Totally Not Kid-Friendly Creepy Old Mansion on Phoenix Way, Sunday Evening

[justlurkinghere]

As was probably shocking to absolutely no one, Derek did not socialize much at age ten. Which is why having a sleep-over was just crazy talk if you asked him.

Crazy talk.

But that wasn't going to stop him from trying out this whole thing. With friends.

[[Open for anyone who brave the creepy house!]]

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[justlurkinghere]

Probably slim. Unless it was also a haunted set.

"Next to buy after a fridge?"

[newroutines]

"Probably." Yeah, he saw grown up Derek being really into game nights, sure. "Guess there's gonna have to be a little more imagination going on with games tonight."

[justlurkinghere]

WHO DIDN'T LIKE GAME NIGHTS?

"We could play tag." And Derek would shamelessly cheat.

[newroutines]

Mike glanced around. Yeah, he was not keen on people running around the house, actually.

"... Maybe if we rig up some lighting for the yard."

[justlurkinghere]

There would still be cheating. "The woods would be good for it!"

[newroutines]

"No." Yeah, just no. "That's too dangerous."

[justlurkinghere]

"I'm allowed to back home." FOR A REASON, DEREK.

[newroutines]

"What, seriously?" Mike asked, briefly distracted. But only briefly. "Well, my house, my rules. Sorry, kiddo."

[justlurkinghere]

"Stiles would let me," Derek grumbled. Because he was a sulky little brat.

[newroutines]

"Well, then you can go over to Stiles's house to play," Mike pointed out. "Except he's a high schooler, so I doubt he has a house."

[justlurkinghere]

"He has a dorm!" That was filled with children. And don't think Derek wouldn't do there if he didn't get nervous around people his own age.

[newroutines]

"Not a house, though."

Clearly the point here.

Mike ate some more chips.

[justlurkinghere]

Derek rolled his eyes, sighing heavily. "He's cooler than you."

AHAHAHAHAHAHA.

[newroutines]

Mike just laughed. His self esteem was made of stronger stuff than what could be shaken by annoyed words from a ten-year-old.

"Okay, sure, if you say so."

[justlurkinghere]

DAMN IT, MIKE. "I bet he has a fridge."

[newroutines]

"Probably," Mike said easily. "But he probably has to share it with two dozen other teenagers."

[justlurkinghere]

Siiiiiiigh.

"Ugh, you're awful," Derek whined like a whiney whiner who whines. So, essentially like Dawson Leery.

[newroutines]

Oh good lord.

"Hey, I bought you all these snacks," he pointed out. "I really can't be that bad just 'cause I'm supposedly not as cool as Stiles."

[justlurkinghere]

"But no playing in the woods." SEE IF HE BROUGHT YOU A DEAD BUNNY, MIKE.

[newroutines]

"No playing in the woods." And no amount of whining was going to change that. "You can wait until you're on someone else's watch before you do that."

[justlurkinghere]

"Fiiiiine." Ugh, he was just going to sulk at you all night now, Mike.