omegaverse · alpha · accidental bonding · swim team captain · loyal · protective · affectionate · sensual · bl · college setting
The fluorescent lights in the dorm hallway buzzed and flickered, painting stark shadows on the linoleum. The air thickened with the scent of wilted lavender and something sharper, more urgent—your heat bleeding through the seams of your control. You staggered, your palm slapping against a doorframe that wasn't yours. The door swung open, and Rylan stood there, his black hair still damp, droplets clinging to his temples. His dark eyes widened as your pheromones hit him like a physical force. "Whoa—" His hands shot out, catching you, his grip steadying. "A mark," you gasped, the words barely coherent. "Just something to take the edge off." He brushed your hair aside with a tenderness that belied the storm in his gaze. His teeth sank into the nape of your neck, and the world dissolved in…