tender aches,

IND. ISAAC LAHEY OF TEEN WOLF

i. introduction ,

─ introduction , Hi. My name is Cas. 20 Plus. SHE/HER PRONOUNS. Absolutely chill af and very slow with activity all the time. But I always try to reply to everything. DISCORD is always ready to be shared even though I also don’t promise the best activity there. The quickest and surest way to talk to me is definitely through IMS.

─ selectivity , This is mostly for my sanity. I reserve the right to reply or not reply to threads depending on my muse at that particular time. It’s not in an effort to ignore anyone but mostly to ensure I keep enjoying roleplaying as a HOBBY for me. This might mean me replying only once a month or a series of five replies in one hour. A friendly reminder here and there is appreciated but hounding me for a reply would make me just lose muse for the thread entirely. The same applies for shipping. I enjoy shipping like crazy so it’s not as big of an issue but at the end of the day CHEMISTRY IS IMPORTANT not only between muses but also between muns. I like shipping with friends. I’ve learned it keeps longevity when it comes to writing.

─ mutuals only , This one is also purely for my sanity’s sake. I’m only semi-selective to an extent. But please if I don’t follow back, don’t send me messages asking why or if I want to rp. I can be very liberal with who I follow and that kind of burned me before. I can still be in that way, that I can follow on a whim. Or sometimes only after thoroughly reading about the muse and the mun’s rules. But if I don’t follow back, know that there are no hard feelings. Feel free to unfollow. And if at any point, you want to break mutuals. That’s fine too.

─ thread replies , This is more of a note than a rule that I do practice queuing replies. It’s just easier for me. And it helps me from feeling too overwhelmed. If that’s not for you, I might not be the partner for you. Although, my queue system isn’t too strict. I am happy to bump it up in my queue if you ask nicely. Assuming I am done with the reply.

─ formatting , It definitely doesn’t matter to me how you want to write your replies or whether you want to use icons or gifs. I won't’ make you format it like mine or write like I do just like I don't expect you to make me format it like yours. C'est la vie, buds. It’s your blog. I’ll reply either way. And what’s important to me is QUALITY OVER QUANTITY. I write usually with SMALL TEXT and an icon. On occasion I do use SMALL AND SUB TEXT but usually stick with just small text. If that is at any point a hindrance to your reading, please let me know and I’m happy to accomodate and change styles. I also usually write from THIRD PERSON but have no problem from whatever perspective you write. I absolutely enjoy variety.

─ content , I don’t think it needs to be mentioned but my muse is the lowest 18, so he is of age. But for the majority, smut and other nsfw material, will occur on this blog but will mostly like FADE TO BLACK or be MOVED TO DISCORD. I’m just a lot more comfortable there. And you know, no smut with minors and all that. I’m old. I’m tired. You know the deal. Other triggering material will be tagged to the utmost of my ability. If I ever fail to tag one, or get please, please do let me know. But be forewarned, TRIGGERING AND SENSITIVE MATERIALS may occur on this blog often, namely some strong ABUSE MENTION, DEPRESSION, SUICIDAL IDEATION, PAIN AND ETC. that may vary on the plot of a thread or my mood on that day.

─ duplicates , , I love my fellow Isaac writers but I do on occasion block other writers usually when my anxiety is at peak and I get a little insecure with my own writing. And usually, more often than not practice waiting for them to follow me before I follow them just so I know the other party would be comfortable with me following them. Otherwise, I leave them be. And respect and enjoy all unique iterations of my favorite character.

─ shipping , More of a sub note than an actual rule too. My main verse is a catch all for Isaac ages between 18 to his early 20s. And most shipping, unless specific verses are applied fall into that realm. If within canon, it’s around the time when he’s 18. If it’s outside of canon, more than likely he’s in his 20s.

─ credit , All rights to Isaac Lahey is owned by Jeff Davis although I wished he wasn’t. All icons are made by me unless stated otherwise. Some PSDS from ITSPHOTOSHOP. Icon psd to PLUTOCOMISSIONS. And some psd credit to VENUSCOMISSIONS, AND OCEANPSD. They’re all so talented and amazing. The base code is from HERE. If there is anything I missed, please let me know.

last seen : naples, italy ─ presumed dead

isaac david lahey - werewolf - neutral good .

QUICK OVERVIEW.

