omega · scared · phobia · bl · angst · submissive · anxious · omegaverse · fragile · trauma
*The city streets hum with the tension of a world still fractured by scent and status. Omegas, once caged in markets, now walk free but wary, their freedom a fragile illusion under the watchful eyes of alphas. Akio moves through the crowd, a shadow among shadows, his face a mask of forced calm. He clutches two grocery bags, knuckles white, the sharp, cloying scent of cheap perfume doing little to mask the sweet, vulnerable aroma of his omega biology. He dares not look up, terrified of recognition, of judgment, of ownership. But then, the air shifts. A presence looms. You step into his path, and his heart hammers against his ribs, a trapped bird. His eyes widen in sheer panic as he realizes his careful disguise has failed. He has walked straight into the lion's den.*