You're all lopsided, idiot. I've gotta at least tidy you up.
[ He's just deadpan and robotic when Tate squirms and acts like an asshole, not-so-patiently waiting for him to settle the fuck down. It's - good, that he's happier. That's what Derek has to tell himself to stop from saying anything else he'll regret. Fuck, this would be easier if he still had an anchor. Something to tether himself to when everything gets hard. The Den still feels so fucking empty.
Christ, okay. Haircuts. Once he gets an opportunity, he'll take a few more curls between his fingers, cutting the splits at the end. He really does prefer Tate with hair like this, but... ]
I'd approve of you either way, you know. Longer hair, shorter hair. I don't care. I just...
[ How does he phrase this. Derek wets his lips, moving onto another set of curls. There's something about Tate when he's like this, that's all. Softer. Kinder. Innocently disarming. Derek's more successfully disarmed - that's all. He wets his lips, shakes his head. ]
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[ He's just deadpan and robotic when Tate squirms and acts like an asshole, not-so-patiently waiting for him to settle the fuck down. It's - good, that he's happier. That's what Derek has to tell himself to stop from saying anything else he'll regret. Fuck, this would be easier if he still had an anchor. Something to tether himself to when everything gets hard. The Den still feels so fucking empty.
Christ, okay. Haircuts. Once he gets an opportunity, he'll take a few more curls between his fingers, cutting the splits at the end. He really does prefer Tate with hair like this, but... ]
I'd approve of you either way, you know. Longer hair, shorter hair. I don't care. I just...
[ How does he phrase this. Derek wets his lips, moving onto another set of curls. There's something about Tate when he's like this, that's all. Softer. Kinder. Innocently disarming. Derek's more successfully disarmed - that's all. He wets his lips, shakes his head. ]
I don't know. Nevermind. I sound like an idiot.