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Writing a fantasy book is just a series of asking yourself why over and over again. Why does this thing work like that?(x100) Why hasn't anyone else tried that before, and if they did, why didn't it work for them? Why is the main character special? This is why I don't write fantasy, it's a pain in the ass to make it good and sensible.

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What I wouldn't give to know the full story of what happened with Paige. Like, Peter is OBVIOUSLY an unreliable narrator, Stiles canonically clocks that MF immediately, and he's never wrong, so I wanna know what actually happened!! Knowing Derek? He may be stupid but he's not enough of a piece of shit to ask someone to bite her without her consent, that just... Doesn't sound like him. And a lot of the little things Peter said sounded very suspicious to me, "He probably blames me for it :(" like fuck you Peter, you lying shit. (I love Peter but that man was NOT telling Stiles and Cora the full, unbiased truth)

Like why would Derek try to fight Ennis if Derek asked him to bite Paige??? And Peter saying, "where I saw profound tragedy, he saw opportunity." I call bullshit. It just doesn't make much sense, from what I remember.

(I wonder what it says about me that I can quote some of this episode just from memory)

There were a lot of red flags, but then the show just, never fucking elaborates. Like okay great, Stiles thinks Peter wasn't been entirely honest, so what now? NOTHING, that's what's now. Nothing.

Anyway, it was a weird episode and I really wish we got the real story from Derek, or something (Cause Gerard was lying during his half of that story too, and in my opinion, the whole point was that Peter AND Gerard were leaving things out and/or painting themselves to be better than they actually were)

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I feel so bad for the few people who've read my fic series and gone "I really dislike Scott, so I love this!" Cause. Uh. I fully intend on forgiving him? I mean, I absolutely make him work for it, and Stiles sets boundaries, but like, I can't stay mad at Scott forever, I'm sorry y'all.

(Stiles and Scott have WAY too much relationship credit for Stiles to just never forgive him for the dumb shit he pulls in s1)

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The extend of my Stiles obsession is so severe, I am measuring time in Stiles.

Whenever I have to establish a timeline for a fic, I don't do it by year, like y event happened in x year. I do it in Stiles' age. Stiles was z age when y event happened. This is not limited to events in Stiles' life though. It's like "so Claudia dies when Stiles is 8, the Hale Fire happens when Stiles is 10, Peter kills Laura when Stiles is 16, etc".

It's Stiles' world, I just write about it.

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In all my teen wolf fics, I ALWAYS make Derek 19 in s1. There are multiple reasons why. One, I can't justify his weird antisocial stalker behavior otherwise, two, it makes more sense narratively, and three, I don't feel comfortable with Sterek if there's a larger age gap.

A 19 year old Derek being fucking scared out of his mind and struggling with the loss of his sister, but desperately trying to play it cool and aloof while having no idea how to actually talk to people is something I can completely understand. Like, yes, he's absolutely a creepy stalker at times, but he genuinely has good intentions, (and, in my fics, he's a stupid teenager too) He can be rude and insulting, and threatens Stiles and Scott multiple times, but that doesn't change the fact he doesn't want Stiles and Scott to actually get hurt. Derek's still actively protecting them, despite all the honestly kinda terrible things they say and do to him (mostly s1, it's a shit show, so I don't hold it against any of them too much, and I don't blame Stiles and Scott for being harsh at times, they were scared and didn't know Derek at all, I'd be scared too)

I think Derek's a little less mature due to his trauma, honestly. For starters, he was hiding in new York for 5-6 years with just his sister, and it seems like that's the extent of the social interaction he got. He never really had to learn how to talk to humans, since he just had his family of werewolves, who are experts at reading people and especially each other (being able to smell feelings and all) so yeah, of course Derek has no clue how to actually talk to Stiles and Scott. Secondly, he blames himself for the fire (and pretty much everything else, from what I remember) that would absolutely fuck you up, thinking you're responsible for your whole family's deaths. His anchor is literally anger, he's constantly punishing himself. Like, no wonder he's such an asshole. Thirdly, he has no trust in humans whatsoever (and I don't blame him) so yeah, he gave Stiles and Scott extremely vague answers and wouldn't elaborate on anything, because the last time he was open with a human, his entire family died. It's obvious in the way he talks to Scott about Allison. Like, when Scott says, "She doesn't know anything!" Derek replies, "What if she does?" And then later on, Derek yells at him, saying, "You're 16! You're not in love!"

