Right now i’m into Teen Wolf (Mostly Sterek) so that’s what my posts will be about !! minors DNI
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(I don’t have any Sterek fics written yet but after i’m done with this semester I will finally sit down and write a full fic that caters specifically to my interests. I will probably post some small ficlets here and will eventually turn them into full fics if people like them. idk we’ll see where the wind takes me)
I do occasionally dabble in darker themes but I assure you anything like that will be tagged properly. firm believer in “don’t like don’t read”
I’ve never been very active on tumblr but it seems like Sterek shippers are much more active here in comparison to twitter… thank you for having me.
One of the things that Derek totally hates about humans is their tendencies to cheat. To werewolves mates are sacred. Once they find their other half they mate for life and devout every breath to keep a strong bond with their mate.
But humans? Derek has seen them cheating before, after and while getting mated. (-The word is "married", Derek. -Same thing)
He has seen them talk shit about their mates behind their backs and then act as if everything was ok. He's smelled the lovers around newlyweds. He's seen human mates hurting and killing each other on the morning News.
Humans are dishonest, disloyal, deceitful, unreliable. Even for their own kind.
people don’t talk enough about what a real yearner derek hale is when it comes to stiles. i just know he be writing poems and things in his diary like “i miss you when i wake up before you” when he thinks of stiles. that man would wait centuries and die a thousand deaths just to see stiles again for the last time. like he was always down BAD
Stiles smokes cigarettes. It’s a nasty habit. His mom used to tell him if she ever caught him smoking she’d whoop him into next week. Of course she said all that on the back porch with an ashtray beside her, a Virginia slim in hand.
Now the scent of the burning tobacco reminds him of his mom. And the nicotine soothes his jitters and helps him focus. And it stops the gnawing of his insides. He hides it from his dad, of course. He hid it from Scott too, until he got bitten and became a werewolf. There was no hiding that kind of smell.
Scott asked, of course. Stiles answered truthfully, and while Scott didn’t like it—citing studies his mom showed him and reminding stiles that he was still woefully mortal—but he accepted that he would not be the one to get Stiles to quit.
Stiles thought Derek would be, though. Until Stiles finds him smoking a cigarette right outside his bedroom window after the pool incident.
I thought smoking was bad for you. he quipped.
Yeah, bad for you. Not me. Derek replied. He still held it out to Stiles who clambered on the roof next to the other. He inhaled, then coughed, it was a menthol. Gross. He took another drag before passing it back.
They say in silence for a while. Stiles thought about telling Derek that sacred memory of his mom. Thought about asking him about the pool and the kanima and Scott’s status in the pack and whatnot. But he refrained (barely). Derek was allowing him to get close. Closer than usual. Allowed him to see a vulnerability that not many were privy to.
When the cig was smoked down to the bitter filter, Derek sighed.
Thanks. He said gruffly, shrinking into his leather jacket. Stiles just stared. He thought about Derek’s lips wrapped around the cigarette. Thought about the slight dampness from their mouths. It was an indirect kiss. His gaze flicked around Derek’s face and he nodded dumbly. He couldn’t find the words to ask the other to stay.
Married Sterek. Stiles loves that Derek always wears his wedding ring. He’s so use to all the wolfy nonsense of scenting and bite marks being used as a way to show a claim over someone. he has no complaints about Derek scenting or biting, none at all! but it just doesn’t translate to human company very well.
so when they finally get engaged Stiles loves having a visible claim on Derek. loves that when someone comes up to flirt with him Derek can just lift up his hand and show off his engagement ring. Stiles preens every time it happens. Derek Hale is officially off the market, finally sale, no take backs
Superman and Lois is actually specifically made for me because I get to see Tyler Hoechlin acting like a total DILF !!!!!!!!! I want to climb him like a tree
Found an old 3D setup of a bathroom I never did anything with - and I've been in a weird kind of headspace where I just want to sit down and do repetitive work, so what better than meticulously lining a bunch of bathroom tiles!
Borrowing the incredible clown fish merman Stiles design by @faevorite-main-blog featured in It’s A-Boat Time! ♡
I think Derek would be fascinated by another shapeshifter hehe
(A lot of) progress shots under the cut for those interested:
The original 3D model and sketch are from 2019 I think, intended as a promare fanart:
Moved things around a bit and changed the poses (originally i was going to have lio putting bandages on his feet and couldn't really find a good reason for a similar pose for derek). Also added a mirrored setup in case i wanted an angle where the reflection in the mirror would be showing:
Sketched over some pose references for stiles (bc the 3D models i'm using clip and deform whenever the arms are moved up over shoulder-height 🤨), a pose idea i ended up scrapping and sketches from two different angles of the 3D model to figure out which one i wanted to go with:
(Actually now I'm looking at these again i'm mad i didn't go for the bottom right one, i really like it argh. Scheduling this post on friday let's see if i don't end up doing something with it before then and add to this post LOL)
Anyway, settled on an angle > sketching out the background:
2nd round of sketching - refining the background and characters (and a nightmare-looking grid for the bathroom tiles) :
Lines > remembering that I should probably decide on a crop at some point > redo the crop later anyway (and fixing Derek's back after heroically trying not to for hours lol) > monochrome shading of the background > coloring the characters last since I wanted the colors here to fit the background
Thought it'd be an interesting process to share :)
Sometimes I will have a very clear visual of what i want to draw and get straight to it, but most of the time I find it fun to recreate the pose and environment i have in mind in my 3D program and try to figure out if there's a more interesting angle to draw it from.
Usually I'll take a few screenshots from different angles and sketch over them - usually going a few rounds of sketching > going back and altering the 3D model a bit > new screenshot > new sketch.
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