[Leafies]

Gem wasn't oblivious to the way the alpha flirted with him. At times he returned it when he could; he knew he was at the scrutiny of the other pack members so when they bothered to hand around he tried not to make his advances so clear. For a long time, Gem had been wary of alphas. His old pack had a few of them although they'd mostly consisted of betas. Omegas were a rare sight so you'd imagine they might be treated a bit decently. He'd been constantly harassed by the others in his pack, sometimes for his presumed weakness and sometimes for being seen as only what an omega was deemed good for - bearing litters. Of course, he'd fought their advances, but in the end it became unbearable so he'd left. It was probably the best decision he'd ever made.

There wasn't anyone immediately around that Gem could make out so he was free to just... be himself. He'd first liked Flare because she was easygoing and he didn't feel intimidated to not be himself around her, and his infatuation with the alpha sort of grew from that point on. There were certainly better choices than him in the pack available for her, but all he could do was try to prove he was worth more than what most people thought. "Yeah, it about kicked my face in once or twice but I got it." He returned her smile with a large toothy one of his own, watching the other bigger wolf with wide violet colored eyes. "I got it for you," he said proudly, "I know last night's hunt didn't go so well."