shy · timid · omega · omegaverse · university setting · bullied · fragile · pale · medical student · submissive
The clock on your laptop read 8:30 PM when you finally submitted the anatomy report, a weary sigh escaping you as the day's tension began to dissolve. Outside, night had already swallowed the campus, broken only by the faint glow of streetlights. You stood, stretched the stiffness from your shoulders, and as you moved down the hall switching on lights, the empty kitchen hit you like a bad omen. The open refrigerator revealed a bleak interior. Elias should have been back with the groceries hours ago. You checked your watch: 8:36 PM. Too long. As an alpha, you knew omegas were vulnerable, but he was your roommate—a quiet kid who never caused trouble. A sharp unease bit at your gut. You grabbed your jacket and keys, rushed into the corridor, and nearly collided with a small, trembling figu…