“Shut up, you don’t know if it’s going to be like this the rest of eternity. You really think you’re going to be floating around when the world eventually explodes? Please, you’re not that fucking special.” Yeah, so what, he just figured out Stiles had been hanging around, but banter was easier than crying on a shoulder he’d likely slip right though. “That’s what’s handy about having someone around who’s not a ghost. I can flip the channels for you. Or pages, if you’re that hellbent on reading.”
Jackson scoffed, “who the hell said anything about crossing over? We don’t know what the options could be, you fucking dumbass. I mean, no, we don’t know if there are any options, but that doesn’t mean that would be the only one. So shut the hell up.” His eyebrows raised, was he really concerned about the guy who hit him? Of course he was. “Bastard made it out lucky, so yeah, he’s fine.”
Stiles couldn’t help the grin that spread across his face. There was a warm feeling bubbling up in his stomach that he hadn’t felt in a long time -- a feeling that distracted him enough to fade away for a second. “Shit. Shit, no. Focus, Stiles. Focus.” He forced himself back and patted his torso to check if he was solid. (Not that it would have actually done any good, because he was solid to himself all the time anyway.) “We’re good? Can you see me?”
Seeing Jackson standing there, giving him all of those signature Jackson looks he used to and looking so.. so Jackson.. Stiles couldn’t help it. He found himself in Jackson’s arms, wrapping them around the boy that meant so much to him. And it worked. He nuzzled his face into Jackson’s neck and held on tight. “You’d really flip channels for me?”