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celestialvoid-fanfiction · 9 months

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I was going to do a text post of a sterek incorrect quote;

Derek: I have the urge to do something stupid.

Stiles: I’m stupid. Do me.

But a different idea struck me, and I had to write out a little scene.

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Derek sat in the armchair, the light from the window bleeding over his shoulder and illuminating the pages of the book that lay open in his lap. He let out a deep breath, shutting the book and blurting out, “I have the urge to do something stupid.”

“I’m stupid. Do me,” Stiles replied without thought, not taking his eyes off the screen of his laptop that was balanced precariously on his stomach as he lay upside down on the couch.

Stiles froze, his eyes widening as he realised what he’d said. His cheeks flushed red, but he wasn’t sure if it was from embarrassment or from the blood rushing to his head.

“What?” Derek said, his tone stretched thin and edged with anger.

Stiles opened his mouth to say something but the words died on his lips as he sputtered and shrugged as if trying to brush it off.

“Stiles, you are not stupid,” Derek growled.

Stiles blinked rapidly, stunned by Derek’s words.

Derek continued without hesitation, “You’re one of the smartest people I know. Clumsy and uncoordinated, yes, but not stupid. Don’t say that; don’t even think it! You’re not stupid, Stiles, and I don’t ever want to hear you call yourself stupid again. And I wouldn’t do you; that’s just—”He screwed his face up in disgust. “—ugh. No. No way. You deserve better than do. Dear god, I would make love to you. I would hold you in my arms and Melt as I feel the warmth of your body against mine. I trace the curves of your naked body and utter your name like a prayer. I would kiss you until I had no more breath in my lungs, and even then, I wouldn’t dare stop. I would not do you.”

He huffed out an angry breath as he sat back.

Stiles stared at him, his eyes wide and a dumbfounded expression on his face.

A moment later, Derek’s brain caught up with his mouth. Realisation hit him hard. A rush of heat coloured his cheeks bright red.

“I… I mean… I…” he stammered, unable to find any words.

Stiles stared at him, still looking like a deer caught in headlights. “Okay.”

Derek’s brow furrowed as he looked at Stiles, utterly confused.

“What?”

“Okay,” Stiles repeated.

“Okay?” Derek echoed questioningly.

“Okay,” Stiles said again.

They stared at each other for a moment, trying to make sense of what had just happened.

“Okay,” Derek said after a while.

They tore their eyes away from one another, their faces twisted with perplexed expressions as they processed what they had said.

Silence settled over them.

“You still got that urge?” Stiles asked abruptly.

Derek glanced back at him, meeting Stiles’s gaze. “What do you have in mind?”

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taleah-bonnick · 1 year

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sterek fic recs - all completed

i struggle big time when it comes to finding good sterek fic recs, so i thought i'd make a list of some of the soft fics i've found along the way.

stuck in reverse by crazyassmurdererwall (smartalli) - i've gone back to this one multiple times. it's got pack mum stiles, awesome character development for derek, their romantic relationship comes together naturally, and you even get jackson and stiles as best friends, which is one of my favourite tropes in teen wolf fan fiction. their relationship had so much potential to be fucking awesome and the writers just brushed over it, so i adore that fan fic writers love to build on it.

something more by kaistrex (weishen) - i actually really loved this one, the characterization is near perfect and it was so fucking romantic? the way their whole relationship comes to be is just so sweet and stiles makes it so simple and easy for derek, there's no pushing, no yelling, barely any angst. it's just a really wholesome fic which is honestly my favourite kind. i like the easy love kind of stories.

five times stiles woke up in derek's bed unexpectedly, and the one time it was on purpose by isthatbloodonhshsirt (wasterella) - this one is just super cheeky and soft; stiles keeps getting into rough situations and wakes up in derek's bed after every one. it's a whole lot of sweet fluff and stiles being insanely oblivious. good for when you want an easy and fun sterek read. i also recommend going through the entirety of this authors works, they have some really great fics, such as five time stiles fell out of a window and the one time he jumped and it's not pretend when it's real.

dysfunctional domesticity by yodasyoyo - a short and sweet christmas one shot, it's absolutely adorable and derek is a cheeky shit, i absolutely loved this one. i typically prefer longer fics, but i do enjoy a good one shot to get a quick fix of the ship i'm after.

gracious in defeat by yodasyoyo - another one from this author, i do recommend going through their works as well, they have some really sweet stories. this one is a soft one about stiles going to stay with derek to try and escape the hell that is being trapped in beacon hills. there is so much domestic bliss in this story, it felt so pretty to read, if that makes sense. there is a small bit of angst, but it gets resolved pretty quickly. i'd definitely read this more than once. derek is so vulnerable in this fic, and the characterization was great.

click here for part two of my sterek fic recs!

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wheredidhiseyebrowsgo · 1 year

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If you could gather all the greatest (all time favorites) fics where stiles travels to alternative universes, I would love you forever

Here you go!

once and again by bleep0bleep

(1/1 I 1,101 I General)

The problem with the multiverse, is that there are infinite possibilities. Stiles is tired. He’s been at this for a long, long time. It took years to master the power to traverse universes, and Stiles is putting a lot of faith in that he’ll find Derek again– a year of his life per shot, as is.

The (less) Broken Road by theroguesgambit

(1/1 I 4,012 I Teen I Sterek)

Stiles and Derek find themselves in an alternate reality where Derek's still an Alpha, many of their lost friends are alive and well, and their alternate selves are apparently in a serious, long-term relationship.

With each other.

...Weird, right?

SuperWolf by isthatbloodonhisshirt (wasterella)

(1/1 I 4,816 I General I Sterek)

“Who are you? What are you doing? How are you doing? What is going on? Put me down!”

The man holding him let out a small chuckle, but didn’t release him until they were back on the cliff.

Where the Kappas were.

And he did, in fact, try and put Stiles down.

Stiles clung to the man tightly, arms around his neck and legs twisted so he could keep himself raised off the ground.

“Ah, not now, not now! Put me down where there aren’t any Kappas!”

Double Trouble by scatterglory

(11/11 I 8,191 I Mature I Sterek)

The Dereks face off across the small clearing he’d been running through, and Stiles realizes with a sick, sinking sensation that he’s not actually seeing double.

