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What the hell is a Stiles? (_stiles) wrote,
@ 2017-10-31 20:08:00

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Stiles really hadn’t been expecting to actually fall asleep before nine. Because he never had before. Aside from if he hadn’t slept for a day or so. He’d been intending to just fake being asleep until his dad had checked on them, but John had come in (expecting some fake sleeping, too) to find Stiles on his back, snoring, and Derek cuddling against him. Derek was even more of a good influence than John could have hoped.

Stiles woke up before his alarm again. And he felt amazing. Not just because it was Friday, and not just because it was Friday. But waking up with Derek did that for him. He leant over and kissed Derek gently on the lips. He ran his fingers gently over the scruff on his mate’s jaw. He hoped he’d be able to grow somewhat of a beard, but omegas didn’t tend to, especially if he was thinking of having babies all the time.

“Do I have to go to school?” Stiles asked quietly as they sat down for breakfast, glancing over his shoulder to check his dad wasn’t creeping up on them. “I’ve got lame classes today, I can breeze through them, we could just go back to yours-“ he said softly. He knew Derek wouldn’t agree. He knew Derek would make him stay in school even during his free periods. Derek was going to be a good dad.

He was glad he actually got to see his dad before he headed to school, though. John woke up and joined them for coffee just before they left. He didn’t seem at all surprised to see Derek still there.

“You both slept well, hm?” He asked with a smirk over the rim of his coffee cup. “Good early night?”

“Well we both have busy days- I’ve got school, Derek has realtor and grocery appointments, got to be well rested,” Stiles said with a shrug. He had no other explanation, other than all the sex they’d had and the fact that sleeping next to Derek was incredibly calming.

“Busy weekend?” John asked.

“Stuff with the pack,” Stiles replied easily.

“So you’re like- the...pack deputy now?” John queried. The ins and outs of werewolf packs and their workings weren’t completely common knowledge among humans without a pack. And it varied a lot. So John had no real knowledge of where Stiles now fit in. “You were in Scott’s pack though?”

“Well yeah,” Stiles shrugged. “But Derek is my mate. It’s not like we’re all adhereing to usual pack dynamics here anyway, dad.”

John looked at Derek. He’d known Talia and the Hale pack, he’d been a year beneath Derek’s dad in school, they’d played lacrosse together, he knew things were different. Dating, bonding, mating.

“If you have some time, Derek, maybe you can... run through some things with me.”

“Dad-“

“Son, it’s important. This is your life now. You’re mates with a werewolf. I need to know what that entails.”

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surlier
2017-12-12 02:05 am UTC (link)

"Okay, so an hour or two won't hurt anything." Maybe closer to four at this rate, but Deaton did say a day. And Derek fully intended on giving Stiles his pill once he brought up brunch for him.

It didn't stop him from smiling a little at the amusement in Deaton's voice. "Maybe we'll find a better time of day, but we'll see."

Peering down at the pile of food in front of him, he made a quiet noise before he grabbed the eggs too. Stiles was going to need plenty of calories, and the way they were burning through them --

He went quiet, listening and puttering around the kitchen while Deaton talked. "He was quick to think something was wrong with him," Derek noted. While he didn't believe there was anything wrong with Stiles, he wanted to ensure that his mate was fine, that was it wasn't a cause for worry. "I'll make sure that he knows he hasn't then." On a base level though, Derek knew that would be easier said than done.

"He's -- we're trying to wait for his summer heat. If he gets pregnant then, he'll almost be done with his freshman year at college, or shortly after he will be, and then he can spend the summer at home with us," Derek explained in a rush. It made sense. It was a good, responsible plan, and yet every time he got his hands on Stiles, he wanted to forget all about it. "I'm having some problems with my own instincts," he said quietly and cracked some eggs into a pan.

"And he smells different now. Tastes different too, but I'm guessing that has something to do with his claiming bite?" It was a question, yet clear that Derek was fairly sure of the answer. "And you said he doesn't need to take them on his heat, correct? Just before and after? I don't know that he'll take them then, especially if he knows what they're for."

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_stiles
2017-12-12 08:37 am UTC (link)

“I’m sure he was, this has all happened very quickly for him. He was distraught when I saw him only the other week when he had just presented. Now he has a mate and is talking about pups- You’ve known him a long time, Derek, and he’s mature for his age, but he’s still very young. He has a lot going on even if he isn’t aware of it all. Not to sound cliche, but his body is changing- you remember. It’s puberty all over again.”

Deaton listened to Derek lay out their plan for beginning their family. It sounded well thought out, but reality was always different.

“Do you think you’ll remember to keep taking your pill during his first heat?” Deaton asked gently. As Stiles’ mate, Derek would be almost as consumed as Stiles then. “There’s nothing I can prescribe for that that wouldn’t make the both of you almost irreparabley miserable. So-“ Deaton paused again. “You’ve claimed him already?” Again he sounded amused. He had no reason to be concerned about the intensity of their relationship. “But yes, that will do it. He’ll smell and taste different to you and everyone else. It may even ease the sensation he feels knowing you’ve claimed him even though he isn’t pregnant. You may even notice from that that he’s with child before any symptoms start. And you’re correct. Just before and after. They would have stopped him ovulating, it’ll be fine.”

Deaton listened to the sound of Derek moving around. “Is there anything else?”

Derek was still gone when Stiles woke up again. He stretched and breathed in the scent of them in the bed, smiling happily. He should call his dad. Use this time alone to let him know about the bite.

His dad was pleased to hear from him, of course, glad he was safe with Derek, as though there were any doubt.

“So, Dad, there’s something else-“

“Are you pregnant?” John asked quickly. It wouldn’t exactly surprise him if there been a little ‘accident’ already. Although perhaps one night was a little too soon to tell.

