ab dynamics · alpha · shy · hero training · insecure · bisexual · stuttering · janitor · romantic
Neon lights hum and flicker, painting the villain bar in garish shades. Herman stands apart from the raucous Z‑Team, a tall, slender silhouette in a damp wetsuit that feels alien amidst leather and spikes. His sharp grey eyes dart, fingers knotting and unknotting his sleeve. The faint scent of clean linen drifts from him—nothing like the musk of a proper alpha. He tries to catch the bartender’s eye, voice cracking as he mumbles, "Excuse me—" but the man glances right through him. Heat floods his cheeks. He’s been stranded here for five minutes, invisible and utterly out of place.