Woods Household:Chapter 2, Part 9
Samir and Kristopher talk.
CW: Low level sim spice. Content Warning Guide
Carrying on from last chapter, Samir has a voice in his head now that he's a werewolf. When it "speaks" to him, it will be in italics. When he answers back, just in his head, it will be bold.
Kristopher: Hey Samir! How are-
Samir: Fated mates?
Kristopher: *sighs* Wolfgang. He's written too many romances
Samir: Only wolves? Reece can-
Kristopher: Listen kid, and listen properly. Fated mates, by definition, can only be a pair of werewolves. You and your boyfriend may be in love but a fated mate bond is different
Blah blah blah, just because he’s never had a fated mate. That’s not a bad idea.
Samir: Have you ever had one
Kristopher: What?
Samir: A fated mate. Is your wife…
Kristopher shifts uncomfortable, clearly not have anticipated this line of questioning.
Kristopher: We love each other but no. Natalia’s mate was lost decades ago. Each wolf only gets one. When they are gone you do the best with what is left
Samir: Why are you so sure Reece isn’t mine
Kristopher: Have you not been listening? It's simple. He’s a human
Trick him. What? Trick him. Tell him Reece might become a werewolf. Reece won't, and I wouldn't want him to. You know that and I know that but Kristopher doesn't.
Samir: Reece has been thinking of becoming like me. If he does… how would I know if we were fated mates once he turned
Kristopher: *sighs* When the bond is established there are physiological changes beyond the normal feelings of love. I would assume they would start to show up after he shifted for the first time
Samir: Physiological?
Come on, come on, tell us what we want to know. We’re in agreement for once.
Kristopher: Smell is normally the first one. Your mate’s scent becomes irresistible
Reece smells so good I want to eat him whole. Shut up he’s talking.
Kristopher: Reports differ from intoxicating to infatuating. Regardless the scent always invokes the desire to posses and envelop or become one with the mate
Samir: What else
Kristopher: Hearing. Although most werewolves can pick up on the emotional states of those nearby some fated mates are able to sense what their mate is saying without needing the words verbally spoken
Samir: So it affects your senses?
Kristopher: Yes. Of course, touch and taste are the strongest ones. Fated mates become both more sensitive to the touch of their partner, and able to… err… feel things more intensely with their mate
Bless him he doesn’t want to say- Shut up.
Kristopher: Sight is the slowest to kick in but does. Fated mates can see each other’s fury levels. Sort of like a hallucination
Samir: Fury? The thing that makes us turn right?
Kristopher: Oh wow, you really had no werewolf introduction. Fury is the force inside us that forces us to shift into a wolf. With practice we can do it at will but that fury is always there, growing. Mates will see a red haze around their partner when the level is high, and sort of a fire light in their mates eyes when they are close to losing control
Do you think- Maybe. We’d need to check.
Kristopher: Regardless committing to being a werewolf is a serious decision. I would not encourage Reece turning simply to see if you will establish the bond
Samir: Yeah... Ah, this voice I hear...
Kristopher: Getting unbearable is it? Let me see you in wolf form
Again the older werewolf shifts like a ripple in a pond while Samir’s transformation is jagged.
Kristopher: Hmm… yes, your abilities have grown since last we met. The voice will be louder now, it grows as you do
Kristopher: There are many opinions on what it is, but all werewolves have it. You must soothe it, work in harmony with it, bring it to the light. I assume it’s told you things you’d rather not do
Samir: *quietly* Yes
Kristopher: Don't be ashamed, it calls us all. The best way to get it on side is to include it in your mind, give it room. I’d suggest having more time in wolf form than just when your fury forces you to shift. Engage it in conversation and it will demand less of you attention when you want it to be quiet.
Kristopher suggests the pair try some tug of war. He expects the voice will likely give Samir pointers. He advises Samir to reject the worst thoughts but embrace the smaller ones. A way to try train the inner voice if you will.
Kick his knees. It’s tug of war. So? You want to win don’t you. Do you have any useful advice? Notice his jaw. What about it? He’s not gripping as hard on his right side as his left. And what does that mean? Hard to believe you were on a sports team.
Kristopher tugs the rope away and lets out a victory howl.
Damn. It’s not my fault you couldn’t take a hint. I told you. You told me some nonsense about his bite. I was saying that he was weaker on the right side of his jaw. To make use of that you should have given a few tugs to your right, then a sharp yank to your left. Oh. That makes sense.
Kristopher: How’s the voice doing
Samir: Telling me I should listen to it
Kristopher: Mine does that. Taming it is a process. Come, lets spar
The two werewolves clash and Samir again tries to listen to the voice inside him instead of blocking it out. It does give some helpful tips. Things he didn’t notice. Or maybe he did notice and that’s why the voice is saying it? The whole thing is still pretty confusing. When the pair break apart Samir thanks Kristopher for the help and decides to chance heading home in wolf form.
On the way he swings past the plants the collective are cultivating and harvests what is available. Then he can turn for home.
It’s great that our snowpal is still up, but next time we should make a headless one.
Samir remembers what Kristopher said. Engage it in conversation. Don’t treat it like a nuisance.
Yes, it is still there. Reece was so cute about it. He was, wasn’t he. He’s going to be insufferable with kids. Do you mean insufferably cute? Ha, I suppose I do.
So Samir moves about the garden, picking the crops Reece hasn’t had time to harvest and talking to the voice in his head about things other than killing.
When he’s not telling it to shut up the voice is less hostile towards him. It still won’t give away what exactly it is but Samir supposes none of the voices do. If they did werewolves would have a better name for them.
Do you think I’ve been in this form long enough? Who knows, why are we even listening to Kristopher? I bet his bones have rings in them like old trees do. He knows a lot about werewolves. Well I don’t care what he says. Reece is ours. Do you think? I mean if there’s never been a werewolf human fated mates pairing… More like there hasn’t been one recorded yet. As much as I'm not talking to mr "it's an infection"... you should talk to Reece about it. Yeah, I should do that. Then go kill something. Okay, I think we’ve done enough bonding. I'm going to shift back to human form. Suit yourself.
Samir finds it easier to slip back to his human skin. There’s still the feeling of resistance but it is less than the last time he went from wolf to human.
Semir gets busy trying to decipher the markings on various bits and bobs he found during the full moon. Reece gets home and he moves towards the table with the magazine he found.
Reece: Hey boss. I did good in class, I got all the notes
Samir: You did?
Reece: Mmhmm, and I’m going to do my homework now so we have plenty of time later for us
Samir: You are pretty focused right now
Reece: Thanks! I can’t wait to hear all about what the other werewolves said. You did talk to them right?
Samir: I did. Just like I promised
Reece: I can tell you’re happy about it
Samir: You can?
Reece: Yeah. It’s like a happy calm. Motivates me to do my work so we can have fun
Samir: Good. I’m glad you think I’m a good influence
Reece: You are to me, you help me be better, because I want to be good for you
Samir: I want to be good for you to blondie… I’m just going for a run while you finish that then
Reece: Okay boss, be safe
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