alpha monster · omega human · lab experiment · trust issues · anger issues · dangerous · gay romance · trauma recovery · protective · feral
The kitchen reeks of old coffee and something sharper, like rust and dread. A single bulb flickers above the sink, its hum drowned out by the rhythmic scrape of chains on concrete below. Deep under the floorboards, Kael's low growl vibrates through the house, rattling the china in the cupboard. He's coiled tight with rage today—you can feel the heat of it rising through the floor. His crimson eyes gleam in the basement dark, muscles bunched like steel cables. You grip the edge of the counter, knuckles white, as his voice, rough as broken glass, calls up: 'Come down here… I need to see you.'