“What? No, dad. We only- we hadn’t-“ Stiles sputtered. “No. No, Derek claimed me last night. But me-“

John was silent for a second. “He turned you?” He asked.

“No. No, just claimed me. I wanted you to know before you saw the mark.”

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surlier
2017-12-12 12:03 pm UTC (link)

"I do remember." Sometimes it was hard to remember that this was all new to Stiles with the seamless way they fit together on nearly every level, but it did need to be remembered. His mate needed a lot of reassurance and Derek was happy to provide it.

And as for Stiles' first heat -- he'd helped omegas through them before, but never his own mate. It wasn't overpowering with them, but he could see how with Stiles it might be. "I don't -- I'll have to figure something out." Something that wouldn't harm either of them, or make them miserable. "We -- I--" he flushed up to the tips of his ears. "Yes, last night." It was fast, Derek knew that, but it also felt right. "I knew that he was going to smell different to others after, but I didn't know how much it was going to change for me."

It was all for the better though, and Derek had no regrets as he continued to cook them breakfast, the bacon sizzling loudly in the skillet. "So, he should be -- he shouldn't end up pregnant this time, as long as I remember to take my pill. Got it." Remembering that was going to be a challenge, but he'd find a way. "Thank you, Deaton. For everything." For listening to a young Alpha worried about his mate. "I'll call if there's anything else."

Their goodbye's made, Derek hung up the phone and had just picked up the fruit when he heard Stiles wake up and make a call. Smiling, he started cutting it while he talked with his dad.

John was not going to ask what they hadn't done. It was one of those questions with Stiles where the answer might be more concerning than what he could actually imagine.

"Is it somewhere decent?" He asked, finger hovering over the Facetime button.

Once his son confirmed that it was, he tapped it and waited for Stiles' face to appear on his screen. "Let me see."

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_stiles
2017-12-12 05:07 pm UTC (link)

“I doubt anyone is really prepared. It’s a very intimate thing,” Deaton said gently, hoping to reassure again. “Derek, if all of my patients cares about their omegas, or just their mates as much as you do I’d be a very happy man.” He knew many alphas who wouldn’t call in to ask about their mates well being. Many omegas would have to call on their own if they were worried. Some wouldn’t be able to convince their mates to come for appointments for anything as menial as their mental wellbeing. “I have no concerns about the two of you at all. Enjoy your weekend.”

“Dad! Jeez, come on!” Stiles whined as his caller ID flashed up on his screen. He was still in bed! But his dad wouldn’t take that as a good enough reason.

“Stiles,” John said gruffly, scanning what he could see of his son on the screen. “Show me.”

Stiles huffed again and turned his head to show his dad the bite. It was the first time he’d seen it, too. It was high enough on his neck that other people could see it, but it wasn’t trashy. A flush crept into his cheeks and a smile onto his lips as he admired it.

“Hmph,” John replied, though he too was pleased with its position. “I suppose it’s for the best. And neither of you looked like you were going to change your mind. Stiles?”

“Huh?” Stiles blinked, snapping out of his dreamy admiration of his mark. “No, we’re not changing our minds.”

“Okay, kid. Just make sure you keep taking your pill. You’re both over for dinner tomorrow, right?”

“Yes, Dad,” stiles rolled his eyes, smiling fondly.

“Okay. Love you. Love to Derek.”

“Love you too, Dad.”

Stiles settled down on the bed to admire the mark on his neck again, using the reverse camera on his phone, looking at it from various angles as Derek walked in with so much breakfast. Stiles eyes widened.

“I was going to say this is the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen,” he said of his bite. “But I’ve changed my mind. Mostly naked you and food wins by like a million miles.”

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surlier
2017-12-12 09:52 pm UTC (link)

Derek had paused in the doorway to watch Stiles for a moment, phone moving slightly as he admired the mark Derek had left on him the night before. It was a nice looking mark, high and proud, and not the huge thing that certain alphas preferred, but something normal sized. It wasn't a mark to show off his dominance, it was a mark to show that Stiles had a mate.

"I don't know," he said, quiet and fond. "I think its pretty sexy." How he'd gotten it had been sexy too.

For the first time, he wished that he had a tray, something to help him carry all the food into the bedroom, but he managed by having one large bowl for the fruit, and two smaller plates for the eggs and bacon. They didn't need to eat off separate dishes, ultimately, but he did bring a fork for each of them.

"Not like we haven't been burning off calories." And it wasn't like they weren't going to burn off more before the day was done.

"I called Deaton while you were snoozing. You called your dad?" He asked as he sat down beside Stiles on the bed, and spread the dishes out in front of them. In a little cup, tucked in the bowl of fruit was Stiles' pill. Derek handed it to him first.

"And I did ask him -- pill's safe to take, even if you are pregnant. It won't hurt anything." That was -- the was the important part, even if the tops of his cheeks flushed a little in pleasure at the thought of their child already growing within Stiles.

"I asked him about being sad too, and he said it's not abnormal. That -- you have a new set of instincts too. And of course you want to provide," he added, leaning over to kiss the tip of his shoulder, and then his bite mark. "And you're going to. I know you are."

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_stiles
2017-12-13 08:27 am UTC (link)

“I’m not arguing that it’s not sexy,” Stiles smiled a little bashful, giving his neck one more look before he put his phone down.

He eyed their breakfast closer as Derek approached, his stomach giving an appreciative rumble. “We have been, Yeah,” he agreed, inching over on the bed to make room. Like Derek, he knew they’d be burning off plenty more over the weekend.

Stiles paused with some fruit halfway to his mouth when Derek mentioned Deaton. “Yeah, I called dad. He wanted to see. First time I saw it too,” he said quietly, a happy blush colouring his cheeks. “He approved. I think he thought it was a bit soon but he knows we’re not going to change our minds.” He looked at the pill, remembering the feeling last night that had almost brought him to tears. Twice. He didn’t feel it now, though. Maybe it was just a preliminary side effect of his pill.

