[ Tate having this messy, inconsistent method of tidying up is charming, in its own way. To Derek, who still primarily sees Tate as a teenage boy incapable of handling responsibility, seeing him make an effort is always gonna be kind of endearing. Tate probably only thinks to make things nice for Derek because he wants to, rather than because he grew up used to having friends over at his house - Tate doesn't seem like he grew up in a house big on sleepovers.
Derek freezes in the door where Blondie greets him, though, that brief flash of joy gone as he struggles to decide for the thousandth time if she's going to attack him or run away from him. She's a good dog, though, and she's used to him, despite his best efforts to assume that all animals hate him, and Derek gives her a wary pat as he heads inside and joins Tate at the table. It's kind of difficult, walking through the sea of animals Tate keeps here now, but Derek doesn't really mind. Tate's always struggled with being alone. Makes sense that he'd end up with a zoo to keep him company. ]
Hey. Good to see you eating.
[ Which, you know, he only says to lessen how much of a dick he is when he takes Tate's food from him rather than grabbing his own plate. Thanks. ]
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Derek freezes in the door where Blondie greets him, though, that brief flash of joy gone as he struggles to decide for the thousandth time if she's going to attack him or run away from him. She's a good dog, though, and she's used to him, despite his best efforts to assume that all animals hate him, and Derek gives her a wary pat as he heads inside and joins Tate at the table. It's kind of difficult, walking through the sea of animals Tate keeps here now, but Derek doesn't really mind. Tate's always struggled with being alone. Makes sense that he'd end up with a zoo to keep him company. ]
Hey. Good to see you eating.
[ Which, you know, he only says to lessen how much of a dick he is when he takes Tate's food from him rather than grabbing his own plate. Thanks. ]