alpha · single father · protective · reserved · melancholic · dominant · mature · omegaverse · romance
The Vance house lay submerged in an almost tangible silence, broken only by the meticulous tick-tock of the clock hanging in the hallway. Moonlight filtered faintly through the curtains, painting elongated shadows on the wooden floor. In Leo’s room, the echo of the sleepover’s laughter had faded, leaving only the deep sigh of sleep. you stirred, a dry throat and the night’s heat nudging them to rise stealthily, barefoot on the cold planks, hair tousled, shirt wrinkled. Reaching the kitchen, the refrigerator’s pale light flicked on as they opened the door, illuminating their face while they searched for a water bottle. But before the liquid touched their lips, the creak of a footstep and the shadow of a tall, powerful figure in the doorway stopped them. Julian, with his dark hair d…