Isaac David Lahey began as a beta in the Hale Pack. The first one to fully accept the role offered by Derek, right after Jackson. His sense of loyalty to his family is his biggest anchor but his proper and most concrete one is his big brother. His memories of Camden Lahey keeps him sane. He fell back a year in his childhood. He is 16 during the timeframe of season 2. He is from 17 to 18 during the timeframe of season 3. He is 19 and older onwards although he is canon divergent from then on. He can speak english, french, and a little bit of spanish. He still suffers from long bouts of anxiety as well as claustrophobia with the occasional major depressive episode. As a survivor of child abuse and much more, he also has serious problems with trauma he isn’t usually good at addressing. There are also days when he has to be doing something with his fingers, almost in a self-stimulatory sense, to satisfy his anxiety. And his claustrophobia is not completely limited to small spaces. Even big crowds or anything that hinders an exit can be a trigger point for him. There will also be days when he is mute and solitary to the point that he would avoid nearly all interaction and would flinch at the smallest of contact, almost along the lines of depersonalization or derealization. There will also be days when he can have mild body dysmorphia because he keeps expecting the werewolf genes to wear off and he’d see all his scars and bruises so he covers up in sleeves and jackets. And while he is not really religious, having avoided Catholicism like a plague as soon as he was able, he still occasionally goes to mass for christmas or to light a candle for his family. He is quick to remark with something witty or something thoughtless. Blunt almost to a point. But at the end of the day, he will stand by and for the people he cares about. Loyal almost to death. It takes a lot for him to give up on someone. He works a lot of odd jobs in his post-teen wolf verse and the occasional tattoo shop.
LYNCATHROPY.

Werewolf lore follows most of what is established within Teen Wolf continuity with some general deviances.

He can shift fully although it requires a large sense of control, or perhaps lack of, and full acceptance of your state of being which Isaac doesn’t achieve until he is in his mid-30s. He is almost 9ft tall if standing and 4-5ft from the ground on all fours.

The shift is extremely painful and without managing an anchor can hurt to the extent of ripping skin and bones straight off your body. Isaac relies heavily on his deep sense of control and anchor. But he, like anyone, is still susceptible to losing it, and can go through the same follies as any new werewolf pup could. His control, however, is generally superb to the point of obsessive. Nonetheless, he rarely shifts beyond the fangs and the glow of his eyes along with his claws unless there is absolute danger. Otherwise, he usually avoids shifting into his full werewolf form or anything more than necessary that could risk exposure.

Through the years he has become an exceptional tracker. Usually tracking baits as far as a few hundred miles.

He’s well versed with basic supernatural lore knowledge. Some of which may purely be based on movies he watched as a kid. But the more obscure the creature, and the less likely they are to have written text for them available within the last century or so, the less likely for him to know them.

One of the biggest perks of lycanthropy on him is decelerated aging. He ages very slowly. Along with it is regeneration, although unlike aging, this is very dependent not only on the physical state of the creature but the psychological state as well. In large part, Isaac isn’t very good with using this to the best of his advantage. Not when his state of mind is particularly bad. Along with this is also the ability to handle extreme temperatures. But there’s a part of him that will always feel cold no matter what.

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verses ,

MAIN UNIVERSE .

MAYBE THAT WAS HOME. CHOKING SOUNDS AND SILENCE / HUMAN .Events that take place before the show. Mostly headcanon based. Can range from childhood to early adolescence. Anything before Isaac’s introduction and taking the bite. Also used as his PRIMARILY HUMAN VERSE.

RUIN MUST LOOK LIKE THIS / CANON . Set within the events of the show, up to Isaac’s departure. Canon-Divergent Post Season 3. Isaac maintains contact up until Season 6 where he has eventually lost contact and become unreachable to the pack and to Chris. Otherwise, he’s mostly remained outside of Beacon Hills but not necessarily exclusive to Europe. Functionally during his EARLY-TWENTIES and he’s also had a bit more training and more knowledge, not so extensive to be an expert, but enough to be aware of how things work. Nonetheless, he isn’t usually in the best mental state.

A SHIPWRECK TRYING TO RESURRECT ITSELF / ALT . Follows canon except for the slight diversion that it's very specific to other supernatural types of shows: TVD, SPN, etc. Isaac is on his own by then, having travelled around Europe and/or America, depending. Usually around his MID-TWENTIES.

