彡 cora hale | teen wolf

[impetere]

	✔ Cʀᴏssᴏᴠᴇʀs/AU ✔ Aᴄᴛɪᴏɴsᴘᴀᴍ ✔ Pʀᴏsᴇ	✔ Pɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛs ✔ Oᴛʜᴇʀᴡᴏʀᴅʟʏ ✔ Sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇʀs	♥ F/M, F/F ⏰ Uᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴀᴛᴇ

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[splinted]

[ he has been looking for her everywhere.

there's almost a panic, raw in its urgency, the more he looks and doesn't find her. if he didn't have the nose he does, it's likely he may not have been able to find her at all. he knows it's cora in her wolf form. even if he didn't have the sense of smell he does, he'd recognize her.

something bad has happened, and he doesn't know what.

he doesn't do this often. alek still isn't comfortable with the wolf inside of him as he'd like - only his brothers have seen him in his wolf form. before long, he's making his way over to cora, gently bumping his snout against cora's leg to draw her attention. ]

[impetere]

[She smells him coming before she actually feels the brush of his snout against her leg. It's the only reason she doesn't bolt when he gets close enough, picking up her head from the ground with a soft whine that sound almost pathetic but it expresses her feelings at the moment articulately enough.

It had taken her a long time to adjust to the fact that she could shift into a wolf fully, be okay with something she still feels like she hasn't earned, but once that threshold had passed she had taken to it like a fish to water. There's a kind of freedom in it that she hasn't found anywhere else, and right now it's the safety of being invisible, just another wild animal to everyone who isn't looking close enough.

But Alek is Alek and he was looking for her, so she won't pull away. But she doesn't exactly want to go either.]

[splinted]

[ alek is perceptive enough to get she doesn't want to go anywhere just yet, and he won't be making her. he cocks his head to the side in concern, wondering what happened that would cause the shift - it's always an emotional trigger, and that means it couldn't have been good.

instead of forcing her to come out of her hiding place, he simply flops down next to her.

at that tiny, heartbreaking whine, he nudges her again with his snout. it's okay, wolf!cora. you are not alone. ]

[impetere]

[Cora as a wolf is much more prone to physical affection than she is as a human. When she's human, she thinks about it too much, weighing the risks and complications, searching for ulterior motives where there may not be any. Now, as Alek flops down next to her, she rolls towards the familiar scent and warmth of pack without a second thought, seeking the comfort while she has it and not questioning it if she can.

The more she relaxes, however, the more awkward this has the chance to get, but for right now she isn't thinking of that. She's just glad she's not alone, at least not right now.]

[splinted]

[ perhaps surprisingly, alek finds himself in a similar predicament.

where he would otherwise be too alek to be tactile, as a wolf, he can let that go. he doesn't overthink things, and he can just let instinct guide him. he inches even closer to her, until they're pressed close together, the side of his face rubbing against her in comfort.

it'll keep her warm, if nothing else. chicago weather isn't too forgiving. ]

[impetere]

[She appreciates all of it, the warmth, his presence, everything about this situation is more than she would have expected from anyone. But she's feeling calm enough to shift back and she at least has enough awareness that they should be home before she lets that happen.

After a moment, she pushes up to her feet, nudging him gently, before lobbing a few feet ahead and stopping, waiting to see if he'll follow her.]

[splinted]

[ alek tips his head to the side curiously. it's amazing, how human an expression can be on a wolf. the curiosity is splashed on his face plainly for her to see.

the truth is - even if he may not know it yet - he would follow her anywhere.

and so it doesn't take long for him to decide to trot off after her. ]

[impetere]

[Once he starts to follow her, she'll take off in a run, bounding through the park and out of the city towards the Hale house. Running as a wolf is probably one of her favorite parts - the wolf in her wants to run and doesn't feel at home when they're doing it.

She doesn't slow until they reach the door of the house, and she goes to plop herself by the door to wait for him, almost a smug I win sort of look on her face.]