❅ // “You’re not alone, you know.” ( mason )
he’s sides are aching from laughter, nose red and cheeks flushed from the cold weather. each member of the pack is spread across the clearing; jasper and jason rush past him wearing identical grins as they barrel towards anna and jj who have ben pinned down and are pelting him with snowballs.
he senses movement behind him and pup turns, registering a flash of red hair before hes smashing his snowball directly into mason’s face. the snowball crumples, clumps sticking to mason’s hairline, brows and eyelashes, a lump stuck awkwardly to the redhead’s nose before it slides down and falls off.
another burst of laughter streams from his lips. it comes easier to him now. sometimes there’s still the anxiety, his throat closing up and choking off the sounds. he still can’t speak to them. he’s tried ,but he can’t and when those words refuse to flow he catches the pitying looks the other pack members sneak when they think he isn’t looking.
there’s a sudden rush of cold as mason promptly shoves a snowball down the front of pup’s shirt. he bats at the other’s hand, frantically shaking his shirt trying to get it out as mason tilts his head back in laughter. pup tries to frown at him ,but there’s a smile tugging at his lips. he likes this shirt, it’s long sleeved and soft, jason picked it out for him, and pup suspects it had something to do with the cute cartoon wolf emblazoned on the front.
theres a hand on his head, ruffling his hair and he peeks up at mason, beaming as he tries to pat it back down.
“ you’re not alone , you know . “
the words startle him slightly and his head tilts, nose crinkling in confusion.
“ you’re pack pup . “ mason adds as if to clarify.
green eyes move back over the pack, drifting over the wolf forms rolling in the snow, moving to where jason and mason have suddenly both appeared, managing to tackle ben into a snow bank whilst jj and jasper turn their snowballs at each other. he spots anna in the distance, her and another pack member clutching trays full of hot chocolate cups and yelling for the pack to “ get over here already ! “
pup watches as each member rushes over, jason and mason tugging each other down into the snow as they climb over each other to see who can reach anna first.
he repeats, the words a barely audible whisper as he watches the pack - his pack. a hand lands on his shoulder, startling him and he looks back to find ben behind him, alpha’s features almost fond as he tilts his head towards the others as if to say ‘well? aren’t you coming?’ before he’s moving past pup, shaking the hair from his snow.
there’s another beat as he takes them all in before hes rushing to catch up, jumping up and pushing himself onto ben’s back. the alpha stumbles slightly from the force before shaking his head with a huff of laughter, and piggybacks him over to the other’s where mason hands them both cups.
yeah... he thinks he can work with that.
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