Title: all in a twilight, you and I alike
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Browning
Warnings: mentions of death/murder/violence
Pairings: Peter/Stiles; mentions of Peter/OMC
Rating: PG13
Wordcount: 260
Point of view: third
Prompt: Placebo's 'Sleeping With Ghosts'
"Do werewolves have, like, a soulmate bond or something?" Stiles slurs out, trying to hold still.
"No, silly boy," Peter laughs, biting down gently on the back of Stiles' neck. "That's just a fairy story," Peter breathes into Stiles' skin, biting down again with just a hint of fang.
The only bond between werewolves connects alphas to betas, and it only exists in the very back of the mind, beyond conscious control. Peter loved Stefan but the only bond between them was the equivalent of marriage, blessed by Peter's alpha (and Stefan's, when he mated with Peter).
"Why?" Peter asks, flipping the boy and grazing his teeth along Stiles' adam's apple.
"No, no reason," Stiles gasps, bucking up and throwing his head farther back, baring his throat. "I just – " He keens as Peter bites down again, all words lost in the sound.
Peter laughs, soothing the bite with gentle licks.
"Some werewolves believe in a mating bond," Peter tells him, stretching out and stroking a hand along Stiles' side, calming him down. Stiles' heartbeat is still excited, but he focuses on Peter's hand and words, breathing slowly and deeply. "I did, as a child, until my father explained about alpha and beta bonds." He sighs, letting Stiles scoot in closer. "Because I made you, you and I will always be connected."
And one day, he doesn't add, you and I will be mates. Stiles is still too young for that, and nowhere is yet safe while any Argent lives.
But most of the Argents won't be breathing for much longer.