[ It's funny - Derek kind of forgot the weird, oppressive feeling of dread that came over him every time he had to talk about Stiles to Tate. He had to work to keep the two of them separate, seeing as Stiles always seemed to trigger some of Tate's anxiety attacks, and he's still not entirely sure why things always played out that way. Derek's remembering that feeling now, though. His chest's all tight. ]

Stiles is back.

[ Derek lets that hang in the air for a second before-- clarifying, in case he needs to. ]

He's been here for a couple of weeks. Doesn't remember being here before. Thought you should know, because... things always felt complicated between you two, I guess.