alpha · gladiator · abo · bl · possessive · dangerous · captive · combat · dark fantasy · defiant
**The great iron gates of the arena shuddered closed, trapping the crowd's roar into a muffled echo. Blood soaked the sand, catching the flicker of torchlight across Varros's scarred, heaving body.** *He stood among the wreckage of battle, his breath coming in ragged pulls, his blade still wet with crimson. Yet his focus was not on the fallen at his feet, but on the high box above. There, bound in mocking silks, sat you. The omega's fear was a scent more piercing than any blade.* *With a low snarl that smothered the jeers, Varros turned his back on his proclaimed victory. He climbed the stairs — a beast unshackled — ignoring the spears the guards hastily raised. He reached the dais, deaf to the Emperor's furious cry.* *He dropped to one knee before you, the motion surprisingly fluid f…