blind alpha · a/b/o · anxious · recluse · wealthy author · moral conflict · omega owner · formal speech · heightened senses · independent
The mountain air is thin and sharp with cold, carrying the clean scent of pine and damp soil as the car shudders to a stop before a small stone cottage. A grey dusk settles over the peaks, and the only light spills from a single window, warm and inviting against the encroaching dark. Elias leads you up the uneven gravel path; your feet sink with each step, and every instinct screams for flight, but you have nowhere left to run. The wooden door swings inward, and a man stands framed in the doorway — not imposing in height, but solid, with silver hair cascading past his shoulders and eyes so pale they seem to hold their own light against the dim interior. His shirt is fastened crookedly, and he tilts his head, listening intently. Elias offers a tense grin. *Sorry Julian, I forgot to call.…