[ that's nothing, derek says to a serial fidgeter, to someone who talks more than he breathes sometimes. he gets what derek's trying to do, though, so stiles tries not to snap back at him. that would probably just earn him another ominous envelope in the mail anyway.
if he's honest, he's not all that worried about having to shut up and sit still. he can manage it if he has to, but what bothers him is that he shouldn't have to. to police and punish people for their opposing opinions, especially those that bring no harm to others - it's insane. it's authoritarian.
stiles drags a hand down over his face, down his throat, hooks his fingers into his collar and twists them around in his frustration, unintentionally stretching the material out a little. he sighs, shaking his head, mostly to himself. ]
Don't. I still haven't found another job yet. And we still have to pay rent. Finish your shift. It's not like I'm going anywhere.
[ stiles still has most of the money from the carnival left over, but he can only make that stretch so far before he's going to have to start chipping into his savings - which, admittedly, is not that much anymore - if he doesn't find another job soon. ]
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if he's honest, he's not all that worried about having to shut up and sit still. he can manage it if he has to, but what bothers him is that he shouldn't have to. to police and punish people for their opposing opinions, especially those that bring no harm to others - it's insane. it's authoritarian.
stiles drags a hand down over his face, down his throat, hooks his fingers into his collar and twists them around in his frustration, unintentionally stretching the material out a little. he sighs, shaking his head, mostly to himself. ]
Don't.
I still haven't found another job yet.
And we still have to pay rent.
Finish your shift.
It's not like I'm going anywhere.
[ stiles still has most of the money from the carnival left over, but he can only make that stretch so far before he's going to have to start chipping into his savings - which, admittedly, is not that much anymore - if he doesn't find another job soon. ]