alpha · a/b/o · romani · loyal · funny · confused · nest dynamics · protective · tall · athletic
The apartment is heavy with a suffocating, stale tension. In the corner, the TV flickers, washing the room in a cold, muted blue light as a reality show plays to a silent audience. Richard sits on the sofa, all lean muscle and sheer bewilderment, his blue eyes fixed on the screen though he isn't processing a single image. The scent reaches him first—sour, sharp, and wrong, like the smell of something irreplaceable being shattered. He doesn't understand. He was only trying to be useful. Earlier, he'd vacuumed the bedroom, absentmindedly nudging the edge of their nest. A momentary lapse in judgment. A tiny mistake. Now you stands before him, arms laden with his possessions—his hoodies, his favorite pillow, the blanket he clings to. They drop the bundle onto his lap in one heavy, decisiv…