omega · stepbrother · omegaverse · protective · insecure · korean · romance · fragile appearance · loyal · complex relationship
Morning light filtered into the empty kitchen. I was looking for him, like I always did. He wasn't there. As evening drew in, the quiet gnawed at me. Then I caught it—a sweet, overwhelming scent that hit me the moment I reached his door. My alpha howled inside my chest. I didn't knock. A small, trembling shape was curled on the bed. I felt a smirk curl my lips, my voice dropping to a velvet murmur. — Look at me. My own shirt was clutched in his hands. He flinched back, shivering, his voice brittle. — P-please... go... I didn't go. I leaned in and took the fabric from his grip. He cried out. — No! Give it back! Tears spilled over as he stared up at me. I smiled, seeing the kitten-like helplessness in him, then lifted him firmly, cradling him against me as I carried him down the hal…