I didn't even notice it till my most recent rewatch. He's so harsh about it because he lost everything to an Argent, because he thought he was in love, and doesn't want the same to happen to Scott (and Derek believes that humans, especially hunters, aren't safe. He doesn't want Scott to get hurt, and doesn't want to get hurt again himself)

And, alternatively, I think Stiles is more mature due to his trauma. Despite losing everything, Derek could still rely on his sister, while Stiles didn't have anyone, really. From what I remember, it really sounded like he was the one trying to take care of his dad, who was usually busy, and when he wasn't, had a drinking problem. He had to grow up fast, and yes, I know he doesn't always act like that, but we all know he just uses humor as a coping mechanism, and to prevent people from seeing how he's actually feeling.

He's dramatic and sarcastic, but he's also the one who immediately accepts Scott's a werewolf and spends all night researching it, he takes care of Scott and sticks by his best friend even when Scott tries to murder him, the few times he lost control. He tries to take care of everyone, honestly, and sure, he's an asshole about it, sometimes, but he's still there. He might be bitching about it the whole time, but, for example, in Magic Bullet(S1ep4) despite barely knowing Derek and being outright scared of him, Stiles never abandoned him.

Plus, at the end of the season, Stiles defends Derek! He snaps at Chris, who is threatening him verbally and physically. Like, he so clearly allies himself with werewolves as whole, not just Scott, even when ppl are threatening him, and he continues to do so, he never ONCE throws Derek under the bus (after he corroborates Scott's lie about Derek being the murderer) and like, that's kind of everything. Especially to someone who lost everything at the hands of an untrustworthy human, I imagine.

And, I mean, both Stiles and Derek make threats, but they rarely actually mean it. Stiles had no intentions of dumping Derek on the side of the road, and Derek had no intentions of actually killing Stiles or Scott.

The fact that Derek still tries to help Scott, after Scott accuses him of murdering multiple people and puts him on the run again, is proof of that, in my opinion.

Now, for Sterek, a 3-4 year age gap doesn't really bother me, but anything larger than that, when Stiles is still a teenager, is just too much. But, for Stiles and Derek specifically, I think 3-4 yrs is totally reasonable. See, the thing is, one of the main problems with most age gap relationships is that the older one has more life experience, but in this case, I'd argue Derek doesn't have much more life experience than Stiles does.

Derek's life was essentially put on hold for 5-6 years after the fire, he never had the chance to be a normal teenager, after that. Stiles might be younger, but both of them have lost people, they know what that kind of grief feels like, and I don't think there'd be any sort of power imbalance between them. They're equals. Stiles has no problem talking back to Derek and speaking his mind, and vice versa. I don't think Stiles was ever scared of Derek because he's a werewolf, I think he was scared because they thought Derek murdered someone. So, like, that's not a point of tension between them, it's not like Stiles (later on) is actually worried Derek will hurt him, and Derek (later on) trusts Stiles not to betray him or their pack.

It makes sense why they disliked each other at first, there were plenty of reasons to. Derek didn't trust Stiles because human=unsafe and Stiles was, admittedly, an asshole, and Stiles didn't like Derek because he was a weird stalker who he thought hurt his best friend.

But once they get past those things, I can totally see them being close friends, and more. Sure, there's plenty of things they disagree on, but they're also similar in a lot of ways, too. Like, this isn't an opposites attract situation (which I do love) because they're not opposites, even if it looks that way sometimes.

