I don’t know if this has been done before, but instead of the Hales being very well off people, they are blacksmiths. They all have things they are better at crafting and with their werewolf senses their crafting is superior to that of normal humans.
Their sharp eyes seeing the smallest of inconsistencies. Their strength making the whole process not as taxing. Their endurance ment more hours spend crafting.
But one day a new family of blacksmiths moved into town: the Argents.
Jealous of the Hale’s succsess, the Argents crafted a special weapon and burned the Hales down in the forge that previously brought them life and happyness.
Laura and Derek run. Maybe to find Cora who was on a journey to learn new crafts at the time. Peter, however, is left with nothing but scars and ashes.
Maybe he walks from town to town - still working as a blacksmith because that is what the Hales have always stood for even if the smell, the flames make everything in him scream to run. Run far away and never look back.
He never forgets. After a while he finds a small village. “Beacon Hills” or something rediculous like that. The village is in dire need for a blacksmith, the last one having died nearly a decade ago without anyone who he left his knowledge with.
Wandering blacksmiths have taken advantage of the situation by overpricing their pieces. Peter takes the opportunity to act on his plans of revenge. With all of the job request going to him he has more than enough money to work on some private things. Like weapons and armor.
One day, the son of the village’s warden drops in unexpectedly to check on the progress of his rapier. Instead, he finds Peter crafting heavy body armor. Confused by his findings he promptly tripped over some tools and landed on the floor in front of Peter.
Peter is of course sceptical of handly such a clumsy human such a weapon, especially because he doesn’t want to get into trouble with the warden.
Imagine his surprise when the clumsy human transforms into a graceful fighter in front of his eyes as he takes the sword. He is more than a little impressed and maybe if he plays it right he will have someone at his side when he takes Argent’s head.
Maybe he will have someone at his side for longer than that.
Maybe he’ll settle down in the small village.
Maybe, once it is known that the Hale’s are in business again, he’ll help the small village prosper and become a center of trade.
Maybe he’ll end up very well off after all.
But he won’t be alone. That’s for sure.