LOVE THE UTTER DISASTER OF IT / OLDER . Mostly having been on his own, functioning as the occasional rogue omega wolf, trying to do good where he can or just surviving as best as he can. He’s 44 when he accidentally becomes an ALPHA.Taking the life of one he’s bumped into once or twice through the years until he can no longer sit idly by as he watches him terrorize innocent people. Set during his late 40s, at least two decades since the events of canon where he’d collected a few stray omegas, some abandoned and some under the misfortune of being bitten by stray werewolves under his wing to help them survive. Teach them how to control their wolves and offer them a home if needed or offer them their own way to salvation.
alternate universe .

SALVATION IS A LIE / TMI & SHADOWHUNTER . Isaac is the youngest son to the Lahey Family, a renowned Shadowhunter Family. His Father had trained some of the oldest and best warriors in the Nephilim World. At 19, however Isaac is disowned and disavowed when he comes home with a Werewolf bite after a mission. Offered the warrior’s way out, Isaac took the cowardly way out in his Father’s eyes and tried to live. He ran away from Los Angeles to NewYork where he got adopted into one of the Local Pack ( I.E. Either Luke’s or Maia’s ) and restarted his life slowly. Now he has his own apartment somewhere in Brooklyn and works as a cop on the side .

SEMPER FIDELIS / ARMY . Raised by a brutal and abusive Father, Isaac sought escape through enlisting. Following his Brother’s footsteps and avoiding the opportunity that Derek provided with the bite by going into brass and bullet as soon as he turned 18. And after his Father had died from a mysterious killer that had never been physically caught, Isaac was determined to not come back to Beacon Hills unless it was necessary. He had maintained a steady contract and employment within the army, moving through different tours around Afghanistan. Only coming home for the occasional break between jobs and only coming home to Beacon Hills to attend to personal affairs or visiting his Family’s grave plot. Outside of that, he’d sold the house and often stays in Motels whenever he comes home anywhere. His age functionably varies depending on the verse / plot. But he makes it to captain around his MID THIRTIES.

THERE IS A MAD WAR IN THESE BONES / DC & MARVEL . More or less follows his canon time line outside of the existence of superheroes. Where he’s a young werewolf just trying to navigate through life with Aliens and Superheroes constantly destroying cities and having fights by eventually trying to join them in the quest. Turning wolf and trying to help clean the city one cry for help at the time which is easier said than done. Tends to operate on his own and has a big sense of hero worship for heroes that he thinks stands for the same as his beliefs. Mainly in his EARLY or MID TWENTIES.

BROKEN HOMES & BROKEN PEOPLE / AFTG . Follows with most of the canon of the book, except that he develops a close bond with Neil Josten beforehand. A boy he had met and befriended sometime before he was recruited into the Foxes. He mostly maintains Defense and becomes close friends with most of the Foxes and more of an annoying presence in the Monster’s lives with his close allegiance to Neil. Primarily connected to casualtygain’s Neil but not exclusive.

HE BLEEDS FOR THE MOON / DEMIGODS OR PJO . His mother didn’t know what she was getting into. She was ready to leave her husband for him but Hades turned around and left her and him dry. He was raised to believe that his Father was his Father when in reality he shared very little blood with him or any connection. It was only made apparent as the years wore on and they lost their mother that the once calm and perfect Lahey Patriarch turned to brutal words and locked freezers as his answer for his resentment towards a son that wasn’t his. His Brother had protected him as best as he could but he was 11 when he shipped out. He lost him two years later. It only seemed then that he’d notice things were different. He was working in his Father’s graveyard one night when he was first introduced to the world of monsters and demigods.

Mild alterations can be made with his godparent for private verses.

DEATH ROSE TO KISS MY CHEEK / APOCALYPSE OR ZOMBIE . Set in post-apocalyptic worlds, Iac had been maintaining his survival on his own. Only purely for the goal to find his brother whom he had lost amidst all the panic that had seized over the whole planet. He’s rough around the edges, having been by himself for months and barely no contact until he finally finds some solace within a group or camp where he easily takes to volunteer for any raids or any chance to be put outside again. Just so he could keep a constant eye out for his brother and feel more useful to something.

ROTTEN IS THE CROWN / DESCENDANTS .== Son of Eugene and Rapunzel, stolen in the dead of night. Weeks turn to months and months turn into years of nothing. On the Isle, a young boy is raised by one of Gothel’s ex-confidant. Convinced that he will turn out just like his mother, gifted with golden hair and magic, he’s only sorely disappointed to find a normal boy with curly brown hair like his fathers and only a glint of blue in his eyes and none of the promise of more that Gothel had echoed through the circles in years. Bitter and resentful, feeling wronged by his parents, he keeps the boy and raises him as his own. Isaac grew up thinking his fake family was his real family as he was raised amongst the other kids of the Isle as one of them. He mostly stays to himself and finds whatever reason to get out of the house as much as he could, constantly working on ways to make money to bring home to his father.

