[ They've - reached the end of this, Derek can tell. He runs his tongue over the dry, cracked flesh of his bottom lip, looking down and watching Tate's spirals disappear. It feels like a closed door, and that's - fine. Erica and Isaac and Boyd were desperate for the bite, they jumped on the offer. Tate isn't desperate. Derek's known this might not be for him.
He's just - being pushy.
Tate asks for time, asks if they can still be close, and Derek nods, slow and stilted. ]
Yeah.
[ And he doesn't say it, but it's there in his tone - just not as close as we could be. ]
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He's just - being pushy.
Tate asks for time, asks if they can still be close, and Derek nods, slow and stilted. ]
Yeah.
[ And he doesn't say it, but it's there in his tone - just not as close as we could be. ]