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parallel universes: 18/?

Final Destination 2

"Being alive after we were supposed to die caused an outward ripple. A rift in Death's design."

When Stiles and his friends decide to go on vacation before their last year of college, they end up in a horrific crash on the interstate that kills about twenty people — them included.

Or so he thought.

Because seconds before he meets his own demise, Stiles startles awake and finds himself back behind the steering wheel of his jeep. Despite his friends telling him to drive, Stiles blocks the ramp instead, knowing deep down that he didn't have a dream.

One of his dad's deputies, Derek Hale, tries to talk Stiles down, but when the cause of the mass crash passes them, Stiles freaks out even more — only to be proven right when moments later his vision becomes reality without him because Derek saves his life from a truck that kills his friends.

Almost two months later, Stiles learns that two of the people he saved that day have been killed in a gruesome fashion. When a third dies, Stiles is sure Death is coming for all of them, but the only people who believe him are his dad and Derek, who has been by his side since that crash.

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parallel universe - 17/ထ

Civil War

"Vengeance has consumed you. It's consuming them. I'm done letting it consume me."

After an accident killing almost ten people, Stiles was told that he needed to learn how to control his powers. He agreed, after all nobody ever taught him how to use his powers. They just appeared one day, and he tried everything to keep them under control. He trusted his team, and he especially trusted Theo when he told him there would be a place he could get help. Little did he know it would be a lab in the middle of nowhere. He was turned into a lab rat, forced to wear a collar that does more than suppress his powers, forced to wear a straitjacket day in and day out. 

Instead of trying to help him learn to control his powers, they were trying to figure out how to control him. They were trying to turn him into a weapon.

Years later, he is transported to a high-security prison in the middle of the ocean. They’ve made little progress, so they want to throw him out like a discarded toy. As much as in control they pretend to be, they are still terrified. His prison van is surrounded by soldiers. They still think they could stop Stiles in case his collar stops working. But they can’t. Not anymore. During his time at Eichen, Deaton might not have learned how to control him — Stiles, however, learned everything he needed to know about himself. 

It was enough that the second his collar acted up, Stiles managed to break free. His powers, however, have grown exponentially during the last few years. What caused a disturbance once, now causes an explosion. But Stiles doesn’t care. He wants out. He wants to leave. He wants to go home, to see his dad one more time before he’ll move somewhere nobody will be able to find him.

But Theo does find him. Theo always finds him.

And Stiles wonders if it was a good idea to show mercy to the person who helped lock him up. Maybe he should have killed him. It would’ve made life so much easier. It would have made forgetting Theo so much easier. But he didn’t, and now Theo is here, and Stiles knows — he fucking knows — that if he doesn’t send Theo away now, he will open himself up for more pain. 

This time, however, it might swallow him whole — and the world with him.

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parallel universe - 16/ထ

Pirates of the Caribbean

"Because you and I are alike, and there will come a moment when you have a chance to show it. To do the right thing."

Stiles and Theo used to be friends, even grew up together, until one day, his father was cast out and denounced as a pirate. With nowhere else to go but prison, Captain Stilinski took to the sea, taking Stiles and what little they needed to survive with him. They turned into pirates, living free and wild, making new friends, and building a family beyond blood. Being separated from Theo stung at first, but Stiles was seven, and he moved on as quickly as any kid his age would.

Life at sea isn’t easy, that’s why Stiles wasn’t always allowed to accompany his dad. He still had been trained to have his own ship and crew eventually, sailing under his father’s flag. His big day came when he was eighteen — that’s also when he learnt that Theo had started working under his father as well. For years, they are entangled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Hunting each other down, pushing each other limits, but they never crossed the line. 

Until Theo does. 

A cloak-and-dagger operation leaves Stiles’ life in shambles. His father and his crew are killed, Stiles’ own crew is reduced to four, including him. It seems like a miracle they survived in the first place. But they did — and Stiles will make sure Theo pays for his actions. Because it couldn’t have been anybody else. Stiles saw his ship. He saw members of his crew. Just because Theo wasn’t present doesn’t mean he didn’t give the command.

A few nights later, Stiles sneaks into Theo’s mansion and into his bedroom. He finds the other boy asleep. Despite their childhood, despite his feelings regarding Theo, he will kill him, and he will do it while he’s still asleep. Some people might call him a coward for it, and maybe he is, but Theo was the one who slaughtered his family in his sleep; so Stiles plans to return the favor.

But that night, nothing goes to plan — and it changes more than just his life. 

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parallel universe - 12/ထ

Fable

"Nothing is free. He wasn't just talking about food or passage or the clothes on your back. He was talking about respect. Safety. Protection. They were things no one owed. And one way or another, you always paid."

Stiles was eight when he lost his mother. He was fourteen when his father abandoned him on an island to fend for himself, telling him that he's not made for this life, that he's doing what's best for him, that, if he gets off this island by himself, he will get what is his.

