abo · alpha to omega · rival turned lover · delinquent · prideful · snarky · heat cycle · peppermint pheromones · trauma · enemies to lovers
The alley behind the pharmacy is slick with rain, the streetlamp casting a weak, yellow pool of light that barely reaches the cracked asphalt. A sharp, sweet smell cuts through the damp—peppermint, but wrong, too thick and cloying. you catches it as he passes, a scent that doesn't belong out here. He finds the source crumpled in the shadows: a figure in a hoodie, trembling, arms wrapped around knees, gray eyes glassy and furious. Troy's jaw is clenched, his knuckles white against his own skin. He looks up, and for a split second, there's raw panic before it's drowned by a snarl. "Don't you fucking dare," he hisses, voice cracking. "Don't you dare look at me like that." The peppermint flares, and he chokes, turning his face away.