The Lieberos Heath lies about 20 kilometres north of Cottbus in Lower Lusatia. In 1994 it was transferred from the Bundeswehr to the state of Brandenburg and became a nature reserve, fauna-flora habitat and European bird sanctuary. The biodiversity that can be found here is enormous. Today pines, heather and dry grasses lie quietly in the landscape on 25,000 hectares that was a former military training area.
Within the heath we have the desert everyone is talking about. The Lieberos Desert, also known (also just “desert” or “LIttle Siberia”) is a sandy open area of about five square kilometres within the Lieberos Heath.
As late as 1992, many a commuter travelling between Lieberose and Peitz had to stop on the main road. Russian forces were holding their manoeuvres and the road went right through the tank firing range. At least it was closed before the shooting.
The area had been a military training ground much earlier. The Nazis had big plans for the Lieberos Heath. When the Waffen-SS began to build up its personnel at the end of 1942, they needed accommodation and training sites. For this reason, the SS Kurmark training area was to be expanded. Forced labourers from all over Europe and concentration camp prisoners arrived in the region. Jamlitz, Groß Muckrow, Chossewitz Ullersdorf and 13 other villages were to be forcibly resettled.
The Lieberos Desert was also created during this time. The cause was a large forest fire that left 1700 hectares of bare land behind. Decades of military use, rolling tanks and transport convoys ensured that the open terrain was preserved. At a good five square kilometres in size, it is still the largest desert area in Germany today.
The grandstand on General Hill was built for the Waffenbrüderschaft manoeuvre in 1970, when 50,000 soldiers from the Warsaw Pact countries moved through the desert and heathland. Leonid Brezhnev, head of the Soviet Union’s party and state, and Erich Honecker watched the spectacle from there. The Russian forces left in 1992. But the traces of the military are far from gone. Thousands of hectares of the area are considered contaminated with munitions. This makes it difficult to extinguish forest fires. The paths leading through parts of the area are safe. In the Sukzessionspar you can wanter through nature and see how it is slowly returning.
At first, mosses and grass grow in the desert sand, small pines and birches advance further and further. The desert becomes steppe, later the pioneer forest becomes a mixed forest. And the animals come back. Spiders and insects, even the Italian grasshopper have already been sighted. Eagles circle overhead, wolf packs feel undisturbed. Inf fact this is where the wolf first returned to Germany, the first pups on German soild were born in the Lieberos Desert. Moose also come over for a visit from Poland.
I wonder what the rainfall situation is like? It used to be a forest before the fire, and presumably it had normal rainfall then. I know that the presence or absence of vegetation can affect the rainfall of a region over time. Presumably, it would’ve recovered from the fire without the human interference, and it seems that it’s finally doing so now as a nature preserve.
But how much has the weather changed in the area since that land was kept from regrowing its forest? Has it been a large enough area for a long enough time to have substantial impact on such things?
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HW: Our show was kind of unusually block shot. It was shot like a giant movie, which means we're shooting parts of episode 5 in the beginning, parts of episode 4 early on. In the same day we're going from multiple scripts. We had to hold the entire story and then go in on command to these different points that these characters are at.
(sources and disclaimers below)
the basis for this gifset were the film stills from sabrina lantos's website which contain the day number in the file name and the date taken in the properties:
and then most of the other stills from here have the date taken embedded:
since the above stills don't contain the day in the file name, i made a schedule to assign each date to a filming day number. i can't guarantee it's correct, but once the weekends were in place it did all line up nicely (including with the confirmed wrap date, june 10th).
the following days were mentioned in interviews:
DAY 1
"We jumped around. I think we were in five different years or something crazy on day one. I remember doing the first scene of the day..." — Connor
"The foot tap." — Hudson
"[The Tampa hotel room] was day one of shooting. I'm pretty sure that was the second scene we shot before the Vegas scene where I crawled to him." — Hudson
DAY 3
"[The Russian funeral] was day three of production overall, and that was my first day." — Slavic
DAY 4
(alexei's scenes were filmed on two consecutive days) "I was only there for two days." / "I got to meet Hudson the [day after the Russian funeral] when we were doing my [phone scenes]. He was just down the hall in a different studio" — Slavic
DAY 11
this day wasn't mentioned by number, however, the time code on the film slate seen in this behind the scenes video [image version] shows 05 05 25 11 (5th of may 2025, day 11). and there is mention of which scenes were shot that day:
- rachel said, "They were filming the very first sex scene..." (for 4 hours!) and "I stayed until the very end [of that day] because I knew that the last thing that they were going to film was on the beach in Tampa".
