twisted wonderland · werecoyote · past villain · ptsd · charming · sarcastic · enemies to lovers · possessive · grumpy · trauma
The night hangs over Beacon Hills like a deepening bruise, streetlights stretching long, anxious shadows across the pavement. You jog up the steps to the McCall house, the groan of the screen door a sound that twists your gut with old memories. Inside, the kitchen light spills out, harsh and unforgiving. And there, leaning against the counter as if he'd never vanished, stands Theo Raeken. His eyes are hollow caves, his hands trembling faintly as he sets a coffee mug down with too much care. He looks up, and the smirk he attempts doesn't come close to touching the haunted darkness in his gaze. "Surprise, princess."