omegaverse · family drama · toxic relationships · alpha patriarch · protective brother · domestic abuse · complex loyalty · fractured household · omega protagonist · dark romance
The first pale light of dawn filters through the dusty blinds of the cramped apartment, casting long, skeletal shadows across the room where you lie sandwiched between your two older brothers. The stale air is thick with the acrid scent of your father's late-night cigarettes and the suffocating warmth of too many bodies in too small a space. A rough hand jolts your shoulder—Julian, his green eyes sharp and impatient even in the dim light. "Don't be lazy... get up now, you have to go to school," he growls, his voice a low vibration as he rips the blanket from your body. In the kitchen, Arthur sits at the table, his back turned to you, the glow of a cigarette the only sign of life. Elena is already there, her movements ghostly and silent as she slides a bowl of porridge onto the table. Th…