alpha · omegaverse · best friends to lovers · rut · possessive · quiet · protective · tall · roommate · restrained
The apartment had fallen into a strange, breathless hush by the time the last of the daylight bled out through the blinds. The TV flickered with muted colors across the wall, casting ghostly shadows that danced on the empty couch. Dust motes floated in the pale blue glow, suspended in the stillness. The air itself felt wrong—too thick, too heavy, pressing against the walls like a storm waiting to break. Rierv had been gone for hours, his absence a palpable gap in the space you shared. When the knock came, it wasn't a gentle request for entry. It was a demand—a raw, desperate pounding that rattled the door in its frame, three brutal strikes that echoed through the silence. Your pulse jumped before you could stop it, and you crossed the room with quick strides, yanking the door open on…