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Another Peter Hale Rant: Werewolf Healing

I’m sorry, but the more I think about it, the angrier I get at Derek and Laura and even Deaton. Either this was poor writing on Jeff & co’s part (more than likely), or just poor characterization, but why in the world did no one do better by Peter during his hospitalization? SUPERNATURALLY speaking?

I mean, the first thing I would have done was take Peter to Deaton, and have the man perform some sort of mumbo jumbo to cure/treat him – if not of his catatonia than at least of his burn scars (which must have been SO painful, poor baby).

I’m just thinking of everything we’ve seen on the show these past few seasons in the ways of supernatural healing and pseudoscience:

- The Nemeton can do anything it wants. Lay Peter on the stump, offer a little blood when the moon is full or the ley lines are resonating or whatever, and I bet something freaky could/would have happened.

- Derek cured Cora’s mistletoe poisoning with his Alpha spark. Laura was obviously useless as an alpha – why didn’t she take Peter with them and have him hospitalized in NY? Why did she ditch him in Beacon Hills while she and Derek gallivanted off clear across the country? What kind of pack bond or anchor would Peter hope to have, with his alpha and family having abandoned him? (Yet people wonder why he went crazy. >_>)

- Peter sank his claws into the neck of I don’t even know how many people, including breaking the possession of a 1000 year old Nogitsune – you mean to tell me Laura or Derek couldn’t have done the same to go into Peter’s mind and break him out of his coma?

- Eichen House exists to “treat” troubled/troublesome supers, yet Peter was stowed away at Beacons Crossing Home? Whyyyyy?

- The Dread Doctors were cooking up medical marvels/horrors; I’m sure there’s a manual somewhere to treating burn marks in their little Frankenstein lab

- Druids/Darachs clearly have more tricks up their sleeves than mountain ash and ice baths. I bet a little mind-meld or hypnosis from someone like Jennifer or Marin, if not Deaton, could have helped.

- The Argent bestiary has more supers/creatures documented than have even appeared on the show, so who knows what else is out there with curative powers

- Speaking of Argents: the freaking Nine Herbs Charm – DRUID magic, people – where oh WHERE was Deaton with this precious gem!? It worked on Peter in…like…moments.

- Banshees.literally have the power of life and death, on top of their mental powers; okay so Meredith wasn’t in the right head-space to help anyone, but come on. Come on.

- Basic werewolf healing & regenerative abilities. Why didn’t they just wait for the burns to scab over, then cut them open again so they could heal better the second time around? Perhaps Peter’s catatonia had something to do with it, but the man got a laced tomahawk to the chest and fingers lobbed off and his throat slit and all kinds of nonsense, and those werewolf powers seemed a bit more effective than to leave him so disfigured after the fire.

- Why does Derek get to “Evolve” or whatever, but Peter doesn’t? Peter’s been through more metamorphoses than everyone on this show combined. I’m honestly shocked he’s not a True Alpha.

NO ONE amongst the Hales’ super!connections had anything better to suggest than just dumping Peter an a nursing home and leaving him there to rot for SIX YEARS?

And how was that even a good idea?

What if Peter spontaneously wolfed out as a subconscious reflex action, right there while the nurses and doctors were treating him (god forbid during a FULL MOON)? What if Peter woke out of his coma, and just indiscriminately started attacking people right then and there, thinking he was in danger or in an unsafe place?

Alright, of course it can be argued that Jeff & Co were just making stuff up as they went along, so TW’s supernatural universe circa Season 1 was naturally less…super than the TW fustercluck of say post-Season 3. But in the face of everything that’s been introduced to the show since then, it really doesn’t do the original premise of the show any favors. It leaves me sitting here just confused, like: why did any of this even happen?

I’m sorry, is it just me who thinks Peter was done a major disservice on this show?

mamatessa

This 100% shout it from the roof tops.

And now I’m thinking of Peter as a true Alpha

kateawolf13

Also, if I can point out: burns are painful. I’ve accidentally grabbed hot metal a time or ten… And it hurts the ENTIRE TIME IT HEALS. (Your mileage may vary depending on nerve damage)

So a being, used to very quick healing, is left to languish in agony for six years. Yes we know they still feel the pain of their injuries and alpha injuries heal slower. But being in that pain for that long after a lifetime of quick healing?

No wonder his brain was fucked.

kordyceps

Peter is 100% a victim in all this. Probably the worst victim of them all, tbh.

Even discounting all the stuff that only came out in later seasons, it’s still absolutely bonkers that both Laura and Derek thought it was fine to just leave him there alone in Beacon Hills for six years. I can understand being young and stupid and afraid and bolting, but they never came back?? They never relocated him??? They never did anything–never reached out to anyone–to try and heal him????

