[ Derek took a long moment to stare at Scott as the words settled, a little more shocked than he'd like to admit. Much as he'd hoped they could eventually settle on something, he didn't really expect much of it.
Few things he hoped for happened, and he just learned not to put too much investment in the idea of it. ]
... Then.
[ Another slight pause, as if trying to summon up the right words for it. Sometimes he was good with them, other times it took more effort than it should have. More effort than it used to. This was about give and take, a mutual exchange between them to try and make things easier. ]
I'll work to be the alpha that you deserve. That all of you deserve.
[ It sounded right, even if it was a struggle to admit outright that he was nowhere near being a proper alpha. But he would do it. ]
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Few things he hoped for happened, and he just learned not to put too much investment in the idea of it. ]
... Then.
[ Another slight pause, as if trying to summon up the right words for it. Sometimes he was good with them, other times it took more effort than it should have. More effort than it used to. This was about give and take, a mutual exchange between them to try and make things easier. ]
I'll work to be the alpha that you deserve. That all of you deserve.
[ It sounded right, even if it was a struggle to admit outright that he was nowhere near being a proper alpha. But he would do it. ]