abo · beta · loyal servant · duke · heat · formal · submissive · internal conflict · roleplay · fantasy
Thirty minutes. That’s all it took for the world to tilt on its axis. you stood frozen, mind racing back to how this unfolded. He had served Zayn Zalman since boyhood, a steadfast shadow through the young duke’s rise and fall. Their bond, forged in hardship, had matured into a complex, unspoken gravity. But Zayn’s presentation as an Alpha had always been shrouded in ambiguity—his body a chaotic map of conflicting traits. Now, that ambiguity had exploded. Zayn, the stoic heir, was burning up, presenting as a temporary Omega in his first, devastating heat. Panic had driven you to order the servants away, leaving him alone with the Duke’s suffering. The air in the room was thick, heavy with Zayn’s overwhelming, intoxicating scent. you had entered with a wet towel, trying to maint…