That’s Where You’ll Find Me
Chapter 18: The Emissary
Fandom: Teen Wolf / The Wizard of Oz AU
Characters: Stiles + Lydia, Prada, Allison, Scott, Alan Deaton, Bobby Finstock
Dorothy walked boldly through and found herself in a wonderful place. - L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz
Lydia’s heart is pounding. Noah is uncharacteristically still beside her. After four days travelling together, the only thing between them and the answers to their questions is a door.
She isn’t sure how long they stare at that door, nor which of them moves first, but she is sure that when their fingers graze and hastily knit together, it’s exactly what she needs. She needs to be touching him, needs his support.
The way he’s squeezing back tells her that he needs her just as much. So does the way he looks to her as he lifts his other hand to the grain.
She gives him a reassuring nod. With that, he takes a breath and knocks three times.
“You may enter,” a familiar voice calls from the other side.
Noah turns the knob, and they cross the threshold together with Alli and Scott close behind.
“Come in, come in.” The Emissary stands, waving them closer. “Welcome.”
His greeting instantly puts Lydia at ease. It doesn’t hurt that he’s the mirror image of Alan Deaton, average height, smooth brown skin, kind eyes, trimmed goatee. He wears a crisp white shirt, a cobalt blue, diamond pattern tie, and navy slacks. His jacket hangs neatly on the back of his chair.
The office is sophisticated and bright with floor to ceiling windows overlooking the city. The furnishings are classic, streamlined in design with impeccable craftsmanship. Two of the walls house built-in bookshelves, and the floors are hardwood, overlayed with a forest-green area rug.
“You must be Lydia Martin,” the Emissary says warmly.
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