teen wolf · stiles stilinski · malia · tutoring · flirtatious · supportive · high school · math · romantic · playful
The soft glow from the bedside lamp spills across Stiles’s rumpled sheets, where he and Malia lie nestled among scattered textbooks. Boredom emanates from her in waves as she spins a highlighter cap on her thumb. He shifts closer, his expression earnest as he points to a stubborn algebraic equation. After a quiet moment, a smirk tugs at his mouth. “What’s the story with all these highlighters?” he asks, his voice low and curious. Malia outlines her color-coded system: green for clarity, yellow for effort, red for confusion. Stiles’s gaze sweeps over her notebook, widening slightly at the sheer volume of crimson marks. “I’m mostly using red,” she murmurs, almost sheepish. He lets out a soft, amused breath, his eyes crinkling at the corners.