homeless, kind of looking?

[freezerburned]

Actually, I think my username is about as funny as a fist to your face might be.

Care to test out that theory?

Comments

[burninhale]

Ouch. I won't throw you the old "what doesn't kill you" chestnut, but... it is, in its twisted way, a testament to your strength.

[freezerburned]

[Peter gets himself a very flat look for his efforts.]

Eloquent. [Sarcasm.] And what do you know about my strength?

[burninhale]

Technically nothing yet, but let me assure you, Derek will tell me everything I need to know.

Has he ever talked about me? I bet he hasn't. What a scamp.

[freezerburned]

He wouldn't. [Isaac has a little too much faith in Derek's loyalty sometimes.]

Who the hell are you, anyway?

[burninhale]

He will. Because I'm the real Alpha.

Derek's a good kid. I'm sure he hasn't been the best teacher, but things haven't been ideal, you know? He's done his best. He picked people with good potential, I can see that much.

[freezerburned]

Oh. The dead one.

[That's about... all he knows on the subject.]

Flattering. What does it matter to you? It's not like you can do anything about it.

[burninhale]

You think? Well, I know why Derek wouldn't say otherwise. I know why he hasn't taught you much about what werewolves can and can't do, including what kills us permanently and what doesn't. He doesn't really trust you.

[freezerburned]

What?

[Recoiling a little.]

No. You're lying.

[burninhale]

I don't know what the point of that would be, ... Isaac, right? Isaac. Did you know he was keeping me beneath the floorboards of his own house? Well, you probably don't know much about Derek at all, honestly. Not a big talker. Not big on explanations and teaching. He'd like to, don't get me wrong, but things have been pretty hectic lately, and he's actually pretty young for an Alpha. Don't be angry at him if he thinks of a broken wrist as a "teaching moment." He's still learning, too.

[freezerburned]

It's Isaac, yeah.

Oh? And what would you do? I doubt you'd be much better.

[burninhale]

You'll just have to see and judge for yourself.

[freezerburned]

Kind of difficult, considering the fact that you're rotting under Derek's floorboards.

[burninhale]

Come on. Really? You didn't catch the past tense when I talked about it? You have to be smarter than Scott, Isaac.

[freezerburned]

I'm smart enough to know that the dead can't just magically come back to life- and Derek wouldn't be an Alpha if he hadn't killed you.

[One out of two. But there's no way that Isaac can know about resurrection magic, is there?]

You're bluffing.

[burninhale]

I'm beginning to think I really should have bitten Stiles.

[freezerburned]

What? He's just a dumb kid.

[burninhale]

You're all pretty hopeless, to be honest. But he's quicker on the uptake.

[freezerburned]

I get what you're saying. I'm just telling you that it isn't possible.

[burninhale]

Oh, so now you're the werewolf expert? Even Stiles at least did a Google search.

[freezerburned]

[Eyerolling.]

Okay, fine. So hypothetically, you come back. What then?

[burninhale]

Nothing much, I'm just the Alpha now. No big deal. Totally hypothetical.

[freezerburned]

...then what would happen to us?

[Him. Erica. Lloyd. The betas affiliated with Derek.]

[burninhale]

Then you'd be my pack. You and the two others Derek recruited, Derek himself, and Scott. And I'd teach you things Derek can't, because Derek is still a little young. He'll be angry at me for a while, but the fact is, you'll need me to deal with the Kanima and the hunters.

Hypothetically.

[freezerburned]

[That... almost doesn't sound so bad.]

We can deal with them ourselves. For your information.

[No, they really can't.]

[burninhale]

Maybe if the two others were like you, but they're not — not yet. You're catching up to Scott pretty quickly, you know. It took him a lot longer to find control.

[freezerburned]

[More flattery, but this time, Isaac buys it. There's a little half-grin, and he nods.]

I'm better than him.

[burninhale]

[GOD FINALLY why does he always have to manipulate teenagers. His life, his choices, etc.]

You might be. We'll see.

[freezerburned]

[Mention Isaac > Scott, and you've got yourself a winning argument.]

'Might'?

[burninhale]

[He does note it, since he needs at least one of them on his side, and it probably wasn't going to be Erica. Can't compete with Derek's abs, man.]

We'll see, won't we?

[freezerburned]

[Derek does have a killer eighteen-pack. :C]

I will be. I just need a little more time- Derek's been training us.

[here_take_this]

I don't think I want to know the reference.

[Don't mind her] Though it's not nice to talk to your mun that way. They get cranky and mean if you do.

[freezerburned]

Too damn bad for her, then. It's not like I exist anywhere but this place anyway.

[here_take_this]

oh? that must suck.

[freezerburned]

Not really. The less places she has to throw me into terrible situations, the better.

Who are you, anyway?

[here_take_this]

But less friends you have.

Sherry Birkin. What's your name?

[freezerburned]

I'm not that concerned about friends.

[Why would he be? He's got everything he needs now anyway.]

Isaac Lahey.

[here_take_this]

wouldn't that get lonely without friends? [Hey she's 13 get over it]

[freezerburned]

You don't really need them.

[Obviously.]

Loneliness has nothing to do with it.

[playcatwoman]

I know I'd enjoy it.

[freezerburned]

Punching people with me?

[That would be kind of entertaining, come to think of it.]

[playcatwoman]

You don't actually think I'm going to sit back and let you have all the fun, do you?

(Whoever said violence doesn't solve anything has clearly never tried it)

[freezerburned]

Wouldn't dream of it.

[Violence solves everything, of course.]

How've you been?

[infelicitous]

I'm sure your mun isn't the first person to find humor at your expense - they definitely won't be the last.

[ He's not trying to stop what may or may not happen, of course. ]

[freezerburned]

I'm used to it.

[Roughly. And god only knows that he is.]

Hard to fight back when you're only a thought inside somebody's head, though.

[infelicitous]

You'd be surprised what thoughts in your head can do to you.

[freezerburned]

[A pause. The corner of his mouth twitches up into a smirk.]

From one thought to the other, then: what can we do?