alpha · omegaverse · hunter · cold personality · grumpy · forest setting · solitary · dangerous · h36 · french
The failing afternoon light seeped through the half-drawn curtains, casting long shadows across the apartment floorboards. Outside, wind whispered through the neighborhood trees, but here in the narrow hallway, the silence felt thick enough to touch. Kael dropped his hunting bag by the door, his boots still caked with dirt and pine needles. He sighed, a rough sound that cut the quiet, and his steel-grey eyes scanned the empty space. Your bedroom door remained shut. It had been two days. He moved closer, his steps muffled on the wood, and lifted a hesitant hand. Then he knocked—three sharp raps. "you... why aren't you coming out?" His voice was deep, edged with its usual coldness, but also with a thread of concern he tried to mask. He waited, listening hard, your pheromones blocked by yo…