Stiles laid on the floor of Derek’s loft, curled up in a ball and sobbing, he’d fucked up. He’d fucked up big time. He wouldn’t even have to say a word, scent alone would rat him out. Jesus why did he have to drink around that asshole? Why did he drink at all? He knew he’d been feeling lonely with Derek having been off dealing with shit. And Stiles knew damn well alcohol plus feeling lonely plus fucking Peter would equal nothing good.
Derek was going to come home and smell the other wolf on him. At one point Stiles had tried to protest, but it was too late. Now he just laid there crying, and the moment he heard Derek it only got worse.
Derek had been gone for a few days, out of town. He'd had to deal with some pack treaty type things with a pack a town over. He'd been gone two days longer than expected, but he called Stiles whenever he had a chance. And he missed him something terrible.
He was grateful when he got home, the rundown loft a sight for sore eyes, and he hadn't even gone through the door yet. He paused though, hearing...crying? on the other side. Pulling open the door, he stopped in his tracks once more at the overwhelming scents, that definitely should not have been there, hit him, and his stomach churned.
"Stiles...?" he murmured in disbelief as he pulled the door closed behind him. Surely this...surely this couldn't be what he thought it was. It couldn't. Stiles... Stiles wouldn't do that to him. But...