[There's a pause though. And whether Derek actually keeping their love fish beta alive softens him a little, or he just sort of missed talking to him, Isaac responds to the original question.]
no apples. being homeless means i didnt really have anything home worth trying to get here anyway. and ive seen enough of the future i dont want more
[There's a long pause, and- well, in the past, he'd never speak out against his alpha, but Isaac is stronger here, and he's been breaking away from Derek for weeks now.]
look its fine. the jackson thing i just. i dont care anymore whatever.
[The rest of their pack dying has a little more forefront on his mind than a childhood rivalry.]
It's not fine. Your anger towards him is justified. I just didn't want to see that.
[ okay? he knows it seems like a small thing in the light of everything, but unlike the things going on back home, and in part here, it's something he can hope to fix. ]
[ so no, he's not really okay with any of it. and yet, derek doesn't know if he'd be any better at talking about it with isaac, even if he does get it. ]
Stiles seems to think it his responsibility since he's seen it all go down. He might understand some of it better than you think.
[ not on a pack level, nothing like that. but he's seen what they all go through, has lived it and derek can't ignore that either, as much as he might want to. ]
[The idea that Derek might blame himself is actually surprising, and Isaac has to pause for a moment to consider that, to reevaluate it. But in the end, he doesn't know if there's anything to say.]
im fine.
[Or at least, he will be.]
i dont really want to talk about it. i mean im here too if you need... idk but im okay.
[He's not trying to shut Derek out- if he wants to go over it, they can, but Isaac just... doesn't want to put his own feelings in the mix. He's still sorting them out.]
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[ but at least you're talking to him. he counts that as a good sign. ]
I think it might be getting fat.
[ overfeeding the thing to death. ]
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[There's a pause though. And whether Derek actually keeping their
love fishbeta alive softens him a little, or he just sort of missed talking to him, Isaac responds to the original question.]no apples. being homeless means i didnt really have anything home worth trying to get here anyway. and ive seen enough of the future i dont want more
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but anyway. ]
Good.
Have you spoken to Scott or Stiles?
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i know. i wish i didnt but i do
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it takes him a bit to write out the next message... ]
I know the last few months haven't been easy.
I didn't mean to make things even harder.
[ so he's sorry. about it all-- mostly for what's happened here, but also for the things that are to come. but what is actually saying so. ]
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[There's a long pause, and- well, in the past, he'd never speak out against his alpha, but Isaac is stronger here, and he's been breaking away from Derek for weeks now.]
look its fine. the jackson thing i just. i dont care anymore whatever.
[The rest of their pack dying has a little more forefront on his mind than a childhood rivalry.]
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Your anger towards him is justified.
I just didn't want to see that.
[ okay? he knows it seems like a small thing in the light of everything, but unlike the things going on back home, and in part here, it's something he can hope to fix. ]
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...thanks.
are you okay? with the whole... erica and boyd thing
stiles and scott keep trying to get me to talk about it but i cant. not to them they dont get it
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[ so no, he's not really okay with any of it. and yet, derek doesn't know if he'd be any better at talking about it with isaac, even if he does get it. ]
Stiles seems to think it his responsibility since he's seen it all go down.
He might understand some of it better than you think.
[ not on a pack level, nothing like that. but he's seen what they all go through, has lived it and derek can't ignore that either, as much as he might want to. ]
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I'm here though.
[ if you want to talk about it. he'll try. ]
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im fine.
[Or at least, he will be.]
i dont really want to talk about it. i mean im here too if you need... idk but im okay.
[He's not trying to shut Derek out- if he wants to go over it, they can, but Isaac just... doesn't want to put his own feelings in the mix. He's still sorting them out.]
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If anything comes up, don't hesitate to call me.
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[That's what his last telling-off was for, remember?]