Takahiro

One of the characters in Shadows, which I'm still reading and really enjoying, is a werewolf.
"Really?" You groan and sigh, "Another werewolf story?  Just when the last post was starting to draw me in to read it.  Megan really does write fantastic blog posts."
Well, read it anyway.  Takahiro, or Taks, is no... what's his name?  Oh, yeah.  Jacob.  Jacob Whatever-his-last-name-is.
Takahiro is silent, and intelligent.  He can be closed off at times, but he will always honor a committment even if he isn't up to it, and is open when he's ready.  He respects people's boundaries, and knows his own.  Also, he is not a stereotypical werewolf.  The full moon doesn't bother him.  It's stress that causes him to change, when it becomes too difficult for him to manage.  Before you tell me he should just handle is better, let me tell you that his mother is dead, he had a difficult transition from Japan to, inferrably, the U.S. or Canada, his father has disowned him, and evil magic is on the rampage in their town.  And he's a werewolf!  If that isn't stressful I don't know what is.
He does not kiss immpressionable teenage girls on whim, instead letting them decide when the time is right.  He does not run around killing vampires and showing extreme anger issues when he turns, instead lying on the floor and not wanting to hurt anyone.  He is civil -imagine that- around other boys who may like the main character, Maggie.
Above all, he is not Jacob Whatever-his-last-name-is.
If you want proof, here it is, on page 173, "He pulled out a fresh piece of origami paper... then he started showing me what to do.  After I made a mess... he gave me another piece of origami paper to mangle.  Then he gave me a second one."  He's patient and helpful.