❛ god, you’re reaching, majorly reaching. look, danny told me you know how to do this, in fact he said you’re the best — after him, clearly. ❜ danny apprised him of nothing he wasn’t already aware of. the deeply beloved and departed hacker reaffirmed reflections the pallid boy discerned himself given how umber hues often linger ‘pon lucas for seconds too long. he sees: intellect shrouded by catty defenses, the brief lapse in guise when luc’s pack of fallacious drones disperse. his stance? a persona unlike that of the superficial loiters within the swimmer’s frame. stiles noticed. yet with his patience being tried and tested, his wildly unpopular opinion may revert. ❛ am i gonna believe king twerp, or a well-liked beacon hills hacking icon? and, by the way, you’ve got a lot to live up to, especially with that attitude. ❜ the fact that he has to be reminded of where the other’s energy goes lends further to disbelief.
❛ literally if i wanted someone in the jv club, i’d get someone in the jv club, i want you — that’s great, fantastic, ‘cause with all the sass i’m getting, you’re working pro bono, pal. ❜ eyes narrow and blink rapidly, exasperation unabashedly salient, his jaw hanging. ❛ are you.. you’re seriously trying to insult me? like actually actively trying to insult me right now? major offense intended, you’re not doing great. work on those, danny had better delivery. ❜ a sigh draws from him, roseate hands wringing themselves. alright.. new approach. ❛ okay, listen to me. you’re gonna do this. you’re going to do this because i know you can, and obviously danny does too, and i don’t know why you insist on hiding the fact that you’re the swimming and hacking version of miranda priestly, or why you want to act like a crappy character from an under-budgeted lifetime movie, but neither of us are gonna leave this room until you hack this guy for me, alright? after that you can go right back to being mega-bitch-extraordinaire. ❜
a nail-bitten finger raises and wags, an afterthought forming. tongue swipes chapped skin, lips pressing knowing this is hardly an opportune moment to add: ❛ plus this is an extremely time sensitive thing, very time sensitive, so can you just, you know, hack and move on please? ❜
❛ i have reason to be paranoid, y’know, someone like you should understand. i don’t mean to toot my own horn, never mind i do, danny was wrong about one thing though. i’m better than him, he just doesn’t know it yet because i haven’t shown him. ❜ if he was caught red handed he wasn’t going to be modest about it. everything that he said was technically true, or so he thought. in his eyes he was better than danny was, but he would rather tear someone down with his words than have to prove it. it was already bad enough that the other hacker, someone he thought could be trusted, seemed to have told stiles. out of all people he dreaded that it was the pale boy, he knew that the hyperactive male would probably ask for constant favors and probably hold this over his head. lucas would do anything for his reputation and there was something about stiles that made him realize the other would exploit that at any given chance. ❛ the fact that only you call me king twerp makes me wonder just how much you actually know about me. danny may be good and i’m not putting him down for anything that he does, but we have different methods and i like mine better. especially my attitude. ❜
❛ do you say you want people a lot? because it sounds incredibly needy, especially coming from you for some reason. oh please, as if you were willing to pay for my services or afford me in the first place. but what makes you think i’m willing to do this pro bono? ❜ chocolate hues narrow in on the alabaster male. he was never questioned over his insults in the past, normally people who knew they were being insulted didn’t have to courage to confront him. ❛ my lord, you seem to just pointing out the obvious every single time you decide to make some ugly noise and speak! if you like danny so much more than how about you put daddy’s skills to work and find him? leave me alone on top of that. ❜ his features seemed to freeze when stiles laid everything out there and for once wasn’t asking, but demanding lucas to hack for him. it may have been the other finally taking charge or the fact that he was compared to miranda priestly herself, but now he was more willing to help for some reason. ❛ as long as you don’t go spreading this like wildfire or pretend we’re friends or something outside of this room, i don’t see how this would hurt. ❜
almost tuning the male out by the time that he said it was a time sensitive matter, lucas already sat down at his desk and started to turn on his computer. he connected everything that he needed to hack and started the right programs. when he asked stiles the question he didn’t even bother to look in his direction. ❛ who is it? ❜
