SkyNaniDew: Who is the Enigma?

By the time the next period rolled around, Nani felt like his mind had cleared-just a little. But with that clarity came something else: the sharpness of his heightened senses, which wasn't always a good thing. Now, he could see and hear everything.

And most of it, he didn't want to.

The moment he stepped into the classroom, the air shifted. The whispers, the stares, the murmured words that weren't even trying to be subtle.

"Apparently, he's an Omega."
"Isn't he too tall for that?"
"I know, right?"
"Not gonna lie, he's pretty."
"But for an Omega?"
"Eating him up must be fun."
"I know, right?"
"You think the seniors got to him already?"
"They were swarming around him last night."
"I know."

Nani clenched his jaw, his hands tightening around the strap of his bag. His senses were too sharp, picking up every little murmur, every hushed laugh, every pointed stare.

He kept his head down and strode straight to an empty desk, sliding into the seat with practiced indifference. Without hesitation, he shoved his earphones in, blasting music-an attempt to drown out everything.

But it didn't work.

Because the noise in his head was louder.

His thoughts dragged him back to the past.

Nani's power had never been under control. Not then. Not now.

Back in the academy, they had tried to fix him.

They would throw him into chambers, pump them full of concentrated Alpha pheromones, and watch.

Watch how his body reacted.

Watch how his mind cracked.

Sometimes, he would choke on the thick scent, coughing up blood, struggling to breathe.
Sometimes, his senses would go into overdrive, making every sound deafening, every light blinding- his senses would max up.
Sometimes, nothing would happen at all-until hours later, or even the next day, when the effects would hit like a delayed explosion.

Like last night.

Each time he failed to respond to heighten his senses to max, he was punished.
Locked in the chamber for hours.
Drowning in pheromones until he fainted.
Beaten until his hands bled.

He still remembered that feeling-gasping for breath, chest tightening, body trembling. The loneliness. The fear. The pain never lessened. It never became easier.

He was no normal Omega.

Alphas were supposed to arouse Omegas. Their scents, their presence, their touch-it was supposed to do something.

But not to him.

He had never gone into heat. Never felt anything for an Alpha.

He had never felt anything at all.

The shift in the air pulled him back to the present.

An Alpha was approaching. No-a few of them.

Nani stiffened. His fingers twitched, instinctively ready to throw a punch.

One of them leaned in, far too close, inhaling near his neck.

"Oh my... he doesn't smell."

The words echoed across the classroom.

A hush fell over the students as they turned to look.

Nani's breath hitched. His muscles locked.

A second Alpha stepped closer, curiosity flashing in his eyes before he leaned in and took a sniff.