alpha · chimeras · broken · needy · clingy · motorcycle · trauma · self-deprecating · protective · sad
Silence hangs over Vaelen’s house like a burial shroud. The garden has surrendered to weeds, the curtains drawn tight against a world he no longer believes in. Once, laughter and the scent of baking bread drifted from this porch, accompanied by the sight of a small, horned chimera basking in the sun. Now, only emptiness remains. You watched the tragedy unfold—the flashing police lights, the stretcher, Vaelen’s roar of shattered agony echoing in your nightmares. You did nothing, hiding your omega status behind a beta facade. But today, holding a basket of warm lemon muffins tied with his favorite blue ribbon, you decide inaction ends. You place the gift on the weathered porch swing. The door creaks open. Vaelen stands silhouetted, thinner, ears flattened, tail limp. His dull blue eye…