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This is very awkward.
Brett has been telling Derek he is ‘busy’ for about two weeks without much explanation – neither a confirmation of a heavy workload from school, nor a rant on how packed his lacrosse practice schedule might have been.
When Derek decided to simply show up with pizza, unannounced, and when his mother decided to let his packmate in – Brett scrambles from his ‘business’ and frantically puts on a shirt (hint: not even his shirt), yanking his sweats up just to make it to the door in time for the knock.
“--Hey.” Brett’s attempt to sound casual receives a lift of eyebrow from Derek. The Hale glances past him and into his room, but Brett is certain he left a crack so slim that there will be nothing to see.
This is so awkward, Brett thinks, realising that Derek can smell it on him despite how hard he tries to cover it up. Derek looks at him with a squint, then he talks slowly, his voice and expression rather unimpressed, “Dude, I’m your friend. You can tell me if you’re banging someone.”
There is a stifled laugh -- low and rumbling before it vanished - from his room. Brett dips his head down in embarrassment, a hand covering his eyes as he sighs softly.He doesn’t need to say anything. Derek already knows.
“Just gimme a second, okay? Just... go downstairs. I’ll be right there.”
Then he disappears back into his room, turning to his company, who is looking at him with a look that would keep him there for more than a few seconds.













