The relationship between Scott McCall and Malia Tate from the supernatural drama Teen Wolf.
History[]
Scott and Malia were friends prior to becoming a romantic relationship. They first met when Scott and Stiles were investigating the crash site Malia's adopted mother and sister were killed. To his surprise, the coyote that Scott was hunting turned out to be Malia who he identified with his werewolf alpha eyes when he was calming her down. A couple of days later, Scott and his friends were able to turn Malia back into a human girl and reunited her with her adoptive father, Henry Tate. The next time Malia and Scott met was after she was released from Eichen House and sent to Beacon Hills by Marin Merrell, who told her Scott could help her regain her coyote abilities. Coming to the mall household, Malia informed Scott of ways he could save Stiles and defeat the Nogistune. Sometime after Allison's death, Malia started Beacon Hills High School, and Scott was able to help her summon her retractable claws, triggering her Werecoyote powers once more.
By the start of Season 4, Malia became a full-fledged member of Scott's pack and circle of friends. While Scott was also aware of Peter being Malia's biological father, he never told her. After seeing Peter's true plans to steal Scott's powers, Malia immediately turned against her father. coating to side with her friends. Scott and Malia's friendship remained strong through the first half of Season 5, but their friendship fell apart; this was due to Theo Raeken's manipulations and Malia wanting to kill her mother. However, when given the chance, Malia decided not to and helped save Scott's boss, Deaton from La Bete instead. The pack came together once again, Scott, Malia, and their friends saved Lydia from Eichen House.
In Season 6, Scott and Malia grew closer, which came to be when Stiles was erased from existence and the Ghost Riders captured him. In Season 6B, Malia and Scott developed romantic feelings for each other that began a relationship midway through the story arc. Since then, Malia had become Scott's closest confidante and they frequently spent their time together in McCall House. During the final battle with the Anuk-ite, Gerard Argent and Tamora Monroe, Scott blinded himself so he could fight the Anuk-ite. However, it was Malia's kids that activated his Regenerative Healing Factor and restored Scott's vision. In the two-year flashforward, Scott and Malia were still boyfriend and girlfriend.
Throughout the series, Scott and Malia have been one of the longest-romantic couples on the show. Since the start of their relationship in Season 6B, Scott has become Malia's own anchor, as he is often the one who calms her down when he speaks her name or grabbed her hand. They often fight side by side together and have protected one another side the start of their relationship.
At the start of Teen Wolf: The Movie, Scott and Malia had broken up. When he returned to Beacon Hills, their reunion was welcomed but awkward. By the end of the film, Scott had rekindled his relationship with Allison, and Malia was dating Jordan Parrish.
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