Quiet the mind || Closed
When Stiles woke, it took him a rather long moment to recognize his surroundings. This was definetely neither his bed, nor his room. That man by his side, however, whose thumb was carefully caressing the skin underneath his eye - was his.
It had been the first night in months that Stiles had been able to sleep at Derek's place. For the longest time the two men had been unable to share a bed, to touch, to kiss, to rest side by side. Hours ago the alpha pack had been defeated, and with his head still aching from the minor car crash, Stiles had picked Derek up and went home with him.
It was strange to be back here. There had been times when Stiles hadn't been able to keep his hopes up, convinced that he would never end up back together with the alpha. The odds had never been in their favor, and yet there was no doubt that both of them were alive - and once again with each other.
"Hey", the boy murmured quietly, voice still a little raspy and hoarse. For some moments he allowed himself to close his eyes again, before finally glancing up to the older man by his side. Stiles moved, and winced right away when the bruise on his forehead sent a sharp pain through his system. Right. The accident.
Derek's thumb was still underneath his eye, and Stiles decided that he would focus on that familiar sensation rather than the pain in his head.
"Did you get some sleep?"

