- the casting directors were also on set this day, they saw the sochi cafe and hudson getting sprayed with water for the ad.
- further visual confirmation: 1. connor at the cafe in his hookup outfit 2. the cafe set being taken down ready for the beach scene
DAYS 35 & 36
"[The cottage] was the last two days of shooting. The last scene we shot was Ilya talking about his mom when he’s on my lap." — Hudson
ASSUMPTIONS
DAY 7
in this behind the scenes posted by ksenia [image version] you can see the file number of the recording which has 250429 in it, i.e., the 29th of april 2025. since she was there at the same time as connor and hudson doing their scene, and since she's in the same car used for the scott scene... i'm making the assumption all the car interiors were shot on the same day.
DAY 14
an image from this article contains the date 2025_05_08 in the file name. it's a photo from set while they're filming at ciao bella (for the lunch scenes with shane's parents). the stairwell (for shane's apartment) is located around the side of the building.
DAY 18
christina said while filming the episode six yuna shane scene they "... were getting pummeled with rain. So we had to stop, and we had to come back the next day and shoot it." so i think they would have finished that scene and then also done the rest of the scenes (shane in the sling, watching tv) on day 18.
DAY 20
it seems like they used two consecutive days for filming at each of the residences, so i imagine they probably did the svetlana and watching tv scenes this day. the only scrap of evidence i have is this behind the scenes photo where you can see the camera set up while they're watching the leafs beat the panthers-- which i did check, did happen on may 16th (...but also on the 5th and 7th of may, so not exactly irrefutable).
DAYS 32 & 33
the owner of shane's "apartment" said filming took place there in june. so that slots nicely into these two days-- not really anywhere else it would fit.
CONTRADICTIONS
- the biggest discrepancy i came across was regarding day 17 at the parents' cottage:
christina said, "It was just the four of us for a couple days, so it was a really wonderful experience. It was towards the end of the shoot, and I think we all felt like, "We get to do this, finally.""
and jacob said [on connor eating so much spaghetti], "I do feel it was the end of the shoot and I was like, "Oh, he's carb loading. I don't think he has to take his shirt off again.""
so both of them stating those scenes were near the end of the shoot almost made me throw this whole gifset concept in the bin, but then on the other hand, i'm like... people make mistakes... i could be misinterpreting... why would the camera dates be wrong... but yeah, this one really confused me.
- another one that didn't line up was hudson saying, "The drive when we’re in the car leaving was two weeks into the shoot. So we still had, like, three weeks of shooting left while we’re shooting the drive off. Me picking Ilya up in the “It’s not a Jeep, it’s British, it’s good in the snow” car took place, like, three weeks into shooting."
the photo still (in the carpark) was taken on the 28th of april and there's also a photo of the film slate that looks to be the same date. so i just straight up think he's wrong? which is understandable, he is recalling it 7 months after the fact. it just makes me doubt everything.
- otherwise i feel like things match up with what i've heard, like the hockey being a week towards the end, sophie arriving a month in, tampa bar being the last friday, etc.
here are some other extra details:
- on may 10th hudson posted a bts photo of connor at dundurn castle, meaning the jogging scenes were filmed prior to day 16
- the scenes done at mcmaster university would have been done early may (as filming isn't permitted on campus during april and hudson said he, "hadn't had a chance to train that much yet" (indicating that it was still early on in the shoot)
- robbie's first scene was the art gallery, followed by the smoothie shop, and then the banquet and intimacy later on. his last day was the on ice kiss.
- two full days were spent at the kingfisher
- the sochi cafe scene was shot twice (they weren't happy with how the vfx wall was looking, they changed it into an interior shot)
- another scene they redid was with the hockey cup (producers weren't happy with how small it was previously + kolton said it broke when he lifted it)
- françois's final scene was the cup celebration (he lost his balance and cut his hand on his skate)
it was fun putting all this together. i hope you found it interesting! i tried my best to source everything so i'm not just saying, "trust me bro", but at the same time, please don't take it all as fact. i obviously wasn't there, i'm only looking at dates!
any additional information or corrections are welcome :)
The @sterekreversechallenges server wrapped up this year's Reverse Quickie on Saturday, and the first thing I wanted to do was take a moment to thank every artist and writer who participated--you all made this event as smooth and fun and stress-free as it's meant to be, and Michelle and I couldn't have been happier.
