mlmsrogers:

THIS IS IT. THIS IS WHAT I LIVE AND BREATHE FOR. DEREK HALE GETTING NICE THINGS, YES PLEASE

Like okay, everyone else is off at college in other parts of the country, right, and Stiles is well into his police training when he gets a text from Derek, something like “hey, I’m coming back to Beacon Hills. Wanna meet up?” and maybe Stiles jumps a little and does a happy dance, but that’s for him and the people around him to know and no one else.

Derek comes back to Beacon Hills and they catch up over coffee, and Derek goes on and on about all the things he’s done, all the things he’s seen, all the places he’s been, and Stiles is making heart eyes the whole time, because who knew Derek Hale would talk this much to him and look this happy?

They start off as friends because this is some slow building stuff right here, except the more Stiles hangs out with Derek, the more those feelings come back to him and shit, he really does love Derek. He was pretty sure those feelings were gone but nope, there they are. Right back and making everything difficult and weird because all he wants to do is make out with the guy who once threatened to rip his throat out with his teeth, and all he wants to do is give Derek nice things and make him stay this happy.

So a lot of time passes, idk maybe a few months, and Derek comes by the academy to take Stiles for lunch pretty much every day and sometimes the Sheriff joins them (and maybe teases Stiles a little after because “so you and Derek, huh?” and Stiles just splutters and “we’re not dating, dad!” “not yet”) and they’re friends and it’s nice.

But then Derek doesn’t pick Stiles up for lunch one day. Stiles texts him but gets no response and he starts to get seriously worried, because what if bad shit has come back to Beacon Hills and took Derek away from him again? 

His heart in his throat and panicked thoughts running through his head, Stiles speeds to Derek’s place (because he kept the loft, just in case) and he finds Derek curled up in bed, maybe with wet cheeks and maybe with an empty look on his face.

Now, Stiles isn’t an idiot. He knows that Derek hasn’t had it easy, still has it hard, and he knows that Derek is a broken man despite the adventures that made him better, as Derek himself claimed. So Stiles toes out of his shoes and lays down behind Derek, wrapping himself around him and there’s spooning. And somewhere along Stiles’ third ramble, Derek rolls around and buries his face in Stiles’ chest and maybe cries a little, and Stiles just combs his fingers through his hair, holds him close, and continues talking but letting Derek cry as much as he wants.

After that, they’re closer than ever. There’s a lot more touching and Derek stands a little closer to Stiles now, always touching him, and Stiles half suspects Derek is scenting him, maybe Derek isn’t aware of it himself, but Stiles feels like that’s what’s going on.

And idk maybe after a while, Stiles is hanging out at Derek’s loft and then Stiles kisses him, but Derek pulls away quickly and there’s some yelling while they fight because they’re both stubborn and scared of their feelings, alright. Derek (loudly) admits that he’s afraid Stiles won’t stay, that he’ll leave. And Stiles grabs Derek’s face, looks him in the eyes, and tells him that he’s not going anywhere. And if he is going anywhere, he’ll bring Derek with him. Because “you told me to not let you go, remember? Well, I’m never letting you go, Derek. I need you.”

And then there’s a lot of kissing and some butt stuff, and Stiles rimming and fucking Derek tenderly and whispering sweet things in his ear, because Derek Hale deserves nice things and that is just step one of many.

Stiles keeps his promise to stay by Derek’s side, and Derek has never felt more loved than whenever he’s with Stiles.

AND DEREK HALE IS FINALLY HAPPY LIKE HE DESERVES TO BE, ALL THANKS TO STILES STILINSKI AND THE LOVE HE OFFERS HIS SOUR WOLF