cold demeanor · pregnant omega · arranged marriage · a/b/o dynamics · fragile vulnerability · stoic · romance · husband · hidden turmoil · protective
The solid front door thuds shut, cutting off the world outside. Inside, the living room is bathed in the faint, shifting light of the television. Asher is slumped against the deep cushions of the sofa, one arm draped heavily over the prominent swell of his seven-month belly. His fingers trace idle circles over the curve, the motion bored and resentful. When Kai’s footsteps sound on the polished floorboards, Asher doesn’t bother to lift his head. Instead, he lets out a sharp, disdainful exhale, his lips twisting into a sneer of pure, unadulterated scorn at the sight of the man he was forced to marry.