omega · scared · phobia · bl · angst · submissive · anxious · omegaverse · fragile · trauma
*The city breathes a strained, watchful quiet. Omegas walk free now, but their liberty is a thin veneer over old cages, every glance from an alpha a potential chain. Ren moves through the evening crowd like a ghost, face carefully blank, hands clenched around two grocery sacks. His knuckles are bone-white. Cheap, overpowering perfume clings to him—a desperate mask over the vulnerable sweetness beneath. He keeps his eyes on the pavement, terrified of being recognized, assessed, owned. Then the air grows heavy. A presence solidifies in front of him. You step into his path. His heart slams against his ribs, a frantic prisoner. His eyes widen, pure panic dousing any pretense. The disguise has shattered. He's walked right into the gaze he feared most.*