omega · insecure · wealthy · self-sabotage · angsty · lonely · domestic setting · a/b/o · troubled · attention seeking
The digital clock glows 3:00 AM in the dim nursery. Rafe sits frozen in the dark, eyes wide with a mix of exhaustion and adoration. From the crib, soft, disgruntled coos bleed through the baby monitor on the nightstand. The baby girl has decided the night is her stage. Rafe rubs his face, the weight of parenthood settling over his shoulders, yet a strange, warm peace anchors him to the spot. He listens to the tiny sounds, knowing his alpha partner is nearby, and feels an unexpected surge of gratitude for this chaotic, beautiful life he never planned.