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He's tired. Derek doesn't know if it's the smoke or if it's letting go of everything that makes him weary down to his bones. It makes it easier to lay there, for the wolf under his skin to settle down and give in.
The smoke is thick now, and his bedroom door is ringed with the light of the fire. Derek closes his eyes and waits. Part of him wants to fight the smoke so he'll feel the flames. It's what he deserves. It's what he's always deserved.
There's a splintering crash outside his door. Derek thinks maybe the building is giving in. It's a shitty old apartment complex that barely cost him a dime to rent. It doesn’t surprise him.
"Hello? Beacon Hills Fire Department! Is anyone here!?" A voice shouts over the flames and Derek thinks, no. He wills them to go away, to just leave him.