#Vernon Boyd Lives

[takaraphoenix]

Writing Teen Wolf fanfiction is honestly so funny because this fandom is like THE most cultivated I have ever seen when it comes to additional tags. There is a specific tag for every single thing I enjoy.

Posting Teen Wolf fics is like "okay here are the 10 tags that set the perimeter of basically all my stories. And THEN we get to the specifics of this story".

[blackhholes]

teen wolf - down

now i don't quite know what i'm doing anymore i mean i'm struggling just to see the floor

[gwendolynnderolo]

this was too excellent to put in a meme post it had to be by itself

teen wolf memes

[lemonhoarddragoness]

Teen Wolf AU: Coydica

'I just wanna not eat lunch alone every day.'

The words sound almost trivial in retrospect, accepting a supernatural bite in exchange for the off chance of friends, but from the start Boyd has known its been about filling something deeper inside himself. The bite had punched his ticket toward freedom — Freedom from isolation, from a resonating guilt, and from an intangible longing that had wrapped itself around his heart like a vice grip. Boyd couldn't have known the dangers that this decision would bring alongside it — the repeated near misses with death, the gut wrenching fears, the pain and suffering it brought — but he knows he would choose the same path time and again because at the end of the day it led him to them. The bite gave Boyd more then a pack or a friendship, it gives him Erica and Cora. And every morning he has the peace of mind knowing when they wake up, they're all safe. He's never been alone since the bite and, he thinks, it's all been worth it.

Inspired by the @teenwolfrarepairevents March Character of the Month: Vernon Boyd.

[omgtheywereawooomates]

teen wolf s3 au: instead of encountering the alpha pack on their way out of beacon hills, erica and boyd are found by lori, who's in town for the game against dev prep. with the promise of food, clean clothes, and a place to crash, derek's former betas are all too happy to follow satomi's beta back to the ito pack house.

[teencopandthesourwolf]

NECKZ 'n' THROATS

'The Music Edition', Issue No.267, May 1996.

WELCOME TO THE WOLFPACK

OMG! I can't believe that I (Allison Argent, Music Editor) got to interview these guys! Editor-In-Chief—and 'friend of the band'—Lydia Martin, sent me out to California to find out all about the band of the minute (Mercury Prize nominees?) and get the scoop on everything you'd want to know about these musicians. So now here I am, ecstatic to be able to introduce you to the world's most talented, definitely prettiest, and most popular emo pop-punk band of 1996—start howling, everybody: IT'S WOLFPACK!!

Read on for the band member's profiles...

MORE: Full article (including the band's tour dates and dirt on their private lives) is featured on p.24, and there's also a colour pull-out poster as this month's centre fold; YEAH WE GOT YOU NECKZ 'n' THROATS MUSIC FANS!

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~ PROFILES ~

SCOOTT 'MAC' BEACONCALL — He/Him, 16, Bitten Werewolf, Ally/Questioning, Lead Singer, Lead Guitarist, Main spokesperson for the band, Shares meditation tips and scrunchies with groupies, Never thrown any TVs out of any hotel windows

JACKSON PILLOCK — He/She/They, 17, Kanima, Bisexual, Bassist, Secondary Vocalist, Dancer, Stars in hair gel commercials, Gay Club all-nighter aficionado, No.1 shit-stirrer within the group

DEREK HELL — They/Them, 19, Born Werewolf, Queer, Keyboards/Piano Player, Backing Vocalist, Dancer, Tall Dark and Handsy (according to Stiles in several documented interviews), 97% Mute, 98% Shirtless, Long-term on-off partner of Stiles

MIECZYSŁAW 'STILES' SLINKY — He/It, 17, Human/Spark, Pansexual, Drummer, Backing Vocalist, Rapper, Break-Dancer, Alleged IQ of 157, Self-confessed Manic Pixie Dream Girl, Forever in PR jail, No.2 shit-stirrer within the group, Long-term on-off partner of Derek

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Photography by Vernon Boyd, Styling by Danny Māhealani, Make-up by Erica Reyes, Hair by Isaac Lahey

Band Manager: Bobby 'Coach' Finstock

Article Typeface: Greenberg®

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[click the title—it's a link to the og neckz 'n' throats post!—and somebody plspls add the next article, i beg you!!]

