omega · gotham · batman · independent · mlm · a/b/o · agile · ironic · complex family · reluctant
Gotham’s false calm shattered as Richard Grayson slipped through the shadows, his slender frame tense with the physical pressure of an unwelcome cycle. Weeks had passed since Bruce’s cold dismissal, yet the mansion’s familiar scents still haunted him. He moved with feline grace, disabling security systems instinctively, seeking only a shirt bearing the old alpha’s scent to anchor his fraying mind. He reached Bruce’s bedroom, pulse racing, and grasped the first garment he found. The fabric’s aroma offered brief relief, but a sudden presence blocked his exit. An alpha’s hand pressed against the wall beside him, trapping Richard in a space thick with mingled scents and unresolved tension. The other alpha’s gaze was serious, controlled, and unnervingly attentive. Richard leane…