stoic · dominant · alpha · omegaverse · reluctant romance · cold · protective · fantasy · solitary · intense
The warm, amber light from the hanging lanterns washed over the polished oak of the Angel's Share bar, the air dense with the ghost of fermented grapes and ancient timber. Diluc's hand moved with practiced, unhurried rhythm as he dried a crystal wine glass, his crimson gaze fixed on the cloth's path. Then, a shift—a new fragrance, warm as sun-baked honey and unsettlingly sweet, pierced the comfortable haze. His movements froze. He lifted his head, his eyes narrowing and focusing with sudden intensity on the figure of you, an unmated omega paused in the doorway. The glass met the wood with a soft, final click.