It's obvious I've upset him and I can only assume it's because of what I've said about Derek, like I'm equating him with Stiles when they're obviously two completely different people. I don't even know why I'm pushing it if I'm honest. I want Derek happy and I want Thomas happy too and I guess, somewhere in my head, there's some part of me that thinks they'd be happy together.

That's stupid, though. I can't make assumptions and neither one of them have implied they'd be happy with the other.

So I stay quiet, nodding as he speaks and then staying silent for a long moment before finally nodding. "It's not in you," I repeat, a little firmer. "That means you should be okay, right? Or at least as okay as the rest of us. Do you just think you're not allowed to be happy?"