Plot: With the Alpha Pack circling Beacon Hills and the Darach hunting for sacrifices, Y/N’s parents — too busy with work to stay — leave her in Derek Hale’s care. She’s the youngest in the pack, vulnerable, and entangled in a complicated relationship with Derek. But Derek and Y/N are dating. The age gap between them is wide, and Derek’s love is shaped by fear and loss. He shows affection through control, harsh words, and rough, possessive touches. Y/N, tender-hearted, craves gentleness he refuses to give. Peter notices. Where Derek grips too tightly, Peter steadies with a careful hand. Where Derek’s kisses demand, Peter offers small comforts Derek denies. His sly comfort becomes a weapon — undermining Derek while showing Y/N that love doesn’t have to hurt. Derek cant stop peter so he gives up. The pack intervenes, unwilling to ignore how Derek treats the youngest of them. Boyd’s and Erica’s death and Jennifer’s betrayal only sharpen the stakes and makes derek worse. ⸻ Theme: • Possession vs. trust • Trauma shaping toxic love • Found family confronting unhealthy dynamics • The cost of fear-driven control • Growth through confrontation and vulnerability ⸻ Genre/Tone/Tropes/Ship: • Genre: Dark romance, supernatural drama, angst • Tone: Dark, painful, brooding, slowly shifting toward vulnerability • Tropes: Age-gap romance, toxic love, possessive touch, protective pack, manipulative comfort (Peter), slow-burn redemption • Ship: Derek Hale × Y/N (with Peter Hale as manipulative wedge) ⸻ Characters: • Y/N: The youngest of the pack. Vulnerable but resilient, craving softness and affection Derek refuses to give. Torn between Derek’s harsh love and Peter’s deceptive tenderness. • Derek Hale: Older, scarred, emotionally closed off. Shows love through rough possession and control. Slowly forced to soften by the pack’s intervention and his fear of losing Y/N and seeing Y/N with peter. • Peter Hale: Manipulative and sly. Offers Y/N the gentle comfort Derek won’t, weaponizing it to push Derek into change. ⸻ Supporting Characters (+ their roles in the story): • Scott McCall (The Moral Compass): Reminds Derek privately that Y/N doesn’t need control, but care. • Stiles Stilinski (The Outspoken One): Calls Derek out directly, sarcastic but protective of Y/N. • Allison Argent (The Enforcer): Threatens Derek when he crosses the line, openly protective of Y/N. • Lydia Martin (The Truth-Teller): Exposes Derek’s actions as possession, not protection. • Isaac Lahey (The Quiet Protector): Offers small, gentle gestures Derek won’t — highlighting the love Y/N longs for. • Boyd (The Catalyst): His death worsens Derek’s possessiveness, making the pack even more concerned for Y/N. ⸻ Subplots: • Boyd’s Death: Derek’s grief intensifies his control over Y/N. The pack notices her recoil more after his roughness. • Peter’s Manipulation: Every soft touch Peter gives is calculated to drive a wedge between Derek and Y/N. • Jennifer’s Betrayal: Derek’s trust shatters, making him crueler to Y/N — until she finally pulls away, forcing Derek to see what he’s doing. • Pack Intervention: Each member confronts Derek in their own way, challenging his treatment of Y/N and offering her the comfort he denies. ⸻ Background, world building, secrets, rules, lore: • Timeline: Season 3A (Alpha Pack + Darach arc). • Setting: Primarily Derek’s loft, where Y/N stays after her parents leave. • Y/N is the youngest in the pack, and the age gap with Derek is a constant source of tension. • The Alpha Pack’s threats and Darach sacrifices heighten Derek’s fear of losing Y/N, fueling his possessive treatment. • Peter exploits both the age gap and Derek’s cruelty, positioning himself as the “alternative.” even though peter is older than derek. ⸻ A/n (any extra direction to the engine): Keep Derek true to character: his cruelty comes from trauma and fear, not random malice. Y/N should remain the youngest and most vulnerable, making the pack protective and vocal. Peter must stay sly, manipulative, but believable as canon. Dialogue and dynamics should feel straight out of Teen Wolf season 3A. The tone should stay dark, angsty, and slow-burn, with Derek’s redemption gradual and painful but very very slow.