I won't tell. I promise, this is just - just between us.
[He doesn't know what it means if Derek's never told someone like Stiles this, but it makes him feel unmistakably important to hear it if that really is the case. He doesn't know how to read heartbeats or signals, a lot of body language or anything like that. Derek could lie to him and manipulate him and he wouldn't know - but the look on his face, the tone of his voice, it really lends itself to him telling the truth. And Tate likes that. Tate feels important.
Tate squeezes Derek's hand and God, does what he says ever speak to him. Tate's alive with - connection. Eyes wide, expressive and understanding. He offers sympathy with a tilted head and a look of comfort. The things he'd want poured back into him if he were admitting something so similar - projecting himself here more than ever.]
I've made mistakes. I know... I know we can't ever take them back. But - But we can change for the better? That's all I want to do. To be better. To do good, after... after what I've done. To fix what I can. That's all we can do.
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[He doesn't know what it means if Derek's never told someone like Stiles this, but it makes him feel unmistakably important to hear it if that really is the case. He doesn't know how to read heartbeats or signals, a lot of body language or anything like that. Derek could lie to him and manipulate him and he wouldn't know - but the look on his face, the tone of his voice, it really lends itself to him telling the truth. And Tate likes that. Tate feels important.
Tate squeezes Derek's hand and God, does what he says ever speak to him. Tate's alive with - connection. Eyes wide, expressive and understanding. He offers sympathy with a tilted head and a look of comfort. The things he'd want poured back into him if he were admitting something so similar - projecting himself here more than ever.]
I've made mistakes. I know... I know we can't ever take them back. But - But we can change for the better? That's all I want to do. To be better. To do good, after... after what I've done. To fix what I can. That's all we can do.