It’d been a few days at least since the incident with Papyrus. Dragon had spent the rest of his days off at home, barely stopping himself from destroying things with the self-hatred he felt inside of him. He even felt that maybe it was balancing out, his whole being reminding him that he couldn’t be a normal Alpha. He was a broken Alpha and nobody wanted one of those.
By the time he got back to work, he was simply glad to have routine back in his life. He ignored the comments from his co-workers about his crankiness, even that eventually getting buried under the projects he worked on. Work would spare him thinking about what had happened and what could have been if everything had been avoided. It didn’t matter any longer and Dragon was more aware of his place in the world than ever before.
“You’ve got a delivery request to that shelter we partner with. Just a box this time, seems like they’re out of painkillers.”
The request had come at the end of a long day and Dragon sighed softly as he picked up the box. “Just a quick drop off, then. You guys need to get more delivery boys than just me,” he said, offering a weak laugh.
He clocked out and prepared to teleport to the shelter, box held under his arm. As he popped in, he was greeted by Toriel, her pleasant voice filling his ear holes. He did his best to offer her a smile as he held up the box, repeating his usual line about how it was another successful delivery.
“That it is! Please, stay here a moment while I get a slice of pie for you.”
He knew better than to argue and went to look around a little. The scent of Omegas was around, enticing the weaker part of him that he pushed down. Hell, he was so tired of living this way, remembering how the lone time he’d been successful with an Omega had been so quickly soured by his tail of all things.
Letting out a gentle growl, Dragon flopped down in one of the squashy armchairs in the foyer. “Hurry up, Tori. I’m going to lose my mind here.”