| Some Incentive |

Liam's eyes remained closed as he felt the wind flow over his face. They weren't going very fast—downtown Beacon Hills was only a 35-mph zone—but the open window allowed him to feel one with nature even if for only a moment. There were so many other distractions: varying brightness from the array of light sources, the sound of rolling cars and the occasional horn, the change of smell in the air from the passing restaurants and city improvements. Of course, the greater distractions came from within: the smell of the chimera next to him and the insurgent thoughts inside his own head. Liam focused on his mantra, finding it his best defense in moments like these. His IED was there, spread throughout his psyche, ready to erupt at any moment of weakness. It was over with the nekomata; An-Mei had been avenged. It was over in reality, in the course of events from point A to point B. But inside Liam's head...the war continued to rage.

"Is it alright if I play some music?" Theo asked, one hand on the steering wheel, the other holding his phone. Liam simply nodded, his eyes remaining shut and his concentration fighting to return to the sensation on his face, to the three truths that kept him in control. "Blurry" by Puddle of Mudd was the first to play over the speakers, by shuffle or intent Liam didn't know. Either way, that was the song he needed in that moment.

Nolan pulled up behind Theo's truck, the four packmates hurrying out, ready to attack. They found Jeremy sitting next to what looked like his clone, his eyes red from crying. Theo was just getting up from the ground, Liam by his feet.

"Oh, that's a very naked Theo," Corey said, slower to turn away than the rest.

"Yes. Yes, it is, Mason affirmed, continuing to stare before Corey smacked his leg.

The coyote-chimera reached down and grabbed his underwear, hurriedly slipping into them before grabbing his shorts and doing the same. "I'm decent," he grumbled, picking up his tank top and shoes and walking past Nolan and Mason to open the driver's door to his truck.

"You okay?" Mason said, moving to help him to his feet. The whites of his eyes were red, his cheeks stained with flush and dried tears. He nodded before Mason embraced him.

"Someone should text Parrish. Liam's phone is dead," Theo said, holding it up.

"I can do it," Corey offered, digging into his shorts.

"C'mere," Hayden said, taking Liam into her own arms. She led them over to the curb as Theo cut out his headlights and turned on the emergency flashers; Nolan did the same for his own car. Liam sat slowly, his mind a dull numbing muscle in all but feel. He felt Hayden take his arm, gripping his bicep as she scooted close to him. "What's going through your head?" Liam just shook his head before letting it fall to her shoulder. "I can smell the anxiety and the guilt, but there's something else. I think it's relief. You should focus on that if you can; you've earned it." Liam didn't respond while she paused. "You handled this well. Scott would be proud of you." His heartbeat sped up. "I'm proud of you. And...hey, don't let the guilt win. Stop it. I know you. I know what you're thinking, that you're only catching up. Leveling back to zero. Fixing a disaster you made. But you didn't. That creature over there...it started it. You just...you were in the wrong place at the wrong time. We all were somehow or another. We didn't ask for any of this. You did your best, and damn the supernatural for making you feel otherwise."

Liam straightened back up, looking at her curiously. "When did...thanks, Hayden."

She let go of his arm and took one of his hands between her own. "I also...I want to apologize." Liam's nose started to numb, knowing where this was leading. "After the Dread Doctors and the Wild Hunt, I didn't really know how to cope. I died, twice in a way. And my sister...I just didn't know what to do. And then when I heard about the hunters, about Brett and Lori, god I'm so sorry I wasn't here, Liam."

"It's okay. It's not your fault either. Had you been here, who knows how things would've turned out. You didn't see the deputies that night, or how they all turned on Stilinski. And...and with the war, you...you might not be sitting here now. I'm...I'm glad you were safe."

Hayden smiled softly at him, both looking into each other's eyes. "I missed you, you know?" He nodded. But as she moved to lean in, he turned away. "Sorry, I...I just thought…"

"I know. I...I can't."

She heard his heart speed up suddenly. "Liam?"

"I'm...broken right now." She squeezed his hand. "Ever since I...since my eyes changed, I've felt like I've only been a passenger riding around. Touring what my life used to be." He took a deep breath. "And then I...I met someone. Again. For moments out of the day, I felt like me again. Like it was going to be okay, because I wasn't alone in what I was going through. He...made me feel like I wasn't alone."

Hayden looked down at the hand between her own, how it was shaking. She looked back up to his face and saw that his lip was quivering, almost in time. She watched him blink and see the tears swell up after impact. She looked out at their friends, finding Mason and Corey examining the nekomata's body, watching Nolan watch Jeremy talk on his phone, spotting Theo leaning against the hood of his truck with his back turned to them, his head a little slunk. "Please don't hate me," Liam said, his throat forcing a slight croak to his voice.

