#wolf rock

[contremineur]

Vintage postcard of the Wolf Rock lighthouse, Cornwall

The fragile pencil of Wolf’s Rock tapering to a hostile sky, the empty miles of restless ocean...

in S.H. Burton, The coasts of Cornwall (Werner Laurie 1955)

Situated between Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, the Wolf Rock is a small plug of phonolitic lava formed during the early Cretaceous period. Fissures in the rock are said to produce a howling sound in gales, hence the name.

The current lighthouse is the fourth structure to have stood on the rock – the third was a conical marker of cast iron and concrete rubble, completed in 1848 and still visible on the jetty. Forty-one metres (135 ft) in height, the tower is constructed from 3296 tons of dovetailed granite blocks prepared at Penzance. It took eight years to build, from 1861 to 1869, due to the treacherous weather conditions that can occur between the mainland and the Isles.

In February 1948 Wolf Rock became the first ocean rock lighthouse to be resupplied by helicopter. Three keepers had been on duty in the lighthouse for 101 days (the normal shift was 60 days) and due to constant stormy weather were running seriously low on supplies.

The light, which can be seen from Land's End by day and night, has a range of 23 nautical miles and was automated in 1988.

image and quotation via here, text abridged from there and from here

[clove-pinks]

The Christmas relief at Wolf Rock Lighthouse, 1944.

[foxgenderz]

happy eat rocks friday

[casually-eat-my-soul]

I don’t know why I’m equating stiles to penguins and crows but stiles gives really pretty and super shiny rocks to his favourite people.

Maybe it stemmed from collecting rocks with his mother — “See, Stiles there are stars in the sea”— because they both loved looking at stars together so now they can carry stars around with them. (Stiles buried his best rock with his mother)

Stiles only clued into his feeling about Derek after the third time he had given him a rock.

The first time had been the day after Derek had killed Peter. Stiles knew what it was like to bury a family member. It took him nearly the whole day to find the perfect rock, or else he would have given it over sooner. Stiles awkwardly dropped it in his open palm stammering out broken sentences — “I like rocks- me and my mom - when she - it’s a good rock” — Derek looked very confused and frustrated. (He was thinking about the collection of rocks he had seen on stiles bookshelf when he was a fugitive.)

Stiles tried to defend his rock choice while also trying to explain why he gave it to Derek. It made for a very uncomfortable 4 minutes. Stiles gave up and just told Derek he could keep the rock or throw it away or fucking bury it with Peter. That he wouldn’t care what Derek did with the rock (lie). And with that he stormed away.

Unbeknownst to him, Derek heard the lie and kept the rock. He wasn’t going to at first, and had tried to just drop the rock but his hand wouldn’t uncurl from around the stone. Derek had generally understood that stiles had been trying to comfort him, and this rock was his confusing way of doing that.

He only truly understood after seeing the headstones that read Claudia Stilinski when going to deliver flowers to his families grave.

It was the first piece of kindness he had received since Laura died. So he couldn’t bring himself to get rid of it.

—————

The second time stiles had brought Derek a rock was a week after holding Derek up in the swimming pool. Stiles had tried going down to the lake the day after swimming pool but couldn’t bring himself close to the edge. He had cried for hours after, scared that he’d never be able to get back in the water again. He wouldn’t be able to look for rocks and pretend his mother was still with him. Pretend that she was the one sending him the stars in the “sea”.

So after a week of going back to the lake and trying, he had succeeded in getting about knees deep. While celebrating Stiles stepped on a rock. Well two rocks. He had finished them out of the lake after he was done cursing. Loving how cool the rocks looked he went to make his way home. he had planned on giving the second less shiner rock to Scott so they could match. But he saw Derek on his way home and felt compelled to give it to him instead.

Still wet from the lake stiles walked up to Derek and asked him to hold out his palm. There was far less hesitance, glaring, and arguing than the first time stiles had demanded that.

Without even realizing it, Stiles had given Derek the rock he was going to keep. He was going to ask for it back and switch out the rocks but the look on Derek’s face stopped him. He looked more open and relaxed than stiles had even seen him, more vulnerable. There was a look of wonder in Derek eyes, as he fiddled with the stone.

Stiles no longer cared that about having the less shiny stone. In fact he was completely okay with not having it. When Derek realized stiles was staring with his mouth totally not open, he went right back to a closed expression. Words immediately begin spilling out of stiles mouth, without his permission.

—“ I couldn’t get in the water, after… - the lake, it’s … It’s a good rock, super shiny and it’s got a smooth texture. It’s kinda red like your eyes.” —

He even flipped his own hand and showed Derek his rock. “We’re matching, kinda. Well we were the only two in the water that night” He trailed off again before reiterating that Derek could just throw out the rock but Derek thanks him in the middle.

Derek walks him out of the preserve towards his car and reminded Stiles to be careful as there was still a kanima and argents on the lose.

——

The third time Stiles give Derek a rock is the night of his kidnapping. And technically Erica and Boyd’s. It was also the night he fully joined the hale pack, by protecting Boyd and Erica from hunters. The night he thought he was going to die.

Instead of leaving Erica and Boyd tied up, the hunter dragged them to the woods. They were planning on having a proper hunt. It was only by sheer luck that the three of them got away. Well that and the fact that the hunter were stupid enough to underestimate very desperate and pissed off Stiles. The fact that he had grown up in beacon hills and the hunter hadn’t was an added bonus.

