Things settled down fairly quickly in the aftermath of the final battle. Most people in town seemed appalled by their own actions, while others retreated into denial, pretending nothing had happened.

Still, some good was coming from the new normal.

Derek, Braden and Cora decided to stay in Beacon Hills and, given the gutting of his department, Sheriff Stilinski offered them jobs. Braeden, already happy with her job, turned him down, but the Hales accepted. Chris Argent agreed to a part time position with the department as well. Stiles had advocated for a job of his own, but his father wanted him to return to Quantico to finish training there.

Agent McCall put the kibosh on that idea. Apparently, the training co-ordinators were not pleased with Stiles's mysterious mid-raid disappearing act. Though Derek's name had since been cleared, Stiles was no longer welcome in the program.

The French Hunters dispersed quickly, though Isaac and Danny remained., as did Jackson and Ethan.

The McCall pack was bigger than Liam had ever seen, not that this was a bad thing.

At home, Liam's parents were a little surprised by the sudden appearance of Theo, but they rolled with it when they found out he didn't have anywhere else to go. Plus, he was a really good houseguest. He helped with the dishes, kept his room clean and was quiet and respectful.

Basically, Liam's folks adored him.

Liam liked having Theo around too…maybe more than he would like to admit. The Chimera was smart, funny, a worthy video game opponent…but wow, was he ever distracting.

The first night Liam brought Theo home, he'd almost been amused by how happy the other boy was to take a hot shower. The Chimera spent a good 30 minutes in the bathroom and when he finally finished, Liam was waiting to tease him, but the comment died on his lips.

Steam billows out of the bathroom as Theo emerged, damp chest glistening, wet hair tousled. He wore a towel sling low around his hips and Liam choked a bit, eyes darting from the heat flushed cheeks, down to a droplet of water rolling along the curve of one pec, down solid abs until it was finally absorbed in the towel…right near the cut V of his pelvis.

Liam stared long and hard before shaking himself and practically leaping to his feet, muttering about food.

Every day since, he'd managed to bump into Theo in a similar state of undress and Liam's nerves were starting to fray. He wondered if anyone noticed, but he thought he was keeping s kid on things pretty well. After all, as a teenage boy, he was used to unexpected, unexplainable trips to bonerville.

The softer moments though, those were what Liam knew would be his undoing. Seeing Theo sitting on his bed, reading, quiet and content. The soft brush of Theo's hair against his hand. Hearing Theo singing along to some silly song on the radio with Liam's mom while he helped her with dinner…Each little moment made Liam smile and his heart skip.

Nights were harder though.

At night, he often heard soft whimpers and cries from Theo's room and he couldn't help but investigate. The other boy seemed to know he was there and quieted, comforted by Liam's presence.

Tonight, the nightmares seemed to be worse than usual. Without thinking, Liam stroked Theo's fluffy hair back from his face and the other boy immediately jerked away, skittering back, curling against the wall and hugging his knees to his chest, eyes panicked.

"Hey, it's just me," Liam said, not wanting to further spook Theo.

Slowly, the older boy relaxed, still tee and curled in on himself. "Sorry, I…."

"Had a nightmare," Liam concluded, settling down on the bed. "C'mon. You'll sleep better if you're not alone."

That was how they ended up sleeping together on a fairly regular basis. Among the pack, a few eyebrows were raised and it was Jackson who pointed out, "You two are all over each other, scent wise."

Liam was pretty sure it was Lydia who smuggled pamphlets about safe sex into his back pack…or maybe Ms. McCall.

The pamphlets going into detail about how 2 guys have sex, those could only have come from Stiles. His giggles were a sure give away in retrospect and Liam wished he'd had the forethought to check his bag as they left the pack meeting.

Instead, he'd just dumped his bag out onto the bed during a search for a pen. Theo was in the room of course to see the pamphlets that landed atop the pile of books, all bold text and bright, non-threatening drawings.

'Why Lube is your new best friend!'

'So you want to find your prostate (or someone else's)!'

'The ins and outs of going in an out!'

Wide eyed, Liam snatched up the damn pamphlets, going red in the face. "Damn it, Stiles!" he muttered, trying to shove them in a drawer, out of sight. "I swear, I'm gonna start putting a padlock on my bag…."

His voice trailed off when he saw Theo's face, a moment before the other boy began to laugh.

"Oh, it's good to know I'm not the only one," Theo wheezed, opening his bag and displaying an array of pamphlets. One in particular made Liam gulp.

'Bottoming for Beginners!'

Licking his lips, Liam cast a look at Theo and asked, "You don't seem freaked out that they think…you know…."

"I'm not," Theo replied, stepping closer. "Are you?"

"No!" Liam almost yelped, then took a breath, steadying himself. "No, I just wish…they wouldn't try to be helpful. It's kind of horrifying."

The slow smile that crept across Theo's face made Liam's stomach flip in a very pleasant way. "Oh, I don't know…I read some of the literature. It was far less traumatic than when I Googled 'How to have gay sex'."

Liam's eyes grew wide at the idea of Theo looking into that on Google. "Oh my God!" he exclaimed, unable to hold back his laughter. "I…I bet that was…."

"So much porn," Theo agreed solemnly before his composure broke and his laughter joined Liam's. "So much truly disturbing porn."

For several minutes, all they could do was laugh, nearly doubled over, clinging to each other in order to keep upright. Each time Liam felt like he was getting a hold of himself, he would meet Theo's gaze and think of what kind of results that Google search had produced…and he would lose it again.

"Oh man," Theo wheezed, head falling forward to rest on Liam's shoulder. His hair brushed Liam's neck, achingly soft and smelling of Liam's own shampoo. The contact sent shivers through Liam, sobering him and her brought up a hand, cupping the back of Theo's neck, thumb brushing along the other boy's jaw.

In a matter of moments both boys quieted, the only sounds in the room their quiet breathing. Theo raised his head, looking searching into Liam's eyes. He was so close, the skin under Liam's fingers so warm and vital….

Later, neither could say who moved first, their lips coming together in a surprisingly tender kiss. Liam's fingers slid up, burying themselves in Theo's hair as the taller boy's hands fell to Liam's hips, one wrapping around to press at the small of his back, pulling him closer.

As far as first kisses went, it was pretty epic…or would have been, had Liam's mom not interrupted them, shouting up the stairs to let them know dinner was ready.

Still, it was a hell of a kiss…and held the promise of far more to come.

TBC….maybe? IDK, is this a good place to end it?