Originally posted on my Amino Account.

Quick summary: Cora never left Beacon Hills, however Derek and Peter did when they heard about Talia's claws. Cora was made to stay alone in the loft but she can't sleep so sneaks into the room of a certain spaz.

To be honest, Stiles had no idea how or why he ended up with a sleeping Cora Hale in his arms. It started about a week since Deucalion left and Jennifer's body went missing. Derek and Peter left to go about on some werewolf business and there was actually some peace in town, well except for the nightmares.

But that night he actually slept peacefully until he got woken up by a noise from his window. He opened his eyes and saw someone perched on his window sill watching him.

"Not a word Stilinski." It was Cora and for some reason she was in Stiles' bedroom slowly making her way towards him.

"What are you -"

"Shut up and move over."

Stiles was too tired and shocked to do anything so he just moved over to the right side of the bed as Cora laid down beside him.

It started then. Cora would sneak into his room some nights and they would just sleep beside each other. At first it was awkward, at least for Stiles, and he stayed perfectly still each night. But eventually, he found himself wrapping an arm around Cora as she lay her head on his chest.

They never did anything else. They just slept.

So many times Stiles wanted to ask her why she slept in his room. But she was always gone before he woke up and at school they never talked about it.

So he let it be. He had no reason to complain, he spent most nights with a pretty girl in his arms and his dreams free of tree stumps and bandaged hands.

OoOoO

Cora never meant to go into his room. But the silence of the loft constantly reminded her of those days she was captured by the Alpha Pack and couldn't talk to anyone. She could feel herself starting to lose it so she got out of the loft and found herself jumping onto Stiles' bedroom.

For some reason, he kept her sane. The boy still annoyed her and half the time she still wanted to punch him in the face, but he was also the one she trusted the most. So she started sleeping in his bed. It didn't take long before she was comfortable around him enough that she let him touch her.

Each time she slept with him she told herself it was only temporary. Just something to keep her sane.

But she couldn't deny that his annoying wise cracks sometimes made her want to smile. And that she's started to associate his scent to home.

OoOoO

Scott didn't notice anything at first. But then he went to Stiles' room and Cora's scent was strong. Strong enough that he knew she wasn't just there recently. She's been there a lot. And since Scott was with Stiles when he was in his room during the day, that meant she was here at night.

Then he saw the little things. The way Stiles' eyes would seek out Cora as if on instinct. How she would fight a smile when Stiles said something sarcastic. How she subconsciously placed herself between Stiles and everyone else. How Stiles' heart would skip a beat when she was near opposite to how her racing heart would calm when Stiles talked to her. The way they would unconsciously be leaning towards each other as if pulled by a magnet.

He saw it all and tried very hard not to say anything. If they were happy, then alright. Stiles has pined over Lydia for too long, it was time for him to be happy. And Cora deserved happiness too after all she's been through.

He just hoped Derek wouldn't kill his best friend when he found out.