This or That, But Not Both by isthatbloodonhisshirt (wasterella)

(1/1 I 8,829 I Teen I Sterek)

“You can’t have everything.” The man held up both hands. “Your family,” he said, lifting his right hand and lowering his left, “or your boyfriend,” he switched them around, lifting his left and lowering his right. “Balance. You can have this,” he motioned around the room, “or that.” He pointed to his left and space seemed to break apart, a portal opening and showing Stiles, sitting at his desk with one hand pulling at his hair, the other flipping pages in a book.

“This, or that, but not both,” the Jumper said.

Five Days and a New Moon by LadyDrace

(1/1 I 13,614 I Teen I Sterek)

Stiles gets a visit from himself from a parallel universe. In which he was born a girl. And had a kid. Which he's now stuck taking care of for a few days.

Great.

Oddly, though, Derek seems totally happy babysitting.

Or:

A story where things are both mor

Worlds Apart by exclamation

(14/14 I 32,131 I Explicit I Sterek)

Nothing exciting ever happens in Beacon Hills... until Stiles appears to get a stalker. A strange guy is breaking into his house, watching him at lacrosse practice and grabbing him outside of the school. This guy claims that he's a werewolf who knows Stiles in another world... and he needs Stiles' help to figure out what happened to him.

Agreeing to help a werewolf research parallel worlds is one thing... hiding it from his dad is another.

In Any Version of Reality by alisvolatpropiis

(7/7 I 39,853 I Explicit I Sterek)

Standing next to not-Derek – whoa, holding not-Derek’s hand? – is someone who looks remarkably like Stiles. Is Stiles, a slightly-altered replica, just like this guy both is and isn't Derek.

It’s not like looking into a mirror – one, because looking into a mirror actually makes some kind of sense, and two, because not-Stiles looks older too, mid twenties maybe. And the tips of his short, spiky hair are dark purple, and he’s got a lip ring and he’s shirtless and covered in tattoos and what the holy hell?

“Time travel?" He's sufficiently freaked. Somewhere in the back of his mind, he hears his dad laughing.

“Not exactly,” not-Derek says, and shit, even his voice sounds exactly the same, disconcertingly gentle. He gestures behind him, and Stiles looks over his shoulder, where behind him, scattered across the porch and in the front yard, are more…Dereks and more Stileses.

Fourteen total, including the two at the door, he notes distantly, eyes feeling like they’re about to pop out of his head from bulging so hard.

Seven other Dereks. Seven other Stileses.

Seven Derek and Stiles pairs.

If the ley lines you should follow by forestofbabel

(10/10 I 52,111 I Teen I Sterek)

And Derek just stood there, staring at Stiles like he was a ghost.

“Dude, I know it’s been a while but you don’t have to look at me like you’re that surprised I’m hung over in the woods. It’s practically a tradition at this point.”

“Stiles?” Derek whispered, the name falling from his lips like a punch to the gut. Stiles watched, confused, as Derek took a deep breath in and took a shaky step forward then back again. “You’re not- you can’t be. Who are you?”

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@nolanfa suggested these great ones!

Echoes by entanglednow

(1/1 I 2,062 I General I Sterek)

Someone has deleted half the numbers in Stiles's phone.

Play It Again by metisket

(3/3 I 63,206 I Teen I Sterek)

In which Stiles goes along with one of Derek’s plans and ends up in an alternate universe as a result. He should’ve known better. He did know better, actually, and that means he has no one to blame but himself.

“Laura wants to lure the kid in with food and kindness and make a pet of him, like a feral cat. Derek wants to have him arrested for stalking. They’re at an impasse. (And the rest of the family is staying emphatically out of it in a way that suggests bets have been placed.)”

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kitchenisking · 2 days

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Day 5

Coffee Storm by splendid_splendont - (Rating: G, Words: 1,744, sterek)

‘we got caught by this awful storm and now we’re waiting for it to calm under the roof of a café, want to go inside and have a coffee in the meantime?’

so he's got a few flaws by Phnx - (Rating: T, Words: 1,695, sterek)

In short, everything was terrible.

Just Stopped Working For Me by dedougal - (Rating: Explicit, Words: 11,447, sterek)

Stiles never expected to meet Derek Hale. He definitely never expected the movie star to slide into his cab and ask for his help.

For better, for worse by Vendelin - (Rating: Explicit, Words: 13,336, sterek)

Derek and Stiles have been married for six years. Derek loves his job as a successful lawyer, loves his financial security and his large house. It isn’t until Stiles gets shot while working that he starts to understand that maybe Stiles isn’t loving their life as much as Derek is.

Gracious In Defeat by yodasyoyo - (Rating: Mature, Words: 18,136, sterek)

Stiles needs to get away from Beacon Hills after the end of his senior year. Derek offers to let him stay with him in São Paulo, and they finally act on the tension that has always simmered between them.

The thing is, when it's time to go home- Stiles doesn't want to leave.

Aconitum Bulbus by hazelNuts - (Rating: Explicit, Words: 2,499, sterek)

xxxAthaelaxxx asked for: "Stiles is underage like 17 and Derek's 23. Stiles got hit by some sex pollen and needs to fuck. Derek's the only single wolf who can do it and refuses to help Stiles since he's underage but if Stiles isn't cured he could die. Virgin!Stiles and Martyr!Derek. Please write in great detail the deflowering."

They'd been having a simple pack picnic, because they did those things now. They’d just finished lunch and had decided on a game of tag. It had all been great until Stiles had tripped and fallen face first into some flowers.

Way Down We Go by Wolfspurr - (Rating: Explicit, Words: 50,131, sterek)

Set during 3B and its aftermath.

The blacklight party at the loft leaves Stiles with more than one revelation playing on his mind. He's losing time, and apparently he might be more than just a little bit interested in Derek Hale.

By the time he's fought off the Nogitsune and somehow lived to tell the tale, the rest of Stiles' sanity might just rest on Derek, the Camaro, and a few hundred miles of Pacific Coast Highway. It's going to be one hell of a road trip.

Savage Beast(s) by TheyDraggedMeInNowIAintLeaving - (Rating: Explicit, Words: 9,390, sterek)

In which Stiles gets a werewolf roommate and it only gets better from there

He Gets Me High by talktowater - (Rating: Explicit, Words: 11,562, sterek)

Stiles and Derek act like a couple. But they're not. Seriously! Derek has a boyfriend and Stiles has a girlfriend. They're just friends, overly-attached and possessive friends, but that's it. Right?

You First by alikatastic - (Rating: Not Rated, Words: 802, sterek)

Stiles got a text from Chris Argent telling him what was going on, and Stiles dropped everything at work and rushed to Beacon Hills. He needed to find his son, Eli, and his husband, Derek. When he got there, the worst had happened, it was his worst nightmare come true. His magic built and built until he got the chance to save them all.

