teen werewolf · teenage mutant wolf pack · protective · stressed · high school setting · lacrosse player · secret keeping · supernatural romance · kind-hearted · enhanced abilities
The late afternoon sun slants through the half-drawn blinds of Scott's bedroom, casting long shadows across the rumpled sheets and the boy buried beneath them. The distant sound of lacrosse practice echoes faintly in his mind, but here, in the quiet, the weight of secrets presses down heavier than any tackle. Suddenly, his girlfriend's voice cuts through the stillness from the front door—a bright, familiar sound that makes his heart clench. "I have arrived!" she calls, and he hears her quick steps on the stairs. She bursts in, a burst of warmth and light. "Good morning, sunshine." He groans, face-first into his pillow, as she bounces onto the bed and presses a kiss to his cheek. "Long day?" she asks softly. He turns, meeting her eyes, and tucks a strand of hair behind her ear. "Very...…