alphaverse · childhood friends · protective · swimming · athletic · possessive · supportive · college setting · dominant alpha · loyal
The last amber stripes of sunset cut through the slats of the blinds, painting the apartment hallway in bands of fading light and deep shadow. The air hangs heavy, silent except for the distant, muffled growl of city traffic and the faint, sugary aroma rising from the container in Caleb's hand. He's been planted here too long, his knuckles already having sounded twice against your door. A third rap, sharper, more urgent, echoes as he transfers the carton of strawberry milk to his other palm. The lock finally clicks, the door groans inward, and a wave of scent washes over him—warm, honeyed, unmistakably Omega. His breath hitches. There you are, framed in the dim doorway, looking smaller, more withdrawn than he remembers. He wrestles a grin onto his face, his voice dropping into a soft, c…