ALPHA / WOLF

The Full Moon Rises

[leitwulf]

MOVED

( Heads up everyone, I’ve made the decision to move Will to my multi-muse. All threads will be moved over there so this blog will be officially closed. You can now find Will over at @becomelions. I understand if not all of you wish to follow me over there but I do hope you do. This just makes my life easier and I hope everyone can understand that. But yeah, everything will be officially on the multi. I will keep this blog around in case I decide to move him back but for now he is moving to the multi. Thank you! ~ Olivia )

[leitwulf]

MOVED

( Heads up everyone, I’ve made the decision to move Will to my multi-muse. All threads will be moved over there so this blog will be officially closed. You can now find Will over at @becomelions. I understand if not all of you wish to follow me over there but I do hope you do. This just makes my life easier and I hope everyone can understand that. But yeah, everything will be officially on the multi. I will keep this blog around in case I decide to move him back but for now he is moving to the multi. Thank you! ~ Olivia )

[leitwulf]

MOVED

( Heads up everyone, I’ve made the decision to move Will to my multi-muse. All threads will be moved over there so this blog will be officially closed. You can now find Will over at @becomelions. I understand if not all of you wish to follow me over there but I do hope you do. This just makes my life easier and I hope everyone can understand that. But yeah, everything will be officially on the multi. I will keep this blog around in case I decide to move him back but for now he is moving to the multi. Thank you! ~ Olivia )

[leitwulf]

MOVED

( Heads up everyone, I’ve made the decision to move Will to my multi-muse. All threads will be moved over there so this blog will be officially closed. You can now find Will over at @becomelions. I understand if not all of you wish to follow me over there but I do hope you do. This just makes my life easier and I hope everyone can understand that. But yeah, everything will be officially on the multi. I will keep this blog around in case I decide to move him back but for now he is moving to the multi. Thank you! ~ Olivia )

[leitwulf]

truthuncovered​ // ???

Taking a small sip of her whiskey, trying to enjoy it for the time she’s going be there, Cecilia listens as the man responds. She supposes that it would seem like less if she wasn’t aware of where they were all going, but she typically tended to stay to herself anyway. As she swirls the amber liquid in her glass, her eyes fall upon the man as he goes on. Not trying to just straight talk about it, she looks for the right words to say. “Might I have found myself somewhere more welcoming? Its been… a long, lonely life.” She would have enjoyed being part of a pack if the one she was born into didn’t hurt and use her. There’s a need for trust and closeness, but Cecilia has no idea how to satiate it.

He DIDN’T know her experiences but what he did know was that she was alone. Aside from saying it herself, there was no other sent that showed him that it was true. Not to mention her heart never increased when she spoke and unless she was a good liar, she WASN’T trying to deceive him. Besides, he was old and more experienced than most wolves. Being the son of alphas had its perks and then there was his best friend as his back up who was a former alpha in his own right. But again, Will wasn’t worried. A more concerned AND compassionate look started to etch its way into his features as he looked over at the other. “You’ve found a friendly place to stay. Though, you’ll have to pass judgement from the others. It is MY pack but I take into account others I trust. But they usually respect my judge of character.” He paused. “How’d you find us?” 

[towndamned]

––––––– 【  Baptized in Southern Gothic, n the garden of good and evil. ✞ 】 towndamned - independent and selective original character based in original lore, inspired by the song southern gothic, written by olivia

[leitwulf]

truthuncovered​ // ???

As she gets inside, she walks directly to the bar and takes a seat. A heavy sigh leaves her as the stool takes the edge off her feet, not happy with how long this trip took. Before she can put her order in with the bartender, she sniffs the air and turns to see the bouncer come inside and talk to the man. He then walks towards her and sits down, right at her side. “I would think bouncers shouldn’t be drinking on the job.” Given that they most likely smell each other, its not a far leap to assume he’s feeling her out. She asks the bartender for a whiskey on the rocks, knowing that will be her only drink for the night so it might as well be good. “Honestly? Trying to find a place to belong. I’ve been alone for a very, very, very long time. There seem to be less and less of… us these days. I’d rather not take the risk of being by myself with that kind of threat looming around.”

