[ i think i love her, derek says, and stiles is so ridiculously and unexpectedly pleased that he yelps an excited little what! out loud, grinning at his phone. he's surprised, and honestly a little bit relieved, because he's been worried about the cat, and whether or not derek hates her, if he just told stiles she could stay because he was trying to please him instead of taking his own wants into consideration too.
he softens quickly though, quiets down and makes himself focus - because derek is upset about his progress with the cat, and that's important to acknowledge, and even more important to reassure him that it's okay to feel bothered. ]
Hey, it's not idiotic. She was wary of me at first, too. I had to leave open sandwiches on the ground and sit a certain distance away before she'd feel okay enough to eat. It took me like two weeks to get her to trust me enough to to let me sit by her But even then, she'd take off if I moved too suddenly for her. I didn't get to pet her for like a month.
You didn't like me for like. At least a year. And I use the term "like" very loosely here. It's just gonna take a little more time. She's comfortable enough to steal food from you, though. That's gotta count as progress, right? And maybe the start of a bad habit, but let's not focus on that.
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he softens quickly though, quiets down and makes himself focus - because derek is upset about his progress with the cat, and that's important to acknowledge, and even more important to reassure him that it's okay to feel bothered. ]
Hey, it's not idiotic.
She was wary of me at first, too.
I had to leave open sandwiches on the ground and sit a certain distance away before she'd feel okay enough to eat.
It took me like two weeks to get her to trust me enough to to let me sit by her
But even then, she'd take off if I moved too suddenly for her.
I didn't get to pet her for like a month.
You didn't like me for like.
At least a year.
And I use the term "like" very loosely here.
It's just gonna take a little more time.
She's comfortable enough to steal food from you, though.
That's gotta count as progress, right?
And maybe the start of a bad habit, but let's not focus on that.