→ there's just a few things I think that you should know

[studmuffin]

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[lupusalpha]

[He just nods]

[studmuffin]

Okay.

[ He breathes out, steps closer. ] Is it bad?

[lupusalpha]

[He nods again]

[studmuffin]

[ Right in front of him now. Sleep mussed and concerned. ]

Do I need to know?

[lupusalpha]

[He doesn't want to say anything, but then:]

Probably not.

[studmuffin]

I'm tired.

[ Gaze flicking back to the bed. ] You look tired.

[lupusalpha]

I need to shower, first.

[He can't stand the smell of it, anymore]

[studmuffin]

Okay.

[ He shrugs. ] I should ... I mean now you're back I can't steal your room, right? [ Being sixteen and stupidly confused about needing someone sucks, just fyi. ]

[lupusalpha]

Stay.

[He needs something. Someone.]

[studmuffin]

Go shower.

[ He takes a step back, towards the bed. ]

[lupusalpha]

[He grabs his things and goes]

[studmuffin]

[ Stiles sits on the end of his bed and waits it out, tries to think about how he feels now that Derek's ahead of him.

About what this strange awkwardness under the alpha's skin means. ]

[lupusalpha]

[He comes back ten minutes later, dressed in sweats and a henly, no tight jeans to be found.

He nudges Stiles over as he gets on his own bed]

[studmuffin]

[ Crawling up beside him. ]

Are you okay?

[lupusalpha]

[He wants to nod his head, but instead he just goes silent, turns, and reaches for Stiles.

Everything is falling apart but he's not going to say it.]

[studmuffin]

Oh, hey.

[ Instinctively he just wraps his arms around Derek. One hand buries in his hair and the other sits at the base of his spine. ]

[lupusalpha]

I'll need to talk to Scott, but I don't-

[He doesn't want to leave, yet.]

[studmuffin]

Scott can wait.

[ Selfishly Stiles doesn't want him to go. So he presses his forehead to Derek's shoulder. ] I kind of missed you.

[lupusalpha]

How long was I gone?

[studmuffin]

Like a few days? [ Don't laugh. ]

[lupusalpha]

Anything happen?

[People show up? God forbid, Deucalion or something?]

[studmuffin]

A clown threatened me with a pin and a balloon?

[ No creepy demon wolf here. ]

[lupusalpha]

A clown?

[studmuffin]

There were many clowns. Many creepy, creepy clowns.

[lupusalpha]

[He looks doubtful]

They're just clowns.