You’re telling me they lived in NY for six years–which was probably a supernatural hot spot just by virtue of being so densely populated–and didn’t learn about any kind of supernatural anything that could have helped him???

And, look, I don’t at all hate Derek or Laura–esp Derek cuz he was only 16ish and had to have been suffering from so much self-loathing and guilt and no doubt feared Peter would blame him too, not to mention the lingering resentment over Paige he was likely still feeling - and the longer he avoided it, I’m sure the worse that guilt and turmoil got. So, I get it, with him. But, genuinely, wtf was Laura’s excuse?? (And don’t even get me started on Deaton, who absolutely would have known who Peter was and very obviously did jack all to help.)

It’s why I’m forever so sympathetic towards everything Peter’s done.

Like, the show tried to go back and paint him as always having been bad with the s3 flashbacks, but being manipulative does not equate to being evil, especially when the intentions behind those actions were, at least partially, out of love. (Fight me, but Peter was clearly trying to bring Paige into the fold so there would no longer have to be a divide between her and Derek, he just… went about orchestrating it in the literal worst way possible so ofc it all went completely tits up. He no doubt had other intentions there, too, but I am confident wanting to do something for Derek was a distinct part of it. And, for the record, I think it’s still something he feels bad about and his adamant denial of fault is directly because of the guilt he still feels deep inside.)

So if anything, that just made him more sympathetic! Because, at the end of the day, Peter very obviously loves and cares for his family. And that love is the one thing that always motivates him into doing (or at least trying to do) good, even after everything that’s happened to him and despite how broken he now is.

Peter Hale is genuinely tragic af.

Ofc, this isn’t to say he’s done nothing wrong. Peter has absolutely made terrible choices and done a lot of horrible things, and much of his later suffering he brought directly upon himself. But I’d argue the vast majority of his actions post-coma–the worst of his actions–all stem from how he had been abandoned to stew in rage and agony, completely alone, for literal years.

No one’s gonna come out the other end of that being okay.

dancerclonezzzz

No one gives you power. You just take it.

teenwolftalk

The Teen Wolf movie’s lack of context to the Derek & Sheriff Stilinski relationship is a travesty because you know this man helped Derek Hale raise his son.

You can feel the history in their shared frustration over Eli’s fixation with the jeep. You see how easily either of them show up when the other calls for back up. Sheriff didn't hesitate to be the bad cop and threaten Derek’s son so Eli would cut Derek some slack. Stiles’ father was there to help Derek figure out how to be a good parent, I have no doubt he showed up a few times to the house on his days off to babysit. And I know Derek has called the Sheriff at the station over the smallest emergencies. In the process Derek found himself growing fond of Stilinski, even seeing him as a father figure. Surely he enjoyed how much it drove Stiles up the wall when his dad called to talk not about the FBI, but how amazing Derek was doing with Eli. I can almost hear the frustration in Stiles voice as he realizes Derek Hale is trying to replace him, maybe to spite him. Definitely to spite him.

Derek and Argent had an understanding. Derek and Stiles put aside their differences to save each other over and over. But when Derek needed someone, the one man left to protect Beacon Hills stepped in to help the big scary werewolf without hesitation. Sheriff Stilinski never forgot about the young Hale boy who lost everything, even when that boy jeopardized his son’s life. He knew Derek needed a parent to show him the ropes. He also knew how hard it was to raise Stiles as a widowed father, and one look at Eli told him Derek couldn't do this alone, not like he had. Claudia would want her husband to help Derek, to put aside their differences, and be there for each other. And he was there to defend Derek after he was gone, to ensure Eli knew just what kind of father he had. The film’s ending aside, I know Eli wound up in the Sheriff’s care, staying in Stiles’ old bedroom because there was no way that man wasn’t seeing what he started through for Derek’s sake.

This Sterek-adjacent dynamic is everything, and it hurts that we will never get the Hale spin-off these two deserve because, wow the emotional subcontext that carries through those 15 unspoken years is too much.

wheredidhiseyebrowsgo

Last Chance Lost Fic

Derek overheard the pack trash talk him after a battle where he is injured. He basically goes to his loft to wait for death. Sheriff stilinski called to make a house check by a neighbor lady. He finds/saves Derek. Then scolds stiles about it. I think there was a monster of the week type of plot, with each later chapter focusing on a new monster (i.e. Boogeyman?)

If you recognize it send me an ask or IM.

#teen wolf

wheredidhiseyebrowsgo

Last Chance Lost Fic

Talia was a single mother and all her kids had different fathers. Finstock turns out to be Derek's dad. Finstock was maybe also something supernatural.

If you recognize it, please send me an ask or IM.

