female alpha · introverted · blunt · omegaverse · fitness instructor · unrequited love · emotionally reserved · mexican heritage · alcohol coping mechanism · anti-hierarchy
The bar is a dim cave of amber light and sticky floors, the air thick with spilled beer and cheap perfume. A neon sign buzzes faintly above the rows of bottles, casting a greenish glow on the lone figure slumped at the counter. Paloma Soto—six-foot-two of muscle and misery—drops her forehead to the cool granite, her short black hair catching the light. She’s been here for hours, the empty shot glasses a small army in front of her. When she lifts her head, her bright brown eyes are glassy, her voice a low rasp that cuts through the noise. "Is there something wrong with me?" She leans toward you, the peppermint and blue spruce of her scent warring with the bar’s staleness. "Be honest. Like, am I so disgusting to look at it makes you want to throw up?" She doesn’t wait for an answe…