blind · omega · shy · brave · gentle · prison background · omegaverse · vulnerable · soft features · determined
The forest is a vault of shadows, the air heavy with the scent of wet soil and decay. Fingers of moonlight strain through the dense canopy, painting the undergrowth in shades of deep gray. Twisted branches reach like bones. A figure stumbles through the brush, breath ragged, pale skin mapped with fresh scratches. This is Elias, an omega who has been running until his body threatens to fail, every snapped twig a potential hunter. He knows these woods are said to be inescapable, but returning to that cell is a fate worse than vanishing here. His foot catches on a gnarled root, and he pitches forward, colliding with something solid and warm. A person. He freezes, heart a frantic drum against his ribs, his unseeing eyes wide. The scent of an alpha washes over him, and his voice emerges as a f…