#mindofmim

[stereksecretsanta]

Merry Christmas, @mindofmim!

Happy holidays, Mim!

*****

say it again

Stiles woke up to the clatter of someone walking around the kitchen while softly humming a song. He wondered if he was still dreaming, as the only person who he wanted to wake up next to was probably sleeping in his own loft. Then, the events of the night before came rushing back at him in a crash: the date at a real restaurant, the stop at the lookout for a makeout session, the taste of champagne on Derek’s lips before coming back to his place, the way they laughed as they fell into bed together, as if they’d done it a million times before.

Now, as he opened his eyes, the stretch of mattress next to him empty, the unfamiliar gray sheets colder where Derek had been until moments ago, he wondered if this would be the way it would always feel waking up at Derek’s place: filled with warmth and contentment surrounded by his scent, his own mind still not registering the fact that he was dating Derek. Derek Hale, the same man he and Scott had accused of murder when they met him, the same man that put his life on the line for their safety at uncountable times, the same man that faced with an insane amount of misfortune became softer instead of letting grief dictate the rest of his life. Derek who liked to listen to soft music as he drove his ridiculously expensive car, Derek who paid attention to Stiles to such a degree that he could tell when his mind was wandering and distract him before he distracted himself, Derek who could have chosen anyone in the world, but somehow chose Stiles.

Read on AO3

[sterekeverlasting]

Welcome to the fourth edition of Sterek Everlasting, a fan-made magazine showcasing stories and artwork from the amazingly talented Sterek community. If you're a devoted Sterek fan, you've come to the right place.

Thank you to all the writers and artists who helped bring this publication to life. Once again, we couldn’t have done it without you!

You can read the magazine online here.

- Liam (@sterekbros) & Dori (@evanesdust)

Featured fics:

love and snowflakes by @sterekbros

T | 2.7k | a/b/o dynamics | established relationship | mpreg

always knew you cared by @camnoelgallavich

G | 2k | protective derek hale | anchors | sleepy cuddles

The Best Part of Hot Chocolate (is the Surprise Marshmallows) by @mindofmim

G | 2.5k | winter | didn't know they were dating | possessive derek

Falling For You by @isthatbloodonhisshirt

T | 37.2k | meet cute | mutual pining | getting together

@thebigbangblogproject @sterekevents @imagine-sterek

[sterekbigbang]

Power of a Name (22,377) by @mindofmim Art by @eevylynn For @sterekbigbang 2023-2024, Round 6 Rating: Teen and Up Relationships & Characters: Derek/Stiles, Derek, Stiles, Scott, Sheriff, Erica, Boyd, Isaac, Allison, Chris, Peter Tags: Kidnapping, fae, ritual, spark Stiles, soulmate au, Derek and Stiles are soulmates, pack to the rescue, pinning, Derek works as a mechanic, Derek and Stiles friendship, angst Derek, happy ending

Summary: Everyone has their soulmates first name written on their wrist (some born with it. For some it comes once there's soulmate is born), Derek got his when he turned five. From the moment he met Stiles, he wished they were soulmates. But "Stiles" isn't the name encoded on his wrist. Kidnapped by Fae, Stiles knows the only way to save Derek, and buy the pack enough time to figure out a rescue plan is to make a deal with the queen. And he's only got one bargaining chip - his name; Mieczysław. Derek lost everything the day his pack died, and again when he learnt Stiles was his soulmate (only to lose him in the same breath). His last hope was that the pack could decode Stiles' clue and bring him home, so he could apologize and make things right.

[sterekcollabang]

Sterek Collabang 2024 Round Up!

Thank you to all of our participants for giving us a try!

This round we had 21 teams of 2 or more complete their collaborative projects, and considering the initial ~43 signups, that feels pretty good!

Here are the completed projects:

A Hydrographic Map to Home - @noxnthea and @wolfspurr

UNLESS - @artaxlivs and @eviscer-8

A Kitsune's Ablution - @lalaithquetzallicaresi and @eevylynn

I've Met You Before - @fogsy-feel and @anaxandria-writes

Two Little Sailor Boys - @violetfairydust and @idkmyartwork

The Future is Looking Sanguine - @rosieposiepuddingnpie and @eevylynn

Plant Your Hope With Good Seeds - @1989dreamer and @lokicorey

Hale of a Proposal - @one-fandom-became-all-fandoms and @renmackree

Finding Home - @mindofmim and @renmackree

Falling Together on Purpose - @adeceasedtulip and @escharis

Paw's Rewind - @definitively-different-drivel and @lalaithquetzallicaresi

The Distance Between Us - @elisela and @thotpuppy

Reckless Hunger - @okdeannawrites

The Feral Wind That Lit Him Ablaze - @quackquackcey and @triskhellion

Forever Fated - @darquedeath4444 and @timeless329 (ao3)

