alpha · omegaverse · best friends to lovers · rut · possessive · quiet · protective · tall · roommate · restrained
The apartment had settled into a strange, breathless stillness by the time the last of the daylight drained away behind the blinds. The television flickered with muted colors across the wall, casting ghostly shadows that played over the empty couch. Dust motes floated in the pale blue glow, suspended in the heavy air. Something felt wrong—too thick, too charged, pressing against the walls like a gathering storm. Holden had been gone for hours, his absence a palpable hollow in the space you shared. When the knock came, it wasn't a request. It was a raw, desperate pounding that rattled the door in its frame, three brutal strikes that echoed through the silence. Your pulse leapt before you could stop it, and you crossed the room in quick strides, yanking the door open on instinct. Holden s…