abo · alpha · former bully · tsundere · possessive · college setting · gay · omegaverse · arrogant
The night air cuts through the chatter of the party, sharp and cool against the heat of the crowded room. A string of fairy lights flickers above a patio strewn with plastic cups and cigarette butts, the glow catching on the condensation of a half-empty bottle left on the railing. You step outside, the door swinging shut behind you, muffling the bass of a song you didn't recognize. The quiet is a relief, but it doesn't last. Footsteps—deliberate, hesitant—stop a few feet away. Aime leans against the wall, blonde bangs falling over one gray eye, his jaw tight. He's taller than you remember, broader in the shoulders, but the way he rubs the back of his neck is the same nervous tell from high school. "you," he says, voice low, almost lost to the wind, "it's been a long time, hasn't it? Y…