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kupwrites · 1 year

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Nighttime Confessions

Nolan Holloway x Brett Talbot

TW: I don’t think there is any?

Nolan definitely shouldn’t have come.

The puppy pack had invited him to the sinema and he didn’t really want to go. He wasn’t a big fan of crowded places and it just didn’t seem like much fun.

But the pack was now including him in things and Nolan didn’t really want to mess that up so he agreed to come.

If Nolan was being honest the night wasn’t all that bad, sure the other random people where annoying but it did end up being fun.

It all came crashing down when Nolan spotted Brett in the crowd.

Nolan had had a crush on Brett for a while even though he only recently started actually talking to him.

Brett was dancing with some girl when he met Nolan’s eye.

Brett flashed a smirk as he started littering kisses against her neck, keeping eye contact with Nolan.

It would have been an attraction scene if it weren’t for the jealousy and hurt that Nolan was feeling.

The two boys continued to hold eye contact and Nolan hoped Brett couldn’t see the tears forming in his eyes.

Nolan felt so stupid, obviously Brett little flirting didn’t mean anything, it was Brett that’s just how he was. It was stupid of Nolan to think anything else.

Nolan needed to get out of this stupid club.

“Where are you going?” Liam asked as Nolan started walking away.

“Just to the bathroom,” Nolan lied.

Liam gave a thumbs and Nolan gave a small smile.

Nolan hurried away.

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Nolan took a deep breath as he exited the club.

The cold air felt nice on his skin.

He wiped his tears with the back of hand but they just got replaced with new ones.

“Stupid fucking Brett,” Nolan muttered.

He just wanted to go home and never come out from under the covers of his bed.

Should he order an uber or call a taxi?

Nolan would just explain to the pack tomorrow that he wasn’t feeling well, which wasn’t a lie. He felt like shit.

“Nolan! Wait up!”

Oh great, just who Nolan wanted to see.

“What do you want, Brett?” Nolan didn’t turn around to look at Brett.

He was on the verge of tears and he wasn’t about to show that to Brett.

“Hey,” Brett said in a caring tone. “What’s wrong?”

Using Nolan’s shoulders, Brett gently turned Nolan around and forced him to look at him.

Nolan looked at the ground.

“What’s wrong?” Brett repeated.

Nolan shrugged off Brett’s hands, “It’s nothing… just wanna go home.”

Nolan went to walk away but Brett grabbed his wrist, “You’re crying, what’s wrong?”

He hadn’t noticed the tiny tears leaving the corners of his eyes. He quickly wiped them away.

“It’s nothing, I’m going home.” Nolan pulled his hand out of Brett’s grasp and stalked off.

Brett grabbed him again.

“Hey,” He said with little more force. “What happened?”

Nolan looked at Brett’s face and he looked genuinely concerned and confused.

Nolan let out a pathetic laugh, “You’re fucking stupid Brett.”

“What did I do?” He asked.

Nolan shook his head and didn’t responded, he tried to walk away.

“What did I do?” Brett stood in front of Nolan.

“What do you think?” Nolan snapped.

Brett looked slightly taken aback by Nolan.

“You’re the one with supernatural abilities! You should realize that I’m into you and seeing you with some stupid girl really fucking hurt,” Nolan aggressively explain. “Especially when you made eye contact with me and fucking smirked!”

Nolan looked away from Brett’s sad face and looked down at the ground again.

“Now I’m going home.” Nolan muttered.

Brett took Nolan’s face in his hands before Nolan could walk away for the third time.

“Look at me,” Brett spoke softly.

Nolan refused to meet his eye.

“Nolan, listen,” Brett let out a soft sigh. “I was trying to make you jealous cause I really like you too but I sorta suck with words and was hoping that you would bring it up. But now I realize that I was just being an asshole, wasn’t I?”

Nolan finally looked at Brett with wide eyes that were glazed with tears. Brett’s heart dropped, he felt so horrible.

“You like me too?” Nolan questioned softly.

“It wasn’t obvious from how often I flirted with you?”

“You flirt with everyone, and yes you are an asshole!”

Brett let out a light laugh, “Yeah but I still charmed you somehow.”

Nolan smiled and let out a laugh of his own.

“There’s that smile,” Brett gently rubbing away Nolan’s tears.

Nolan blushed and looked away again. The two of them were silent for a moment.

“Hey.” Brett whispered.

