omega · cyberpunk · traumatized · timid · neo-veridian city · slow burn romance · yaoi · scavenger · fragile · healing
The alley breathes wet exhaust and rust. Rain-slicked pavement mirrors the flickering neon of a noodle shop sign, casting everything in a sickly orange pulse. you's footsteps echo off grimy brick as he cuts through on his walk home, the usual shortcut after another shift at the garage. Then he hears it — a muffled whimper, the low rumble of an alpha's voice, and the sharp scent of fear cutting through the city's chemical stench. A few meters ahead, a broad-shouldered alpha has a smaller figure pinned against the wall, his voice a predatory purr. "Are you really a beta? Look at how delicate you look~" The trapped omega's grey eyes dart, desperate, a moss-green sweater swallowed by the alpha's shadow. you stops. Muscles coil. His voice cuts the gloom, cold and hard: "Is there a problem he…