Tamed

Inside of the room, he sat on the bed, back in his human form, staring at his hands. He was still feeling the sensation of holding Patty in his arms. The warmth of her body was slowly fading away from his skin but her scent still lingered.

With a knock on the door, Patty brought the attention to her. She stood in between the door frame with the dog plush sticking in front of her face. Tiberius noticed the folded blanket over her forearm and the pillow pushing against her waist. "I brought your things..." She placed them all on the table and left the room, closing the door behind.

Was she angry at him for scaring her? He felt a sudden sadness. It was his doing and his fault. It wasn't she, coming in the middle of the night and lying down in his bed... It was him. He did it all and then reacted aggressively.

Before, Romulus slept in the same room with him, but now, he is far away and he felt scared and lonely. He gave it a try and slept in the same space as Patty at first, and since he didn't dislike it, he repeated it every day then. Each night, he grew bolder, seeking the warmth and presence of someone.

Tiberius learned to like Patty in his own way, so he didn't mind her for that at all. During the day, with the toy in his arms and things in tow, he observed Patty working. Her focus was fully fixed on the monitor, typing away her heart. She had to meet a deadline, so she had no time for him.

During her break, Tiberius walked over to her, sticking the doll's snout in front of her face. "Can I ask you for a favor?" Patty baffled by his approach just agreed right away. He never wants anything from her. This was a first. "Can I hug you?!" She was speechless. He wanted what from her?! "Okay?!" She said with an awkward but confused tone in her voice.

Tiberius pushed the doll into her hands. "Hold it like this." Patty, with the switched toy, was standing motionless in front of the big white-haired guy. She saw, how on each of the sides of her head an arm appeared and extended behind her, wrapping around her body. She felt his huge hands on her back, pressing her towards him.

Her face got pushed into the back of the soft doll and against his chest. He tightened the grip on the embrace and placed his chin on the top of her head. For a minute he didn't even move and only his calm breathing made Patty believe that the time didn't stop.

As soon, as it started, it ended. Tiberius did not say anything, took the dog out of her hands, and left the room. "What just happened?!" Tiberius sat back in the backroom and was looking at the face of the plush toy. With each day, his courage to look into Patty's face was growing. Maybe soon...

In the evening, Patty came to ask Tiberius about the dinner. She wanted to know, what would he wish to try to taste. She grabbed the dog as always and put it in front of her face. Tiberius stood up, pushed the toy down, and directly stared into her eyes. It surprised her and she averted her gaze.

He reached out with a shaking hand, hesitating but then, turned her chin with his index finger to face him. Tiberius was tense but finally, he took the initiative to be more brave. He didn't want to live in fear anymore and Patty proved to be trustworthy. He could proudly look into her eyes.

Patty was touched, smiled, and repeated the question. "What do you want to eat?" He was fine with anything. Later, after dinner, she surprised him with a cake, which he loved. Tiberius felt safe and content. Of course, his trauma didn't disappear, he just could breathe freely. The everyday fear was slowly fading away and becoming just a bad memory.

In the middle of the night, Patty still didn't sleep. She was waiting for Tiberius to appear. He didn't disappoint her. Around 1 a.m. the door opened with a muffled squicking of the hinges. Tiberius was standing silently over her bed.

She couldn't take that awkwardness anymore. "Don't stand there so, just hop in. I want to sleep..." Tiberius didn't say a word. Patty just sensed his presence in the room, then how the bed creaked and she could feel how the mattress got pushed down and her body followed towards it.

The plush toy got pressed against her back and a hot steamy air was touching the nape. A long pale arm extended over her side, grabbing her around the other shoulder and pushing her against the werewolf. Tiberius threw the blanket over them and snuggled himself to her.

He learned, what affection is and now that child seeks any warm touch he could get. Tiberius got finally tamed! It reminded Patty of Romulus, he was almost the same way, but in a more grown-up way. Tiberius, on the contrary, is still childish. He let out a huge loud sigh, like a dog when it goes to sleep.

At the moment, Patty felt safer because even when something would happen, Tiberius would be there to lend her a helping paw. When Zeev with Romulus were leaving, she lied, that she trusted Tiberius to keep her safe, but she already changed her mind. The behavior, that he expressed assured her about it.

Still, she couldn't fall asleep like this. It was a little bit weird. It was different when she slept and he crept under the blankets during that time. Tomorrow Patty should sit down with the young werewolf and have a chat.

Maybe she should ask him about his past, what he remembers or rather not?! She does not want him to relive some traumatic memories. She pondered about it half of the night, till she fell asleep.