This mixtape tells a story. Derek and Stiles are a team to be reckoned with against monsters, but their own demons and differences cause them to fall apart. Stiles moves away to escape, and Derek soon follows him once he realizes what he lost, and they work together to patch up their fractured relationship, and finally get their happily ever after. I hope you enjoy it!
Castle: Halsey
“And now my neck is open wide, begging for a fist around it/Already chocking on my pride, so there’s no use crying about it.”
Take Me to Church: Hozier
“The only heaven I'll be sent to/Is when I'm alone with you/ I was born sick, but I love it”
Natural: Imagine Dragons
“We are the youth/Cut until it bleeds, inside a world without the peace facing/A bit of the truth, the truth”
Demons: Imagine
“Don’t want to let you down/But I am hell bound/Though this is all for you/Don’t want to hide the truth”
Movement: Hozier
“When you move/Honey, I'm put in awe of somethin' so flawed and free”
The Good, The Bad and The Dirty: Panic! At the Disco
“I know what it's like to have to trade/The ones that you love for the ones you hate”
I Found: Amber Run
“And I found love where it wasn't supposed to be/Right in front of me”
Heathens: 21 Pilots
“We don't deal with outsiders very well/They say newcomers have a certain smell/Yeah, I trust issues, not to mention/They say they can smell your intentions”
NFWMB: Hozier
“Nothing fucks with my baby/I'd wanna be felt by you, held by you/Feel the power of your hand on me”
Nervous: Gavin James
“So I won't say I love you if you don't/And no you don't”
Stop and Stare: OneRepublic
“Stop and stare/I think I'm moving but I go nowhere/Yeah, I know that everyone gets scared/But I've become what I can't be, oh”
You Won’t Feel a Thing: The Script
I promise you won't feel a thing, no/'Cause everything the world could throw/I'll stand in front, I'll take the blow for you.”
Human: Christina Perri
“But I’m only human/And I bleed when I fall down/I’m only human/And I crash and I break down”
Boston: Augustana
“I think I need a sunrise/I'm tired of a sunset/Here it's nice in the summer/Some snow would be nice”
Million Words: The Vamps
“Now I'm half a world away from you/But you're always on my mind/There's a million words that I could've said”
I Will Follow You Into the Dark: Death Cab for Cutie
“If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks/Then I'll follow you into the dark”
Next to Me: Imagine Dragons
“And oh, stupid things I do/I'm far from good, it's true/But still I find you/Next to me”
Lay Me Down: Sam Smith
“Can I lay by your side, next to you, you/And make sure you’re alright/I’ll take care of you”
I Was Made for Loving You: Tori Kelly, Ed Sheeran
“Touch my soul and hold it tight/I've been waiting all my life/I won't scar your young heart/Just take my hand”
Home: Phillip Phillips
“Settle down, it'll all be clear/Don't pay no mind to the demons/They fill you with fear”
All This Time: OneRepublic
“All this time/We were waiting for each other/All this time/I was waiting for you”
Happy holidays, rejuvenescencia! My fanmix bug bit me hard after almost three years, so I decided to go with a mix for your gift - I hope you enjoy it! It's set in the summer after season 2 (ah, the summer of possibilities), and I just ignored season 3 and beyond while making it haha. I do have a half-written fic not related to this mix as well, but I got stuck and couldn't complete it in time. If I do, though, it'll be an additional gift for you :)
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love was painted gold
In the summer after Gerard and that whole mess, Stiles finds himself at loose ends. Scott's working on bettering himself in all aspects of his life, and while Stiles wholeheartedly supports him, there are some things a guy just needs to do on his own, you know? Like doing one-handed pull-ups while working his way through his summer reading.