The Devil in the Next Room - @outtoshatter and @noxnthea

Golden Life or Gutter - @geekmom13 and @cubpaws

Which Con at Witch-Con? - @thotpuppy and @quackquackcey and @uinuvien

A Book By Its Cover (Model) - @renmackree and @tarantula-teeth and @anaxandria-writes

The Den - @sinnabon-cosplay and @jojorice

Crossing the Line (Part 1) - @triskhellion and @escharis

These links direct to the individual tumblr promo posts for each project which includes samples of the art featured in each story and links to read on ao3.

Here is the [LINK] directly to the Collection of works on AO3.

Happy reading!

[sterek-exchange]

Fall 2023 @sterek-exchange Roundup

kids say (and do) the darndest things by @evanesdust for @sterekbros

Empty Bottles, Full Hearts by @escharis for @just-another-busy-fangirl-writes

a glimpse of you and me by @sterekbros for @evanesdust

Slow and Steady wins the race by @theydraggedmein for @goddess47

Ready to Learn Something New by @goddess47 for @evadne01

i saw the one thing that i want by @peujeune for @theydraggedmein

The Lights by @just-another-busy-fangirl-writes for @ShainSaw22

Bean Howlin' For You by @mindofmim for @jld71

Then and Now by @jld71 for @peujeune

Myths about you by @evadne01 for @escharis

By The Fire by @autbot for @mindofmim 

Shivers by @ShainSaw22 for @autbot

Thank you to everyone who participated in this round! There are 11 wonderful fics and 1 artwork for everyone to enjoy! Our next exchange (for Valentine's Day) is open for signups. See you all in February with more fics!

[renmackree]

2024 AO3 Wrapped

Works Published: 7

Comment Threads: 225

Word Count: 166,257

Top 3 kudosed fics

🏆 Small Town Logic

🥈 A Book By Its Cover (Model)

🥉 Weirder Things

Top word count

🏆 A Book By Its Cover (Model) (62,311 words)

🥈 Small Town Logic (36,118 words)

🥉 Across the Lake (Tarsainn an Locha) (35,247 words)

Top ships

🏆 Sterek

🥈 Stiles x Derek

🥉 Halinski

Top 3 tags

🏆 Alternate Universe (6)

🥈 Knotting (3)

🥉 Missunderstandigs (2)

I wasn't tagged by anyone, but I'm bringing it to my side of the net. Anyone who wants to join is welcome but also.

@dear-massacre, @quackquackcey, @endwersed, @thotpuppy

@hedwig221b, @keldjinfae, @violetfairydust, @eevylynn

@nerdherderette, @neverdust, @triskhellion, @mindofmim

@tarantula-teeth, @noxnthea, @anaxandria-writes, @one-fandom-became-all-fandoms

@cw0ffeefandomaddict, @dontcallpanic

[maria021015]

Thank you to @holyangelstudentuniverse for tagging me! This was so fun to do.

Prompt: Make a mood board by searching [your name] + [core] on Pinterest.

No pressure tags: @radmentalityvoid @candelaria22-blog1 @hicutiesss @river-bay @clinically-depressed-ghost @mindofmim @stilesstilinskisposts @flintthegoodboyo @pixieolives-blog @star--stilinski

[mousedetective]

🎶✨when u get this, list 5 songs u like to listen to, publish. then, send this ask to 10 of your favourite followers (positivity is cool)🎶✨

Oh, I love asks like this! Thanks, @mindofmim!

Miike Snow, "Genghis Khan"

Scissor Sisters, "Kiss You Off"

Sleigh Bells, "Holly"

Twenty One Pilots, "Heathens"

The Smashing Pumpkins, "The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning"

I tag @simplyshelbs16xoxo, @ocean-in-my-rebel-soul, @shortdalee, @mizjoely, @strangelock221b, @alexseanchai, @littlehaize, @vaspider and anyone else who wants to do it!

[ash-mcj]

WHO WOULD YOU BE IN A HORROR MOVIE?

this was fun 😂 thanks for the tag @all-or-nothing-baby ❤️

HOW TO PLAY...

