#GOOD fucking MORNING everybody how about that unrequited love huh

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There are things in Melli's teeth that better never come out.

That foolish wall of a warden doesn't understand that at a glance when he sees him sitting like that, curved on himself and sunken miserably inside his shoulders, arms on his knees like a moody teenager, staring into a pool of melting snow as it were the source of everything damned and rotten across all of time.

He waits before speaking; and it makes the younger dread it worse.

"He was very fond of you."

"Oh spare me your mockery!" he shouts as he jumps to his feet, hand cutting through the air in a motion that demands silence. His voice sounds like a snarl: "I don't need you to twist the Quick Fang deeper in the wound by telling me how much of a friend your spouse thought me to be!"

Gaeric laughs. It's a laugh of incredulity, which is why the other warden doesn't turn around and try to claw his eyes out with his bare nails.

"You think too highly of me," he says with a sad bitterness in his tone that has nothing to do with his interlocutor.

Melli turns to him: "How so?" he barks.

He can see it now that he faces him: a deep melancholy in lighter blue eyes, a dejected drop in the wide shoulders' stance.

"He was very fond of me, too," Gaeric replied. "He could be nothing more."

And then there was silence between them.

How long had this gone on? This tug-of-war, this competition for something that ended up being unattainable? A couple years for certain: growling like Umbreons they had circled one another showing teeth, biting deep if only with jabs and vitriolic words because neither could afford a direct physical approach, fueled by a centuries-old feud between their bloods and a more recent one between their hearts, striking and retreating all under the cover of darkness, so that it would remain a secret to both the Clans and the object of their affection.

And now he is gone, with no way of finding him again; and even if he had remained, they could have never had him.

"Wherever he may be," Gaeric says, solemn and saddened, "I hope happiness finds him."

Melli glares angrily, with his eyes heavy and lucid from tears.

"I hope he doesn't remember me at all," he croaks back with a hiss, "So I can pretend that none of this ever happened, and that I didn't play myself like a fool."

That spite has always been there, intermingled with furious embarrassment. He's too proud for romance, he decided once - he can't suffer, can't stand all the waiting and courting and heartbreak when it comes. He should have done well remembering that haughty thought and sticking to it.

He hates how honest Gaeric is about it. He hates how he is not grieving, but almost; he hates how he doesn't think it's an injustice that he couldn't be loved back, that the man he felt so much towards is lost forever to a time he will never even live to see. He hates how he isn't angry, just sad.

Melli is too, of course. They're in the same situation, after all. But he is angry as well: angry at fate and angry at himself and angry at him, at the fact that even if he had made any sort of avance he would have been rejected like anybody else who could have tried, all because of something that nobody had any power over nor fault in. He is angry at the unpredictability of it all, at how he knows this is the right ending, the one he truly deserved, the one where he gets to be truly happy and whole again in a way that he could not be here.

"He didn't mean that. You know it," Gaeric says. Of course, he is right. "He was never one to hurt on purpose."

"But it hurts all the same, doesn't it?" Melli replies with a voice that breaks halfway through: "And I'll never forgive him for that."

I'll never forgive him for being allowed to return safe and sound and finally free to the barely remembered home he missed to the point of tears.

What a selfish thought.

Gaeric doesn't mock him when the lie makes him start crying warm furious tears. They sit together, six feet apart, looking in silence at the snow as it melts, and know within themselves that this is the closest they will ever come to feel to one another. All of this will pass: they will move on from these emotions and lose them between other memories, as impossible as it may sound to them in this moment and place.

It might be spring too, somewhere else, sometime else; it might be autumn.

They wish him to be safe, and warm, and loved, until all that exists stops being.

[tsuki-sennin]

Wahahaha! A shark!? At the festival? How'd you get up here, eh, Murasame-san? Yoooo! Grab a peach, give it a nice chomp, and dance with us!

Spoilers, I guess...

-Jawsome.

-Spell it Jawsum and that'd be an Omori reference!

-Good morning baby shark.

-Oh, you fast.

-Oh, they free.

-"I'm tired :("

-Awww, poor thing.

-Soooo, is it like an inverse of Kou of the Howling Star? A kid in the sword being guided along by somebody outside of the sword?

-"This guy is cringe, can we fire him?"

-"I'm speaking for you, Dog Man!"

-...to be fair, Tsubasa absolutely would kick Jirou out given the opportunity.

-Aaaaah, Don Kaito

-"Sorry, you're not kicking him out."

-Hey buddy!

-"I just wanna be your partner :)"

-Aw, that's nice.

-Well, at least he had a chance.

-OH FUCK A YOU-FOE!

-KAITO FELL FOR IT HJVLJKGJL

-So that's Don Murasame.

