Ben Sídhe (noun) [From Old Irish] the wailing woman. Banshee.
a private & independent portrayal of LYDIA MARTIN from mtv's TEEN WOLF. canon divergent post-season 3. NOT MOVIE COMPLIANT. written post series.
heralded by cher.
horror elements will be present. DNI under 20.
exploring ;; the alpha bitch, teen genius, defrosting the ice queen, lady of war, stumbling upon another dead body, future fields medal recipient, surviving the sacrifice
anchor ;; stiles
pack mates ;; kira . scott
nav ;; ask memes . about lydia
rules below
I ( 1 ) selectivity
i’m mutuals only which means i'm selective. all of my 'call' (plotting call, starter call, etc.) are for mutuals only. i expect everyone who follows me to be 18+.
II ( 2 ) following back
if i follow you, i've read your rules. more than anything, i'm looking for writing compatibility or someone who would fit in with lydia's world and canon.
III ( 3 ) DNI
the usual gross behavior is not tolerated here; no n.zism, homophpbia, islamophobia, anti-semitism, anti-asian, zionism, trump supporters
IV ( 4 ) muse
i know holland is polarizing to people. as such, i'm much more comfortable using madelaine petsch as my fc for lydia. thankfully, she has much of the same vibes. i will be reblogging sets of holland on the show and they will be tagged with 'canon tw' for you to block.
V ( 5 ) shipping
i do have certain ship's i'm more fond of, as does everyone. however, i will not force that ship on you- because, first and foremost is chemistry. that being said, i love to ship and if you're ever interested, please bring it up. if you ship it, i likely also ship it.
VI ( 6 ) interactions
like most people, send me an ask meme. these are always available for you to send me whenever the inspiration strikes! i'll link the tag in my pinned for easy finding.
VII ( 7 ) canon
oh boy. first off, fuck jeff davis. a hearty fuck you to him. he did that show dirty and so many of the characters. so, i tend to be selective of what it is i take as canon.
the lydia/parrish storyline? yeah, no flirtationship. that shit was uncomfy.
regarding lydia and peter; after all the trauma she went through at his hands i don't agree with how much the show brushed all that off. this trauma will be talked about, and she is NOT okay with peter hale in any capacity.
i also haven't watched the movie and know enough of it to say that i don't treat that as canon, either.
i am in the process of rewatching. however, i take everything post season 3 with a grain of salt. that being said, lydia is a horror character, teen wolf is not a main world for her anymore. she's past that.
VIII ( 8 ) triggers
if you have a trigger that must be tagged and hasn't been, please kindly tell me. there are lots of rule pages and lots of rules and i am only human. i can't keep up with them all.
IX ( 9 ) dupes
dupes are fine and welcome here. i only ask of you to remember that i write lydia how i write lydia and you write her how you do. take pride in a unique portrayal.
if you take inspiration from mine in any way and i get hint of it- you're blocked. no ifs, ands, or buts.
X ( 10 ) about the mun
hey, i'm cher. yes, like the singer. i've been writing for 17+ years at this point. i've been around the bend and been here before. so, if you're a familiar face- it's great to see you!
if you want to talk off tumblr, just ask me for my discord.
lydia looked at stiles, brows furrowed as he finished explaining his current hair-brained plan. this one was most curious because, for once, she couldn't follow him or his reasoning. or, rather, was playing dumb and refusing. "so... ghosts?" was all that she optioned to reply because, truthfully, she wanted the run down one more time from stiles. maybe just to confirm that she wasn't hearing things with what he was trying to do.
scott knew he couldn't solve every problem, but knowing that didn't stop the pain he felt from being unable to. there was still so much he didn't know about: werewolves, banshees, other more terrifying monsters and supernatural creatures that lurked in the dark, or even worse, right beside them. but no matter how uneasy the unknown left him, it was his duty to lead. to protect.
"okay," he replied gently, his eyes glinting with something soft, encouraging. returning his focus to his textbook, scott let out what very well could be interpreted as dog whining pitifully. "speaking of things i can't do. what's the point of learning all these equations if i'll never use them? when will i ever need to use the quadratic formula in real life?"
lydia looked at him from the corner of her eye, brows furrowing at the way scott was looking at her. she had gotten to know him better as of the past year, especially since getting thrown into shit he had been dealing with headfirst. and the help then was great, the support then was crucial. however, now? this was something that scott couldn't help with. not really. she needed to talk to others but there weren't exactly a ton of options of banshees to call up.
the redhead opened her lips to say something when scott finally spoke again. sounding something akin to a kicked dog. "so, you do in fact need to know equations to get into college," lydia sighed, pointedly placing scott's notebook closer in his line of vision. "and if you want a real world application of the quadratic formula, it's used a lot in economics to maximize profits, optometry.... the act and sat...."
so rip off my face in this photograph. you make me money, i'll make you laugh. show me your pretty, i'll show you mine. you love to hate me, I'M THE PERFECT CELEBRITY !!
𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐗𝐄𝐈 𝐍𝐈𝐊𝐎𝐋𝐀𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐇 𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐕, a fandomless original vampire character based in figure skating, featuring original vampire lore. est. april 2025. written by sans, 27.
