#stetopher fic

He’s just finally understanding how to handle the whole being in a committed relationship with someone who doesn’t think that Doritos and frozen pizza is a home cooked meal.  Not that his other relationships were bad.  This is just his first one since college, really.  It’s a good relationship.  A solid one.  One he doesn’t want to mess up.

So the fact that he’s sharing a home cooked meal with someone who isn’t technically part of the relationship feels a little weird.  Mostly because it’s not just a ‘hey I happened to be cooking tonight and you stopped by’ meal.  Or even a ‘hey thanks for helping with that thing’ meal.  No.  This was Chris inviting him over with the purpose of making a meal for him.

Oh sure it was originally supposed to be for Stiles and Peter both.  Which changed the odd factor a tiny bit considering Peter and Chris are basically best friends.  But then Peter got stuck on a call with Sweden of all places — and Stiles would call bullshit considering Sweden is something like nine hours ahead of them but he knows how Emelie is and a 2AM call isn’t actually that out of character for her — and so Stiles is here.  In Chris’ apartment.  Eating a ridiculously good meal simply because Chris had wanted to make a meal for Stiles and Peter.

They laugh about how much Peter is going to hate the fact he has to eat leftovers if he wants any.  They sip wine that Stiles enjoys but he knows Chris bought mostly for Peter.  They eat ice cream that Peter would have enjoyed but Stiles knows Chris bought specifically for him.  They clear the table together and Stiles argues his way into getting Chris to let him help with dishes.

Stiles falls asleep on the couch halfway through the movie they start after dinner and wakes up to the sound of Peter in the kitchen grumbling about how subpar leftovers are when compared to the original meal.  Chris grumbles something in reply and shuffles out of the kitchen back to his bedroom.  A few minutes later Peter settles on the couch and pulls Stiles’ feet into his lap before restarting the movie.  He makes it about as far this time as he did the first before he falls asleep.

—

“I have a question for you.”

Stiles looks up at Peter for a second and then goes back to the book he’s reading.

“Okay.  Go for it.”

“Do you think Christopher would like this?”

Stiles looks up again and squints at Peter’s phone, eyes darting between the screen and Peter’s face a few times.

“Kittens,” he says, turning back to his book again.

“Kit- what?”  Peter twists his hand to look at his phone.  “That’s not a kitten, Stiles.”

“I never said I was going to answer your question, Peter.  Besides.  He’s your best friend.  How the hell would I know better than you if he would like something?”

“You’ve been spending a lot of time with him lately.  I thought you might have some insight.”

Stiles rolls his eyes.  “Don’t take your weird misplaced jealousy out on me.”

“What are you even talking about?”  Peter scowls at him.  “I am not jealous.”

“And cows don’t shit in the pasture.”

“Excuse me?”

Stiles shuts his book and drops it on the couch.

“You’re jealous,” he says.  “You’re jealous and you can’t figure out which one of us you’re jealous of.  If you’re jealous that I’m spending more time with Chris or that he’s getting to spend time with me.”

“That’s preposterous.”

Stiles shrugs.  “That’s just the way the cookie is crumbling, love.”

Peter stares at him for a few seconds before looking down at his phone again.  “I’m not fond of these cookies, Stiles.  Not at all.”

He watches Peter scrolls angrily for a few minutes before he sighs softly and pushes himself off the couch.  Peter grumbles and grouches when Stiles flops into his lap and wriggles around until Peter wraps his arm around him and settles him in place.

“We can always make other cookies,” Stiles offers as he runs his fingers up and down Peter’s arm.  “Together.”

Stiles reaches down and types something into the search bar.

Peter hums contemplatively.  “Together then.”

—

The door to Chris’ apartment swings open and Stiles grins.

“Hey, Chris.”

“Hi, Stiles.”  Chris looks past his shoulder.  “Hello, Peter.”

“Christopher,” Peter greets politely.

“I’m going in,” Stiles whispers loudly as he ducks under Chris’ arm and toes off his shoes before making a beeline to the kitchen.  “We’re clear, Peter,” he shouts back.

“Do I even want to know?” Chris asks as he steps back and waves Peter inside.

“It was mostly Stiles’ idea.  So.  Probably not.”

Chris shakes his head, holding his hand out for Peter’s coat and hanging it in the closet as Peter slips out of his own shoes.

Stiles isn’t in the kitchen when they get there.  They find him out on the balcony in Chris’ chair looking up at the sky.  Peter steps out and kisses Stiles’ forehead and then slips past Chris and back inside.  Chris watches Stiles, listening to Peter puttering around inside, until Stiles looks over his shoulder and smiles.