-The shak.

-Oh my god, he's about to commit an assassination

-"Jump rope!"

-I can't help but imagine what these other delivery dudes feel. Like "Oh fuck, it's one of Momoi's friends. Everybody just act like you don't see them, they'll be gone in a bit."

-Oh, everybody's comin' for him now!

-My man really did 1000 jumps.

-"We're gonna get his ass."

-Ayyy, Sononi!

-"Love wins. Friendship. ...Friendship, again?"

-It'll never not be funny having somebody like Tsubasa be so dedicated to the power of love and friendship.

-Tsuyoshi has Sneak 100.

-"Mmmmm, bean sprout."

-Yomi of the Crimson Squad would be proud.

"Excellent work, Tsuyoshi my boy! You truly are... Miho-san's little pog champ. Now, let us indulge in bean sprout heaven together, as brothers in arms! Wahahahahahaha!"

-He just wants somebody to be proud of him.

-200 steps!

-Oh my god, he's snipin'.

-"Unrequited love", huh?

-Daaamn! That boy's got a frisbee arm!

-Instantly exercising!

-Ohhhh.

-Yeah, Haruka, gettem!

-"Aw shucks, Haruka Kito, award winning manga author, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and Japan's top fashion model for the fifth year in a row! Ain't that the peachy keenest gosh darn thing you've ever done for me! I'm gonna buy five copies of your latest manga for 10 thousand yen a pop!

-"Holy shit, this is the first time a woman has given me anything other than a signature or noise complaint! I'm gonna savor these!"

"SNEAK ATTACK!"

-Ah, that's nice, Jirou's a real bro. Spottin' Haruka, even despite her contempt for him.

-Oh hey, Sonoi.

-"Let's have a superhero contest. ...I don't know what we're winning, I just really wanna help people."

-Package time~!

-"Oh, don't mind him, he's my boyfriend. He once stabbed me."

-You certainly are stylin'.

-This isn't the weirdest date I've seen two guys on.

-Wow, they got sonned.

-"C'mon, ya'll! Squat!"

-Good morning, Murasame. :)

-How are you doin' today, buddy?

-Ahhhh, Papa Jin!

-He's nervous, huh? I'd be too, Jirou.

-"Ehhhhh, well."

-"Gii, the rhinoceros beetle."

-...I sure hope this isn't anything super sensitive for Tarou, that'd suck.

-...why "Gii-chan" ourple

-"MY SON"

-"MY BEETLE BOY! WHERE IS HE"

-Oh my God, that's so cruel

-"My beetle boy... where are you ;;"

-"My beetle boy :("

-Oh my God, you're making him cry so much.

-Oh, there they be.

-Ooooooh, I love the colors.

-WHAT'S UP!

-Don Murasame.

-Baller as hell.

-Das a ninja!

-"Beat him up for Mommy, okay Murasame-chan?"

-"OH GODDAMMIT I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF DOGGIN'"

-Oh, shark vanish!

-Wow, this thing is cool.

-Alter Time!

-Don Mura... Same? As in Shark?

-Oh goddammit. Inoue.

-They got the shark.

-"Hmmph. This guy's on a whole other level."

-Sonoi just hung out there, huh?

-Bonk!

-That old lady's Don Momotaro's best buddy now.

-Ohhhh, scawy stowies!

-.

-What the fuck was that outfit

[sterekgala-blog]

A rec list will be posted every day with a few of our favorite Sterek holiday fics, and a masterpost of all our rec lists will be posted on the 31st. Requests are always welcomed!

New Year’s Rec List #14

The Mistletoe Chronicles by BrightsideIsMyMiddleName || 12.5k

Stiles was happy with his platonic love for Derek, but he knew Scott would end up trying to help; it was part of his god complex. He was just hoping it would be later than sooner.

Of course, the Christmas season started and Scott saw the perfect opportunity to help.

That’s how the Mistletoe Fever started.

Cupid Scott being the best bro ever

A Very Merry Clichéd Christmas by StaciNadia || 2.5k

Stiles wants to do all the cute clichéd Christmas stuff with his boyfriend.

A perfect Christmas with our two favorite boys :)

i trust you by dragneels || 3.5k

5 times Stiles tells Derek he trusts him + 1 time Derek tells Stiles.

I love the 5+1 trope so much

It's Christmas Eve and I've Only Wrapped 2 Fucking Presents by Marishna || 1.5k

Stiles wasn't exactly sure what he expected when he crept into the depot late on Christmas Eve--well, Christmas Day, technically.

