#theoweek23

[momentofmemory]

it's only water, it's only fire, it's only love it's only slaughter, we're only liars, it's only blood

[moths-in-hats]

—And I have this dream where I'm screaming underwater

Made for @theoraekenapperciation Day 4: Lyrics/Quotes

[theoraekenapperciation]

Theo Raeken Appreception Week 2023!

this event is for Theo Raeken centric fan works and will run from August 10th — August 16th 2023, it can be gen works or ship, all characters & au’s are welcome! feel free to send in an ask with any questions or concerns!

to participate in this event tag your creations with #theoappercationweek23 and/or #theoweek23 or simply tag this blog @theoraekenapperciation — please make sure to read the rules found here before posting a work for this event

prompts : these can be mixed & matched however you please and if you don’t want to follow them that’s fine too!

Day 1 — pre-canon - it could be a scene from his childhood, one from right before he came to beacon hills, you decide — August 10th

Day 2 — rarepair - is there anyone who you’d like to see interact with theo more? anyone you think he would get along with? — August 11th

Day 3 — platonic or romantic relationships - how does theo navigate his relationships with the people he cares about? how does he show he cares? — August 12th

Day 4 — part of the pack - explore what it’s like for theo to be part of the pack, or his envy of wanting to be part of the pack — August 13th

Day 5 — season 5 and/or 6 - what was it like for theo during canon? how did the events that took place affect him? — August 14th

Day 6 — the first chimera - explore what it’s like for theo to be a chimera, how it’s affected his view of himself and his relationships with the pack, or maybe what it was like when he first became a chimera — August 15th

Day 7 — dealers choice! — August 16th

visual prompts :

Day 1 — emotions

Day 2 — contrast

Day 3 — expressions

Day 4 — lyrics/quotes

Day 5 — outfits

Day 6 — interests

Day 7 — dealers choice!

alternative prompts :

1) theo & family

2) theo & school

3) aftermath of the dread doctors

[wolfboy88]

For @theoraekenapperciation week day 7: dealer's choice -

Theo Raeken Post Hell Moodboard

[transdunbar]

theo appreciation week | day two: rarepair (theo/isaac)

i also wrote a little ficlet to go with this, set in my theo never leaves AU! there's NSFW content involved, so read at your own risk:

[slice-of-magenta]

@thiamsxbitch maleo (malia/theo)

[howdiditendlor]

THEO APPRECIATION WEEK

day 4 — lyrics/quotes

first to arrive, last to leave, what’s misery without company, it’s hard to laugh when it’s hard to breathe, it’s white outside but red underneath

— snow angel, reneé rapp

a little awkward, considering i’ve been doing lyrics every day. but . . . this song. oooh, this song. go listen to it if you haven’t. i heard it for the first time a few weeks ago and it changed the trajectory of my life. so of course i had to apply it to theo.

i’m getting suuuch season 6 (especially 6b) theo vibes from this song. i actually just rewatched 6x12 last night so i know what i’m talking about here. like let’s start with our edit.

i’ll make it through the winter if it kills me <— i don’t actually know what season it is here but i’m assuming not winter if it’s almost back-to-school season. but he does wear clothes meant for the cold, so my texan ass can’t relate. but the season doesn’t matter. look at it like “i’ll make it through THIS if it kills me” and THIS is being homeless, having no one in his life, trying to be good but being treated like shit, etc etc etc

i can make it faster if i hurry <— this one, in my mind, is just him grinning and bearing it. not turning to anyone for help. if he just grits his teeth and suffers through this, maybe it’ll hurry.

i’ll angel in the snow until i’m worthy <— this breaks me. this with him considering calling scott, his truck parked on the train tracks. is he worthy? is he worthy of help? is he worthy of calling scott and telling him what happened? obviously we think so, but he clearly doesn’t since he never made that call.

and then:

smiles hide what secrets keep

can’t tell a lie if you never speak

look in the mirror, she looks like me

but half alive and twice as weak

i can imagine theo feeling like this post-hell. looking in the mirror and not recognizing himself.

but if it kills me i tried

if it kills me, i tried so hard

just . . . everything he does in 6b. every time he helps. every time he saves liam’s life. when he took gabe’s pain. he’s *trying*

the seasons change, addictions strange

i loved back then what i hate today

i wish i went a different way

but if i went back, i would do the same

i can’t even . . . i can’t even be coherent about this part. especially the last two verses here. he wishes he’d done things differently. maybe he wouldn’t be in this situation if he had. but he knows, knows he’d do the same. after all, what choice had he had?

ANYWAY, i hope, as always, you enjoyed my long ramble about THEE theo raeken. my inbox is always open if anyone wants to chat about him and either agree or disagree with my interpretations!

[fhaf123]

@theoraekenapperciation

Day 1-pre canon- it could be a scene from his childhood,one from right before he came to become hills you decide.

_

How Theo,Scott, and Stiles become bestfriends

[mmoosen]

Theo Raeken Appreciation Day 7: August 16th - Dealer's Choice

from a white lily, purity and love for one who has passed, to a wild rose, resilience and self-growth

[invisible-storyteller]

For @theoraekenapperciation

I’m a bit late to the party but I finally finished my piece! I just couldn’t miss one of my favourite character’s week.

WARNING: There is explicit child abuse in this story! Heed the tags!

[pansexual-puppy-pack]

@theoraekenapperciation 's theo week 2023, day 6: the first chimera

i know it's late !! my bad !!

