Stydia prompt for ithappenedonamonday
"stydia “I’m sorry if this will make things weird but I just have to say I love you”"
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"I'm sorry if this makes things weird, but I just have to say, I love you." Stiles said suddenly, looking up from the book on werewolves he had been pouring over.
Lydia looked up to meet his eyes, hands freezing over the keys of her lap top, hovering where they had been typing in some keyword to get some information about pack dynamics. It wasn't news to her that Stiles liked her. She'd known since third grade when Stiles had presented her with a pack of gum on the play ground.
This was a little different. This wasn't just some stupid crush. She'd thought Stiles had gotten over it, gotten over her. Ever since the whole fiasco when Peter had bitten her on the football field, Stiles had backed off, backed down and dropped it. She'd assumed he'd realized that she wasn't all that she pretended to be.
"You... love me?" She repeated blandly, face blank and giving away nothing.
"Yes." Stiles answered easily, as though the question wasn't really that important. He'd even gone back to skimming the pages of his book. Lydia stared.
"I don't love you." Lydia answered, using all her might to try and convey that this did not, in any way, mean that she wasn't interested. However, it was maths and sciences that were her strong point, not emotions and words. She winced at her own tone.
Stiles seemed unperturbed, "I know that." He answered nonchalantly.
"I like you." She answered, the words toppling out of her mouth. She surprised herself, but apparently, not Stiles, who merely smiled down at his book.
"Yeah. I know." He looked back up at her, making her breath catch a little. She wasn't sure how to respond, "How about dinner after we're done researching? Down at the diner, on me."
Lydia composed herself again, nodding, "Yes. Alright. Yes." She typed away on her computer again, trying to lose herself in it. She completely missed Stiles' wide grin as he silently fist pumped the air.