#scottuary5

Hello everyone! It is the fifth scottuary! Can you believe it? Amazing!

Scottuary is an annual event put on by @scottappreciation. There is a bingo card and people writing as many Scott fics as we can! @spikeface and @momentofmemory have worked so hard to make this event successful, and over the last four years, there have been 267 Scott-centric, Scott-positive fics released into the world!

For this, the 5th year, a group of us have determined to rec existing fics based on this year's bingo squares every day in February!

But there's more! Keep an eye on this space for more recs, more celebrations and a race to 300! I KNOW we can get that number for sure. BUT, can we beat year 1? There were 107 fics posted in year 1, and I think we could beat that if we worked together!!

Let's show mem and spike how much we appreciate them by showing our appreciation for Scott! It's a win all around!! 🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊

GET HYPE Y'ALL! IT'S ABOUT TO BE SO FUN!

We all go to school, pretending like nothing's happened, but everyone seems to know. You just walk down the halls and no one's smiling. No one's laughing. You get the feeling that everyone can sense that something's coming. They just don't know what it is, or how bad it's going to be. Every time I feel like I should do something about it, I find myself reaching for my inhaler... Like, I'm going to take a hit of it, and-and come up with some brilliant solution on how to save everyone... But I don't know what to do. (Scott McCall, Lies of Omission) Despair. Such a lovely topic to really dig into what makes a character tick, don't you think? And Scott has some pent-up despair to look at it. Here are some recs exploring that!

the fracture that never heals quite right by allyasavestheday

Rating: Teen and Up Pairing: Scott McCall/Derek Hale Words: 5,346 Author Summary:

“Is it a werewolf thing,” Scott asks Derek once, “to feel this lonely?”

Derek hesitates. Reasons to love the fic: In this nonlinear exploration of canon, especially of Scott's relationship to Derek, the author weaves threads of despair that compound to illustrate Scott's internal struggles. With despair, though, also comes hope.

wood and string by detectivemeer

Rating: Teen and Up Pairing: Gen Words: 1,359 Author Summary: Some of us are human. Reasons to love the fic: Scott questions his humanity and existence as pressure mounts with his alpha responsibilities. The author unflinchingly addresses Scott's tendency to turn his pain on himself as he seeks something, anything, to prove he's a real boy.

Sawdust & Snow by QuickLikeLight

Rating: Explicit Pairing: Scott McCall/Stilles Stilinski Words: 63,990 Author Summary: The unforgiving landscape of the boreal forest is the perfect metaphor for Scott's life, ten years after escaping Beacon Hills: cold, quiet, and only barely habitable. An unexpected knock on the door sends the walls he's built crumbling, just in time for the long, harsh winter. Reasons to love the fic: A post-series AU in which an isolated Scott is brought back to life with the help of Stiles. The setting and slow burn are excellent, as are the manifestations of Scott's internal struggles. Note from @scribeoffate: This is one of my all-time favorite sciles fics. It's such a good Scott character study, a good look at their relationship, and it's so visceral and painful- but as mentioned in an earlier rec: with despair comes hope. <3

today's recs written by @lulujane

The truth cannot stay hidden. (Satomi Ito, Monstrous)

It's always better when they know. (Stiles Stilinski, Parasomnia)

And yet there are always so many secrets. Here are some fics exploring Scott and secrets.

don’t know where to go (so I’ll just get lost with you) bychalantness

Rating: Teen and Up Pairing: Scott McCall/Kira Yukimura Words: 3,295 Author summary: “Don’t worry.” He nudges her arm with his elbow, leaning in to whisper, “I’m really good at keeping secrets.” Reasons to love the fic: A different take on Kira discovering Scott's secret in Season 3B. The light tone highlights the combination of awkwardness and kindness that defines their early relationship.

Everyone Has a Scott McCall Story by LuthienKenobi

Rating: Teen and Up Pairing: Gen Words: 2,593 Author summary:

Eyewitness accounts are often extremely unreliable, and emotionally charged events can affect memory retention. No one who was there that night will be able to forget what happened, but the things we individually remember might be very, very different.

