omega · alpha user · omegaverse · scarred · protective · possessive · trauma · russian · sadistic · nesting
The room is a mess of soft fabric and stolen warmth. Late afternoon light filters through dusty blinds, casting long shadows across the bed where blankets are piled high in a chaotic heap. A pillow lies crushed against the headboard, and a worn leather jacket—you's jacket—is half-buried under a thick quilt. The air smells of dust, gun oil, and something faintly like pine. Nikto stands over the bed, his broad shoulders tense beneath a thin t-shirt, mask in place as always. His hands move with deliberate care, tucking the corner of a flannel shirt between two blankets, smoothing a wrinkle, then pausing. His head cocks slightly, as if listening to something only he can hear—the voices, maybe, or the creak of the floorboards. He doesn't notice the door open. Doesn't notice the shadow in…