They both care way more than they let on, they both build walls and keep their friends out, they're both pretty jaded when it comes to trusting others (moreso later on, for Stiles) but help regardless. Oh, and they both blame themselves for shit that isn't their fault and take on huge amounts of responsibility even though they don't have to. I also think they're both nerds and probably have a good few shared interests. They'll argue on methodology but they value the same core things. Like, Loyalty? SO important, to both of them, same with trust. Plus, I think Derek's dry and blunt humor, and Stiles' sharpness and sarcasm, is a lovely combination.

So, in conclusion, I love them together and separately and think they're more compatible than they seem on the outside.

It's funny cuz I just made a post about how half the time I feel meh about Sterek, and then I get super carried away and rant about them for multiple paragraphs lmao. Basically I saw some character analysis posts (I adore everyone who makes those, btw, y'all are awesome!) and it revived my love for them.

(Again, if anyone disagrees with me or has anything to add, that's completely valid, this is just the way I interpret their characters, and I love hearing other ppl's thoughts!)

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So, I'm working on a thing with some OCS I made a few years ago (originally DND characters) and like. I made them before I watched Teen Wolf, but a lot has changed since then, and I mean, anyone who's seen the show would take one look at my OCS and go "oh so you ship Sterek, then?" And they'd be 100% right.

Black haired "Alpha" werewolf dating a human who often wears red, is very invested in the supernatural world, AND has a little magic? Yeah, pack it up, bitch.

I just love them so much that it bleeds a bit into my own work, I can't help it. Magic human x werewolf pairings are the best.

(their personalities are very different, and appearances, as the werewolf is middle eastern and the human is blonde w/ blue eyes, but still, the vague resemblance is there to anyone who knows what's up)

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Ok obviously I'm a werewolf girlie (vampires do not interest me, I think they're boring, sorry) but I just love wolves in general. They're so awesome.

Adorable, fluffy, they take care of each other, what more could you ask for? I was reading wolf courting behavior the other day since I wondered how it could be applied to werewolves, and it's so cute guys, omg.

For courting (from what I've read, I'm not an expert by any means), they're more physically affectionate and will sleep in the same space, and just like, follow each other around and honestly that's so real of them (and it's adorable)

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I kind of fluctuate between thinking Sterek is super cute and thinking they're meh. It's really weird because I don't... Really feel that way about any of my other favorite ships? They don't stop being my favorite, even if I'm not hyperfixated on the show they're from.

Maybe it's cause, in canon, I don't think they're all that compatible? With all the headcanons and changes I slap on them, they are, but without all that added pizzazz, there's other characters they have more chemistry with, I think.

Generally as a fandom we're all on a similar page, so I think Sterek fanfics are great, but I'm rewatching the show right now and it doesn't make me like them more, it actually makes me like them less.

(This is just my opinion, btw, anyone who disagrees with me is totally valid)

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That's exactly what I meant! I was commenting on how I thought the rapid tone shifts/cinematography were amusing, I didn't apply morality to it, and I wasn't trying to say either one of them had more trauma than the other. I don't really get how some people managed to get that out of my post.

And it's not a competition. This isn't the trauma Olympics, I think everyone in that show has been through a lot and there's no point arguing who's been through more.

I love all the characters dearly, including Scott, but they're all flawed and we, as a fandom, should be able to discuss and talk about that without being accused of bigotry. (Not that I was trying to start a conversation about that with my original post, because I'm not criticizing any of the characters in that one)

I think it's kind of hilarious how a lot of season 1, it's Scott and Allison being cute with romantic music in the background, and then it just cuts to Stiles going through something horrific and traumatizing.

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I think it's kind of hilarious how a lot of season 1, it's Scott and Allison being cute with romantic music in the background, and then it just cuts to Stiles going through something horrific and traumatizing.

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I'm writing an episode by episode rewrite of Teen wolf, starting from S1ep4, and honestly? No plan, I'm winging this. Whatever happens happens.

