Jayce Lan

Argent: Stiles? What... how... why...?

Stiles: Oh, hi Mr Argent! i was just here to do a spot check and make sure that there were no wolves in your basement.

Argent: So you broke in?

Stiles: No, I used a key. Anyway, I've got to run. See you next time!

**Next time**

Argent: Stiles... why are you in my house again?

Stiles: Was looking for something.

Argent: What?

Stiles: Doesn't matter. Bye now!

**A few weeks later**

Argent: *sighs* I changed the locks. How do you keep getting in here?

Stiles: I updated my key.

Argent: Of course you did... And why are you here this time?

Stiles: Oh Peter asked me to come over and pick up something for him.

Argent: *blinks*

Stiles: Why was his favourite v-neck in your bathroom?

Argent: Out. Now!

Stiles: Okay! See you next time!

**The Next time**

*Chris calls the Sheriff*

Argent: Your son keeps breaking into my house.

Sheriff: *sighs* Did he take or break anything?

Argent: No... *enters the kitchen* actually, he made me cookies.

Sheriff: ....

Argent: This is never going to end, is it?

Sheriff: Sorry.

**After the Nogitsune**

To: C. Argent From: P. Hale Are there any hunters in the area? Stiles has vanished.

To: P. Hale From: C. Argent Not that I know of, but I have an idea of where he might be.

*Argent arrives home and sees Stiles' shoes and jacket. He moves quietly and eventually finds Stiles upstairs, asleep on the bed. It looks like it is the first sleep he's gotten in weeks*

To: P. Hale From: C. Argent Found him. He's asleep.

To: C. Argent From: P. Hale Don't wake him. I'll come pick him up. He's not been sleeping... He won't admit it to the pack but he's afraid if he goes to sleep, it'll come back.

To: P. Hale From: C. Argent But why here?

To: C. Argent From: P. Hale Because if it does, he knows you'll be able to put him down.

*Chris watches Stiles sadly, tucks him in and leaves the room*

Steter AU - Stiles is Peter’s anchor.

Peter, who lost nearly his whole pack, was abandoned by those who were left and all alone for so long.

Stiles, who lost his mom and then lost his dad to the bottle and for a long time, didn't have anyone (because we can deduce by the fact that Scott was unaware of Stiles' panic attacks he got after his mom died that the two of them hadn't known each other when Claudia died). That shapes a child.

It's also the way they both have such opposite responses to that trauma.

Peter, who pushes people away and keeps them at a distance with snark and sarcasm. Because letting people close means they can hurt you by leaving.

Stiles, whose most outstanding feature (in my opinion) is his fierce loyaltly. Because if he clings hard enough onto the people he has, then maybe they won't leave him.

Figure Two: Stiles going head first into trouble, Peter reaching after him– balance? caution? just in case he needs to push Stiles out of the way of harm or pull him back?– who fucking knows. 

Figure Three: Peter pulling his niece close, protecting her; Stiles placing himself between Cora and harm’s way; Peter’s hand resting over Stiles’.  Shared concern. 

Figure Four: Stiles helping Peter into the ambulance, booty graze, and hand lingering on his shoulder/back.  More concern.

Point: mutual concern, mutual kind-of-trust.  

“It had to be you.”

“Someone had to remember what an ass you are.”

“My ass is unforgettable.”

“Shut up.”

Literally the only reason I started the show.

(how fucking dare he. it's just plain rude.)

The Sheriff and the Cowboy by MossyTreestump

(1/1 I 3,621 I Explicit)

The Hale lands are under attack by Gerard Argent and his gang. Peter is sent to the closest town to beg the Sheriff for help, Sheriff Stilinski is happy to oblige.

a fool from any direction by aurevell

(1/1 I 3,836 I Teen)

“Riding horseback’s not as easy when you’re doing it for work,” Stiles adds with a sly smile. “And I have the feeling you’ve never really done that, have you?”

“You saw my employment papers,” Peter counters, tone careful.

“I did. But I also believe my eyes, which tell me you have no idea what the hell you’re doing.”

Peter isn’t the biggest fan of the Texas countryside, or of his new work as a cattle drover. But with a little help, he might fake it till he makes it.

I'll Be Riding Shotgun by lavieboheme0919

(1/1 I 5,801 i Mature)

After an argument with a friend, Stiles drops off a group road trip and has to hitchhike home to Beacon Hills. When a rugged man in a classic convertible and a cowboy hat pulls up, he’s rescued at last. Stiles charms his way into Peter’s car and- after a couple of nights of cheap motels and dumb driving games- right into Peter’s heart.

They decide to take a detour and spend their summer on the road, returning just in time for Stiles to resume his studies in the fall.

Wolves in Yellowstone by Lunar_Eclipse_Tales

(6/? I 22,935 I Explicit)

"All the angels are gone, son. There's only devils left."

The Stilinski Ranch is the biggest ranch in Montana. Stiles has been away for 8 years for school and is finally coming home. Home to a life he thought he could leave behind. A life filled with cattle, horses, rodeo, lies, betrayal, and violence. Ranchers make their own rules and they protect what's theirs. They'll do everything in their power to keep what they have and they don't care what laws are broken in the process. Can Stiles slide back into that lifestyle after being away for so long? Can he keep his promise to himself not to get involved with a cowboy? Even if this one particular one sets him ablaze?

Peter: Only if you also don't ask why

Peter: *Pulls out 7 pristine human skulls* Take your pick.

Stiles:

Peter:

Stiles: I have problems...with a boyyy

Sheriff: Like, "his dead body won't fit in your trunk" problems?

Sheriff: Or, "you like him" problems?

Stiles: "I like him" problems