There are many reasons why I think Derek Hale is a soft boy™ underneath all of his brooding and anger. These are my first headcanons and writing please be gentle with your criticisms.
The way he dips his chin when he smiles like he’s embarrassed to show that he is happy. After all the bad things that have happened to him he doesn’t smile much so when he does he gets quite shy.
He likes having his hair played with it relaxes him to have someone touch him softly instead of hurting him.
Derek likes cooking like really enjoys it. Whether it for himself or for others, the smell of food coming from the oven or the stove fills him with warmth.
He wants to keep everyone safe. He has grown such a close relationship with the pack. He’d be so upset if he lost them or if they got hurt because he would immediately blame himself.
Derek knows the names of most flowers their meanings and their meanings in different colors.
When Derek was younger he was a total momma’s boy. He loved spending time with his mom. He would help her with food shopping and do other things to help his mom.
Even though his werewolf abilities keep him warm enough, Derek likes to sleep with a bunch of soft fluffy blankets.
Derek likes candy like a lot. His favorite caramel.
He smells warm like cinnamon when he isn’t running around fighting or sweating from training.
He’s really embarrassed about it but Derek really likes having his tummy rubbed. After an especially stressful and hard day. He just wants to lay down with you while you rub his tummy and stroke his hair until melts into the bed.
When Derek first wakes up he has terrible (-ly adorable) bed head. His hair is sticking in different directions. It’s matted down in the back and front of his head.
He really loves cuddling a lot. He likes the safety and comfort of being wrapped in another person’s arms. He has his head on your chest so he can listen to your heart beat. He’s the calmest at those moments.
He finds the fact that caring about you makes him the man he is now since it’s been so long since he cared for someone.
He’s been hurt so many times emotionally and from emotional abuse from Kate and Peter makes him very soft.
He likes watching Disney movies. His favorite movie is Lilo and Stitch because of how the characters are all a family even though they are all different. He thinks the pack is like that.
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