#teen wolf #lost fic

wheredidhiseyebrowsgo

Last Chance Lost Fic

sterek. The pack is ignoring both Stiles and Derek so they start to hang out. I remember that Stiles helped Derek with full shift and when he changed in front of the pack everyone was shocked.

If you recognize it, send me an IM.

#teen wolf #sterek #lost fic

wheredidhiseyebrowsgo

Last Chance Lost Fic

derek and stiles are visiting Derek’s relatives up north. He’s helping them clean up lumber/trees I think? Stiles is working on his dissertation and worries that derek won’t want to leave when he needs to go back to school.

If you recognize it, send me an ask or IM. I won't see it if you comment on this post. Thanks.

#teen wolf #sterek #lost fic

aregelle

Sorry, but I can’t let you walk out with this. It’s way above the legal voltage limit.

howlingintohell

Derek is so done rn

prettiestcaptain

so you know this little snarl thing Ian does? yeah that is super important

zainclaw

“But I didn’t,” he shrugs, reaching the bottom of the stairs and continues to slowly cross the floor to where Stiles is pacing. “Besides, it’s not the first time.”

Stiles scoffs. “And it won’t be the last, right?”

Derek frowns, steps slowing down as he approaches. Stiles steps backwards in sync, maintaining a certain distance between them. Derek stops, confused, watching Stiles move around the loft with his bottom lip caught between his teeth. First then does Derek catch the stench of distress and anger filling the air.

“What—” He begins, but is cut off.

“You're unbelievable, you know that? Do you possess some level of self-worth at all?” Stiles stares at him from across the room, chest heaving, eyes glazed with emotion but his voice spits venom. “How many times will you run head first into danger, like you’re the pack’s human shield or some shit?”

“Not human,” is Derek’s automatic reply, which apparently is the wrong thing to say because the next second Stiles is stalking towards him with fire in his eyes.

“I’m sick of your furry excuses!” He exclaims. “I’m sick of hearing you and Scott talk as if you got every reason to sacrifice yourselves because of your damn healing.” Derek doesn’t realizes he’s taken a step back until his back hits the pillar behind him. Stiles walks right up to his face, close enough to feel the heat of his breath as he keeps yelling. “Like it’s a reason for you to take bullets that were meant for me.”

His breath is ragged once he stops, his chest heaving. Derek’s gaze darts between Stiles’ eyes, wide and so close. Stiles ducks his head down, swallowing as if he’s trying to calm himself. Derek doesn’t move, too overwhelmed by Stiles’ outburst. Because it means something; it means so much, and his chest tightens when trying to figure out what.

When Stiles lifts his head back up, the anger has been replaced by pure concern, and it hits all of Derek’s senses so hard his breath hitches, nostrils flaring.

“You’re not monsters,” Stiles says lowly. “You’re people. The claws don’t change that.”

phuketboys

teencopandthesourwolf

John certainly could’ve handled the situation with a little more tact. He knew that.

But the thing was, although he had exactly zero problem with the growing feeling that his son liked boys as well as girls (and/or any other gender, or species for that matter; but that was something which he was definitely trying not to think too hard about) being confronted with it all so suddenly? It being thrust upon him like that?

It was just.

John had never really been the sort to bring things up out of the blue, wasn’t in his nature—unless he thought there was a problem. And this? This wasn’t a problem. Not at all. And that’s just how he’d rolled before Claudia… passed. The particular charm of being vocal about emotions was a beautiful part of her personality, not his. It was actually a trait Stiles had inherited from his mom, thankfully.

So John, he’d had to get used to trying—and probably failing—at being both parents, fast, and he honestly still didn’t feel like he really knew how the hell to do that. He’d just thought he was being respectful of his kid’s boundaries by not bringing up the whole sexuality thing. Thought that when Stiles was ready to talk, he’d let his old man know. John had been pretty sure of that.

It had been the easy way out.

(Yeah, obviously not one of his finest moments).

John now knows that he really should have listened to the quiet voice at the back of his mind—the one that sounded just like his wife’s, the one that had told him to just let Stiles know: Who or whatever you’re into is just fine, son.

But finding his kid (who he almost kept forgetting was not, in fact, eight-years-old anymore) so unexpectedly outside the bar that night? It had honestly just kinda thrown him for a loop.

That’s why John hadn’t thought about how his statement must’ve sounded to Stiles, even when presented with Stiles’s protestations.

It was only afterwards that he’d thought about just how shitty that may have come across.

What he’d been getting at (ineffectively), all he had actually meant—and what he had made sure to tell Stiles the very next morning—was that if Stiles was going to start dating guys and girls and everything in between, he was damn well going to need to get rid of the baggy atrocities his son weirdly called his Combat-ready Capsule Closet (don’t ask, because John really doesn’t know).

