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Some things in this world Stiles knows for sure.
Truths that went beyond logic and school and mathematical formulas. Truths that he clings to in the bizarre life he's living now.
Because if they aren't true anymore either then he might just lose it.
Truth: His mother didn't love him.
Truth: His father does.
And probably the most inescapable truth of all, the one that'll be left over when everything else goes to hell, because that's where they're going:
Stiles loves Scott McCall.
It's that simple. And that complicated.
He loves him like a brother. A best friend. And sometimes, he loves him so much that it hurts to breathe.
Because once upon a time there was another truth too.
But this thing is tearing Scott McCall up on the inside. Making him less. Making him someone else that doesn't belong to Stiles, like he always has. Like he should.
"Everything in my life is suddenly perfect! Why are you trying to ruin it?"
That, more than anything else, hurts. Like a knife twisting deeper into his stomach with every word.
Ruin it? Perfect?
He can't mean that, can he?
Because the thing you have to understand about Stiles is that he says a lot of things.
He talks because he hates it when it's quiet. It was quiet the night his mom left, silent in the way that's overpowering. Just the quiet purr of an engine starting and then… nothing.
So Stiles talks to keep everything back because he doesn't like to remember.
Scott gets that.
Because the one thing you have to understand about Scott is that his dad left him too, just not as quietly. There were broken dishes and crying and the car runs over his bike on the way out with a sickening crunch.
Scott kept the broken training wheel because he doesn't want to let go.
So the point is this:
Stiles says a lot that he doesn't mean. But Scott knows when he does.
Scott doesn't say a lot. But Stiles never ignores him when he does.
Scott once told him that what he loves best about Stiles is that he pushes Scott to his limits. He doesn't treat Scott like he's breakable because of his asthma or anything else, because he knows that he's stronger then anyone gives him credit for.
No, it's always Stiles that's been the breakable one.
Shaking, still pressed against the wall, harsh words echoing in his ears, he's vividly reminded of the fact. Fear and something too much like heartbreak still pounding inside his veins, he comes to a decision.
He can't lose Scott too.
No matter what the cost.