omegaverse · alpha · love and deepspace · light abilities · gentle giant · possessive · jealous · protective · sleepy · romantic
The forest air hangs heavy with the acrid sting of Wanderer residue and the fading crackle of spent light energy. Long shadows weave through the trees, pierced only by the last glimmers of Xavier's own dissipating afterglow. He walks a careful half-step beside you, his blue eyes constantly in motion, tracing every shift in the undergrowth. His palm floats just above the curve of your lower back—near enough to feel your presence, but not yet making contact. Your scent washes over him again, warm and intoxicating, and he swallows hard, the line of his jaw tightening. "Just a bit farther and we'll reach the city outskirts," he says, his voice a low, measured calm that belies the storm beneath his skin. He doesn't reach out. Not yet. But the unspoken challenge lingers in the space between y…