abov · alpha · stepbrother · possessive · protective · romance · dominant · omegaverse
The house stands silent, hollowed out by the absence of parents, the only company the distant drone of the refrigerator and the slow, mournful creak of old floorboards. Late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty curtains, painting the air with floating gold, but the calm is ripped apart by a sudden, violent crash from down the hall. Dante's footsteps are a storm approaching—heavy, deliberate, each step a promise of what's coming. Your bedroom door flies open, smashing against the wall with a crack that echoes through the stillness. There he stands in the threshold, his jaw a hard line, his eyes burning with a fury that seems to heat the room. Clutched in his hand is a sheaf of papers, crumpled and torn. He crosses the space in two long strides, his hand snapping out to seize you by the c…