What are your favorite fics where Derek and Stiles are mates?
This is the short list. Or maybe the short, short list. So many mate fics!!Â
Electricity In the Contact by ladyblahblah | 27K
In which Derek has been invited to the Greater Pacific Northwest Alpha Symposium (thatâs not what itâs called, Stiles, stop saying that), and showing up unattached would mean an arranged marriage. When the rest of the pack objects, he agrees to let Stiles come along to pose as his mate. Derek is reasonably sure that heâs not going to make it out of this weekend alive.
Scrubbing Bubbles by MargaretKire | 46K
Stiles thought it would be easy doing janitorial work for an office. At first, it really was. The job only took a few hours in the evenings and it helped pay for rent and college. Sure, Hale Industries took up an entire floor in one of the downtown financial buildings, but the place was new and easy to care for. He didnât even have to spend much time cleaning the huge corner office, because the trash was nearly always empty and the office itself was spotless, like no one used it.
It was basically the perfect college job. At least, until the boss started staying late.
I donât know why, but I guess it has something to do with you by LunaCanisLupus_22 | 17.8K
The one where Stiles goes thrift shopping and steals an alphaâs shirt. And gets a lot more than he bargains for.
thereâs a ritual for that by Spikedluv | 34.6K
Six months after Derek and Cora leave Beacon Hills, Stiles gets a text from Cora â theyâre in trouble and need help. Turns out that Derek is being wooed by a neighboring pack. The Alpha remembers his mother fondly and would love to have a Hale in her pack. Especially if that means she might breed in the ability to change into a full wolf. And sheâs not taking ânoâ for an answer, even when Derek lies and tells her that he already has a mate.
Except Derek didnât lie. When Stiles shows up to help with the emergency, he inadvertently discovers that he is Derekâs mate. Stiles tries not to think about it (he knows that the mate bond isnât written in stone, just look at Scott and Allison) as he (and Lydia, and Deaton) research mates and the challenges to the mate bond (because, of course thereâs a ritual for that) and try to keep the Alpha of the Palmer pack from discovering Stilesâ connection to Derek.
Throw in the monkey wrench of Peter showing up, and Stiles starting to have feelings, and Derek sometimes looking at him like ⌠Stiles doesnât know, but he doesnât hate it, and things begin to get a little bit complicated.
So Shed Your Skin and Lets Get Started by halfhardtorock | 21.8K
Heâs sixteen and in the woods on the wrong side of the town-line and heâs so fucking fucked.
He knows heâs not supposed to run, they teach that to you in preschool (donât run from a Were, back away slowly and walk with care), but they never told you how it would feel, standing alone in the dark with your heart beating in your throat as those glowing eyes tracked you from the shadows.
The Chase by saltandbyrne | 10.4K
Derekâs fourth Chase will be his last if he doesnât catch an omega this time. Heâs starting to doubt this whole soul-mate thing anyway, at least until someone from his past shows up and gives him the run of his life.
Nothing Short Of Perfect by GotTheSilver | 27K
In which Derek and Stiles are made aware of their potential and have to make a choice about what their relationship will be.
âLet me get this straight,â his dad says. âYouâre telling me a witch told Derek and yourself that you could be destined to be together and now Derek will be going to college with you?â
Stiles shrugs, resting his hands on his legs to stop himself from fidgeting. âThatâs about it, yep.â
Safe Place to Land by Green | 19.3K
The Hales have been tracking a group of hunters whoâve targeted small packs with the help of a magic user. When they finally attack the hunter compound, they arenât expecting to find Stiles, a Spark whoâs practically a slave, and his young werewolf son. Derek isnât expecting the Spark to be his mate, either.
The One With The Mail-Order Brides and A/B/O Dynamics by Stoney | 16.1K
Wolves arenât meant to be alone. Laura tells Derek this repeatedly. Which⌠is why Derek knows heâs losing his mind, as Laura has been dead for more than six years. Wolves arenât meant to be alone.
And so he sends away for a companion. JUST for a companion, not for a mate. The universe, however, has a different plan in store for him.
we are drifting on a vast dark sea by grimm | 18.8K
A threat to the pack forces Stiles and Derek into pretending to be mates, and itâs all fun and games until the line between pretend and reality blurs.
Lap Magnet by Prairie_Grass | 30.7K
Five times Derek and Stiles didnât notice how close they were (literally) and then a whole bunch of times when they didâŚ
One Dollar Yoda by exclamation | 10.7K
Stiles is an unbonded spark, so heâs been dealing with courting alphas since he was ten. Itâs gotten a lot worse since he turned sixteen. Some are assholes, some are nice, but Stiles hasnât wanted to spend the rest of his life bound to any of them.
When Derek Hale shows up at his school, Stiles expects him to be just another asshole alpha attempting to buy him with expensive gifts. But Derek Hale puts no effort whatsoever into his courtship gifts. Stiles ought to be offended but instead he finds it refreshing.
With or Without You by KouriArashi | 62.5K
Derek thinks that the mating rituals are overly romanticized bullshit, but claiming a mate and defending them from challengers is something werewolves do, and his pack canât afford to appear weak after the fire. Especially not when Deucalion and his friends are in town for the rituals. Enter Stiles Stilinski, who offers to let Derek claim him so he wonât be overrun at the ceremonies. Nothing goes as expected.
