College sophomore Stiles seeing a full, real life wolf locked inside a black SUV in 110 California heat. Obviously this is some weird ass exotic pet trafficking shit going down but he’s more afraid of the wolf having a heat stroke so he grabs his metal bat from his Jeep and smashes the drivers side window.
Fully shifted Derek who was waiting patiently and quietly for Laura to come back to the car watching in awestruck horror as a skinny human hipster smashes through the windshield in one stroke. He’s so shocked he doesn’t even move when the doe-eyed, fae looking man slips a harness over his head. "It’s okay boy. It’s alright. Let’s get you somewhere cool." And Derek is about to protest. He’s not supposed to growl at humans but he bares his teeth and when he does he catches the man’s scent and his body locks up, his mind short circuiting except for one word. "Mate"
And holy shit he can’t bite his mate. He can’t hurt him. And Stiles has his hand petting along his ears and he knows he shouldn’t go but he can’t really stay either without his human getting in trouble. Besides he can probably escape from him and run back so no biggie right? He follows Stiles to the Jeep and jumps in.
Except Stiles is insane as Derek soon learns. He’s convinced himself Laura is an exotic pet trafficker and he calls the police on his sister. And oh fuck. Derek can’t shift. He can’t risk letting a human know about werewolves but he wants to warn his sister. But Stiles convinces his dad to make some calls and then reassures Derek he’ll find him a good home since he’s obviously too domesticated to be returned to the wild but Stiles doesn’t trust animal control because of some bad stories from a vet tech named Scott? So Stiles elects to keep him in his one bedroom apartment until he can get in touch with a wolf sanctuary.
Cue comedy fueled shenanigans of all the Hales trying to get Derek back.
Laura tries first. After tracking them down. She knocks on the door and tells Stiles she knows he has her dog. "It’s illegal to own a wolf in California." Stiles demands.
"You kidnapped him. You busted my van. I should call the cops!"
"Go ahead! Maybe they’ll connect you to my dad, Sheriff Stilinski. Beloved sheriff of 15 years. Let them know his son, who grew up at the station, who was babysat by every officer there has taken the wolf into custody until we can find a sanctuary. Let them know this majestic animal was left locked alone in 110 degree heat." Laura leaves, defeated.
Peter tries next. He corners Stiles in the park, offering a large amount of money for the wolf. Stiles plays along until he has enough incriminating words to flash Peter his tape recorder. "You just randomly record every interaction you have?"
"Only when I see creeper DILfs staring me down and stalking me for 2 days. My dad’s already working on the restraining order. Scram!"
He sets up wind chimes and security alarms, afraid the Hales (who are looking more and more like some sort of exotic pet trafficking, mafia family) are going to try and kidnap Vader. (Name pending)
Derek is stressing. He tries waiting for Stiles to fall asleep so he can sneak out except this absolute freak never fucking sleeps! He has to be magic because he literally stays up 32 hours straight deep diving into the rich Hale family. He tries taking off once when Stiles was in the shower only for the wind chimes to go off when he cracked the window and the Star Wars Imperial March to blare throughout the apartment and Stiles flies into the room naked, covered in suds and screaming at the top of his lungs while wielding his bat. Derek is then pulled into the tiny bathroom with him every time after that.
Isaac and Boyd try to intimidate Stiles to give Derek up but even the blatantly bad attempt at scaring the human has Derek’s protective instincts go haywire. He bites Boyd on the thigh and chases Isaac off before checking back on a grinning Stiles. Realizing too late that was his chance to escape.
Erica tries to flirt with Stiles but the dudes already suspicious and after a hour of him trying to shrug off her advances he screams at her across the parking lot "I’m only into dick! Leave me alone!"
Cora tries to break in and nearly has a heart attack when motion sensor lights light up the building like the Fourth of July.
Talia finally, finally has enough. After a month she goes to the apartment. Stiles opens the door and when Derek whines pathetically at her from behind Stiles’ leg she sighs. "Show him Derek." And Stiles is like "look lady-" until Derek shifts back into a human and Stiles is standing there wide-eyed and silent for the first time since Derek has known him. "I’m sorry for the misunderstanding. Obviously you’ll have some questions but my son is a shapeshifter and he didn’t want to alarm you. We’ve been trying to discreetly retrieve him but he has quite the body guard as a mate."
Stiles brain slowly starts firing all cylinders before he turns to the alpha. "I meant what I said." Stiles finally tells her.
"As I made it clear to your daughter, he’s mine now."
Yes I’m working on the full fic. Yes I’ll post it up when it’s on aO3. Why shouldn’t I start up another one!? Dang it, I didn’t want to start another one until I finished my last one but come on!!!
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