[As much as Derek genuinely liked Scott, having him show up around his 'mate', temporary as that status was while he was in his rut would just push Derek to go on the aggressive to defend what was his.]
It's a... thing. Don't worry about it. You won't die.
[He might be exhausted and sore tomorrow, but he wouldn't be dead. Derek would see to that, even going so far as to feed him regularly during the mating to keep his reserves up.]
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Do not call Scott.
[As much as Derek genuinely liked Scott, having him show up around his 'mate', temporary as that status was while he was in his rut would just push Derek to go on the aggressive to defend what was his.]
It's a... thing. Don't worry about it. You won't die.
[He might be exhausted and sore tomorrow, but he wouldn't be dead. Derek would see to that, even going so far as to feed him regularly during the mating to keep his reserves up.]