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It's a phonecall that brings Derek back to Beacon Hills. Cora argues, ends up staying in New York. The whole idea was getting away from these things. It's not an escape if he comes running when they need him. But Derek doesn't care, because there is a short list of things that will get him to come running, and even if he'd never admit to it, never say it out loud, Stiles Stilinski is one of those things. And so he packs up his things, heads back out west, drives too long and too fast until he's back in Beacon Hills, breathing in air that is sick with the smell of memories. It's been months, and it doesn't hurt so much, he doesn't feel like his ribs are collapsing under the guilt, but it's still... he's not sure he belongs here anymore.
He's certain that he doesn't deserve Stiles, not when someone can so easily get into his head like that.
He rents a room at the small bed and breakfast in town, someplace to drop his things off, and then he heads over to see Scott. It's not an hour later that he finds himself standing alone, looking at the teenager. There's something about him, a change that is both seductive and off-putting. It's like someone polished the rough edges, and lined them with razorblades. He's gorgeous, and it's in how he moves, but Derek misses those jittery twitches, the things he did with his hands. How normally, Stiles would be halfway through babbling about something or other instead of looking at him like he wants to devour him whole.
"Scott's worried about you."
It's a stupid, obvious statement, but Derek has to say something, break the silence before it eats him alive. He doesn't say what he meant: I'm worried about you.
He's certain that he doesn't deserve Stiles, not when someone can so easily get into his head like that.
He rents a room at the small bed and breakfast in town, someplace to drop his things off, and then he heads over to see Scott. It's not an hour later that he finds himself standing alone, looking at the teenager. There's something about him, a change that is both seductive and off-putting. It's like someone polished the rough edges, and lined them with razorblades. He's gorgeous, and it's in how he moves, but Derek misses those jittery twitches, the things he did with his hands. How normally, Stiles would be halfway through babbling about something or other instead of looking at him like he wants to devour him whole.
"Scott's worried about you."
It's a stupid, obvious statement, but Derek has to say something, break the silence before it eats him alive. He doesn't say what he meant: I'm worried about you.