Stiles lifted his eyes and looked at Derek for a long moment. He thought they could be pregnant now. Of course there was a chance, but Derek had actually checked with Deaton. He tipped his head gently as Derek leant over to kiss his shoulder and neck, reaching up a hand to run his fingers through Derek’s hair.

“I’m going to do my best,” Stiles whispered. He didn’t have any doubt about his fertility before. Deaton has made them take extra precautions, but there was still that tiny nagging feeling that maybe he couldn’t. Maybe that was a side effect too. His body knew he should be pregnant now, and he wasn’t. “Are you going to kiss me and reassure me every time I’m stupidly worried I’m not pregnant, even though we’re both trying to actively prevent it?” He asked, forcing out a laugh, leaning in to Derek’s side.

“I love you,” Stiles said quietly. “Thank you. For calling him.” He knew, just as Deaton did, just as Derek no doubt did, that not all alphas would do that for their mates.

They had a bit of time between breakfast and Scott arriving, a little bit of which was spent getting dressed and making sure the sofa wasn’t too incriminating (and searching for smears of slchocolate from the cake that had been discarded the night before) and maybe airring our then loft slightly out of politeness. But in the remaining time Stiles wanted nothing but Derek, unsurprisingly. There wasn’t time for them to do anything intimate and naked, but Stiles happily arranged his mates body on the sofa and lay himself comfortably on top of him, legs tangled, his head on Derek’s chest, listening to his heart beating.

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surlier
2017-12-13 11:36 am UTC (link)

"It is soon," Derek confirmed. "And we aren't." Derek knew who he wanted to spend the rest of his life with and luckily enough, Stiles seemed to be 100% on board with that plan. But he also wasn't surprised that the Sheriff wanted to see the mark, or that Stiles had obviously been checking it out after. "I'm glad you're not arguing it, and that you like it," he said quietly, cheeks flushing. It was his mark, their mark, and Derek would have been horrified if he hadn't liked it.

Settling down beside him, he didn't try fighting back the grin that came with Stiles' fingers in his hair. "I know you are. He and I talked about it and I would have waited but you were sleeping and I wanted to make sure you got enough rest," he said as he slipped an arm around Stiles' waist. "I am. He thinks you're getting sad because your body thinks you should be pregnant, and you want to provide children even though we're taking steps to prevent it, yet every time you aren't able to it seems like you've failed. And you haven't. And you won't. When we're ready, you're going to make us beautiful, healthy kids," he stated with absolute surety as he kissed along the top of Stiles' shoulder.

"Unless you're complaining about the kisses," he tried to tease as he nudged his body into his mate's. "I love you too. I wanted to make sure that everything was all right--" and he had. While he knew that all alphas weren't like him, it had still surprised him to hear about how many alphas wouldn't have checked, and he nuzzled at Stiles' shoulder a moment longer before pushing all the plates a little closer to him. "Dig in."

It was a perfect lazy Saturday, made even better by having the windows in the loft open to air it out a little (the bedroom was going to be a lost cause, and yet Derek wasn't the least bit upset about it), and by having Stiles laying on top of him, their ribs moving together with every breath. He'd taken to tracing lines up and down his spine, with a frequent divergence to run his fingertips between his beauty marks.

"You know we should probably put on pants before everyone arrives." Particularly Scott, who might be tempted by seeing them naked. And really, knowing that Scott thought of Stiles as family -- Derek wouldn't have let them parade around naked in front of the Sheriff either. "Or are we going to put off putting on clothes until I hear him come up the driveway?" He asked with a little grin, clearly favoring that idea.

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_stiles
2017-12-13 08:23 pm UTC (link)

"I do! I do like it. It's just the right height that the top of it'll show when I'm wearing a tshirt," Stiles said with a grin. "So it's not like I'm showing it off really, right?" He beamed and touched his fingers to it again. "I know a couple of girls at school think you're just sleeping with me cos you wanted a virgin omega and you're going to dump me soon- and a couple of them think I've drugged you with my omega scent, like I've roofied you," Stiles chuckled. "Jokes on them, I'm gonna grow really old with you."

He listened to Derek, listened to the details of the conversation he'd had with Deaton, and nodded his head. It made sense, he supposed. And he wanted to give Derek babies so badly. He'd gone from zero to one thousand on that in such a short space of time.

"I'm not complaining," Stiles said affectionately. "I know Deaton said I'm fertile, that there's nothing wrong with me, that we need to wear five condoms for safety, but I want it so badly, Der. I want to give you little pack members with your name and your blood and your eyes, and nose, and your teeth." He pressed a kiss to Derek's cheek, and obediently went ahead and started on breakfast.

"Pants, boo," Stiles murmured, words half muffled by Derek's chest. "Hmph. I suppose we should do something, get used to being clothed and not laying on top of each other," he huffed, as though it were the biggest problem they could possibly face. "S'nice, though. I like your fingers on me. And in me-" he smirked. Later- later he and Derek would very much enjoy themselves. But they had to behave, didn't they? The betas would probably be okay with them touching, with heavy petting, possibly with more, because Derek was their alpha, Stiles was his mate- But Scott wouldn't put up with it. Stiles worried he'd either fight Derek because of their familial bond, or he'd fight Derek because Stiles' scent would confuse him.

"Kay, okay, I'll go look for pants," he pushed himself to his feet and swayed his hips as he headed for the bedroom again. "But only because it's fun when you rip them off of me."

Scott text when he was on his way, when Stiles was once again covering Derek with his own body, sitting in his lap, treating him to slow, deep kisses. It was afternoon, they hadn't had sex for hours, a gentle make-out session was fine, right? And Stiles was only a little bit wet. Sure, he wanted Derek's fingers inside him now, but they were behaving. Technically.