1 | create your look

2 | discover your role

...then post your results!

tagging | @thiamsxbitch @nutellarghh @elisastales @fairytales-and-folklore @camlann @isolatedinsolence @alphadiablo29 @mindofmim

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Wednesday, December 13

SPIKE: “What’s this? Sitting around watching the telly while there’s evil still a foot. (Turns the TV off) That’s not very industrious of you. I say we go out there. - What, can’t go without your Buffy, is that it? Too chicken? Let’s find her! She is the Chosen One after all. – Come on! Vampires! Grrr! Nasty! Let’s annihilate them. For justice - and for - the safety of puppies – and Christmas, right? Let’s fight that evil! - Let’s kill something!

~~BtVS 4x11 “Doomed”~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Torn (Buffy, Angel,PG) by badly_knitted

Evil Corporations Ahoy (Xander, Assassin's Creed xover, T) by madimpossibledreamer

Doctor Dawn (Buffy, Dawn, T) by ialwayscomewhenyoucall

Secret (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by DarkVoid116

Waking Up In Vegas (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by MillennialCryBaby

Sugar (Buffy/Spike, PG) by honeygirl51885

The Merry Month of Magnus Presents... Light the Candles (Buffy/Spike, G) by Julikobold

Nice (Buffy/Spike, G) by honeygirl51885

[Chaptered Fiction]

Breathe Again, Chapter 17/17 Complete! (Angel/Cordelia, M) by Califi62

Days of Future Past, Chapter 34/34 Complete! (Buffy/OC, Angel/OC, Buffy/Angel, M) by a2zmom

Blood and Chaos, Chapter 67 (Amy, M) by Aetheron, quote_Amy_unquote (Sannah_banana)

Swimming Against the Current, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Gage, T) by dwinchester

New York, Chapter 33/43 (Giles/Xander, M) by drsquidlove

[French language] Les deux Phénix, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Faith, M) by FridayQueen

Advent Calendiles, Chapter 13 (Giles/Jenny, G) by HAL1500

Shadow Over Hellmouth, Chapter 67 (Buffy/Tara, Ensemble, M) by Tuxedo Mark

[French language] Do as Romans do, Chapter 9 (Dawn/Spike, T) by OldGirl-NoraArlani

Twice Broken, Thrice Burnt, Chapter 22 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by ClowniestLivEver

Dress, Chapters 1-2 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by scratchmeout

Poems in A Minor, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, R) by all_choseny

The Mayor Dates, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, PG) by Desicat

Spuffy's Little Helper, Chapter 13 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Alyot

A Very Summers Winter, Chapter 13 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by VeroNyxK84

Dress, Chapters 1-2 Complete! (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by scratchmeout

Poems in A Minor, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, R) by all_choseny

Blood and Dust, Chapter 9 (Buffy/Spike, M) by Blackoberst

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork: They are siblings btw(trust) (Willow, Spike, worksafe) by pzyii

Artwork: [Spike and Buffy hugging] (worksafe) by lialivingart

Artwork: ultimate wlw/mlm solidarity if u ask me (Willow, Oz, worksafe) by mistyintherivers

Artwork: I had so much fun playing with this art for Cornerofmadness’ slayer fic Deep Dark Sky for the wipbigbang (Dawn, Connor, drawn in bathing suits) by mindofmim

Artwork: girls night out (Tara, Willow, Buffy, Anya, worksafe) by spikedru

Artwork: willow (worksafe) by ournarrowslice

Moodboard: 365 characters; faith lehane (buffy the vampire slayer) (worksafe) by sylthrein

[Reviews & Recaps]

[Boom! comics] I finally got around to reading The Lost Summer and it is so good. by takaraphoenix

PODCAST: HELLMOUTH HOMOS: The Zeppo by Fear Queers

PODCAST: Episode 44: The Zeppo by Gym Was Cancelled

[In Search Of]

ISO: Looking for Dark!Angelus and/or Dark!Spike x Reader fanfics requested by taintedgenre

[Community Announcements]

We’ve now turned on response editing for the sign up form! by februaryfangfest

[Fandom Discussions]

[anti bangel meta] by yugiohio

I truly hope btvs does not get rebooted by reh-hateshumans

[anon ask] Is there more buffy the vampire slayer comic coming out? answered by buffythecomicslayer

Eternally obsessed with the claddagh ring scene in Buffy when Angel gives it to her by mayhemghost

[meta about Willow / Dark Willow] by girl4music

“Is it murder if the person deserved it? Warren deserved it. Rack deserved it.” — Erm… Yes. by girl4music