“Hi.” Nolan whispered back, looking up at Brett.

“Can I kiss you?” Brett asked.

Nolan nodded slowly.

Brett leaned down towards Nolan and only stopped when there was a small gap between them. Brett waited.

Nolan pushed up on his tip toes to close the gap and kiss Brett. He reached up and placed his hands on Brett’s chest.

Both boys smiled as they kissed slowly with adoration.

When they finally pulled away, they leaned their foreheads against each others. Their breath mingling as they panted softly.

“Be my boyfriend?” Brett asked.

“Absolutely,” Nolan smiled.

Brett kissed Nolan this time and Nolan decided tonight was the best night ever.

#teen wolf #brett talbot #nolan holloway #nett #brolan #gay #fluff #brett talbot x nolan holloway #nolan holloway x brett talbot #froy gutierrez #cody saintgnue #brett x nolan #nolan x brett

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wolfboy88 · 9 months

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Roundup of my contribution for Rare Pairs Week 2023 Part 1 - The Fics & their accompanying moodboards

@thiamsxbitch

#twrarepairweek2023 #twrarepairweek #twrarepair #teen wolf #teen wolf fan fic #teen wolf fan fiction #Josh x Scott #Liam x Aiden #Liam x Theo x Josh #Derek x Jordan #Theo x Jordan #Brett x Nolan #Teen Wolf Moodboard

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jeireilostt · 2 years

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(Idk bullying ig?)

Nolan: I wanna thank you for helping me. Thank you for being so beautiful-

Brett:

Nolan, turning red: I meant brave! Thank you for being B R A V E. Not beautiful. Well not that you’re nOT beautiful- oh I- not like that though- oh my god that’s not what I mean’t. Yes, I *voice crack*. . .thank you. . .

Brett: R-Right

Nolan: *runs off*

#teen wolf #brett talbot #nolan holloway #Brett x Nolan #Nett #love these dorks

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kingofangst · 11 months

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6) Burn like a Mockingjay 15) Why am I unloved? and 32) The Other Side of Beacon Hills please

3 for the price of 1. Alright then this will be a long post😎😎

6) This one was inspired after I watched Catching Fire and Mockingjay. To create a Teen Wolf AU in a Hunger Games setting. Now there will be characters from Hunger Games since President Snow isn't a pathological liar like Gerard but is a mass murderer. It is a Thiam story too. Theo is from the Capitol and his family are loyal elites to President Snow. Liam is a tribute who happens to be forced to join the Hunger Games alongside female tribute Hayden. To make the game interesting and crush the rebellion, Gerard suggested to Snow and Heavensbee to make the 75th Annual Hunger Games a mixture of new tributes and tributes who won before for the sake of eliminating the uprising (and kill Katniss).

But when Theo sees Liam for the first time in the Capitol for the Quarter Quell, a fire burns inside of Theo. One that spreads it's wings like a Mockingjay, a bird he often hears about in secret. Liam is the arrow to his Mockingjay as the two cross paths at the Annual celebration, unaware of the tragic carnage that lies ahead.

15) For this particular one shot, it is in the same universe as Burn Like A Mockingjay. But it focuses on Nolan's pov and what he goes through. I am not sure about others but to me I felt like Nolan's parents weren't the best at taking care of him or his emotional well being hence his serious anxiety and insecurities from time to time. He was often neglected and abandoned. (Which is what makes me think how Monroe was so easily able to manipulate him at first)

In this AU, Nolan is from the Capitol and is the child and heir to his parents enormous fortune who couldn't care less about Nolan's well being or emotions as they spend their entire lives partying and living extravagant lifestyles. Because of this, Nolan felt unloved and unwanted by his parents. When his sweet grandmother dies to natural causes he is left at the behest of his parents servants and avoxes. From childhood to adolescence, Nolan was lonely and didn't make any friends at the Academy. He is at the bottom of the circle with love and social cues. This makes him go through a series of emotional traumas that often led to him feeling depressed. It isn't until Plutarch Heavensbee takes him under his wing and mentors him as the next gamemaker where he wants to know if he is loved. Until one day, the day of the tributes coming to the Capitol, he bumps into the boy he long had a crush on since he first saw him win his last Hunger Games, victor tribute of District 3 Brett Talbot.