Being direct wasn’t always the BEST go around, but in regards to people of their kind there wasn’t much of a choice. Their heightened sense of smell already gave them away to each other. Even if she didn’t say anything at first, he knew. He’d been around long enough to know. A SMALL chuckle left the alpha as the glass was lifted and remained close to his lips before letting himself take a sip. “When you’re off the clock, you can drink.” He answered now turning to look over at her, waiting for the answer to his question. When she did reply, it DIDN’T come as a shock. Most without packs seemed to feel the same way and seeing as he and his own had been here for over one hundred years, and MORE back home, that word would travel in their community. “Only less if you don’t know where to look.” He replied, taking another sip before placing it back on the wooden bar top. “There are more than you think, SOME more welcoming to others.” 

[leitwulf]

@spotsofruby​ asked: ♬ // MEME ( Always Accepting ) - Rise by Skillet

“And when the scars heal, the PAIN passes. As hope burns, we rise from the ashes. Darkness fades away and the light shines on a brave new day.”

[leitwulf]

truthuncovered​ // ???

There was a sudden realization that she would have to show an ID to get in, quickly fishing it out of her back pocket. She doesn’t really have much on her, a backpack hidden at the edge of town waiting to be picked up so she can camp out. Its her real driver’s license, not scared to have them know her name. The address has long since been abandoned, forgetting what it even looked like inside. Taking the card back, she can see the way he’s looking her over and the way he sniffs the air. “Thanks.” She starts to walk but stops, looking back at the man. Considering asking him outright about what they are and the pack she seeks, she decides against it and goes inside.

This was curious, not MANY came to the town that weren’t human. Well, outside of those from the other half of his pack that came to visit from Germany. But he knew them, knew their scent and she wasn’t familiar. This wasn’t exactly news he liked, she could cause trouble AND so he ducked inside and went over to the bartender to ask off for the night. He’d already worked most of the day and night, besides he did this for a favor more so than money. Thankfully it was a slow night and he had been given the okay to take off. But he WASN’T leaving, instead he moved into the bar and slide onto a barstool next to her and ordered a beer. “So, what has brought you here to this little town?” 

[leitwulf]

truthuncovered​:

@leitwulf​

Walking into the small town that from, what Cecilia had gathered, was mostly gathered a few square blocks around the main road and that was it. She’s not there to see the beauty of it or anything that common, but to find someone. Its getting late already, and frankly she could use a drink before she tries to find a place in the woods to sleep. She counts how much money she has before walking up to the closest bar, stopping in front of the man outside. A scent catches her nose and she sniffs the air around him, wondering. Is he one of the ones she’s looking for? “Is there… a fee?”

He’d been ON the clock for a couple hours now, leaning up against the door frame when there wasn’t a need to use his full height. Granted, everyone who was local in town knew who Will was. He didn’t even need to card but did it mainly for the look. Only when he DIDN’T recognize a face did he fully take a look. Green eyes had been scanning the street when they caught a scent, not a human one but one very much like himself. It wasn’t one from his pack, he knew their scents. This was an outsider and THAT outsider approached him wanting to get into the bar. Taking the ID, he looked it over and flashed a kind smile after seeing it all check out. “Not at all, you’re welcome to head right on in. Just be sure to NOT start any trouble.” 

[garmonboziasworld]

[leitwulf]

historypowered​ // Natalie

“I know. You’re a good man and alpha, Will. I haven’t met a TON, but the others I had the misfortune of meeting were just…” Natalie shuddered. She chose not to elaborate, but she felt lucky that she hadn’t been scratched or bitten by any of them. If she was to join a pack, she would want it to be Will’s. At least she wouldn’t be forced to capture humans and hunt them down in an insane ritual to constantly prove her worth to the pack or to prove she was worthy to be the alpha’s mate. A part of her did wonder why some werewolves went ‘bad’ while others maintained some level of decency. Maybe it had something to do with their self-control and ethics. 

