Stop Waiting For the Punch Line 1b/2ladyladeSeptember 12 2011, 16:09:48 UTC
FUCK character limits. Seriously.
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Derek is beyond pissed. All week long, all week long, Scott has been acting angsty and petulant, Stiles has seemingly decided to take bonding-time with his father to the extreme, and no one will tell Derek what’s going on. Of course, the only people Derek talks to are Scott and Stiles, but with Stiles avoiding Derek like he’s got the plague, it becomes Scott’s responsibility to answer Derek’s questions. But every time Derek tries to bring up Stiles, Scott changes the subject or asks when Derek became a stalker.
This cycle has got to end.
So Derek does one of the dumbest things he could possibly do, and seeks Allison out.
“Hi…Derek,” she says when she sees him leaning up against her car.
Derek chose to talk to her in the mall’s parking lot so that maybe she’d feel better about being in public, but the structure is pretty deserted and now Derek just feels like a creeper.
“I just want to ask you about Stiles and Scott. Scott’s been stupider than usual, and Stiles is avoiding me,” Derek says.
“Oh,” Allison says, and then she frowns. “Well, what you did to Stiles was really mean, Derek. He’s hurt.”
She’s just a teenager, but Derek actually feels ashamed when she simultaneously looks disappointed and judgy. How to women do that?
“That’s what I don’t understand,” Derek says, “how the hell did I hurt Stiles?”
“You told him you liked him,” Allison says, as if Derek’s the deficient one in this conversation.
“Yes,” Derek says, “that’s what you do when you like someone.”
“Oh,” Allison says, “oh. So you weren’t playing a prank on him?”
Derek just stares.
“Stiles thought you were making fun of him because he likes you,” Allison says.
That’s so stupid.
“That’s stupid,” Derek says.
“Yeah,” Allison says. “Now that I think about it, you really aren’t one to joke, are you?”
What is up with teenagers and their lack of common sense?
“No,” Derek says.
Allison smiles brightly, and Derek can understand why Scott thinks she’s beautiful.
“I’ll get Scott to convince Stiles to stop hiding,” she says, “that way you can knock some sense into him. Gently.”
“Thank you,” Derek says, and he means it. “Can you not mention this conversation to your parents? I’d rather not get shot by your dad.”
Derek walks to his car with the sound of Allison’s laughter trickling behind him.
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Two days later, when Derek stops by Stiles’ after practice, the window is open and Stiles is there.
All is right with the world.
“You’re an idiot,” Derek says once he’s got both feet on Stile’s floor.
Stiles jumps in his chair and flails, somehow managing to tip over both to the left and the right before he steadies his chair. He spins around, and the nervousness coming off of him is almost enough to make Derek take a step back.
“Oh my god, do you want to give me a heart attack? Would it kill you to make some noise? Because I can get you one of those collars with the bells…Sorry, sorry, don’t kill me,” Stiles says.
Christ the kid is annoying. Derek must have been dropped on his head as a child, to be as attracted to Stiles as he is.
“You’re an idiot,” Derek repeats. “Why did you think I was playing a joke on you?”
Stiles freezes, and it’s terrifying. Derek has never seen him go so still before, not even when he fell asleep on Derek’s porch waiting for Scott and Derek to finish one of their training sessions.
Re: Stop Waiting For the Punch Line 1b/2ladyladeSeptember 12 2011, 16:10:08 UTC
“Stiles,” Derek says, prompting him, and Stiles flinches when he starts walking towards him.
“So, hey, how’s Scott’s training going? Don’t you have something to do with him? Like, right now?” Stiles says.
Derek just shakes his head, and they have a slow-walk chase around the room until Derek finally corners Stiles against a wall. He gets right up into Stile’s space, just like he usually does, but this time he’s boxing Stiles in with hands against the wall and a stare instead of a glare.
“This isn’t funny, Derek,” Stiles says, squirming and turning his head away.
“Stiles, when have I ever joked about anything?” Derek asks.
“Well, there was this one time-”
“Stiles,” Derek says.
The kid finally meets his gaze.
“I like you,” Derek says. “This isn’t a joke. Stop being stupid.”
“See, if you had said that in the first place I probably wouldn’t have freaked,” Stiles says. “Also, really?”
Derek keeps trying to figure out why he thinks this is a good idea.
“Yes, really,” he says.
“No punch line?”
“No punch line,” Derek confirms.
“Oh,” Stiles says, and then starts grinning in a way that makes Derek nervous. “This is going to be awesome.”
Re: THE ABOVE IS THE LAST PART.melficeSeptember 12 2011, 17:21:56 UTC
*flails stupidly* Oh god you are seriously my favorite writer in this fandom. Every time I see you post a fill I freak out a little inside. In a good way.
LIKE STILES, THIS IS MY AWKWARD WAY OF SAYING THIS IS AWESOME.
Re: THE ABOVE IS THE LAST PART.ladyladeSeptember 12 2011, 19:33:06 UTC
Oh my god, I saw your comment and I got to "favorite writer in this fandom" and I flipped my fucking shit. I literally did a happy dance in my chair and now I think my cat is afraid I had a seizure.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR AWESOME COMMENT. IT MADE MY ENTIRE MONTH.
Re: Stop Waiting For the Punch Line 1b/2mime0_0September 12 2011, 18:39:53 UTC
i love when i sign in to find inbox alerts. ahaha, i loved the story, it was funny and intresting as it was from dereks pov an there arent many of those ( that i have come accross) so well done.
