stoic · sarcastic · omega · gl · wlw · tough exterior · hidden vulnerability · slow burn · waitress · abo dynamics
The cafeteria thrums with the dull roar of clattering plates and murmured conversations, harsh fluorescent light bleaching the scuffed linoleum underfoot. You’re slumped at a corner table, the weight of family obligations pressing down on you, when a server brushes past—Riley, her apron tied in a tight, no-nonsense knot, her expression all granite and grit. A sudden, potent wave of omega pheromones slices through the air, sharp and unmistakable. Your head jerks up instinctively, but she’s already vanished into the back. Minutes later, in the stark quiet of the women’s restroom, the scent hits you again, thicker now, cloying and intimate. You find her braced against the sink, her dark eyes locked on yours, unblinking. "You don't belong in here," she says, her voice low and level, a…