You know what I want? I want a fic where Derek and Stiles actively try to out-woo each other. There has always been this thing between them and to the great rejoicing of all who know them, they decide to pull their heads out of their asses and actually be together. And somewhere in the first make out session, Stiles mumbles, “I”m going to woo the fuck out of you Derek Hale. I’m going to woo you better than anyone”.
Derek, obviously, preens a bit under that declaration but given that he is a competitive fucker who likes showing off for Stiles only slightly less than he likes breathing pretty much responds that nope, HE is going to woo STILES better than anyone has ever been wooed.
It becomes A Thing. Mostly because they are clearly having so much fun doing it and they each believe the other deserves All Of The Good Things. They are SUPER competitive about it though because being in love didn’t make them any LESS ridiculous when it comes to each other.
It starts with normal things like flowers and dinners but before you know it escalates. Stiles gives Derek the second edition of Poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning because that is the one that contains Sonnets From the Portuguese and Stiles does his research and knows that. Derek retaliates by somehow arranging a phone call from Mark Hamill. It only gets worse from there.
Occasionally, someone, usually the Sheriff but sometimes Scott or Lydia, will point out that they are both very obviously wooed and could they maybe tone it down now? They don’t though. They never do. The proposals are still talked about around town.
The grandkids actually hesitate to bring new people by sometimes because new people don’t know better and will mention how lovely the house is (Derek built it with his own two hands) or how amazing the garden is (Stiles has filled it with Derek’s favorite flowers and tends it still) and it starts off another round. Honestly, Grandad and Papa are ridiculous. They hope they are as lucky one day.