Thinking about when Willow was about to end the world out of grief and anger and Xander’s reaction by strawberrypuffmotherfucker

what I love about the buffyverse as a writer is that literally nothing’s off the table by vampswritings

I’m never gonna get over and therefore never gonna stop talking about how much I adore the compelling complexity of [Willow] by girl4music

The First and The Turok-han Invasion continued by garfan

Camden Toy RIP by multiple posters

Amy is so obnoxiously annoying in "The Killer Me" why is she jealous that Willow's friends were close to her again after season 6? continued by NoShip

Who else finds it very hard to watch the scene between Angel and Connor in 4x22? by JellyfishDry9464

First time watcher, up to season 3 - When should I start watching Angel? Will it be obvious in the show or no? by International_Half61

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

PUBLICATION: Camden Toy Succumbs to Pancreatic Cancer by SCIFI.radio

PUBLICATION: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel Actor Camden Toy Passes Away by SuperHeroHype

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Join the editor team :)

[stereksecretsanta]

The Sterek Secret Santa 2023 Reveal Post 

Ho Ho Ho!

Thus concludes the eleventh edition of the Sterek Secret Santa!

I hope you all have had a fantastic Christmas and that you’ve enjoyed all the Sterek-y goodness created by all the lovely secret santas!

I’d have been nowhere if it wasn’t for the following AMAZING Christmas Angels, who all embraced the true Christmas spirit of giving by merrily coming to my aid to make sure no one was left without a gift: @geekmom13, @trinitorettomadrigal, @always-mimits I cannot thank you all enough <3

But thank you to all participants for another successful secret santa! It’s wonderful to see a steady core of secret santa participants still going strong after all these years :) Sterek is Eternal, whoop!

If you’d like, you can still add your works to the AO3 Collection! You can also repost your gift(s) to your own Tumblrs now, of course! Just poke me and I’ll also add the link to the Tumblr gift post.

That’s it for all the service announcements! Hope to see you all again next year!

-x- Leonie (leetje)

*****

Click below to find out who your secret santa was!! 

Most of you know the drill by now. The list is in alphabetical order. 

@1989dreamer made a gift for buffaluff - gift here

@alaidiem made a gift for nostalgiafan123 - gift here

@always-mimits made a gift for geekmom13 - gift here

@always-mimits made a gift for kevaaronday - gift here

@buffaluff made a gift for always-mimits - gift here

@disneyprincessbuffyannesummers made a gift for evanesdust - gift here

@dwarvyn made a gift for sugareey-makes-stuff - gift here

@eevylynn made a gift for comedicdrama - gift here

@evanesdust made a gift for like-lazarus - gift here

@fandom_cosplay215 made a gift for lilacedten - gift here

@geekmom13 made a gift for just-another-busy-fangirl - gift here

@geekmom13 made a gift for nightlight9 - gift here

@goddess47 made a gift for i-might-be-in-over-my-head - gift here

@greenleaf1316 made a gift for thetommoway-oioii - gift here

@heavensenthale made a gift for mindofmim - gift here

@i-might-be-in-over-my-head made a gift for silverloveless - gift here

@irrationalrage made a gift for springlockedspectre - gift here

@just-another-busy-fangirl made a gift for stacinadia - gift here

@kevaaronday made a gift for mintonarel - gift here

@like-lazarus made a gift for softranswolves - gift here

@lokicorey made a gift for heavensenthale - gift here

@mindofmim made a gift for fandom-cosplay215 - gift here

@mintonarel made a gift for greenleaf1316 - gift here

@negativenorth made a gift for sinnabon-cosplay - gift here

@nightlight9 made a gift for theydraggedmein - gift here

@quackquackcey made a gift for irrationalrage - gift here

@renmackree made a gift for tabbytabbytabby - gift here

@rosalinesbenvolio made a gift for trinitorettomadrigal - gift here

@silverloveless made a gift for sterekbros - gift here

@sinnabon-cosplay made a gift for disneyprincessbuffyannesummers - gift here

@softranswolves made a gift for goddess47 - gift here

@springlockedspectre made a gift for eevylynn - gift here

@stacinadia made a gift for dwarvyn - gift here

@sterekbros made a gift for alaidiem - gift here

@sugareey-makes-stuff made a gift for wolfspurr - gift here

@tabbytabbytabby made a gift for renmackree - gift here

@thetommoway-oioii made a gift for rosalinesbenvolio - gift here

@theydraggedmein made a gift for thotpuppy - gift here

@thotpuppy made a gift for quackquackcey - gift here

@trinitorettomadrigal made a gift for 1989dreamer - gift here

@trinitorettomadrigal made a gift for lokicorey - gift here

@wolfspurr made a gift for negativenorth - gift here

That’s it! Go and shower your no-longer-secret-santa with love and virtual tackle hugs!