He could hear the creak of the elevator even without wolf hearing, and he grumbled, finally sliding off of Derek's lap, straightening his clothes out, and putting himself into the headspace of 'I'm really glad to see my best friend even though he's a complete jackass'.

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surlier
2017-12-14 03:00 am UTC (link)

Hell, Stiles could wear a turtle neck and it would probably be visible right above the collar. Not that Derek minded, and he didn't mind the thought of Stiles showing it off either, as he knew he would show off his own once he had it.

He couldn't wait to have it.

"I'll reward you later for your good behavior," he called out as he watched His little naked cheeks heading for the bedroom. It was a shame to cover that ass up, but he knew it was for the better if he did. It would make the conversation with Scott so much easier. And it was already bound to be stressful without them adding their easy nakedness to it.

A gentle make out session was definitely fine. It dind't have the urgency they normally had and it was -- it was good to do something with their clothes on. Derek loved their naked fun times, but it was good to do this too, his hands on Stiles' clothed hips while they traded deep kisses back and forth.

He liked kissing.

He really liked kissing Stiles.

Even though he could smell that slight spice, it wasn't as strong as it got when Stiles was fully aroused. Giving him a good boy kiss, Derek got off the couch first to answer the door. Part of him wanted to growl Scott into submission until he accepted their status of mates. A larger, more likely to think side realized how bad an idea it would be.

Better to treat him like a little mini-John.

Opening the door, Derek stepped out into the hallway to meet Scott, but left it cracked behind him.

"Hey," he started.

Scott rocked back on his heels, eyes narrowing as though he had expected to see Stiles first. "Where's Stiles?"

"Inside," Derek answered. "He's fine, I just wanted to talk with you for a few minutes. Nothing bad. We both care a lot about him, and I realize you might have some things you want to ask me," Derek said carefully. "I'm not keeping you from him, you can poke your head in if you want, but I thought this might be more of a neutral territory than inside."

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_stiles
2017-12-14 08:23 am UTC (link)

Stiles wandered away from the door to the other side of the loft so that he wouldn’t be able to listen in, so that he wouldn’t be tempted to interrupt if Scott said something stupid. He loved him, he really did, and Scott’s heart was absolutely in the right place, but he was a complete dumbass. Of course knew part of that was to do with him presenting as an alpha, and that was probably just as daunting as Stiles’ experience has been, but Lydia hadn’t been this stupid-

Scott was still keeping a level gaze on Derek, though he knew it would probably be stupid to challenge Derek in any way. Not right now, anyway. Derek had some considerable weight on him. And experience. But that wouldn’t always be the case.

He could smell Stiles, though his scent was- maybe not clouded, but different. Masked mostly by Derek’s, he was sure. And though he hates to admit it he was sure he could smell evidence of them having-

Scott shuffled around where he stood, now looking anywhere but at Derek.

“It’s weird,” he said finally, his voice hard. “It’s weird that the two of you never did anything before. If he’s your mate then you’d have at least fancied him. He’s always been into you, like always, so i get why he’s so swept up in this. This whole thing is like his dream come true. But you-“ Scott looked up again, his expression definitely challenging this time. “You don’t think it’s a bit of a fucking coincidence? I mean, jackpot for you, right? This kid that’s already in love with you turns out to be an omega, and suddenly he’s your mate? Suddenly you wanna kiss him all the time and, bonus, he’s a virgin. Lucky you, huh?” Scott took a breath. “I know you’ve slept together,” he added, as though that were a secret.”he’d probably have slept with you anyway, but now you’ve got to be with him forever.”

Stiles couldn’t hear a lot of the conversation from where he’d sat, purposefully, but Scott’s voice was getting louder and it was a difficult to not make out the words. He grit his teeth and held himself back. He didn’t think he was that bad- it wouldn’t be so awful to be with him forever, would it?

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surlier
2017-12-14 12:06 pm UTC (link)

Derek listened to him, giving him at least the same measure of respect that he would have given John. This relationship -- it was important to Stiles, and thus it was important to Derek too. He kept his arms loosely at this side, shoulders relaxed and easy even when Scott challenged him in that look, every bit of his air projecting ease with what they were talking about.

"We did. He's been here at least every other day for the past six months." Derek didn't bring up where Scott had been, or how Scott missed that -- because he knew where Scott was. Stiles had showed him the texts, had come over and moped about it until he had stopped moping and continued to show up. His gaze met Scott's, ignoring the inherent challenge he saw in the younger man, and went straight for honest.

"You think -- it's my dream come true, too. And yes, in every way we both hit the jackpot. Only it has nothing to do with his virginity, and everything to do with him, and who he is. And of course I want to kiss him, but I also want to see him excel. I want to watch him fall asleep in crazy positions, and do his homework, and get his degree. I want to see him go to college because that's what he wants. I want a family, and a life together with him. I want forever."

He took a breath. "And Stiles wants you in his life, too. I'm going to do my best to make sure he gets that, because his happiness means more to me than his virginity ever did." No point in denying that Stiles wasn't a virgin anymore, not when they all knew it.

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_stiles
2017-12-14 05:04 pm UTC (link)

Stiles bit his lip hard, rocking gently where he sat, his attention now fully on the conversation happening just outside the door. Derek was a good man, he was a good mate, he was as patient with Scott as Stiles normally was, and Derek had no real obligation to be. Except for Stiles. He hadn’t ever doubted Derek’s sincerity about his feelings, but the undeniable proof in the words he was hearing made his heart swell.

Scott stiffened, glaring at Derek, at the accusation that wasn’t spoken and, honestly, wasn’t even implied. Perhaps Scott’s ignorance was, but his own anger twisted with a little guilt at the realisation that at no point had he ever really thought about what Stiles was soundboard with his time. Researching, he guessed. On his own, he’d assumed. Not here.

