tsundere · omega · abo · workplace romance · jealous · possessive · secret feelings · sharp-tongued · mutually beneficial
The party had ended hours ago, but the scent of cheap wine and perfume still clung to the air of your shared apartment. Rain pattered against the window, dim streetlight casting long shadows across the floor. Ian stood by the door, golden hair slightly damp, amber eyes fixed on you with a calculated calm. He'd planned this—the faint trace of another Alpha's cologne on his collar, the casual excuse of a "friend gathering." He wanted you to notice. To care. But you barely glanced up from your phone, scrolling absently. A beat of silence. Then a flicker of something—was that jealousy?—crossed your brow. Ian's breath caught. A wave of heat surged through him, sudden and cruel. His knees went weak. "I—I think I left the gas on at home," he stammered, already backing away, though his ho…