32) I am actually still brainstorming this one but I do have plans to add canon events here considering Beacon Hills High was heavily focused for the main characters. This will focus mainly around Brett, Lori, and then OCs I will add as the series main characters alongside the other two and incorporate the environment of Devenford Prep. Since uniforms are the dress code, I will make it have an atmosphere of prestige and elitism too.

There will be snippets of Liam being in here too until he transfers as it will focus on Brett's and Liam's rivalry while at the same time focusing on Brett, Lori, and the OCs he surrounds himself with along with an additional plotline that will give Devenford Prep written screen time. One of the canon events that will kickstart the story in Brett's pov is Heather's disappearance by the Darach since I have a headcanon that Heather attends Devenford Prep since she was nowhere attending Beacon Hills being that she was Stiles's childhood friend.

#teen wolf asks #asks #answered asks #teen wolf thiam #liam dunbar #theo raeken #hayden romero #brett talbot #nolan holloway #brett x nolan #the hunger games #catching fire #mockingjay #teen wolf au #hunger games au

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sitlalann · 2 years

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30 days - Nett

Day 9: out with a friend

Pd: the parts of this series can be read as a stand-alone

it´s been a while~

Happy reading! or on AO3

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Brett and Lori are returning after going for a run during a full moon, it is safer for everyone to go out during those nights, most hunters are smarter than to attack a werewolf during a full moon.

Just as they are walking back to the car Brett gets a call from Corey.

"Corey?" he asks confused it's almost 3 am.

"Thank God, I thought you'd still be in the woods" Corey replies relieved.

"Is everything okay?"

"It's Nolan"

"What?" is the first thing he answers, but he knows it's not the right question "Where is he? What happened?" Brett without thinking about wasting another second gets in his car with Lori behind him.

"It was an ambush, a hunter set off Argent's trap, when Theo and Nolan showed up, they took them" Corey quickly explains.

"Where is he?"

"With Deaton, the hunters focused more on Theo but... Nolan, he's pretty beat up, but he's okay."

Nolan was sitting next to Theo on Deaton's examination table, after they escaped Theo drove them here. Argent and his team went to look for the hunters who kidnapped them.

After treating the wounds they could and Liam took as much pain as possible from both of them, they left them alone, Nolan could hear them talking across the front but didn't understand anything they were saying.

"Brett is on his way" Theo whispered next to him.

Nolan didn't respond, he was starting to get dizzy, and his breathing was starting to hurt again.

He was so tired he tried not to think about how he could feel the pain blossom under his skin, he could feel the heat on his left cheekbone, and he was sure he would have a black eye tomorrow that hopefully wouldn't swell up.

On the bright side, he didn't have any broken bones, but the pain was quickly making him feel weaker and sleepy.

Theo wasn't feeling much better than he was, some of his wounds were already starting to heal but others would take time. Nolan just wanted to close his eyes and go to sleep, keeping his head up was getting harder and harder.

"Hey, you need to stay awake" Theo nudged him lightly with his arm "you might have a concussion".

"I don't think so, I'm just sleepy" Nolan mumbled, apparently talking also made his ribs ache.

"That's what a person with a concussion would say" Nolan remained silent "Just try" Theo spoke again.

"My head is killing me" Nolan replied.

Suddenly he feels the pain fading and when he realizes what Theo is doing, he tries to remove his arm from where he is holding him but fails.

"Theo-"

"It's just a headache."

"No, Theo you-"

"I'll heal in a few hours now shut up, your headache sucks."

Theo lets go and some of the pain was gone, he no longer felt foggy-minded and even though Theo didn't take all his pain breathing stopped being so hard.

"Do you think I have a concussion?"

"No, I just said that so you wouldn't fall asleep on me," Theo told him with a hint of amusement in his voice.

"Wha- but-" Nolan couldn't believe it and Theo just stood there, watching the confusion and indignation on Nolan's face.

And then, Theo starts chuckling and Nolan just joins him. They're just so tired and in pain, laughing seems like the reasonable answer to the awful night they had.

"Uh, here he comes" Theo looks in the direction of the door.

Nolan, confused, does the same, and seconds later he hears the vet's door being pushed open.

And the commotion begins

"Brett!" Liam's voice reaches them "Brett wait!"

Nolan barely sees Brett cross the threshold of the door followed by Lori and then he is in his boyfriend's arms.

Nolan whimpers, Brett is hugging him too tightly, hurting his ribs, the pain lasts barely half a second when relief washes over him and he notices black lines running down the base of Brett's neck where Nolan has his head buried. Brett takes all his pain, and the relief is so big that Nolan is about to fall asleep.