[sterekeverlasting]

The best part of hot chocolate (is the surprise marshmallows)

fic by @mindofmim, featuring art by @eevylynn for the Sterek Everlasting Winter 2024 Edition.

You can read the magazine online here.

Rating: G Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional tags: WinterHot, Chocolate, Didn't Know They Were Dating, stiles is an idoit, Oblivious Stiles, Possessive Derek Hale, Derek is a Softie, Day Date, Mutual Crushes, Fluff, Cute

Summary:

Stiles invites Derek to help him rate all the drinks around town for Beacon Hills' annual Hot Chocolate Festival. What he doesn't realize is that it's a date.

[sterekbigbang]

Presenting @sterekbigbang's 2024/2025 Author @thefrailtyofgenius and Artists @mindofmim & @springlockedspectre with:

Stardust and Violets (Wolfsbane and Moonlight)

Rating: M Archive Warning: no archive warnings apply Additional Tags: canon AU- different first meeting, childhood friends, slow burn, angst, angst with a happy ending, canon-typical violence, tattoos, artist Stiles Stilinski, Spark Stiles Stilinski, alive Laura Hale, Alpha Laura Hale, Alpha Derek Hale, Alpha Scott McCall, no True Alpha, good Peter Hale, Left Hand Peter Hale, Left Hand Stiles Stilinski, Sheriff Stilinskis' name is John, character injury, burns (Peter), discussion of epileptic seizures, the Hale fire, minor original characters, the Alpha Pack, Kate Argent and the inherent evil that accompanies her existence Word Count: 44834 Summary: Stiles was about to turn twelve when he found what others would call his soulmate. By the time he was thirteen, he had lost him, lost his mother, and almost lost himself. Before he graduated high school he had become the Left Hand to his alpha best friend; the one who kept the monsters at bay- human and supernatural alike. Derek was fifteen when he lost his first girlfriend, drove away his best friend, and fell for the hunter that would kill his family. He was an orphan at sixteen, beta in a pack of three. Accepting the mantle of alpha after graduating college, he found himself with three new betas of his own, along with his uncle- that’s when things got interesting. A story of... Sparks and soulmates, wolves and hunters. Murder and revenge, protection and magic. Stardust and violets, wolfsbane and moonlight.

[Read on AO3]

[sterekcollabang]

Finding Home

Writer: @mindofmim

Artist: @renmackree

Rating: T Relationships: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski Characters: Derek Hale, Stiles Stilinski, Sheriff Stilinski (Teen Wolf), Scott McCall (Teen Wolf), Alan Deaton, Lydia Martin Additional Tags: Full Shift Derek Hale, Fox Stiles, Missing Stiles, Spark Stiles, Grieving Derek, Derek and Sheriff friendship, Sheriffs name is John, Derek and Stiles Friendship, Derek and Stiles get together, Beta Derek Hale, True Alpha Scott McCall Summary:

When Stiles is kidnapped by witches, the pack is able to find the dead witches but no Stiles. The pack want to grieve and move on but Derek and John can’t stop looking until Stiles is found. All their search yields in a small fox. A fox who Derek can’t help bonding with, that only helps bring him and John closer. But the Stiles shape hole still haunts them both.

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[greenumbrella03]

@wipbigbang : Thanks for being there so I could finish my story!

@mindofmim: Thanks for the BEAUTIFUL ART you did for my story! You picked the perfect scene that, imho, encapsulates my story...and you art-ed it PERFECTLY. Everyone, go support, commission and love on this lovely artist!

Now presenting the completed fic: The Gray Between Black and White: https://archiveofourown.org/works/49464841/chapters/124837231

Moodie by me.

[fuabloboi]

9 People You'd Like to Get to Know Better

thanks for the tag @ash-mcj and @nznaturalkiwi

last song | When You & Me Dance by Grabbitz

currently watching | Just finished Good Omens and started rewatching The Hobbit trilogy

currently reading | Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

current obsession | Petopher (obviously lol), Editing, Sims 4 Builds.

tagging @exlibrisfangirl @shehungthemoon @edge0fmydesiree @fairytales-and-folklore @greyhavenisback @oneyoungladymoran @mylittleangelxxx @protectlouandhazza @mindofmim