[ Derek answers as quickly as he can, barely even reading the rest of Vampire Dude's message before he sends it out. It feels too much like - pity, maybe, and Derek has to stop that before it gets a chance to grow. ]
I mean - it's more complicated than that. I want a pack. Not like that.
[ Derek's an Alpha. His pack have to be his own, whether they're made to be his through the bite or brought into his pack because he chose them. Going up to another werewolf and asking for their... their friendship, or their time, or their attention, that's just...
He can't get into all that. Can't get into why he needs to be the head of his pack, needs to be independent. So: he diverts. ]
I have one. Back home. Already. They're not here. So.
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[ Derek answers as quickly as he can, barely even reading the rest of Vampire Dude's message before he sends it out. It feels too much like - pity, maybe, and Derek has to stop that before it gets a chance to grow. ]
I mean - it's more complicated than that.
I want a pack. Not like that.
[ Derek's an Alpha. His pack have to be his own, whether they're made to be his through the bite or brought into his pack because he chose them. Going up to another werewolf and asking for their... their friendship, or their time, or their attention, that's just...
He can't get into all that. Can't get into why he needs to be the head of his pack, needs to be independent. So: he diverts. ]
I have one. Back home. Already.
They're not here.
So.