[ well, pot and kettle. josh isn't particularly normal either. he doesn't reply to the first statement outright, but the look he gives derek is vaguely apologetic. ]
Human. Don't you think that's a little generous?
[ he knows what derek means, obviously - but he doesn't feel particularly human, not after this mess. either way, it's clearly meant as a (slightly bitter) joke. ]
[ it's a sad state of affairs. derek remembers how josh had clung to his humanity, back in those early days when they'd mostly shouted at each other. but now there's this, derek looking at josh and wanting to say that he's sorry. ]
No.
[ it's a very, very complicated thing derek's trying to express, but he means it to be comforting. ]
My sister's here.
[ because derek will always break important news to josh in an abrupt, awkward manner. ]
[ things he was absolutely never expecting to hear from derek hale, ever. not that he didn't think he had any family - he knows he did, at some point, but he also knows they all burned to death horribly, and derek doesn't really strike him as the brotherly type. the surprise is obvious, though he does make an effort to tone it down for the sake of manners. ]
You have a sister?
[ they'll get to the her being here part later. first, what the hell. ]
[ there's some faint satisfaction in surprising the fuck out of josh with news from beacon hills. derek smiles a little, shrugs because what else is he supposed to do? ]
Cora.
[ derek's tone softens, but if anyone pointed that out derek would probably deny it. he doesn't follow it up with i thought she was dead, because that feels unnecessarily morbid. ]
[ derek looks like he'd rather not touch that implication. there's a split second where maybe he would have said something, but then he would have to admit that he didn't ask cora about any of it. that he didn't want to. ]
A lot happened.
[ a lot that derek doesn't really want to summarize tbfh ]
[ and for once, he's not going to ask. josh is good at prying, but he's also reasonably good at focusing on the big picture sometimes; derek's sister being alive and here seems like the big picture, so screw the details.
that said, if derek thinks he's getting out of bonding over this, he's so fucking wrong. ]
Did I ever tell you I had a sister? [ except wow, screw this place. mildly horrified by his own phrasing. ] Have.
[ oh no bonding this is the opposite of what he wanted. what happened to days when he could just wrestle with you and not talk about his emotions, josh?? ]
No. You didn't talk about your family.
[ neither of them did. they mostly just yelled at each other in the beginning. good times, good times. ]
derek aren't u glad you've qualified for friend word vomit status
[ the wrestling is over and that is one thing josh is a-okay with not talking about thanks ]
I wouldn't. I mean— they were kind of out of the picture. On purpose. There's nothing about this that's really family friendly. [ 'this' being the hot mess that is his life; or maybe just him. he knows he's changed, and not all for the better. ]
You know I tried to tell them what I was? They thought I'd had a psychotic break, obviously, but then Em saw me with a vampire stripper, which apparently does wonders for denial.
[ it's calm despite technically rambling, and he clarifies a moment later. ] Emily. She's a few years younger than me.
[ well now the next conversation has to be about wrestling!! ]
Cora's younger than I am. Laura was older.
[ because apparently out of that whole story, derek has decided conquering ages is safer than conquering "vampire strippers" or "my parents thought i had a psychotic break" ]
[ never. and to be fair that is totally the safest topic on the table. the same could be said with what josh goes with, because it's the more optimistic version of 'i'm sorry your older sister is in the past tense'. ]
I'm glad she's here. That's great, right? [ murder ship aside. this place somehow manages to be calmer than boston; josh kind of loses track of the fact that it's the worst place ever for most people. ]
[ it's for the best. derek wouldn't know what to do with a statement like that, with someone expressing sympathy. no one ever has, not for laura. not for his family. derek doesn't know if he wants anyone to. ]
Great's not the word I'd use.
[ because being on the murder ship is not his ideal pick for bonding settings. ]
I leave with her, she says. I'm going to leave town with her.
[ okay, fair point. it's not the worst for bonding, though, i mean there's that whole mindmeld thing to look forward to!! ]
Leave? As in leave your hometown?
