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"I'll walk you home."
When Scott stumbled for the fifth time in as many minutes, a surprisingly gentle hand caught him.
"Dude, you okay?" Stiles asked, leaving his hand on Scott's shoulder for support.
Scott started to nod, but then he froze and found himself saying, "Not really." Normally he would lie to Stiles, and Stiles would lie back, and they'd just pretend that everything was okay. But tonight… Tonight, Scott just didn't have the energy to pretend.
"Yeah," Stiles responded softly, squeezing Scott's shoulder before letting his hand drop. "Me too."
When Scott's eyes started to sting a second later, he ignored it. And when the first tear fell, he ignored that too.
Stiles didn't comment on Scott's sudden vulnerability, but only said, "I'll walk you home."
And that, Scott knew, was more effective than any comfort Stiles could have come up with.