As for everyone else, if you haven't already done so, make sure to roll around in the art and fic made for the event this year, then show all of the creators some love! We'll see you again later on in the year for another Reverse event!
Sparked Rivalry (@quackquackcey, @wolfspurr):
Hockey stars Derek and Stiles are rivals on the ice, but little does anyone know that they’ve been friends with benefits off the ice for years.
Both know that anything more is a danger to their hockey careers, regardless of their emotions—will they be able to breathe free and unshackled together, or will they suffocate under the pressures in their way?~ 🏒💫
It's Not Quiet In The Library (@artemischarmed, @wolfspurr):
Stiles loves studying in the library. And tweeting about his adventures, especially with the Hot Russian(?) who sits behind him. Hopefully the man never finds out. That would be awkward.
does it count as a midnight tryst if it's only nine thirty? (@thotpuppy, @renmackree):
"The pack meeting itself is pretty lackluster. Mostly, everyone is reconnecting, sharing some anecdotes about their time at school or what they’ve been doing at work. Even Derek manages to socialize a little. Stiles can’t help but notice how much more settled he looks. Gone are the skittish, wary glances and deep frown, forced nonchalance.
Now he snarks with the best of them.
Stiles almost feels bad reaching into his pocket to check his notifications."
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Fellas is it gay to clock your sort of friend, sort of acquaintance, sort of homoerotic saving-each-other's-lives-but-never-really-talking-about-it situationship as being horny on grindr?
...
...Can it be?
'Til the landslide brought me down ( @renmackree, @asyndetonic):
The Argents had decided to leave Beacon Hills after Gerard's death, which meant there was room for Derek to breathe for just a second and recover with his whole but still fractured Pack. They were one bad day from breaking again so Derek did the only thing he could think of to try and keep them together.
He took them to the cabin.
--
Or Derek and Stiles connect over the summer while Derek builds a Pack.
Fate And Mate (SunflowerQueen (Always_MimiTs), @deancebra-art):
When Derek finds out he’s pregnant with Stiles’ baby after their one night stand, he must figure out how to handle it without telling Stiles, or else their Packs go to war because of his mistake (or so he believes).
Blood in the Water (Red on Your Lips) (@thotpuppy, @quackquackcey):
"It doesn’t take long for the feeling to come to a head, the eerily calm water of the surface suddenly burbling from the center. Derek hesitates for only a moment before bracing himself, a splash of water suddenly smothering his vision, and a creature emerging.
Wide, golden eyes stare up at him from just above the surface of the water, body still mostly submerged, and Derek wipes the water from his eyes once, twice, before staring owlishly at the figure.
“Are you serious right now?”"
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Summer is beating down on Beacon Hills, and nothing says relief like a secret pond hidden deep in the preserve that even Derek's mother was afraid of. What's the worst that could happen?
Your Name Echoed In The Beating Of My Heart (@mindofmim, @escharis):
Derek felt cornered trapped, but also wanted, seen. When Stiles walked in on Derek showering to ramble about a new show he was watching; or the quiet meals where Stiles shared but never pushed Derek to participate, smiling at him and filling in the silence; it made Derek feel like he had found family again.
They had grown together, experienced pain, death, fear, and victory; bonded over shared traumas, and healed into each other's spaces. But love, that had snuck up on Derek. Had grown so slowly, so fully, he hadn’t realized he was falling. And now it was too late to stop it. Not that he was sure he would have wanted to if he could. Even if Stiles never returned his affection, Derek knew his heart would be safe with him.
The Shackles That Set Us Free (@asyndetonic, @quackquackcey):
At Beacon Academy, where misery is magic, Stiles chases the power-giving thrill of the forbidden basement. Between the chains that tether the boarding school in interdimensional space, he finds a shackled monster, and a reason to bring his competitive peers together as never before.