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sterekbros · 11 months

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Written for @sterekfests week 2, @sterekbingo square chin on the shoulder, @sterekweekly word space, @warmandfluffybingocards square running away together.

The waves rocked against the hull, a gentle bubbling, licking, splashing sound that changed whenever the wind did. That always kept Stiles lulled into sleep, but the sharp squawking broke through his consciousness, and he blinked several times until the dim light of the morning sun filtered in through the small, circular windows of the cabin. He never imagined he could live in such a small space, but the cabin of the sailboat had been home for at least the last six months. Had it been six months? He was starting to lose track now.

After Derek’s return, Stiles decided to take a leave of absence from the FBI. Not only had he suffered physical trauma from his wounds, but the mental ones had been getting to him, too. PTSD was always something that Stiles considered normal, but waking up at night, feeling like his guts were falling out and screaming for Derek was something that had started to finally wane the longer he was away from work.

It helped that Derek promised him that he’d stay forever, that he would never be without his mate again. Stiles’ hand moved down to press against the scar on his abdomen, holding it flat against his stomach as he remembered being shot and thinking that he’d never see Derek again before he’d blacked out from the blood loss.

He reminded himself that he was safe and he was healed and that nothing could get him here. Stiles drew in a deep breath, letting the salt in the air fill his lungs and leave the faint flavor of the ocean in his mouth. He rubbed a hand over his face, brushing against the beard he’d started to grow. He really needed to shave, but he also couldn't bring himself to care while they were out on the open ocean with no one but each other to worry about.

Stiles rolled onto his side and pulled himself upright on the edge of the bed. The boat swayed and bobbed beneath him on the water. That was something else that he’d learned to get used to. Being seasick was never something that Stiles really considered himself to catch, but his first few weeks out on the open ocean had been an experience he’d never forget.

The wood was cool beneath his bare feet and he wiggled his toes before standing and grabbing some shorts. Stiles pulled them on, then found his way to the ladder that led him to the deck where he knew he’d find Derek.

The sun was still rising on the horizon, the air cool and damp with the swaying boat, the sails flapping quietly in the breeze. Derek was standing at the helm, focused on sailing like he usually was when Stiles slept.

Stiles moved with an ease that spoke of living on a sailboat, padding behind Derek and wrapping his arms around him, kissing the back of his neck gently. “Good morning.”

“How’d you sleep?” Derek asked, voice quiet as if he were afraid to wake the world, his hand smoothing along Stiles’ arm.

“I slept okay… I didn't wake up screaming without you this time. No nightmares.” That was a huge improvement. Maybe there was hope yet for him to heal before going back to work.

If he went back to work for the FBI.

He knew that he didn't have to, that Derek would take care of him, that they were mates, and what was Derek’s, was also his. Stiles still hadn't made up his mind about that yet. Especially since Derek promised to never leave him again. And if he did travel, he would take Stiles with him, like he had this time.

“Good,” Derek replied, giving Stiles’ arm a squeeze, his eyes focused on the water. Stiles kissed his shoulder, breathing him in, lips trailing until he reached the mark on Derek’s neck. Stiles kissed his mark, the one that claimed Derek as his, then nosed it and rubbed his cheek on it as he marked Derek with his scent.

Derek practically purred as a growl rumbled through his chest and Stiles smiled against Derek’s skin.

“Where are we?” Stiles finally asked, resting his chin on Derek’s shoulder again and looking out over the water.

“We’re just off of Crete.” Derek gently shifted the wheel as they sailed easily across the water.

“Elafonisi Beach?” Stiles really tried not to sound hopeful or excited about it, but he’d told Derek more than enough times that he really wanted to go to Crete and see the pink sands of Elafonisi Beach.

He knew that Derek had been there before, but Stiles had never been to all the places Derek had seen and he wanted to share them with his mate.

“You said you wanted to see it.” Derek cast him an easy smile, his hand idly smoothing along Stiles’ arm as Stiles held him close, pressed against his chest.

“Well, I never thought we’d actually make it here.” He snorted and nosed behind Derek’s ear. “Thank you, for bringing me.”

“I want to give you the world.” Derek’s words were soft and quiet, only for Stiles, despite them being the only ones on their sailboat.

Stiles knew Derek meant it, but he never thought Derek would actually take him to see the world. That was just something that wasn't part of Stiles’ life. At least not before now.

Maybe, though. Maybe they would.

Maybe he wouldn't go back to work for the FBI.

The longer he stayed out on the water, the more he never wanted to go back. Whether it was to Beacon Hills, New York, or anywhere in between. He just wanted to stay with Derek, wherever Derek may lead.

“I love you,” he breathed against Derek’s neck. “So much.”

“I love you too. Always.”

That sent a flutter in Stiles’ chest. No matter how many times Derek told him that he loved him, it always seemed fleeting because Derek had always left him when he’d visited. But now—now they were together, forever.

“When can we go to the beach?”

“We’ll be at the landing by the time the sun comes all the way up. We can dock there and then the beach is only about a ten-minute walk. I figured we could check out the island and maybe get a couple of keepsakes.” Derek tugged on Stiles’ arm. “C’mere.”

Stiles moved, tucking himself under Derek’s arm as his mate hugged him close, pressing his face against Derek’s shoulder and wrapping his arms around him again. Derek was warm and beautiful and Stiles loved that Derek’s body ran hotter than his. It kept away the morning chill.

“Maybe we can stay for a little while?” They’d been moving around so much, seeing all the places that Derek wanted to show him, that Stiles kinda missed his feet being on dry land sometimes.

“Whatever you want.” Derek kissed Stiles’ forehead and rested his bearded cheek atop Stiles’ head. “We’ll stay as long as you want. Maybe we’ll visit the rest of the islands… and then see Croatia and Italy?”

“I’d like that. I always wanted to visit Italy.” There were so many places that Stiles wanted to visit, but Italy had always been at the top of his list. There was so much history connected to the architecture, so much that he wanted to see and learn and experience in real life. Pictures would never do places like that justice.

“Then we’ll go to Italy,” Derek assured him. He rubbed his cheek along Stiles’ hair, then kissed his forehead. “Come on… let’s go back to bed for a little bit. I’ll drop anchor. We have some time before the sun is all the way up.”