With the pleasant distraction that Kaiser and Trigger provided, she gently snuggled the former. “Strong and mighty, just like your older brother,” she conceded with a smile. Natalia wasn’t planning on starting a rivalry between the two, and she would have hugged Trigger too, but she didn’t think the older dog felt closer to her. Just because she got along with Will didn’t mean she was going to get the same friendly treatment from his dog. Even if she thought Trigger was so adorable and fluffy! “And I dunno, he smells like he ran through barbecue smoke. He didn’t steal another hotdog, did he?” 

From the goofy puppy grin on Kaiser’s face, though, she had a feeling that that was the reason why he smelled a little. Not an unpleasant smell, but not like the sweet, flowery scent of his shampoo, either. She scratched the back of Kaiser’s ear, and the pup eventually lay on her lap, his furry paws dangling from either side of her lap. “Wait, so…how old does a natural-born werewolf start shifting?” she asked. “Is that the right term? Those who were born and not bitten?” Some movies depicted young werewolves turning into wolf pups and running after their elders, but that was fiction. This was reality. 

“I know some give us a BAD reputation, which I can’t help but being who I am and the alpha I am is what I believe helps change perspective. Well, if people gave us a chance. We’ve been lucky with about two towns willing to keep our secret. This one has been learning slowly, the one back home is well aware by NOW yet my pack and them have a bond.” He shrugged. Will knew some packs acted more animalistic, living up to the very bad name that the stories and Hollywood made them out to be. It was a SHAME really and killing them all wouldn’t do any good but only make more enemies. It was a tough position to be in but the alpha could at least take solace in the fact that he did have an EFFECT on those he met. 

“They are a pair, the kids love ‘em.” Will replied as he patted Trigger on the side while Kaiser received a good amount of attention from the other. Trigger was rather picky on those he CHOSE to let his guard down around and that meant being extremely protective of Will. Maybe that was why he sat at his feet and just stared at Natalie with the occasional glance at Will. Sooner or later he would LEARN there wasn’t a need to be on his toes with Natalie around, it just took time. She had a different scent compared to the others around them, maybe that was why. She was different. A laugh left the wolf as he shook his head. “Can’t say for sure, I mean maybe ONE of the pack members was grilling and the kids gave him a hot dog. Wouldn’t be the FIRST time.” 

Patting at the empty spot beside him, Trigger jumped up and laid down next to Will on the couch. That at least showed he was feeling somewhat BETTER in this encounter. And with the change of his position, Will moved to scratch at the German Shepherd’s head. His brow rose a moment as he took in a deep breath before moving on to explain. “You’d be right, I guess that’s the best way to describe it. Uh, usually they DON’T begin to shift until they’re older. I would say about preteens? Maybe? It depends on the wolf.” It was hard to explain sometimes. “We are mostly born, so it is normally around the SAME time. They’re raised to understand it all before it happens so there usually isn’t a shock.” 

[ivarthebadbitch]

I present the savior of Paris, the hero of Frankia!

[leitwulf]

historypowered​ // Natalia

Natalia knew that Will was the alpha, but yes, she’d never seen him really ANGRY. The glimpse she had was more than enough, and she leaned back a little, half-concerned that he might end up slashing up the place. “I’d confront him myself, but I don’t know who to trust anymore. Not when he’s managed to recruit several hunters over to his side already. Hardly any of us make money, so the lure of a huge paycheck would be difficult to resist.” She wasn’t sympathizing with any of them, but it did help her understand why they ended up on Jackson’s side. “I’m getting the photos of the hunters he’s hired in a day or so. I doubt he’d show up himself unless the ‘prize’” – oh, how she hated that word! – “…was big enough.” The name ‘Tevant’ wasn’t unfamiliar: the family owned several agricultural-related firms, from production of fertilizers to pig farms that supplied the meat in more than half of the Southern states. The man was RICH, but how he came to discover the existence of supernatural beings was a mystery. “Or maybe he will if he has to do it himself. Kind of hard to tell with these ‘got too much money so I’ll make everyone miserable as my own source of entertainment’ types.”

