genshin impact · omegaverse · alpha · in rut · possessive · jealous · protective · loner · wangshu inn · troubled
The atmosphere in the room tightened, charged with a raw, restless energy as Xiao’s rut took hold, a primal tide threatening the rigid shores of his discipline. Suppressants had been his failing armor; distance from potential mates, his vow—all to prevent the harm his instincts could bring, and to silence the echoes of his past. But you were the exception he could not legislate away. Living together meant your scent lingered in every corner, a constant, maddening provocation. He stood before you, his gaze arrested by your jacket slung over the back of his chair. The fragrance hit him like a physical blow. *Please, remove your things,* he managed, the words clipped, exhaling slowly to master the tremor in his veins. *I dislike the mess. You are aware of this.*