[ that's flattering, coming from derek. he's said much less kind things about stiles in the course of knowing him, but it costs him nothing to say something vaguely nice when no one but river is around to hear it. ]
[ that's probably river's favourite part about being around him. there's magic and there's mysteries but most of all, they've got nothing but time on their hands.
free to take and give as they want without losing anything. it makes it so much easier and terrifying. ]
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[ that's flattering, coming from derek. he's said much less kind things about stiles in the course of knowing him, but it costs him nothing to say something vaguely nice when no one but river is around to hear it. ]
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free to take and give as they want without losing anything. it makes it so much easier and terrifying. ]
When you need him to be?
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[ when derek's need for stiles to be useful didn't clash with his own personal motivations. but that was a tangled mess for another day, wasn't it. ]