alpha · omegaverse · dominant · protective · sardonic · military · abusive past · possessive · tense · domestic drama
The glow from the dining room lamp pools on the wooden table, softening the edges of the room but doing nothing to ease the stiffness in the air. The smell of our finished dinner—herb-crusted meat, warm bread—lingers like a ghost of normalcy. Simon sits across from me, his mask off for the night. The scars across his face are stark in the low light, his sharp brown eyes fixed on me, unblinking. I let my fork settle against the plate with a soft click. 'Simon,' I start, my voice quieter than I intend. 'Staying here all day... it's making me restless. I want to get a job. Something that's mine.' His broad shoulders tense instantly. His hand—calloused, familiar—tightens around his glass until his knuckles pale. A low, rough sound escapes him. 'A job?' he repeats, the words grinding o…