“Yeah, okay,” Stiles replied softly, turning his face up to give Derek a gentle kiss. “Plus, I didn't have a chance to give you your blowjob this morning because you were awake before me.”

Derek laughed, full-bellied, loud, and happy. “You know I’m not going to turn that down.”

Stiles smirked and took Derek’s hand. “Well… I think we have enough time for that and a little more.”

He grinned as he tugged Derek along and he could feel his mate’s eyes sliding along his skin and down to his ass.

Stiles had promises to keep. Elafonisi Beach could wait. Right now, he had no plans other than taking care of his mate and making sure Derek knew how much he loved him.

For always.

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lostcol · 4 days

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20 Questions for Fic Writers

tagged by @eusuntgratie 😘

How many works do you have on ao3? 24

What's your total ao3 word count? 195,342

What fandoms do you write for? primarily men's hockey rpf and queer as folk, but I've also written for teen wolf, 911, and cmbyn.

Top five fics by kudos: Catalepsis (britin, qaf) Sick Day (buddie, 911) Open Your Fucking Eyes, Justin (britin, qaf) A Knight in Shining... Clubwear? (britin, qaf) The Great Poxing of 2013 (sterek, teen wolf) okay this is making me sad for my hockey fic 🥲

Do you respond to comments? always! but I don't get many, comparatively, and i produce like two one-shots a year, so it's not hard 😂

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? probably Confrontation (britin, qaf). It's a short, dialogue-only fic of an argument, and there's no resolution.

What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? oof I don't know, I tend to write happy endings, so there's a lot of choose from. I have a couple tknp fics that are about them getting together, which always makes for a happy ending, but I'll go with Wildflour (tknp, men's hockey rpf) because it ends mid-hookup, and that's always fun.

Do you get hate on fics? not yet 🙏

Do you write smut? yes! it's not my strong suit and it always takes me forfuckingever to write, but it's in there.

Craziest crossover: I haven't done any. Although a friend and I have (briefly) discussed the possibility of a tknp/firefly crossover, which I think would be amazing if I could wrap my head around the scope of it.

Have you ever had a fic stolen? not that i know of.

Have you ever had a fic translated? nope, but that would be so cool.

Have you ever co-written a fic before? nope. writing is a very *very* casual hobby for me, and I know that it would stress me out to feel like I constantly had to keep with a deadline and/or that i was letting my co-author down.

All time favorite ship? christ, sophie's choice much? Even though it's not the fandom I'm currently writing and reading the most right now, I've got to say britin from qaf. They're so formative for me, and I always come back to them. They're like, the foundational sunshine/grump ship in my world. With tknp a close close second. Currently I'm mostly reading firstprince.

What's a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will? i'm not really a wip person, I only have the brainpower to have one fic in my head at a time, so i tend to write, finish, post before i start something else (no matter how long it takes goddammit). but I do have some slightly more fleshed out qaf ideas that I may or may not come back to... but since most of them are pretty similar (something bad happens to justin, brian helps him out), I definitely won't write them all. I also have some ideas for fandoms i'll probably never write for again, but then again, never say never.

What are your writing strengths? dialogue. I like writing it probably more than any other part of my fics, and I feel like I'm good at it. Humor, which surprised me when I started writing because I started in the qaf fandom and almost all of my fics there skewed angsty, but I love adding humor in when the situation calls for it and I feel like I can be funny? I hope? 😂

What are your writing weaknesses? oh smut for sure. it takes me FOREVER to write it because I just... I don't know, get bored? I think I just find writing action sequences difficult generally, and what is smut if not action. Also world-building, which is why I tend to stick to very canon or canon-adjacent writing.

Thoughts on dialogue in another language? sure, if it fits the character and situation. I haven't had reason to do it, but I could throw some basic Spanish in or like, single words in other languages, but I'd hate not getting it right so that would hold me back. I do find it annoying as a reader when there's a lot of foreign language dialogue in an english language fic and there's no translation.

First fandom you wrote in? first ever was technically buffy back when I was 14, but that was me writing it with the intent to change the names and pass it off as original fiction for my freshman english class. And I got an A! The first straight-up fic I wrote was for one tree hill. First fandom i was *involved* in and wrote for was qaf.

Favorite fic you've written? oh god why. I can narrow it down to two IF I MUST. First, Catalepsis (britin, qaf), it's my only true multi-chapter fic and at 82k it's my longest fic by like 70k. It took me literal years to finish, I'm super proud of it, and even though it's long I've had multiple comments about people rereading, which is always amazing. And The Great Poxing of 2013 (sterek, teen wolf). I just love it, it's funny and sweet and flirty and the only teen wolf fic I've written. It wasn't planned, I had a flash of inspiration and banged it out in two nights in front of the tv.

tagging @bigassbowlingballhead @madsworld15 @winderlylandchime and anybody else who wants to do it! (sorry if you guys already did it and I missed it, this week's been crazy) 💚

#tag games #fic games

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princeescaluswords · 1 year

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Your reply about the Jeep covered a lot, but it left out what I think may be one of the most significant, or at least most explicit, discussions of its symbolism: the speech that the Sheriff gave Eli during Scott’s eulogy for Derek. I’ve seen it inspire hatred toward Scott for abandoning the Jeep even though, as you stated, the last time we see it driven is by Stiles. It arguably also praises Derek at Stiles’ expense re: putting bandaids on problems. Badly timed but interesting dialogue.

In The Wolves of War (6x20), the series' final episode, there is a scene where Scott, Stiles, Derek, and Lydia are in the animal clinic's back room. Stiles tells the story of how he rescued Derek from an FBI manhunt after he was framed by Kate and Gerard.

In the first version of the story, told by Stiles, he heroically brings Derek out of danger during a gun fight. It's dramatic. In the second version of the story, Derek carries a yowling Stiles who has got shot in the foot. It is revealed, of course, that the second version is the true one: Stiles did get a wound in the foot. His pinkie toe was obliterated; it was very funny.

But what was the purpose of that scene? It didn't reveal any new information. It lightened the mood after the death of Deucalion and the reveal that Gerard has put people into danger, but that could have been done with a little banter. I feel that the key piece of evidence is the presence of Lydia in the scene. Almost every cast member was present at the fight at the shipping containers, so why add only her to Scott, Stiles, and Derek?

This scene, in my opinion, was the production's acknowledgement and thank you to the Sterek shippers, which is an extraordinarily significant part of the Teen Wolf fandom. They invoked the Rashomon Effect to tell those fans "you saw something that you enjoyed, and we appreciate the passion you put into it, but it's not real. Stiles is with Lydia; Stiles and Derek were never romantically involved." As part of the final episode it was a compromise with those fans and a farewell.

