love drunk [2] ⇻ stiles stilinski

convincing the truth

lol ignore Kate in this gif, it's the only relevant one I could find

[ start of convincing the truth ]

IT had been a mere week after Allison's funeral and several since Aiden's death. Eleanor was focusing on trying to heal as much as she possibly could after loosing her first love and her first friend at Beacon Hill High. It was a difficult period and one that she was struggling to move on from.

The weeks following each of the tragedies were spent together, as a pack. Although Eleanor still blamed herself for what had happened in the months previous, the McCall pack stuck together through thick and thin and despite the young Hale's doubt and disbelief, they supported her and refused to hold her accountable for the loss of their friend.

With the losses at the forefront of her mind, Eleanor almost forgot about other important things that had become apparent throughout the last semester, one of which being her understanding of her relationship with Stiles. Although the deaths of Allison and Aiden had been a more prevalent feature in her mind, the brunette still couldn't help but think about her conversation with Void Stiles the day of Allison's passing.

Eleanor knew that Void was not a trustworthy or credible source; at least that is what she reassured herself. Though she couldn't help but question the feeling she experienced as he told her of Stiles' rumoured fling with Malia in Eichen House. This doubt only grew when Eleanor found out from Stiles himself that he had encountered Malia at Eichen House and that she had asked him to lead her to Scott, whom would help her control the shift. Though, that was all he had mentioned of her.

Regardless of this, she was scared - terrified even. She had been through this before when finding about Heather and though they had agreed to pursue their relationship with no strings attached, Eleanor was strung like a marionette. Her feelings for him had only grown and just like a puppeteer, he controlled her every move with the way he made her feel.

The young Hale was infatuated with her best friend and after all of this time, she was finally contemplating telling him how she felt.

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"HEY, can I talk to you two?"

Jaden looked up from his phone on his spot on the couch in the Hale loft, his eyebrows raised and a half-smile planted softly on his lips. Her twin nodded and shuffled closer to the arm of the couch to make space for his sister. Derek looked over to pair from his stance at the large table by the window and swiftly made his way over to his younger siblings, sitting beside them both.

"I need your advice."

Derek laughed, almost in humoured disbelief, and looked between himself and his younger brother. "You're asking us for advice?"