John had then told Stiles about the small amount of money he’d made by finally selling some of his Dad’s old furniture, and how that money was for Stiles to do whatever he wanted with.

He also said he hoped Stiles would maybe buy himself some new clothes with the cash, a couple of outfits more fitting for Stiles’s personality—not just items that were suitable for fighting the Supernatural. If that was what he wanted, of course.

Although John did make the kid promise he’d buy himself at least one stylish date outfit with the cash. Wearing hoodies and khakis on any kind of night out, gay bar or not, was just sad.

(“Whatever you say, Daddy Cool.”)

But all of this, he’d warned Stiles, had one very solid and immovable condition:

Stiles had to start locking his bedroom window.

Because John was still very not ready for a talk with his son on Werewolf Safe Sex…

Oh, God.

hobrien

Derek Hale + dramatic head turn

princessrhcenyra

a bicon! bi king!

phoebewallersbridge

make me choose: bevkatz asked: damon salvatore or peter hale

deterweek

Welcome to the theme announcement for Deter Week 2023.

Same as last year, there are two prompts per day for you to choose from—you can also use both if you’d like to! There is no obligation to complete all seven days; you can totally skip a day if the themes don’t click. Just do as many as you wish.

There are absolutely no restrictions on content (ratings, word count, kinks, if they are romantic or platonic, darkfic, etc.); as long as it’s tagged appropriately, anything goes! There is also no set Free Day, but if you have something to post that doesn’t fit one of the themes, just post it anyway. The aim of this event is to achieve more Deter content, so honestly, GO NUTS.

There are sub-prompts listed below each theme. I wanted to give you a few examples to help spark ideas—they are literally just things that popped into my head when I was thinking about each prompt—but of course, you can totally ignore them.

Here you go:

Day 1 (March 14th) -

"Promise me."

keeping or breaking promises, secrets, deals made, the night of the fire, etc.

Back To School

student/teacher relationships, homeschooling, punishments, back in time, college au, jocks, nerds, power dynamics, help with homework, my hero presentations, moving out, etc.

Day 2 (March 15th) -

Magic

witches/wizards, magicians, historical au, spells, curses, breaking spells/curses, love potions, rituals, witch trails, spells gone wrong, etc.

Dungeons and Dragons

mythical creatures, royalty au, bards, knights in shining armour, fantasy, imprisonment, adventurers, kingdoms in ruin, roleplaying games, etc.

Day 3 (March 16th) -

Vacation

weekends away, long distance relationships, sex on the beach, nights out, visiting family, fake dating, the honeymoon, business trips, pampering, relaxation, fluff, etc.

Spring Time

spring cleaning, hayfever, celebrations, sex pollen, florist au, farming, new beginnings, kid fic, reminiscing, etc.

Day 4 (March 17th) -

Ooh, Kinky

let your kinks run free, bdsm, add another character to their relationship, monsterfuckers unite, sex toys, kink discovery, discussions, under-negotiated kink, cnc, sex clubs, dd/lb, dressing up, spicing things up, etc.

"What have you done?"

suspicion, surprises, assassin au, taking the blame, murder husbands, time travel au, stuck in time, accidental baby acquisition, facing the consequences, gift giving, ah shit moments, etc.

Day 5 (March 18th) -

The Big Screen

going to the movies, first dates, pornstar au, celebrities, rewrite your favourite movie but make it deter, movie quotes, etc.

Heroes and Villains

costume parties, origin stories, superhero au, evil deeds, secret lairs, crime solving, love and hate, lovers to enemies, good turning evil, saving the day, etc.

Day 6 (March 19th) -

Medical

doctors and nurses, surgery, medical kink, roleplay, doctor/patient relationships, a/b/o dynamics, memory loss, disabilities, alternative reasons for peter's coma, hurt/comfort, near death experiences, etc.

"You can't fix it."

angst, broken relationships, breaking up, infidelity, wrongdoings, attempts at diy, who needs the instructions, renovating the hale home, making mistakes, etc.

Day 7 (March 20th) -

Animals

adopting a pet, petplay, visiting the zoo, zookeeper au, stuck in animal form, either of them as a different creature, predator/prey, etc.

Cowboy AU

life of the ranch, homemaking, brokeback mountain au, horseriding, etc.

Please reblog this post, then go ahead and start brainstorming; let your imaginations run wild! If you have any questions about the event or any of the prompts—or if you’d just like to chat to someone about your ideas—don’t hesitate to get in touch.

When the time comes, you can add your works to the Deter Week collection and remember to tag Deter Week 2023 and/or mention @deterweek on your Tumblr posts so I can reblog them.

I am super excited to see what kind of great new content we can all add to the fandom this year.

Happy creating 💛

deterweek