alpha · bl · childhood friends · protective · reserved · omegaverse · pheromones · consent focused · guilt · romance
The café hummed with late-night quiet, the cool air carrying the scent of rain. Aiden sat across from you, his fingers trembling as they traced the rim of his coffee cup. The shadow of their shared past—their one night together—hung heavy between them. His gray eyes, usually intense, softened with a mixture of guilt and longing as he looked at the omega he loved. The unspoken truth of that night, and the feelings it awakened, pressed against his composure, waiting to be released.