#sterek fandom

Because of the age gap between them, right? Well, I have to complain about it, because it really pisses me off that they're discarding the beautiful, slow-burning love story that exists between Stiles and Derek in CANON. Because damn it, they liked each other.

It bothers me that they tarnish Sterek's image for things like being a "pedo" ship when NO, they're not. They're trying to lump us all into a "sick shipper" category.

If we're being honest, Sterek has probably been the story with the most backstory, where we've seen how each season has seen the closeness between Stiles and Derek grow, where they've gone from 'hating each other and having to deal with each other because of Scott' to genuinely caring for each other to the point where Derek would take a bullet for Stiles or Stiles would go against the entire FBI to protect and get Derek out of whatever mess he was in.

They care deeply and genuinely for each other, so much so that Derek preserved and fixed Stiles' Jeep, keeping it in his garage as a sort of memento or anchor for him.

It bothers me so much that they talk shit about Sterek when this couple exists:

sorry but parrish/lydia was a canon pairing between a teenager and an ADULT and if that wasn't enough, an adult from the sheriff's department.

Why aren't people talking about this more? Why are they attacking Sterek instead? Sterek: a couple that wasn't canon during the show's run, and we only got confirmation of feelings for each other through the actors and through obvious hints in the show. But directly, it was never a canon couple between a teenager and an adult guy. They were together.

I put the adult that way because Derek's age was never confirmed as such. At the beginning of the series, Stiles says Derek is only a couple of years older than him and Scott. So at the beginning of the series, Derek was between 18 and 19 years old. But later on, they address the fire, so they change the age again, but they never say exactly how old he is, so canonically Derek could be 2 to 5 years older than Stiles. You choose what age gap to give them.

While Lydia, about 17, and Jordan Parish, over 20, are a CANON couple.

Anyway, hypocrisy and homophobia, right?

But there is a VERY important theme between the Derek/Stiles relationship, which if you ask me made the possibility of a relationship between the two of them impossible while Stiles was still a high school student and perhaps only when Stiles was older could something exist between them.

The existence of this damn bitch and what she did to Derek.

I hate her as much as you do, and it disgusts me to have to watch Teenage Derek with her.

But it's important to what I wanted to say; it's why I think Derek repressed his feelings for Stiles.

According to the Teen Wolf book, Kate was Derek's substitute swim teacher, who used certain hormones and scents to attract the teenage Derek to her. YES, that was not only a relationship rife with manipulation, power imbalances, and pedophilia, but she also ended up orchestrating the murder of Derek's family at a moment of vulnerability for Derek because Paige's death hadn't happened long before.

We all know Derek blames himself for the death of his family, and he hates Kate. He knows what she did to him. He knows he was manipulated by an older woman and that he fell for her.

Derek has serious trust and self-confidence issues.

He doesn't believe he's worthy of love or peace.

His anchor until Season 2 was anger because his life was infested with anger/hate/rage.

So he sees himself as something bad, something that hurts, someone who destroys what he loves. He's a victim of sexual abuse, even though he doesn't admit it.

But Stiles became that little glimmer of light annoying, but a light in his dark life filled with negative things. Stiles earned his trust. Stiles fought every step of the way and broke down that wall Derek built around himself to keep people away from him, because trust means giving someone the power to hurt you. Oh well, Derek's mind worked that way. Unbeknownst to him, Stiles earned that trust.

And that's where we have this scene.

This is where Derek lets us see how important Stiles has become to him, Stiles became his anchor.

At this point, it's undeniable that Derek already has feelings for Stiles. He trusts Stiles blindly. But then, why didn't Derek do anything to have Stiles? Because Derek is a victim of sexual abuse by a woman who took advantage of him in high school. And Derek never dealt with that trauma, or we were never shown to have it that way.

Derek dates women, of course—Jennifer (who also manipulated him), Braeden, etc.—whose relationships didn't end well or were never serious.

But not with Stiles, because Stiles is like that extremely important thing where he can't ruin that connection they have, he can't taint or sully this relationship he has with Stiles. It's too important to Derek. Plus, the untreated traumas surrounding his abuser are a clear impediment to starting something real, something serious. And everything seems to indicate that Stiles is THAT person his unconscious heart has chosen.

That is, to start any romantic relationship with Stiles, Derek has to face all of his demons, all of his traumas first, in order to give Stiles what he believes Stiles deserves.

Kate ruined Derek's heart and mind a lot, plus Derek already had a wounded and bleeding heart since Paige.

So, a relationship as such didn't exist in the series between S/D, and it was quite unlikely that it would, but the feelings were always there.

That's why I don't understand why they keep attacking a couple who has SO MUCH backstory, and who if they ever dated, it was definitely when they were already adults and able to deal with their own issues.

Stiles: Well no matter what challenges we had to go trough we would always accomplish them together and I just knew that I found the person who would stick by my side forever

Eli: What challenges

sterek 😇

Derek didn’t know why he kept the cabinets stocked with snacks Stiles liked—most of them things he’d never touch himself.

Or maybe he did know. Maybe it was the way Stiles lit up every time he found something sugary tucked between Derek’s neatly organized shelves.

It all started that night…

The night Stiles burst into the bathroom, phone clenched in one hand, hair wild and cheeks flushed from racing up the stairs. He practically bounced on his toes, eyes sparkling with excitement.

“Look, Sourwolf! I can get four bags of Watermelon Sour Patch Kids for fifty bucks. What a freaking steal!”