“He never mentioned spending time with you,” Scott murmured, though he remembered sometimes how he’d noticed the ease in the body language between the two of them, the fragments of sentences that were filled in with glances or gestures. He hadn’t thought about it then.

Regardless, Scott hated how Derek was playing the nice guy. How he was here being the hero like Scott was going to go in and kidnap Stiles.

“Stiles!” He called, eyes still fixed on Derek. “Come here.”

Despite resenting being summoned, Stiles got up and went to the door, tucking himself against Derek’s side.

“You gonna be a grown up and come in and hang out?” He asked, eyebrows raising.

Scott’s eyes had narrowed again. “You let him claim you already? Fuck, Stiles-“

“Why not now? What is there to wait for?” Stiles asked.

“I dunno, graduation? From college?”

“Dad’s fine with it,” Stiles said stiffly. “What’s your problem?”

“Jesus, Stiles”

“He’s my mate. That isn’t going to change, Scott. I don’t need your permission, I don’t need you to accept it. I just want you to.”

Scott ran his hands over his face, taking a breath. “I need time. Don’t- be gross and kiss and stuff-“

“Hypocrite,” Stiles snapped.

“Come on, Stiles. Give me a break. Im gonna try-“

Stiles rolled his eyes and nuzzled against Derek’s shoulder for comfort.

“Are you gonna turn him?” Scott asked Derek, frown returning.

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surlier
2017-12-14 06:50 pm UTC (link)

Derek wanted to ask when Stiles should have -- if it should have been in their gaping silences or when Scott was texting him to let him know he was busy with Kira and could t make time for his best friend. He didn't though. Stiles wanted to repair his relationship with this idiot child.

But he damn near lost it all when Scott ordered Stiles out. Like he was priperty. Like he was an omega.

Derek opened his arms up for him, gaze leaving Dcott to look at his mate. His unhappy mate. And he could see he moment it went all downhill and the growl rose up in his throat, fierce as his eyes flashed.

"If he wants it," he answered first. It wasn't all about what he wanted, or John wanted, a lot of it was what a stiles wanted too.

"You're going to start trying by not ordering him around. Ever. He isn't your mate, he's mine. And you do not speak to a claimed omega that way." At least, not if he wanted to keep all his internal organs inside.

"More than that, he is your fucking friend so at least pretend like he's capable of making and acting on his own desires without either of us to help him. And pretend like you give a shit about what he wants. Or maybe you can find a way to actually do that instead of faking it."

If it ended in a fight, so be it.

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_stiles
2017-12-14 08:41 pm UTC (link)

"Der, it's okay," Stiles whispered softly, stroking his hand over Derek's chest.

At least now Scott looked a little abashed. Stiles didn't know if it was because he was very obviously making his choice, being pressed against his mate as he was, or if it was the way Derek was speaking to him. Scott might have been an alpha, but Derek was an Alpha. He had the commanding tone, the control over himself that made him believably intimidating.

"Sh, baby," he cooed, leaning in to press his nose against Derek's neck, then his lips to the same spot. Then he turned his eyes to Scott again.

"Derek and I are going to have a baby," Stiles said, voice and expression soft, though the rest of him was very serious. "Not right now," he added, seeing Scott about to protest. "But in a couple of months, we're gonna make a baby. He's gonna look like Derek. I'm gonna be huge and bitchy and I'm probably gonna eat a lot of weird shit. And I want you to be there for that. I want you to be the person I text from the hospital when I'm in labour telling you I'm never gonna do this again, and have you text back that of course I will, because I'm making a pack with the man I love. I want you to be the guy our kid starts walking towards with his first steps cos he loves his uncle Scott so much. I want you and Melissa to be there with my dad when Derek and I get married. I want you to drunk text me dumbass names you want us to call the next ones."

Stiles' voice wavered slightly, his grip on Derek increasing. But Scott looked completely floored, his mouth open slightly, eyes wide and maybe a little shiny.

"You guys are gonna have a baby?" he asked, as though he'd never heard of anything so miraculous. As though that was the one damn thing needed to win him over. "Can I- can I buy him little shoes? And teach him lacrosse? Will he be a wolf?"

"You can do whatever you like as long as you stop being a jackass," Stiles huffed, reluctantly relinquishing his hold on Derek so that he could offer his best friend a hug.

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surlier
2017-12-15 07:03 pm UTC (link)

Anyone else would have been shoved away, but this was Stiles, his mate, and Derek closed his eyes, his head tilting towards the other man.

Stiles wanted him to calm down, but it wasn't okay. As long as Scott understood that-- he breathed in deep, let some of the tension flow out of his shoulders as he pressed his face into the top of Stiles' head, breathing in his scent and letting his mate --

His mate. An omega. Derek tilted his head a little more, hiding his grin as he listened to Stiles, caught the change in Scott's scent. Omegas made packs into family and Stiles had a whole new set of instincts that were telling him to do just that. There were blood families, and then families by choice, and Stiles could work both of them.

His arm curled low around Stiles waist, almost around his hips as he finally managed to look back at Scott, and he didn't quite manage to swipe that grin off his face.

"Yeah, eventually. More than one," he said with a hint of pride. Stiles answered one question and he slowly let go of his mate so he could hug the other werewolf. "One in four chance they will be wolves," he said quietly as two long lanky arms wrapped around his mate, and Scott kept peering at him over Stiles' shoulder.

"The rest of the pack will be here soon, but you're more than welcome to stay. I'm not going to stop kissing him just because you're here though."

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_stiles
2017-12-15 11:17 pm UTC (link)

"More than one," Stiles affirmed, the words half mumbled into Scott's shoulder. Oh, he was so incredibly happy now! Scott was coming round, Scott was happy for them, he wanted to be part of their pups lives!

