always the fool with the slowest heart

nix. 30s. enby. something something sterek something.

[nixeleth]

Enough to Make Me Feel Supernatural by nixeleth

Art by @renmackree

Rating: Explicit (see why in the additional tags below)

Warnings: None, apart from one scene's worth of canon-typical violence and a single instance of unwanted touching

Pairings: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski

Additional Characters: Sheriff Stilinski || Lydia Martin || Jackson Whittemore || Danny Māhealani || Peter Hale || Laura Hale || Melissa McCall || Kira Yukimura || Allison Argent || Scott McCall || Jennifer |Peter's Nurse || Chris Argent

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence || Childhood Friends || Meet-Ugly || Grindr (sort of) || (author potentially exercises artistic license regarding how Grindr works) || Derek Hale and Stiles Stilinski are mates || Stiles Stilinski is Derek Hale's Anchor || Daddy Kink || Humiliation Kink || Scent Marking || Light BDSM || Pink Panties || Praise Kink || Light Bondage || Knotting || Romance Novelist Stiles Stilinski || Home Health Care Aide Stiles Stilinski || Mechanic Derek Hale || Kate Argent aftermath but she’s not featured in the actual fic || Peter never became an alpha so Scott was never bitten || True Alpha Derek Hale || Sterek Reverse Quickie 2026 (Teen Wolf)

Word Count: 95,423

Summary: The problem with finding someone on Grindr wasn’t that he was demisexual—the problem was that fourteen years ago, Stiles had basically imprinted on one surly teenager over a "stolen" sandwich cookie, and he’d never really gotten over that. Honestly, it was like something out of one of his own romance novels, except without werewolves.

My offering for the @sterekreversechallenges 2026 Sterek Reverse Quickie (make sure you check out everything else on offer from all of our artists and writers 🍒), after a few years of writing nothing. I suffered from a car accident back at the tail end of 2023 when I was finishing up writing Echo for the Sterek Reverse Bang (again, check those certified classics, too 🍒), and it's been until basically now that I've been unable to function long enough without pain to write anything, so right off the bat I want to thank @renmackree for giving me TWO art prompts in a row that dragged me out of "well, maybe I'll just moderate only this time" mode. I was able to finish this one on time, and I feel like I climbed Mount Rainier (because just thinking about climbing Mount Everest makes my back twinge in protest--come to think of it, Ren, Dance will be our Everest, and Wolfrim will be our Homer epic).

Read it here on AO3

While the art @renmackree made was embedded into my fic watermark-free, it's slapped with a whole bunch of them here on Tumblr so you know that it was made by a certified human bean. Remember: every time someone uses generative AI, Stiles sheds one lone anti-AI tear.

[teenwolf]

Wait… What?!

[chewbacca]

NATIONAL TREASURE (2004) dir. Jon Turteltaub

[the-barefoot-hatter]

                                                                                                                            #deli lady was the real national treasure all along                                     

[your-internet-bf]

[forgetting I am mentally ill] why do I feel so Bad

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

I hope I'm not just a mutual to you, but someone you want to bring up in irl conversation so you have to awkwardly and cryptically say "my friend..." and refuse to elaborate on my origins or the origins of our friendships

[greycatbird]

Common Loon, Franklin County NY, June 2026

[isthereaduck]

There are no ducks in this post.

[nixeleth]

It's Wednesday, and that means it's time for another reveal from the 2026 Sterek Reverse Quickie by @sterekreversechallenges! Today, there are three art and fic reveals, so buckle up for a Sterek Hump Day to get you through to the weekend! Today we've got art from @physalislantern, @changez4sterek, and more from @sugareey-makes-stuff, paired up with fic by @wolfspurr, @simplyn2deep, and kanra_nox:

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Closed Doors (Open Windows) (@wolfspurr, @physalislantern):

After the kanima incident at the pool, Derek finds himself climbing through the window into Stiles' bedroom. For some reason, after that, he seems to keep finding himself back there. OR 5 times Derek climbs in through Stiles' window +1 time Stiles climbs out

Where the Leaves Fall (@simplyn2deep, @changez4sterek):

Stiles goes alone to negotiate with a supernatural ally on behalf of the Hale pack.

takane no hana (kanra_nox, @sugareey-makes-stuff):

高嶺の花 /takane no hana/ Japanese (n.) someone or something one desires, but is far away, or unattainable; lit. "flower on a high peak" or "What the fuck?" hissed Stiles, scrunching his nose. "What does that even mean? Is the curse referring to murder?" "Ōkuninushi is deemed as the kami of love and prosperous marriage, while Inari Ōkami is the kami of agriculture. I believe the translation is referring to breaking someone's heart." Oh. Well, shit. or or A Sterek Hanahaki fic with a little twist on the disease

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Don't forget to show these fics and artworks some love, then check out the rest of the works released so far. Stay tuned for Friday and Saturday, when we'll be wrapping up this year's Quickie!

[sashaforthewin]

[1-jar-of-stars]

me about a show i really like: the writers are so fucking stupid

[wanna-bee]

[thoughtfulfuri]

[molotovblogtail]

Hey dont cry. Grab some sticky notes and make yourself a bouquet of flowers.

[snapcracklepop-myjoints]

Babe we NEED pics of your rubber cuck collection

so actually ☝what i collect is DUCKS

[alexseanchai]

seriously though where did they find the clothing, the cosmetics, and the skilled person-hours for these looks? Watsonian answers only

[image: late in Disney's Mulan, during the reprise of "I'll Make A Man Out Of You", three simultaneous fans close dramatically so their holders can pose. Ling, Yao, and Chien-Po are all in outfits and heavy makeup styled similarly to Mulan and the other young women in "Honor To Us All".]

[lgbt-tiktoks]

Description: [A video of a woman riding a galloping horse bareback while holding a large rainbow flag.]

[nattousan]

i felt like these tags really added to the experience, thanks @cynderxdustypaws for your knowledge

[naamahdarling]

This is one of the most powerful images I have ever seen, and I will reblog it every single time because every single time it brings tears to my eyes.

[sapphling]

divinity kink in less of a "fuck me in a nun habit" way and more of a "put me on my knees and rewrite my understanding of faith and show me what a loving god's hand feels like and give me mercy and wrath and splendor and leave your communion dripping from my lips and teach me how every part of my body was meant to worship you"

[lestatfag]

STAY SAFE!! [ID: the Gilbert Baker pride flag with the words “Happy pride to all those who are unable to celebrate openly and safely. You are loved and seen!” in all-caps black text over it. /end ID]

[glorioustiel]

honestly being tagged in things makes me so happy because it’s like?? ? you think of me?? ? you remember me?? ? i don’t even remember me sometimes