The scene to which you refer in the movie doesn't serve a similar function. It's not a secret message to the Sterek fandom. Let me reproduce the dialogue:

Sheriff Stilinski: Hey. Your dad had complicated feelings about that Jeep. But it doesn't mean it needs to be complicated for you. All you got to do… is keep it running. Just keep it going.

The primary function of this speech -- the essential reason it's there -- is to remind the audience that the show always argued for focusing on what's valuable rather than dwelling on loss. This was embodied in the resilience of Scott's and Stiles's friendship, a friendship that was most often symbolized by the Jeep. Do I need to list the number of season-ending set pieces which serve to underline the enduring nature of their friendship -- Season 2, Season 3A, Season 5B, Season 6A? Two of which featured the Jeep prominently.

Noah is telling Eli that the way to move forward is not by ignoring the past, but not allowing it to control you . Yeah, Eli clashed with his father (the same way Scott and Stiles clashed from time to time), but Derek loved Eli and Eli loved Derek (the same with Scott and Stiles). That's what is important. It's a very good message, and one repeated often in the show. But there's nothing romantic about that scene. It's about moving on from the past without forgetting it, not revealing an important secret from it. It would be downright cruel for the production to use that scene to reveal that "Sterek is real" and there is no motive, profit-based or artistic, for anyone to do that.

Jeff Davis moved heaven an earth to keep Stiles's presence in the movie when he didn't have to. He certainly wasn't doing it to protect the movie from the haters. Nothing short of a nuclear war could do that.

Why would a speech by Noah to Eli about enduring loss be a secret (or apparently not-so-secret) message to Sterek shippers? As for the fandom scorn, why would they expect Scott to drive a 46-year old Jeep? It's not like Scott insisted it be destroyed or made fun of it? And he didn't abandon it by the side of the road. As Noah put it, Stiles 'left it behind.' We leave all sorts of things behind when we grow up, because we have to.

After all, they underlined this message with Scott's opening and closing line: "I'm not worried about the past, because now I have a future." I think that's a much more consistent message than hints at a love story that never happened.

#sterek #scott mccall #eli hale #derek hale #stiles stilinski #teen wolf the movie

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20 questions for fic writers!

Ooo, this look fun! Thanks for the tags, @lumosatnight (x) and @anaxandria-writes (x) ! This is going to be interesting since I've only started writing again a few years ago, so I'll do what I can to make this writing-centric. This is also probably going to be rambly AF, so you've been warned. And onwards!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

118 (39 are fics, and the rest is all art). That number will change because it's spooky season, and there are definitely some fun things being posted for that very soon.

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

91,266, but if you exclude a couple of collabs where I only provided art, then it's down to 68,276. I have a few works that are hidden and haven't been "officially" released yet because these are the WIP text fics I've talked about before, and they need more TLC!

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Harry Potter (31)

Teen Wolf (8)

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Little did I know [HP: Perciver, T, 2.5k]

There's a guiding light [HP: Perciver, G, 1.5k]

Love me like that [HP: Perciver, T, 2.5k]

Help Me Out [TW: Sterek, E, 3.3k]

It's Enough For Now [TW: Sterek, G, 300 words w/ art]

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

You know what's funny? I had to take a break from answering for quite a while, and I just started replying back to comments to most recent works yesterday. So, progress! I really do want to show some appreciation to folks who have read and viewed my work, especially across multiple fandoms and ships over the last couple of months. The multi-fandom life is a tricky one to balance, but I'm hoping I can reply to a batch here or there when I have a chance to eventually get caught up with the backlog. If I haven't replied back yet, please note that I have read your lovely comment, but I just haven't had a chance to string together some words to say thank you! I cherish each and every comment I get, especially if I've made someone smile or their day a little brighter with my creations.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I've actually been in a whumpy phase lately, but I posted up The Walls Came Crashing Down (TW: Sterek, T, 4,242 words) maybe a couple of weeks ago because it's a Bloody Mary fic, and there was a near-death experience included. There's also so many terrible feels, crying and trauma after that happens. It's hopeful but yeah. I've been wanting make something like this for a long time, so I'm glad I finally did because it was such a fun and challenging fic to write (while keeping it at that exact word count :P).

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Navy and Gold (HP: Perciver, G, 900 words) for Cruel Summer Fic fest, because I was given a song that had a lot of fluffy family vibes, and that's usually what I don't write? But I turned it into a wedding ficlet, and I think I surprised myself because it came out really well. Especially in such few words!

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I've gotten some weird comments on both fic and art. More of the kind where someone wanted or expected a certain thing, or they were questioning that something was missing. Anyway, some friends have defended my honour or else tell me that those commenters weren't worth it, so I'm glad to have that kind of support!

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Once upon a time I did not write PWPs. Ever since I came out of writing hibernation, PWPs have definitely slipped in. That's how I actually started writing more when I challenged myself to write drabbles for a smut workshop for Kinkuary. Now, I love writing sexy and kinky microfics and drabbles because they're short, quick and punchy. I've recently graduated to writing a couple of one shots (and heyyy, I'm actually working on a couple for Kinktober as we speak ;D). Kinkuary and Kinktober are usually my inspirations to get things written out anyway, but I'm open to other challenges too. There's a reason why A Study in Kink exists as an HP fic and art series. At this rate, I may need to make a new series for Sterek Sexy Stories. The amount of Sterek smut ideas I have kicking around in WIPs rn is kinda insane. But also, porn with feelings. <333

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

Not in the traditional sense. The most I've done is add in fandom references into a fic. So for Teen Wolf, I've been adding in little elements from Supernatural, especially if I want to bring a certain type of lore or big bad into the scene. But that's it.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Thankfully, I haven't. Then again, I've only written short things these past few years (and I'm more concerned about art theft, considering how much of my art is out in the world).

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

No, I have not!