"It's okay," she said, letting go of his hand in favor of pulling him into a hug. Liam found his chin on her shoulder, angled where he could look out at his pack, at Theo, meeting his eye when the chimera turned his head to look at them. "You're going to be okay, I promise."

"Liam?" Theo said, breaking the werewolf out of his concentration.

"Hm?" Liam replied, turning to look over at the driver.

"We're here." Liam looked around, the smell suddenly invading his nostrils. They were back at the water treatment plant. And there was his car two spaces down. He stared at it, suddenly not knowing what to do. "I'll see you around?"

"I...yeah." Liam's gaze shifted to Theo, forcing a weak smile at him before making an attempt to get out of the truck. The door swung open and the werewolf got one leg out before stopping. "Can I—"

"I'm not spending another night," the chimera said, hand on his gear shift.

"No, I...will you…" Liam shifted so he could at least look at Theo's form, though not quite meeting his eyes. "Will you let me come inside?" Liam could hear the other smile.

"Close the door." As the door slammed shut, Theo pulled Liam over to him, meshing their lips together with just the right amount of force. Liam breathed out hard as the other boy ran his hand up the side of his jaw, combing through the hair over Liam's ear, falling back down to his neck. The werewolf angled back, forcing their foreheads together as he sucked his own bottom lip between his teeth, seemingly tasting the other. "Yeah, let's go inside," Theo breathed, relishing the feel of their noses brushing before straightening back into his seat and throwing the gear into drive.

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The hidden door hadn't even been kicked closed before Theo was on Liam. He smashed their lips together, taking hold of the other's hips to push him up against the foyer table. He arched into the welcoming body to kick the door with his heel, the imbalance leading Liam to pull Theo closer by his lower back. Their tongues familiarized the other's as their lips slotted. Their hands played war of tug and pull. Theo was the first to steal a peek, his eyes cracking only slightly. Everything he saw, every detail in view, it was so limited in scale, but so revealing. He breathed out hard through his nose, a slight grunt accompanying it. Liam broke their tongue-dance to smile, the wetness on his lips starting to cool immediately after release.

"Should we move this to the bed?" Theo asked.

"Yeah," Liam nearly whispered, his eyes still shut tight.

"C'mere," Theo said, grabbing at Liam's thighs just under his ass.

"You're not carrying me," Liam affirmed, finally looking at the chimera.

"Sure," Theo said, pushing against the werewolf so he was pressed to flatten on the surface. He capitalized on Liam's predicament and hauled him up, stealing the boy's lips in the process. Liam relented, wrapping his legs around the other's waist and grabbing hold of his shoulders. They moved slowly around the recreational setup, stopping to make out against the room divider. Liam's hands had moved into Theo's hair, running through the smooth, product-less strands as their noses bumped to attack each other at a different angle. When Theo moved again, Liam broke their lip-lock to mouth at Theo's neck, drawing a gasp from the latter when the werewolf's teeth nipped at his skin.

Theo looked down at Liam's face, the motion urging the werewolf to reconnect their lips. He grabbed at the back of the chimera's neck, forcing them harder together, teeth bumping awkwardly. "You're heavy," Theo said, moving back to kiss him again.

Liam accepted, a second later pausing on his own. "I could've walked," he offered, resuming their kiss.

"I know," Theo said against the other's lips. "I wouldn't have been able to do this, though."

"You bas—"

Liam suddenly dropped, landing on his ass and falling back on the bed. Rather than arguing, he pulled the boy down that was already descending upon him. Their lips did their best to keep up with the exploration that their hands embarked on. Theo's made their way into Liam's hair, while the werewolf couldn't get enough of the muscled back of the boy on top of him.

They would argue about who touched skin first. Liam would claim that the chimera was the first to reach up his shirt, spreading his fingers through his thick stomach trail, leading up into his equally fuzzy chest. Liam had moaned at the rub over his nipple, flattening his palms to pull the taller boy tighter into him. Theo, however, would argue that the werewolf was actually the first to touch skin, reaching up the back of his shirt. Whose skin was hotter was irrelevant, but the touch of the boy's hands made that heat known. Theo had ground his hips down, urging Liam to gasp and look up with wide eyes. It had been the first time he'd ever felt something like that, down there, with someone else's similar parts doing the motion. The realization hit him hard. Heat flushed all over his face as Theo nipped and licked down the side of his neck to his shoulder. I'm with a guy.

