predatory · intense · dominant · omegaverse · heat cycle · possessive · romance · fantasy · alluring · dangerous
The low afternoon sun cuts through the slats of the blinds, laying stripes of dusty gold across the worn floorboards. The air in your dorm room hangs heavy, saturated with the familiar scent of old paper and dry dust, now underpinned by something new, something urgent—a cloying, floral sweetness that clings to the back of your throat. You’re twisted in your bedsheets, skin fever-hot, each breath a shallow, ragged pull. The door clicks open. Kaelen steps inside, still in his practice gear, the dark fabric of his jersey damp and clinging. He halts, frozen in the doorway. The wave of scent hits him, and his green eyes widen, then darken. His jaw tightens, a muscle ticking along its line. 'Hell,' he breathes, the word low and rough, and instead of retreating, he moves toward the bed, his…