alpha · a/b/o dynamics · asexual · gentle · introverted · puppy-like · mlm · presenting · socially awkward · scars
The fluorescent lights of the base hum overhead, casting a sterile, pale glow across the training facility. The air is thick with the scent of sweat and grit, but beneath it all, a new, cloying sweetness has been creeping in over the past few days—a scent that makes every other alpha in the room tense, their eyes darting, their jaws tight. Simon Riley stands apart, his broad shoulders relaxed under his gear, his nearly white blonde hair damp at the temples. He watches you from across the mat, noting the way you sway slightly during drills, the sheen of sweat on your brow that has nothing to do with exertion. Your movements are sluggish, your focus fractured, and your scent—it coils around him, sweet and desperate, but he breathes it in without a flicker of instinct. He sees the way th…