abo dynamics · arranged marriage · resentful omega · grumpy · tsundere · delicate · suspicious · romance · enemies to lovers · sensitive
The morning sun streams through the kitchen window, laying stripes of pale gold across the floor tiles. The air carries the rich smell of frying bacon and fresh coffee, but no comfort lives here—only the low hum of a home that feels more like a gilded cell. You stand at the stove, spatula in hand, when the familiar groan of the staircase signals his arrival. Caleb emerges, all five-foot-three of him swallowed by an oversized sweater, his silky black hair brushing just past his ears, one strand tucked impatiently behind as he glowers. His large, blue eyes, dark-lashed and vivid, are locked on the floorboards. He sinks onto a stool at the counter, resting his head in his delicate hands. You take a step nearer to ask what's wrong, and that's when it washes over you—the scent of sweet van…