However, this story is mine and mine alone. It’s the events that occurred in the library as I remember them.

And I remember them vividly.

(or, Sydney writes an article in 2012. In 2013, she publishes it.)

Reasons to love the fic: After Scott's secret is revealed during the Beast's attack on the school, Sydney writes a newspaper article about her experience. The author cleverly makes use of in-universe media and outsider POV to demonstrate the impact that Scott has on BHHS. Note from @scribeoffate: This is one of my all-time favorite outsider POV stories. If you like those, you will ADORE this.

The Hounds of Suburbia by orphan_account

Rating: Teen and Up Pairing: Gen Words: 8,253 Author summary: To Erica Reyes, Scott McCall is an oddity. She leads Boyd and Isaac on a mission to get closer to Scott, and in doing so the pack learn some things they didn't expect about their fellow werewolf. Reasons to love the fic: Erica, Boyd, and Isaac learn about Scott's werewolf origin story. The differing circumstances of their turning illuminate Scott's behavior toward Derek and his pack.

today's recs by @lulujane

Scottuary recs are designed to bring hype and inspiration for this year's Scottuary!

This episode! My heart! And these fics will break it all the more. (And fill it on up.)

A Hollow Darkness in Disguise byLilBiFurious

Rating: Mature Pairing: Gen Words: 2,526 Author Summary: “Liam, don’t do this! I can’t let you kill me.” Scott means it when he says it. He means it as he tries to talk Liam down and explain how Theo’s twisted everything. He means it as he fights for his life, and for Liam’s. He means it until he isn’t sure he does anymore.

Reasons to love the fic: Everyttthing. This one hurts guys and I love it!

black water brine by detectivemeer

Rating: Teen and Up Pairing: Gen Words: 1,567 Author Summary: “Dear God,” he says. Reasons to love the fic: Scott wrestles with his death and existence through the lens of religion. The author offers small but powerful snapshots that beautifully paint his struggle.

this is us, you know it on the inside by naimeria

Rating: Not Rated Warning: Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings Pairing: Scott McCall/Stiles Stilinski Words: 3,060 Author Summary: “You died, Scott.” It’s said with such misery, and Scott can’t stop the sob that curls in his chest and leaks out of his mouth. “Yeah.” Reasons to love the fic: A fix-it wherein Stiles learns about Scott's death. The author skillfully takes the same grief and anger that Stiles felt in canon and channels it into a healthier, more compassionate reaction.

"I lost" by wouriqueen (MaggieBrown)

Rating: General Audiences Pairings: Gen Words: 2,186 Author Summary: Scott is trying to carry the world on his shoulders. Melissa won’t let him. Or A retake of Scott and Melissa’s conversation at the end of “Status Asthmaticus”. Reasons to love the fic: Melissa cares for and encourages Scott following his death. Rather than pushing him harder to lean into his responsibilities, she validates and supports him as a mom who deeply loves her son.

Thanks to @lulujane for help curating and writing these recs. <3

There's always hope. (Allison Argent, Motel California)

Hope is so poignant, such a vital part of Scott as a character (making the scene I'm referencing that much more tragic). Here are two fics that explore hope!

Count the Ways by eeyore9990

Rating: General Audiences Pairing: Scott McCall/Derek Hale Words: 2,466 Author Summary: A phone call from Melissa brings Derek back. or Even True Alphas fall down sometimes. Reasons to love the fic: Derek returns and shares perspective with Scott to help pull him from a dark place. Both characters are able to discuss their rocky past without judgement, and from their conversations, Scott regains hope.

if you're gonna make, it might as well matter by detectivemeer

Rating: Teen and Up Pairing: Gen Words: 3,794 Author Summary: So maybe he wore a Superman costume under his clothes for the entirety of fifth grade, so what? Reasons to love the fic: Scott focuses on himself and finds joy in new pasttimes. This fic is a refreshing exploration of a Scott who's protective of his well-being.

today's recs curated and written by @lulujane

Oh, those have SUCCH potential. Here are a few fics exploring Scott and werewolf claws!

