Okay, listen here, Ms. Smartypants, [ he begins with an amused huff, not at all fazed by the dismissive response despite his words. ] I’m just setting the scene for our magical abduction, alright? Work with me.

[ It’ll be another ten minutes before he reaches her; Stiles tells Lydia as much as he half-jogs through the Haven. ]

Usually, any Mirrorbound – that’s us, as opposed to a local – would be stuck in this dimension for an indeterminable amount of time. But the Coven announced that all recent arrivals are basically a magic experiment gone wrong. You’re not tethered here properly, like Derek and I are.

[ God does he wish he could leave with her, though. He misses his dad so damn much. ]

Anyway, it’ll return you to wherever you were before this. You weren’t home?