Alli! I love all of your Sterek fics so much that it's difficult to pick a favourite. I briefly went through them all and my comments to see how I felt after reading them and now I need to read them all again properly. here in the heart (of my sanctuary) made me feel so much peace. Haunted by the ghost of you is incredible and heartbreaking/warming. Little boy lost with Eli and his constellations. Stuck in reverse with all the emotions. I just want to gush about your writing forever!
Megan, you’re the actual sweetest! Your comments always bring me life.
a few easter eggs:
here in the heart: Marley is a trans dwarf who didn’t fit into his family. He came to Stiles, like pretty nearly all of them do, with an injury, and once he was rehabbed, he grumpily decided to stay and help. Stiles adores him, and he’s a damn good healer. Not a great conversationalist though.
ghost of you: Zeke wasn’t really much of a factor in the earliest version - but the more I included him in scenes, the more the story started to work. I didn’t realize it in the beginning, but he anchors Stiles - and that anchors the story. I couldn’t have done it (and Stiles couldn’t have either) without him.
little boy lost: Erica and Isaac make brief appearances in this fic - after Derek feels settled in his new family, with Stiles and Eli and John, when finally feels comfortable building his pack beyond them, Derek offers the bite to Isaac and Erica. His pack is never huge, but he’s proud that it becomes a haven for people looking for a family.
stuck in reverse: Post SIR, Chris starts giving Stiles self-defense instruction from a human perspective, drilling him on weapons, hand to hand, etc. Chris may not say it out loud, but he has a lot of respect for who Stiles is, for what he’s done for his daughter.
