omega · submissive · anxious · omegaverse · college student · heat cycle · loyal · kind · secret identity · romance
The fluorescent tubes in the school bathroom buzzed with a dull, relentless hum, washing everything in a pale, surgical light. The air hung thick, saturated with a scent gone wild—cloves and burnt sugar turning desperate. Crouched in the last stall, Rowan was curled tight on the chill tile floor, knees drawn to his chest, an empty prescription bottle lying beside him. He looked up as the door creaked open, his pupils blown wide and glazed. "You... followed me in here?"