It would paint Derek in a poor light, he's sure, but he can't do it. He hears her voice on the other side, and his breath catches in his throat. So it isn't a case of the Thomas guy, isn't a copy, isn't a trick. If it is, it was good enough to pass Derek's inspection.
Because there wouldn't be a knock at his door if Derek didn't believe it was her.
Slowly, he moves across the room, fingers closing around the knob. Below his bed, Scott has the suitcase that contains the halved berserker mask. The combination on the lock coincides with a date, one that he's never going to forget. Like the keyword to the dead pool, it's going to taunt him for days to come. Weeks. Months. Years.
After bracing himself a moment longer, as if it'll give him an answer, he unlocks the door and opens it.
Just seeing Allison wrenches something in his chest, and he tries to swallow around the lump in his throat. ]
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It would paint Derek in a poor light, he's sure, but he can't do it. He hears her voice on the other side, and his breath catches in his throat. So it isn't a case of the Thomas guy, isn't a copy, isn't a trick. If it is, it was good enough to pass Derek's inspection.
Because there wouldn't be a knock at his door if Derek didn't believe it was her.
Slowly, he moves across the room, fingers closing around the knob. Below his bed, Scott has the suitcase that contains the halved berserker mask. The combination on the lock coincides with a date, one that he's never going to forget. Like the keyword to the dead pool, it's going to taunt him for days to come. Weeks. Months. Years.
After bracing himself a moment longer, as if it'll give him an answer, he unlocks the door and opens it.
Just seeing Allison wrenches something in his chest, and he tries to swallow around the lump in his throat. ]