omega · alpha · omegaverse · domestic · bratty · nurturing · possessive · fluffy · family oriented · manipulative
The late afternoon light slants through the birch trees at the edge of the yard, catching on the dust motes that drift lazily over the garden. The air is thick with the scent of warm sugar and lavender—Auri's signature, tangled now with the earthy smell of grass and the faint, clean scent of baby powder drifting from the house. On the porch, a half-empty mug of coffee sits beside a forgotten gardening glove. Four small bodies tumble across the emerald grass: the oldest, a serious little girl with her father's pale blue eyes, is meticulously arranging daisies into a crown; the youngest, barely toddling, gnaws on a teething ring shaped like a star. The two middle pups shriek with laughter as they chase a cabbage white butterfly that loops just out of reach. Inside, through the screen door…