Theo has grown up on the sea. His father is one of the most powerful captains in the world with almost fifty ships under his command. Officially, at least. After falling out of his good graces, Theo loses his right to sail under his father's banner. Instead, he becomes the captain of one of his shadow ships, reduced to doing his father's dirty work under a different banner.

Stiles is determined to get off this damned island. Theo is determined to prove his father wrong.

Five years later, Stiles' time on the island has run out. People here aren't stupid, and they're certainly not blind. So, one night, when Stiles is running for his life, he's begging Theo for passage to the mainland. He knows about the Chimeras. He's heard the stories, heard about all the people they've killed, but Stiles has money, and if that's not enough, he has skills to offers... and secrets that could get him killed just as easily.

Theo, to his surprise, agrees. Now, Stiles is one step closer to returning to his father and claim what's rightfully his.

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parallel universe - 15/ထ

Sanctum

"There's no god down here. This place doesn't give a rat's ass about you or me or any of us. We're bits of dust passing through."

They were almost done exploring the cave. One or maybe two days more, and they could've left this godforsaken hellhole. But mother nature had other plans. When a storm rolls in, things turn from bad to worse. His father was the last of the team to get out, but Stiles is trapped in this fucking cave with his ex-boyfriend Theo and a couple of other rich kids, who think cave-diving is nothing more than a thrill.

They don't have a lot of food, they don't have a lot of time, and they have no clue where the other entrance to the cave is because they haven't found that yet. All Stiles knows is that this entrance exists somewhere underwater. He also knows the general direction they'll have to go in. However, the way there is more than a little dangerous even for experienced divers. Theo is the only one who has just enough experience that Stiles doesn't have to worry about his every move. His current arm candy, however, is a fucking idiot — so are the other two guys whose parents are financing this trip. That's probably why they act as if Stiles is their personal slave.

Stiles is two seconds away from taking off and leaving them to fend for themselves, but cave-diving alone is a death sentence.

With the water slowly rising, and the cave becomes more and more dangerous around them, death soon follows. Their food is running low only a day in, and panic is making the people around him another problem. Only Theo remains calm. Theo, who never leaves his side, who follows him everywhere, who kisses him and promises him the world whenever Stiles is about to give up. Theo is the only person keeping him alive down here.

Stiles will do whatever it takes to get Theo out of here alive — even if it means, he has to die down here.

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parallel universe - 13/ထ

These Vengeful Hearts

“So you’re doing this for what? Like revenge or something?” - “Or something. I’m not becoming one of them. Not really. I’m joining so I can destroy the Red Court.”

After his little brother gets kicked out of the school because someone put a target on his back, Stiles decides that the Red Court's time is up. The Red Court. A prestigious little group of high school bullies that think they can get away with everything just because nobody’s figured out who they are yet. But Stiles is going to figure out the truth, and he's going to take them down.

From the inside.

Together with his best friend Kira, Stiles comes up with a plan. One that is more than successful. Within a week, Stiles becomes a new member of the Red Court and meets his partner Lydia Martin. She's the resident genius at Beacon Hills' High School, Devenford Prep's biggest rival. The Red Court, however, does operate on a bigger scale. They like to ruin lives and reputation all over Beacon County.

His first job is an easy one. Break up the alleged relationship between Golden Boy Brett Talbot and his current girlfriend. It takes nothing more than a quick picture for the poor girl to make a very public scene. Brett seems more amused than heartbroken, and on the next day, he's running into Stiles three times. Turns out, it's not a coincidence.

Lydia tells Stiles to stay away from Brett, reminding him that someone was mad enough to put in a request to break him up with his previous girlfriend - despite the consequences. But trying to convince Brett that he's not date-worthy is about as useless as convincing himself that he hates Lydia. Before Stiles has the chance to figure out how to go on from here, someone puts in a request for ruining Kira's life, and he is threatened because Brett can't stay away. Stiles doesn't really want him to.

Taking down the Red Court becomes harder when Stiles learns that everyone around him has secrets, and everything changes once someone ends up dead. This isn't just about revenge anymore. This is about a Red Court member running loose, ready to protect the Red Court — or to get what they want and take down whoever is standing in their way.

Before starting his revenge, Stiles was ready to sacrifice everything for his brother because he has Kira and his dad in his corner. Now, with Brett waking up next to him, and Lydia becoming one of his closest friends, Stiles isn't sure he's ready to risk everything anymore. But he needs to do something, or his life isn't the only one that will be ruined forever.

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parallel universe - 10/ထ

                                                                                         The Winter Soldier

“You’re my mission!” - “Then finish it. Cause I’m with you to the end of the line.”

