#a:thebiteisagift

Send me a number. I will find the nearest book and turn to that page and use the first line as a prompt to write a drabble for our muses.

"Sometimes it even tickles my numb memory." Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion 

      Raleigh had been alone for so many years, left to the cruel fates of loss that had stripped him of family and pack. It was something he had accepted those few long years after the inevitable loss of everything he had ever had, or had come as close to acceptance as his beast heart would let him. It was ruled mostly by the hatred for the damned souls that had stolen from him all that had ever given his life meaning, a wrath that he was sure would be the end of him one day. But through some intervention he’d managed to overcome his losses and rebuild, took in wolves that had suffered their own measure of loss and added them to his pack, became their leader. Their unwavering guardian that had far too many times before spilled blood in the name of their safety— and would continue to leave a wake of bodies for as long as anyone tried to harm his family.

     But it wasn’t the same as before, because yes, he loved this family like he’d loved the one he’d lost, but something was different. Something was missing and for the life of him, Raleigh couldn’t possibly conceive a notion as to why. There was still a hole left in his heart and an ache in his belly. But never did he mention it to the others, hadn’t the heart to. So instead he had settled with living with the gap left in him, that was, until he’d stumbled upon that boy.

               Stiles.

      That boy was more trouble than he was worth, at least, Raleigh had thought in the beginning. But he soon realized that the snarky teen was exactly what he’d been missing, just what he needed to fill that hole inside of him. There was love there, as a father loved a son, or a brother loved another brother and that beyond all things culled the rage in his heart like he never even thought possible. Stiles reminded him of his pup, the spritely little shit that got into so much trouble and still managed to bail Raleigh out of it when he needed it. Stiles was that connection to the family he’d lost, made him remember the fondness he’d buried beneath the guilt and the grief.

      “Are you going to come and eat or do I have to down this entire box by myself?”

Send ✆ for a morning text

[text]; Your training starts today.[text]; You have five minutes to get ready.[text]; Time starts now.

Send ♔ for an angry text

[text]; You put the entire pack on the line, do you understand that?[text]; You could have gotten everyone killed![text]; Your punishment will be one that you will not soon forget.

Send ♠ for a drunk text

[text]; cme get ur alpha[text]; he needss your assisnsatnce

Send ☏ for a vague text

[text]; Is it supposed to do that?[text]; Or am I doing it wrong?

Send ⁇ for a worried text

[text]; Where are you?[text]; I’m not angry, I just need to know where you are.[text]; Text me, I’ll come get you.[text]; Stiles— c’mon.

Send ♣ for a text not meant for you

[text]; Stiles is more use to this pack than I thought he would be.[text]; He has promise.[text]; Disregard that.

Send ✘ for a text that should never have been sent

[text]; You remind me of my pup.[text]; I miss her.

Send ✺for a saucy text

[text]; As much as you like showing off your junk to the rest of the pack.[text]; Where proper underwear to training tomorrow.[text]; I’m tired of seeing your dick.

Send √ for a long winded confessing text

[text]; I didn’t save your father because I knew I could hold it over your head. I’m better than that, you know that right? I’m a son of a bitch but I’m not a monster. I saved your father because it was the right thing to do. And holding it over your head…It was wrong of me to do that, and I’m sorry.

Send ☠ for misguided advice

[text]; Of course you can put icy hot there.[text]; Feels nice. Trust me.

Send ☢ for a desperate text

[text]; This is not a joke. Get everyone out of the house now. Get them somewhere safe, Stiles.[text]; I need you to keep them safe, please. There’s no time to lose.

Send ☼ for a congratulatory text