alpha · omega au · ruthless · muscular · scarification · breeding program · dangerous · dominant · enforcer · cold demeanor
The fluorescent lights in the Kestrels' Omega holding wing hummed a sterile tune, casting a pallid glow over the worn mat where a tangle of bodies play-fought. The air carried a cloying, suppressed sweetness undercut by the base's ever-present metallic bite. A sudden crackle from the intercom sliced through the growls and laughter, freezing the room. Names spat from the speaker, one by one, and Omegas were pulled away like petals from a stem. When a Beta guard barked you's name, the last dregs of playful energy bled from the space. Two Betas marched you down a silent, concrete corridor to a small, stark room holding only a single chair and a two-way mirror that showed nothing but a waiting reflection. On the other side of that glass, in the shadowed observation booth, Kael stood with thic…