A/N: Strong Language.

Hands, wrapped around his throat, claws digging in. Teeth on a rampage, he suddenly smothered by the noise of his own bones cracking. "Fuck!" He wakes up, turns his lamp on and calls the last person he texted.

"Hey!"

"What?" Theo snaps.

"Bad dream!"

"I've got work in five hours!"

"I'm sorry, it's just after the shape-shifter incident I'm just really mentally worn out. I'm getting the therapy, but I just really like calling..."

"Mase enough! Sleep with the fucking lamp on or drug yourself up, night!" Theo yells, ending the call.

They avoid the subject when they meet up on Thursday. Netflix and a friendly chill always ending in Theo fucking him on the couch. Hands lightly tweaking his nipples, he growls as Mason's squeezes his ass. He turns the volume up, [he has nosey neighbours, that won't think twice about knocking] licking his smooth dark skin with each thrust, enjoying himself but unable to come he pulls out, and immediately showers.

He walks back out in two towels. One wrapped around the waist, the other around his shoulders.

"Thee?"

"Yes, I used a goddamn condom"

"No, I'm glad but that's not it. There's a veterinary charity event, hosted by MCcall. We're giving donations to endangered wolves and other wildlife..."

"Sorry, ain't got the cash"

"Again, missing the goal here. If you're not busy do wanna join me" Mason asks shyly.

"I told you, I'd rather claw my dollars to shreds, than give donations to that asshole"

"Scott's not an asshole. It's not for him, it's for the cause, and number two, I don't want your money. Thee I'd like to invite you as my plus one?" He asks, lips quirking in nervousness, his eyes widen when the chimera bursts into laughter.

"What?" He pauses.

"Mase!"

"Yes?!"

"You've got the wrong idea about me. About this!" Theo says whipping his finger back and forth, between them. "I'm not your boyfriend. We agreed we were friends with benefits. Which can just be shortened to "Benefits" because if we're really honest, we've never been fucking friends!"

"Wait a minute..."

"You're really getting on my tits. In a bad way. The morning calls? Nightmares? Mase you live in fucking beacon hillls! Grow the fuck up, the texts? I Ignore them Mase, Why? Because out of the whole McCall tribe, I give less than no fucks about you!" Theo's face reddens in stress.

"I think you should-"

"You're seriously trying to ask me out? What's next- fucking engagment rings? You're not a option for me Mason, you're just an object I can fuck when there's nothing on TV, okay?" Theo barks, beginning to dry his hair with the smaller towel.

He stares at the human in confusion as Mason gets his things and leaves. This desertion is pretty stupid, because they're in Mason's apartment. Though judging by the hormonal rush he's feeling, Mason is way too upset to stay.

"Would you rather I lied to your face?" Theo shouts. The only answer he received was the door slam.