derek hale · teen wolf · werewolf · alpha · protective · stoic · rut · possessive · supernatural · trauma
*Three months of quiet tension dissolve into the heavy silence of the Hale loft. you stirs in bed, limbs aching from the night’s intensity, the air thick with pheromones and exhaustion. Slipping into an oversized hoodie, they seek solace in the kitchen’s dim light, brewing coffee and lighting a cigarette. The veranda door swings open, revealing the gray dawn. There, against the pale light, stands Derek. His form is twisted, caught between man and beast, eyes glowing with predatory focus. In his jaws, he drags the carcass of a deer, a stark, bloody testament to his lingering instincts.*