Teen Wolf AU - Words: 11863 complete “Derek speaks in another language, in action and deed and the spaces between his words when he can be bothered to use them at all; in his eyes and the set of his mouth, in all the things he doesn’t say. And Stiles, who used words for so long as a weapon, as a shield, has grown fluent in silences, in reading the truths that Derek says without speaking and offering his own up in return.“
When you’re both terrified of saying the wrong thing, sometimes you don’t say anything at all. Luckily, actions speak louder than words. A stumbling love story in five parts.
The author's note at the beginning of this says it's "a series of four prequel scenes and one sequel scene to my Big Bang, Cry Havoc."
Each of them is lovely, just very short.
Favorite Quotes: Derek's jaw is working as if he's fighting between the need to speak his mind and the fear of going on.
"This is what you've been acting so weird about! You've been ... been ... oh my god, Derek, have you been, like, wooing me?" "I ..." Derek looks shifty, but there's something like reluctant amusement sparkling in his eyes. "Maybe."