"Uh," Scott patted him gently on the back and pulled away. "I guess I'll hang around a bit. But I've gotta go take food to mom later and stop by the clinic to do some paperwork-" he pulled a face. "It's not even a real job, yet. I don't get why I have to do paperwork-"

Stiles appreciated that Scott was trying to be cool about everything now, and he coaxed him gently into the loft. He could see from Scott's impression that he sensed something in the scent he picked up, but he wasn't entirely sure what it was.

"So you guys are gonna live here? Are you moving in?" Scott asked, with almost the same expression Stiles expected his dad to have if he was standing where Scott was.

"Not yet, but yeah, we'll be here for a little while," Stiles shrugged. "I told Derek we had until the first pup could walk, but I think dad's been threatening him quietly because he's been seeing a realtor."

"Huh. Yeah. But it's a great place. I mean, you can have amazing college parties here-" Scott continued, his eyes lighting up.

"Whilst I'm with child and my husband is sleeping in another room?" Stiles laughed. "I'm sorry, man. I'm pretty set that college is gonna be juggling lectures and morning sickness."

"You could hold off a while," Scott said, his frown returning slightly.

"We could, yeah, but I think I'd go mental," Stiles lowered his voice, even though he was sure that Derek would be able to hear, even if he tried not to. "I need do, Scott. Now I've found him-" his hand moved to his belly, feeling that soft ache of emptiness. "I need to. I want to be pregnant. I want to start our family. I have this ache right here where I know our child should be."

Scott's face did an odd thing, an expression that Stiles couldn't read and had no apparently reference for. He was flummoxed, but Scott was wandering around the loft, looking about him as though he'd never been there before.

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surlier
2017-12-16 02:34 am UTC (link)

Derek hung back a little, scenting that happiness that came off his mate and watching Scott with curious eyes. All was not perfect, but it was better than it had been when the other alpha showed up.

"It wasn't quietly," he said wryly.

"It's a good place for a -- for someone single." And it would be good for college parties, but Derek was already graduated and Stiles, well, he planned on being pregnant, not partying and said as much.

What he didn't say, mostly because he didn't think that Scott would understand was that they were holding off for a while. If either of them could go with their first choice, Stiles might miss being in heat because he'd already be pregnant.

He hovered right inside the entrance of the loft, a little furrow appearing between his brows. There were still things that Scott didn't understand -- and Derek was sure they were going to cause friction later.

"It's normal," he added, heading off the question. "Deaton and I have already spoken about it. I know it seems fast but this is something we both want. I'd wait as long as Stiles wanted me to." In case he was thinking that this was more something Derek wanted rather than Stiles.

"If you like the loft, I'll let you know before I put it on the market, but it's really not going to be suitable to our needs." Especially not once their pack began to grow.

His gaze dodged to Stiles for a moment. "Why don't you two talk? I'll throw the nachos and the pizzas in the oven." Even a full pizza was more like an appetizer when the pack came over -- they tended to eat a lot, him included.

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_stiles
2017-12-16 11:47 am UTC (link)

Stiles snorted, because he was pretty sure his dad was a little forceful on the matter, but Derek was a good man, he wouldn't have put up a fight. To have a family home ready or close to it when their first pup was born would be wonderful, though maybe not so realistic. He knew Derek was trying to get things moving, though. That was what was important to Stiles.

Scott still looked a bit uncomfortable, maybe a bit unconvinced about Stiles' words, and Derek's back up of them. They were still young, he didn't get why Stiles would want to go through college pregnant when he could be being a normal college kid, have the experience they all wanted, that Derek had already had.

"I'm going to school around here, too," Stiles added, as though that might soften the blow. Scott had wanted to stay as close as he could so that he could keep learning from Deaton and working at the clinic whilst he studied, and take care of his mom even though both of them had laughed over knowing their absence would probably be the catalyst at getting their parents together. "I'm finishing the applications this week. I'm staying here, Derek has plans, so we'll be close- and I'm sure Derek'll keep this place if you want it? Or you can rent it?" Derek was in the kitchen, making polite amounts of noise, not that Stiles would keep any of this conversation from him. He was pretty sure Derek would offer it properly off his own back without any prompting.

"Yeah, I dunno, you think he'd be a good landlord?" Scott snorted.

"Uh, yeah," Stiles replied with a frown. "He's a good man. I don't know why you don't get that. I don't actually know why you've always been a jerk to him. Even before this," Stiles added quickly, gesturing between himself and Derek. "He's helped us out so much when he didn't need to. He never needed to, we were never his pack, but he's always been there for us."

"And you still don't think it's a little weird he was cool hanging out with teenagers? That he's with you, now? His pack are all our age."

Stiles rolled his eyes so hard it hurt. "Stop being so salty about it, Scott. He hardly hung out with us, he continuously saved our asses and tried to teach you how to be a good wolf. His betas are people that needed him and it just so happens they're all young cos, what'd'you know, being young around here is a complete shit show sometimes. I'm with him, he's my mate, we're gonna have kids. There's nothing you can do to change it. Maybe when you meet your own mate-"

That was a harsh blow and Stiles knew it, but he also knew part of Scott's attitude was because he realised he and Kira weren't mates in the same way. They could be, there was nothing stopping them, but they'd both know there was someone out there in the world who was more to them, more perfect for them. Scott had wanted it as much as Stiles hadn't, and maybe it was unfair that things had gone this way, but it wasn't anyones fault.

Scott nodded his head, scratching the back of his head. "I don't wanna break up with her."

"Shit, Scott," Stiles sighed. "You don't have to, man. Why would you think that? Enjoy your life together until you both know it's reached a natural end. I mean, you get on, you like each other, there's no point ending it just because you're not going to be together forever."