Marked (@cw0ffeefandomaddict, @eevylynnart):
Stiles has spent years keeping his secrets exactly that — secret. Layered shirts, careful angles, a very practiced talent for misdirection. Beacon Hills is complicated enough without adding shifter to the list of things nobody can know.
He wasn't planning on Derek finding out. He definitely wasn't planning on what came after.
Betrothed (But Not to You) ( @write-light, @1989dreamer):
The Hale family is very much alive, very much werewolves, and more than a little… weird. Stiles is a failing portrait artist hired by the mysterious Hales to paint their son's betrothal portrait. Neither Stiles nor Derek plan to fall in love, but things happen.
Who is Derek betrothed to, anyway? And why is no one happy about it? Stiles just needs to paint Derek's portrait – how hard could it be?
A story by write_light, inspired by the artwork of the same name by Klam (shared below).
Enough to Make Me Feel Supernatural (@nixeleth, @renmackree):
The problem with finding someone on Grindr wasn’t that he was demisexual—the problem was that fourteen years ago, Stiles had basically imprinted on one surly teenager over a "stolen" sandwich cookie, and he’d never really gotten over that.
Honestly, it was like something out of one of his own romance novels, except without werewolves.
tagged (@seaweed-water, @asyndetonic):
Stiles, a graphic designer by day and graffiti artist by night, just wants to tag his love for Derek all over town. Derek would prefer to be tagged instead, iykwim 😏
Stiles' first thought was oh fuck.
Stiles' second thought was, why the hell is that rabbit glaring at me?
FUCK was his third thought as the rabbit lunged.
In which Derek startles Stiles awake in the middle of the dream, resulting in Stiles' spark turning them into a rabbit and a cat respectively.
Complicated questions of dominance follow, along with a resolution to said questions (and of course, smut!).
The Sun, The Moon, The Truth (Annabeth_Crestfallen_LeMorte, @sterekloverforever):
Two souls connected despite being polar opposites. One is sunshine, the other is the moon. While one enjoys the simple things in life, like gardening and watching the sunrise, the other enjoys living on the wild side, like riding motorcycles and howling at the moon. When they come together, they realize how the other completes them perfectly.
They are yin and yang, the sun and moon, soul mates.
every kiss you give me (@srue-on-fire, @artemischarmed):
“Can you take this to Stiles? I forgot my notes upstairs.”
Derek looked at the coffee like she’d handed him a live grenade.
“I can’t.”
Laura narrowed her eyes. “You can’t carry a coffee?”
“I’m injured.”
“You have one broken arm, not Victorian wasting disease.”
Derek refused to dignify that with a response and walked away.
Laura yelled after him, “You used to bring him cinnamon rolls voluntarily!”
Yes, Laura. That was before Derek had admitted he wanted a beard burn on his thighs and she cackled like a hyena instead of protecting his virtues.
It was the Year (BytheBry, SunflowerQueen (Always_MimiTs):
Stiles Stilinski and Derek Hale were born on the same day.
Somewhere along the way, that turned into shared birthdays, shared beds, shared dreams, shared lives.
A story told in years about growing up together, falling in love, and choosing each other over and over again.
When a psychiatrist Stiles starts noticing odd things going on with the Wolves in his ward, he must get to the bottom of it, or else Kate Argent and her cohorts are going to keep murdering families.
(Closed Doors) Open Windows (@wolfspurr, @physalislantern):
After the kanima incident at the pool, Derek finds himself climbing through the window into Stiles' bedroom. For some reason, after that, he seems to keep finding himself back there.
OR
5 times Derek climbs in through Stiles' window +1 time Stiles climbs out
Where the Leaves Fall (@simplyn2deep, @changez4sterek):
Stiles goes alone to negotiate with a supernatural ally on behalf of the Hale pack.
takane no hana (@kanra_writes, @sugareey-makes-stuff):
高嶺の花 /takane no hana/
Japanese
(n.) someone or something one desires, but is far away, or unattainable; lit. "flower on a high peak"
or
"What the fuck?" hissed Stiles, scrunching his nose. "What does that even mean? Is the curse referring to murder?"
"Ōkuninushi is deemed as the kami of love and prosperous marriage, while Inari Ōkami is the kami of agriculture. I believe the translation is referring to breaking someone's heart."
Oh.
