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[exlibrisfangirl]

Top 5 Derek Hale bunny teeth moments

YESSS. TEEFS. TOOFIES. GOOD. 🤓

(The first four are when Derek is looking at/talking to Chris, coincidentally.)

1. Deranged, demon-possessed Derek Hale, who is playing with fire in Chris Argent's face:

2. No-longer-demon-possessed Derek, who is SHOOK AF that Chris refused to kill him:

3. Derek revealing to Chris that he's losing his powers and asking for his help:

4. "You could have called." "You don't have a phone."

5. And then there's this one, because he's just so darn CUTE:

Runners up:

The man is on death's door, and he still somehow manages to look adorable? Unfair.

Evolved-not-dead and crowing triumphantly over a wounded Kate Argent. So satisfying.

ICONIC.

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[exlibrisfangirl]

🎶 Ten Songs I've Had on Repeat Lately 🎶

Tagged by my Enabler Extraordinaire @angel-in-a-big-blue-box 🫶🏻

In no particular order:

“Mmmbop 2.0” - Hanson <3

“All My Life” - Wayno

“ENOUGH” - Nahko and Medicine for the People

“The Call” - SVRCINA

“Let 'Em Go” - Matt Hansen

“if i were a fish” - corook, feat. Olivia Barton

“8 billion people” - Kiran + Nivi

“Walls” - Natalie Taylor

“Mariana Trench” - Gabrielle Aplin

“Little Girl Gone” - CHINCHILLA

Tagging (no pressure): @msmischief101 @alphadiablo29 @shieldmaidenofsherwood @skinnyscottishbloke @derpylittlenico @englishgradinrepair @dreamersscape @magic-multicolored-miracle @beaconfeels @takadasaiko @sterekxhale @woozapooza @ardricael @greyhavenisback

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Anna (@angel-in-a-big-blue-box) is watching S2 of Shadow and Bone and having a full-on meltdown in messenger, and it is GLORIOUS.

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[exlibrisfangirl]

Character: Anne Bonny

(A.K.A. Smol angry pirate lady)

do I like them: Her tag is "pirate queen of my heart" for a reason.

5 good qualities: Loyal, resilient, brave, badass, has PIERCING BLUE EYES AND FLAMING RED HAIR. *swoons*

3 bad qualities: look... she's a bitch (but we love her anyway, okay?), GRUMPY, crass af

favourite episode/scene/etc: 4x4, when she wins Pirate Fight Club. PEAK feminist badassery. I would have done ANYTHING for her after that.

otp: I know my tag for her and Jack says BROTP, but they're honestly more like queer-platonic partners, so I'd say Jack for both OTP and BROTP.

brotp: (see above)

ot3: I don't really have one, but I don't dislike the concept of Max/Anne/Jack.

notp: I don't think I have one for her? I don't like her in any relationship that doesn't involve Jack, though.

best quote: Anne honestly doesn't talk much... and when she does, it's usually about 50% swearing, lol.

My favorite serious quote from her, though, is this: “And every time I said my name, they knew my name. The first thing they said every time was your name. Like we was two halves of the same thing. I can't be your wife, Jack. But you and I are gonna be partners till they put us in the fucking ground.” <- This is the quote I sourced their tag name from.

head canon: I headcanon her as bisexual/pansexual and nonbinary/genderfluid, which I think is fairly widespread amongst the fandom. (I don't interact with the BS fandom much, so my perspective is limited, but I've seen some posts about this in passing.)

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[exlibrisfangirl]

For the character ask: Chris Argent

NOT ANNA BEING PREDICTABLE AF <3

do I like them: Duhhhh. Just a little bit.

5 good qualities: loyal, compassionate, intelligent, blue eyes, BEARD

3 bad qualities: loyal lol, cult survivor who has been indoctrinated and radicalized from birth (but he gets over that), fictional

favourite episode/scene/etc: I love 3x19 (Letharia Vulpina), 3x22 (De-Void), and 6x19 (Broken Glass) - all for Dergent reasons, of course - but also because Chris’s relationship development with Derek is intrinsically tied to his redemption arc. Sorry not sorry, I don't make the rules.

