[ Stiles looks up sharply, eyes wide, lip already being worried between his teeth. ] I - no? I don't think so. [ But there's something underneath all of that, a yearning to get to know Derek better, to understand. He can kind of get why people keep asking. ] You're like the third person to bring that up within a week, bro.

[ Huffing. ] Derek's Derek. He's just this hilariously terrifying guy who occasionally puts himself through shit for other people. But I'm not - he's familiar.

[ Even if Stiles is pretty sure he's batting for both sides now, he hasn't entertained the idea of Derek. ]