A Car Somewhere In The South | Friday Evening

[robinonadderall]

Visiting college campuses had seemed like a good idea at first. Bringing Derek along for the ride seemed like an even better one. However Stiles was greatly beginning to regret both decisions after a few hours in a car that was not his beloved jeep and after realizing that the South was really boring. Really, really boring.

"We should have just taken a portal."

[For the road trip buddy!]

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[robinonadderall]

"No steak," Stiles said. "Get chicken, it's better for you."

[justlurkinghere]

"...chicken fingers are worse than steak." HE WAS JUST SAYING.

[robinonadderall]

"It's white meat instead of red though." That made a difference in his mind!

[justlurkinghere]

"They're fried." They couldn't go five minutes without bickering.

[robinonadderall]

Stiles groaned. "For fuck's sake, fine, whatever. Get what you want."

Excuse him for caring in the craziest, most unnecessary way ever!

[justlurkinghere]

Derek sighed again. "I'll get the ham. It's lean."

Ugh, the sacrifices he made for his platonic friendships.

[robinonadderall]

"Like I said, do what you want." But his shoulders relaxed some, like he was pleased with that answer.

They had all the problems of two people in a relationship but none of the sex. It was sad.

[justlurkinghere]

Which was probably by the waitress wasn't going to hit on Derek. Congratulations on that, Stiles. Congrats.

"You better take a nutrition class at college or something," he muttered.

[robinonadderall]

Probably for the best. Nobody needed Stiles getting bitchy at a lady who made below minimum wage.

"Don't think that's a pre-req for my degree," he said before finally deciding what to order. Which would be a stack of chocolate chip waffles. So healthy.

[justlurkinghere]

UGH. DEREK WAS STEALING BITES.

"Might be good for your dad." And get you to stop trying to make him eat 'healthy'.

[robinonadderall]

"My dad has the entirety of Beacon Hills aiding and abetting his poor diet choices when I'm not around," Stiles said. "I doubt having a college nutrition course under my belt is going to change anything."

It was possible that it wasn't aiding and abetting so much as they realized that Sheriff Stilinski was perfectly healthy and Stiles was insane.

[justlurkinghere]

Damn it! His clever ruse failed!

"You should spend more time with him."

[robinonadderall]

"I'd like to, but I'm three thousand miles away and he's the sheriff of crazy town," Stiles said. "Not a lot of free time there."

Which was something Stiles had been used to from a young age.

"Besides, I don't want him seeing me like this."

[justlurkinghere]

"He's your dad," Derek sad, glancing up form the menu just once before looking at the pretty pictures again.

[robinonadderall]

"And, again, he's the sheriff of Beacon Hills," he said. "He's got enough problems."

[justlurkinghere]

Derek just exhaled through his nose, lips going tight as he looked over in the waitress' direction so they could get food and he wouldn't need to think about anything.

[robinonadderall]

They still had a long trip to go and a night or two in a hotel room, thinking was bound to happen. "What's it matter if I spend time with my dad or not?"

[justlurkinghere]

HE WOULD IGNORE IT ALL.

"Because he's your dad," Derek ground out as the waitress continued to just ignore them for their romantic couple conversations. "And if you're worried about his health, you should spend time with him."

[robinonadderall]

Stiles sighed. Fine, he didn't want to do this, but he would if he had to. "Derek, I've been after my dad about his health since I was eight years old."

Come on, Derek. You could work it out.

[justlurkinghere]

Derek looked over at him for that. Because, yes. Yes, he could work it out. For once.

"More reason to make time for him."

[robinonadderall]

You were exhausting sometimes, Derek, you really were. "We're fine. If the time comes that I need to bother him about this whole thing going on with me, I will. Until then we text and Skype a lot. It works for us."

[justlurkinghere]

His issues were charming. Weren't you just so glad you stuck around to have a crush on him?

"Good."

[robinonadderall]

"Are you okay?" If you were feeling bad Stiles might let you get a steak, Derek.

[justlurkinghere]

"Why isn't the waitress coming over?" Derek asked, avoiding the question like it was made of wolfsbane. The kind we've already seen and not the kind that will work like random bullshit kryptonite when needed.

[robinonadderall]

"I don't know, Derek, maybe because you're giving serial killer eyes to everybody." Stiles decided to take pity on him though and catch eyes with the waitress to wave her over. 'Cause Stiles looked like one of those doofy kids that couldn't hurt anybody.