"I'm fine" he whispers unable to move his head from where it is resting on Brett's shoulder, in response Brett takes a breath. Nolan feels his hair being stroked and is sure it's Lori.

"I'm fine too, thanks for asking" Liam and Nolan are the only ones that chuckled at Theo's comment.

Nolan feels Brett start to loosen his grip on him, Nolan doesn't want to let go yet but he does. He comes face to face with him and watches as Brett's eyes try to cover every inch of his face, examining his left eye which is surely already taking on a dark color, and his split lip.

When he thinks he has enough he turns away from Nolan and faces the others, Nolan finds himself missing the warmth the other's body gave him but not for long because Lori is already at his side.

"We're leaving" is all Brett says.

"But Argent went looking for the hunters - " Liam tries to explain.

"I don't care Liam; I'm going to take Nolan home. If you need me give me a call"

Liam snorts "it would be better if we all stay together in case something happens"

"And what do you think injured Theo is going to be able to do if something happens huh? Even here I can smell the wolfsbane they used on him" the tension in the room was almost palpable.

Still sitting next to Theo and with Brett partially blocking him, Nolan could see Liam's breathing start to get shallower.

"And you think I don't care, is that what you're trying to say?" Liam was visibly angry now

"Your words not mine, but please explain to me what the purpose of having Nolan and Theo here is if something happens" Nolan wanted to tell Brett to drop the sarcastic tone, they didn't need a fight right now

Liam advanced towards where Brett was standing "You're still-" but was interrupted by Theo's voice.

"Liam"

Liam stops talking mid-sentence and seems to consider what he would say after a couple of breaths "You know what? Fine, go. I don't think Argent needs help anyway."

And that's Nolan's cue to get off the Deaton review table, Brett hands the car keys to Lori and heads out to get the car ready, Brett takes Nolan's hand, and they walk towards the exit.

Before leaving, Nolan stops and turns to see Theo still at the table with Liam at his side.

"Thanks, Theo" Theo looks a little surprised for a couple of seconds and only nods slightly.

As he gets ready to continue his way to the exit he can't identify the expression on Brett's face, but he doesn't ask any questions and they make their way out.

Nolan doesn't remember much from the trip to Brett's house, he has some memories of being carried by Brett out of the car and remembers Brett asking him to stay awake for a few seconds to put on pajamas.

The pain wakes him up, by the light coming into the room he guesses it's maybe noon. A pain killer would be great right now, but he doesn't think he can get one in the house of two werewolves.

Slowly he is aware of the breathing in his neck. Brett is lying next to him, with his left arm across Nolan's stomach and his head buried in his neck.

Nolan really needs a painkiller he swears he can feel the pain slowly creeping up his neck and settling at the back of his head, right where his head meets the pillow and maybe it doesn't make much sense, but he thinks the weight of his head only makes the pain greater and the throbbing is increasing. He tries to find a more comfortable position to somehow ease some of the pain and at the same time try not to wake the person next to him but fails miserably when he feels the arm on his stomach adjust its grip.

And freezes in place when he hears a growl.

It's so low that he feels the vibration of it

And sounds like a warning so he doesn't move and he's not sure he's breathing either and Brett doesn't seem to realize what he's done because he takes a couple of seconds to readjust his head on Nolan's shoulder and rubs his nose on his neck.

Nolan notices when the realization hits Brett because he feels his body tense.

"I'm sorry" the whine in his voice goes almost unnoticed by Nolan, the black color takes over the veins in Brett's arms and they both relax almost instantly "the full moon wasn't that long ago and with you hurt..." he doesn't finish the sentence, but Nolan knows what he means

With his free hand he brushes Brett's hair "It's okay" he says, because he feels he must reassure him too "We're fine" he whispers

"I didn't mean to -"

"You didn't do it on purpose"

"But I shouldn't have lost control like that, especially not when you're in pain" this time Brett whines

Nolan didn't say anything, he didn't know what to respond to that, the growl scared him a little, but he knows it was more of a werewolf instinct.

Instead, he spun around coming face to face with Brett, his face buried in the crook of his neck and readjusting his arm around his waist drawing him closer to his body, Nolan kept his hand on his head as he previously ran his fingers through the bristles of Brett's hair. Soon, sleep overtook them, and Nolan succumbed to it knowing he was safe.

