Ficlet: Dealing with the Kanes of the World (aka God Only Knows) (Part 3)
Author: on_the_ground
Title: Dealing with the Kanes of the World (aka God Only Knows) (Part 3)
Rating: G
Pairing/s: Stiles/Jackson
Character/s: Stiles, Scott, Mentioned Jackson
Summary: Stiles talks to Scott about his visit to Jackson's university.
Content Notes: AU - Canon divergence, friendship, nobody is dead, flashback, future fic
Warnings: None
Submission Type: Ficlet
Word Count: 442 words
Prompt: 411 - Fruit
Author's Notes: Posted here for the Full Moon Ficlet community. This will be part of my series "All I Saw Was You"
“I’m serious”, Stiles frowns, “I must say that your funny hums and your lack of confidence in our post-break-up future friendship, if that came to happen, is totally unfounded, unfair, and miscalculated. And you’re fucking lucky that his enhanced hearing doesn’t reach this far because he’d be giving you the same speech he gave me when I tried to break up and you’d be apologizing to him for even thinking about it.”
“Jeez, why can you fucking support me and cheer me up instead of reminding me that he’s over there like some fucked up forbidden “fruit”? I already know that. That fucking Kane is over there literally waiting for the day-the instant-that I’m out of the picture…”
“Fuck, I’m sorry…” Scott says with sincerity. “I didn’t mean-”
“You don’t get it. When I was there-when we were alone… at the parties... wherever… it was like we were never apart. Whenever I have doubt, I only have to go back there and I remember-I remember what it feels like. I remember him and that he loves me, and I know it makes sense. It’s what we are supposed to do but yeah, I guess I can’t expect you to understand it-”
“I do-I just worry about you- and him,” Scott admits.
“Okay, then don’t,” Stiles shakes his head. “I might complain… fucking whine sometimes, and I might say some shit that I’m glad Jackson can’t hear… but it doesn’t mean I'm not committed to making it work… because I am. I’m not gonna screw this up. So, if I have to deal with the Kanes of this world, I will.”
Scott sighs, shaking his head. “For what it’s worth, I don’t think you’ll screw anything up. I was never talking about you…”
Just then there’s a sound that tells Scott that he’s got a new text. He finds his phone and reads it.
“My mother needs me to buy some things before getting home, so I’d rather go… but yeah, I’m the one who screwed up saying that shit…”
“It’s okay,” Stiles nods. The truth is he knows that Scott would never say anything against Jackson and he was just saying what most people think and don’t tell him. Besides, he doesn't know what he’d do if he couldn’t let off some steam with him once in a while. “Really,” Stiles licks his lips. Maybe he’s feeling too sensitive today.
“Okay,” Scott nods, getting off the couch.
“See you tomorrow,” Scott says walking towards the front door of Stiles’ house.
“See you,” Stiles says.
He leans back on the couch, closing his eyes.
Patient.
Strong.
He needs to be that and more.
God only knows if he can be that guy.
Title: Dealing with the Kanes of the World (aka God Only Knows) (Part 3)
Rating: G
Pairing/s: Stiles/Jackson
Character/s: Stiles, Scott, Mentioned Jackson
Summary: Stiles talks to Scott about his visit to Jackson's university.
Content Notes: AU - Canon divergence, friendship, nobody is dead, flashback, future fic
Warnings: None
Submission Type: Ficlet
Word Count: 442 words
Prompt: 411 - Fruit
Author's Notes: Posted here for the Full Moon Ficlet community. This will be part of my series "All I Saw Was You"
“I’m serious”, Stiles frowns, “I must say that your funny hums and your lack of confidence in our post-break-up future friendship, if that came to happen, is totally unfounded, unfair, and miscalculated. And you’re fucking lucky that his enhanced hearing doesn’t reach this far because he’d be giving you the same speech he gave me when I tried to break up and you’d be apologizing to him for even thinking about it.”
“Jeez, why can you fucking support me and cheer me up instead of reminding me that he’s over there like some fucked up forbidden “fruit”? I already know that. That fucking Kane is over there literally waiting for the day-the instant-that I’m out of the picture…”
“Fuck, I’m sorry…” Scott says with sincerity. “I didn’t mean-”
“You don’t get it. When I was there-when we were alone… at the parties... wherever… it was like we were never apart. Whenever I have doubt, I only have to go back there and I remember-I remember what it feels like. I remember him and that he loves me, and I know it makes sense. It’s what we are supposed to do but yeah, I guess I can’t expect you to understand it-”
“I do-I just worry about you- and him,” Scott admits.
“Okay, then don’t,” Stiles shakes his head. “I might complain… fucking whine sometimes, and I might say some shit that I’m glad Jackson can’t hear… but it doesn’t mean I'm not committed to making it work… because I am. I’m not gonna screw this up. So, if I have to deal with the Kanes of this world, I will.”
Scott sighs, shaking his head. “For what it’s worth, I don’t think you’ll screw anything up. I was never talking about you…”
Just then there’s a sound that tells Scott that he’s got a new text. He finds his phone and reads it.
“My mother needs me to buy some things before getting home, so I’d rather go… but yeah, I’m the one who screwed up saying that shit…”
“It’s okay,” Stiles nods. The truth is he knows that Scott would never say anything against Jackson and he was just saying what most people think and don’t tell him. Besides, he doesn't know what he’d do if he couldn’t let off some steam with him once in a while. “Really,” Stiles licks his lips. Maybe he’s feeling too sensitive today.
“Okay,” Scott nods, getting off the couch.
“See you tomorrow,” Scott says walking towards the front door of Stiles’ house.
“See you,” Stiles says.
He leans back on the couch, closing his eyes.
Patient.
Strong.
He needs to be that and more.
God only knows if he can be that guy.