Before he ate anything, Thomas found himself watching what Derek topped the waffle with so he could mimic his actions. It was something he'd found himself doing a lot, watching people to figure out what to do in certain situations. Some people had caught him staring and glared but most had been pretty tolerant of the whole thing. It made it easier than outright asking someone for help when it came to simple, mundane tasks.

"I'm gonna, I'm gonna," Thomas said, sounding amused at Derek's insistence that he eat. He picked up his fork and cut a fairly good chunk from the waffle before popping it in his mouth. And while he didn't make any sounds, his eyebrows jumped in surprise at the sweet taste and he'd barely swallowed the first piece before he was stuffing his mouth with a second.

"This is good," he said, forgetting his manners and saying that around a mouthful of sticky sweet waffles.