Mansion of Tiredness | Sunday Morning

[robinonadderall]

After coming to in the woods yesterday Stiles made his way to the mansion, ignoring Derek's annoyed growls as he flopped down on the bed. He was too tired to deal with wolfy disapproval. The day was saved and he was fine, okay? No disapproval needed.

Now he was sound asleep, arm around what he thought was a cuddly wolf buddy. He was wrong. So, so wrong.

[For Derek first and then anybody else that lives there/wants to stop by after he's awake]

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[justlurkinghere]

Derek looked away, giving the air of being deeply embarrassed as he dug for something easy to eat that did not require cooking.

This meant a giant box of cereal.

"I told you my anchor wasn't working as well anymore."

[robinonadderall]

"Well have you considered trying to change anchors?" he asked. "I mean, I'm sure it's not easy, but if anger's not working anymore..."

[justlurkinghere]

"I am changing it," Derek muttered, pouring some in a bowl. "It just doesn't happen quickly."

And he was well aware how bad a choice having a person as an anchor was. So, so aware.

[robinonadderall]

"Oh. Well that's good." He knew he probably shouldn't ask but he was gonna ask anyway. "What are you changing it to?"

[justlurkinghere]

Derek shoved the box of cereal at Stile like a shield before going to grab himself some milk.

"This," he muttered, head in the fridge so he couldn't see Stiles' reaction.

[robinonadderall]

"The cereal?" Look he hadn't had coffee yet. At least he was quick to realize it wasn't the cereal. "Oh, oh. Not the cereal."

[justlurkinghere]

"Not the cereal." Wow, why not just throw more awkward emotions at Stiles, Derek?

[robinonadderall]

"I thought you told Scott that it was a bad idea to have people as anchors." Not that Stiles wasn't pleased with this. You could probably smell just how happy he was about it. But still, he didn't want Derek making a mistake.

[justlurkinghere]

"A concept is harder to lose than a person," Derek replied. "People leave. Or die. They're finite.."

[robinonadderall]

Or get possessed by Japanese fox demons and kill a whole bunch of people!

"Are you okay with this?" Not that it seemed like Derek had much of a choice whether he was okay with it or not. It's not like you could help how you felt.

[justlurkinghere]

That too! Can't forget that.

"It's too much to put on someone," he, well, mostly told himself.

[robinonadderall]

"Too much to put on yourself? Or me?" he asked. "Because it's not too much for me."

[justlurkinghere]

"And when you change your mind?"

[robinonadderall]

"I'm not going to change my mind," he said. "I mean, okay, there's going to be a problem somewhere along the line because I'm gonna die one day, nothing I can do about that. But I'm not leaving you."

[justlurkinghere]

Somewhere... Scott was frowning over people taking his romantic thing.

Derek sighed, finally moving away from the fridge. "Say that again after you graduate."

And maybe he'll start believing it.

[robinonadderall]

"Derek, it's less than thirty days from now," Stiles said. "You really think I'll change my mind before then?"

[justlurkinghere]

He needed that arbitrary number, okay!

"It's when we'll date. For real," Derek pointed out.

[robinonadderall]

"And the last three months have been...?" You might want to choose your words carefully, Derek.

[justlurkinghere]

He would choose nothing carefully!

Instead he moved forward, setting the gallon of milk down next to Stiles on the counter. "I don't know," he admitted. "My track record with healthy relationships is..."

He shook his head.

"I want better for you. With you."

[robinonadderall]

Stiles sighed and moved one of his hands to curl around the back of Derek's neck. "Then would you please trust me to know how I'm feeling? 'Cause the way you keep talking it feels like you think I'm going to get distracted by something shiny and leave you in a hot second and I'm not that kind of person."

[justlurkinghere]

"I don't want this to be one of the things you regret," Derek replied, putting his hands down on the counter, flanking Stiles's hips. He leaned his head forward in an easy submission.

[robinonadderall]

"I won't," he said, rubbing the back of Derek's neck. "Please trust me on this."

[justlurkinghere]

Derek breathed in, closing his eyes. "You're cheating," he muttered.

Because of his crippling weakness to being pet. Oh, and basic affection.

[robinonadderall]

Stiles smiled. "Can't help that you're easy."

[justlurkinghere]

"This is easy," Derek drawled, tilting his head to give Stiles an amused look.