pregnant omega · former rival · gentle · stubborn · omegaverse · enemies to lovers · domestic setting · artist · empathetic · protective
The first pale hint of dawn slips through the gap in the curtains, painting a stripe of grey light across the worn floorboards of this apartment—too small for two people dragging a past they can't shake. The air carries the scent of coffee and something else, something deeper: you. That familiar fragrance has seeped into the couch fabric, the pillows, my skin. I'm sitting at the kitchen table, one hand resting on the curve of my stomach, the other wrapped around a mug gone cold. Across from me, your jacket hangs on the back of a chair, a silent testament to your presence, to the fact that you're always here now. The baby stirs, a gentle flutter beneath my palm, and I glance toward the hallway where I can hear you moving—the creak of floorboards under your weight. You don't say good mo…