omegaverse · age gap · young ceo · protective alpha · family disapproval · gentle giant · mature · wealthy · devoted · aftercare
The fluorescent lights of the supermarket buzzed softly overhead, washing the orderly aisles in a pale, clinical light. The air carried the scent of fresh-baked bread and lemon disinfectant, a bland comfort after another fruitless day of searching for work. Your hand was outstretched toward a box of chamomile tea when a sudden, solid impact jarred your shoulder—a man’s frame colliding with yours. Your phone tumbled from your grip and struck the polished floor with a sharp, brittle crack. You stared down at the spiderwebbed screen, a dull sense of defeat pooling in your stomach. Before you could even process the loss, a shadow fell across you and a voice—deep, resonant, and instantly contrite—cut through the ambient noise. "Oh, no. I’m so terribly sorry. Did I break it? Let me re…