During the fight stiles had tripped and and caught a stone in his hand. He was still holding it when he slammed his jeep through a wall. He only gave it to Derek after everyone else passed out for the night.

Stiles was sitting on a very uncomfortable chair in the train deport. However, that wasn’t enough to stop him from getting lost in his head. Vaguely watching as the rest of the pack slept in a pile. Stiles only came back to himself after Derek sat down beside him. The warmth of the werewolf’s arm around his shoulder allowed him to release the tension his body.

Stiles curled into Derek as sobs shook his body, not caring at pretending to be okay at the current moment. Derek only held him tighter, nearly pulling stiles into his lap.

When stiles had calmed down he grabbed one of Derek’s hand and gave him the rock. He heard a hum of confusion, one that prompted a sudden laugher.

“I thought I was going to die tonight.”

At his confession, Derek went still. Stiles stumbled through explaining what had happened that night. Derek just held him through it. He felt a little insecure when he finished. Over both the story and the ugly rock.

Derek just dropped his face into the crook of stiles neck and breathed out a thank you and that was that.

They stayed like that for what felt like hours. Stiles didn’t feel need to move. Moreover he didn’t want to. Which was a revelation in of itself. He would pay more attention to the maybe crush in morning, for now he was safe to sleep.

A few weeks later after everything calmed down and the pack is having a movie night, he give a rock to each member if the pack. Derek leaves the room for a second before returning. Later on that evening he goes to grab his sweater from Dereks room. He sees his three little rocks, now four. He absolutely falls in love with Derek in that moment. He didn’t know that Derek kept any of this rocks, but seeing the proof made him really happy.

Lydia makes a joke about stiles being a penguin. Stiles squawked in offense, of both himself and penguins. Claiming that giving rocks as a way of courting someone is perfectly valid. But that he wasn’t a penguin so it doesn’t count. She just gives him a knowing look.

This is what finally clues Derek in. His wolf already knew and was laughing at him.

Derek had wanted to give stiles back a rock when he confessed to him or on their first date or something romantic. Unfortunately that didn’t happen. Instead it happened after an exhausting fight with a troll. Stiles had stormed up to Derek about to lay into him for his self sacrificing tendencies. Derek thought stiles still looked like the most beautiful thing he had even seen. Even covered in gore.

So he plucked one of stiles waving hands out of the air and gave him the stone that had been in his pocket for far to long.

Like a switch of their roles, Stiles stared at the rock in quiet awe for a minute, while Derek stood insecure. Stiles let out a small giggle, quite happily whispered “he got me a rock, you got me a rock!!” And preceded to haul Derek by the shirt and kiss him.

Stiles goes around excitedly telling everyone that derek gave him a rock. He also used it in an argument with dad over their relationship.

They exchanged rocks and well as rings in their wedding. One of their wedding cake toppers were penguins.

Now that I’ve finished writing this all out I’m realizing that this could also be a creature stiles au.

[bocchidaily]

Day 260: So I had another merchandise dream

[urban-lad]

ғʀᴀɴᴋ ғʀᴀᴢᴇᴛᴛᴀ Wolf Moon. 1965.

[miss-couch-potato]

THE WAY THEY IGNORE ROLFE LMAO

He just wants them to do his name 😭

They even do Earl but not Rolfe! so mean lol

[monsterboyblood]

I think it’s really a missed opportunity that Rock, Bass and Proto all use a buster instead of having different fighting styles like X and Zero

Plus some solo things with their pets >:)

[bonerdonorxxx44]

[teenwolf-incorrectquotes]

Stiles: You don't understand what Theo's like! He's evil, Scott! Scott: He's Evil Scott? Stiles: Scott: Ohhhh, you mean, "He's evil, comma, Scott." Got it.

[vividdreamer]

create a 9 grid moodboard of your style + personality

[contremineur]

Vintage postcard of the Wolf Rock lighthouse, Cornwall

The fragile pencil of Wolf’s Rock tapering to a hostile sky, the empty miles of restless ocean...

in S.H. Burton, The coasts of Cornwall (Werner Laurie 1955)

Situated between Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, the Wolf Rock is a small plug of phonolitic lava formed during the early Cretaceous period. Fissures in the rock are said to produce a howling sound in gales, hence the name.

The current lighthouse is the fourth structure to have stood on the rock – the third was a conical marker of cast iron and concrete rubble, completed in 1848 and still visible on the jetty. Forty-one metres (135 ft) in height, the tower is constructed from 3296 tons of dovetailed granite blocks prepared at Penzance. It took eight years to build, from 1861 to 1869, due to the treacherous weather conditions that can occur between the mainland and the Isles.

In February 1948 Wolf Rock became the first ocean rock lighthouse to be resupplied by helicopter. Three keepers had been on duty in the lighthouse for 101 days (the normal shift was 60 days) and due to constant stormy weather were running seriously low on supplies.

The light, which can be seen from Land's End by day and night, has a range of 23 nautical miles and was automated in 1988.

image and quotation via here, text abridged from there and from here

[instaquarius]

i just flat out gave up on this XD

supposed to be a ref anyways sooo i guess shading doesnt really matter THAT much?

but0 yeah XD ima just leave this as a flatcolor

[commsroom]

... bringing you the leo constellation's top hits

[wolfsteax]

Pine Bark Stone Wolf

[beautifulgirlsteencute]

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