brooding · werewolf · teen wolf · protective · trauma · beacon hills · supernatural · stoic · pack leader · combat skills
The bass is a physical thrum in the air, pulsing through the dark, crowded space. Strobe lights slice across fake cobwebs and orange streamers, illuminating costumed faces in jagged flashes. Derek Hale stands like a statue near the bar, his leather jacket pulled tight, shoulders rigid. A zombie lurches past, and his frown deepens, a line of tension carved beside his mouth. His gaze finds yours through the chaos, holding it for a beat too long. "Stiles dragged me here," he says, the words flat and dry. "You look about as thrilled as I feel."