Derek (![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} surlier) wrote, |
None of that stopped his cheeks from coloring at the way Stiles described his scent. He knew already that it was personal, that it reminded Stiles of walking in the woods with his mom, but every time they discussed it, there was the reminder of how deeply personal their scents were to one another.
"And we might not, but even if they aren't, they'll display a predisposition for the bite." They had a far lower chance of rejection if they decided they wanted it when they were old.
Derek blinked at the circle Stiles made in his own conversation and tried not to grin (mostly failed) at the answer he gave himself. "You're keeping your first name." He had plans for that name, especially once he'd found out that it'd been given to his mate by his mother.
The grin he tried to keep back failed utterly as Scott stumbled over trying to say that he didn't want the details. "I agree, and as much as there is a huge sexual side of mates, it's not all crazy sex. There's a lot more to it. Packs are meant to help raise pups; they're a dedicated family unit. There's the part we see first -- the alpha, and if they have a mate, and the betas. But everything is designed to make a pack stronger, including making pups that fit in their ranks.
"A strong mated pair will compliment one another's strengths and weaknesses. And even if one of them is an alpha, they don't dominate each other within that relationship. I know humans see it differently, but not wolves. The alpha is the only one that can request their mate's submission, and trying to force someone else's mate to submit is a good way to start a fight." Yeah, he wasn't going to forget the way Scott barked out that order earlier, but hopefully now Scott would understand why he reacted the way he had.