There were at least two fics this round that I had previously read but didnât realize it until I got well into the story. This is what happens when you donât start keeping track of what youâve read until two+ years later! One of these days Iâll make a âre-readâ list and go at it, but for now you get these  *\o/*
(btw still emotionally compromised from this Captain America fic)
in a dream (you saw a way to survive and you were full of joy) by notcaycepollard | 4K | T | Bucky/Steve
When he opens his eyes, it's to Steve sitting in the grass in a park. There are rays of sunlight picking out individual glints of gold in his hair, and he has a crown of daisies, lopsided over one ear.
"You've got flowers in your hair, you mook," Bucky mumbles, and leans over to straighten them. Steve's hair is very fine; it catches on the stems of the flowers, on Bucky's fingers, and he has to go carefully to avoid breaking the looped chain. His fingers are warm, and Steve sighs a little in what sounds like pleasure when Bucky strokes his hair smooth.
"This isn't real," Bucky mutters, "it's just a dream."
"It's never just a dream," Steve says solemnly, "come on, why'd you bring me here, Sleeping Beauty?"
As the river flows into the delta by ElisAttack | 8.2K | T | Derek/Stiles
Stiles never planned on squiring for a laird, but he figures fate has a funny way of doing things.
Or the one where Derek is a kind-hearted Scottish laird, and Stiles is his saucy squire.
One Dollar Yoda by exclamation | 10.7K | M | Derek/Stiles
Stiles is an unbonded spark, so he's been dealing with courting alphas since he was ten. It's gotten a lot worse since he turned sixteen. Some are assholes, some are nice, but Stiles hasn't 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.
The Rapture in the Dark Puts Me at Ease by secondstar | 28.1K | E | Derek/Stiles
Derek Hale returns home from war to find that the home he knew and the family he had are gone. Greed, poverty and cruelty have replaced his idyllic memories. Despite the new harshness of Beacon Hills, Derek refuses to believe that all hope is lost. And it seems he is not alone as the mysterious Night Watchman deliver hope to the people of Beacon Hills by giving food and money to those who need it most.
The Night Watchman will not tolerate this injustice. Will Derek?
set your flag on fire by Siria | 35.8K | T | Derek/Stiles
"Things have been getting progressively weirder since you two left," Stiles told Cora and Derek. "Like, weird even for Beacon Hills."
Dioskouroi by DevilDoll | 39.2K | E | Derek/Stiles
"There's two of us now!" In which a spell to double Derek's power ends up being a little more literal than anyone expected.
Entente by Siria | 44.3K | E | Derek/Stiles
Stiles is under no illusions when he is sent west: perhaps his marriage will end up a love match, but his duty is to secure the treaty between his people and the kingdom of Francia. Yet from his very first encounter with his arrogant husband Derek, Stiles realises that doing his duty will be a far more difficult and perilous thing than he ever imagined.
Heartbreak is the National Anthem! by standinginanicedress | 46.6K | E | Derek/Stiles
This could turn out even worse than either of them could ever imagine, but at this point, every thing is a game to Stiles. He's learned how to play his cards exactly right and get what he wants out of every single situation, maybe not always in his best interest, but scamming alphas out of their money and time is fun.
He scratches at the back of his head, takes a second to adjust his shirt, moving away from the railing he'd been leaning up against, and gives Derek a firm glare. Pointing one finger directly into his face and trying to fight off the smirk, he says, âjust don't go falling in love with me while you're at it.â
Derek sneers. âI'll pray for the strength to not succumb to your wiles.â
âOh, that's what they all say."
It Takes A Village by Hypocorismm | 49.2K | M | Derek/Stiles
Stiles's used to yogurt handprints on his shirts from where he picked her up, and he's used to snot on his shoulders and neck from where she cried after a bad dream. He's used to her legendary tantrums when she doesn't get her way, her eyes glowing ferocious gold. He's used to being the village it takes to raise her, and the pack she longs for.
Except, he needs the pack's help, and Derek's protection when a particularly power-hungry pack wants his cub. And he isn't used to sharing.
Seeing Wolves (Where There Are No Wolves) by MellytheHun | 67.9K | E | Derek/Stiles
Or otherwise known as "Derek Goes to the Doctor," wherein Derek gets the therapy he so desperately needs and gets healthy. The clearer his head gets, the more room it seems to have for Stiles.
You Can Call Me What You Want by secondstar | 69.3K | E | Derek/Stiles
Stiles Stilinski specializes in giving his clients exactly what they need.He knows what to say and how to act. Itâs easy and heâs good at it. He never breaks.
Satisfaction (a BDSM 'verse) by secondstar | 125.3K | Works: 2 | E | Derek/Stiles
Finding out that Beacon Hills was the home of the ONLY Werewolf Microbrewery changed Stiles and Scott's lives. Gone where the days that Scott had to be Stiles' DD, because finally he could drink. The icing on the cake was the fact that the owner of said bar just so happened to be none other than Derek Hale.
Stiles wanted nothing more than to push Derek against a mattress, or a table, or maybe a wall. Stiles wasn't picky. He just knows that he wants him.
