[She's a liar. A good liar. Most people would be quaking in their boots right now, but Stiles just watches her, lets her rant at him, threaten him, threaten Lydia and Scott. The words do hurt, the thought of her actually following through on any of it hurts even worse...but he also knows she won't.
It's the rest of her words that shock him, render him momentarily speechless. She's talking about the pack, about omegas, about the code.
She's talking about the nogitsune. And his face drains of color at the mention of the fox.]
Did they tell you, or are you remembering things?
[Without really thinking about it, his hands move to rest atop her shoulders, lightly, grounding her even as she clutches onto his shirt.]