It takes... practice. Work. I'll need to see you in person, if you want me to show you how to do it. It's about willpower. Control. You need anchors. Crutches. Reasons to remind you to be better. You need an outlet for that anger. Something that makes you feel good. Drained.
[ this would be so much easier to explain if tate were a werewolf, instead of some harmless kid who probably just broke up with his girlfriend of two weeks over something petty and small and stupid. ]
If she's talking to you, yeah. Shows she's willing to listen. You just need to keep being there. Being kind, without being demanding, and without expectations. Talk to her more. Without being overwhelming.
People grow apart. People change. Maybe you were alike, when you first started dating, and then - I don't know. You both got older. That happens. Doesn't mean you can't fix things. Even if you're not alike, that doesn't mean you can't be something. I've only ever dated people who were completely diametrically opposed to me.
[ it's just... a matter of where. derek's not entirely willing to give out his new address, but he's not willing to do something as intimate as training control somewhere he doesn't feel safe. derek's going to... have to text stiles. ]
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she used to just ignore me but now she actually talked to me
that's a good step, right? how do I keep it up?
how do I control the
what's inside me?
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It's about willpower. Control.
You need anchors. Crutches. Reasons to remind you to be better.
You need an outlet for that anger. Something that makes you feel good. Drained.
[ this would be so much easier to explain if tate were a werewolf, instead of some harmless kid who probably just broke up with his girlfriend of two weeks over something petty and small and stupid. ]
If she's talking to you, yeah. Shows she's willing to listen.
You just need to keep being there. Being kind, without being demanding, and without expectations.
Talk to her more. Without being overwhelming.
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you promise you will?
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I'll do anything
if it can help me
["win her back"]
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[ not going to keep talking about this over text, though. ]
Tell me about your ex.
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I used to think we were a lot alike
but I guess I was wrong
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Maybe you were alike, when you first started dating, and then - I don't know. You both got older. That happens.
Doesn't mean you can't fix things. Even if you're not alike, that doesn't mean you can't be something.
I've only ever dated people who were completely diametrically opposed to me.
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[They didn't age. Didn't grow. Didn't change.]
I just want her back
she was the best thing I had
I don't
I don't want to see her with anyone else
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That might not be something you get a choice in.
She's going to have to find a contract, eventually.
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[It needs to be him. He can be the only thing she needs here. The only person.]
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[ it's just... a matter of where. derek's not entirely willing to give out his new address, but he's not willing to do something as intimate as training control somewhere he doesn't feel safe. derek's going to... have to text stiles. ]
You have to be sober.
If we're doing this.
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I want to do it as soon as possible.
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I'll pick you up. Stay home until I swing by.
You won't need anything. Just.
Comfortable clothes.
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okay.
...
thanks.