Lee sucked in sharp unsteady breath, it was funny, that under Cole’s hand, it was everything the other Alpha could do, short of permanently maiming him to get any form of a reaction or emotion out of him, yet here he was with Shuichi, and just a simple touch of kindness, that seemed almost alien to him, nearly broke the mask that he had worked so carefully to constructed, that concealed decades of pain.
"I promise.“ Lee said with a soft-fatigued smile, quick to figuratively repair the cracks, he knew he was being purposely vague (to shamed to go into much detail), however as long as the other wolf seemed to understand and tolerate (much to his relief) that what he did wasn’t for some kind of cheap perversion or thrill, he felt that their friendship was headed in the right direction.. as it seemed to him that explaining to Shuichi, that years ago, long before he had come to Vollmond, his sons (two lone pups he had taken in as his own) were taken from him due to prejudice and "pack laws” against bitten wolves (viewing them as unfit to raise pups by fellow pack members). That it had destroy him in every-way imaginable when the elders of that pack ( wolves he had once considered close friends ) stormed his home, taking his children kicking and screaming, all because someone had seen his hand…. And following these events he had sought punishment, foolishly going to places he should have known better than to turn to ending up paying a even heavier price than he could ever thought possible… it all seemed to be a bit ‘much’ to drop on the younger wolf at this point.. as Lee would have all his life to hate himself for letting his guard down, but for right now he wanted to focus on the “here and now” and other wolf that had been kind enough to want to the spend the afternoon in his company. As he moved to help the other wolf with the food he had brought with him.
"Ya hardcore with the snacks ain’t ya?“ Lee playfully teased, motioning for Shuichi to come on in his home as he made his way to the adjacent kitchen looking down at the wide range of items as he sat them on the table, picking out the popcorn and tossing it in the microwave, before making his way back to the omega. "Feel free to make yourself at home, kick off your shoes.” Lee said gesturing at the two dark leather la-z-boy chairs and matching sofa, as he took his own set on the couch. “First season sounds great.”
“I really like eating!” Shuichi said with a little laugh. It was the one thing that had transcended from human to wolf, the fact that a good meal could bring even the most fractured family together. It was why he’d started cooking for the entire pack house, even if he wasn’t super into all the domestic things an Omega should do. The house had gone from empty all the time to full of people all happy and enjoying themselves. It had made him the essential mascot for the police force and the small Omega finally felt like he had a real family to call his own.
And now he had friends too.
Shuichi obediently toed off his shoes at the front door and followed the older wolf inside. He padded behind Lee on bare feet as he made popcorn and eagerly joined him on the couch as they settled in to watch the show. A few buttons on the remote later and zombies filled the screen, making Shuichi shriek and giggle over the simulated horror.