Lmao Derek sucks at wrapping presents and it’s great

Agent Halewinkle and the Stilinski Cheer Initiative by WhoNatural || 7k

PROMPT: Derek is an elf sent to the "mortal world" to bring Christmas spirit back into the Stilinski family and accidentally falls in love with Stiles He’s a senior Agent of Cheer, decorated numerous times by the Candy Cane Council for his work in bringing joy to the many jovially-challenged families during the jolly season. His attention to detail has been heralded as ‘heartwarming’, ‘inspiring’ and ‘hella swell’ by several respected trade publications.

Elf Derek is a beautiful, beautiful thing guys

Mistlefoe by rosieeexox || 1.5k

Stiles has had a crush on Derek since...forever. Cora invites him to spend Christmas with the Hale’s.

I love Mama Hale. Talia is the freaking best hands down

Christmas Memos by howl-to-the-wind (greenleaf) || 2k

From: Derek Hale <dhale@hc.com> To: S. Stilinski <batman_boxers@hc.com>, L. Martin <queenscrooge@hc.com>, E. Reyes <redbitchqueen@hc.com>, ...

Subject: Regarding Mistletoes

I shall keep this brief.

I am aware that Christmas is in a few weeks and I am not discouraging everybody from spreading holiday cheer around the company. However, the next person to put up a mistletoe in my general vicinity is going to get fired on the spot.

(Derek is the long-suffering president of Hale Corp, and the rest are testing his patience. Poor Derek.)

I really love how original the formatting is for this story. A lovely read indeed.

Make a Wish and it Just Might Come True by halcyon1993 || 11k

Christmas is fast approaching, and nearly everyone in the Hale pack is excited to spend it together at the rebuilt Hale house. Everyone except for Stiles. He feels left out with his friends all coupled up and can’t quite get into the holiday spirit because he is sure his feelings for the resident alpha are unrequited. Or are they?

Soooooo much pining from these oblivious idiots

I won’t need the mistletoe by SadiablosLikeItHot || 4k

“Listen man, you’re over thinking this. He probably doesn’t even care! It’s Derek! I doubt anything we’ve ever said to him as a joke has stuck with him. All you did was-”

“EAT MY ASS!” Stiles yells it so loudly, that Scott lets go and steps back without even thinking. “I told Derek Hale to eat my ass under the mistletoe, Scott!

Stiles eyes are wide as though he’s only now realizing what he’s said. Scott chokes back a bark of laughter. “I know, and I admit that’s kind of a gross idea on your part, but it’s not like you were serious!”

Uh huh, of course he wasn’t serious. Mm-hmm totally

Laws of Christmas by Boy_On_Strings || 25k

Everyone gathers for a Christmas party, but Lydia has some surprising rules she plans to enforce. Scott and Jackson get a little bit closer, while Allison and Lydia share a surprising moment. Finally, Derek asks Stiles to do something he never thought he would.

Bottom Derek needs more appreciation honestly

Head Cases and Questionable Characters by howl-to-the-wind (greenleaf) || 18k

Working for Argent & Hale, one of the most prestigious legal firms in the country, was always eventful to say the least. It was a big headache a lot of the times, sure, and a pain in the ass in most, but for Stiles Stilinski, it was a dream come true. He adored his colleagues, was paid a boatload of money, and everybody knew that he was damn good at his job.

...Or one where Teen Wolf and Boston Legal collides, everybody is a lawyer (except for Scott), Stiles and Lydia are BAMFs, Laura wants Derek to get laid, and Peter is (as always) creepy as hell. And Chris just wants to do his job but all his attorneys insist on being inappropriate and ridiculous.

Getting back together fic whoop!!!!

Beard Baubles by Marishna || 1k

Scott started it.

He texted a link in the pack group thread showing off his online discovery. Derek clicked it without thinking and frowned when it brought him to a page selling Christmas beard ornaments.

Ha ha, he texted back and then closed his messages app and continued about his day.

He didn’t give it much of a second thought, really.

Lmaoooo Scott why

Hot Chocolate and Black Ice by Spoodlemonkey || 1k

To be completely honest he’s not really sure what’s happened at first. He’s standing one moment, laying on the ground the next, with no in-between. But his tail bone is sore and the ground is cold so he decides that instead of surprised he should be pissed at whoever didn’t salt their sidewalk this morning.

Falling on ice sucks but at least this one was worth it am I right ;)

For the Cold by dontlietomehoney || 3k

The fire alarm keeps going off in Stiles' residence hall and the first time it happens he sees his neighbor, Derek, in his underwear. The second time around, Derek sees Stiles in his.

I’m here for Derek giving Stiles his jacket anyday

The Cintron Hall Situation by dragon_temeraire || 3k

Stiles is freezing and miserable in his dorm, so he decides to knock on his hot neighbor Derek’s door for help.

So damn cute

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