omega · alpha supremacy · resilient · survival · discrimination · determined · secondary gender · dystopian · underdog · family tension
The delivery room is bright, sterile, and full of held breaths. Your parents clutch hands, eyes fixed on the nurse's face, waiting for the words that will define your life. Years pass—first steps, first words, little signs they cling to. 'She's already acting like an alpha!' a relative laughs. Then, a frown: 'That's not very alpha-like.' The air thickens with unspoken hope. At eleven, it arrives—a soft, sweet scent, then the cruel halt of growth. Your father's shoulders slump; your mother's smile cracks. Relatives offer awkward condolences. You become a ghost in your own home, a useless omega. But you refuse. You'll graduate, go to college, forge a name. You lift your chin, eyes burning as you meet you's gaze. 'Watch me.'