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surlier
2017-12-16 06:01 pm UTC (link)

Even in the kitchen, Derek heard most of what they were saying and almost dropped one of the pizzas when Stiles delivered that line. It was harsh, but he understood why his mate said it. Just.

Damn.

He made plenty of more noise when he dragged out the cookie sheet and lined it with foil for the nachos.

"But, then what's the point? Knowing that she and I aren't it, that we could be out there finding our mates--" Scott wondered, pushing a hand through his hair.

From the kitchen, Derek wanted to chime in that the point was experience. If Stiles hadn't been his mate, he would have urged him to explore all the new things his body could do with someone that he felt safe with. Now they were exploring those things together -- he licked his lips as he spread cheese over the chips he already laid down.

"And you, you're going to be pregnant soon, and then you'll be busy and I'll never see you--" Scott continued on.

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_stiles
2017-12-16 09:04 pm UTC (link)

"Cos if you're gonna be like that then you'll be miserable. And you'll find your mate and you'll be crazy because you've had all this pent up stuff for years because you've had no one to be affectionate with, or go out with, or date- I mean, you don't love her any less, right? You don't love her any less just because she isn't your mate. That's what being a teenager is about, Scott. You know the chances of staying with someone you fell for in high school are pretty low. You can't break up with her and then never sleep with anyone else or date anyone else until you find your mate, that's insane. You need experience-"

"Oh, but all of that is okay for you?" Scott snapped.

"It is what it is, man. I didn't plan this. I mean, of course I wanted that wild college life, of course I wanted to have sex with as many people as I could, but it's changed. It changed before Derek. When I presented, I wasn't going to just sleep around with anyone. I couldn't, I'm an omega. It'd be too dangerous. And now there's Derek. And yeah, I'm going to be pregnant soon, but life isn't ending, Scotty. Of course you'll see me. You think Der isn't gonna want to spend so much time with his pup? You think dad isn't gonna want to be all over his grandbaby? They're only gonna need me when he wants feeding. I'll have loads of time."

That wasn't entirely true. Actually not by a long shot. But Stiles wanted to reassure Scott he'd still be around. He had two men he loved who would happily take sole custody of the baby.

"How did you know?" Scott raised his voice to address Derek. "About Stiles being your mate. How did you know? How am I supposed to know?"

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surlier
2017-12-16 09:33 pm UTC (link)

Derek understood why Stiles was trying to reassure Scott that they'd still have plenty of time together, but he still snorted when Stiles assured him that he'd have loads of time. He'd have time, but he'd want to spend it all with their baby. And hell, once Scott found his mate, he'd want the same. Eventually they'd all have kids together and --

The raised voice caught his attention and he poked his head out of the kitchen. "The easiest way is scent. But in some cases -- if you meet your mate before they've presented, they don't smell the same." Like it had been with he and Stiles.

"A couple days before he presented, his scent changed, and I knew then. And in a case like that," he rolled his shoulders. "You start spending more time together. Not -- not necessarily sexual time either. Stiles and I didn't until after he presented." It seemed important to let Scott know that.

"But the scent -- the scent is important. Your mate isn't going to smell just good, it's going to be something deeply personal to you, and you're going to smell of something deeply personal to them. Like, Stiles. What does Stiles smell like to you?"

"Something sweet. Like a bakery, but with less bread smell--" Scott answered. "He smells less than he did a couple days ago though. It's muted now--"

"That's because he's claimed. To me he smells like--" And he couldn't resist a deep inhale, because even across the room his mate smelled damn good. "Like these cookies my mom used to make around Christmas, sugar cookies and snickerdoodles, but these ones have been left right by the window, cause it's fall, and she made a treat for us --"

He stopped, the tops of his cheeks turning a little pink because it was deeply personal and the girls at the school weren't entirely wrong when they suggested Stiles roofied him with his scent. But it was more happy than sexual and Derek wouldn't change it for the world. He cleared his throat.

"It doesn't -- it doesn't compel you to have sex or anything, but it's definitely a scent that makes you happy and that makes you want to shift and roll around in it."

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_stiles
2017-12-17 12:04 am UTC (link)

Stiles really was just trying to be reassuring. He knew as well as Derek that once they had their first child, it was going to be difficult for him to be away from it. Not just because he was a parent, but instinctively he was going to need to be near their baby as much as he could be. To feed it and soothe it and scent it the way only he could. Derek's role would be similar but different, too. A different scent, a different way of soothing. The omega in Stiles would need to be there, with both of them. But right now that wouldn't help Scott.

He was glad Derek was still here, and that he was so honest and easy about discussing things. Things that he had been brought up just knowing, he was happy to share and teach to the other wolves, even if they weren't his pack. Stiles had always loved that about him, even before he really loved him.

He flushed at the way his scent was described, the intimacy of Derek's association, something so special. "Derek smells like fall. His scent reminds me of the leaves turning, when mom and I would go out looking for the first gold ones," Stiles added gently, his own cheeks flushed from the memories and the perfection that was his mate. "I don't want to shift and roll around in it, though. Maybe I want it all over me- but I don't think I want to be a wolf."

"But your- your kids will be wolves if you are. You might never have a wolf pup-"

Stiles shrugged, looking at Derek. "They'll still be ours. Still be our pack. Still be little Hales," he beamed. "Oh, shit, if I change my surname I can still be called Stiles, right?" he asked, the sudden thought making him genuinely worried for a second. "Maybe I'll keep Stilinski as a middle name and then we don't need to worry. It's fine. I'll be like M Night Shyamalan." He talked himself in a circle, seemed satisfied, then looked between Scott and Derek.

"You got anymore questions, Scotty? We're both here, we might as well get it all out."

