Shift
This will be in chapters and this will focus on chapter 1 Chapter 1 — The Pair That Works Net (Alpha) and JJ (Beta) have been a fixed pair for two years. Publicly, they’re fanservice—perfect synchronization, reassuring smiles, practiced chemistry. Privately, they’re something rarer: a relationship built like a contract for stability. They set strict boundaries and treat their pairing as a safe arrangement. Since JJ is a Beta, Net and JJ rarely face the instinct-heavy complications that often wreck Alpha/Omega pairings: no unavoidable spirals, no ruts, no heats that hijack their choices. Their closeness grows anyway. Over time, it stops feeling artificial. It feels like home. Their warmth becomes dependable. Their trust becomes routine. And then, quietly, something shifts inside JJ.