"Yeah," Derek says, huffing out a laugh. "I used to live in Dimera, but
after I lost Stiles I didn't want to stay, so I found this place. I grew up
on a nature preserve so it sort of reminds me of home."
It's not until after he says it that he really realizes what he said, and
he blinks in surprise. And not even just because he was so forthcoming with
information, but because he referenced Stiles so casually, and it didn't
feel like a kick to the chest. It stings, but it's like thinking of Laura,
or the rest of his family. A sensitive scar rather than a gaping wound.
"We were together," Derek explains awkwardly, used to people just knowing
who Stiles is. Was. "But he's gone now."
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Date: 2015-08-07 11:44 pm (UTC)"Yeah," Derek says, huffing out a laugh. "I used to live in Dimera, but after I lost Stiles I didn't want to stay, so I found this place. I grew up on a nature preserve so it sort of reminds me of home."
It's not until after he says it that he really realizes what he said, and he blinks in surprise. And not even just because he was so forthcoming with information, but because he referenced Stiles so casually, and it didn't feel like a kick to the chest. It stings, but it's like thinking of Laura, or the rest of his family. A sensitive scar rather than a gaping wound.
"We were together," Derek explains awkwardly, used to people just knowing who Stiles is. Was. "But he's gone now."