I also love 6x20 (Wolves of War) for Chris because he finally gets closure where his family is concerned, and we see in the flash-forward that he's happy with his found family, upholding his redemption by still following Allison's code and devoting himself to protecting innocents and the people he loves.

Don't even get me started on scenes. Every time he does something iconically passive-aggressive. Literally every scene he shares with Derek. Every single time he makes a badass entrance, guns blazing.

otp: Derek "Don't Expect Me to Risk My Life Saving Yours" Hale. Dergent. OTP: You Saved My Life. Ironically, they have ruined my life in the best possible way.

I do also ship McArgent (OTP: The Hunter and The Healer), though, because MAMA MCCALL DESERVES NICE THINGS, OKAY. GET IT MAMA.

brotp: I guess Dergent also fits here, since they started out as a BROTP before they evolved into the raging, ravenous monster of an OTP they are now, lol.

ot3: Does Dechrissa count? Asking for me.

notp: Petopher (Chris/Peter Hale). Argentcest (Chris/Kate, Chris/Allison).

best quote: “Didn't anyone ever tell you not to bring claws to a gunfight?”

“AnOTHER wEREWOLF?!”

“You know the question I had after Gerard first told me about our family... why us? He quoted me Winston Churchill: 'The price of greatness is responsibility.' Personally, I think it's more about knowledge - what we know, the truth we know about the world - that makes us responsible... for a young couple, their newborn daughter, anyone who doesn't have the power to defend themselves.”

“I believe in Derek Hale.”

head canon: Hand-to-hand combat and handling weaponry actually did NOT come naturally to him the way it did to Kate or Allison; Chris had to work really hard at it... which is especially interesting to think about when you consider the fact that the Argent men are raised to be soldiers, while the women are raised to be strategists/leaders. Chris's incredibly sexy competence and ease (and even, dare I say, flare?) wielding weapons is the result of maybe 10% innate talent, 20% reading about/studying them, and 70% practice.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MEL!!! LOVE YOU BESTIE!! ❤

Okay, so it's still 11:11pm on January 1st here in Pacific Standard Time, so my birthday is still tomorrow... but LOOKIT WHAT ANNA SENT ME FOR MY BIRTHDAY EVERYBODY:

SHOULD I EVER HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE JR BOURNE IN PERSON AGAIN I SHALL BE PROUDLY WEARING THIS SWEATSHIRT K THX BYEEEEEE

I love you, @angel-in-a-big-blue-box 😘

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[exlibrisfangirl]

🔊 Chris Argent

*Sports Announcer Voice* AND IT'S ANNA IN MY INBOX ASKING ME TO TALK ABOUT CHRIS ARGENT YET AGAIN!!! HEY, SHE'S NOTHING IF NOT PREDICTABLE, FOLKS!!!

*scrolls through Chris Argent playlists on both YouTube and Spotify*

Okay, so one of my favorites for him is “Keeping Me Alive” by Jonathan Roy.

I picture him saying the words to Gerard and Kate, especially by the end of S6, as he walks away from them - turning his back on all that's left of his family legacy, and leaving them to tear each other to pieces - and we begin to see the resolution of his redemption arc. The fire imagery just makes it that much more perfect for him. *chef's kiss*

⚜️

You tried to hold me down, so I became a soldier;

Built up all these walls, and now I'm climbing over.

Those nasty bees are tempting me...

Oh Lord! but I ain't going back.

You take me for a fool; that doesn't make me foolish.

Told me I was wrong; passion made you ruthless.

Manipulate, it's just too late...

Oh Lord! 'cause I ain't going back no more.

⚜️

You're fueling up the flames...

Gonna show you what I'm made of...

⚜️

Breakin' every chain that you put on me.

You thought I wouldn't change, but I grew on ya,

'Cause I will never be what you wanted.

This fire, this fire,

Is keeping me alive.

Making me believe I couldn't do without ya;

Make it hard to leave, you think it's all about ya.

You know I'll never be what you wanted.

This fire, this fire,

Is keeping me alive.

⚜️

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[exlibrisfangirl]

Rain

Alright, fine. You can have a teensy little hint of smut, as a TREAT...

As Chris settled into a rhythm and Derek’s pleasure began to build, the rain on the roof seemed to crescendo to match it.