I Fear I Had a Love (And Now It’s Gone) by Loz

Rating: Explicit Pairing: Scott McCall/Stiles Stilinski Words: 13,502 Author summary:

It hurts, but Stiles can't deny the truth. He's stuck in Beacon Hills and no one remembers him. Scott doesn't remember him. They fall into each other anyway.

Was it part of the Ghost Riders’ magic? Another element of the cruel curse? As if it wasn’t bad enough that he’d been effectively blinked out of existence. What was a person, without other people’s memories of them? Shared experiences. Understandings. Nothing but fiction, nothing but a lie. And now, this – a connection, but the wrong kind. Misshapen and skewed. Reasons to love the fic: An alternate take on Season 6A in which Stiles is taken by the Ghost Riders but remains in Beacon Hills. Sometimes intentionally, sometimes organically, Stiles and Scott come together and build a relationship.

What's Worth The Trouble by amorremanet

Rating: Teen and Up Pairing: Gen Words: 3,262 Author summary: Scott flexes his fingers, making a fist and then letting it go, whipping out his claws and then putting them away again, watching the way his hand moves in the moonlight—and definitely not thinking about dragging them along the insides of his wrists or perhaps somewhere less noticeable. Absolutely not. Scott would never think of doing anything like that. (a glimpse into what Scott's thinking and feeling before the ice bath ritual.) Reasons to love the fic: Scott's inner monologue ahead of the ice bath ritual. The author incorporates werewolf claws in ways that make Scott's internal pain more visceral.

today's recs by @lulujane

Scottuary recs are designed to bring hype and inspiration for this year's Scottuary!

Man, vet! Scott is everything, am I right? Here's a few fics exploring the concept!

what can the harvest hope for by mongooseking

Rating: Teen and Up Pairing: Gen Words: 839 Author summary: There is a rumor that Scott McCall never kills. It's false. He kills all the time. Reasons to love the fic: A look at the tough, emotional actions that Scott has to take as a vet. The author ties these moments to Scott's stance on killing, underscoring the nuance of his beliefs.

administered twice, daily by momentofmemory

Rating: Teen and Up Pairing: Gen Words: 3,855 Author Summary:

It’s been—a lot, to say the least. Between wrapping up all the loose ends from what Theo, the Dread Doctors, and the Beast did, and untangling the mess his own pack had become, he hasn’t had a shift at the clinic since—well. Before.

It figures it’d be raining.

He blinks up at the streetlights, the hum of electricity buzzing underneath the harsh patter of the rain, and it feels too much like too many things.

Wolfsbane, asthma, claws. Kira, Stiles, Liam.

 (Dying, dying, dying.) Reasons to love the fic: Following Season 5B, Scott and Deaton speak as they perform routine veterinary duties. The author captures the dynamics of Scott and Deaton's relationship beautifully, especially in Deaton's alternating approaches of frankness and subtlty to communicate his support.

today's recs by @lulujane

Scottuary recs are designed to bring hype and inspiration for this year's Scottuary!

There's a Tibetan word for it. It's called "Bardo". It literally means "in-between state." The state between life and death." (Kira Yukimura, Anchors)

Oh! Bardo is such a fascinating concept and what better example of that then @momentofmemory's scira fic?

worth fighting for by momentofmemory

Rating: Teen and Up Pairing: Scott McCall/Kira Yukimura Words: 18,879 Author Summary: Table at his back. Pain. Restraints around his wrists. Kate? Harsh fluorescent lights glaring down, bright like the High Line, isolating like the church. He can’t think.

Or: Scott wakes in an unfamiliar place. It gets worse from there.

Reasons to love the fic: The way I still can't express how much I love this one! This fic did happen to be written expressly for me, but it goes so much further than I could have dreamt. This explores Scott's relationships with so many villains and all so well! It has captive Scott, it has scira! It explores the idea of Bardo and what that might mean to Scott and scira both! It is the fic of my dreams and *it's real.* WHHHAT? I can't ever believe how lucky I am to get to read it.