[ derek pls he's not canon familiar when have you ever said shit about beacon hills. stiles was way more informative, but josh didn't exactly get the 411. ]
[ not your shitty mtv version!! he's probably seen pictures while googling 'werewolf' and judged them for being twilight rip-offs tho lbr.
anyway, derek doesn't know how to emphasize it, but josh can get it - to some degree. the way derek talks about pack - leaving that town implies leaving whatever efforts he's made at that. josh doesn't know all of the implications, but he can at least appreciate that it's no small thing. ]
... and now you're both in space. [ mission accomplished?? but really, it's said in dry sympathy. ]
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Human. Don't you think that's a little generous?
[ he knows what derek means, obviously - but he doesn't feel particularly human, not after this mess. either way, it's clearly meant as a (slightly bitter) joke. ]
quick phone tag before bed!!!
No.
[ it's a very, very complicated thing derek's trying to express, but he means it to be comforting. ]
My sister's here.
[ because derek will always break important news to josh in an abrupt, awkward manner. ]
!!!!
You have a sister?
[ they'll get to the her being here part later. first, what the hell. ]
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Cora.
[ derek's tone softens, but if anyone pointed that out derek would probably deny it. he doesn't follow it up with i thought she was dead, because that feels unnecessarily morbid. ]
You should meet her.
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[ not burned to death. that's the implication, but you know. unnecessarily morbid. ]
no subject
[ derek looks like he'd rather not touch that implication. there's a split second where maybe he would have said something, but then he would have to admit that he didn't ask cora about any of it. that he didn't want to. ]
A lot happened.
[ a lot that derek doesn't really want to summarize tbfh ]
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[ and for once, he's not going to ask. josh is good at prying, but he's also reasonably good at focusing on the big picture sometimes; derek's sister being alive and here seems like the big picture, so screw the details.
that said, if derek thinks he's getting out of bonding over this, he's so fucking wrong. ]
Did I ever tell you I had a sister? [ except wow, screw this place. mildly horrified by his own phrasing. ] Have.
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No. You didn't talk about your family.
[ neither of them did. they mostly just yelled at each other in the beginning. good times, good times. ]
derek aren't u glad you've qualified for friend word vomit status
I wouldn't. I mean— they were kind of out of the picture. On purpose. There's nothing about this that's really family friendly. [ 'this' being the hot mess that is his life; or maybe just him. he knows he's changed, and not all for the better. ]
You know I tried to tell them what I was? They thought I'd had a psychotic break, obviously, but then Em saw me with a vampire stripper, which apparently does wonders for denial.
[ it's calm despite technically rambling, and he clarifies a moment later. ] Emily. She's a few years younger than me.
no can he downgrade from this....
Cora's younger than I am. Laura was older.
[ because apparently out of that whole story, derek has decided conquering ages is safer than conquering "vampire strippers" or "my parents thought i had a psychotic break" ]
nice icon isn't that a bit melodramatic
I'm glad she's here. That's great, right? [ murder ship aside. this place somehow manages to be calmer than boston; josh kind of loses track of the fact that it's the worst place ever for most people. ]
derek is a drama queen news at 11
Great's not the word I'd use.
[ because being on the murder ship is not his ideal pick for bonding settings. ]
I leave with her, she says. I'm going to leave town with her.
that is so two thousand and late ok
Leave? As in leave your hometown?
[ derek pls he's not canon familiar when have you ever said shit about beacon hills. stiles was way more informative, but josh didn't exactly get the 411. ]
lmfalksdjga
Yes.
[ it's not as small a thing as it sounds, but derek doesn't know how to emphasize it beyond that. ]
skdfkljsd!!!!!
anyway, derek doesn't know how to emphasize it, but josh can get it - to some degree. the way derek talks about pack - leaving that town implies leaving whatever efforts he's made at that. josh doesn't know all of the implications, but he can at least appreciate that it's no small thing. ]
... and now you're both in space. [ mission accomplished?? but really, it's said in dry sympathy. ]
don't you skdfkljsd me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Too bad your sister isn't here too.
[ it's derek's attempt a joke, faint amusement bleeding into his tone. ]
I'm told this is an opportunity to bond with siblings.
SKJDFKSJHDFLKJ!!!!!!!! my tags are going downhill sry
Was that a joke?
[ HE'S SO PROUD. ]
no unacceptable take them back pls
I made jokes sometimes.
[ derek is somewhere between defensive and flattered that josh noticed, so. ]