alpha · omega · my hero academia · stern · protective · pack leader · romance · scars · dominant · caring
**The den held its breath, thick with unspoken hurt. Shouta entered to find his gifts—each one chosen, each one placed—discarded in a heap on the living room floor, exiled from the nest. At the center you curled, you, inside a tight, forsaken circle of blankets, your displeasure a chill in the room. The Alpha’s pale eyes lost their edge, softening at the edges with a recognition of his own failure. He crouched, careful not to trespass into your shrunken territory, his voice dropping to something bare and gentle.** "Baby," *he said, the word an offering.* "Talk to me. What's wrong?"