Sacrifice ⚘ Theo Raeken

02 || Regression To The Mean

T w o || Regression To The Mean

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Liam smiled as Poppy placed a bracelet over his wrist. It was the kind of bracelet that was threaded, and it was obviously made to fit Liam. 

"I made one for everyone," Poppy elucidated, giggling as she looked back to Scott and Stiles. Poppy had made those bracelets for everyone, in hope that they would remember her as they grew older and went to college. She didn't have to worry about Liam so much, seeing as they would be sharing another year of school together after this one.

"Think it's been long enough?" She faintly hears Stiles inquire to Scott.

Liam glanced at the giggling Poppy then back to Scott and Stiles, "Yes!" He vociferated, struggling with the bit of chains around him.

"Hey, trying to have an adult conversation over hear," Stiles rebuked walking towards Liam and Poppy, who he used to have a big crush on since the 5th grade, but soon got over it in junior year, believing that she deserved someone better. Someone just as pure as her.

Liam sighs, "Alright, you're two years older than me. And I'm fine, just let me go." Liam looks Scott and Stiles directly in the eyes, trying to convince them.

Scott walks closer to Liam, pulling out the key to the chains, "It's not that we don't trust you-" Scott begins.

"It's that I don't." Stiles interjects, causing Poppy to let out a small laugh.

Scott looks up from his hands, where he was currently unlocking Liam. "But after that last full moon,"

"It was one slip up," Liam defends, his voice raising an octave.

Stiles scoffs, "Slip up? A dozen calls to the Sheriff's department about a 'monstrous dog-boy, running around the streets of Beacon Hills, naked'." Stiles concludes, "That's a slip up?"

Poppy didn't help the boys situation when she added, "And then you knocked on my door, thankfully my parents weren't home, and claimed that you had a nightmare and slept in my bed. Still naked. I had to go to the couch to sleep because you refused to put clothes on."

Stiles' eyes widened, "Why am I only hearing of this now?" 

"Why were you naked?" Scott questioned as he furrowed his brows, ignoring Stiles.

Liam's expression turned sheepish, "It was really hot out that night, okay?" Scott and Stiles shared a look, "Let me go," Liam finished.

"You sure you're okay?" Scott asked out of concern for his beta.

Liam decided to dodge Scott's question, knowing he could hear if he was lying, and quickly thought of the next best answer, "It won't happen again."

Scott studied Liam's face, listening to how his heartbeat stayed steady, "You're in complete and total control?" He questioned, more serious this time.

Liam nodded his head, "Yeah. Complete and total."

"Okay." And with that Scott released Liam from the chains, having him breathe out in relief. He watched as Scott and Stiles walked back to the Jeep.