[Alan blinks, then shakes his head. For one brief second, a horrified, wounded look crosses his face before it melts into a facade of a smile as he laughs and shakes his head again.]
Yeah, okay...not funny, Scout. [Because none of what had happened between them would ever have gone down if he weren't a guy. If they lived in a perfect world, he'd either be a girl or the men would run things in his family, like they did in the rest of the world...he'd actually have some say, then, and he'd never have had to lose Scout.
He'd be head of the family if he were a girl. He could have changed the rules, if he were a girl. If he were a girl, and if Scout was a guy...they'd still be together, and he probably would never have had to come to the Barge. Stiles wouldn't have been possessed by the Nogitsune...then again, Scout may never have gained her Alphahood, either.
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Yeah, okay...not funny, Scout. [Because none of what had happened between them would ever have gone down if he weren't a guy. If they lived in a perfect world, he'd either be a girl or the men would run things in his family, like they did in the rest of the world...he'd actually have some say, then, and he'd never have had to lose Scout.
He'd be head of the family if he were a girl. He could have changed the rules, if he were a girl. If he were a girl, and if Scout was a guy...they'd still be together, and he probably would never have had to come to the Barge. Stiles wouldn't have been possessed by the Nogitsune...then again, Scout may never have gained her Alphahood, either.
But...he'd still be with her. He knows it.]