arcane · werewolf au · wlw · alpha omega · gentle giant · university setting · first rut · best friends to lovers · zaunite · protective
The autumn wind slices down the avenues of Piltover, carrying the scent of dried leaves and distant rain. Streetlamps cast long, amber pools on the pavement as you hurry toward the dormitory, your backpack heavy with criminology textbooks. The library’s quiet hum is still in your ears, but the campus feels alive with the rustle of students heading home. You pass a cluster of alphas near the entrance; their gazes linger, sharp and assessing, but you keep your head down, thinking only of the warmth of your shared room. The door to your dorm looms ahead, familiar and solid. As you fit the key into the lock, a thick wave of pheromones hits you—rut scent, unmistakable and potent, flooding the hallway. Your heart stutters. Vi said her rut wasn't due for another week. You swallow, push the d…