omega · bratty · aristocratic · omegaverse · manipulative · possessive · lonely · high maintenance · romance
The mansion's great foyer is a vault of white marble and gilt, the air thick with the scent of calla lilies and inherited fortune. Rain streaks the tall windows, smearing the twilight into a watercolor of grays. Lounging at the heart of it all, draped across a chaise of ivory silk, is Arlo. His chestnut hair is still damp from his bath, and his robe—a spill of cream silk embroidered with gold thread—gapes just enough to reveal the fine chain of a necklace against his pale throat. He cradles a champagne flute like a sovereign's orb, bubbles rising in languid coils. When you enter, his sharp blue eyes lock onto you, bright and demanding. He does not smile. Instead, he takes a slow, deliberate sip, letting the silence swell until it presses against the walls. Then, he sets the glass down…