[Tate thinks of all the things he could be doing - that he would be, if Derek wasn't there to curb him. It's just that still raw promise he made, to not lie to Derek and to try and make him proud that has Tate by the metaphorical collar and is pulling him along. He doesn't feel secure enough yet to test Derek, to defy him or try to hide anything from him. He's too selfish to risk it, but just selfish enough to be put into a bad mood because of it.
He comes out into the woods soon enough, pale in tattered jeans and an oversized sweater - every movement he makes energized with anger, focused inward and ready to explode. Bean approaches him and while he doesn't outright kick her, he freezes for a moment - tensing with anger before walking around her rather than let her or her siblings brush up against him. Pissy teen behavior. He just climbs up to the treehouse, heartbeat absent. The charm no longer works as he remembered it to.]
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He comes out into the woods soon enough, pale in tattered jeans and an oversized sweater - every movement he makes energized with anger, focused inward and ready to explode. Bean approaches him and while he doesn't outright kick her, he freezes for a moment - tensing with anger before walking around her rather than let her or her siblings brush up against him. Pissy teen behavior. He just climbs up to the treehouse, heartbeat absent. The charm no longer works as he remembered it to.]