[sterekbigbang]

cheer up, babe (20,173) by @dyke-yoonji (graveltotempo) Art by @springlockedspectre For @sterekbigbang 2023-2024, Round 6 Rated: Teen And Up Audiences Relationships: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski; Allison Argent & Lydia Martin & Erica Reyes & Stiles Stilinski & Kira Yukimura; Vernon Boyd & Derek Hale & Isaac Lahey & Erica Reyes & Malia Tate & Kira Yukimura Characters: Derek Hale, Stiles Stilinski, Vernon Boyd, Erica Reyes, Isaac Lahey, Lydia Martin, Allison Argent, Scott McCall (Teen Wolf), Jackson Whittemore, Danny Māhealani, Malia Tate, Kira Yukimura Tags: Alternate Universe - High School, Pining, Cheerleaders, Cheerleader Stiles Stilinski, Basketball Player Derek Hale, Pining Derek Hale, Stiles Stilinski in a Skirt, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Omegaverse Omega Stiles Stilinski, Alternate Universe - Werewolves Are Known, Talia Hale Lives, Stiles Stilinski is a Little Shit, Stiles Stilinski is a Tease, Stiles is hot, Derek Hale & Stiles Stilinski are the Same Age, Explicit Language Implied Sexual Content

Summary: He was the basketball captain. And he was a cheerleader. Can I make it any more clear? OR: Derek Hale thought he had his crush on Stiles Stilinski under control. And then Stiles decided to show up to school in a skirt.

[sterekcollabang]

UNLESS

Writer: @artaxlivs

Artist: @eviscer-8

Rating: T Relationships: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Isaac Lahey/Scott McCall, Vernon Boyd/Erica Reyes, Lydia Martin/Jackson Whittemore Additional Tags: Background Relationships, The Hale Family Lives (Teen Wolf), Minor Kate Argent/Derek Hale, Spark Stiles Stilinski, Full Shift Werewolf Derek Hale, Full Shift Werewolves, The Lord of the Rings References, + click through for more

Summary:

Everyone says that werewolves are just as bad as humans but when he rolls over onto his belly and peeks over the edge of the mushroom at the werewolf who's wandered into his territory, Stiles thinks that can’t possibly be true. OR A Fern Gully-ish AU where Stiles is a fairy, Derek is a 3 inch tall werewolf and Kate is even more toxic than usual.

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[sterek-ao3feed-archive]

We're What?

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54577153 by IgotNolifeHelp000 “So, the Hales are moving back because the eldest son is my mate, and he’s apparently really desperate to be around me and his mom wants to set us up, and while all of that is going on, I will get powers and people from the supernatural world are going to train me, meanwhile the council are having a close eye on me to see if I am in fact the chosen one?”   “More or less,” His dad said. “Great, what about take-out for lunch, I’m starving” Words: 2569, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Teen Wolf (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Derek Hale, Stiles Stilinski, Scott McCall (Teen Wolf), Kira Yukimura, Lydia Martin, Malia Tate, Cora Hale, Peter Hale, Talia Hale, Sheriff Stilinski (Teen Wolf), Chris Argent, Jackson Whittemore, Erica Reyes, Vernon Boyd, Isaac Lahey, Alan Deaton, Melissa McCall, Laura Hale Relationships: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Scott McCall/Kira Yukimura, Lydia Martin/Malia Tate Additional Tags: sterek, Drama & Romance, Fluff and Angst, The Hale Family Lives (Teen Wolf), Rich Hale Family (Teen Wolf), Magical Stiles Stilinski, Mates Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, POV Stiles Stilinski, Scott McCall & Stiles Stilinski Friendship, Post-Nogitsune Stiles Stilinski, Derek Hale is Bad at Feelings, Protective Derek Hale, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Lydia Martin & Stiles Stilinski Friendship, Banshee Lydia Martin, Malia Tate is a Hale, Cora Hale & Stiles Stilinski Friendship, Cora Hale is a Little Shit, Cora Hale Ships It, Matchmaker Cora Hale, Stiles Stilinski & Kira Yukimura Friendship, Good Peter Hale, Pack Alpha Talia Hale, Awesome Talia Hale, Sheriff Stilinski Knows About Werewolves (Teen Wolf), Pack Dynamics, Rules, Visions, Prophecy, Hurt/Comfort, Car Accidents, Hospitals, Fights, Top Derek Hale/Bottom Stiles Stilinski, Slow Burn, Soul Bond, Running Away, Holidays, Fluff and Smut, Awkward Flirting, Drinking, Drugs, Partying, Sorry?, good luck, I Don't Even Know read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/54577153

