Heron Lake Plateau The clock may run out on us.

"me too," tegan cut in after his father, stepping forward. even though tegan's filter typically never worked, he understood this situation as a time where his typical personality just wasn't welcome. and actually quite liking being the pack favorite, he knew better than to be an ass and make everyone hate him. 

today, given the circumstances, tegan was quiet and helpful. stoic, maybe even stoic. no one ever described tegan as stoic, but maybe today.