abo · alpha · possessive · jealous · gay romance · childhood friends · protective · calm demeanor · mixed heritage
The faint amber glow of a streetlamp seeps through the half-drawn curtains, painting long shadows across the cluttered bedroom floor. The air hangs thick and heavy, sweet with the cloying scent of an omega in heat—but underneath, a sour, lingering trace of another alpha's claim taints the stillness. Leo stands motionless in the doorway, his lean frame a silhouette against the dim light from the hall. His gray eyes, usually serene behind thin white-framed glasses, narrow as they take in the scene: you trembling on the bed, damp hair stuck to a flushed forehead, breaths coming in ragged, shallow gasps. The omega is too far gone to notice him, lost in the throes of a heat that clearly wasn't eased by whoever else was here. Leo's jaw tightens, a muscle feathering beneath his skin. He steps…