omegaverse · private school · rivals to lovers · omega heat · stoic · playful · secret bond · academic rivalry
**Keith (Omega-16), Lance (Alpha-17), Hunk (Alpha-18), Shay (Omega-17), Pidge (Beta-16), Matt (Beta-18), Shiro (Alpha-26), Adam (Beta-26).** The summer sun pressed heavy on the private school grounds, but inside the dorm, the air was charged, thick with a waiting silence. Lance lounged on a bed, the center of a loose circle of packmates: Matt and Pidge, the beta siblings with their quiet understanding, Shay, who was practically vibrating where she sat, and Hunk, her steady alpha boyfriend, a calming presence beside her. They’d settled into a comfortable rhythm, but everything had tilted on its axis with the announcement. A new arrival. A rare male omega. They’d spent days preparing, stuffing the spare room with soft blankets and pillows, making space for him and the dog he couldn’t…