Ficlet: From One to Ten, He's a Twenty
Author: on_the_ground
Title: From One to Ten, He's a Twenty
Rating: G
Pairing/s: Stiles/Jackson
Character/s: Stiles, Jackson (mentioned), Kane (Original male character / Derek's husband), Derek (mentioned)
Summary: In the previous chapter Stiles had an argument with Jackson after he got shot on duty; and in this chapter Kane and Derek go to visit him at the hospital and Kane stays to talk to him.
Content Notes: Fluff, angst, friendship, amnesia, nobody is dead
Warnings: None
Submission Type: Ficlet
Word Count: 971 words
Prompt: #195 - Façade
Author's Notes: This will be part of my series "All I Saw Was You." It's part of a 4 chapters arc in the future, taking place between "But You Are Married to an Asshole" and "Killing Is Always the Last Resort." Unbetaed. The remaining 179 words will be posted on AO3.
"So, on a scale from one to ten, how upset is he?" Kane asks, taking a seat.
Derek has left with Jackson to grab a bite, so Kane thinks that at least they'll have thirty or forty-five minutes to talk alone.
Stiles snorts. "I guess he's a twenty or something..."
"That much, huh?" Kane raises an eyebrow and smiles.
"Yeah, he's furious." Stiles nods.
"That's because he loves you and he's still in shock, I guess. As much as he says that he was waiting for this to happen, it was just a façade, he wasn't ready. You can't be ready for your husband getting shot, you know?" Kane waves his right arm.
"He's so..." Stiles bites his lip as he thinks.
"Stubborn?" Kane offers.
"Yeah, that and infuriating... I'm not the first cop getting shot, for god's sake!"
"Yeah, that's true... but he's not married to any of those other cops... And you have to admit it, you've been here too many times now. He's sick of this place and you keep coming back!"
"Not because I want to!" Stiles whines.
"I know. And I'm sure he knows that too but it doesn't change the fact and you have to admit that."
"I admit it, okay? I told him I fucked up. I told him I'm sorry. I was honest with him and he still looks at me in that way he does... like he won't forgive me or something... and shit, I'm not the one responsible here... and still, why do I feel responsible? It's crazy." Stiles says, waving his arms.
"He doesn't think you're responsible. But he's not sure what happened which doesn't exactly help either."
"He thinks I'm not good enough to be a cop..." Stiles runs his right hand through his hair.
"That's not true. He doesn't think that. But he's a lawyer and he's sick of seeing murder cases of any kind. People getting shot for the all kinds of reasons and the pain it causes to the families... the last thing he wants is to have you as one of those cases."
"He's never really approved my decision. I know he would have wanted me to go back to college, so that I came back to work at my company or somewhere else. The last thing he wanted was for me to become a cop. "
"Yeah, I know. But I think that your past has everything do with it. He's almost lost you twice and he's been through a lot. So I can understand that now, he's scared of losing you for another reason... and well, also because it's not just you, the idea of the kids losing you terrifies him."
"Shit." Stiles closes his eyes for a few seconds.
"Is everything okay between you two?" Kane asks.
"What do you mean?" Stiles frowns.
"Only that... I mean, since you've been a police officer... has anything changed in your relationship?"
"Well. Maybe you should ask him that because I don't remember how it used to be before the accident. But despite how he feels, I thought we were in a good place... You're not asking me if we are having sex or not, right?" Stiles smiles.
"What? No. Of course not." Kane smirks.
"I'm not stupid. I know that things haven't been the same since I finished at the academy. But we were dealing with it and I thought we were making progress and we were reaching a point where he was okay with it. I think these two years have been good."
"I guess you know that he has problems sleeping at night when you're working..."
"Yeah. Of course I know. And I wish I could do something about it but I can't..." Stiles shakes his head. Most of the time when he gets home, his husband is awake in bed or working at his office. "Hopefully, when I make detective, things will change and I'll be at home every night. I want to be there for him and the kids more than anything but this is my job and right now, he needs to accept it."
"Yeah, right. I think he accepts it because he loves you and he would do anything you asked, but I don't think you can expect him to be okay with it because you can't change what he thinks about it." Kane shakes his head and runs a hand through his hair.
"I think sometimes you forget that your husband is a werewolf and that they don't deal with this stuff like humans do." Kane continues. "He needs his mate to be safe and that's how it is. The concepts of mate and cop are never going to fit together for him. At least not the way you want."
"Well, I want him to be safe too and he's been involved in some pack stuff I didn't like many times and I've never told him anything, y'know? He's always done whatever he wants and I've always respected it--"
"Yes, but he's a werewolf and he can heal. You have to admit that the probabilities of him getting seriously hurt are less than yours."
"God, on which side are you?" Stiles says exasperated.
"Hey, I'm on your side but I understand his point of view too because I know how he feels... I have my own Jackson at home, y'know? He's told me many times that he'd feel like Jackson does if I was in you line of work and that he's grateful not having to deal with something like that. Of course, it also has to do with the fact that all his life he's always been worried about one thing or the other, so if he had to worry about me now, I guess, we'd probably end up having problems... maybe even breaking up."
"Well, I'm not leaving my job and he knows that. Besides, I love him and we have two kids who need both of us... not to mention that he'd literally die without me, so we're most certainly not breaking up and hopefully he knows that too... so, can we please change the subject?"
