it’s cold. is it just the weather here or did it suddenly get cold for no particular reason? even though she’s just gotten to this town, the chilling sensation of eyes constantly prying from the shadows is very prominent, so much so that even a simple grocery run late at evening has freya’s senses in alert. she comes to a halt in the middle of the street, glancing upward at a flickering streetlight. is this a sign of danger or is she just ( rightfully ) paranoid? she keeps staring at it, frozen, heart thumping, when a trashcan tumbles to the ground with a loud crash, startling the witch with a sharp gasp and an abrupt turnaround. the culprit, a white cat, announces itself as it struts out of the fallen bin. however, right behind it, near the corner of a building, she notices a shadow, and her senses now run so rampant she’s transitioned from fright to annoyance. “ who’s there? show yourself already. ”
availability: open to everyone !
location: a café found in alderrest town square .
the local radio station’s app was open on his phone , playing the station that came highly recommended by the town’s residents . the boy was able to tell right away that something was off about the area , and going by the recent broadcast , that hunch was proving to be correct . taking a seat at the first café he came across , sam set up his laptop , ready to start looking into the town and its history . ordering a coffee with plenty of cream and sugar , he barely even registered someone pausing at his table .
as he waits for his coffee to be made, scott’s attention gets pulled toward the bell at the entrance as it announces a new arrival, emphasis on new. outsiders definitely stand out in a town where almost everyone knows everyone, and any arrival that seems to line up with this recent gruesome death is certainly just a tiny bit suspicious. he knows this objectively, and yet he doesn’t rush to point any fingers. he’ll always prefer giving people the benefit of the doubt. “ bad time to visit alderrest, huh? ” he comments in the other’s direction. any new arrival is worth investigating. if not responsible for any mayhem and death, it could be just a person that could end up getting hurt amid the storm.
“—-Oh, yeah because I’m clearly the one who killed her , you dumb fucking pieces of useless shits . “ Amara since coming here was known to the humans as strange . the girl who lived in the woods . Somewhat of an outcast . it didn’t help that some still resented her for putting 3 of them in the hospital . Not that they cared what they thought about her . “ Want me to I want to commit the murder you pigs want to imprison me for ? Because I can do that right now . so don’t tempt me . ” they lowly growled . refraining from her eyes glowing in annoyance . Of course , she lived around the very same woods laura was found and well , last night they were conveniently in bed at someone else’s home . A girl has needs . walking away from the two officers who brought them in , amara found herself bumping into someone as they turned the corner .
scott spends a decent amount of time at the police station — and no, it’s not like that. considering this is where stiles can be found most times, and considering that they’re a duo glued at the hip, chances are scott mccall is going to be there quite often too. not for nothing, but whenever there are reasons to believe there are any crimes of supernatural origin at bay, scott feels obligated to help. this is also the case now, where laura hale’s death raised a lot of suspicions in scott’s heart. after a couple of hours of brainstorming, he’s on his way out of the station, when he stumbles upon a commotion, furrowing his brows in puzzlement at the exchange of words. he vaguely remembers the girl, sighting her in the woods whenever he’d be out and about, trying to train his senses. and although some might find a person like this scary ( lord knows scott himself was someone like this once ), he isn’t that easily deterred anymore. still, there might be a lead, so, clutching onto the strap of his backpack, he approaches the young woman. “ for all’s worth, i don’t think you need to worry about getting thrown in jail so easily. our police has good people. ” he gives a slight smile, then shrugs. “ but i also wouldn’t openly threat murder right in front of the station. ” it’s mostly a joke, since he can empathize with the anger of being mistreated. for this reason, he asks, “ you okay? ”
the young man hummed gently along to the music coming from his headphones as he walked up to where his bike was chained, he fiddled through his pockets for a few minutes with no luck. adam could’ve sworn the key had just been in there when he left, but it had mysteriously disappeared .getting more frustrated, he tossed his bag onto the ground and crouched down next to it to do a deeper search inside of it. unaware to his surroundings, he startled himself when he pulled off his headphones and noticed someone else there. “ hey! am i in your way? ”
like a scene in a creepy horror movie, scott startles this stranger late at night, when there is seemingly no other soul around. however, since this is scott mccall we’re talking about, there isn’t a single ill intentioned bone in his body. in fact, he only approached the other young man to hold out what he believes to be his lost key. “ not at all. but i think this might be yours, ” the werewolf says, with a smile that hopefully reassures he’s not planning anything nefarious. with the recent death that spooked everyone in town, he can’t blame anyone for being overly cautious.
