[He's not sure which part of that he's agreeing to, but Erica isn't pushing him away, so he's finally wearing a sheepish little grin as he looks back to her for the hundredth time today. Derek's changed a lot since losing his Alpha rank - with Cora gone and everyone hurting back home, all he wants to do is hold on to what he can. He's not going to lose this chance to make things right with Erica if she's really, honestly going to try to deal with him.]
I mean-- yeah. Even though it might be hard, we should work on making some kind of fresh start between us. Like I said, I want to get to know you again. I'm not going to push you into being anybody, I'm not going to treat you like the girl from a future you haven't lived through. And... I'm not going to pressure you into talking about things you don't want to talk about, either. [Like her death, or pretty much any werewolf stuff, or... basically anything he could think of sort of feels like a topic he should avoid.]
So. Yeah. [He keeps saying yeah, so. It's damn clear just how anxious he is about all this. He's worried if he says the wrong thing, Erica'll change her mind and kick him out, and she'll go back to being the girl he can't talk to anymore.]
I'd like that. If you could try. Just tell me if I start to screw up again, okay? Or if there's anything I can do to make things easier regarding ... putting up with me. I know from experience how hard I can be to deal with.
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[He's not sure which part of that he's agreeing to, but Erica isn't pushing him away, so he's finally wearing a sheepish little grin as he looks back to her for the hundredth time today. Derek's changed a lot since losing his Alpha rank - with Cora gone and everyone hurting back home, all he wants to do is hold on to what he can. He's not going to lose this chance to make things right with Erica if she's really, honestly going to try to deal with him.]
I mean-- yeah. Even though it might be hard, we should work on making some kind of fresh start between us. Like I said, I want to get to know you again. I'm not going to push you into being anybody, I'm not going to treat you like the girl from a future you haven't lived through. And... I'm not going to pressure you into talking about things you don't want to talk about, either. [Like her death, or pretty much any werewolf stuff, or... basically anything he could think of sort of feels like a topic he should avoid.]
So. Yeah. [He keeps saying yeah, so. It's damn clear just how anxious he is about all this. He's worried if he says the wrong thing, Erica'll change her mind and kick him out, and she'll go back to being the girl he can't talk to anymore.]
I'd like that. If you could try. Just tell me if I start to screw up again, okay? Or if there's anything I can do to make things easier regarding ... putting up with me. I know from experience how hard I can be to deal with.