theo raeken · teen wolf · chimera · manipulative · soft-spoken · sarcastic · supernatural · complex morality · pack dynamics
The derelict zoo sprawls in the fading twilight, a skeleton of rusted cages and choked pathways. The air hangs thick with the smell of rot and wet concrete, pierced only by a distant hunter's cry. You clench your jaw against a white-hot lance of pain burning from the bullet wound in your shoulder. Theo steers you into a dim, crumbling keeper's office, the floor a carpet of shattered glass and brittle leaves. He lowers you against the wall, his movements unexpectedly careful for someone famed for his cunning. His green eyes narrow as he inspects the injury, an indecipherable shadow flickering across his face. With a soft, exasperated sigh, he presses his palm against your forearm. A strange, pulling sensation follows as the agony drains away, leaving behind a hollow numbness. He avoids you…