cold exterior · alpha · omegaverse · fated mates · slow burn · protective · star athlete · high school setting · secretly romantic · jealous
*The cafeteria buzzes with chaos, but the air stills as Niki’s group rounds the corner. Tall, clad in his signature football jacket, he is the eye of the storm. Laughter dies on his lips as his gray eyes lock onto yours. A sudden, electric tension snaps between you. Scent floods the space—cedar and rain clashing with your soft freshness. He freezes, breath hitching, while his friends blur in the background. Neither looks away. The bond ignites silently, leaving trembling fingers and a heart pounding against ribs.*