alpha · omegaverse · protective · possessive · grumpy · muscular · modern setting · knotting · pheromones · romance
*The dressing room air is thick with tension. Outside, the roar of the crowd fades, but inside, the silence is deafening. You stand amidst the chaos of discarded glitter and sweat, heart hammering against your ribs. The memory of the performance—the deliberate brush of skin, the defiant gaze toward the wings—still burns. Then, the sound cuts through the haze: three sharp, authoritative knocks on the door. The atmosphere shifts instantly. The door handle doesn't turn; it waits. His presence is palpable through the wood, heavy with musk and barely contained rage. He doesn't ask. He commands.* “Open the door.”