[ao3feed-peterstiles]

Stealing Him Away

Read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/60544912 by Takara_Phoenix After the Nogitsune killed Allison, Peter and Chris left Beacon Hills, so Peter could pick up the pieces, both of his mate and of the Hale Pack. After he regained his Alpha status and was assured that Chris was doing better, the mated pair returns to Beacon Hills. Peter had thought Stiles would be fine, with his own pack, would be healing. He's appalled by the state Stiles is in when they arrive to take their boy away. Words: 20419, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Teen Wolf (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M, Multi Characters: Stiles Stilinski, Peter Hale, Chris Argent, Derek Hale, Erica Reyes, Vernon Boyd, Isaac Lahey, Jackson Whittemore, Lydia Martin, Cora Hale, Malia Tate, Kira Yukimura, Sheriff Stilinski Relationships: Chris Argent/Peter Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Chris Argent/Peter Hale, Chris Argent/Stiles Stilinski, Peter Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Minor or Background Relationship(s), Vernon Boyd/Erica Reyes, Lydia Martin/Jackson Whittemore, Malia Tate/Kira Yukimura, Stiles Stilinski & Everyone Additional Tags: Slash, Polyamory, Threesome - M/M/M, Established Chris Argent/Peter Hale, Married Chris Argent/Peter Hale, Post-Nogitsune, Post-Nogitsune Stiles Stilinski, Stiles deals with his Nogitsune Trauma, Spark Stiles Stilinski, Stiles Stilinski is Pushed Out of Scott McCall's Pack, Bad Pack Alpha Scott McCall (Teen Wolf), Bad Friend Scott McCall (Teen Wolf), Hurt/Comfort, The Hale Pack Moves to London, Pack Alpha Peter Hale, every tagged character ends up in the Hale Pack, Stiles Stilinski Leaves Beacon Hills, Everyone Loves Stiles Stilinski, Erica Reyes Lives, Vernon Boyd Lives, Vernon Boyd and Erica Reyes Live, Slow Burn, Healing, really centric on the recovery aspect, also on the pack, Hale Pack, Pack Feels Read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/60544912

[sterek-ao3feed]

The Triskelion Tattoo

Read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/56887135

by Takara_Phoenix

One of the challenges of being a human among wolves was that he didn't feel the pack bonds the way the wolves do. To show that he was part of the pack, Stiles gets a tattoo of the triskelion.

Derek had never displayed better self-control than when he sees his symbol on Stiles. He'd done so good holding back and controlling himself around Stiles, but this was his breaking point.

