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“My mother used to tell me that wolves had mates,” Derek says, while writing something leisurely down. “I suppose they are the same as soulmates.”
“How do you know when you find yours? Is it just like an instantaneous knowledge or instinct?” Stiles sounds way too invested in this question. Derek raises an eyebrow at him.
“It is somewhat of an instinct,” Derek tells him, setting the book aside. “You’d feel safe and relaxed around them and they’d smell like something comforting. Mom said that Dad smelt like a clear night. It’s confusing to those who don’t have a mate, but she also said that there was more, that it was a choice. That come hell or high water-”
“You’d always choose each other,” Stiles looks unnaturally serious. “Even though maybe they might not work, the choice is what makes them mates isn’t it?”
“Yeah,” Derek nods. He holds up the pink pen apologetically. “Writing how you kill them would be mean.”
Words: 7470, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Allison Argent, Lydia Martin, Stiles Stilinski, Derek Hale, Scott McCall, Alan Deaton, Isaac Lahey, Erica Reyes, Vernon Boyd, Jackson Whittemore
Relationships: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Allison Argent/Scott McCall, Lydia Martin/Jackson Whittemore
Additional Tags: THE PACK IS ALIVE BECAUSE I SAY SO, Derek Hale is a Good Alpha, BAMF Stiles, Hurt and comfort, Fluff and Angst, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
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