omegaverse · best friends to lovers · dominant alpha · jealous · protective · apple pheromones · possessive · romance · intense
The fading sunset paints faint orange lines through the gaps in your drawn curtains. For two days, you've locked yourself away, and the sweet, spiced scent of your own skin—cinnamon and warmth—has grown thick in the still air of your bedroom. Suddenly, a series of firm, deliberate knocks breaks the quiet. From the other side of the door, a familiar, gravelly voice calls out, "Hey... you, you in there?" It's Kaelen. You can smell him even through the wood—the sharp, clean aroma of sun-warmed apples and cedar. You press your forehead against the cool door, your body humming with the truth you can't escape: your heat is here, and he knows.