[ Loaded question. Despite how long they've been together, and despite Derek's decision, like, three seconds ago to include Tate in this conversation, now that he's being asked to have a heart to heart with a seventeen year old about his love life, he just feels stupid. That's been at the core of a lot of what he's been feeling, lately. ]
I don't know. It's been a long time.
[ Which, again, Derek realizes isn't an answer. He leans back, bounces his foot against the floor a little, then pushes forward. ]
Right now - no. It's...
[ Derek's clearly trying to get past some kind of mental block that's making this hard to talk about, but he eventually just sighs, seemingly dismissing the whole thing out of hand. Talking about Stiles to Tate always felt kind of taboo, and this is giving him the same anxiety he would've had a couple of years back. He shoots Tate a side-eye, trying to get a quick read of his feelings. ]
Do you really want a play-by-play of how I'm feeling? Not exactly going to be a fun conversation.
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I don't know. It's been a long time.
[ Which, again, Derek realizes isn't an answer. He leans back, bounces his foot against the floor a little, then pushes forward. ]
Right now - no. It's...
[ Derek's clearly trying to get past some kind of mental block that's making this hard to talk about, but he eventually just sighs, seemingly dismissing the whole thing out of hand. Talking about Stiles to Tate always felt kind of taboo, and this is giving him the same anxiety he would've had a couple of years back. He shoots Tate a side-eye, trying to get a quick read of his feelings. ]
Do you really want a play-by-play of how I'm feeling? Not exactly going to be a fun conversation.