasn't what his alphas had wanted from him. How was he to know?

"I would hope you'd have more fight to you. I don't want a pack that will expose their throat should anothe pack raid us. If not for their own life then to fight so the others might live."

A curious way to put it.

"If you want fight for your life. would you fight for your pack's lives?"

"I would die for them" he suppisided himself by saying.

The teen cocked his head. "I dont ask you to die. I ask you to fight."

"I... I would fight for a pack."

"You pack."

"I would fight for my pack."

The boy's smile could blind the sun.

"It's my birthday tomorrow. You may be the best gift the atty has even gifted me."

It seemed a little simple, looks back. But Killen was sincere. And Uk joined his new family. A pack of agit.