[[ Headcanon: Stiles’ Scars
Being the only fully human in the pack an one of the few people who can even sustain injuries and scars, it still makes me emotional thinking about just how many marks of the supernatural my Stiles has across his body.
* First, the Lichtenberg figure. This is one I personally headcanon staying on him, for several reasons. The shot that caused it, wolf lichen, was literal poison in his veins to keep the nogitsune at bay. And it’s toxic to the human, as well as the fox, and left it’s mark. The marks run the length of veins under Stiles’ skin, but it’s no coincidence Morrell draws parallels to lightning. The only reason the poison didn’t kill them both is because the toxin is neutralized by electricity. Void’s foxfire, a part of Stiles as long as the nogitsune possesses his body, saved them both. Effectively neutralized Void but only for a short time. This is why the mark fades as Void begins to gain control and the poison runs the course. However, since it is a poison against both of them, the healing only goes so far.
The radiating strike pattern will always be there, faint red-purple across his left shoulder-blade and back. He can be touchy about it being seen or touched, especially if someone’s deliberately noting it. Especially if it’s from someone who was there for it.
* The kaiken scar. Again, as a result from Void’s actions and the kitsune healing process. Void takes Noshiko’s blade and slices open Stiles’ stomach with it. Later, when he’s found by the pack, the healing process is slowed–a combination of deliberate distress inflicted for the pack, and the kanima venom. Where it gets interesting is when Void and Stiles split–Void takes over Stiles’ former body, but leaves the real Stiles with his reminders. The Lichtenberg figure and now the long gash across his abdomen. Since the body Stiles now has was effectively created by Void, these are permanently a part of him, like birthmarks.
This one Stiles is less likely to balk at being noted, though he really doesn’t like to remember the sensation of that blade…Its more of just an unpleasant reminder…
* Donovan’s bite. The only mark Stiles has from the supernatural part of his life that comes from an outright attack. As evidenced in the show, the bite was deep and took a long time to heal. Because it actually went deep enough to graze muscle, it’s sensitive months, even years after. Occasionally, Stiles will will show visible reaction when he has to move his right shoulder/arm a certain way. Pretty much the only one that bothers him because of the way it healed.
Despite the deep trust he has for anyone that might see it, there’s still a chance he’ll flinch if any attention is brought to it. The circumstance was reconciled, but Stiles still carries that night in his head, he will for a long time. The bite is a reminder that he’s vulnerable, but he is capable of killing, accidental or otherwise. A reminder to never let it be otherwise. A reminder of what nearly took his best friend and pack from him, that guilt and silence are as deadly as metal and teeth. That he’s human, and aware of all the good an bad that comes from that. He doesn’t talk about this one outside of the pack. Occasionally, he’ll reach a hand up to it while thinking, more of a kind of protection/absent-minded thing than anything else. ]]
