Basmer Glade

## Appearance

### Body Shape

Toned

Basmer Tenez (née Glade) is male omega. He is married to Maynard Tenez, with whom he currently has 6 children, and the original founder, along with Maynard, of the Tenez family (formerly Tenez-Glade)

## Biography

### Adulthood

*\*\*NB: Maynard and Basmer's story are very intertwined, where possible, they've been presented from their own perspectives, but I wouldn't recommend reading them one after another, it'll get quite repetitive.*

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After finishing high school, Basmer knew where his passion lay; writing. Since his late teen years, he'd been dreaming of writing hot gay romances and publishing them for his adoring readers to enjoy. But sadly, that dream wasn't quite a reality yet. He had a couple of stories written, but in need of an editor, and finding an editor within his budget was tricky.

Basmer was eager to move out of his parents' house and become self-sufficient, but he wasn't earning quite enough yet. But, when his sister, Sacha, said that she had a spare bedroom free, Basmer jumped on her offer within a minute. It was amazing to be living up in the high rise towers of San Myshuno (Sacha had done quite well for herself), but it wasn't quite what Basmer had wanted.

One day, as he was trawling the internet, looking for jobs, he found a job in Oasis Springs, writing for another well-known author who needed people to help write the backbones of his narratives, which he would then edit to fit with his style. It wasn't exactly what Basmer hoped for, but it was a steady job and it'd be a learning opportunity. He applied and was accepted, now all he needed to do was find somewhere to leave close by, since commuting from San Myshuno would've been impossible.

Looking through the housing adverts, all he could find were placed that cost far too much, the cheapest rent he could find would have left him with §5 a month to pay for food. Frustrated, he gave up and considered moving back in with his parents, since the commute from their's would've been feasible, though arduous.

But one evening, he got an email with a property alert. He looked at it, it was an advert for a roommate in a two-bed home in Oasis Springs, with another guy. The rent was affordable for him, and he'd have someone else to talk to for a little while. He applied immediately and waited. After a couple of days, he lost hope, but then he got a text asking if he was free for a phone call at some point.

He spoke to the advert's poster, Maynard Tenez, and they started to get along great. The conversation flowed well, Maynard was very gracious and Basmer tried to be more confident, even if he was desperately self-conscious and nervous that he wouldn't get the room. But after an hour of talking and asking each other questions, Maynard asked when he was free to come over and discuss the terms of rent. Basmer was over the moon, he met up with Maynard to sign the contracts a few days later.

But when Basmer arrived, Maynard sounded very different than he had on the phone. Basmer had been wondering if there was something wrong, if something had changed. As Maynard showed him around, he said that the tour was basically irrelevant, since Basmer obviously wouldn't want to live with him. Basmer asked why, and Maynard seemed confused. Basmer said he was definitely still interested in the room, which surprised Maynard. But Maynard stayed true and agreed to it. Basmer moved in a few weeks later, a few days before he started his job.

#### Do I or Don't I?

For the moment Basmer had heard Maynard's voice, he had been into him, and seeing him for the first time hadn't disappointed. Everything about Maynard set Basmer's insides tingling, but he daren't act on it. The house he'd managed to find had been a miracle, somewhere in his price range and that he could easily get to work from. If he blew it by admitting to Maynard that he was interested in him, and even worse (and highly likely in Basmer's mind) if Maynard wasn't interested in him. He'd have to leave from the sheer awkwardness and then he'd be back to square one. So no, Basmer would keep his mouth shut and just assume Maynard was straight, he had to be with a personality like that anyway and the way he always kept at least an arm's length between them.

Basmer settled into his work nicely. The story he was writing, whilst not entirely in his comfort zone, was interesting and did present some interesting plot lines which Basmer found fun to explore. In his spare time, when he wasn't writing for work, he would sit on his laptop on his bed and tap away at yet another romance.