To kill the nogitsune, Scott had to turn Stiles into a werewolf. A transformation, he didn’t survive. At least, that’s what everyone thought. Lydia saw Scott sink his teeth into Stiles’ upper arm, she remembers his heart stopping, she was at his funeral. But she never felt him die. For years, she’s tried to make people understand. For years, she’s begged Scott to believe her. He never did. And she couldn’t go to Sheriff Stilinski. 

A year after returning to New York, Noshiko almost fell victim to a group of hunters unlike any other. They have stronger weapons, they don’t show any mercy, and they have a faceless soldier of inhuman strength. Kira quickly learns that the attack on her mother wasn’t an isolated incident. This has been going on for years. And they need to put a stop to it.

Two years after the Yukimuras founded the Avengers program to protect the supernatural community, Theo has become one of their alphas. After a mission is interrupted by the hunter they call Winter Soldier, Theo bumps into Lydia at the hospital. He hasn’t seen her since Stiles died, and he isn’t particularly interested in catching up with her. However, Lydia stops him, telling him that she believes Stiles is still alive. Although it’s impossible, Theo gives her the benefit of the doubt. Her argument is compelling, and she has a lead. It doesn’t take more than that. He calls Noshiko, more out of respect than anything, and isn’t surprised when Kira meets up with them. 

While tracking Lydia’s lead, the three of them are attacked by a group of hunters. Again, Theo finds himself face to face with the Winter Soldier. This time, however, he’s not going to underestimate him. This time, Theo is prepared for everything the hunter might throw his way. Or so he thought. Because when the mask falls to the ground, and they finally learn who killed more supernatural creatures than most hunters combined in only five years, Theo’s world shatters a second time. 

Lydia was right. Stiles is still alive, but he is not himself. He isn’t the nogitsune either. Whatever happened to him, Stiles doesn’t remember them. He doesn’t even remember himself. He only remembers one thing; his mission to eliminate them. 

They make it out alive. Barely. Theo and Kira are healing slowly, Lydia is in the hospital, recovering from an attack that was supposed to be their death sentence. They don’t have any promising leads — except, maybe there’s one. Theo knows they don’t have much time, so he doesn’t wait for Lydia to go back to Beacon Hills to visit John Stilinski. It’s time to learn what really happened when Stiles was bitten eight years ago. 

Theo knows only one thing for sure, whatever happened to Stiles, he’s going to fix it. He’s going to save him, no matter the cost. And when he did that, Theo is never going to let him go again. 

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parallel universe - 14/ထ

Rings

"I keep thinking about this story. There's this video that... kills you. Seven days after you watch it. The second it's over the phone rings. And this voice says... seven days."

After his father got shot near the end of his senior year, Stiles decides to take a gap year. His dad isn't happy about it. Neither is Theo, but he understands that Stiles wants to take care of his dad. Seeing Theo leave for college still hurts like hell. It was their dream. They were supposed to do this together — and they're going to. All they have to do is survive a long-distance relationship for a year. It's gonna be fine. They're gonna be fine.

But a month in, Theo all of a sudden stops replying to his texts and doesn't answer any of his calls. Stiles is worried because that's not like Theo — and his anxiety gets only worse when he gets a Skype call from a random girl who demands to know where Theo is. That's the moment Stiles knows something bad happened to his boyfriend. He has to figure out what's going on. Stiles tells his dad about it and leaves the same night for Stanford.

Theo is nowhere to be found. All Stiles can do is follow the clues Theo has left him during their daily conversations. So, Stiles goes to find Theo's favourite professor, who is way too interested in getting rid of Stiles, and even goes so far as to tell him that sometimes couples break up. But not them. This is not like Theo. This guy knows exactly what's going on. When Stiles decides to follow him around, he runs into the girl from the Skype call, who tells him that she knows where Theo is. Since she's nice enough, Stiles agrees to go with her.

At her place, the girl is talking about a weird video they were watching for a project. Stiles heard about it before. It's a ghost story he's heard before. A haunted video that's supposed to kill you after seven days. Stiles can't believe that this girl thinks it's real. Her distress, however, is starting to freak him out, and when he finds a message from Theo on her phone, he's getting even more nervous. Because even Theo seems to believe this ghost story, and he warns him not to watch that video no matter what.

Despite how ridiculous everything sounds, Stiles trusts Theo. So he locks himself into the bathroom as quickly as he can. It doesn't take long for something to happen outside. Stiles can hear fighting and screaming. Panicked, he hides in the corner of the room, covering his ears and squeezing his eyes shut. When he opens them again, Theo is right there, leading him out of the flat, trying to explain to him everything that has happened to him.

The girl is dead, killed by whatever is going on with this fucking video — and if that's true, Theo has only two more days before he's going to die too... unless he finds a tail, someone who's willing to watch a copy of his video.

So, that's exactly what Stiles does. He's not going to allow anything to happen to Theo. He's going to save his life. When Theo is fast asleep, Stiles gets out of bed. He gets his laptop, makes a copy of the video, and hits play.

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