Words: 5396, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 5 of Phoe's Pride Month Bingo 2024

Fandoms: Teen Wolf (TV)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Derek Hale, Stiles Stilinski, Scott McCall, Allison Argent, Isaac Lahey, Vernon Boyd, Erica Reyes, Jackson Whittemore, Lydia Martin

Relationships: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Derek Hale's Pack Members & Stiles Stilinski

Additional Tags: Slash, Mates, Mates Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Pack Alpha Mate Stiles Stilinski, Pack Mom Stiles, Stiles Stilinski is Part of Derek Hale's Pack, Jackson Whittemore is Part of Derek Hale's Pack, Jackson Whittemore Doesn't Leave, Erica Reyes Lives, Vernon Boyd Lives, Vernon Boyd and Erica Reyes Live, Post-Season/Series 02, No Alpha Pack, Tattoos, Stiles gets a tattoo, Fluff, Possessive Derek Hale

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56887135

[takaraphoenix]

I don't know why, but 2024 really is the year of missing the Hale Pack for me :(

I miss Derek having the chance to become a real alpha

I miss Erica and Boyd getting the chance to return to the pack and live

I miss snarky bastard uncle Peter in the corner

I miss getting to explore Isaac living with Derek and finding a home

I miss Pack Mom Stiles

Heck, I miss Jackson getting the chance to find a place where he belongs instead of being written off

[wolfspurr]

Heatwave (1983 words) by Wolfspurr Chapters: 1/3 Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski Additional Tags: Minor Allison Argent/Scott McCall, Minor Vernon Boyd/Erica Reyes, Hot Weather, Making Out Summary: A heatwave hits Beacon Hills and the whole town decides to start coupling up. Stiles isn't sure if it's the best thing that's ever happened to him or the worst. Excerpt:

It has to be supernatural.

The blanket of heat that’s settled over Beacon Hills is an oppressive, sticky kind of hell so unpleasant that it can’t possibly be a natural phenomenon. It can’t. If it’s not supernatural, then it can’t be defeated, and if it can’t be defeated Stiles is going to have to live through it.

It has to be supernatural.

Summer is supposed to be over, and even at its peak the temperatures hadn’t spiked this high. This is Beacon Hills; it isn’t supposed to be like this. What’s worse, school is back in session, so Stiles can’t spend his days lounging in Lydia’s pool with the rest of the pack in between supernatural threats. There’s homework to do and classes to attend, and for some godforsaken reason Beacon Hills High hasn’t seen fit to upgrade its air conditioning system at any point within the last two decades.

Which is to say it’s hot.

Unbearably hot.

The air is so thick he can practically cut it. It’s stifling. Suffocating. No matter how many cool showers he takes, a couple of minutes later there’s a tacky sheen of sweat prickling uncomfortably over his body again, an unattractive flush rising on his skin as blood rushes to the surface in the vain hope of being cooled down. All he can do is fan himself ineffectually with whatever’s closest to hand and pray to whatever higher being might be up there for it to end.

It’s not just the heat, it’s the humidity. It might actually be driving him insane, and Stiles is pretty sure he isn’t the only one.

It makes no sense. In this climate touching anyone else should be the last thing on anyone’s mind, but things in Beacon Hills seem to have been heating up in more ways than one. It’s not enough that the town is hotter than Satan’s balls, the heat seems to be messing with people’s minds as well, burning away their rationality and overheating their senses until they reach boiling point and hidden feelings, secret urges start to bubble over. Everyone is pairing up, finding someone to press themselves up against in discrete corners, empty rooms, the middle of the damn hallways.

Everyone except for Stiles.

Scott and Allison are so hot for each other they seem to have taken up permanent residence in the supply closet during school hours. Yesterday he walked in on Erica doing unspeakable things to Boyd in the depths of the library stacks, and he’s pretty sure he even saw Harris sneaking into an abandoned classroom with the new school secretary at lunch.

It can’t be normal.

And this is why Stiles is sprawled in front of his desk, cursing his laptop for the heat it’s churning out into the sauna he now calls a bedroom as he throws himself into research. Magma creatures. Volcano spirits. Lusty heat demons. Something has to be causing this misery. Keep Reading

[thehollowprince]

I've been on a bit of a Star Trek kick lately, and I've come up with a crew for a Federation ship using Teen Wolf characters and what species I would have them be.

