Story inspired by a prompt on the Teen Wolf Kink Meme on LJ. Second fill over there for me!

Prompt: "Derek and Stiles cuddle all the time! They cuddle everywhere, even ridiculous places like under a car, at school in Stiles' class while the teacher is talking, or while Derek/the Agents are trying to intimidate each other."

Pairing: Derek/Stiles

Warnings: not much. Mild (very mild) slash. Some language and threatening.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the story. Characters are from the MTV show Teen Wolf.

Author note: English's not my first language. Un-betaed fluffy fluff.

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Shut Up and Hug Me

Scott

People think I'm a dummy.

Or at least a very oblivious guy. I'm not. I am not just telling that because I'm offended. Because I don't care. Seriously. People tend to underestimate the idiots (or the ones they think are idiot), which is actually pretty dumb of them. They will hide a secret, and often hide it pretty well, but around a guy like me? They will exchange glances heavy with meaning that give all away because they think "Scott? Not a chance in hell he figures out something's going on". The truth is I am totally ok with that. It's like they're giving me some kind of extra power. I will catch those glances, those frowns, those aborted gestures, those whispered conversations they have when they think I am so engrossed in a TV show, a video game or my girlfriend, Allison, that I won't notice.

They won't be careful and guarded around me when they have a secret, and I like it that way. See, I've always been curious and observant, but since I've become a werewolf (because yeah, werewolves? Totally exist), it's like I'm a walking lie and secret detector and it's awesome.

But the Derek/Stiles situation? I'm baffled I'm the only one noticing. The thing is everybody thinks Derek can't stand Stiles and that Stiles is scared shitless of Derek. And, well, it is true but that's not all there is to it. I have to admit, for once, I don't know what's going on. I can feel my alpha's annoyance, anger or fury (depending on the amount of Adderall/sugar/soda Stiles had that day, or how pissed off Derek already is) when Stiles is pushing his luck. I can smell my best friend's fear when Derek is threatening him. I can sense the tension, I can see the violence.

Yet I can also see all the… cuddling. The nuzzling. The scenting. And it is confusing to say the least. Derek, the brooding, dark, alpha werewolf, and Stiles, the high school student with ADD, who can't stand still and stay quiet, cuddle every occasion they have. And they are not hiding either, which is really weird because Derek might not be shy but he is the most secretive guy I know. He never offers explanations unless they are absolutely needed, he doesn't show his feelings (except his anger), and never talks about his past or even what he does outside his alpha role. And Stiles, well he can't keep a secret. No, that's unfair. He's been very good at keeping the whole supernatural secret; but he can't keep a secret from his best friend, he tells me everything. But we had no talk about that, it's like Stiles thinks there is nothing to say. They cuddle out in the open, like it's the most natural thing ever.

And people don't seem to notice. I can't even say it's because Derek and Stiles just do it on occasions when there could be a good reason for it, like after a bad encounter with other werewolves or that time Jackson almost killed Danny while trying to turn him. It's not even that they only do it in Derek's house during pack bonding sessions. No, they're doing it all the time, they're doing it everywhere. The strangest thing is that I'm not even sure they realize they're doing it.

It also changes absolutely nothing to their other interactions. Derek can't seem to talk calmly to Stiles, he can't stop shoving him into walls, and he stills growls and snarls at him on a very regular basis. And Stiles still talks about Derek like he is the most frustrating and annoying person ever. So yeah, it's like an 'I-hate-you-and-everything-you-stand-for-and-I-don't-respect-you-in-the-least-and-I-don't-approve-of-anything-you're-doing-and-I'll-gadly-never-see-you-again' relationship but with constant cuddling.

Just now, I am sitting on Derek's porch, drinking a soda and enjoying the nice weather, and I can't help but look at them. Derek's been under his Camaro for the last hour doing god-knows-what to try and fix it. At some point, Stiles who was probably bored out of his mind came and started talking to him about a book on werewolves he spotted in Derek's basement. Derek was not listening so Stiles just chose to roll under the car too to catch his attention (Hey Sour Wolf, what cha doooing?). Derek snarled at him and asked him to go away from his precious Camaro (I. Will. Rip. Your. Throat. Out. Stiles. With my teeth. Slowly.) But Stiles just stayed and continued to talk. At some point, I don't even know how, they got closer and even if Derek is still focused on the car, they are cuddling again. Stiles is pressed to Derek's right side and Derek, while apparently ignoring him, stops at one point to breathe deeply in Stiles' neck before getting back to the car. Stiles' feet are moving restlessly so Derek decides to trap them under his right knee. Stiles' left hand sometimes goes to brush Derek's arm, almost unconsciously.

They come back from under the car twenty minutes later (and twenty minutes of intense cuddling between Derek and Stiles, in the middle of the day, under a car, doesn't seem strange to anybody else in the pack apparently, but anyway) and Stiles has a dark patch of car oil or something on his cheek. He's talking about ordering Chinese and I am not even sure Derek's been listening to a single word he said in the last twenty minutes but he seems calmer somehow. Derek's been sending off waves of annoyance all day (probably because of his car being damaged by hunters the day before) but he seems okay now, more centered, and Stiles seems less fidgety too.

"Hey babe, what are you looking at?" Allison asks me, a soft smile on her face.

"Nothing. Just… Yeah, nothing." I answer, smiling too. Because yes, it is strange. Yes, I'm confused. I don't know what they are doing. I don't know why I seem to be the only one noticing the strange behavior. But because of that look of calm on Derek's face and because of that slight smile Stiles got on his, I could never try to question or stop it. So, yeah, it's really nothing.

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