Re: Stop Waiting For the Punch Line 1b/2ladyladeSeptember 12 2011, 19:35:09 UTC
Thank you! I was actually really nervous about writing Derek because the guy embodies monosyllabic. It's pretty easy to write Stiles because I'm easily distracted and barely have a brain-to-mouth filter and I get really happy over stupid shit all the time, but Derek's so internal that I was afraid I'd just completely miss the mark with him. I'm glad that you thought he was well-written!
Re: Stop Waiting For the Punch Line 1b/2mime0_0September 12 2011, 19:38:42 UTC
even monosyllables is pushing it with derek he just galres at the effing time, but he was well written and if he spoke more i reckon he would be more like that. i think thats why stiles is t he most loved character in the fandom (go through the prompts almost ALL of them feature STILES, the poor guy), cause we all have the brains of an infant and wanna be adorable and able to eat junk food all the time.
Re: Stop Waiting For the Punch Line 1b/2olukemiSeptember 13 2011, 17:32:34 UTC
Jesus Christ, I laughed so hard I had a coughing fit. Thank you for nearly killing me with awesome! And can I just say your Derek is one of the best things in the world. Almost better than Nutella.
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Derek is beyond pissed. All week long, all week long, Scott has been acting angsty and petulant, Stiles has seemingly decided to take bonding-time with his father to the extreme, and no one will tell Derek what’s going on. Of course, the only people Derek talks to are Scott and Stiles, but with Stiles avoiding Derek like he’s got the plague, it becomes Scott’s responsibility to answer Derek’s questions. But every time Derek tries to bring up Stiles, Scott changes the subject or asks when Derek became a stalker.
This cycle has got to end.
So Derek does one of the dumbest things he could possibly do, and seeks Allison out.
“Hi…Derek,” she says when she sees him leaning up against her car.
Derek chose to talk to her in the mall’s parking lot so that maybe she’d feel better about being in public, but the structure is pretty deserted and now Derek just feels like a creeper.
“I just want to ask you about Stiles and Scott. Scott’s been stupider than usual, and Stiles is avoiding me,” Derek says.
“Oh,” Allison says, and then she frowns. “Well, what you did to Stiles was really mean, Derek. He’s hurt.”
She’s just a teenager, but Derek actually feels ashamed when she simultaneously looks disappointed and judgy. How to women do that?
“That’s what I don’t understand,” Derek says, “how the hell did I hurt Stiles?”
“You told him you liked him,” Allison says, as if Derek’s the deficient one in this conversation.
“Yes,” Derek says, “that’s what you do when you like someone.”
“Oh,” Allison says, “oh. So you weren’t playing a prank on him?”
Derek just stares.
“Stiles thought you were making fun of him because he likes you,” Allison says.
That’s so stupid.
“That’s stupid,” Derek says.
“Yeah,” Allison says. “Now that I think about it, you really aren’t one to joke, are you?”
What is up with teenagers and their lack of common sense?
“No,” Derek says.
Allison smiles brightly, and Derek can understand why Scott thinks she’s beautiful.
“I’ll get Scott to convince Stiles to stop hiding,” she says, “that way you can knock some sense into him. Gently.”
“Thank you,” Derek says, and he means it. “Can you not mention this conversation to your parents? I’d rather not get shot by your dad.”
Derek walks to his car with the sound of Allison’s laughter trickling behind him.
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Two days later, when Derek stops by Stiles’ after practice, the window is open and Stiles is there.
All is right with the world.
“You’re an idiot,” Derek says once he’s got both feet on Stile’s floor.
Stiles jumps in his chair and flails, somehow managing to tip over both to the left and the right before he steadies his chair. He spins around, and the nervousness coming off of him is almost enough to make Derek take a step back.
“Oh my god, do you want to give me a heart attack? Would it kill you to make some noise? Because I can get you one of those collars with the bells…Sorry, sorry, don’t kill me,” Stiles says.
Christ the kid is annoying. Derek must have been dropped on his head as a child, to be as attracted to Stiles as he is.
“You’re an idiot,” Derek repeats. “Why did you think I was playing a joke on you?”
Stiles freezes, and it’s terrifying. Derek has never seen him go so still before, not even when he fell asleep on Derek’s porch waiting for Scott and Derek to finish one of their training sessions.
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“So, hey, how’s Scott’s training going? Don’t you have something to do with him? Like, right now?” Stiles says.
Derek just shakes his head, and they have a slow-walk chase around the room until Derek finally corners Stiles against a wall. He gets right up into Stile’s space, just like he usually does, but this time he’s boxing Stiles in with hands against the wall and a stare instead of a glare.
“This isn’t funny, Derek,” Stiles says, squirming and turning his head away.
“Stiles, when have I ever joked about anything?” Derek asks.
“Well, there was this one time-”
“Stiles,” Derek says.
The kid finally meets his gaze.
“I like you,” Derek says. “This isn’t a joke. Stop being stupid.”
“See, if you had said that in the first place I probably wouldn’t have freaked,” Stiles says. “Also, really?”
Derek keeps trying to figure out why he thinks this is a good idea.
“Yes, really,” he says.
“No punch line?”
“No punch line,” Derek confirms.
“Oh,” Stiles says, and then starts grinning in a way that makes Derek nervous. “This is going to be awesome.”
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LIKE STILES, THIS IS MY AWKWARD WAY OF SAYING THIS IS AWESOME.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR AWESOME COMMENT. IT MADE MY ENTIRE MONTH.
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...IF I DIDN'T MAKE IT OBVIOUS, (I'm sure I didn't) I'M USING CAPSLOCK TO EXPRESS MY HAPPINESSS!
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ahaha, i loved the story, it was funny and intresting as it was from dereks pov an there arent many of those ( that i have come accross) so well done.
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