The Devil's Nest, Thursday Evening

[justlurkinghere]

Derek was reading a magazine at the bar tonight. Because why work when you could be paid to frown at articles in this month's issue of The Knot?

...and also feel awkward about the title of the magazine for reasons he couldn't quite figure out.

He may or may not have been marking things that were interesting. God help everyone. He was pretty close to starting a scrap book about this.

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[ihuntkillers.livejournal.com]

"Interesting reading material."

The yurts continued to make Jasper uncomfortable and itchy. Between the nightmares of his hand around a knife and the sound of so many people breathing, he had to get out of there.

He'd seen the Devil's Nest when he'd been in town and, on this night, decided to stop in. It wasn't even that surprising to find Derek there. He seemed like the type.

[justlurkinghere]

Just because Derek liked to creepily lurk places, didn't mean anything. Other than that.

Shut up.

Derek frowned, closing the magazine and all it's glossy pictures of perfect wedding plans. "We don't serve students alcohol here. The other bar does."

In case that was why Jasper was there.

[ihuntkillers.livejournal.com]

"Who said I was here to drink?" Assumptions, Derek. They weren't nice. He took a seat at the bar and looked around. Gave nothing away in expression or body language as to what his intentions were. "Ambiance is nice."

[justlurkinghere]

"It doesn't have zombies." Which was a plus.

[ihuntkillers.livejournal.com]

"Already a plus." The smell was much better. "That why you work here and not there?"

[justlurkinghere]

"It was also to not have to deal with students." AND YET HERE YOU WERE.

[ihuntkillers.livejournal.com]

Jasper smirked, barely there and brief, but still smirked. Now that Derek had said that, he didn't think he'd be going anywhere.

"What's your problem with students?" he asked curiously. "Intimidated by their youth?"

[justlurkinghere]

Well, that was just rude of him.

"So very intimidated," Derek replied with an eyeroll.

[ihuntkillers.livejournal.com]

Jasper snickered and tapped his fingers slowly against the counter. He tilted his head to the side very slightly, giving Derek an appraising look.

"Why?" Yes, he knew Derek wasn't serious but he was curious to see what he'd say if he acted like he thought Derek was serious.

[bitten_notshy]

"I get to be best man," Jack announced when he came into the bar. There were no secrets in a small town where everything made radio, come on. "Yours, anyhow. I assume Stiles will want Scott for his. Also, hello."

[justlurkinghere]

"You can fight Cora for that honor, but I don't think she'd really try." Derek smiled back at him. "Hi."

[bitten_notshy]

"Cora's not a man," Jack pointed out. "She can be maid of honor."

[justlurkinghere]

Derek had to shrug at that. "Just as long as we convince Stiles that werewolf weddings are real things."

[bitten_notshy]

"Sure," Jack said agreeably. "Though you and Cora might need to fill me in on the traditions."

[justlurkinghere]

"Going to the courthouse abd signing a marriage certificate." They were just jerks.

[bitten_notshy]

Jack made a face. "So small, intimate, and completely boring? Come on, man. At least have a party."

[justlurkinghere]

"We have three years to plan it," Derek replied. "I have time to make it as grand as you want."

[so_hawkward]

Clint had been good and kept his distance from Derek for the last little while, but the recent radio was enough to get him in.

"Hey, how's it going?" he said casually, taking a seat.

[justlurkinghere]

Don't be jelly that Derek was totally gonna plan the wedding of the century.

"...good. What do you want, Barton?"

[so_hawkward]

Clint was not at all jealous, for real.

"Are you seriously engaged or did the squirrels go a little crazy?"

[justlurkinghere]

LIES. SO MANY LIES.

"Why? Are you here to threaten me? Again."

[so_hawkward]

"I'm not going to threaten you," Clint said. "Although I do think Stiles is a little young. I just... was curious, I swear."

[justlurkinghere]

"It's a long engagement." Super long. They had issues.

[so_hawkward]

"Still, it's a big deal. So, congrats and all," Clint said, smiling softly. "It's... nice to find someone you want to be with like that."

[justlurkinghere]

"...are you a pod person?"