Le Non-Creepy Mansion | Friday Night

[robinonadderall]

Stiles felt like he hadn't really done enough for Derek's birthday. Sure he had ordered Chinese food (and hadn't spilled any carrying it up to the bedroom) and, yeah, he broke out the Die Hard DVD to watch (epitome of romance, right there) but he felt like it wasn't enough. Probably because hadn't gotten (or could afford) a gift that wasn't a homemade card.

Though there was one of those too sitting on the dresser.

Look, he was a college kid, he had to make do with limited resources.

[For the birthday guy and SP]

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[justlurkinghere]

"Are you implying the thrill is gone?" Derek teased.

[robinonadderall]

"I said nothing about the thrill," he said. "I was talking about the mystery."

[justlurkinghere]

"Same thing," Derek replied, taking his pick of entrees to eat in too short of time. Damn werewolf metabolism.

[robinonadderall]

"The thrill and the mystery are not the same thing," he said, going for some fried rice. "How are they the same thing?"

[justlurkinghere]

"A mystery means you can be excited and surprised still," Derek replied, waving his chopsticks in a lazy circle. "Thrill."

[robinonadderall]

"You thrill me plenty," he insisted. "All the time."

[justlurkinghere]

That got Stiles a quick, shy smile before Derek was shoving more food into his face to cover it up. "You thrill me too."

[robinonadderall]

"Oh I never doubted that," Stiles said. "Though right now you're disgusting me."

[justlurkinghere]

Derek swallowed before showing his new found maturity and sticking his tongue out at Stiles.

So mature. So very mature.

[robinonadderall]

He flipped Derek off. "You should be more appreciative of your birthday dinner."

[justlurkinghere]

"I'm very appreciative," Derek replied, leaning over to kiss his cheek.

[robinonadderall]

"Good," he said. Then his smile faltered a little bit. "Couldn't really get you a gift though, sorry."

[justlurkinghere]

Derek's expression went soft and he let out a little huff, leaning so he was still touching Stiles. "I don't need one."

[robinonadderall]

"You deserve one though."

[justlurkinghere]

"If given the choice between a fancy gift and this evening? I'd pick this evening every time."

He was so sappy.

[robinonadderall]

Stiles huffed. "You're a sap."

[justlurkinghere]

"You like it."

[robinonadderall]

"It still surprises me a little every time," he admitted. "I just like flashback to the scary dude I met in the woods and I'm like how?"

[justlurkinghere]

"And you were the snazzy kid who broke into a squad car to try intimidating me."

[robinonadderall]

"You met me before that," he said. "I was the kid that yelled at you during a picnic."

[justlurkinghere]

Derek shrugged. "At least you stopped doing that. Mostly."

[robinonadderall]

"I only do it when you deserve it." And that hasn't happened in awhile. It was actually kind of weird not to fight all the time.

[justlurkinghere]

"I never deserve it," Derek replied. Wrongly.

[robinonadderall]

"Wow," Stiles said, shaking his head. "You have never been more wrong."

[justlurkinghere]

"You yelled at me for stalking you." Who was in the wring there? Totally not Derek!