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derek hale is the alpha. (haletotheking) wrote in valarlogs,
@ 2016-04-18 19:54:00

Entry tags:

derek hale, stiles stilinski

WHO: Derek & Stiles
WHAT: Hanging out, talking about dreams
WHERE: At some very hipster cafe
WHEN: 4/18, late afternoon
RATING: Low
STATUS: In progress, closed

After all the shit Stiles had been going through both in and out of the dreams, Derek figured he could probably take the kid out for a bit after his classes, before he'd have to head home and get his homework done. It was good to make friends, and his sister Laura's voice rang in his head that he couldn't always be some hermit without any kind of social life. So there he was, sitting in a little cafe full of people typing away on their laptops, looking across the table into Stiles' terribly young face.

He wasn't really the type to hang out with teenagers (understandably), but considering that Stiles was as caught up in the Beacon Hills as Derek was, this would be an exception. He knew that Stiles didn't have the easiest life, piling that on top of his schoolwork, with his anxiety and then the werewolf dreams... Well, Derek was sort of putting himself out there for the teen to rant at, if he needed, because he'd always been a better listener than anything else.

He paid for Stiles to have whatever he wanted off the cafe menu, while the older man was content to just drink his coffee with a bit of creamer in it. Derek took a sip and then placed the cup back down, clearing his throat a bit.

"So, you...doing alright lately?"

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aloneiswayworse
2016-04-19 11:39 pm UTC (link)

Stiles had a very sugar-laden pastry and a cappuccino. Sorry, Derek. He's probably going to be bouncing off the walls before he's even done eating the pastry. But for the moment, he was sitting across from Derek, and only his leg was bouncing, and that was under the table.

"I'm doing okay. The dreams are less frequent, which is good. Because there for a while they were so close together, like every night or every other night and it was driving me insane. Now I seem to be having the same dreams over and over for a while before I get a new one. And that's okay. I can deal with that. Scott said it happens like that for him, and yeah. I don't mind that so much because at least I know, more or less what to expect."

He took a deep breath. "And I'm...I don't usually talk that much. But it's...dream me. I feel like I'm becoming him in some ways. Or he's becoming me. i don't even know. it's so complicated and confusing, but sometimes it's like I have his thoughts even when I'm awake."

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haletotheking
2016-04-22 04:09 am UTC (link)

Derek was very patient, listening to every word that was coming out of Stiles' mouth. He was pretty sure that in this situation, his dream self would have been wanting to choke the kid, but Derek was a bit calmer than that version of himself. So instead he was just staring and continuing to drink at his coffee slowly.

"I think a lot of people start to feel like that. It makes you wonder how real our lives are here... Or I guess, how closely intertwined we are. They change people, mentally and physically. I mean, one day Scott and I will be howling at the moon." He played a bit with his cup and sighed. "But there's also our families. Are they affected?"

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aloneiswayworse
2016-04-23 01:00 am UTC (link)

"I don't know." Stiles frowned. "I mean, it's not like my dad is having dreams right there with me. He has no idea what's going on. I haven't told him. He's not a cop, my mom didn't get sick like in the dreams." He shrugged. There were some glaring similarities, but also some massive differences between himself and the Stiles he was in his dreams.

"And, I don't know, but I think it's a pretty important key details that you're not trying to kill me with your eyes or anything. Sometimes it feels like you're trying to kill me with your glare, in the dreams. Not that I don't deserve it, but."

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haletotheking
2016-04-25 03:40 am UTC (link)

"No, I get it. My uncle isn't a massive dickwad in real life like he is in the dreams. Egotistical and sarcastic, yes. But he deals in expensive antiques and works with museums. Pretty far cry from homicidal burn victim." Derek just didn't want things to turn sour like in the dreams. He was closer to Peter than he was his own mother and his uncle had been a rather huge support for him after losing Paige.

A hoarse chuckle welled up in Derek's throat and he played with his coffee cup. "I guess you can be a little...irritating. I'm not filled with the kind of rage dream-me has though. In fact, I'm pretty damn happy these days."

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aloneiswayworse
2016-04-26 11:23 pm UTC (link)

Stiles responded with a laugh himself. "No, it's okay. You can say it. I know I'm annoying. In the dreams. I hope I'm not that annoying in real life." But the line was getting blurred. He couldn't always ell when the dreams stopped and real life started. That was kind of worrisome, really.

He took a sip of his drink. "You know what kills me, though? I feel like I know you. All of you guys from the dream. I mean Scott and me? We're together so much it's like we're the same person. And out here? I don't even really know him."

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haletotheking
2016-04-30 03:30 am UTC (link)

Derek sighed. "You're not annoying, Stiles. If you were, I probably wouldn't be here right now, so don't start beating yourself up." Because that was the last thing the teenager needed to do. "You're a smart kid so you have a lot to say. There's nothing wrong with that." And that would have been the point where Derek would have patted Stiles on the back if he was better at this whole comfort and physical contact thing.

"I feel that too. I don't think I've even talked to Scott once outside of the dreams, but obviously Allison and I are friends, and I have Danny, and you. We're all just a little skewed from our dream selves, but if we'd had their fucked up lives, we'd be just as messed up."

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