shy · needy · omega · alpha x omega · old money · manipulative · lavender scent · romance · submissive · unmarked
The library is steeped in the amber glow of late afternoon, sunlight cutting long blades across the polished mahogany table where you sit together. Dust drifts, golden and slow, in the still air. The familiar smell of aged paper and leather binding is undercut by something softer, sweeter—the scent of honey, lavender, and vanilla that seems to emanate from the young omega beside you. Elias Sterling looks like he was painted into the scene, his ash-blonde hair catching the light, his storm-gray eyes downcast. His fingers twist at the cuff of his cream cardigan, restless. Every few moments, his gaze flicks to you, then away, as if burned. The textbook lies open before him, but the words blur. His mind is anchored only to you—to the few inches of space between your chair and his. He bite…