“Go on,” Stiles says.  “He misses you.  Spend some time with your bestie.  Bake a cake.  Make out.  Stare longingly into each other’s eyes for a bit.  Whatever.  Just pay him some attention.”

Chris holds his gaze until Stiles looks back up to the sky.

“Pay him some attention, huh?”

“Yeah,” Stiles laughs softly.  “Then when you’ve had your fill of him let me know and I’ll come in.”

“Could be awhile.  I’ve been dealing  with him for years.  I’ve built up a pretty good immunity for time spent in Peter’s company.”

“I’ll be waiting.”  Stiles reaches out for Chris and tangles their fingers together when Chris reaches out in return.  “I’m not in any hurry.”

Chris bends down to press a kiss to Stiles’ knuckles.

“I won’t keep you waiting too long.”  Chris kisses Stiles’ knuckles again and straightens.  “Promise.”

some short and sweet ones to start you off:

The Matchmaker by Green

Rating: G - Words: 1660 - Published: 2017-10-27

Summary: Two men are standing in his waiting room, both of them looking like they walked out of one of Stiles's wet dreams.

"Are you here for matchmaking?" Stiles asks once he's stopped ogling and remembered he's a professional.

A box full of marshmallows by panto

Rating: T - Words 1528 - Published: 2019-10-24

Summary: Chris and Peter plan a camping trip to take Stiles out of town for a weekend, so their young boyfriend can get away from all the stress and pressure at home and in college. Stiles doesn't expect there to be even more surprises.

these ones made me laugh out loud and had me smiling at my screen like a loon while i read:

Table For Three by Bittah_Wizard

Rating: E - Words: 4761 - Published: 2019-02-26 - Completed: 2019-03-03

Summary: The AU where Stiles' life is a Lifetime movie, but with more peace lilies.

All You Feel (is Love) by Twisted_Mind

Rating: T - Words 7539 - Published: 2022-04-30

Summary:  “Wait,” he breathes, laughter starting to bubble up. “Are you telling me that, of the three of us with this fucking disease, you’re the emotionally intelligent one of the bunch?”  Peter smirks, but his eyes are dancing, and y’know what, he’s earned this one.

So You’re The Boyfriend? by FailWolf (GeekMom13)

Rating: E - Words: 8163 - Published 2021-12-21

Summary: Stiles meets Peter's friend... and keeps bumping into him at the worst times.

Then Peter meets Peter's friend and apparently, Stiles had it wrong.

need something longer that has some drama in it? enjoy this one that i plan on re-reading this weekend too:

Long Hold by Planthoughts

Rating: M - Words: 63277 - Published: 2021-06-02 - Completed: 2021-12-21

Summary: Peter's unsatisfied with his investment firm. He gets paid hand over fist to work obscene hours without much respect from the CEO to show for it. Worse yet, they've asked him to babysit some nerdish bore graduating with a statistics PhD from MIT.

Stiles thought it would be a nice, free long weekend in New York City. Chris just wants to get away from his father's firm.

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Every joke starts off like this: A werewolf, a spark, and a hunter walk into a vegetarian tapas bar....

this one is so sweet you’re going to be having to take breaks to get through it (in the best way possible!):

In the Darkness, Be My Light by GoldenDaydreams

Rating: E - Words: 11309 - Published: 2022-02-14

Summary: Stiles isn't leaving Beacon Hills for good. He just needs a break, and he knows where to go.

two words for this one: forced! bonding! seriously, obsessed with this fic:

Living Well by FicBaal (illbeintheend)

Rating: E - Words 14809 - Published: 2022-02-14

Summary: Stiles is forced to cut his magic training short when a ward alerts him to trouble in Beacon Hills. Everyone but Chris and Peter are gone by the time he makes it back, something has taken them. Something hungry.

Desperate times call for desperate measures...and bedfellows.

need some angst? look no further than these fics (don’t worry, the payoff is worth it!):

lock away the pieces by EzzyDean

Rating: T - Words: 10000 - Published: 2022-01-08

Summary: It’s like the second year of college all over again.  Only about a hundred times worse because Christopher Argent aged like a god damn fine barrel of whiskey and Peter, well, Peter has always had an inclination for the finer things life offered him.

breath, suddenly sharpened by sinequanon

Rating: T - Words: 4449 - Published: 2017-02-28

Summary: The three of them were always meant to be together; it was just a shame that one of them had to die first.

broken mirror by Areiton

Rating: M - Words: 1948 - Published: 2018-07-29

Summary: Sometimes he thinks about how things might have changed, how Stiles might have changed, if he had ignored Stiles’ tremulous no, and bitten him as his instincts screamed.

