No Longer Piratey Mansion | Friday Late Morning

[robinonadderall]

It was a pretty well known fact that unless physically forced or woken up by a nightmare, Stiles would pretty much sleep his day away if he had nowhere to be. Sometimes the smell of coffee could lure him out of bed, but only if he was past the completely passed out stage of sleep. So despite going to bed annoyed last night, Stiles was still at the house and was still commandeering Derek's bed.

Or half of it, rather. At some point during the night half of him had fallen off the bed, so his face was pressed up against the floor while his lower half was still resting comfortably on the bed.

Don't ask how he could sleep like that. It was a mystery of life.

[For Derek! I'm gonna be on major SP at certain points during the day. Ugh I have appointments like an adult or something]

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[justlurkinghere]

"For being a cop." See? He paid attention.

[robinonadderall]

"I don't necessarily want to be a cop," he said before taking a sip of coffee. "A detective, yeah. Or some kind of forensics investigator. Something where you get to solve crimes."

[justlurkinghere]

"Looking at schools?" Yes, have that adult conversation.

[robinonadderall]

Stiles nodded absently. He wasn't quite awake but he was getting there. "I've got three or four in mind. Have to get more serious about that soon, senior year is gonna go fast. Especially if more life threatening situations pop up back home."

[justlurkinghere]

Derek made a noise of annoyance at that, pouring himself a cup that he didn't need.

"Staying in California?"

[robinonadderall]

"One school I'm looking at is there, in Irvine," Stiles answered. "Then there's one in Florida, one in Maryland and maybe one in the Midwest."

That last one probably wouldn't happen. 'Cause the Midwest.

[justlurkinghere]

All that flat land and corn...

"Florida?" His disdain for the state, let him show you it.

[robinonadderall]

"Yeah, USF has a pretty good program," Stiles explained. "...why, what's wrong with Florida? Mike's from Florida."

[justlurkinghere]

"And we don't hold that against him."

[robinonadderall]

"So I take it if I go to USF you won't be visiting."

[justlurkinghere]

"You'd want me to visit?" He'd just planned on some stalking from a distance, see.

[robinonadderall]

"Um, duh." What kind of question was that, Derek? "Why wouldn't I want you to visit?"

[justlurkinghere]

Well, he was creepy and old.

So.

"Because it's college."

[robinonadderall]

Stiles gave Derek a long look. He wasn't awake enough to sort this out. "And?"

[justlurkinghere]

"College is where you blossom," Derek deadpanned. It sounded more like something a parent would say. Or, say, an older sibling.

Maybe.

[robinonadderall]

Oh dear lord. Was this actually happening? "And I'm supposed to 'blossom' without you around?"

[justlurkinghere]

Um. Duh.

Derek had to blink at that. "Never say that again."

[robinonadderall]

"You're the one that brought up blossoming, man," Stiles said. "I have no idea what you're talking about."

[justlurkinghere]

"You'll make friends your own age." That was a lie because Stiles was too Veronica Mars for it to happen. "Better?"

[robinonadderall]

"No, it's not better," he said with a frown. "Are you trying to ditch me?"

[justlurkinghere]

"No." Shut up. "College is different."

[robinonadderall]

"You think that I'm going to go to college and never talk to anybody here ever again?" he asked. "That sounds like a thing I'd do?"

[justlurkinghere]

"No, you'll show up in my house and steal my bed," he replied with a sigh. Can't you just let him attempt that 'if you don't hate something, set it free' thing? Why can't you let him do this?

[robinonadderall]

"Now you're getting it," Stiles said with a smile. "College isn't going to change anything, Derek, just like how Scott having a pack now isn't going to change anything."

Oh yeah, he figured you out last night while he was brooding, Derek.

[justlurkinghere]

Derek drank his coffee rather than respond to that right away. Because shut up, that's why.

"You don't know what you're talking about."