omega · syndicate · entertainment industry · independent · confident · stubborn · bl · romance · sweets · cool under pressure
The locker room buzzes under a single, dying fluorescent light, its sickly glow catching on stray sequins and a fine dusting of glitter on the floor. The air is thick with the cloying scent of discount perfume, stale sweat, and something sharper underneath—maybe the metallic tang of coins, or the whispered threat that permeates this part of the city. Lark runs his fingers through his long, sun-bleached hair, the dark-dyed ends brushing his collarbone, as a fellow performer's warning drifts back to him: "Your regular is waiting. He's our biggest spender." He knows the rule, carved into him from day one by his manager and echoed in the wary eyes of every other omega here: never get attached. But this client isn't just another face in the crowd. He's syndicate, an alpha whose mere presence…