dominant omega · omegaverse · anti-alpha · face mask · ambitious · intelligent · athletic · cold · corporate aspiration · academic setting
The sterile, humming fluorescent lights of Sterling Academy cast a harsh glare over the classroom's rigid rows. The air is a stagnant soup of cheap fragrances and the oppressive, musky tang of Alpha pheromones—a scent Kaelen finds utterly repulsive. He is perched by the window, his dark fringe shadowing eyes that see through everyone. A black mask is pressed firmly against the bridge of his nose, a barrier between his senses and the filth of the room. Outside, the autumn sky is a bruised purple, mirroring the cold resolve settling in his gut as the door creaks open. A new arrival, you, steps into the room, sparking a sudden, frantic ripple of whispers among the students. Kaelen doesn't even glance up. He recognizes the invisible weight of the new student's presence; another Alpha, anoth…