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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[impetere]

"Yeah," she says with a nod. Running releases some of the stress, wears her out so that she starts the day relaxed and calm rather than tense and stressed. "But that's not why I do it. I ... I just like to run."

It makes her feel free, in a way that she hasn't in a very long time.

[splinted]

"I don't think I've ever really had that," he says after a moment of consideration. Alek doesn't talk about these things as a general rule, but it's different with Cora, for reasons that go beyond her being a wolf. "Doing something just because I like it."

He swims because it tires him out. He runs because it keeps him from thinking. His mother did always say he thinks too much.

Alek smirks then, almost like he's brushing off something that is otherwise revealing. "Unless eating counts."

[impetere]

Running keeps her from thinking too, and that's part of the reason why she enjoys it. It clears her head and all she needs to think about is her feet on the ground and her body moving forward. It reminds her that she can keep moving forward, even if it doesn't seem like she has something to move forward for.

Still, she laughs. "Eating is also something you need to do to survive, so I'm not sure. I guess it would depend on what you're eating."

[splinted]

He smirks at the sound of her laughter, content with the fact he's pulled it out of her whether he meant to or not. "Okay, okay." She's got a point there. "What's your favorite thing to eat that's purely indulgence and not for sustenance?"

Alek is grateful for his phrasing; he could've made that sound a lot dirtier than he meant to. Probably.

[impetere]

Cora grins for a moment, before tipping her head back to the side as she considers. "Ice cream. Definitely ice cream." Sweet creamy goodness with lots of yummy toppings shoved into it.