Wicked style, Liam Dunbar

3.8 Identification

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'But if I die tonight, At least I can say I did, What I wanted to do'
- 4 Minutes, Madonna
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Atlas and Stiles, who are holding the gravely injured Liam following his fight with the Beast, have just burst through the front doors to the school amid the chaotic flood of students fleeing for their lives. Anastasia and Hayden follow closely behind the pair.

The group pause for a brief moment when they hear the Beast roaring behind them until Stiles looks at the younger group in alarm. "Come on! Come on!"

Atlas and Stiles rush Liam into the nearby biology laboratory. "The desk! The desk!" Anna orders.

Stiles leaves Liam in Atlas' arms as he uses his arm to swipe everything off Mrs. Finch's desk so Atlas can lay Liam flat on his back on the top of it. "Liam."

"I'm okay! I'm fine" Liam groans.

Atlas and Hayden begin pulling away Liam's jersey, which has been ripped to bloody shreds by the Beast's claws, and gasp in horror when they realize just how serious the wounds to his torso are.

Hayden puts her hand over her mouth to muffle her alarm, Stiles looks as though he is about to either faint or throw up.

Atlas' expression tightens as he tries to resist the urge to run away and go tear the beast to shreds with his new found strength.

Liam sees the concern on their faces and tries to sit up to see for himself, only to fall backward weakly. "What? Is it bad?"

Stiles and Atlas answer simultaneously, though their responses are exact opposites.

"No!"

"Very!"

Atlas gives Stiles an exasperated look before returning to pulling Liam's jersey out of the way so they can treat his wounds as Liam coughs hoarsely. "Okay. What do you guys usually do when this happens?"

"Oh, I usually pass out" Stiles admits. "And I think I still might do that." Stiles looks at the bloody torn flesh of Liam's abdomen and loses his balance, but Hayden's stern response snaps him back to attention.

"Stiles!"

"Okay, okay. Okay" Stiles sighs. "Scott did this with pain. He could trigger it. Pain makes you human."

"He's already in pain!" Anna argues.

"Right! Okay, but maybe adding a little more could help take away the pain?" Stiles suggests

Stiles doesn't even seem to believe his own advice, and Liam is so overcome with pain that he doubles over and groans loudly as Stiles' words seem to trigger a memory in Hayden. "Take away his pain."

Atlas hears her words and quickly flexes his neck, letting his eyes flashing over. Atlas grips onto Liams hand but couldn't get himself to take away his boyfriend's pain.

Stiles, Hayden and Anna stare back at Atlas as he waits for a miracle. Atlas screams as he continues to try and take Liams pain away, "come on!"