Scott McCall - captain - Kwejian

Derek Hale - first officer - Romulan

Allison Argeant - security chief - human

Stiles Stilinski - chief engineer - human

Lydia Martin - science officer - Ocampa

Danny Mahealani - ops officer - human

Vernon Boyd - comms officer - Xahean

Isaac Lahey - tactical officer - Bajoran

Kira Yukimura - navigator - Trill

Malia Tate - helm officer - Romulan

Alan Deaton - chief medical officer - El-Aurian

Matin Morrell - counselor - El-Aurian

I have no idea what kind of story I'd write for this, but I had fun coming up with what position each character would have on a Federation ship and what species to make certain members (everyone who was a shapeshifter on TW was automatically an alien).

The easiest to assign were Deaton and Morrell, including them being El-Aurian like Guinan. An Immortal race of "listeners"? Sounds like those two.

Scott I struggled with until I remembered the character of Book from Discovery and the Kwejian, who have empathic abilities, which fed right into Scott's compassion. Of course, since I made him Kwejian, this would have to take place in the 32nd century or later - I'm thinking a century after Discovery.

Lydia I made an Ocampa from Voyager, because of their untapped psychic abilities, but because I'm placing this at a later century, I'm saying they've evolved psst the 9 year life span.

Isaac I went with Bajoran because of Kira Nerys and her more upfront approach on Deep Space 9, and it just made me think of him. Plus, picture Isaac with the Bajoran earring.

I chose for Derek to be a Romulan because of how secretive the Hale family was, relying on sabotage and subterfuge. I'm actually picturing that Peter was the original captain of the ship before he was overthrown in a mutiny because of his "un-Federation like conduct" with Derek as acting captain until he stepped down, realizing he wasn't leadership material, thus mirroring how on TW he usurped Peter as Alpha before giving it up and Scott sort of rising in his place.

I also think it would be cool to have Scott and Derek on the bridge in their red shirts to match their Alpha eyes.

Same with Malia, since she's technically a Hale, I made her a Romulan, specifically a former adept of the Qowat Milat, thus explaining her upfront and blunt demeanor. Though she never actually became a full sister of the Order, and instead joined Star Fleet.

I originally had Kira in mind to be a nun for the Qowat Milat, because of her sword skills, but then I thought a little more about it and made her a Trill, specifically a host for a symbiot. So, in one of her symbiot's other lives, it was trained by the Qowat Milat, thus giving a credible excuse for her martial prowess.

And Boyd... Boyd was the hardest for me. I wanted to include him because of how dirty his character was done on Teen Wolf, but because his character was hardly used, I didn't have much to base this on. In the end, I went with Xahean, because they're an obscure and barely used species from Discovery and then Picard, who have fangs and claws (similar to his werewolf form on TW) and the ability to turn partially invisible.

As for the humans, given how StarFleet is mostly human, I left them the way they were and just used their attributes from the show to influence their positions on the ship. Allison wanting to protect those who can't protect themselves? Security. Stiles being able to hold his jeep together with duct tape? Engineering. Danny, the hacker? Operations.

Like I said above, I still have no idea what story I would write with this, but I had fun getting here.

[triskhellion]

Gingerly

Rated: Teen (2k)

Relationship: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski

Characters: Stiles Stilinski, Derek Hale, Erica Reyes, Vernon Boyd, Isaac Lahey, Jackson Whittemore, Scott McCall, Alison Argent, Sheriff Stilinski

Tags: POV Stiles, Magical Stiles, Alpha Derek, Baking & Brewing, Accidental Secret Admirer/Assumed Creeper-Bad Guy, Scenting, Kissing, Hickeys, Getting Together

Summary:

Stiles already knew that the secretive Alpha had a not-so-secret sweet tooth, but not about a favorite spice. He could do something with that.