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Yes, I have! @crazybutgood and I got to know each other when we were paired up last year for the Owlery Exchange: To Days to Come and wrote I Just Want You To Know (Drarry, T, 3.5k) together. Epistolary fics are awesome btw! My Harry had a lot of fun bantering and bonding with her Draco, and I love how we didn't even know we were writing to each other until partners were revealed, and it was time for betaing and editing. That's how we became fast friends, which was totally meant to be! :D

14. What’s your all time favourite ship?

That's just...I like a lot of ships, okay? I'm a multi-shipper and a multi-fandomer, so that's a tough question!! Hang on tight...this is going to be a long ass explanation. I'm not going to rank them, but I'll list three ships that have impacted my life in a huge way. I'll start with Sterek, because I've only gotten to know them for a little over a year. But Sterek was a blessing to discover at such a shitty time. Literally one year ago, I felt burnt out, like I was losing my muse, and I was recovering from COVID. Everything in RL kind of sucked. But when I got curious and started reading Sterek fics late one night, I was sold. Sterek helped me pause and get to know myself again as a creator, reader and a human. I really needed that, so the timing couldn't have been any better. I latched on to Sterek quickly and tightly because I see some of Stiles' and Derek's traits in me. They're also complicated and deserve Nice Things, and I can relate so, so much. That's why it's been easy to make art and fic for them. Their potential is endless because Sterek made my love for supernatural and spooky things deeper. Every time I write or draw for them, I can do it with ease and clarity. Everything just comes together and works. And it's so satisfying! Perciver is a rare pair I owe so much to. They're the ship that gave me the confidence to write again and they changed the way I currently draw. I think drawing Percy and Oliver helped me understand them as characters, and that translated into writing because I already had visuals. I know them in and out, and I made the fic series, Where do we go from here? because I believed in them. I wanted to share stories that haven't been told yet, but I wanted them to be real. And the fact I've figured out how to bring Perciver to life through art and fic has an amazing journey. They've given me the practice I needed to improve my crafts. It's because of Perciver that I've become a better artist and writer because I finally found my groove. And gosh, it's nice to have a well-established style. I will love these boys forever because they may be opposites but gods, do they go so well together. They get each other, they're each other's rocks, and it's beautiful. Of course, Drarry was my first ship I fell in love with. I still love them to pieces, and it's because of these two that I learned how to write and draw in the first place. I've been able to make some amazing friendships with other folks because of these two, and I cherish that a lot. Also, Drarry was why I entered fandom and the fest scene, and why I've stuck around for so long. What the creators in this community have made year after year is immaculate. And all the fics I've binged over the years got me through some of the hardest times of my life, especially when I was dealing with family issues, school and just growing up. I cannot imagine what life would have been like without Drarry, tbh. I think of Drarry as two sides of the same coin, and their banter and their snark and their complexities make it so they learn to understand each other. It's inevitable why they're drawn and will always be drawn to each other.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I don't want to say never, but more like when. I've mentioned way back in other posts that there are 2 text fics WIPs that have been kicking around, but since I have sooo much I need to rewrite and recode for each one, I have no idea when I'll have time? One of them is slotted to be a 50k Sterek fic with texting, IG messages and a scrolling playlist and I have half of it written out. Let me tell ya, coding alone takes more time than the writing. The other fic is a sequel to the above fic and has holidays vibes, and it still has the same coding setup, so yeah. I'll figure it out one day, I guess.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Dialogue is my fav and something I write out first because it shapes how the fic will read. It's how I develop voices, snark, banter and whatever else, and then I'll fill in the gaps with narrative, description and all that jazz. That's also how I end up getting the best ideas. The dialogue ends being my prompt to move the story along. I'm also a thorough researcher and like to check my facts before writing in little details. Just so I can have some perspective and so I have an idea how I want to explain something from a character's PoV. Also, it's super helpful to drop in little Easter eggs to shape things up and give a scene some context. Facts are fun. And I'm a nerd, but we all knew that. XD I've definitely gotten way better at showing vs. telling once I started writing again. I try to go for smooth or punchy if I can. It comes down to a lot of things like dialogue, selecting certain verbs and descriptors to explain a person's narrative (like what's going on in their mind), how those thoughts are broken up in multiple sentences and how those are punctuated. Those are the things that create beats and rhythms that keep the story going. And since I'm creative who also loves music and dancing, I'm all for that. I actually think I'm wired to think this way, so that's not a bad thing!

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Extensive world building and making big plots that need a lot of ends tied up. I used to write longer fics that had all of this, and while I still have copies of these (not published on AO3 for reasons), they're not strong. Rereading things now, these stories could use improvements. It's easy to try to jam everything in one go, but that needs to be done strategically. And you know, sometime less is more. I also don't have a lot of patience to go crazy with intricate outlines (since I'm more of a pantser than a planner), and I've found that writing something that's super detailed ends up boxing me into a corner or else it's like dragging teeth to finish the thing. I think this is definitely related to my writing style having changed over time, which is not a bad thing! I just can't write like that anymore.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

Yessss. I've done that with Love me like that! I also happen to know Scottish Gaelic, so I was able to drop words in pretty easily. I love the cultural sense another language adds to a fic because it shows more dimensions than just describing what someone looks like, where they're from, etc. I also like using a few words vs a long sentence. Names, or little sayings that hint at traditions or history are just nice touches. So if I do know a language and I know I can add in some words in correctly, I most certainly will!

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Harry Potter, specifically for Drarry (all of my older stuff is on LJ)

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

Probably Feel You Breathing [TW: Sterek, E, 8.4k] because it was my 3rd attempt in writing a text fic, which ended up being a success. It's 100% texting, something I totally made for myself, but I'm really proud of it because I had a chance to write from alternating PoVs. Also, this somehow turned into porn with plot and feelings and had some minor world building included based on texts alone. I didn't think I could accomplish that, but I did!

Tagging (no pressure, this is just for funsies): @danpuff-ao3, @phdmama, @outtoshatter, @thistlecatfics, @phoebe-delia, @nanneramma, @theheadgirl, @raisesomehale, @thotpuppy, @bleepbloopbotz, @quackquackcey and anyone who wants to do this!

#asked and answered #sterek #perciver #drarry #tag game #20 questions for fic writers #ask meme #fanfic #writing #about me

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I Don't Believe In Christmas Miracles But I'll Believe In You

https://archiveofourown.org/works/52510999 by RoyalFandomWriter Short Sterek Christmas fic that I wanted to post. Stiles gets sick and is miserable and Derek isn't around to help him. Mainly wrote this because I got sick with a viral cold literally three days before Christmas and have felt fucking awful. Words: 1153, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Teen Wolf (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Derek Hale, Stiles Stilinski Relationships: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski Additional Tags: Short & Sweet, Short One Shot, Short, Romance, Fluff, Sweet, Sick Stiles Stilinski read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/52510999

#Sterek #Stiles Stilinski/Derek Hale #Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski #IFTTT #ao3feed #ao3feed Sterek #fanfic

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Teen Wolf Fanfiction Masterlist

One-Shots

Runaways

(Sterek | General Audiences | WC: 1k)

"I don’t know if I am mourning the person I was, the person I would have become had I stayed, or everything we left behind.”

