#relationship progress

I just wanna say that this card is wholesome, a lil angsty, and spoicy… he did say that he might never come back and that just hurts me, but it makes sense considering his work field having to travel to the tunnel and deal with wanderers, not being able to contact mc while he’s at it..

And the fact that everytime after he finished a mission, exhausted and all. He still shaves and try to look good for mc is so cute. I am happy that he is more open to mc now in this card, it shows that the relationship progresses

Anyways a lil more spoilers of the card (this man is a yearner!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAA)

It wasn’t the first time that Theo and Kira had been assigned to work together on a mission after Theo was released from the Skinwalkers’ prison and Kira returned to the pack in Beacon Hills. It happened three other times, by Scott’s choice, and each time was different.

Kira was initially surprised by Theo’s closeness to Scott and the pack, after everything that happened before she left, the last thing she expected was to run into Theo and Scott falling in love. Kira knew about their history and could feel Theo’s obsession with Scott in the past, and Scott’s affection in the present, but considering his betrayal... seeing him with Scott was quite shocking for her. It was with each whispered interaction, simple touches and furtive glances at pack meetings that Kira became accustomed to Theo’s presence. She was actually happy to have him around. Scott was happy. He was family now.

Theo, on the other hand, was meek and fearful; After all, his last memory of Kira was the girl sticking her katana into the smooth, slippery floor of the sewers, saying that his sister had a message for him. And in the blink of an eye, the ground began to split in half, and from a hole, his dead sister emerged to swallow him like a shark in the ocean. And his hell began.

His post-mortem sentence.

What if Kira convinced Scott to send him back to Tara? His heart—well, Tara’s heart—became an uncontrollable mess of fear and anxiety, perhaps he had panic attacks? It had been so long since Theo had one of these that he had forgotten what it felt like. What it was like to not be able to breathe. What it was like grabbing his chest so hard that his human nails left marks on his skin. It was Tara’s heart, but fuck it, he was selfish. He wanted that heart. Theo wanted that life, that second chance, even if it was cursed, at least now he had the freedom that he lost all those years ago. He could try to do something good with Tara’s heart beating in his chest this time. Make her proud, perhaps?

Kira wasn’t angry or disappointed in anyone, she trusted Scott, she trusted her friends. Had she been surprised to see Theo again given her last memory of him? Yes. Yet Kira saw him—she understood him. The Dread Doctors did something to her, too. Kira lost control of herself and her powers, her fox stole them. She lost herself. Theo was their creation, since he was a child, he never had control over himself. He only thought he had. The Dread Doctors made him a puppet. What Theo had done hadn’t been right, but what Kira had done was? The boy sitting next to her may have been a murderer once, but he was also just a boy trying to survive the horrors of the supernatural life he had chosen so many years ago. The life in which he thought he could solve all his problems, but like all things, it had its price. Now… now he was paying.

Kira knew that her sword, now repaired, adorning her skirt disguised as a sparkling belt, made Theo nervous. She didn’t need to read chemical signals to identify his discomfort. Theo never looked at her side of the car, his hand would sometimes go up to the steering wheel, sometimes squeeze his knee, and he would only say what was necessary—which, most of the time, was nothing. It was interesting, actually. So different from the Theo she once knew; quite tragic, too.

It was at these moments that Kira felt worse. When she thought more than she should, she analyzed more than she should. Scott assured that it hadn’t been a real death—and it was true, in part, Kira never stabbed Theo with her katana, but Kira knew where she was sending Theo, and that was responsibility enough—but even Scott didn’t seem to believe his words. Theo’s life for the safety of her friends. That was the deal. It was for a good cause, wasn’t it? Perhaps this supernatural life was too distorted for a question like that.

Kira cleared her throat. Theo adjusted himself in his seat, the hands lost in the air, as if he didn’t know what to do with them. She wanted to comfort him, but she didn’t know how; their situation was very delicate.

“I, uh…,” Kira began, her voice uncertain; but she was determined to start this conversation even with embarrassment. “I never apologized.”

Theo finally turned around, confusion washing over his face, his emerald eyes shining with a flash of surprise. But he didn’t say anything. He seemed to understand what Kira was asking even without much explanation, but he chose silence. What else could he say?

“You’re not going back, Theo,” Kira said, looking straight into his eyes. Theo would read her heartbeat, he would understand. “You’ll never come back.”

Kira watched Theo’s features relax. He just stood there, looking at her for a moment, still silent, as if waiting for some confirmation that this was real. Kira provided him with that, nodding in his direction with a sincere, shy smile. Theo nodded back with the same smile. No words.

But they didn’t need to talk. Theo was more relaxed in his seat, his hands no longer frantic. The embarrassment wasn’t completely over, but Theo seemed better, and Kira couldn’t lie, her heart and mind were also lighter. That way they could both go through the night more comfortably.