So i had this weird spiral of thought that started with mild annoyance that people write Scott being repulsed by even the mere mention of Stiles and Derek kissing. It's super weird and I don't understand it, especially since Scott is a marshmallow who would probably be really happy for Stiles for finally getting quality make-outs and stuff. Anyway, so then my brain provided as it does occasionally, a scenario in which friend A is not a hyper-masculine dudebro who was threatened by the thought of friend B kissing another dude. Friend A notices friend B's distant, dreamy face, recognizes it because he's been there, and is like, 'dude. Did you meet someone?' And friend B sighs and smiles and says something along the lines of 'his lips are so soft', and Friend A is like, 'Dude, you *kissed?* when did you meet? Do they live around here? Are you gonna see them again? Where did you go?' And it played a couple times in my head (like it does), different details, tweaks and such, and then it was Friend A who was sighing dreamily, and Friend B notices and is like, 'dude, what's with your face?' And A is like 'his hair, his eyes, I bet he could walk on starlight', and B is super happy for his friend until the kissing thing is mentioned and then he closes off, but not because male kissing, just when they were younger they made some ridiculous childhood pact that A wouldn't kiss anyone before B had his first kiss (it was ridiculous and stupid and also entirely A's idea to cheer up his moody friend). So B gets a little short and A is confused until he remembers the pact and then he's super mortified and tries to find a way to fix things. Offers to break up with his shiny new boyfriend even, but B isn't mad (at least not for long), and he shrugs it off with a chuckle and wishes A and his boyfriend many long and enthusiastic make-outs. But A won't let it go, so he calls his boyfriend and explains the situation so they can brainstorm a solution. Later, A is hanging out with B and the boyfriend shows up, and A explains how he feels bad about the kiss thing. B tries to stop him, but A insists that he make it right, and B relents and accepts that whatever his friend is going to do is going to happen. So then the boyfriend kisses B, which A explains would be a 'kiss transfer' (because he's adorable). B thinks about that for a moment or two (he's a little addled by the kiss. It was a *good* kiss) and then posits that A's reasoning is flawed because the kiss that should be transferred is the boyfriend's kiss to him, so in fact, A should have kissed B if that's what they were trying to accomplish. Somehow. And A is like, 'bro, you're so right', looks at his amused and indulgent boyfriend, and then kisses B. And then the three of them have sex (of course they do, I'm frustrated). So that's how my brain presented me with my first McHalinski fic. Yay!