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[exlibrisfangirl]

Riker, Picard, Deanna Troi

Husband: Picard Riker Picard. I feel like we would have a lot in common and get along really well. Plus, he's a damn sexy man!

One Night Stand: Would I be able to handle my husband being the world's biggest flirt? Probably not. I'll bet that would be one hell of a night, though. That BEARD. Those EYES. The TROMBONE. Yup... one night stand it is!

Best Friend: I'm basically a less beautiful, human version of Deanna, so I think we genuinely could be besties. PLEASE, MA'AM.

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[exlibrisfangirl]

🔊 Derek Hale

Anna: 0

Predictability: 2

Anyway. I almost forgot to do this, lol.

One of my favorites on my Derek Hale playlist is “Feed the Wolf” by Breaking Benjamin. I think it describes really beautifully his struggle to balance his humanity with his animal side. See: “Like my mother used to say, I'm a predator; I don't have to be a killer.” Sometimes the Wolf wins. Sometimes he lets it win... because it's easier to cope that way.

🐺

I can feel the animal within

I chain the beast crawling inside myself

I hear the call of violence

I sleep no more and I can't

I've lost it all

🐺

I can see the devil closing in

I choke the breath that dies to cry for help

I feel the pull of gravity

I bleed no more, and rise again

I've lost it all

🐺

Carry me through this world of lies

I feel no more, the suffering

Bury me in this cold light

I feed the wolf, and shed my skin

🐺

I would love to make a Derek edit/gifset using these lyrics, eventually.

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[exlibrisfangirl]

Green

Most of the instances I could find were referencing Derek’s eyes. Go figure, lol.

When Derek finally forced himself to make eye contact again, his eyes looked sad and resigned… but there was a spark of something else in those green and amber irises, something steely and defiant that told Chris he’d better tread carefully.

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1 and 13 for the female characters asks

*rubs hands together*

Putting this under a cut, because it's going to be LONG...

1 - Protagonists

There are... WAY more than 5... but I will pick 5 for whom I can easily articulate why.

In no particular order:

Fanny Price (Mansfield Park by Jane Austen) - People like to call her "the boring one" or "the forgettable one", but she's actually my favorite Austen heroine. Here's why: she shows us that strength of character doesn't have to be bold or forceful or charming or witty to be worth something; integrity can be quiet and meek and humble and still win. And even if she hadn’t received any recognition for doing the right thing - or won the guy's heart - in the end, it still would have mattered to her that she did what was right. I've always related deeply to Fanny's internal struggle to balance her fierce sense of justice with her gentleness of spirit, and, out of all of Austen's heroines, I admire her the most.

Delenn of Mir (Babylon 5) - Delenn is one of the fictional characters I relate to on the deepest, most personal level. At her core, she is genuinely one of the most gentle, kind, compassionate, empathetic, wise characters on television, but as the series goes on, we see that there are incredible depths to her dark side as well. As we gain insight into her past, we learn that she has a disturbing capacity for selfishness and anger and violence, but she chooses to exercise compassion and diplomacy and selflessness instead; as a result, she is deeply respected and trusted by everyone who knows her. She still makes mistakes, but she learns from them, and I love the beauty of her complexity.

Kara Danvers (Supergirl) - I've never been a big DC person, tbh, until the Arrowverse shows were created, and then I got thoroughly and completely sucked in by Arrow, Supergirl, and Superman & Lois (the last of which is apparently no longer part of the Arrowverse... but I digress). What I love about Melissa Benoist's portrayal of Kara/Supergirl is the fact that she is unfailingly kind and good and optimistic, while still having depth. It's very easy for characters like that to remain one-dimensional, but, despite her cheery optimism and dedication to choosing kindness and goodness, we also see her grappling with a heavy burden of guilt because she can't fix everything and save everyone... a dilemma I can relate to, even if her outgoing, go-getter, peppy persona is a bit beyond my realm of experience.

Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery) - Anne was one of my earliest fictional faves, and probably the first fictional character I related to on a deep, personal level. As an adult, I can see now that she is very clearly (albeit not knowingly) autistic-coded, but, as a kid, all I knew was that this character thought and felt just like me; she daydreamed constantly, her imaginary world was always bleeding into reality, she felt everything so intensely and so deeply, and everyone thought she was peculiar. Anne taught me that it was okay to be who I was, and that the people who truly loved me would love me for who I was, without trying to change me.

Lydia Martin (Teen Wolf) - Lydia's character arc is honestly one of my favorites in all of television, and one of the best in the show. She begins the series pretending to be something she is not - a ditzy, bitchy, cold-hearted, two-faced, party-throwing, nymphomaniac - and ends the series comfortable in her own skin and confident in who she truly is: an actual genius, one of the "good guys", a badass banshee, and deeply, painfully, beautifully human. She learns to face her insecurities with vulnerability and grace, rather than cover them up with make-up, and she proves herself to be unbelievably strong and resilient when faced with unspeakable horrors and fear. I just love her so muuuuch.

13 - I wish had better development/writing

Daenerys Targaryen (ASOIAF/Game of Thrones): *side-eyes Benioff and Weiss so hard my eyeballs pop out of my skull* They ruined her. They destroyed her. That last season of GoT was honestly one of the most upsetting examples of character assassination I have ever had the misfortune to witness, and I will never forgive them for it. DRACARYS. If we ever get the rest of the ASOIAF books - and that's a BIG "if" - Mr. Martin had better do her justice... OR ELSE.

Eowyn of Rohan (LOTR movies) - I was disappointed with Eowyn's character development in Return of the King. The film made it seem like she meets Faramir as she's recovering from her battle wounds and then just sort of... fades into the background, which feels so bizarrely anticlimactic after she played such a vital role in defeating the enemy on the battlefield. In the books, we see her realizing, after the war is over, that what she thought she wanted - to be a warrior and fight and live a life of glory - could only lead to loss and death, and it ultimately leaves her empty. She decides to dedicate the rest of her life to rebuilding and rebirth, as her uncle gave her stewardship of Rohan before he died. There's something subtly powerful and beautiful about her character arc to me, and the movies just didn't do a very good job of showing it.

Caroline Forbes (The Vampire Diaries) - I adore Caroline. She is my favorite character from TVD. However, I hated hated HATED her ending. She has such deep-seated insecurities about love and relationships throughout the series, and then, after bouncing her around from love interest to love interest, they finally give her "true love" and have her marry Stephan (ugh)... only to KILL HIM OFF ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. Why couldn't they just let my girl be happy?! I will be bitter about it forEVER.

Raven Reyes (The 100) - Another favorite who was unfairly treated by her writers. I loved Raven's early storyline around her injury and subsequent permanent disability, because it's not often that you see 1) a disabled TV show protagonist, much less 2) a disabled TV show protagonist dealing with depression and chronic pain as a result of their disability. That aside, Raven, like Caroline Forbes, was bounced around from love interest to love interest (all of whom die) and then ends up alone, which is one of her greatest fears and most deep-seated insecurities. She has her found family (well... what's left of it, anyway) to live out her days with, but it still left a bitter taste in my mouth.

Bella Swan (Twilight by Stephenie Meyer) - It is very possible for Mary Sue characters to be done well... but Bella is NOT one of them. She is honestly one of the most boring book protagonists I have ever read, and her movie counterpart is no better. Edward has more personality than she does... and that is a low, LOW bar. She had the potential to be interesting - I like the fact that she tells Edward she wants to become a vampire for herself, not for anyone else, because she feels like she was meant to become one and it feels right to her - but most of her potential was wasted and never explored. One of the perks of the main character being so, unbelievably bland is that the side characters are all fascinating by comparison... so at least she's got that going for her, I suppose?

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[exlibrisfangirl]

Margo, Angry Smol Pirate Lady, Djaq

HER NAME IS ANNE BONNY, YOU PLEBE.

Ahem. Anyway.

Marry: Anne Bonny, Pirate Queen of My Heart. So smol. So angery. So beautiful. So badass. Knife Wife me up, please and thank.

One Night Stand: Margo. Like... it would be fun, right? If anything, she'd be sure to make me laugh a lot.

Best Friend: Djaq. She is truly a kindred spirit, in so many ways. I would give anything to be besties with her!