The Stilinski men were only passable in the kitchen, but he figured he could learn to bake. Woo the guy of his literal and figurative dreams, experiment with finer magic control, and enjoy snacks as he went? Win-win-win.

For Noxnthea and Stiles Shipping Central Ficlet Exchange. Prompt #3, Secret Admirer:

Stiles didn’t mean to end up as [person’s] secret admirer. He’d fully intended to announce his intentions, okay? But then, well… then he accidentally did [insert mistake here], and now [person]’s convinced they’ve got some creepy dude stalking them and goddamnit, if this gets out, the pack is never gonna let Stiles live this down.

Wolf & Snow Moons - Snow prompts: 12, Ginger, Hidden

Stiles began working on his magic over the summer, but didn’t tell anyone because he wanted to have something impressive, or at least reliable, to show when he was inevitably asked to demonstrate. Struggling to light a candle in front of a skeptical audience? No thank you.

So he borrowed some books, started a herb garden, learned various grounding techniques, and eventually it wasn’t so hard to draw from that well of power inside him. Apparently, soon he wouldn’t even need anything except his own will, but for now he actually enjoyed the little rituals. He even got multiple sternum tattoos to aid with things like stealth, protection, and healing and to strengthen his connection to the land and elements. (They looked pretty fucking cool and he only fainted twice.) 

Stiles was practicing extending his senses while walking near the new Beta House one evening when he overheard Boyd telling Erica how he realized that whenever he had something gingery back at the loft — drinks, stir-fry, cookies from his grandma —  that some of it always disappeared. At first he’d thought it was Peter or maybe Jackson, but he eventually caught Derek red (or rather, yellowy brown-beige) handed. 

Interesting. Stiles already knew the secretive Alpha had a not-so-secret sweet tooth, but not about a favorite spice. He could do something with that. 

The Stilinski men were only passable in the kitchen, but he figured he could learn to bake. Woo the guy of his literal and figurative dreams, experiment with finer magic control, and enjoy snacks as he went? Win-win-win.

After numerous attempts ranging from “exploding goo turned charcoal” to “pretty good” his latest batches came out perfectly. Chewy triple ginger molasses cookies, crispy gingersnaps, and decadent dark chocolate gingerbread brownies. The power of three, baby!

He snagged some for himself (quality control) and saved two of each for his dad, but still had a dozen left of everything for Derek. On the way over, he stopped to buy some tea for good measure: chai and lemon ginger. Then it was showtime. 

But when Stiles knocked on the door there was no answer. How anticlimactic. 

He waited a few minutes and then enhanced his hearing to check for sure that Derek wasn’t home, but instead he heard Isaac, Erica, and Jackson approaching the elevator in the lobby — a.k.a. 3 of the 4 worst possible people to witness anything sincere and potentially embarrassing — so he set the bag at the door, quickly erased his scent. and ran down the stairs while hiding his presence.

The mystery gift was the first topic of discussion at the next pack meeting. Derek apparently enjoyed the goodies (yes!) and only gave the envious betas one of each before absconding with the rest. He assumed it was left as thanks by a half-fae waitress he’d helped the week before, but when he complimented her in passing a few days later she had no idea what he was talking about. None of the wolves could pick up a scent on the packaging and bemusement turned to fear (no!) 

There were any number of malicious spells or supernatural substances that could be activated through food, which would explain the lack of scent. And how did the sender find out about his penchant for ginger anyway? 

Having lost his nerve (he’d never live it down if they found out now,) Stiles sent an anonymous text the next afternoon to try to put Derek at ease, but that only made things worse. After receiving an angry voicemail on his burner phone he panicked and tossed it. 

Another pack meeting was held and they were worried enough to bring in Scott and Allison, though thankfully Chris at least wasn’t there. Allison swept the place for listening devices and Scott asked Deaton to strengthen the wards once the clinic closed. Everyone was now on high alert for what Erica dubbed the “Cookie Monster.”

