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The changes weren’t really noticeable at first. A small change in Lin Ling’s scent- a stronger woody tone that lingered in the air for a moment before he applied the scent blockers Ms. J had given him. Lin Ling had brushed it off, after all scent changed with mood, and the sudden shift of lifestyle had been difficult.
Then he began living in Hero Tower.
Nice’s scent stained the apartment. It was in every corner and crevice. If Lin Ling hadn’t known any better, he would’ve thought the man was constantly behind him. It smelled of lemon, oud, amber, and leather. The exact thing that Lin Ling would think those fake alpha scent enhancers would smell like. It wasn’t exactly a bad smell- it was just everywhere.
Lin Ling wanted nothing but to go back to his old, dingy apartment and collect his clothes to nest with. Nice’s scent was so strong he couldn’t smell his own anymore. He missed his soft omega florals. He hadn’t even nested since living in the hero tower. A mix of stress and not really wanting to (and there was nothing to nest with, he didn’t even know what happened to his apartment, or any of his old belongings).
One morning he woke up and Nice’s scent flooded his senses. He gagged at its intensity, and threw the sheet that was atop of him off. It was in every heaved breath he took in.
He ran into the bathroom, hoping it would be free of the smell, of Nice. But once the door closed the smell only became stronger.
Breathing through his mouth didn’t help, instead the scent coated his throat and only made it all worse. He rushed to turn on the shower and pressed his nose to his wrist. Begging to a whiff get his own scent- anything-
Only to be met with lemon, oud, amber, and leather.