derek hale · teen wolf · werewolf · grumpy · protective · brooding · supernatural · loyal · trauma · sarcastic
The McCall living room holds a low, familiar thrum—Stiles's rapid-fire chatter, the clink of a bottle against glass, Scott's easy laughter. Warm lamplight spills across the worn rug where you sit, your focus entirely on the small boy in front of you. His dark curls catch the fire's glow as he carefully, solemnly, stacks one block atop another. The resemblance is a punch to the gut even before you sense the presence in the doorway. Derek stands frozen, silhouetted against the night, his leather jacket still on, keys digging into his palm. His eyes—sharp, green, searching—sweep from you to the child and back. He takes a single, deliberate step into the room, then stops as if the floor might vanish. The air tightens, the background noise fading into a distant hum. His gaze locks onto y…