Person: @authormax Location: Lupercal He still kind of thinks Max is crazy for wanting to throw his hat into the ring for alpha. It brings about all sorts of conflicting feelings in his gut and he frankly already has enough of those when it comes to the author. Especially because while he's gone on dates, while he's had significant other's and he thinks he dresses alright, he's never quite felt this self conscious. It's not even like what he's wearing is revealing, last year he'd worn shorts and a hoodie to run around. This year it's a bit sharper, there's tight pants involved, there's a few shirt buttons left undone. They meet without any of the fanfare, without all the bustle of the other lycans that were getting things ready at the fairgrounds. Going for a walk is neutral grounds, right? Just to kind of take a lap around to get the idea of the final layout. "Hi." Matteo says as they approach one another on the central path, his hands in his pockets because he needs to fidget with something.