One evening, when chatting with Maynard whilst watching some reality TV, he mentioned his writing projects. He didn't share the details of the stories with him, just saying that he had a couple of stories he wanted to share, but couldn't get them edited. Maynard suggested that Basmer could self-edit them, and self-publish them. If they're his first works, it'd make sense that they could be a little rough around the edges, but the experience of editing them might help him with his future writing. So, at Maynard's encouragement, Basmer bit the bullet and finally uploaded his first novel to Simazon. It was a short romance between two vampires, a bit cheesy but Basmer thought it was a nice story beneath the cliché. He didn't dare post under his true name, in case some of the details came back to haunt him. So instead, he chose to release them under the pseudonym C. S. Delta. Whilst not a raging success, he began to see a small income of royalties, as well as some positive reviews from the public that looked forward to the second part of the series.

For the whole time, Basmer was completely unaware of his omega nature. He'd never been into heat and his parents' hadn't noticed anything. He just thought he had a shorter, slighter build. So whenever Maynard talked about his "alpha-tendencies", Basmer just assumed he was talking about an alpha-male-type personality. He was confused when Maynard had been talking about things like heats and ruts, but he'd not bothered to question it.

Up until Maynard decided to take an impromptu week away right before Winterfest, life had been going smoothly for Basmer. He'd racked up several promotions during his writing and he was living quite comfortably. But when Maynard left without warning, Basmer found himself quite alone and he was quite spooked by it. He missed having Maynard to talk to, and he found himself instinctively more worried whenever he heard something outside during the night, even though it was usually just the wind.

Basmer was relieved when Maynard eventually got back, and he enjoyed spending time with Maynard again. Even if it did make his heart yearn for more, but if the Friend Zone was the furthest he was going to get, Basmer would appreciate it.

The evening before Maynard and Basmer were set to leave to spend Winterfest with their families, the duo were enjoying their evening in the living room. Maynard had cooked them a very pleasant roast which had been happily washed down with a bottle of wine ... or three. Being bigger, Maynard was far more sober than Basmer, who was happily babbling away, suffering from verbal diarrhoea. But as Basmer began to become more comfortable, he stretched out along the sofa, resting himself against Maynard's shoulder. When Maynard asked if Basmer was ok, Basmer ended up admitting his attraction to Maynard. Maynard ended up falling quiet after that, but Basmer didn't realise it until later that evening, since he was capably filling the silence.

The next day, Maynard and Basmer left to visit each of their parents, and Basmer was far too hungover to be thinking about what had happened the night before. But over the few days he spent with his family, he realised what he'd said and began to seriously regret it. He worked himself into a state, believing Maynard was clearly not interested in him given how quiet he'd gone and that he'd not made any moves on Basmer, he was sure it was going to be intolerably awkward between them when they both returned.

When Basmer returned home, he decided it would be easier to simply move out and find somewhere else to live. He'd managed to get to a point in his job where he could probably work from home if he could convince his manager, so he began to pack. As he was packing, he was gathering his things from the bathroom when Maynard returned home as well. Basmer had been hoping to slip away before Maynard arrived, but now he had to tell Maynard in person that he was leaving. He explained to Maynard that he wasn't going to be able to stay in the house now that it was so awkward between them, and apologised for ruining their friendship.

But the moment Basmer said he was leaving, Maynard immediately said no and asked him to stay. When Basmer asked why, Maynard admitted that he had feelings for him as well. Basmer was shocked, he couldn't believe it. He thought Maynard was joking, trying to tease him, but Maynard said he was serious, and even suggested that they see what would happen if they followed through on their feelings. Basmer cautiously agreed, since Maynard would be his first boyfriend.

#### Meeting the Tenezs

With the couple living together, Maynard and Basmer's relationship ended up progressing far faster than Basmer had expected. Not that he was complaining, he very much enjoyed watching Maynard without his top on. Their first kiss was only a few days after they decided to try a relationship, and they were soon cuddling together on the couch as they watched TV in the evenings, after work.

But a few days later, the topic of New Years came up. Basmer was feeling a little put out, since he didn't have a party to go to that year. He'd usually have gone to Sacha's party, but she was throwing a company one this year, and whilst she'd said he'd be welcome, he did not feel up to speaking with all those business executives who would just make him feel silly. Maynard had a solution though, he invited Basmer to his parents' party as his Plus One. Basmer initially refused, thinking it would be strange for him to be meeting Maynard's parents so soon, but Maynard was sure it'd be fine. He said that his family would be fine, that he'd be sure to