* & – diego tinoco, cis man, he/him. it seems like scott mccall has been seen around town, humming animal by the neon trees under their breath. apparently they are a 23 year old werewolf. townsfolk whisper about them being courageous and compassionate, but also self-sacrificing and trusting. they’ve been in town for his whole life, and give off the vibes of a blanket of leaves in a moonlit forest, shadows bigger than you, a half peeled smiley face sticker.
a short tldr for those unfamiliar with scott + some canon changes:
scott is your average kid turned werewolf. he was randomly bitten by peter hale in the woods and turned into a werewolf around a year ago.
this means scott isn’t inexperienced with the werewolf life. he already dealt with a number of minor shenanigans that helped him better himself, and found out he is a true alpha in the process.
a true alpha is a werewolf who is basically naturally an alpha, able to get this status through the power of sheer will and a particularly extraordinary heart. however, he lacks practice and experience, so he’s not necessarily strong yet.
scott is currently in his senior year of college ( he had to wait out on it for a year bc of all the werewolf drama ) and he’s studying to become a vet, of course.
the details of his canonical relationships shall be discussed with the other teen wolf muses, so hmu !!
“I’m kind of a nerd when it comes to literature and theory. I wish I could have more of that in life, but I don’t because I’m always reading scripts or things to prepare for movies when I’m reading.” ELIZABETH OLSEN for Vs. Magazine.
* & – elizabeth olsen, cis woman, she/her. it seems like freya mikaelson has been seen around town, humming lost my mind by alice kristiansen under their breath. apparently they are a 27 / 3000+ year old witch. townsfolk whisper about them being wise and complacent, but also ruthless and sheltered. they’ve been in town for a day, and give off the vibes of shelves full of dusty books, withered herbs and glowing crystals, ancient dances around campfires.
a small tldr for those unfamiliar with freya + some canon changes:
freya is the eldest mikaelson sibling, who was given away by her mother esther to her aunt dahlia, as the price she had to pay for a spell that made her able to have children in the first place.
as such, freya has never met her siblings, having been raised and tutored in near isolation by her aunt.
dahlia also developed a spell that makes them basically immortal, requiring freya to hibernate for a hundred years and not age at all upon her awakening (changed from the way she would age only one year in canon), conditioned she would stay awake for only one year before returning to hibernate. this cycle means that freya has only actually properly lived for fifteen years.
after being made aware of the existence of her siblings a few centuries ago, freya started secretly sneaking out to observe them, longing for a day she’d be with a real family.
dahlia constantly deterred her from this dream by pointing out how monstrous the other mikaelsons are and how either they would immediately kill her in distrust, either she would harm them herself with her destructive magic.
after waking up again a few of months ago, freya tricked dahlia and managed to run away, determined to unite with her siblings and have them join her in destroying dahlia. however, she has yet to muster the courage to do so, only observing from the shadows due to the seeds of doubt planted by her aunt.
during these months, freya did some traveling to explore the world, albeit while always looking over her shoulder. she’s often ran into trouble from being chased by dahlia, but it’s still better than anything she’s known before: it is freedom, after all.
she also tried to integrate in society by having relationships and jobs, though it’s all ended with her fleeing from dahlia. now, her travels brought her to alderrest, because whispers say her siblings will be there too.