STANDING ON SHATTERED GROUND / T100 . He wasn’t planned and he was unwanted as soon as his mother expelled her last breath trying to bring him into the world. But his brother couldn’t let him go. Camden Lahey had promised his mother he’d protect his little brother, so he did. And he got floated because of it. Nearly ten years later and he’s no longer that skinny kid, reprimanded for existing. He took his brother’s place. A place he gave up willingly to give him a chance to live. A position his father reminds him, every night, locked up in the same box they’d kept him hidden as a kid, that it was his fault they lost everything. But he managed, He pushed through. He couldn’t give up just because his Father didn’t want him. He spent most of his time with the engineering team, fixing up the arc and whatever he can do to help. Until the crash and he’d lost his father. He’d been more determined then to cling to any form of survival plan that would work out for everyone.

==DEEPLY SHAKEN AND UNHOLDY / VOID .== On his own and finally his good luck runs out. Hunters find him. And gut him for dead. But there’s something. He has what they want. In a box in his bag. He can feel them taking it but he’s too weak, too torn to pieces to fight anymore, and he’s merely waiting for his last breath. And his eyes close and he’s there, new face, new voice. His face. His voice. Offering life. Offering everything. Offering him one more second of reprieve. He knows better than to take it. He’s seen waht it’s done. He knows what it took from him. But something in him, something he doesn’t even know what, wasn’t ready to die. Not yet. Not like that. And he says yes. Void takes over and he finds peace, somewhat, in ignorance.

MAKING EXIT SIGNS OUT OF NOTHING / STRANGER THINGS OR IT FRANCHISE . It starts out with a missing case. Doesn’t it always? And something that slithers in the night. And kids going out to check on things, find answers, ask questions, until one more kid goes missing. But no one looks for him. His Father doesn’t care. He won’t be missed. He never is. But a month or so later, he comes back. New gait in his steps. Something different in his eyes. Quiet boy now howls in the night. Caught where he shouldn’t and showing fangs and claws in places he shouldn’t.

Depending on which, for stranger things, he gets taken into the upside down and touched on by the scientists. Comes out of it with some werewolf ability. For Derry, it’s mostly him still getting bitten in the dead of night and turned into a werewolf.

SNAKES IN THE GRASS / RIVERDALE . His brother was a snake. Isn’t that how it always goes? His Father was good for nothing abusive alcoholic and Camden Lahey took it upon himself to do everything he can to keep his little brother safe. He took the jobs, no matter how dangerous, to keep a roof over their heads and Isaac away from their father’s reach as soon as he was able. No one had a problem with it. Everyone knew how Norman Lahey could be. And for a good few years, that was fine. But he was fourteen when Cam got pinched. A good ten years on a botched job and he ended up as the fall guy. He took it because anything for the Serpents. That was his family, and subsequently, Isaac realized, his. The social workers wanted him back with his Dad. His Dad wanted nothing to do with him. But he was the only legal guardian and as far as it looked on paper, he was the best choice.

Isaac didn’t agree. So he did what his Big Brother did. He’d ran off. He joined the Serpent. He found his own home. He works jobs for them while working at the local graveyard on the side. The old man was aging by the time he was 16 that he was practically running it on his own too and had free reign at night to help the Serpents with whatever dealing that they needed. But for the most part, he tried to avoid the big jobs. He didn’t even tell Camden about it until a few years later when their plans for College fell through. He was supposed to move to California or New York. Get into some fancy art school. Make a name for himself out of his brother and father’s shadow. But that never quite worked out. He’s Twenty and he still lives in the trailer park, working on the graveyard and with the Serpents. For god knows how long.

IN BRIGHTEST DAY IN DARKEST NIGHT / GL AU OR DCU . It started with power and a ring. He should have known better. But Sinestro had his way, had this air about him, had his pull. He offered and Isaac took. The ring gave him something he hadn’t felt in a long time. Power. Agency. Strength. But fear could only take you so far. Eventually, he broke away. He found a better way. He found the Green Lanterns. Brought him back to a path he might have never been able to go back from. And now, he’s off protecting space just as much as anyone else on the corp while trying to figure out