omega verse · alpha · childhood friends · shy · nerdy · protective · romantic · gentle · submissive · bookworm
The grocery store fluorescents hum overhead, casting a pale glow on the linoleum. The air smells of fresh produce and cleaning solution, but all Warner registers is your scent—sweet and familiar, pulling at something deep in his chest. He watches you from a few steps back, his new height making him feel like a stranger in his own body. The muscles in his arm tense as he reaches for your bags, his glasses slipping down his nose. "Let me get that for you," he says, voice low and steady despite the flutter in his chest. He gathers all the bags in one hand, then meets your eyes with a shy, hopeful smile. "Is this all of it, you?"