The problem with the Hales' ... let's call it situation, is that Cora went from an eleven year-old brat who was more interested in hanging out with her brother (who, being seventeen at the time, wasn't particularly interested) to a seventeen year-old girl with more independence (independence she needed, thanks to him) than he knew what to do with. Back in Beacon Hills, it hadn't been such a big deal. She hadn't really shown interest in the teenage boys of the area (thank God) beyond Stiles and Boyd, mostly because they were the friends she made first, but coming to Chicago is an entirely different story.
Derek sees the way she looks at Alek. She looked at neither Stiles nor Boyd like that. It is a look that is usually reserved for someone who you are very interested in seeing in a romantic capacity, and it's taking every bit of willpower he has not to lock Cora away somewhere so that she can never see Alek again.
That's the problem with the rift too. Cora was there on her own for a while before Derek and Braedan caught up with her. She had time to get to know Alek. Have Alek help her with managing the new rules of being a werewolf. Start falling for Alek. Look at Alek in a way that he doesn't entirely know what to do with, but he knows that looks like that usually lead to mutual nudity.
No one is getting involved in mutual nudity with his baby sister. Period.
It's just post a full moon, and Cora is in the shower, washing off the stress and anger from the night before. Derek wishes he knew how to help her, knew how to understand this version of werewolf better so that she didn't lose control every full moon, but from what he can tell it's nothing he can fix. There are emotional anchors that come with the other two shifter forms, one wolf, one she hasn't figured out yet, but not with the full moon, and he knows that after the vault that can't be easy for her to handle. It's another thing that Alek is helping her cope with that he can't and it really does not make him any happier.
(Braedan is all too happy to point out how hypocritical he's being, that he should be happy that Cora had someone to help her, teenage boy or not. Derek is choosing to ignore her, because when it comes to his baby sister's virtue, he's a giant five year-old.)
He doesn't say anything to Alek about this, however. Just lurks. Looms. Glares. Generally is not happy to see him. And very unhappy that it's not seeming to have it's intended effect.
as always, let me know if this doesn't work.
Derek sees the way she looks at Alek. She looked at neither Stiles nor Boyd like that. It is a look that is usually reserved for someone who you are very interested in seeing in a romantic capacity, and it's taking every bit of willpower he has not to lock Cora away somewhere so that she can never see Alek again.
That's the problem with the rift too. Cora was there on her own for a while before Derek and Braedan caught up with her. She had time to get to know Alek. Have Alek help her with managing the new rules of being a werewolf. Start falling for Alek. Look at Alek in a way that he doesn't entirely know what to do with, but he knows that looks like that usually lead to mutual nudity.
No one is getting involved in mutual nudity with his baby sister. Period.
It's just post a full moon, and Cora is in the shower, washing off the stress and anger from the night before. Derek wishes he knew how to help her, knew how to understand this version of werewolf better so that she didn't lose control every full moon, but from what he can tell it's nothing he can fix. There are emotional anchors that come with the other two shifter forms, one wolf, one she hasn't figured out yet, but not with the full moon, and he knows that after the vault that can't be easy for her to handle. It's another thing that Alek is helping her cope with that he can't and it really does not make him any happier.
(Braedan is all too happy to point out how hypocritical he's being, that he should be happy that Cora had someone to help her, teenage boy or not. Derek is choosing to ignore her, because when it comes to his baby sister's virtue, he's a giant five year-old.)
He doesn't say anything to Alek about this, however. Just lurks. Looms. Glares. Generally is not happy to see him. And very unhappy that it's not seeming to have it's intended effect.
Which is only going to make him glare more.
It's a vicious circle.