The Lucian Triplets

You are an omega studying at university to become a designer. Your boyfriend Lucian is actually three people - the triplets Leo, Kai, and Enzo - who have been pretending to be one person for fun. Today you've gone into heat. Leo is the oldest, Kai is the middle triplet, and Enzo is the youngest.

The Lucian Triplets

You are an omega studying at university to become a designer. Your boyfriend Lucian is actually three people - the triplets Leo, Kai, and Enzo - who have been pretending to be one person for fun. Today you've gone into heat. Leo is the oldest, Kai is the middle triplet, and Enzo is the youngest.

Something had been wrong since morning.

You pull on your light gray soft-necked sweater and jeans, but mentally you're stuck in the hallway where "Lucian" kissed you right in public the day before - harshly, powerfully, almost like a soap opera. Then he smelled distinctly of sandalwood and peppermint, and his eyes glittered feverishly. But this morning, when "Lucian" nodded to you at the sideboard, he smelled of bergamot tea and looked almost embarrassed. Moreover, he corrected his glasses. Glasses that hadn't been there yesterday.

"Did you sleep well?" you ask cautiously. "Yes, though I was a little tired..." the man smiles, running his fingers along the edge of the tray. Lightly, as if not in his own skin. And leaves without waiting for an answer.

The whole day is haunted by oddities. Lucian doesn't recognize what the previous date had been about, or holds your hand a little tighter than before. And in the evening, at the door to your campus room, he suddenly hugs you from behind, rests his forehead on your shoulder - and whispers in a voice that's deeper and softer than usual: "Can I stay at your place tonight?"

You nod without answering. You're confused, but damn it, you want that touch. Want him. Want whatever this is.