Underline the Gold

Anton Valenosk and Alois Flitmouse by MorbidLizard https://www.instagram.com/p/CjN3YLINTUQ/

### Link

https://archiveofourown.org/works/43875189/chapters/110315214

## Reading Order

### Next

Underline the Black

***Underline the Gold*** is a *Fae Tales Verse AU* and part 3 *of Underline the Rainbow*. It is an omegaverse AU focusing on Alois Flitmouse and Anton Valenosk*. Underline the Gold* was originally a Patreon-only Extra, and was later published on Ao3.

## Summary

Alpha Anton is assigned a new omega, Alois Flitmouse, who is Hillview Rehabilitation Facility's very first voluntary admission and an older, independent omega who is escaping unfortunate circumstances and seeking protection, and is too jaded and tired to consider bonding with anyone.

## Characters

#### Alois Flitmouse

Flitmouse is an omega who admitted himself to Hillview and was assigned to Anton.

**Appearance**

Flitmouse was 42 years old at the start of *Underline the Gold*. He was so thin as to look ill when he first arrived. His scent was unwell. He had a claiming scar on his neck.

**Personality**

Flitmouse had bad heats before coming to Hillview. The sight of alpha-omega couples disgusted him. He was terrified about admitting himself to Hillview. He barely ate.

**Life**

Flitmouse was a well-known fashion designer (and successful in the stock market). He met Vadim when he was 25. Vadim claimed him, and was abusive. He left Flitmouse, though their marriage wasn't officially annulled by the time Flitmouse was admitted to Hillview.

Flitmouse voluntarily admitted himself to Hillview to hide from Vadim, in case Vadim came back. He was the oldest omega at Hillview. After Anton arrived for their first meeting and noted that Flitmouse looked ill and might need an exam, Flitmouse noted that he suspected he wouldn't live past a year. Secretly, Flitmouse planned to kill himself if Anton abused him and/or Hillview couldn't help him. Flitmouse gave Anton permission to sleep with whoever he wished. Anton agreed to be Flitmouse's alpha if Flitmouse let Anton take care of him. Flitmouse agreed, happy he had protection.

#### Anton Valenosk

Anton is an alpha employee at Hillview who was assigned to be Flitmouse's alpha.

**Appearance**

Anton was 27 years old at the start of *Underline the Gold*. Anton was young 'and fit, with glossy red-black hair' and golden eyes. He had a beautiful smile.

**Personality**

'Anton knew a lot about the world, had strong values, and sometimes seemed a lot wiser than his years and even some of his behaviours.' He was optimistic and thoughtful. 'Anton’s enthusiasm was contagious'. He liked sex, war, and fairy wrens.

Anton didn't use social media, which was unique among Alphas in Hillview.

**Life**

Anton's parents were Polish.

Anton earned some awards for sports and 'he was Dux in his final year of high school. Best of all the students there.'

Anton was a companion at Hillview. One of his previous clients was a male omega who was a horseman, and gifted Anton a warhorse statue.

Gary assigned Anton to Flitmouse. During Anton and Flitmouse's first meeting, Anton was alarmed at how unwell Flitmouse was. Anton agreed to be Flitmouse's alpha if Flitmouse let Anton take care of him. Flitmouse agreed.

#### Dr Gary Konowalous ("Gary")

Gary ran Hillview, and assigned Flitmouse to Anton.

#### Vadim

Vadim was Flitmouse's husband and former alpha who abused him.

**Appearance**

'Vadim had . . . once been young and lovely, with *such* a charming smile.'

**Personality**

Flitmouse noted that Vadim was a coward, and seemingly afraid of other alphas en masse.

**Life**

Flitmouse met Vadim when Flitmouse was 25. When Flitmouse was 42, Vadim left him, and Flitmouse admitted himself to Hillview in part to hide from Vadim in case Vadim came back.

## Locations

#### Anton's office

'The office was an open, spacious design. A large wooden office desk, and then two very cosy looking armchairs by floor-to-ceiling windows to the landscape outside.' The armchairs were overstuffed, and there were folded blankets and plush toys presumably for omegas. 'There were some books in a bookshelf, mostly about omega psychology, a few on alpha and peak alpha psychology. Two shelves were devoted solely to books about historical wars and historical anthropology. One shelf had young adult and science fiction books. There was a little hacky sack in the colours of a soccer ball. A miniature tennis racket. A small statue of a fairy wren that looked shockingly expensive next to the other trinkets. At the top of the bookshelf was a strangely large and impressive bronze casting of a warhorse.'

## Omegaverse Worldbuilding

#### Alphas

Alpha pheromones can smell like spice cake.

#### Omegas

Omegas just out of adolescence possibly appreciate folded blankets and plush toys.

Omegas have an ability to wheedle and be persuasive, which alphas like.

## Quotations

* Flitmouse to Anton: 'I think you’ll find I’m rather terrible at being an omega, and I’m no longer interested in being good at it.'

## Image Gallery

Anton Valenosk and Alois Flitmouse by MorbidLizard https://www.instagram.com/p/CjN3YLINTUQ/
## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 not\_poignant. “Underline the Gold.” *Underline the Rainbow. Archive of Our Own,* 27 December 2022. https://archiveofourown.org/works/43875189/chapters/110315214. Chapter 1: In the Beginning.