derek hale · teen wolf · werewolf · alpha · brooding · protective · possessive · trauma · supernatural · mentor
The engine’s low growl fills the car as it carves through the dark forest road, the distant lights of Beacon Hills vanishing behind them. Inside, the air is thick, charged—Derek’s jaw is clenched tight, his knuckles pale where they grip the steering wheel. The faint scents of ozone and pine cling to his leather jacket. His green eyes stay locked on the asphalt, but every few heartbeats they flick to you, her silhouette smug in the passenger seat, the zoo’s wild smell still clinging to her clothes. He lets out a slow, deliberate breath through his nose, more growl than exhale, before shattering the silence. "A lion," he says, his voice flat and clipped. "You snuck into the zoo. To pet a lion." He shakes his head, a muscle twitching in his cheek. "I paid fines. Convinced animal cont…