my favorite headcanon is derek coming to Stiles one day and asking him ‘how do you know if you’re into guys?’
cos like all i can see is the opposite with confused Stiles. but imagine derek, sweet beautiful derek in his early 20s just confused as fuck because he’s only ever been with women but he has also has these squiggly squishy disgusting emotions over stiles.
and he’s like i dunno what THAT’S about.
Because he’s Derek, repressed as a defense mechanism, Hale.
And Stiles, trying to be helpful and accepting and make sure Derek knows he’s Valid. And it’s only after they talk a lot that Derek even realizes he’s only asking because he’s into Stiles.
And Stiles is probably into Derek but he’s never let himself think about it, cos it’s Derek. Except, Derek doesn’t know. Because Derek is Derek. And Stiles probably has thought it was obvious this whole time how into Derek he is.
Derek the bisexual dork.
Stiles the slightly more self aware bisexual dork.
Here is the second lot of your fave fics that you all sent to me! The first list can be found here. Thank you for sending them in, it’s really good to see the different sterek fics out there! Also, I love how we’re all collaborating to make this!
We have just over 60 fics in this list!! Hopefully there’s something here that you haven’t read before.
Again, the fics are organized by least kudos to most (so the less popular FAVE fics can get some more love), with fics with small reviews near the end of the list!! Enjoy!!
(If you sent a fic and it’s not on here, chances are it’s on the previous list!)
You can still send in your faves but I don’t know when I can do another list. I’ll try my best to make it soon BUT it’s gonna be a really busy time for me.
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Make a Wish by PunkPinkPower | G | 4k wc | < 500 kudos | derek’s birthday, first kiss, fluff | recommended by anon
Bust a Move by Gia279 | Not Rated | 7k wc | < 1k kudos | injured!stiles, nurse!derek, 5+1, fluff | recommended by @beserked2
Hibernation Station by calrissian18 | E | 72k wc | < 1k kudos | artist!derek, student!stiles, light stalking, miscommunication, new york au | recommended by @life-take1
Season of the Witch by gryffindor17 | E | 95k wc | < 1k kudos | magic!stiles, oblivious!sterek, ptsd!stiles, slow build | recommended by @life-take1
To Fall As Bodies Fall, For Dead by augopher | M | 129k wc | < 1k kudos | zombie au, apocalypse au, established relationship | recommended by @iwishsherlockisatimelord
BUT I REALLY WANT TO SEE THE MOMENT STILES ACTUALLY CONTACTS DEREK LIKE YEAH HI HAVEN’T TALKED TO YOU IN LIKE A YEAR BUT MY INSTINCTS TO PROTECT-DEREK-AT-ALL-COSTS HAVE KICKED IN AGGRESSIVELY BTW WHERE ARE YOU NEVERMIND TRACKED YOU DOWN LOOK OUT YOUR WINDOW
so i feel like every fic about the fire never happening and derek living a happy normal life has derek becoming like a writer or a professor or something – which is totally rad and fits his personality – BUT. i would like to share with you all:
Nurse Derek! Who works at the Beacon Hills Hospital with Melissa! Like. Just imagine him being all nice and gentle with patients and blushing when old ladies come in to bring him homemade fudge and pinch his cheeks and him being super sweet with little kids who come in and are all scared and he always tries to make them comfortable. And then of course he and Melissa get really close and she becomes like his work mom and then Scott and Stiles and the Sheriff by extension become like a second pack to him.
And ofc he uses his werewolf powers to help people by like taking their pain and monitoring their heart rates and whatever else and I wouldn’t be surprised if he offered people with terminal illnesses the bite cause he just cares so much and wants to help people.
I definitely feel like that’s how he meets Erica – like she comes in a lot for her epilepsy or sometimes even after having seizures and she and Derek bond but as her condition starts to worsen, Derek eventually offers her the bite and she joins his pack. And same thing with Isaac – when he keeps coming in with bruises, Derek finds out what’s going on and takes his concerns directly to the sheriff and eventually Isaac eventually moves in with Derek and Derek gives him the bite once he turns 18.
And then with Scott, Derek probably gives him the bite after he has an asthma attack that nearly kills him, and maybe it’s like an emergency thing during the attack or maybe it’s at the hospital after, idk, but then Scott joins his pack and by extension so does Stiles who just follows Derek around asking him questions about werewolves 24/7.
I’m not going anywhere with this, I just like to think about Derek as a soft nurse sometimes.
Stiles rolls his eyes, not looking away from his game. He’s playing Mario Party 2 against the computer players because his brain needs some mental stimulation after he has been on house arrest for a week with no technology. And see, he knows that his concussion is only hurting worse because of it, but after so long, he feels crazy and disconnected and alone.
Stiles doesn’t look away from the screen. His eyes are slightly narrowed, but can’t tell if it’s from pain or not. “And you ought to be using the front door, but we both break the rules often, don’t we?” he asks, deadpan.
He hears the soft rustle of the window shutting and almost smiles to himself. Derek then stalks over and switches the TV off for him, barely making a sound above the white noise of the fan. Without thinking, Stiles grunts in frustration and tosses the remote to the ground and it clatters into the television stand. He groans again at the pain that shoots through his temple and settles into a throbbing ache again.
Derek, now seated on the bed, places a hand softly on his neck, fingers just settling near his ear. He knows Derek is seeping the pain away because he all of a sudden is very tired and can’t stop himself from leaning against his leg.
He hasn’t wanted to fall asleep because all he dreams about is the accident. Sometimes, the sound of metal churning and cracking into the road still rings in his ears. With a start, he attempts to wake himself, but Derek’s presence, as always, calms him.
“Do you want me to stay?” Derek asks, quiet.
He’s already nearly asleep, Derek’s arm reaching under his legs to pick him up from his spot on the floor. He mumbles, “yeah.”
theproblemwithstardust 