If Lydia or Peter were around they probably would’ve been suspicious of him being unusually quiet, but she’d left early for MIT and their semi-resident zombie wolf (the 4th and final boss of jerkfaces) was off gallivanting who knows where. There was no evidence pointing in his direction. He just had to relax and keep his mouth shut.  

“Definitely sounds like some psycho stalker to me,” Jackson said, making the “screw loose” sign. 

“That lady on the second floor who’s always checking you out?” Boyd wondered.

“Ooh, what about that guy at the coffee shop that always gives us extra pastries if you pay for it? I bet he knows how to bake,” said Erica. 

“If it’s him, you should roll with it,” Isaac joked, earning a glare from Stiles. How dare he credit some skeevy barista.

“Yeah, maybe it’s just someone with a crush,” Scott said, ever the romantic.

“A creepy person,” Allison emphasized with a frown. Erica nodded.

“Yeah, and with his luck…” she muttered, wincing and turning to a silent Derek. “Sorry, big guy,” 

As the others continued speculating Derek only looked more and more irritable and withdrawn. Angry, yes, but even worse, sad. Stiles dreaded the embarrassment and hassling to come, but he hated seeing Derek upset even more.

“It was me, alright!” he shouted, shooting up from the couch.

Everyone paused and turned to stare at him. Scott tilted his head, his expression that of a confused puppy. 

“Dude, since when do you bake?”

Stiles shrugged awkwardly. “Since recently.”

“But why couldn’t we tell that it was you?” Erica asked.

“I, uh, might’ve done something with my magic? Surprise,” he said, making jazz hands.

“Magic?” 

He turned toward Boyd, who was looking him over as if to check for any changes. Glittery skin or a tail perhaps. Stiles was amused because he wasdifferent now, but only under his clothes were they — and his father — couldn’t see.

“Yeah,” he replied, grinning. “I’ve been learning for a while “

“You, magic?” Jackson scoffed, leaning against the wall. “The only—“

“Me, jackass” Stiles cut in, locating and drawing out streams of flour and black pepper from the pantry and dumping it on his head.

“Dude, that’s so awesome!” Scott exclaimed, coming over to fist bump him as Jackson coughed and sneezed, beating at his hair and clothes. Then Jackson stomped towards him so Stiles stopped him in his tracks just like he kept a pan of B- coffee cake from hitting the floor a week ago.

“Duuuude,” Scott said as Isaac and Erica laughed gleefully. Allison grinned, giving him a thumbs up.

Proud of his progress, he momentarily forgot the situation until he turned and saw Derek watching him with an intense, but unreadable expression. His stomach dropped, but he was still relieved that the subject had changed to his magic and he showed off a few more times, including cleaning up the mess he made. Even the now pristine and mobile Jackson was begrudgingly impressed.

He worked his way closer and closer to the door hoping that with a last good diversion he might even manage to escape (for now, anyway.) 

Then Isaac had to ruin it, raising an eyebrow and smirking before asking about his “sneaking around like a weirdo” and wondering why he made a bunch of desserts for Derek in the first place.

Stiles froze, face flushing as he rambled about training exercises and then made up some tradition of potential emissaries leaving gifts for Alphas. He caused the alarm on his phone go off and then silenced it, saying he had to go. 

Even with just his normal hearing the sound of laughter echoed as he fled.

When Stiles got home he distracted himself with a new game he hadn’t started yet, storming through the fantastical countryside and targeting particularly tall and smug-looking elves. A few hours later he saved his progress and took off his headphones, sighing and knocking his head against the couch cushions. He soon found himself back in the kitchen where he saw some texts and a bunch of group chat notifications when he took out his phone to check a recipe. He ignored the latter, but read the texts from Scott.

< r u okay? >

< do u likr derek?! >

< like >

< ?🤔🤯?! >

Groaning, he replied < can’t talk, abducted by aliens > as if he wasn’t thinking of a certain Sourwolf at that very moment. He added < (not really) > right after because this was Beacon Hills and then slid it back into his pocket.  

