The Obsessive
Summary: Stiles is too codependent. He's working on learning how to be alone.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Stiles can get bored, and when he does he loves to chat with his friends.
The problem is that he only has two friends and he is always bored.
He sends them a billion texts, most of the time it's just to say "hi". Scott and Isaac rarely text him back though.
And that's when Stiles' overthinking kicks in.
Maybe something happened to them? Or they're having sex? With each other? Nah, maybe they're just busy? Maybe they're sick of me? I should leave them alone for a while and maybe they'll wonder where I am and text me for a change.
And so Stiles sets out to avoid his only friends.
It lasts one day. He's back to more texting. Though this time Isaac responds. And four hours later, so does Scott.
Stiles' depression temporarily recedes, but then silence greets him again. No more texts. He's depressed again.
He tosses his phone on the bed out of frustration and gets on his laptop.
He searches "how to stop overthinking" on Google and finds a few forum sites. He learns some tips on how to cure his problem, but he can't help but laugh at the fact that taking the time to look up "how stop overthinking" falls under the tab of overthinking.
The tips kind of help Stiles. For a little while, but his brain suddenly sparks up a crap ton of questions on an array of topics.
Stiles hates himself sometimes.
Clingy!
Wait, what?
Stiles' overactive brain just helped him find the focus of his problem.
So he searches. And there it is, "how to stop being a clingy friend". A question that apparently has been asked before.
Guess I'm not the only loser.
Stiles read for hours on the topic, and the message has seeped into his brain.
Get. Busy.
Or better, get a freaking life.
Stiles could do that. He can totally get a life. So that's what he does.
Stiles gets into painting in his down time, and found a summer job to keep his mind busy.
He works at Beacon Hills County Library, shelving books and making sure the place remains clean and quiet.
Suddenly things have shifted.
Stiles uses his phone a lot less than he did. Sometimes even going weeks without talking to his friends, and actually being okay with it.
Before, Stile would feel like they were drifting apart if they didn't talk all the time, but now he is secure in himself and secure in their friendship.
Stiles meets up with Isaac and Scott at least once a month, and it's never awkward. They're still as close as ever.
Distance really does make the heart grow fonder.
Stiles thinks as he shelves a few books.
That is, until he turns around and bumps into Derek…
And his world reset itself.
I was thinking of making this a one shot, but let me know if you want me to continue.