❛ if anyone asks, tell them i won't let you leave me. ❜
❛ you're allowed to get injured, but you're not allowed to hide it from me. ❜
❛ i mean, i would've seen right through you regardless, it serves no purpose pretending in front of me. ❜
❛ of course, i'm alive. who else would take care of you? ❜
❛ you can sleep now, i'm here. i'll always be here. ❜
❛ tell me when you are in danger ... tell me when you are hurt. don't worry about bothering me. ❜
❛ i won't leave, i'll stay with you until tomorrow. both in your dreams and in reality. ❜
❛ you are the one who guides me in my dreams, so i can find you again. ❜
❛ i will not let tragedy repeat itself. ❜
❛ i'm sleepy, let's get this over with. ❜
❛ promise me you won't cry anymore. ❜
❛ you alone are enough. ❜
❛ did you always get what you wanted when you waited? ❜
❛ i don't have a type. i only have ... a person who captivates me. ❜
❛ everything is spiraling out of control, how can you pretend you're not affected? ❜
❛ maybe it's because ... i love you a little more than you realize. ❜
❛ if you were an art piece, then whoever created you must have loved you dearly. ❜
❛ what if i told you i was always like this? ❜
❛ there is nothing more powerful than relying on yourself to get your act together. believe in yourself. ❜
❛ you should know very well that i adore you. there is no love purer than mine. ❜
❛ i won't lose. i have someone i must protect. ❜
❛ i can see what i look like in your eyes. can you see yourself in my eyes, too? ❜
❛ if life were a photo album, then i wish every page had a picture of you in it. ❜
❛ you don't need to be perfect, you just need to be yourself. that's more than enough for me. ❜
❛ i never thought i'd find peace in someone else, but here you are. ❜
❛ i don't mind being seen as a weirdo with you. ❜
❛ when you first held my hand that day for the first time, i knew i'd never get away. ❜
❛ want some help? yes? no? maybe so? ❜
❛ so even if i can't reach you, i'm somewhere close to you ... waiting for you to come back. ❜
❛ time can't heal everything, nor can someone simply forget the pain. however, people can become accustomed to sorrow. ❜
❛ not everyone is born with the privilege of being a normal person. ❜
❛ real life doesn't always have happy endings. however ... with you here, my story won't end in tragedy. ❜
❛ if i had know we would be separated for years after that day, i would have made more happy memories with you. ❜
❛ i need you. i have never denied that. it's just ... it's not the kind of need that you think it is. ❜
❛ if i'm able to see you sunday, i'll start getting excited thursday. ❜
❛ another new demand of yours? i'm all ears. ❜
❛ thank you for being my stress relief. ❜
❛ if you keep looking at me like that, i won't show you any mercy. ❜
❛ i'm not someone who takes advantage of others. but there are times when ... i can't help myself. ❜
❛ i don't mind spending the whole night with you. ❜
typical lydia. scott couldn't help the curl of his lips before he huffed out a laugh. "everyone knows lydia martin is very capable of handling things on her own," he said with a tone equal parts teasing and genuine. his eyes softened, filled with concern as he puts a hand on her shoulder, squeezing it lightly. "but just cause you can, doesn't mean you have to. and i'd be a pretty shit alpha if i let you struggle on your own." l
ydia had come a long way from the girl he made out with sophomore year to piss off his best friend just because his werewolf hormones were all out of whack. he trusted lydia, and he hoped she trusted him, too. "i won't force you to tell me, but... i'm here. you know that."
lydia's teeth clacked behind rouge painted lips as she nearly stared down scott who easily disarmed her. it was sometimes quite frustrating that he had that effect. the redhead swallowed as she listened to him affirm her and then offer his help once more. letting out a sigh, her gaze dropped to the floor and she began to clack her teeth together some more. "there's just some things you can't do," she groaned slightly before leaning her head back (and still avoiding scott's eyes.)
"there's so much more other banshees can do but i can't figure out how to activate those powers for myself," she admitted quietly. "it's just frustrating." finding the bodies. it wasn't helpful and it was grating. "anyway," she said, inhaling deeply and finally meeting scott's gaze. "let's continue what we were doing."
✾✾ (1) new iMessage from @greenscrunchy ;;
"ugh, this polish tastes disgusting but i still keep biting them. gross." it's also gross that she's leaning her sweater-covered elbows all over an even grosser picnic table but spare her. it's a nice day, not too chilly, and she's relishing the last dregs of a genuinely cool spring before summer strikes. with some legitimate force, chrissy tries to mentally overwrite freaking out about incoming warm weather by just focusing on the issue at hand -- literally. she holds her thumb close and points a frustrated one-eyed squint at the seam between skin and polish. "there's got to be some way i can think myself out of biting. i hate when it gets noticeable. not cute."
lydia barely paid any mind to what the other said, too busy leafing through her magazine. boring. "gel or acrylics. good luck munching through that," she answered, flipping a page and tilting her head slightly. it was one of those stupid quizzes on whether your crush liked you or not, something that caused the redhead to roll her eyes. 'Just make a move,' she thought before her gaze shifted to chrissy. chrissy who was doing nothing but fidgeting with her hands. "yep, there is indeed, but it'll take you roughly 2-3 months of consistently thinking your way out of biting your nails. plus there's about 32 different bacteria and 28 different fungi that are under your nails. that's gross." she paused ever so slightly before turning the page again and acting like she was reading- "y'know, so i've heard."