A short snippet from the Sheriff's POV, when he realizes he lost his son.

An even shorter snippet of how Scott thinks when he realizes Stiles is gone. And so is Derek.

Purple Flowers

(Sterek | General Audiences | WC: 1.4k)

The Pack decides to grow some Wolfsbane for remedies and spells, and Stiles has some thoughts. Luckily, Derek is there to get him out of his head.

The Mermaid

(Sterek | General Audiences | WC: 600)

The Pack enjoys a day at the lake after fighting the Big Bad of the week.

Damsel in Distress

(Sterek | General Audiences | WC: 1.6 k)

Stiles gets slightly injured during a fight with the Hunters, and neither Alpha likes it. Neither does his dad, for that matter.

Wrong Kind of Surfing

(Sterek | General Audiences | WC: 600)

Stiles wanted to go surfing. It does not go according to plan.

Carving Watermelons

(Sterek | General Audiences | WC: 600)

Derek comes home hoping to have a quiet day in with his Pack while Stiles is visiting. It doesn't exactly go according to plan, but Derek wouldn't have it any other way.

His Cold Hand

(Sterek | Major Character Death | WC: 800)

He wasn't going to make it. He was never going to make it. And he knew before he even went inside.

Of Sandcastles and Flannel

(Sterek | General Audiences | WC: 900)

Derek and Stiles decide to spend an afternoon at the beach with their son.

My Place

(Sterek | General Audiences | WC: 900)

Stiles has to face a Hunter, who questions his place in the Pack. Fortunately for him, that's a problem Stiles doesn't have. He knows where he stands, with both his Pack and his Alpha.

Lemonade Stand

(Sterek | General Audiences | WC: 700)

Eli decides he wants to set up a lemonade stand for the summer. Stiles ends up doing all the work.

Like Father Like Son

(Sterek | General Audiences | WC: 800)

The thing is, Derek is used to being Stiles’ number 1 fan. And there Eli was, being Stiles’ number one fan, taking all of Stiles’ time.

Why can’t he be Eli’s favorite?

He wasn’t even sure if he was jealous of Stiles or Eli.

Bonfire Stories

(Sterek | General Audiences | WC: 300)

The pack has a bonfire going and, logically, there's only thing they can do.

Of Scarves and Other Broken Promises

(Sterek | General Audiences | WC: 1.7K)

Eli Hale has too much energy for one person, so after the wears both his parents out uncle Isaac jumps in to the rescue.

Never Underestimate the Human

(Sterek | General Audiences | WC: 900)

Stiles gets kidnapped, and he's done with it.

Wishing Upon a Cloud

(Sterek | General Audiences | WC: 400)

Stiles wakes up in a room he doesn't recognize. It takes him a moment to realize he's been kidnapped. And all he can see, are the clouds above.

Fireworks

(Sterek | General Audiences | WC: 900)

Stiles stared at the fireworks in the sky, and wished he could feel giddy about them, like the girl next to him seemed to be. Instead, the only thing he could focus on was the last time he had taken the time to go to an event like this.

Stiles Does not Break a Bone in This One

(Sterek | General Audiences | WC: 900)

“That is not how you use a hammock, Stiles.” Derek reprimanded.

“You are not the hammock police, Derbear.” Stiles screamed.

Sunscreen

(Sterek | General Audiences | WC: 800)

Derek goes a little overboard with protecting little Eli, but Stiles' there to help him find a middle ground.

Of Joint Tombstones and Rings

(Sterek | Teens and Up | WC: 1.2K)

“Since when do you shoot guns ask questions later?” Scott asked.

“Since somebody decided it would be fun to mess with my family!” Stiles countered, gun still in position.

A Different Kind of Summer

(Sterek | Teens and Up | WC: 1.5K)

“You know, when I thought of us in the future, I thought of us at the beach, maybe with our children, trying to keep them from drowning. I never really thought we’d be making your son’s project because he forgot. I should have seen it coming.” Scott commented.

Just Relax!

(Sterek | Teens and Up | WC: 400)

“Just relax, man” Scott said, sitting next to Stiles.

“Relax?! How can I do that when this could be a complete disaster, Scott?” Stiles managed to sound loud and panick-y, even while whispering.

Of Protective Dads and Even More Protective Husbands

(Sterek | Teens and Up | WC: 700)

“You didn’t find me. I wasn’t lost.” Stiles complained, being led back into the house by his dad.

“I found you. You left without saying anything.” The Sheriff chastised him.

Soccer Moms (and a Dad)

(Sterek | Teens and Up | WC: 900)

Stiles and the Pack spend a day at the beach, and Eli decides he wants to play sports.

Fireflies

(Sterek | General Audiences | WC: 1.2k)

Just a normal evening with the Pack, in which Eli discovers a new bug.

Happy

(Sterek | General Audiences | WC: 400)

Stiles and Derek finally realize they are a family. And now the family is growing.

Piles of Leaves

(Sterek | General Audiences | WC: 1K)

A regular day in the Hale-Stilinski household when they run into a pile of leaves on a Fall afternoon.

Multi-Chaptered Fics

Perfume

Part 1 Part 2

(Sterek | Major Character Death | WC: 1.9 k | 2/2 Chapters)

Stiles starts wearing perfume one day. Derek doesn't question it. He wishes he had.

A snippet about Derek's grief.

The Devil You Know

(Sterek | Teen and Up | WC: 13k | 13/13 Chapters)

Unhinged Stiles and Derek gets kidnaped.

“When was the last time you spoke to Derek?”

He was not expecting that question.

“Lydia.” He speaks as calmly and clearly as he is able to, which is not much. “Where. Is. Derek?.”

When History Met Science

(Sterek | General Audience | WC: 30k | 11/11 Chapters)

Professor Derek Hale has been teaching History for three years, and has painstakingly kept his private life, private. He would not consider himself a lonely man (no matter what his sister says). Until a certain biology professor, Stiles Stilisnki, arrives at the university. From mistaking him for a student, to becoming friends, could Stiles be the person that makes Derek want to give love another chance?

#teen wolf #stiles stilinski #derek hale #sterek #fanfiction #jwritessometimes

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The Jeep

Eli’s sixteen and Stiles wants to give him the Jeep, Derek might need some persuading.

