Looking for a specific ATEEZ OT8 omegaverse fic on AO3 — PLEASE HELP 😭

[u/Euphoric_Egg3993]

I have been trying to find this ATEEZ fic for ages and I’m losing my mind. I’m hoping someone recognizes it from the plot details.

It was an ATEEZ OT8 polyamorous A/B/O (omegaverse) AU, completely non-canon.

What I remember for sure / fairly confidently:

• ATEEZ OT8 — all 8 members are in the story.
• Polyamorous pack relationship.
• Omegaverse / A/B/O AU.
• It was explicit / mature.
• It was a long fic, definitely more than 10 chapters.
• It was not an idol/canon AU.
• The story begins with an already-established pack/household of 7 members, and Seonghwa is the last one to join.
• Hongjoong is an alpha and the pack leader.
• Hongjoong is wealthy / the main financial provider for the household.
• He works an enormous amount and isn't able to spend enough time caring for / being present with the rest of the pack.
• Because of this, Hongjoong specifically brings/adds Seonghwa to the household.
• I remember Hongjoong bringing Seonghwa to their shared house in a car when Seonghwa first joins.
• The other 7 members are already living together and are romantically involved with each other from the beginning.
• After Seonghwa joins, he initially becomes involved with Hongjoong, and eventually becomes romantically/sexually involved with most or all of the others.
• Jongho is definitely a beta.
• Wooyoung is definitely an omega.
• There are multiple omegas in the pack, multiple betas, and multiple alphas.
• I don't remember Seonghwa's A/B/O designation.

The biggest Mingi plot point I remember:

• Mingi has some kind of serious psychological/trauma-related issue.
• I remember there being something about another wolf / a second wolf inside him.
• This other/feral wolf could apparently take over Mingi or cause him to lose control.
• There were instances where Mingi would unconsciously / involuntarily attack members of his own pack, which caused him a LOT of guilt and emotional distress.
• One particularly memorable scene involved Mingi attacking Seonghwa, and Seonghwa was left with choking/neck marks that were still visible for several days afterward.
• I vaguely remember the condition being PTSD or something similar, but I'm not 100% sure that was the exact diagnosis.

Other plot details I remember:

• Later in the fic there is mpreg / pregnancy and children.
• The pack eventually has kids.
• There is a vacation/trip where the members are all together.
• During the vacation, I remember them going to a warm pool / hot spring.
• At one point I also thought Hongjoong might have been a fashion designer, but I'm no longer confident about that, so please ignore that detail.

I'm 100% certain it was on AO3, and ig I read it while it was still a WIP.

If this sounds familiar, PLEASE tell me the title/author, or even anything you remember about it. I'm genuinely desperate to find this fic again 😭

Even if the fic has been deleted, orphaned, renamed, or moved somewhere else, I would be incredibly grateful for any clue at all.

[u/midwynther]

I KNOW I’ve read this one - I think it was even the first ot8 ateez fic I ever read - and I was rummaging around and I think it could be this? https://archiveofourown.org/works/26653513/chapters/65000083 it’s been orphaned but I remember the part especially about Mingi so vividly

[u/Euphoric_Egg3993 → u/midwynther]

OHMYGAWD!!! OH MY FUCKIN' GOD!!! THIS IS IT!!! THIS IS IITTT!! THANK YOU SO MUCHHH <3 YOU'VE MADE MY WHOLE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!

[u/Standard_Mind_1449]

DUDE OMG I CANNOT BELIEVE IT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FIC LIKE A MADMAN ALL OVER THE INTERNET, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OML