kid stiles who has a wolf plushie his mom gave him. he carries it around everywhere and talks to it nonstop. he plays imaginary games where it comes to life as a big wolf and protects him from the bullies at school, curls around him when his mom dies.
in his head the wolf talks back to him and stiles convinces himself he's real. they play hide and seek in the backyard and stiles pets him at night and reads him his own favorite story before snuggling up to him.
one day stiles is walking home from school and some guy starts following him. stiles is scared but he has his plush wolf in his backpack. he goes to take it out to hold it but it's not there. before he can panic, a large black wolf suddenly appears in front of him on the sidewalk, baring its teeth and growling at the stalker.
stiles isn't afraid. instantly he knows, that's his sourwolf come to life.