Derek yanked the shower curtain tight against the wall, eyes wide behind the narrow gap. “Stiles, what the hell are you doing? I’m in the shower!” His voice was a mix of surprise and mild irritation, breath catching slightly from being caught off guard.

The human rolled his eyes and shoved the phone closer to Derek’s face with an exaggerated huff. “Take a chill pill, man. I’m not climbing in there to show you.”

Then he gave a wink—an incredibly unattractive one, like he had dust in his eye. “Or maybe I will if you don’t look at how good this deal is!”

Derek stared, stunned, water running down his face. His hand went up to cover the twitch at the corner of his mouth, though it did little good. He wasn’t sure whether it was the warmth of the shower or the look Stiles gave him, but his ears burned.

Shifting his attention quickly to the screen, he tried to ignore that he was completely naked and Stiles was smirking like he owned the place.

The deal was fine, but Derek was pretty sure one bag could last a few months, so four felt like overkill.

Still, Stiles pressed the screen even closer, voice buzzing with enthusiasm.

“I’ll pay you back,” he promised, trying to sound serious but failing miserably.

Derek raised a skeptical brow. “With what job?” he asked, deadpan.

If Stiles was offended, he didn’t show it. He tilted his head, eyes wide and shining with that impossible puppy look. His lower lip trembled softly, vulnerable but with a daring edge that drew Derek in closer. The flush spreading up his neck and the faint bite of his lip sent a jolt through Derek’s pulse.

And wow, suddenly it was really damn hot in here.

Derek sighed, long and slow, like it might drain the heat from the room. It didn’t. “Fine. Just add it to your cart. I’ll get my card when I’m done,” he muttered.

Apparently, he was the kind of person who had a credit card now. Someone who checked interest rates. Someone who cared about his credit score.

Stiles’s face broke into a huge grin. “Hell yes! You won’t regret this.”

Then he spun on his heel and bounced out like he hadn’t just barged in, flirted without thinking, and steamrolled Derek into funding his sugar addiction.

Derek stared after him, still dripping, slightly aroused, and completely unsure what had just happened.

The Watermelon Sour Patch Kids arrived within a day—because Stiles had somehow convinced Derek to get an Amazon membership. Derek wasn’t sure it was for himself; honestly, it felt more like a favor to the relentless little pest.

And just like that, it became a routine. Every week, Stiles found something new to obsess over and insisted he needed it immediately.

“Look, Derek, it’s a gummy squirrel. I’ve only ever had the worms before!” Stiles exclaimed, waving the oddly shaped candy like a rare artifact.

Derek just shook his head and bought the damn thing.

He didn’t realize a problem had really started until he caught Stiles skipping into the kitchen most days, opening the cabinet like it was Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory—twirling around, humming show tunes, and dramatically pulling out snacks like he was performing a one-man candy-themed Broadway show.

Stiles ran on sugar and caffeine like it was a survival strategy. Derek didn’t understand it, but he didn’t need to. Watching him light up over the smallest thing made it worth it.

One day, with a cheeky grin and a twinkle in his eye, Stiles looked up and said, “You know, Derek, you’re officially the best sugar daddy I’ve ever had.”

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Sterek Recs

Some of my all time favorite Sterek fics straight from my ao3 collection. You can find me on AO3 under Emrys_Lore

your fangs against my skin (the sound of your bones) 21K (E) by Hedwig221b

This was it, then, huh? It was that easy for Derek to invite someone to his den. Someone other than Stiles. He healed the wolf. Stiles killed his tormentor, mended his blood and bones, and let him sleep beside him. But none of it was enough. He wasn’t a spark, after all, but a witch — evil and alone, locked up in his tower. Witches didn’t get happy endings.

Saturday Night At The Movies 7.3K (E) by aussiebee

After running into Stiles at the late night movies, Derek realises just how badly Stiles is handling the post-nogitsune fallout. He knows the feeling

A Healing Silence 36K (NR) by HelloWhyTheFuckAmIHere

Stiles is slowly pushed out of the pack following his fight with Scott about Donovan's death. After receiving a phone number from an old friend, Stiles is surprised to find that it belongs to the one person who may be able to bring him back to himself.

Bare Hands, Scarlet Dawn 3K (M) by Hedwig221b

“With your bare hands, baby?” Derek chuckled quietly. “Damn.” And Stiles… laughed. It was short and stiff, full of disbelief and something raw under its skin. But, god, only Derek could make him laugh when his entire world was crumbling down.

The Accidental Stilinski 29K (T) by DaisyBeats

Eli starts his first day at lacrosse practice being mistaken for Stiles. Eli just rolls with it *We all love a good unhinged Coach Finstock moment*

Author Tumblr's for easy reference:

DaisyBeats — @daisybeats

Hedwig221b — @hedwig221b

Aussiebee — @aussiebee

2025 Sterek Secret Santa REVEALS and gift wrap-up!

Hello all and thank you for participating this year, our first year taking over this project, even if your contribution was commenting, reblogging, or otherwise being a supportive community member. As this was our first year with this particular project, there are definitely some kinks we uncovered in the process. As always, we've taken notes on what we noticed did and did not work. If you have any feedback you would like to share, please feel free to email us ( [email protected] ) or send us an ask, anonymous or otherwise.

Now for what we've all been waiting for:

REVEALS!

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The AO3 collection for this year is available [at this link]