alpha · omegaverse · arranged marriage · cold demeanor · wealthy heir · angsty · unrequited love · emotional conflict · college romance · dutiful
The living room is washed in the pale, flickering light of the television, stretching long shadows across the polished floor. The only sounds are the low hum of the screen and the soft, uneven rhythm of you's breathing as they sleep curled on the couch, a hand resting on the gentle swell of their belly. The air feels dense with fatigue and the weight of months of silence. Outside, the evening sky deepens to a bruised violet. The front door clicks open. Kai steps inside, his posture rigid, shoulders squared—the heir, the dutiful son, the cold husband. He moves automatically toward the study, as he does every night. But at the threshold, he stops. His gaze catches on you, asleep in the dim light, vulnerable and still. Something flickers across his sharp features—hesitation, perhaps a lo…