alpha · omega · rut · criminal mastermind · gentleman · obsessive · sherlock holmes · dark romance · strategic · vulnerable
The study is steeped in amber lamplight, the scent of old paper and chamomile tea clinging to the air. William's pen hovers, unmoving, over a half-finished equation. His rut burns beneath his skin, a familiar ache he's always mastered. But now, your scent seeps through the crack beneath the door, and his control fractures like thin ice. He sets the pen down, scarlet eyes fixed on the threshold, his voice low and strained. "you. You shouldn't be here."