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2026-06-13
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2026-06-13
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Puppy Wolf's Midnight Rescue

Summary:

Liam was usually an adorable, freckle-faced puppy of sunshine, but tonight he was a sleep-deprived, starving, and incredibly grumpy werewolf. Despite having a loving family, his girlfriend Hayden, his best friend Mason, and the entire Scott McCall pack behind him, Liam somehow wandered into the police station—exhausted, clumsy, and completely oblivious.

Locked in his cell and dying of boredom, Theo Raeken was deeply confused to see the younger wolf. Before Theo could ask why he wasn't safe at Scott's, Liam tripped, crashed to the floor, and began crying from a painful bloody nose.

Panicked and protective, Theo broke right out of his jail cell. As Liam kicked, yelled, and threw grumpy punches, Theo scooped him into his arms. To quiet him down, Theo stuffed Liam’s favorite treat—fresh raspberries—into his mouth, successfully distracting the moody beta.

Theo carried him back to his apartment, changed Liam into soft puppy pajamas, and handed him a huggable stuffed monkey. He placed a pacifier in Liam's mouth to soothe him and turned on a comforting moon nightlight.

"Sleep, little wolf," Theo whispered, secretly kissing Liam's freckled cheek before heading out to crash on the couch.

Chapter 1: THE BREAK-IN (OR BREAK-OUT?)

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CHARACTERS:

LIAM DUNBAR: Pure sunshine energy, freckle-faced, innocent, but running on zero sleep. Extremely grumpy, clumsy, and hungry.

THEO RAEKEN: Currently bored out of his mind in a Beacon Hills holding cell. Protective, sarcastic, but secretly soft for Liam.

MASON / HAYDEN / SCOTT PACK: (Mentioned/Background context).

INT. BEACON HILLS SHERIFF STATION - NIGHT

THEO RAEKEN paces the length of his holding cell. He’s bored, tossing a small, bruised raspberry up in the air and catching it. It’s a miracle he even managed to keep a small stash of berries in here, but he has his ways.

Suddenly, a loud, clumsy THUD echoes from the front lobby, followed by a soft, pathetic whine.

Theo frowns, walking up to the bars.

Through the frosted glass doors, a disheveled LIAM DUNBAR stumbles into the cellblock area. His usually adorable, sunshiny face is clouded over with dark under-eye circles. The freckles scattered across his cheeks look pale. He hasn’t slept in days, he’s been getting bullied at school, his girlfriend Hayden is getting on his nerves, and he is grumpy.

Liam takes three steps, misses his own footing, and TRIPS spectacularly over a stray janitor's bucket.

He hits the floor hard.

LIAM
(Muffled, miserable)
Ow...

Liam sits up, clutching his face. Blood begins to drip rapidly from his nose, staining his shirt. The innocent, puppy-like exterior completely crumbles, and big tears well up in his eyes. He starts crying, purely exhausted and overwhelmed.

THEO
(Eyes wide, alarmed)
Liam?! What the hell are you doing here? Why aren't you at Scott’s house? Or at home with Jenna and your stepdad?

Liam just sobs, wiping at his bloody nose, smearing red across his cheek.

LIAM
(Grumbling, sobbing)
Everyone's annoying. I'm hungry. I can’t sleep. Scott's pack is loud. Hayden won't stop talking. I just wanted... I don't know!

THEO
You came to a police station because you're hungry and tired?

Theo looks at the blood dripping down Liam's chin. His werewolf instincts flare up—he can't stand seeing the kid bleed. Theo looks at the cell lock, focuses his strength, and with a loud CRACK, shears the supernatural structural integrity of the bars, pushing the door open. He breaks out of jail without a second thought.