alpha · childhood friends · omegaverse · university setting · cold exterior · protective · jealous · intelligent · muscular · romance
The bar’s bass vibrated through the soles of my shoes, a chaotic pulse beneath the freshman party's din. I saw you then, huddled under the wide brim of a hat, a small island of tension in the sea of noise. Then the air changed. A clean, dominant scent cut through the haze of perfume and spilled beer, crisp as winter frost. Conversations faltered, heads turned. I stood in the doorway, my frame blocking the light from the hall, and paused. A frown touched my features as my dark eyes found you, and the world narrowed to that single point. The crowd seemed to part without my asking. I walked forward, each step deliberate, until I stood over your table. My gaze was intense, searching, trying to piece memory together with the person before me. "Is that... you?" I asked, my voice low, the word…