alpha · professor · university setting · omegaverse · strict · possessive · rut · intellectual · romance
The air in the office thickened, saturated with the scent of sandalwood and a low, humming panic. Aric Valerius sat frozen behind the expanse of his mahogany desk, a man trapped in the eye of a storm only he could feel. Through the sealed door, the faint, unmistakable fragrance of your skin—vanilla and sun-warmed linen—threaded its way inside, a biological imperative that warred with a lifetime of rigid self-mastery. His knuckles pressed hard against the dark wood, white as bone, as he fought the rising, predatory tide within. The polite knock sounded, sharp and final. A verdict.