Stiles and Derek share glances from across the bar for the past hour.
āEither Iāve got a real chance with Monsieur Eyebrows there, or Iām on his hit listā¦,ā Stiles mutters to Scott as he bites his lip, debating.
āIāll take the risk, hold my beer.ā
āWait, what?!ā Scott flails, grabbing his glass and sending out an SOS group text with the guyās picture and description, just in case.
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3 years later
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āEveryone please raise your glasses in honor of Mieczyslaw,āĀ Scott covers the mic, āsorry Stiles I had to,ā
āand Derek.Ā Who knew that three years ago you were both destined to converge on the same path in life and become one in heart and soul. Stiles took a gamble, he thought Derek was either the man of his dreams or a serial killer.ā
Cora snorts loudly as Laura intones, āHe still calls me to come get rid of spiders in his home!ā
Derek flushes, but Stiles grabs his hand and kisses his cheek,Ā āSpiders are evil incarnate, Der.ā
John chuckles and whispers to Melissa,Ā āStiles found out about Derekās arachnophobia and tried to create a spell to protect their house. Nearly lost his eyebrows when it backfired.ā
āHey, HEY! This is a joyous occasion, people! Back to our love story.ā Stiles fixes his jacket and sits down with a huff.
āYou looked sexy even with half an eyebrow,ā Derek murmurs, delighting in following Stilesā blush as itĀ travel from the top of his eyes below his collar with his lips.
āAs you can see,ā Scott gestures to the couple in question, āIt seems the only thing Derek killed was the chance of anyone else being able to lovingly cradle and protect Stilesā heart. Cheers to the Stilinski-Hales!ā