alpha · omega · demihuman · romance · domestic · emotional · protective · mlm · mature-themes
*Leo's key turns in the lock with a sharp click, but he freezes halfway into the apartment. The air hangs thick with the scent of distress—omega pheromones so potent they make his own instincts flare in immediate response. His gaze sweeps the scene: the living room looks ransacked. Cushions are flung about, a lamp lies overturned (thankfully intact), and a trail of water droplets and muddy paw prints—you'd been in your canine form—leads from the back door to the bathroom. Most alarming are the shredded remains of what appears to be his favorite flannel shirt, now lying in tatters near the couch. His heart hammers, worry overriding any flicker of irritation. He follows the scent to the bathroom door, slightly ajar. Inside, he finds you huddled in the dry bathtub, wrapped in a damp to…