But that--that is neither here nor there.

Drowning at Night by TriDom

Rating: E - Words: 81861 - Published: 2016-01-03 - Completed: 2019-05-27

Summary: It’s been five years since Stiles heard Chris’s voice, two days before he was taken prisoner while serving in Afghanistan.

Stiles has moved on. It's been hell to rebuild his life after he had everything he'd ever wanted, but he managed and he's fairly happy. His fiance, Peter Hale, is smart and gorgeous. He has the job he's wanted for five years. They have a good life.

But still in the quiet moments, when he sleeps, he's haunted with the lingering bitter sweet dreams of Chris's face.

the sex in this one is just... YES:

In The Waking Hours by Triangulum

Rating: E - Words: 9093 - Published: 2017-10-27

Summary: Chris and Stiles have been at their house in Spain for a little over a year when Stiles answers the door to see Peter standing on the other side of it, a bag slung over his shoulder. Chris hears the doorbell, but doesn't hear anything else, so he walks into the foyer curiously, to see Stiles standing in front of the door, staring at Peter with her mouth hanging open. Peter looks uncomfortable and unsure, hand clenching the strap of his bag tightly.

Or

Sequel to In The Mourning Hours

some of my absolute favs that i personally am responsible for hundreds of hits on collectively, because i re-read them ALL the time:

Safe Harbour by cywscross

Rating: T - Words: 12821 - Published: 2018-02-14

Summary: Peter didn't think he'd find a home here. He certainly didn't think he'd find a home with two other men.

Chris and Stiles prove him wrong.

Hunger & Release by Twisted_Mind

Rating: E - Words: 5265 - Published: 2017-07-21

Summary: “A word, before we begin,” Peter murmurs. He nods. “You’re here to watch, Christopher, not judge. If you want to understand, you’ll need to hold off on questions until later. It’s also in your best interests to remember that what you’re about to see has nothing to do with you.”

living on borrow time (but we live it so well) by cywscross

Rating: E - Words: 23943 - Published: 2016-03-15 - Completed: 2017-10-31

Summary: Whatever last desperate piece of magic Gerard played after his body rejected the Bite, even that old bastard probably didn’t mean to raise the dead with it.  Not that it makes a difference either way of course.

Firebreak by Whreflections

Rating: E - Words 24451 - Published: 2019-10-27 - Completed: 2019-12-13

Summary: When Stiles comes to Chris to tell him he's interested in pursuing a relationship with the snarky, brilliant phoenix firefighter he met through his job at the hospital, Chris isn't entirely surprised.  They've been friends for a while, now, and Peter is exactly Stiles' type. 

After ten years together, he knows Stiles inside and out- it isn't a shock that he's falling for Peter, or a shock that he's capable of considering anyone else.  Stiles has never been less than open with him- but if this is going to work, Chris is going to have to be just as honest with Stiles, and with himself.

Some lines are hard to cross, even if those boundaries are self inflicted.

I know that a lot of people are hesitant to read a WIP but, I promise you, these ones are SO good that they’re worth the read, even if the author never updates again:

‘Cause I’m a Fucking Mess Sometimes by petersnarker

Rating: E - Words: 3242 - Published: 2022-04-24 - Last Updated: 2022-04-24

Summary: Chris pines so hard after Stiles, and Peter encourages it.

Well, This is Awkward by thesherlockianwhjustcant

Rating: E - Words: 86747 - Published: 2018-11-04 - Last Updated: 2022-02-21

Summary: Stetopher soulmate AU in which Stiles, Peter, and Chris only find out they're soulmates when they're alone in a room together for the first time...

when fates collide by finnickyfox

Rating: M - Words 23726 - Published: 2020-06-02 - Last Updated: 2020-07-20

Summary: Beacon Hills has been waiting a century for its Guardian to appear. Finally, in 2005, the Nemeton awakens and a human Spark stumbles into the Hale pack's lives. Peter and Chris struggle with the unusual pull they feel to the savior that's intent on avoiding them. Meanwhile, Stiles has trouble forgetting his past as he navigates a role he was never meant for.

Three’s A Crowd (So Follow The Sound) by naijagirl101

Rating: T - Words: 89059 - Published: 2016-11-24 - Last Updated: 2021-12-28

Summary: "He could ward places, perform protection spells, and outthink everyone but Deaton this side of the Andes, and he had a successful side hustle in charms. He had his own apartment up in Palo Alto during the school year and Skype calls w/Scott and Kira, and Thanksgiving with Lydia (and Jackson, the everlasting douche, God) at RPI to look forward to and -

- his life was full. Amazing, even.

So, really, he was still whole."