Title: From One to Ten, He's a Twenty
Rating: G
Pairing/s: Stiles/Jackson
Character/s: Stiles, Jackson (mentioned), Kane (Original male character / Derek's husband), Derek (mentioned)
Summary: In the previous chapter Stiles had an argument with Jackson after he got shot on duty; and in this chapter Kane and Derek go to visit him at the hospital and Kane stays to talk to him.
Content Notes: Fluff, angst, friendship, amnesia, nobody is dead
Warnings: None
Submission Type: Ficlet
Word Count: 971 words
Prompt: #195 - Façade
Author's Notes: This will be part of my series "All I Saw Was You." It's part of a 4 chapters arc in the future, taking place between "But You Are Married to an Asshole" and "Killing Is Always the Last Resort." Unbetaed. The remaining 179 words will be posted on AO3.
"So, on a scale from one to ten, how upset is he?" Kane asks, taking a seat.
Derek has left with Jackson to grab a bite, so Kane thinks that at least they'll have thirty or forty-five minutes to talk alone.
Stiles snorts. "I guess he's a twenty or something..."
"That much, huh?" Kane raises an eyebrow and smiles.
"Yeah, he's furious." Stiles nods.
"That's because he loves you and he's still in shock, I guess. As much as he says that he was waiting for this to happen, it was just a façade, he wasn't ready. You can't be ready for your husband getting shot, you know?" Kane waves his right arm.
"He's so..." Stiles bites his lip as he thinks.
"Stubborn?" Kane offers.
"Yeah, that and infuriating... I'm not the first cop getting shot, for god's sake!"
"Yeah, that's true... but he's not married to any of those other cops... And you have to admit it, you've been here too many times now. He's sick of this place and you keep coming back!"
"Not because I want to!" Stiles whines.
"I know. And I'm sure he knows that too but it doesn't change the fact and you have to admit that."
"I admit it, okay? I told him I fucked up. I told him I'm sorry. I was honest with him and he still looks at me in that way he does... like he won't forgive me or something... and shit, I'm not the one responsible here... and still, why do I feel responsible? It's crazy." Stiles says, waving his arms.
"He doesn't think you're responsible. But he's not sure what happened which doesn't exactly help either."
"He thinks I'm not good enough to be a cop..." Stiles runs his right hand through his hair.
"That's not true. He doesn't think that. But he's a lawyer and he's sick of seeing murder cases of any kind. People getting shot for the all kinds of reasons and the pain it causes to the families... the last thing he wants is to have you as one of those cases."
"He's never really approved my decision. I know he would have wanted me to go back to college, so that I came back to work at my company or somewhere else. The last thing he wanted was for me to become a cop. "
"Yeah, I know. But I think that your past has everything do with it. He's almost lost you twice and he's been through a lot. So I can understand that now, he's scared of losing you for another reason... and well, also because it's not just you, the idea of the kids losing you terrifies him."
"Shit." Stiles closes his eyes for a few seconds.
"Is everything okay between you two?" Kane asks.
"What do you mean?" Stiles frowns.
"Only that... I mean, since you've been a police officer... has anything changed in your relationship?"
"Well. Maybe you should ask him that because I don't remember how it used to be before the accident. But despite how he feels, I thought we were in a good place... You're not asking me if we are having sex or not, right?" Stiles smiles.
"What? No. Of course not." Kane smirks.
"I'm not stupid. I know that things haven't been the same since I finished at the academy. But we were dealing with it and I thought we were making progress and we were reaching a point where he was okay with it. I think these two years have been good."
"I guess you know that he has problems sleeping at night when you're working..."
"Yeah. Of course I know. And I wish I could do something about it but I can't..." Stiles shakes his head. Most of the time when he gets home, his husband is awake in bed or working at his office. "Hopefully, when I make detective, things will change and I'll be at home every night. I want to be there for him and the kids more than anything but this is my job and right now, he needs to accept it."
"Yeah, right. I think he accepts it because he loves you and he would do anything you asked, but I don't think you can expect him to be okay with it because you can't change what he thinks about it." Kane shakes his head and runs a hand through his hair.
"I think sometimes you forget that your husband is a werewolf and that they don't deal with this stuff like humans do." Kane continues. "He needs his mate to be safe and that's how it is. The concepts of mate and cop are never going to fit together for him. At least not the way you want."
"Well, I want him to be safe too and he's been involved in some pack stuff I didn't like many times and I've never told him anything, y'know? He's always done whatever he wants and I've always respected it--"
"Yes, but he's a werewolf and he can heal. You have to admit that the probabilities of him getting seriously hurt are less than yours."
"God, on which side are you?" Stiles says exasperated.
"Hey, I'm on your side but I understand his point of view too because I know how he feels... I have my own Jackson at home, y'know? He's told me many times that he'd feel like Jackson does if I was in you line of work and that he's grateful not having to deal with something like that. Of course, it also has to do with the fact that all his life he's always been worried about one thing or the other, so if he had to worry about me now, I guess, we'd probably end up having problems... maybe even breaking up."
"Well, I'm not leaving my job and he knows that. Besides, I love him and we have two kids who need both of us... not to mention that he'd literally die without me, so we're most certainly not breaking up and hopefully he knows that too... so, can we please change the subject?"