[ Derek had to hear him say it. He had to listen for it, had to make sure that Stiles wasn't lying, because he and Stiles are friends, and he and Stiles might be more than friends, but Derek can't trust himself to just go with it, anymore. He knows Stiles isn't Kate, he knows Stiles isn't Jennifer, he isn't Peter, but there's a part of Derek that will cause him to second guess things like that, whether or not something is real.
He needed to hear that Stiles wasn't lying when he said it, because Derek didn't trust himself to believe him without that concrete proof.
Derek doesn't quite know what to do with that information, as glad as he is to hear it. Stiles is angry and Derek's fairly sure that if he kisses him now, it'll just make him angrier. But he has to let him know somehow. ]
Okay.
[ He says it quietly, but firmly, and he steps back from Stiles just enough to let him get away if he wants to. Derek's hoping Stiles realizes that Derek doesn't want him to. ]
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He needed to hear that Stiles wasn't lying when he said it, because Derek didn't trust himself to believe him without that concrete proof.
Derek doesn't quite know what to do with that information, as glad as he is to hear it. Stiles is angry and Derek's fairly sure that if he kisses him now, it'll just make him angrier. But he has to let him know somehow. ]
Okay.
[ He says it quietly, but firmly, and he steps back from Stiles just enough to let him get away if he wants to. Derek's hoping Stiles realizes that Derek doesn't want him to. ]