The chimera could feel him stiffen before his movements froze. He pushed up, his arms straight. He looked into Liam's face, concern his expression. He could smell the trepidation starting the emanate from the younger boy. "Should we stop?" Liam made no attempt to reply, his mind now a haze of emotions. "You're easier to read than you think." He sat back on Liam's thighs, resting his palms just below the other's hips.

"I...sorry…" Theo watched him push up onto his elbows. "I never really stopped to imagine, y'know, this."

"Me, or a guy?"

"Both?" Theo simply smirked. "Have you?"

"With you or a guy?" he said, smiling wider, earning a smile from Liam. "You, not really. Things just happened the last few days and, well, you don't need me to tell you where you are. Or in what position." Liam blushed again, looking down the taut Queen shirt and seeing the thick bulge pushing out towards him beneath the loaner athletic shorts. "I've never really done emotions before," Theo continued, leaning so their faces were close, "so sexuality is a mystery to me." He flashed his teeth in that mischievous smile. "Now, if you're done with your freak out, I'd like to continue." The bridge of Liam's nose seemed to pulse before eyes shined blue, earning an equal yellow reaction from the boy on top of him.

Theo took that as his answer and crushed their lips together once more. Liam pulled them down, grinding up. Theo stifled a groan. He pushed down just as Liam clasped his hands over his ass, pulling. "Off," Theo said, bunching Liam's shirt in his hand. The werewolf rolled them, nipping at Theo's jaw before straightening up. He arched forward, slowly peeling off his shirt. Theo ran his hand up his skin, feeling each hair glide through his touch. "You have no idea," he admitted, his erection pulsing, thrusting up into Liam's bum. Liam threw his shirt towards the door and started at the button of his shorts, gaining a newfound confidence as he smirked down at him. "God…"

"I thought you were an atheist," Liam said, pulling down the front zipper to reveal those Calvin's he'd seen before. Theo opened his mouth to reply when Liam leaned over him and put a finger to his mouth. "Don't ruin it by saying something stupid." The chimera smirked before sucking Liam's finger into his mouth, making the latter shudder. "Oh god…"

Theo laughed. He rolled his tongue over the slim appendage, all the while reaching down and pushing at not just Liam's shorts, but his boxer briefs as well. Liam inadvertently thrust into his groin, making them both moan. Theo reached to the front, slipping under the waistband and taking hold of him. "Fuh—Fuck…" Liam gasped, the heat of the contact making it hard to think. Theo gave him a sensual squeeze before pulling back. He cupped the boy's jaw, kissed him hard, and pushed his shorts and underwear off enough to reveal his most sexual parts. He cupped Liam's cheeks and pulled him close, tasting his lips and tonguing at his teeth. "Hnn…" Liam groaned, his eyes clamping as a dry finger brushed against his hole.

"Yeah," Theo encouraged. He rubbed at it, teasing the puckered rim with his forefinger.

"Hah…" Liam gasped, feeling the flick of a nail. "Too much," he said, grabbing Theo's shoulders and rolling them back over. Theo kneeled back and made work of the straggling clothes on the werewolf's body. "Now you," Liam said, watching him with hungry eyes.

"You never cease to impress me," Theo said before stripping himself of his shirt. Liam's heart skipped a beat as his gaze feasted on that sculpted torso. In one quick motion he shed himself of his black athletic shorts and boxer briefs. Liam barely got a glimpse of the thick erection that snapped up when it, along with the entire length of Theo's naked body, was pressing into his own. They kissed. They nipped. They licked.

They felt.

Their hands couldn't stay off of each other, stop from feeling every muscle. Their breathing got heavier. Their skin got slicker. Theo couldn't help but relish in the sounds Liam was making. Every gasp and whine with every thrust into the younger boy's pelvis. Liam was enthralled with his muscular ass, still overwhelmed by the feel of another erection pushing against him. Raw. He sucked Theo's earlobe between his lips. He took the top of it between his teeth. The chimera shuddered and moaned, gushing pre' against the other boy's skin. Liam used his tongue and Theo bit into the boy's shoulder. Liam squeezed hard on the man's globes, pulling him and thrusting into him.

"I need…" Theo breathed before pulling back quickly. He was out of breath, as was his lover. They looked at each other, Liam trailing from his face to that thick erection. "No," Theo said, "me first." Theo knelt back down and sucked on Liam's left nipple, feeling the thick hair tickle his nose. He grabbed onto the other pec, clasping tightly. Liam moved a hand into his hair, following Theo as he moved down with a trail of kisses. He skipped any teasing foreplay. He took one nuzzle at Liam's belly button before taking the boy into his hand and guiding him into his mouth.

