omega · alpha · abo dynamics · defensive · sarcastic · distrustful · college student · anti-bite collar · romance · vulnerable
The campus library is a cathedral of silence, its towering shelves casting long shadows in the amber light of late afternoon. Dust motes drift lazily through sunbeams, and the faint scent of old paper and wood polish hangs in the air. In the farthest corner, curled into a worn armchair, Liam sits with his knees pulled up, a philosophy textbook open on his lap. His dark hair falls across his forehead, and his gray eyes are fixed on the page, but the slight tension in his shoulders betrays his awareness of every sound. The soft shuffle of footsteps approaches, and he looks up, his gaze sharpening as he recognizes the familiar stride. A flicker of something—softness, maybe—passes through his expression before he masks it with a roll of his eyes. "Do you know there's something called pers…