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A little headcanon: Brett and Lori can turn into wolfs, just like Derek, after they got attacked by the hunters and were left to die they hide in a cave in the preserve and the wolfs took over so their humans bodies could heal

Hope you like it<3

#nett #brett x nolan #teen wolf #brett talbot x nolan #nolan holloway #brett talbot #30daysnett

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hoechlinsdicksblog · 5 months

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Scream Kings 🪓

Trilogía

1. Scream Kings: Bloody fraternity

Después de regresar a la ciudad que lo vió crecer, Stiles se inscribe en una de las mejores universidades de Beacon Hills. Sin imaginar que luego de unirse a una fraternidad donde reinan las fiestas, el sexo alocado y los niños ricos; terminaría siendo acosado junto a sus compañeros por un asesino serial.

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II. Scream Kings: Summer camp

Aún no publicada.

III. Scream Kings: Spring Break massacre

Aún no publicada.

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equallyloyalandlethal · 1 month

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Not me playing around in photoshop late at night for no reason. These three are currently rotting my brain. Enjoy the beginnings of what may be a bigger piece eventually.

#nalecett

#teen wolf #nalecett #polycule #throuple #alec teen wolf #brett talbot #nolan holloway #Nolan x Alec x brett #a hunter and his wolves

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mmoosen · 2 months

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Chapters: 3/3 Fandom: Teen Wolf (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Nolan/Brett Talbot, Nolan Holloway/Brett Talbot, Minor or Background Relationship(s), Corey Bryant/Mason Hewitt, implied Liam Dunbar/Theo Raeken, implied Gwen/Hayden Romero Characters: Nolan (Teen Wolf), Nolan Holloway, Brett Talbot, Lori Talbot, Lorilee Rohr, Theo Raeken, Liam Dunbar, Corey Bryant (Teen Wolf), Mason Hewitt, Hayden Romero, Gwen (Teen Wolf), Nolan's Family, Satomi Ito (Teen Wolf), Original Characters Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Royalty, Inspired by Young Royals (TV 2021), Queen Satomi, Prince Brett, Princess Lori, Musician Nolan, Fluff, First Kiss, Pre-Relationship, Happy Ending, Slow Burn, (by my standards), Underage Drinking if it was the us, i made up a whole political structure that barely made it in, Nolan-centric Summary:

Nolan receives a musical scholarship to the exclusive and elegant, Wolfgrimm Private Boarding School of Lycurus. New school and new friendships bring him into the circle of the Royal Ito family; and when Nolan becomes the piano teacher to Prince Brett, he finds himself royally falling for the Prince's charm.

a mix of Teen Wolf, Young Royals, and fairytale lore <3 happy romance day <3

#teen wolf #teen wolf fic #nett #brolan #brett x nolan #brett talbot #nolan holloway #royal au #nett royal au #< also check that tag for my moodboards #the ito pack as royality #seriously amazed that this is 15K #i don't even know if my thesis was this long #but i did it!!!!!!

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literallywhatthefcuk · 1 year

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personally i think brett deserved more screen time and a boyfriend

#teen wolf #brett talbot #brett #nett #brolan #i don’t take criticism #briam #liam x brett #brett talbot x liam dunbar #nolan holloway x brett talbot #cody saintgnue #nolan x brett #gay

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invisible-storyteller · 9 months

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Mercenary's wolf

Hey, everyone! I just wanted to let you guys know that I'm participating in @teenwolfrarepairevents July event with the following pairings: Day 1: Braeden/Laura Day 2: Scott/Lydia Day 3: Kali/Julia (Jennifer) Day 4: Camden/Laura Day 5: Jordan/Sheriff Day 6: Hayden/Tracy Day 7: Nolan/Brett Day 8: Coach Finstock/Greenberg (in the future) I'm posting the first one (Braeden/Laura - role reversal) here as well, below the cut. You can check out my series for the event on AO3. Happy reading! *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

"Come on. Try it."

Curls of dark hair frame the creature's face where canine teeth shine white and threateningly sharp in the moonlight, and Laura twirls the combat knife idly around her finger before taking it firmly into hand. The creature's eyes assess the weapon with mild curiosity.

"Nice. But mine are better." Claws pop out at the words, and they would serve well as a warning if not for their owner looking at the ravine behind her with poorly hidden despair. Laura eyes the bleeding wound in the werewolf's calf and estimates her survival to be 10 minutes 'til the poison would ultimately overpower the creature's advanced healing. Running would still be futile, even if the creature had any escape routes available.

