ok hunter, do you think Derek told Braeden all these stories about Scott? like she heard about when he first got bit and how he became true alpha? and Derek told her in this adorable awe-filled voice? d o y o u?
I FULLY BELIEVE THIS!!! and that whole “if the money was good, i’d shoot you” thing? it was a front, she needed to seem like the hard-ass mercenary that they think she is but inside she’s like “hes just a teenager, how the hell is he dealing with all this shit”
and derek totally told her about how he watched 16 yr old scott stand up for the things he believed in and never back down, and how devoted he is to his friends and family and to those who deserve it
he totally told her about how in AWE he is knowing that scott became an alpha without having to steal it from someone else, because hes that good a person, a leader, that the universe granted him power it knew scott wouldnt take advantage of, and that if he ever lost that power, he would never have the blue eyes of a wolf who took a life
he TOTALLY FUCKING TOLD HER that after his own failure during his run as alpha (bc lets face it, i love alpha derek but he was a pretty shitty one tbh, no hate tho) he tried to look at things from scotts point of view, not only to be a better werewolf but a better person as well (and he finds it baffling that this kid a few years his junior who has been a wolf for practically a year could teach him anything about being a better werewolf, but its not about how long youve been a wolf, its how you use it to help others around you) and when scott came to him for advice or help, derek jumped at the chance bc being around scott makes you feel good about yourself, but knowing that scott trusts you with something in his life makes you feel like you can be better still
and braeden takes all these stories to heart and knows that scott mccall is a werewolf that she can trust to look out for the citizens of beacon hills, so she’ll protect and defend him for as long as he needs it, bc that’s what derek would do and thats what scott deserves


