[AO3]

“I’m just saying—” Stiles said, sitting back against the velvet covered bedhead. “He’s sixteen now, he’s got his licence, he’s going to need a car.”

“Then we’ll get him a car,” Derek replied from the ensuite.

“Why not just give him the Jeep?” Stiles pressed.

Derek peered his head around the corner of the doorframe. “Because that thing is held together by duct tape and prayers.”

“Then we’ll get it fixed up,” Stiles suggested.

“Or we just get him a new car,” Derek countered, stepping out of the ensuite. He turned the light off behind him and climbed into bed beside Stiles. “One with better safety ratings, GPS, Bluetooth, and all that. A car that’s not going to break down or fall to pieces every time he reverses out of the driveway.”

“A car that crumples like a paper ball at the smallest dent? I mean, I hit Jackson with that Jeep and it barely made a dent.”

Derek huffed out a breath, struggling to smother his laughter and trying to keep a serious face.

“We’ve been through a lot, and – for better or worse – that Jeep has survived everything we have,” Stiles continued. “It may not have Bluetooth or GPS, but it still works after all these years.”

Derek sighed.

He had to admit: Stiles had a point. That Jeep, despite all the damage and duct tape, had held together over decades.

But there was something else; something Stiles wasn’t saying.

Derek leant back against the pillows, turning his head to look at Stiles.

“And…?” he prompted.

“It’s going to sound stupid,” Stiles started slowly, “but it was my mum’s car. My dad gave it to me as a way of holding onto her. I always felt like… it felt like she was watching over me. And as silly as it sounds, the thought that she’d be watching over Eli gives me some comfort.”

Derek reached over and took Stiles’ hand in his. He laced their fingers together and gave Stiles’ hand a gentle squeeze.

Stiles blinked back the glistening tears that welled in his eyes.

Derek brushed the ball of his thumb over the back of Stiles’ hand.

“Okay,” he relented. “You can give him the Jeep.”

Stiles straightened, looking at Derek with a mix of shock and joy.

“On one condition,” Derek added quickly. “We get a complete refit: new engine, brakes, airbags, full service—all of it. And we’re taking the police scanner out.”

“You can replace it with one of those fancy radios with Bluetooth and GPS,” Stiles offered, leaning his head against Derek’s shoulder.

A small smile turned up the corners of Derek’s lips.

“Deal,” he whispered, turning his head and pressing a soft kiss to the crown of Stiles’ head.

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“Eli?” Derek called out from where he stood by the front door.

He heard the footsteps on the wooden floorboards as Eli emerged from his room. “Yeah?”

“You got a minute?” Derek asked.

“Am I in trouble?” he asked as he made his way down the stairs and over to his dad’s side.

“Should you be?” Derek asked as he held the front door open, letting his son step out onto the front porch where Stiles stood waiting for them.

He paused for a moment, his eyes darting about as he searched his memories for anything he might have done that would get him in trouble.

“No,” he answered, but there was an upward infliction at the end of the word that made it sound like a question rather than a statement.

“You’re not in trouble,” Stiles reassured him.

“So, what’s up?” Eli asked.

“Well,” Stiles started. “You’re sixteen now and you have your license, and since your dad and I need the cars all the time—”

“And since you’ve proven you can be responsible and trustworthy,” Derek added.

“—we’re giving you a car.”

Eli’s eyes opened wide, his jaw hanging open. “Seriously?”

Derek nodded.

Stiles dug into his pocket and pulled out the key, holding it out in front of him for Eli to take.

Eli recognised the key.

He stared at it in stunned silence.

When he found his voice again, his words were barely a whisper.

“The Jeep?” His voice broke around the word, his eyes glistening with tears of joy as he looked from the key to his dads’ faces. “You’re giving me the Jeep?”

“It’s all yours,” Stiles told him.

Eli reached out and look the key from his dad.

“It’s been fully serviced,” Derek told him. “It has a new engine and everything.”

Eli glanced over his shoulder at the dusty-blue Jeep. “Can I…?”

Stiles nodded.

He leapt off the porch and bounded over to the Jeep, pulling open the driver’s side door and sliding into the seat. He didn’t turn it on; he just sat in the driver’s seat, bouncing up and down slightly with uncontainable happiness. He couldn’t help but laugh with excitement as he let his hands grip the soft, worn leather of the steering wheel.

Stiles and Derek stepped over to the car.

Eli bolted upright, his eyes widening as he remembered something.

“Does it still have the—?” His words died off as he answered his own question: he pulled down the sun visor to see the photo of Stiles wrapped in Claudia’s arms. He was four – maybe five – years old in the photo, the sun shining on their faces as they both looked at the camera, caught half way between smiling and laughing. He carefully pulled the photo out from where it was held in place by elastic, holding it in his hands as he looked at it fondly.

He sniffed and blinked back tears, trying to hide his face from his parents as he turned to hand the photo to Stiles.

Stiles shook his head, gently pushing Eli’s hand back. “That’s for you.”

Eli looked at him, his brow furrowed slightly with confusion.

“She’s always watching over you,” Stiles said quietly.

Eli didn’t say anything. Tears fell from Eli’s eyes, trailing down his cheeks as he looked down at the photo again. He offered his dad a shaky smile as he slotted the photo back into its place. He looked at his grandmother’s face one more time before carefully and lovingly putting the sun visor back up.

He wiped away his tears with the sleeve of his jacket. “Thanks, Dad.”

Stiles offered him a kind smile.

“There’s an emergency kit in the back,” Derek told him. “First aid kit, blanket, bottled water, snacks, a change of clothes, and a few other things. And, most importantly…” He stepped around the hood of the Jeep and opened the passenger side door. He reached into the glove box, pulled something out, and held it up.

The moment Eli and Stiles saw it, they both burst into laughter.

A brand new roll of duct tape.

#sterek #sterek au #sterek dads au #sterek parents au #sterek family au #sterek imagine #imagine sterek #sterek fanfiction #sterek fanfic #sterek fic #sterek one shot #sterek short one shot #eli hale #eli stilinski hale #sterek fluff #fluff with light angst #fluff and feels #more tags on a03

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Fics I’ve Been Reading This Week! (2/5/23-2/11/23)

I just finished showing Teen Wolf to my partner, and we made the mistake of watching that god awful movie, so of course I'm obsessing over Thiam again. So these are literally all Thiam fics.

Airplanes by @thiamfresh