"My client wants you alive," Laura stresses, but like any other time, the other woman just wouldn't listen.

"You mean he wants to kill me with his own hands," Braeden corrects.

Laura can't help the way her eyes trail over the claw marks running across the woman's neck - an impressing reminder from an alpha that he has claim over Braeden, no matter how far she ventures from home.

"What Deucalion plans to do with you isn't my concern," Laura frankly states, "But he might keep you alive if you are willing to cooperate."

"That man is anything but merciful," Braeden reiterates the same old argument while throwing a glance at the ravine as if to guess the distance below. "None of his mercenaries has succeeded before. What makes you think you're special?"

"I found you," Laura points out, eyes gleaming, "And now you have two options. Take a leap and hope you don't fall to your death... or fight me."

Braeden pretends to mull her options over, but Laura knows her better than to hope for sensibility.

"The second one sounds fun," Braeden finally says and Laura smiles at her predictability.

She pounces with a swift slash of her knife but Braeden ducks from the attack, poison still hindering the werewolf if the pained grunt she lets out when jumping over the mercenary is anything to go by. Laura swings back on instinct and manages to cut the werewolf's palm who growls with the new doze of poison in her veins. Using Braeden's distracted state, Laura tugs on her hair and kneels the werewolf into the stomach before Braeden gathers her bearings and trips her over, smashing the mercenary's head hard into the ground. Laura's vision is blurry when Braeden makes a run towards the cliff, and strangely enough, Laura hopes that she makes the jump.

Braeden looks majestic as she soars over the deep crack in the ground and lands on the other side with a complacent smirk tossed over her shoulder. She's limping as she disappears into the dense forest, probably not as delusional to think she's gotten away for good. Laura fights past her swimming vision as she fishes her phone out of her jacket and types out a quick message, strands of hair gripped tight between her fingers.

Got her DNA. Your location spell better be worth its price.

•♥•

The darkness is hindering but Laura wouldn't be a professional mercenary if she couldn't discern her target's form in a dim abandoned warehouse. Braeden's kneeling in a circle of mountain ash with three hunters looming over her, cackling like some cheaply animated villains, as they take turns shooting wolfsbane-laced arrows into the were's tortured body. Laura is strictly here for business, but even she can admit to herself that she'll have fun gutting them all.

She approaches the scene with light steps, quiet like a predator on a hunt, and creeps up behind one of the hunters with a knife grazing his throat and making the man huff in his struggles. His accomplices finally tear their gaze away from Braeden's hunched form and one of them immediately drops the crossbow to pull a gun on Laura. She's quick to slice the man's throat then and she uses the makeshift shield to dodge the bullets from the hunter before tossing the body towards the gun-bearing man. She manages to duck away from the third hunter and grab the crossbow, aiming it at the man shrugging off his friend's corpse and piercing an arrow through his skull without hesitation. Laura then wrestles with the last standing woman until a direct blow to the head knocks her out, and finally buries a bullet between her eyes with the man's gun. Just to make sure there are no witnesses.

With the hunters eliminated, Laura retrieves the jar of wolfsbane from their bag and deposits it among her own gear. She needed to replenish her stock anyway. Next, she crosses the circle and lays Braeden's wavering body on the ground, ignoring the quiet growls that the werewolf so ungratefully addresses her with. Laura pulls out each arrow and burns the wolfsbane from the contaminated flesh, the sight infuriating enough that the hunter doesn't even relish in Braeden trashing helplessly under her hold. When the last trace of wolfsbane has been cleared from the werewolf's system, Laura stands up with a sigh and breaks the mountain ash circle on her way out.

"Didn't know mercenaries were this caring."

Laura wonders how Braeden is even capable of talking right now as she grabs her own supplies, already wondering where she could hide the bodies, and guesses that the other woman is simply fueled by spite.

"As I've said, I need you alive," Laura repeats, looking over her shoulder to where Braeden is slowly getting up to her feet.

"You didn't need to kill them."

"I hate it when others play with my toy."

Laura expects Braeden to growl at the implication of her being in anyone's possession, but surprisingly, Braeden just looks calculating and perhaps a bit satisfied as she recuperates. "Thanks."