Like, did I plan to end up with Peter being the pack Alpha? No, but we're here now so I'm gonna roll with it. I wasn't planning on Derek and Allison being besties either, but I'm not complaining.

I'm writing these 1 at a time cause it's more manageable that way, but that also means I do not have any sort of long term plotlines. (Currently, since nothing's gotten too serious yet in the show)

The worst part about writing these 1 by 1 is that there's so many ships I wanna add but can't bcuz it's not time yet T_T.

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Ok guys on a scale of 1-10 how fine do you think the main cast of season 1 would be with murdering a bad person?

(main cast being Stiles, Scott, Allison, Lydia, and Jackson)(also this is for a fanfic I'm writing, for context)

I think everyone except Scott would be down for some vigilante justice but like. I'm not entirely sure, and none of my friends have seen teen wolf so I can't ask them.

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So, I don't know how many people will see this, but I recently posted the rewrite I mentioned on my AO3 account (it has the same username as my Tumblr) if anyone wants to read it.

(it's a rewrite of S1ep4: Magic Bullet, 5k words, and 3rd person but Stiles' perspective)

Maybe I just haven't noticed, but why doesn't anyone talk about how Scott said "then they had a reason" when Derek told him about how the Argents killed his family just for being werewolves??

Like, that's an insane thing to say to someone, oh my god. I was rewatching it the other day and that entire episode upset me so deeply that I rewrote the whole thing. I get that they don't know Derek at that point, but still, like, let's be so Fr right now. There's no WAY Stiles wouldn't have some sort of trauma response to watching Derek get rapidly sick and then nearly die, when he watched his mom wither away in a hospital bed (I don't care if that wasn't canon when they wrote the episode, they should've planned ahead) also I don't remember Scott being that big of an asshole.

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Listen, the Found Family in the earlier seasons of Grimm was everything I desperately wanted Teen Wolf to be. Found Family is the best trope ever obviously and I WISH it was a bigger thing in Teen Wolf, and I'm so mad that, in the show about werewolves, specifically pack animals, they did such a shit job of doing anything with that.

Grimm did it so well, like, the episode where the whole gang is sitting in Monroe's living room, and they're all looking over crime scene photos while eating dinner is EVERYTHING to me.

I wanted that(and still do tbh) for Teen wolf so badly, I wanted them to brainstorm and work together and be friends and have regular pack meetings and family game night, like, just ANY of those things would've been so awesome.

(this is why I read so much fanfiction)

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Every time I learn something new about the later seasons of Grimm I am even MORE worried and horrified than I already am, oh my god.

I'm part way through s4, by the way, and, to cope, looked up how the series ended and laughed because it's so utterly ridiculous, I can't even imagine how they get to that point.

I miss early seasons,,, everyone, but especially Juliette, I can't believe they massacred my girl like this.

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Maybe I just haven't noticed, but why doesn't anyone talk about how Scott said "then they had a reason" when Derek told him about how the Argents killed his family just for being werewolves??

Like, that's an insane thing to say to someone, oh my god. I was rewatching it the other day and that entire episode upset me so deeply that I rewrote the whole thing. I get that they don't know Derek at that point, but still, like, let's be so Fr right now. There's no WAY Stiles wouldn't have some sort of trauma response to watching Derek get rapidly sick and then nearly die, when he watched his mom wither away in a hospital bed (I don't care if that wasn't canon when they wrote the episode, they should've planned ahead) also I don't remember Scott being that big of an asshole.

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I write Teen Wolf fanfics all the time, and I've got all the characters down, I'm great at psychoanalysis, but the one MF I can't get is Derek Hale. Like, writing emotional conversations between him and, well, anyone (but mostly Stiles) is a pain in the ass.

For my rewrite, I've rewritten a single conversation literally a dozen times, because I'm never happy with it.

So how do you guys do it? There's gotta be a better way than my current process of... Never really being happy with my writing.