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[exlibrisfangirl]

Chris Argent, Derek Hale, Allan A Dale -> husband, one night stand, best friend

*shakes fist*

Um... they're probably actually already in the right order. 😂

Husband: Christopher "The Code" Argent. Christopher "Didn't anyone ever tell you not to bring claws to a gunfight?" Argent. Christopher "I believe in Derek Hale" Argent. My Silver Bullet. My White Knight in Shining Gunmetal. The Daddiest of Daddies. The Reigning DILF King of My Heart. <3

Move over, Mama McCall... there's a new Mel in town, and she's on her way to STEAL YO MAN.

One Night Stand: Derek Allan Derek.

Part of me reeeally wants to be friends with him, because he's a bookworm and literature nerd like me, he'd probably be cool with just reading in silence in the same room and calling it "hanging out", etc. I feel like we would have a lot to talk about and bond over, but we'd also mesh well in that we're both introverts who need a lot of space/solitude, but also like helping people.

That being said, would I be willing to pass up a night of sin with him to be besties? Probably not, lol. I mean... let's be real. If I were offered that opportunity, I would take it and make the most out of it. All night long. Many, many times. Because Derek Hale deserves mind-blowing orgasms nice things.

Best Friend: Allan "I'm not bein' funny" A Dale. Allan "I'm good with nuns" A Dale. Allan "Valhalla... that near Norwich?" A Dale.

Can you IMAGINE how much FUN he would be as a bff?! The ribald humor. The BANTER. The archery. The ADVENTURES. Oh, we'd have a blast.

Also, I think we'd complement each other really well. He'd make me laugh and encourage me to take risks and to not take myself too seriously, and I'd help keep him grounded and force him to talk about his feelings, lol. Y'know, the whole ESTP x INFJ compatability thing.

And, whilst I think he's absolutely delightful to look at, I think I'd rather have a one-night stand with Derek than him.

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Teen Wolf: 3, 6, 8, 10, 12

3. A character I want to carry around in a little jar and study like a bug

Mmmm. So many. Maybe Deaton? I find him very fascinating and intriguing. I'd really like to pick his brain. The man is incredibly intelligent and knowledgeable, but he's also extremely mysterious, and there's so much we don't know about him. In some ways, I deeply relate to him... but then there are ways in which I don't understand him AT ALL. Still waters run deep. There's so much more to that man than what he allows people to see... and what we were shown on-screen. Like I said... intriguing. I'm glad he's in the movie.

6. A character I'd like to frame and hang on my wall and admire like a work of art

Derek. Full stop. That man is a walking work of art. Good grief.

8. The character with the greatest wasted/unexplored potential

Oh man. There are several, but I have to pick one. Hmm. Stiles is definitely one of them. I feel like they set him up in S2 to become a druid (with the whole mountain ash + magic thing), and then... nothing came of it? At least nothing obvious. I still love his character to bits, but I feel like there was major wasted potential in not developing that plot thread further. Deaton is another, but I've already talked about him. Derek had a lot of wasted potential. His storyline kind of fell apart (and Hoech left the show) right as his character development was reaching its peak, and I will forever be sad about that. I wanted/needed powerful, full-shifting wolf Derek Hale returning in full force to Beacon Hills to uphold his family legacy of protector of the city and the supernaturals in it. (We kind of got a very half-assed version of that right at the end of S6, but it was... not enough.) This is why I'm writing a massive, post-S6 continuation fic series, lol.

10. A ship I would gladly go down with... and then become Davey Jones, so I can continue to captain said ship for eternity

Stydia and Dergent. Not sorry.

12. A ship I'd like to blow to smithereens with canon cannonballs

I unapologetically dislike Sterek and Petopher. Also Steter. And Stetopher. Literally any ship involving Peter, lol.

How about we do that thing where you give me a TV show/movie/book/fandom and some numbers, and I’ll tell you...

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Can I get a: don't?

Yup, another one from YPYAAMAIH:

“I still don’t understand why you broke up with her!” Scott plunked the forceps down on the exam table with far more force than either Chris or Derek felt was entirely necessary, and the echoing CLANG of metal on metal made all three of them jump.

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