"You have an hour headstart," Laura tells her in response, and Braeden scoffs in something akin to amusement before exiting the building.

Meanwhile, Laura takes a look at the bodies and prepares herself to dig.

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"He hurt you." It's more of a statement than a question.

Braeden drags her eyes over the scars stretching across Laura's face, and for the first time, Laura feels self-conscious.

"If you're worried about my safety, maybe you should finally let me take you to him," Laura remarks, even if her words have long lost their bite, "He's getting impatient."

For some nebulous reason, she decides that Braeden can't know that Deucalion has threatened to hunt down her family - well, what is left of it, anyhow. There's a chance Braeden will give herself up - you gather that much about someone after chasing them for half a year - and even the thought of that makes Laura's lunch want to resurface.

"Why are you still doing this?"

Braeden's eyes are filled with more concern than any werewolf should ever have for a hunter sent to deliver their pelt. Laura hates everything about this situation, but mostly, she feels betrayed by how fast her heart starts to beat all of a sudden.

"Girl's gotta eat."

"Yeah, but you gotta live first to do that." Braeden jibes, and her look of utter fear is not as new as Laura wants to make herself believe. It's been there for a while, and never for the werewolf's own sake.

She raises a gun on Braeden without any intention to pull the trigger, and tries to recall when it all changed. The way Braeden's face crumbles is heartbreaking but necessary. It has to be.

"I don't want to hurt you," Braeden says, and it sounds a lot like a plea.

The werewolf's eyes flash blue for a second, but it's not a threat, not anymore. It's a visceral reaction to the scars marring the mercenary's flesh, and after such an impossible realization, Laura can no longer hold control over what comes out of her mouth next.

"But you want to mark me." Laura's accusation is loud, bouncing off the walls of the empty subway tunnel. "Want to sink your teeth into me, isn't that right?"

Braeden bares her canines on instinct, eyes squinting in irritation, but Laura catches the way her nose flairs. Sometimes it's so easy to read her.

"You're the one with an obsession."

Laura doesn't even attempt to deny that.

"I'll tell you a secret, Braeden. I actually like wolves." She's forcing her heartbeat to stay steady now as her feet carry her forward. "But now the only thing I see is prey."

There's a moment of silence that stretches on dangerously. In the end, Braeden's mouth twitches at the sides and Laura knows she's busted.

"I'm not the one always running for my life."

"You run from me."

"I run for you," Braeden clarifies, daring to step forward and let the barrel of the gun bump against her chest, "I run so that I won't hurt you. And so that you get further away from him."

Laura feels weirdly trapped, and yet, she recognizes an opportunity when it's presented to her, even when wrapped in the shape of an impossibility offered blatantly and with undeserved kindness. Deep down, Laura knows that the woman offering salvation is one who would try to shelter her from the world as well as drench her claws in the blood of whoever sets out to hurt them. When Braeden wraps her hands around Laura's wrist, it feels like a finality.

"You've got enough money to ditch him," Braeden reasons, eyes mad with hope. Laura isn't sure if she should trust someone like that, but she's also aware that it's too late now. "He can't find you."

"He will send someone after me."

It's a truth they both know from experience, but unlike Braeden, Laura can't lull herself into false security. That's why when Braeden's lips curl into a deadly smile, Laura doesn't understand how her heart can flutter so violently against all logic.

"I think some of his enemies would take great pleasure in hunting him down. Alongside us."

"Us?" And it's obvious wishfulness in her voice, but Laura has gone so long without a future to hang onto and there's something about Braeden that makes her feel like they can face anything together.

All this time, and it's been Braeden poisoning Laura, not the other way around.

The werewolf guides Laura's hand lower until the gun is at her side with Braeden's fingers still warm on her wrist and eyebrows lifting in challenge. "Two women with wolfsbane-laced arrows who can kick ass? I say we have a shot against him." Braeden pauses for a second then, looks to the side and presses her touch deeper into Laura's skin. "I'll protect you."

Braeden is promising much more than those few words would suggest, Laura knows that from the way the werewolf seeks out her pulse point - a primal urge for affirmation that her pack is safe.

They are standing face to face in an abandoned subway tunnel and the glint in Braeden's eyes when she raises her questioning gaze at the mercenary is the most thrill Laura has felt in a while.

"What do you say?" Braeden leers around the tease of her fangs, "Wanna make a deal, mercenary?"

The grin Laura sends back is nothing short of wolfish.

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