I Read A Fic Where Derek Hale’s Father’s Name Was Xavier Hale, And He Accepted The Bite From Talia.

I read a fic where Derek Hale’s father’s name was Xavier Hale, and he accepted the bite from Talia. It stuck with me, so this is now my headcanon: Derek Hale’s father’s name is Xavier Hale. Xavier was born human, but when he fell in love and mated with Talia Hale, he chose to receive the bite and become her beta and Alpha mate. Once bitten and mated, he took Talia’s last name. After becoming a wolf, he loved to chase Talia and throw her over his shoulder and run around with her on his shoulder even though she was the Alpha, and technically that should go against her every instinct as an Alpha, but she loved it and she loved him, so she let him. Peter didn’t like that Xavier, very quickly, became an exceptional wolf and mastered control over it. He believed a bitten wolf could never master full control over their wolf like a born wolf could. For years they had one sided beef. Mostly with Peter being an asshole and believing his sister could’ve done better. He loved to remind Xavier that he wouldn’t ever be a true wolf and Talia deserved a real wolf. Xavier’s personality was very similar to Scott’s, a bit arrogant and cocky at times, kind of dumb, a absolute puppy, always had good intentions, loyal, a true lover boy and had a heart of gold. (This was part of the reason why Peter chose to bite Scott, because something about him was so familiar and nostalgic, he wanted him in his pack) Xavier ends up saving Peter from a rogue feral omega at some point and Peter finally realizes the flaw of his beliefs. After that, Xavier becomes the older brother Peter has always wanted (Peter is second born after Talia, who is the oldest, they have 7 other siblings). Derek is the splitting image of Xavier Hale. The only difference between them is that Xavier has longer, shaggier hair, which he will sometimes tie into a man bun, he’s also more muscular, mostly due to age though. (Laura looks more like Talia, and Cora a perfect combo of both Talia and Xavier) He absolutely adored his children and doted on them. Laura and Cora used to love to play with his hair and practice braiding it. So sometimes he’ll walk around proudly with random braids, hair ties, bows and clips in his hair lol. He would get down on his hands and knees and let Derek ride on his back and let him grab onto his hair and pretend they were reigns as he galloped around with him on his back, Derek would squeal and laugh all through the house. (Sorry I’m about to make this tragically depressing but it wouldn’t be a Hale story if it wasn’t angsty) Sadly, Xavier Hale was killed in a calculated attack by an invading pack trying to take over the Hale territory in Beacon Hills. The Hale pack completely tore them apart, and Talia went after the Alpha that killed her mate and tore their throat out with her teeth. Derek was 11 years old, Laura 15, and Cora 6 when their father was killed. The loss was unbearable, and Talia came close to loosing herself, but ultimately chose to stay strong and keep her head up for her children and her pack because they needed her…… 5 years later, the fire happened. After the fire, Derek found it harder to look in the mirror than after his father died, because he swore he could see the disappoint in his father’s eyes through his own reflection. Looking at his reflection was just a painful reminder of all that he lost. He also found it hard to look Laura in the eyes, who is now the new Alpha, because she looked and acted so much like Talia, especially when in Alpha mode. When things felt especially tough, Derek would lay his head on Laura’s lap and she would play with his hair to comfort both him and herself. Even though Derek’s hair was shorter, she would try to braid his hair the best she could even if Derek’s hair looked like a complete mess after, it was comforting, and he loved her so he let her. After Laura is killed by Peter, Derek literally refused to look at his own reflection for a while. Years later, after he finds out Cora is alive, he would sometimes lay his head in her lap while she played with his hair.