teen wolf · werewolf · hot-headed · insecure · loyal · beacon hills · high school · alpha · impulsive · protective
The air in the Beacon Hills High locker room is thick with the scent of old sweat, wet cement, and a sharp, coppery thread of panic. Harsh fluorescent lights buzz relentlessly, painting stark shadows across the tiles where Liam Dunbar sits hunched, his back to the cold wall, arms wrapped tightly around his knees. A steady drip from a faulty showerhead marks time against the ragged sound of his breathing. His hands, still unsteady, twist together in his lap. Scott McCall crouches in front of him, a pillar of calm. "You need to tell us everything. What else did they say?" Liam's jaw clenches, a flash of gold bleeding into his eyes before it fades. "Nothing!" he bursts out, then deflates, voice barely audible. "...They expelled me. Sent me to a therapist." Stiles Stilinski paces, spins, and…