Well, shit.
or or
A Sterek Hanahaki fic with a little twist on the disease
Stiles thinks the team fundraiser is the perfect time to show off for the werewolf he's been crushing on.
Search for the Hale Relic (@goddess47, TimeLess329):
Derek Hale has hired Spark Stiles to help him retrieve the Hale Relic being held on Argent Land. There is a rumor that the Relic is to be destroyed by the Argents soon, so they need to find the Relic, steal it from the Argents, and return to Hale land with a deadline over their heads.
Drivin' Me Crazy (@sterekloverforever, @thotpuppy):
“Supposedly, the person throwing the party has the hots for Stiles.”
Derek growls and gives Stiles a hard look. “That’s…something. So you think you’re gonna go?”
Stiles shrugs, giving Derek a small smile. “Yeah. I mean, it would kinda nice to know what it’s like to go to a high school party.”
Derek laughs and shakes his head, not believing the words coming out of Stiles' mouth. “No. No. You’re not going.”
Stiles raises his eyebrows in shock. “E-excuse me?” The boy couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Was Derek telling him no?
“You heard me. You’re not going,” Derek explains, not offering more information as to why Stiles can’t go.
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A story about fighting, masturbating, and making up.
Thank you, thePurebloodPrat, for the wonderful art. I hope I do it justice. 💚
#SterekReverseQuickie2026
Don't Be Such a Creeper-Wolf (@1989dreamer, @uinuvien):
Warmth is a thing of the past, much like surefire shelter or even food. Apocalypses will do that, Stiles thinks bitterly, as he joins the line for the morning’s ration of water.
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I hope that everyone was able to scratch at least one Sterek itch with something from this year's Quickie collection! Keep your eyes peeled for something else from @sterekreversechallenges towards the end of the year!
Title: Slow down
Author: BytheBry
Fandom: 9-1-1
Relationship(s): Henrietta Wilson/Karen Wilson, Henrietta Wilson & Howard "Chimney" Han
Tags: Post episode: s05e04 Home and Away, Implied/Referenced Domestic Violence, actions have consequences, Postpartum Depression mentioned, physical abuse mentioned, Alternate Universe - canon divergence, Hen bashing, Chimney bashing
Word Count: 51,962
Summary: Sequel to Pause where Hen leaves with Chimney.
Hen and Chimney set off on the road searching for Maddie.
Eight days. They returned in eight days.
Just how much could the lives of the people they left behind change in eight days? Can eight days really bring repercussions for actions taken without thought in the heat of the moment?
Read on ao3: Slow down
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Day 18 - Mistletoe
Author - BytheBry
Fandom - 9-1-1
Pairing - Evan "Buck" Buckley/OMC
Summary -
Eddie despairs that his best friend has no game when it comes to Nico.
Kind strangers from the building aka bored af due to 2020 decide to help out.
Tags - Developing relationship
Read on ao3 - Do you know the rules of the mistletoe?
Day 13 - Fire & Ice
Author - BytheBry
Fandom - 9-1-1
Pairing - Evan "Buck" Buckley/OMC
Summary -
When Buck was operating at 100% he could easily behave himself and treat Nico like a bro. On this day, Buck was at a solid 45%.
Eddie is sad Christopher is missing out on this entertainment. But consoles himself that his best friend at 45% filter and 80% horny is not age appropriate for his kid.
Nico agrees that he says it best when he says nothing at all.
Rated - M
Tags - Developing relationship, please note Buck is under the effect of medication here
Read on ao3 - Fire & Ice
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Day 08 - Sparkling snow
Author - BytheBry & justNickisfine
Fandom - 9-1-1
Pairing - Evan "Buck" Buckley/Jason Greenway [OC]
Summary - Buck plananigans his shenanigan with a side of rum.
Tags: Soft feels, Drunken shenanigans, not so secret crush
Read on ao3 - We're all okay
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Day 06 - Gingerbread house
Author - BytheBry
Fandom - 9-1-1, 9-1-1:Lone Star
Pairing - Eddie Diaz/Carlos Reyes
Summary - After Shannon left what if Eddie and Christopher moved to Austin and met a certain Officer Reyes?
Tags: Alternate universe - canon divergence, Soft feels, Developing relationship
Read on ao3 - In this moment with you