The heart that beat in Theodore's chest was a few sizes too big.

It was given to him by his sister, a dying wish she made as she froze in the stream. The nice doctors did the surgery—and took away his mean parents too.

Now, he was strong. Stronger than he ever was.

Theodore could turn into a wolf! He could have black fur and golden eyes, fangs and run on all fours.

But he heard things, now. The flies buzzing in the other room. The TV static. Electricity humming everywhere he went. Things people wanted to say but didn't want anyone to hear. The screams of the other patients.

Why did it hurt them? It didn't hurt Theodore all that much. One of them had wings! Why was she sad?

Theodore ran one night.

Through the woods of Portland, Oregon, Theodore howled and laughed and panted as he scampered through dry leaves and buried his snout in the snow.

"Theodore." He heard from behind him. The Dread Doctors found him too quickly. He wanted to play!

He looked up quickly and sat down, his tail curled around his paws. I don't wanna go yet, he whimpered.

The Doctor with the cane looked at the Doctor with three eyes.

"You will freeze if you do not come." The Doctor with the blank mask said. "You may transform when we return to the operating theatre."

Theodore looked at his paws.

"We must go." The Doctor with three eyes said.

"It would be a shame for you to freeze to death here, Theodore." The Doctor with the cane said.

Theodore huffed and stood to follow their buzzing forms, listening to them breathe heavily, clicks for heartbeats and creaks for movement.

Sometimes, Theo wished he had frozen to death that day.

[moths-in-hats]

Moodboard: Scott x Theo

For @theoraekenapperciation Day 2: Rarepair

[theoraekenapperciation]

Theo Raeken Appreciation Week 2023 Masterlist

[works posted for theoweek2023 are linked below with their creators tagged]

Day 1:

pre-canon ficlet by @pansexual-puppy-pack

emotions moodboard/quote by @babygiriraeken

pre-canon ficlet by @fhaf123

Day 2:

rarepair theo/brett ficlet by @pansexual-puppy-pack

rarepair theo/scott moodboard by @moths-in-hats

contrast moodboard/quote by @babygiriraeken

rarepair theo/isaac moodboard/nsfw ficlet by @transdunbar

rarepair theo/scott edit/quote by @momentofmemory

rarepair theo/malia fanart by @slice-of-magenta

Day 3:

platonic relationship theo & alec ficlet by @pansexual-puppy-pack

platonic relationship theo & corey ficlet by @pansexual-puppy-pack

romantic relationship theo/liam ficlet by @pansexual-puppy-pack

romantic relationship theo/liam moodboard/quote by @babygiriraeken

platonic relationship theo & dread doctors ficlet by @spikeface

expressions theo fanart by @cdo499

Day 4:

quotes/lyrics theo edit by @moths-in-hats

part of the pack ficlet by @pansexual-puppy-pack

quotes/lyrics theo moodboard by @babygiriraeken

quotes/lyrics theo edit by @pansexual-puppy-pack

Day 5:

season 5 ficlet by @pansexual-puppy-pack

season 6 ficlet by @pansexual-puppy-pack

Day 6:

interests moodboard by @mmoosen

aftermath of the dread doctors moodboard/quote by @babygiriraeken

the first chimera ficlet by @pansexual-puppy-pack

Day 7:

dealers choice moodboard by @wolfboy88

dealers choice moodboard by @wolfboy88

dealers choice moodboard by @wolfboy88

dealers choice ficlet by @pansexual-puppy-pack

dealers choice edit/quote by @pansexual-puppy-pack

dealers choice moodboard/ficlet by @outcastpack

dealers choice ficlet [tw abuse] by @invisible-storyteller

dealers choice moodboard/quote by @babygiriraeken

dealers choice moodboard by @mmoosen

[wolfboy88]

For @theoraekenapperciation week day 7: dealer's choice -

Theo Raeken as a Satanic Worshipping Warlock

(inspired by my re-watch of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)

[wolfboy88]

For @theoraekenapperciation week day 7: Dealer’s Choice

Theo Raeken as DC Comics Midnighter

[howdiditendlor]

THEO APPRECIATION WEEK

day 3 — so i’m cheating and using the writing prompt instead of the visual prompt . . . forgive me . . . but romantic relationship

and i feel like my castle’s crumbling down, and i watch all my bridges burn to the ground, and you don’t want to know me, i will just let you down

— castles crumbling, taylor swift ft. hayley williams

oof. this song. THIS SONG. it’s so theo. the first time i listened to it i just KNEW it was so theo. and now i have the chance to make it thiam, so obviously i was going to take that. but that doesn’t mean i won’t list out some more theo lyrics to make my case about this song.

so we start:

once, i had an empire in a golden age

i was held up so high, i used to be great

they used to cheer when they saw my face

now, i fear i have fallen from grace

think 5a here. think the scene in scott’s living room where everyone is giving him hugs.

and then:

once, i was the great hope for a dynasty

crowds would hang on my words and they trusted me

their faith was strong, but i pushed it too far

i held that grudge ‘til it tore me apart

i think of 5b and the chimera pack here.

and then:

power went to my head and i couldn’t stop

it’s literally this scene

AND THEN:

my foes and friends watch my reign end

not that he has any friends . . . but . . .

and:

i don’t know how it could’ve ended this way

smoke billows from my ships in the harbor

people look at me like i’m a monster

UGH!!!!!!!!!! i hope you’re seeing the vision by now because this song is 100% theo raeken. thanks for coming to my ted talk if you read this far.