Working It Off Who: Derek and Isaac Where: Hale Estate, Derek's room. When: Week 2, Friday evening Why: Derek's not emo. Really. Warnings: None, probably. TBA
Derek was not a hermit.
He might go through periods of time where he shunned all company except for a precious few, but that didn't mean he was antisocial. Or avoiding people. Or someone in particular.
Nope.
The fact that after he'd visited Laura and Scott and told them what had happened at the camps he'd gone to his room and stayed there didn't mean anything. Drew brought him his meals. Laura visited, again, and left with a frown. She seemed to be mulling something over, which didn't bode well.
And it wasn't as if Derek was stationary. He had a daily calisthenics routine, which he kept up on. Or increased. It was perfectly normal to do pullups until his arms cramped and he collapsed with a snarl. No big deal. Just like there was nothing wrong with him right now, doing situps while his stomach muscles burned.
They'd heal. And it was no comparison to the burning in his soul.