His dad came down an hour later in his uniform, yawning as he got a sandwich from the fridge. He was two days into a week of night shifts and was still adjusting to the schedule. 

“Hey, kiddo.”

Stiles saluted back and poured him the coffee he started when he heard movement upstairs. His dad thanked him, watching as he finely chopped a bunch of ginger and then added it and some sugar to a jar of water. 

“What’s that?”

“A ‘ginger bug’. It’ll be a starter for ginger beer in a few days,” he replied, stirring and covering it with cheesecloth.

He received the patented Sheriff’s Eyebrow and rolled his eyes, explaining that there was negligible alcohol content if you drank it soon-ish or refrigerated it, especially without using extra yeast. None if you just added carbonation instead of letting it ferment. 

“Like this one” he said, pointing to a bottle with seltzer and the lavender ginger syrup that he prepared already. His dad hummed dubiously. 

“So what inspired all of this?” he asked, gesturing with tonight’s allotted brownie. “And why does everything have ginger? Not that I’m complaining.”

Stiles once again made up some excuses as he cleaned, this time about trying new hobbies and how ginger was supposed to help with focus. 

“Uh-huh,” his dad said, giving him a knowing look and the “I’ve got my eye on you” motion. “Negligible.” 

“Okaaay!”

His dad ruffled his hair and chuckled as he left. “Alright, I’m off. Be good!”

“I’ve got nothing better to do,” Stiles grumbled to himself. 

Or so he thought until he went upstairs and found Derek in room. 

“Heyyy, how's it going?” he asked after having a minor heart attack.

The look on Derek’s face could only be described as predatory and he swallowed, backing into the wall as 190 pounds of werewolf prowled towards him. Here it was, his somewhat deserved and unfairly attractive doom. 

But instead of mangling him warm fingers circled his wrist and slowly brought it millimeters away from stubbled cheekbones and parted lips. Derek inhaled deeply and sighed.

“You know, I’ve always loved that smell. My uncle, Daniel, used to make these elaborate gingerbread houses full of ‘gingerwere’ cookies in different stages of shifting,” he said, shaking his head with a bittersweet smile. “But I kind of forgot about how much until I came back here.” 

Derek let go, but stepped even closer, leaning in to nuzzle at his neck. Goosebumps rose in his wake and Stiles shivered when he spoke again, a now huskier voice pressed directly to his skin. 

“And then there was this troublesome brat everywhere, smelling of locker rooms and lust. Cheetos and body spray and the usual things…” Derek's chest vibrated against his when he laughed. “But underneath all of that, his scent was like ginger and honey.”

Stiles moaned as Derek licked his throat, clutching at muscular arms and letting his head fall back in offering.

"Mmm, delicious...just like what you made for me. And now I'm thinking that maybe it’s not just aimless, rampaging hormones with you. That maybe you actually want something more." Derek drew back just enough to meet his eyes with a darkened, red-ringed gaze. "Do you want...something more...from me?"

Stiles surged forward with a wordless cry to meet him, possessive mouth hot and spicy-sweet and even better than his dreams.

"Yes," he breathed, hips jerking and becoming speechless again when Derek switched to trailing bruises down his neck and below. 

It seemed like he was going to show off his tattoos after all.

[lavender-lotion]

Teen And Up Audiences | No Archive Warnings Apply | F/M | Teen Wolf (TV) | Erica Reyes/Stiles Stilinski, Vernon Boyd/Erica Reyes, Vernon Boyd & Stiles Stilinski | Stiles Stilinski, Erica Reyes, Vernon Boyd | Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Pre-Poly, Flirting

“He’s straight, you know.” Stiles squawked and nearly fell over when Erica popped up on his side despite the fact that he was sitting down. He sent her a dirty look as he scrambled back upright and made sure that he hadn’t lost any important metal pieces in the grass. “Wha—“ “But he doesn’t mind sharing.”

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