"Ugh...yeah…" Liam moaned.

Theo rolled Liam's dick between his lips, covering most of the boy's flesh in saliva. He controlled his breathing, each deep exhale earning a twitch from the werewolf, each inhale a treat with the allure of his musk. Theo dragged his palm up Liam's torso, grabbing at and kneading his hairy pec.

"Theo, nnngh…"

Theo took him in deep while he moved his hand south again. Past his treasure trail. Past his balls. South. His finger tickled at the hair covering his hole. Theo mouthed at the side of Liam's dick, listening to his attempts to stifle a series of groans before the chimera leaned up to look at him with a smirk. "Has anyone ever played with your ass?" he asked before licking a stripe at his base.

"Y-yeah," Liam breathed. "After a party...this, nngh, this girl came back with me. She...her tongue."

"Like this?" Theo said before pushing up at the underside of Liam's thigh's and pushing his face in. He didn't give Liam a chance to reply. The sensations of the chimera's tongue took over his mind.

"Jesus...fuck!" Liam cried, gripping tight into the sheets. He looked up with bulged eyes at the ceiling, his vision tunneling for a moment. Theo's grip on his legs tightened as he changed from the flat of his tongue to the point. Liam's toes curled as he felt that tongue push, prod, and breach. "Theo-nngh…" Theo let out a hot huff of air through his nose, the feel passing through the nether hairs. "I'm not...not gonna' last."

"Then don't," Theo added before latching his lips around his pucker as he spread Liam wider.

"Shit...hah...ahh...fuck…" Liam brought a hand up around himself and with only two stokes he came. He burst hard, six full pulses shooting down at his face. Theo continued to lap at him until the end. Liam's body felt the entire ordeal, his skin rippling with tiny bumps from calf to neck. Theo finally let him down and crawled back up towards his face. "Your tongue...it's wicked."

"Pointed like a snake," Theo joke. He lent down and tried to kiss him.

"Mm mm," Liam noised, rolling his face away. "I know what I taste like...didn't enjoy that experience."

Theo just laughed. "You really aren't the innocent boy I used to know," he said before getting up and walking into his bathroom. A cap off, a cap off, and a spitting noise all emitted out in sequence. He returned to his open room to find Liam a little pensive. His words suddenly dawned on him. "Hey," he said, attempting to take Liam out of his thoughts. The werewolf looked at him and pushed up on an elbow, a shallow smile on his lips. Theo sat down next to him, running his hand up through Liam's chest hairs. "Sorry. Chalk it up to my casual insensitivity," he said with a light smile.

"I'm okay," Liam assured him. "I'm not gonna' break."

"So, you'll let me fuck you then?" Theo replied, pointing down to his neglected erection.

Something in Liam's chest thudded as he reddened. "I…"

"Relax," the chimera began. "I'm gonna' jerk off. I don't want you having some freak out over how bad you want it."

Liam glared at Theo's asshole-smirk. "Remember how I threatened to punch you in the balls before?"

"Okay...kidding, kidding."

"Uh-huh," Liam said, reaching up and pulling the older boy down by the back of his neck. "Just shut up," he said against his lips before pushing his tongue between the chimera's lips. Theo smiled just before deepening the kiss, Liam moving his hand to the boy's back to pull him closer.

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Liam got up from the edge of his bed and walked to his bathroom. He peeked underneath the sink to see if he needed any products. He walked back out. He looked over at his phone. He looked away. He walked over to his yet-to-be-emptied backpack by his bedroom door. He knelt down and unzipped it. He peered inside, instantly deciding not to deal with it. He stood up and looked back at his phone. Liam sat back down on his bed next it. He rubbed his hand through his recently showered hair. He looked back into his bathroom, and then back down at his phone. He reluctantly picked it up finally and opened to the home screen. Liam scrolled through the apps, through the list. He selected the desired contact and brought the device to his ear.

He waited.

He tapped his toe nervously in the air, suspended by the height of his bed. He closed his eyes, listening to the ringer. He takes a deep breath until finally, it clicks.

"Hey, how're you?"

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"I'm good, yeah. No, no, we got it resolved."

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"Mhm."

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"Actually, I'm kinda' tired. It's been a long day. Mind if I fill you in on everything this weekend?"

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"Cool."

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"Yeah, so...listen, Scott, I...I have something else to tell you. That y-you should know. Need to know?"

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"Um, so, Theo and I are dating."