Pairing: Stiles Stilinski x Reader
Summary: This a rewrite of a ficlet I wrote like, two years back, because why not. You can find the original here.
Word count: 673
Your finger hovered over the “call” button on your screen for a good minute before you decided to throw it on your bed. It was a little after midnight, and he would be sleeping anyway. Still, you desperately needed to talk to Stiles- you desperately needed to know that he was alright.
The truth was, despite maintaining your composure, you had no idea how to handle the events that occurred the last two days. You could still hear Scott’s voice, repeating the words “Stiles is missing” over and over again. You could still hear Stiles’ voice repeating, “It’s called Frontotemporal Dementia, it’s what killed my mom” over and over again. This loop in your mind didn’t seem to come to an end.
You were a chronic insomniac, but this kind of sleep deprivation you were experiencing was painful because you couldn’t recall how long you had stayed awake. Sleeping pills didn’t seem to be much help either.
You knew what you needed- you needed him. His touch, his scent, his warmth- him. You wanted to call him, but you didn’t- it seemed like a selfish thing to do because you knew he was as exhausted as you were, if not more.
You kept biting your lips until you could taste the metal of blood in your mouth in an attempt to calm down before your tears became sobs. Your phone vibrating, thankfully, made you instantly snap out of your thoughts.
“Stiles?” you asked as soon as you picked up the phone. His heavy breathing from the other line had you agonizing before he finally spoke up. “Can I come to see you?” he asked. His voice was oddly calm but devastated at the same time.
Instinctively, you glanced at the flip clock on your nightstand. “It’s almost one-thirty in the morning,” you pointed out, a sigh escaping your lips. “Do you want me to come to pick you up?” you questioned after a moment of silence. “No, I got this,” Stiles answered in a weak voice, and you could already hear his Jeep keys jiggling. You weren’t quite sure it was safe for him to drive, but it was only a five-minute drive- hence, you gave in.
“Okay,” you whispered, “I will be waiting for you.” And with that, the line went dead.
No longer than ten minutes later, you had Stiles laying on your chest, his arm hugging your torso tightly. Your room was so quiet only the sound of your breathing could be heard, which actually calmed you down to the point you were moments away from being claimed by sleep.
“Stiles?” you suddenly asked, shooting a sitting position, causing him to sit up as well. It was too dark to distinguish his features, so your hand reached to cup his face- sure enough, you felt his tears moistening your palms like they had moistened your shirt.
“What’s wrong?” you whispered. Stiles let out a whimper. “I don’t know,” he said in a broken voice- you could tell he was really trying to hold back his tears to no avail. And you couldn’t blame him. Something happened to him the night of the eclipse, something he couldn’t pinpoint, and it had visible consequences.
“Something is fucking with my mind,” he cried. You couldn’t help silently crying, too, as all you could do was hold him and whisper soothing words in his ear. “We’ll figure it out, I promise,” you kept repeating.
When you and Stiles finally calmed down, the sun could be seen rising from your window, and you were both on the verge of collapse. “I think we need to sleep,” you said softly, running your fingers through Stiles’ messy hair, though he was already half-asleep. He didn’t respond, which was your cue to finally go to sleep, too.
“I love you so much, Y/N,” was the last thing to hear before you drifted off to a peaceful sleep.
You didn’t know for how long you were asleep, but when you woke up, Stiles was nowhere to be found.
Being next door neighbors, so practically knowing each other since birth
Growing up together, so you couldn’t exactly tell when you fell for him
Stiles having a crush on you too
But since you were best friends, neither of you confessed
However, you couldn’t help feeling a little jealous, because you thought he was crushing on Lydia
Scott knowing that you like each other, so at some point he got sick of your stubbornness and decided to take that matter in his own hands
He practically locked you in the school’s janitor’s closet until you made out
And this how you started dating in eighth grade
So much sarcasm
Inside jokes
Studying sessions together
That always led to heated make out sessions
Helping him solve cases
Cheering for him during lacrosse practice
Comforting him after he had nightmares about his mum
Never leaving his side when he was in the hospital
Keeping your memories of him, which was what brought him back
Long drives on his Jeep
Cuddling until you fall asleep
Hair stocking
Sweet, slow kisses
Never falling out of love with him