ℳ malia tate | teen wolf

[wildkingdom]

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

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[untangle]

Yeah, sadly, it doesn't work like that for me. I've tried but I'm not exactly built to bulk up.

[wildkingdom]

It's not all about literal muscle. You know how strong I am - do I look like a body builder?

[untangle]

No, but...well.

It's different for you. And I've been kind of busy with school and everything anyway.

[wildkingdom]

It's not that different. I had to work at it, same as you.

[untangle]

...You did? [Because it hadn't seem to be anything Scott had to work at. Or Liam, for that matter, aside from the control issues.]

[wildkingdom]

I was a coyote for eight years. Werecoyote or not, I had to compete with the other actual coyotes and predators in order to survive. I had to make myself stronger.

[untangle]

...Yeah, I didn't actually, I mean... [Forget texting, here's a phone call because this is probably better done without the whole lack of tonal cues.]

I wasn't trying to downplay that, I mean, you guys are all pretty badass and I'm an idiot.

Sorry.

[wildkingdom]

[She picks up the phone when he calls and she frowns.]

I know. But you're not the only one who gets that wrong.

[untangle]

"Yeah, it just feels like..." Stiles trails off, clears his throat. "Anyway, I'm sorry for that... You know, not thinking thing."

[wildkingdom]

"It's okay." She then looks over and gives a small shrug. "It happens, I guess. Even to you." Since Stiles is the one who usually does most of the thinking with his and Scott's shared brain cell.

[untangle]

"Even to me, yeah. Foot in mouth is a pretty common occurrence, actually." He drops his head back onto the pillow, shifting his phone slightly.

"If you ever want to talk about that stuff, I'll listen." Because it's not like she can just drop that on anyone anyway.

[wildkingdom]

"Okay." Malia's never really been all that good at talking, because communicating her feelings is for losers, but at the same time, she knows that sometimes it helps. Even if it's just to help people understand her better. "I'll let you know."