[Alex's 'serious face' gets a surprised chuckle and a brief, wide grin before Derek's expression returns to its normal not quite scowl.]
Yeah. I can see that. Gonna get far with that one.
[And then Derek's back to being a bit awkward. He considers saying something like, 'hey, if they're back home, better for them, right?' but that seems too much like that, 'oh, they're in a better place' crap that Derek's always hated.
But of course, that means he ends up saying nothing, which might be worse. He shifts his weight again, unconsciously shifting a bit closer to Alex as if to rest a hand on his shoulder or something, before he catches himself and stays put.
Alex's starting to remind Derek a bit of Chloe, and a bit of Simon. Which might not be a good thing, but there it is.]
Yeah. I'm not one for sitting around doing nothing, either. And, uh. Thanks. Considering I'm one of those coming here like that.
[He snorts again, and responds to Alex's head shake with one of his own.]
Petty arguments and prejudices by petty people who're too set in their ways to want to change. Guess they're just not happy unless they've got something to fight about.
<3<3<3 Oh god Alex is ADORABLE
Yeah. I can see that. Gonna get far with that one.
[And then Derek's back to being a bit awkward. He considers saying something like, 'hey, if they're back home, better for them, right?' but that seems too much like that, 'oh, they're in a better place' crap that Derek's always hated.
But of course, that means he ends up saying nothing, which might be worse. He shifts his weight again, unconsciously shifting a bit closer to Alex as if to rest a hand on his shoulder or something, before he catches himself and stays put.
Alex's starting to remind Derek a bit of Chloe, and a bit of Simon. Which might not be a good thing, but there it is.]
Yeah. I'm not one for sitting around doing nothing, either. And, uh. Thanks. Considering I'm one of those coming here like that.
[He snorts again, and responds to Alex's head shake with one of his own.]
Petty arguments and prejudices by petty people who're too set in their ways to want to change. Guess they're just not happy unless they've got something to fight about.