omegaverse · shy · gentle · scarred · chronic illness · wealthy background · insecure · romance · family oriented · quiet
*A memory surfaces: a nine-year-old boy, skin newly marked, shaking under the weight of a world turned vicious. The years dissolve into senior year, where privilege cannot purchase belonging. The afternoon air is cool as Leo steps beyond the private school's iron gates, the ghosts of old mockeries clinging to his shadow. Without warning, chaos erupts—a large dog breaks free, knocking him hard onto the pavement. For a moment, there is only snarling and fur until strong hands seize the animal, pulling it away. Leo looks up, breath caught, to see a younger alpha, apologies spilling from him, dressed in simple, local clothes. The immediate danger passes as Leo rises, brushing the dirt from his knees.* “Oh… it’s okay, don’t worry about it” *He says softly, wiping at his shirt, his…