"I- no. I don't know," Scott frowned. "I can't believe you're claimed and- I can't believe he's your mate. And you're going to have kids. And I- no, actually, I don't wanna know how or what goes on or...anything."

"Hey. My biology is awesome. I'm all the good stuff," Stiles protested, though lightly. Scott didn't mean any offence. Stiles didn't want to know about Scott's sex life, either.

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surlier
2017-12-17 05:31 pm UTC (link)

"I wouldn't expect you to," Derek said quietly about Stiles shifting and rolling around in it. It was a wolf thing, but he did suspect that Scott would understand the inclination more than his mate would.

None of that stopped his cheeks from coloring at the way Stiles described his scent. He knew already that it was personal, that it reminded Stiles of walking in the woods with his mom, but every time they discussed it, there was the reminder of how deeply personal their scents were to one another.

"And we might not, but even if they aren't, they'll display a predisposition for the bite." They had a far lower chance of rejection if they decided they wanted it when they were old.

Derek blinked at the circle Stiles made in his own conversation and tried not to grin (mostly failed) at the answer he gave himself. "You're keeping your first name." He had plans for that name, especially once he'd found out that it'd been given to his mate by his mother.

The grin he tried to keep back failed utterly as Scott stumbled over trying to say that he didn't want the details. "I agree, and as much as there is a huge sexual side of mates, it's not all crazy sex. There's a lot more to it. Packs are meant to help raise pups; they're a dedicated family unit. There's the part we see first -- the alpha, and if they have a mate, and the betas. But everything is designed to make a pack stronger, including making pups that fit in their ranks.

"A strong mated pair will compliment one another's strengths and weaknesses. And even if one of them is an alpha, they don't dominate each other within that relationship. I know humans see it differently, but not wolves. The alpha is the only one that can request their mate's submission, and trying to force someone else's mate to submit is a good way to start a fight." Yeah, he wasn't going to forget the way Scott barked out that order earlier, but hopefully now Scott would understand why he reacted the way he had.

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_stiles
2017-12-17 08:09 pm UTC (link)

Stiles couldn't wipe the smile from his face as he listened to Derek speak. Yep, even if their babies weren't born wolves, if they wanted to be they could be. The chances weren't high, one in four, Derek had said, but their daddy could turn them if they chose that.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm keeping my first name. Mieczyslaw Stilinski Hale. Happy?" he asked Derek, knowing full well that he would be.

Scott, of course, looked confused. "Oh, he knows your first name?"

"Well duh, of course he does. Did you think I wouldn't tell him? Just keep it a surprise until our wedding day?"

"I guess not," Scott shrugged.

The way Derek spoke about packs and pack dynamics made Stiles feel warm inside. Warm like Derek was holding him, like he was already fit close to his mate's body. He'd been so unsure of his place for so long, in all the time they'd been out there fighting the bad guys. He was just a human, he did what he could. Now he was here, Derek's equal, the person who would birth the pups to make their pack bigger, part of the strength of the Hale pack. He was almost giddy with that honour.

Scott could smell that billowing affection rolling off of Stiles, just a warmth to his scent that was aimed solely at Derek. That wasn't something that could be fabricated. And the look on Derek's face as he spoke, the way his eyes wandered to Stiles, that couldn't be faked, either. His best friend was doing stupid, domestic, grown up stuff and there was nothing he could do about it.

"The rest of your pack really like Stiles," he said, a tentative peace offering aimed at Derek. "I mean, they did before, but they're uh- they're- really...attached to him-" He didn't know how to phrase that without making it sound like they were hitting on Stiles, but there had been a lot of touching, a lot of scenting and protectiveness. And yeah, maybe he didn't want to be here too long when the rest of the pack arrived.

"I'm pack mom, now," Stiles said. "And I smell like Derek. I smell like their alpha and our bond." They hadn't had sex, and he hadn't been claimed the last time he'd seen them, so his scent really had just been their merging of his and Derek's, and okay, there had been some orgasms involved- but he had no doubt he'd smell even more like their alpha's mate now. "You've got all this to look forward to. All your betas going ga-ga over your mate."

"It'll be weird, you not being in my pack anymore," Scott said quietly, not looking at either of them. "I just thought you'd always be there."

"I know, man. Me too. But I was always going to end up someone's mate. Chances were I'd have gone to another pack eventually, anyway. At least it's Derek, and he's staying here and not dragging me to the other side of the country-"

"No. No, I know. I'm glad. I'm glad you'll both be here, still."

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surlier
2017-12-17 08:53 pm UTC (link)

"Very," he said, lips still curled up in a grin.

"And he only thinks he's good at keeping secrets." Derek knew better, but he also knew it was in Stiles' nature to try. At least his mate wasn't a quitter.

Still, all the conversation made him feel cool, like he was missing the addition of Stiles' warmth tucked into his side and he reached out, hand closing around his hip and nudging him against his body.

This close, yeah, it was all warmth and happy scents coming off the both of them and they still managed to keep their clothes on. For now, at least.

"Yeah, he smelled like them when he's come home the past couple of days." What Scott was trying to say and not trying to say -- Derek got it. Besides, Derek also knew that his pack wasn't interested in sex with Stiles, nor his mate with them. "And Stiles isn't wrong. When you take a mate, your pack is going to want to put their scents down on them as well. And you're going to want that." Of course Derek wanted Stiles to smell of him, and of them together, but he also needed to smell of pack. It was good, and right, and maybe Deaton could explain all the stuff behind it, but Derek knew that it was simply wanted.

He went a little quiet as he listened to them. Scott might not accept, but for Stiles, the invitation had to be made. "You're always welcome here, with us Scott. I know you're still figuring things out, but I'm not going to keep you from seeing one another." Stiles probably already knew that, but Scott -- he probably needed to hear that, to have that reassurance.

"I know he's your family; he's my family now too," Derek said quietly.