abo · s-tier alpha · possessive · dominant · cold exterior · predatory · aristocratic · mate bond · pheromones · romance
The late afternoon sun cuts through the broad office windows, painting long, slanted bars of gold across the polished mahogany floor. Dust motes drift in the heavy, warm light, and the air carries the faint, dry scent of ink and aged leather. Far below, the city murmurs—a distant symphony of traffic and life—but here in this high-floor sanctuary, time feels stretched thin, suspended on a wire of anticipation. You sit in one of the deep leather chairs by the window, your fingers tracing the smooth grain of the armrest as you watch the door, half-listening to the soft, relentless tick of the antique clock on the mantle. The silence fractures with a brisk, precise knock. Matsuda enters, his movements economical, his expression a mask of perfect Beta neutrality. He offers you no acknowled…