He doesn't dispute any of it out loud, little as he actually believes it.
How could he heal faster, too? He's not a wolf, not Pack. Can't be. And the
rest...well, he can't argue the not sleeping part, either. Derek could
smell the lie, and it's obvious to him, too, to the point where he avoids
the bathroom mirror every time he goes. Derek can be growly all he wants,
Stiles isn't changing his mind. He's going to stay hermity until he can get
his shit together, and that's that.
"I really can't," he says, and there's the barest flash of guilt at how
he's making Derek look. He's trying to be less stressful, he swears. "My
dad...he doesn't know anything about this side of things. He can't. And me
going running off or sneaking out, I mean...I've done that to him enough,
the last year. I really can't. I should be ungrounded by Thanksgiving,
though. Probably." Unless something else happens. Like it apparently tends
to.
But there's that guilt, still, and so after a moment, he hesitantly adds,
"But you could hang out for a while, if you want. If you don't have to get
back right away or anything. I have some reading I'm supposed to do for
school." And even with the tension and the doubt, he does feel better
having Derek here. More than he'd have thought. Weird how used he's gotten
to Derek's presence, especially considering where they stood a year ago.
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Date: 2014-10-05 11:23 pm (UTC)He doesn't dispute any of it out loud, little as he actually believes it. How could he heal faster, too? He's not a wolf, not Pack. Can't be. And the rest...well, he can't argue the not sleeping part, either. Derek could smell the lie, and it's obvious to him, too, to the point where he avoids the bathroom mirror every time he goes. Derek can be growly all he wants, Stiles isn't changing his mind. He's going to stay hermity until he can get his shit together, and that's that.
"I really can't," he says, and there's the barest flash of guilt at how he's making Derek look. He's trying to be less stressful, he swears. "My dad...he doesn't know anything about this side of things. He can't. And me going running off or sneaking out, I mean...I've done that to him enough, the last year. I really can't. I should be ungrounded by Thanksgiving, though. Probably." Unless something else happens. Like it apparently tends to.
But there's that guilt, still, and so after a moment, he hesitantly adds, "But you could hang out for a while, if you want. If you don't have to get back right away or anything. I have some reading I'm supposed to do for school." And even with the tension and the doubt, he does feel better having Derek here. More than he'd have thought. Weird how used he's gotten to Derek's presence, especially considering where they stood a year ago.