[ having a pack, especially a family pack, on your side is always a good thing. never feel bad about getting mixed up in that, elena. if you're in the know and they're cool with you, why not hang around with them? packs are family, even when they aren't blood related. sometimes, those pack bonds are stronger than blood. (derek sure as hell feels closer to scott's ragtag bunch than his psychotic uncle, for starters. even that stiles kid and the banshee who helped resurrect said uncle.)
in an instant, derek's demeanor shifts from curiosity to outright done with whatever this is before it even starts. ] You can't. [ there's an edge to his voice and something else waiting in the wings to be said, but the ghost... thing sashays away before it has the chance to be spoken.
the tension melts — mostly. ] You're right; I didn't want to know. What was that?
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in an instant, derek's demeanor shifts from curiosity to outright done with whatever this is before it even starts. ] You can't. [ there's an edge to his voice and something else waiting in the wings to be said, but the ghost... thing sashays away before it has the chance to be spoken.
the tension melts — mostly. ] You're right; I didn't want to know. What was that?