However, there was one thing that Natalia knew she could help Will with right away. She’d told him about it before, and she meant it then as much as she meant it now. “And the offer for you to move most of the pack members over to my lodge still stands. I don’t think my grandfather had it listed on any of the maps, so it’s unlikely that he’d know it was there.” The total land area wasn’t as big as the pack’s settlement, but it could provide just enough space for the pack to shift during the full moon if needed. And if they fitted out the basement, there would be enough sleeping space for all of them. She’d just finished the final minor repairs herself and had gotten new appliances, so it’d be like one huge dormitory. “Just need to buy enough food for all of them to last like…a month or two?” She was still careful to stay out of Will’s way in case his foul mood triggered a wolfish rage. Usually, he was calm, but she couldn’t blame him for reacting the way that he did. Hell, she knew she would be furious if she ever learned that someone was hunting her family for their ‘pelts’. 

He was keeping himself well contained, at least in HIS opinion. Will’s eyes never flashed their golden hue which would signify the wolf was coming to the surface. In all manner of speaking, his anger was justified. They were attacked in their own home by a group of collectors who wanted to their pelts as if THEY were game to be hunted. It infuriated him, it was as if they weren’t even people. But that’s what they were! They were people with lives who just so happened to be able to SHIFT into a rather large wolf. That still didn’t mean they deserved to be hunted. “I don’t want you putting yourself in trouble like that. Like you said, you don’t know who to trust so it’s better to just have you stay here.” He sighed, now thinking of solutions. It wasn’t OFTEN they were attacked by hunters, the shock no doubt settling in around the pack. Will would have to call a meeting to see how everyone was doing, show he was okay, and begin a plan on WHAT to do next. She would have to be there, they trusted her by now. “Eventually he’ll want to do it himself if he keeps wasting resources. So we might just have to wait it out.” Something he hated as he sat up in the chair again, green eyes landing BACK upon the pictures on his coffee table. 

When she spoke up with part of a plan, his eyes lifted and settled upon her as she spoke. The offer he had almost forgotten about, thinking he would never need it but NOW might be a good time. The hunters didn’t know that’s where the elderly and children would be. Hell, even those who didn’t or couldn’t fight would be there. “That’s actually NOT a bad idea.....I’ll have to bring it up in the meeting. Hopefully they’ll go for it.” He couldn’t promise it but he had some idea it might take a little bit of convincing. But not too much, no doubt wanting to be completely safe from this new threat. “It won’t be a permanent move but just one that’s temporary UNTIL we get this whole thing settled.” He sided out, hand lifting once more to scratch at his beard. “I’d say food for at least two months just incase.” A BRIEF moment of silence went by before he spoke up again. “Thankfully most will be in control of their shift when the full moon comes so we won’t have to worry about the place being destroyed.” That’s one positive he could look at in this whole mess. Letting OUT a sigh, he shook his head. “I haven’t had to deal with hunters much, not since my father died.” 

[leitwulf]

summerxmelodies​ // Melody

If he thought she was handling this all rather well, it was only because he’d provided her a sense of hope. Sure, something could go wrong. Maybe the rest of the pack would hate her or she’d fuck up somehow, but for the first time since her infection she didn’t feel alone. A weight that had been threatening to suffocate her had eased considerably. “Then I should thank her,” she smiled. 

“Nah, I love kids. I’m sure they’ll give me a little hell, but I’d be disappointed if they didn’t,” she laughed, already looking forward to the experience. It was going to be awkward and her anxiety was going to be awful, but she was also excited to learn. They talked a bit more, but before long plans were made and Melody returned to her regularly scheduled programming.

~ ~ ~

Months later, Melody had settled into the rhythm of things with few issues. She wasn’t officially part of the pack, but it was no longer a gnawing worry for her. She was confident that when the time was right she’d be accepted and until then she was happy to simply be allowed to learn and grow among her own kind. She still had the occasional nightmare about attacking people, but the largest part of her fear and anxiety were gone.

Having finished up for the day, she was getting ready to head back home when she spotted Will. Smiling, she waved. “Hey bossman,” she teased.

