Scott Appreciation Week 2023: Day 1
Even when Derek said it, he didnât get it.Â
âYouâre not an omega. Youâre already an Alpha, of your own pack.âÂ
They're his friends, and thatâs just what friends do. They protect each other. They look out for each other. They have each otherâs backs.Â
That didnât make him an Alpha.
It just made him a good friend, and it made him lucky to have the friends that he did.Â
Even when Stiles, despite the many, many mistakes Scott had made and the many, many times that heâd almost gotten him killed (sometimes at his own hand), refused to leave his side, no matter how hard it seemed like it must be.
Even when Allison, despite her family history and the inner turmoil it brought her, still supported and helped Scott, and even after their break-up, wasnât willing to let him face the supernatural alone.Â
Even when Lydia, despite everything he had hidden from her and everything he had unwittingly dragged her into, quickly became a willing and undeniably helpful ally in his various fights and missions to save Beacon Hills.Â
Even when Isaac, despite their terrible first few interactions and constant fighting, started putting Scottâs opinion above Derekâs, helping him when he least expected it, proving his loyalty in more ways than one.Â
Even when Derek, despite them being at odds for so long, wound up siding with Scott and ultimately saving his life, more than once, and doing everything he could to keep him safe and out of harmâs way, no matter how bad things got on his end.Â
Even when Scott knew that he would do anything in his power to protect his friends, he still didnât get it.Â
Not until he realized that he would die for them.Â
Not until he realized that he would take any enemy head on, even on his own, if it meant saving them.Â
Not until he realized that, no matter how hard he tried to keep them all safe, they would never let him do it alone.Â
Not until he realized that, no matter how much he might want to push them away, they would only get closer.Â
Not until he realized that these werenât just his friends.Â
And no matter what happened.Â
So when Jennifer asked him if he really thought his friends were going to be able to save their parents.Â
When she put up that mountain ash barrier, thinking she had saved herself, thinking she had won.Â
Because he had his friends.Â
And Jennifer had nothing.Â
And he looked her right in the eyes.Â
And he stepped towards that barrier.Â
Here's my post for Day 1 of @scottappreciation week!
I'm a new fan and am only halfway through Season 4, and I wasn't planning to start writing (much less posting) any fan fiction until I finished the show, but my friend told me about this event, and since the first prompt was Season 2 centric, I figured I could get away with it.
