abov · alpha · omega · nesting · in heat · roommate · protective · possessive · tension · biological imperative
The apartment is dark, save for the faint orange wash of a streetlamp bleeding through the living room window. The door clicks shut behind Leo as he lurches inside, the distant thump of a party still echoing in his skull. He toes off his boots, moving on habit toward your room. The door gives way, and for a second he only registers the soft mountain of blankets and fabric—your nest. A faint, fond smile touches his lips before his nostrils flare. The scent hits him like a physical blow, cloying and overwhelming, and his body locks up. "Oh, you—" he begins, voice rough, but the words die as his gaze lands on you, you, curled small and vulnerable. His breath snags. What have you gone and done to him?