If anything he was hoping this WAS going to work out. He knew most people in his pack were accepting, at least a lot more than others. Seeing as he was accepting of her, it usually gave the others a reason to trust his judgement. A laugh left the alpha’s lips at her words before deciding to LET her in on some information before she decided to wander around looking for his mother. “I’m sure she’d love to hear that, but she’s in Germany with the other half of the pack.” He paused a moment. “That’s where WE are originally from.” That was a long story that she would learn in time, not over the phone when he was just checking up on her. Another laugh was let out at the thought of some of the younger kids teasing her, in a friendly manner, “Oh they’d do, probably, but NOT out of harm. But I’ll tale to you later, alright? Or at least see you here soon and we’ll get that ball rolling.” 

He checked up on HER over the next several weeks. She seemed to be settling into the flow of things around the pack. Not to mention she was seemingly learning to control the very gift she’d been given. She still had some ways to go but she was improving quickly. But he hadn’t SEEN her for a couple days, duties of an alpha making him a bit preoccupied. So much so, he didn’t see her at first until she spoke up. A smile and a wave was given in return and he said goodbye to the other wolf he had been talking to and turned HIS attention towards her. “Hey.” He replied, taking a few steps towards her. “How are you holding up?” Will questioned. “You know the full moon is coming UP, right?”

[enfantlunaire]

Imagine training with Rollo

[leitwulf]

historypowered​ // Elena

She glanced down at her neck even though she knew what was there. A sad smile briefly played on her lips, and she nodded. “It is. My father gave it to me before he passed. It’s been in his family for generations.” Elena wasn’t asking for sympathy, and she shook the melancholy off and forced herself back to the present by thinking of the possibility of going camping. “Okay. Get everything done, bring a tent, and look up national park rules for camping.” She ticked the items off of her fingers as saying those out loud helped her remember them easier. “Thanks again, Will. Think it’ll be possible for me to find my way here from the campgrounds? Just to say hi and all that. I don’t think cellphone towers have been set up here yet.” 

If there was one thing about the past she missed, it was the effort that was put into communicating and staying in touch. Mobile phones were convenient but also impersonal; letters and actually visiting someone to talk helped forge stronger bonds, in her opinion. Now that she thought she had a good idea of where Will lived, it might not be too difficult to stop by with some ‘thank you’ food and a couple of drinks. Maybe she was assuming too much, but he did look like a whiskey or brandy type of guy. She could bring both just in case; she’d drank enough beverages over the years, so she didn’t get drunk easily. “I…there aren’t any dangerous animals that I should worry about, right? Like grumpy bears and nosy wolves?” The English countryside had been rife with those, but they either sensed her magic or thought she was too skinny to be worth the effort. But there were other supernatural beings too, like mad fauns and rabid lycans.

He nodded slowly, understanding WHAT that was like. He had a few objects his father handed down to him but the main inheritance was the pack itself. But seeing how she reacted then after answering, Will wasn’t going to ask anymore. Besides, they were moving on to a more pleasant conversation. “Sounds LIKE a proper plan. Wouldn’t want to show up with nothing and the last thing I want to hear over the radio is a camper being lost in the woods with nothing BUT the clothes they brought in.” Will paused a moment with a sigh. “It’s happened more times than you think.” Another pause as he moved a hand to his chin, almost stroking his beard as he thought about the paths that wound their way through the woods. “I MIGHT know a few.” 

Course he’d need a map, a physical one to show her or just walk along the trail with her himself. Maybe she could learn that way. “I can show you one if you’d like but don’t know IF you’d remember the trail. Other than that I’d need an actual map to show you since cell service can be a bit spotty. But at the mention of wolves, Will couldn’t help but let out a SMALL chuckle with a slight tug at the corner of his lips at the knowledge she sat with one unknowingly. “I mean it’s a national park, course we have animals to look out for.” He chuckled as he sat back in his chair. “But they don’t actively look for humans to bother. Just stay in YOUR lane and they’ll stay in their’s. Well, also make sure you don’t leave food out and about, I mean that’s just asking them to come to your campsite.”