#forestofbabel

[forestofbabel]

Pssst hey hey any sterek blogs/fans on here wanna be friends? I don’t think I have it in me to write for the fandom anymore (I did that for like… over a decade and my hyperfixation lapsed) but I miss my boys and I miss talking with my readers about them and I figured writing into the void of tumblr and hoping some of y’all see this is the next best thing

[thebestbooksaround]

If the ley lines you should follow by forestofbabel

Sterek | 52k | Teen

And Derek just stood there, staring at Stiles like he was a ghost.

“Dude, I know it’s been a while but you don’t have to look at me like you’re that surprised I’m hung over in the woods. It’s practically a tradition at this point.”

“Stiles?” Derek whispered, the name falling from his lips like a punch to the gut. Stiles watched, confused, as Derek took a deep breath in and took a shaky step forward then back again. “You’re not- you can’t be. Who are you?”

[fuckyeahfanfictions]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 5/5 Fandom: Teen Wolf (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski Characters: Stiles Stilinski, Derek Hale, Lydia Martin Additional Tags: Time Travel, Alternate Universe - Time Travel, Magic Stiles, Spark Stiles, Canon Divergence Summary:

Stiles is sent on a mission in time to protect Derek Hale at all costs. He doesn’t know why Derek Hale is so important to the future, but Stiles takes his mission seriously.

[mitsususu]

Is Bucky responsible for things he did under Hydra brainwashing? All signs point to NO. Below are my Top 5 Favorite Stories: 

“United States v Barnes, 617 F. Supp. 2d 143 (D.D.C. 2015)”  (T, 20k) by fallingvoices and radialarch

The Associated Press @AP Winter Soldier set to stand trial for Washington D.C. massacre and treason apne.ws/1og6SWE

+ Post WS. The Big One. You’ve probably read this, and for good reason! Grand declarations of love and a dramatic reunion. 

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“cross this river to the other side” (T, 14k) by defcontwo

In 1943, the Howling Commandos wrote goodbye letters to be given to their loved ones in the event of their deaths.

In 2014, Sharon Carter finds those letters in a tin can in an abandoned HYDRA base.

+ Post WS. Both trial *and* epistolary. “I love you. That’s the important part, I guess. That’s all I really needed to say. I’m so fucking in love with you”

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“In defense of the second chance” (T, 8k) by StuckySituation

“-rnes? Wake up. We’ll be back in HQ in ten minutes.”

Steve is still half-asleep, and not ready to let go of his dream. It was a nice dream.

The details are already slipping away from him, though, no matter how much he tries to resist forgetting the dream. There were other kids? He was in school? Steve groans, and mutters, “Fuck off.”

“I hate to wake you, but dude, you need to shake this off,” the stranger continues, his voice gentle and laced with worry. “You’ll need to go prepare for your trial as soon as we land.”

+ Shrinkyclinks. Reposted from the Shrinkyclinks list. Bucky switches bodies with his most outspoken defender 

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“Tint & Shade” (T, 25k) by forestofbabel

The man blinked, slow and heavy. His pale blue eyes didn’t seem to be seeing the world around him. “Joe?” Steve took the peroxide out of the man’s hands and shook his head. “I’m not –” "How’d you make it out?” Steve stilled for a moment before putting the peroxide aside and peeling back the man’s hoodie. The guy was delirious. “I thought Hydra killed you,” he murmured. Steve got one arm out of the hoodie, relaxing a bit at the man’s words. Whatever he’d been through, he wasn’t on Hydra’s side. “Fearless Captain Rogers. Course you made it out. Bet you kicked those Nazis right in the head.” Steve pulled back. Captain Joe Rogers? Joseph Rogers. That was his grandfather’s name. He’d died in World War II. This guy couldn’t possibly be talking about him.

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Somewhere between the fall of Shield due to a long running Hydra infiltration, finding out that his land lord is an Avenger, and being commissioned for some truly gaudy paintings, Steve finds himself harboring the worlds most wanted.

+ Shrinkyclinks. Artist Steve helps humanize Bucky to the public

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“Guilty on All Counts” (G, 100 words) by Dira Sudis 

(no summary, this is only 100 words)

+ Post WS. A fun little “What If” based on the title :D 

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*More Stucky Recs here

[fictionescapism]

Fanfic Rec #44 Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski (Teen Wolf) part 8

The Quickest Way to Man’s Heart (is Through His Bottomless Pit) by isthatbloodonhishirt (wasterella) Pulling open his apartment door, he let out an involuntary shout when something was quite literally thrust into his chest hard enough to have him almost tip backwards. He managed to right himself while keeping hold of what had been shoved at him and looked up in time to see his neighbour striding back towards his apartment. “You’re going to fucking kill yourself.” His door slammed. Stiles blinked at the other man’s door, utterly confused, and looked down at what he was holding. It was a plastic bag, full of what felt like tupperware, which made no sense to Stiles because when had his neighbour broken into his house to steal his tupperware? (SNYE - January 11th - Neighbours)

Inertia by apocryphal The last thing Derek and Cora are expecting to find outside their motel room is a gaunt Stiles Stilinski, lacrosse bag on one shoulder and the weight of the world on the other.

If the ley lines you should follow by forestofbabel And Derek just stood there, staring at Stiles like he was a ghost. “Dude, I know it’s been a while but you don’t have to look at me like you’re that surprised I’m hung over in the woods.  It’s practically a tradition at this point.” “Stiles?” Derek whispered, the name falling from his lips like a punch to the gut.  Stiles watched, confused, as Derek took a deep breath in and took a shaky step forward then back again.  “You’re not- you can’t be.  Who are you?”

Divided We Stand by KouriArashi Derek is being pressured by his family to pick a mate, and somehow stumbles into a choice that they didn't expect and aren't sure they approve of....

Three Phone Call by pandabomb “You’re not a hooker, Stiles.” “Okay, yes, true, but—for a thousand dollars…” An AU in which Scott and Stiles live in a shitty apartment in NYC, Lydia is still queenly, and Derek is a clueless rich guy who mistakes Stiles for a hooker. Light-hearted, thinly-plotted fun.

[st3r3k0bs3ss3d]

Howl a Home

Author: forestofbabel

Details: 8k | Teen | Future Fic, Kid Fic, Thanksgiving (sort of)

Summary: Fic Request: "Please can you do a fic where Stiles' dad finds out about werewolves in S2 and ships him off to live with a relative. He comes back X years later and Derek is a single father. The pack is established and everyone is alive and Scott never became an alpha. Derek and him were just testing the waters of a new relationship before he left and Derek is really mad Stiles didn't tell him he was leaving."

Sneak Peek:

“By the time Stiles was able to let go, everyone else had cleared out. Derek had rubbed a thumb over the swelling bruise on Stiles’s cheek and their eyes caught. And Stiles did the stupidest thing a 16 year old can do. He kissed Derek. And to his total surprise, whether it was because of the near death experience or genuine feelings, Derek kissed Stiles back.”

Source: archiveofourown.org

Image: “moon in croatia with a reddish touch” by Andreas Eggar, used under CC BY-SA 4.0/ cropped image and overlayed text

[forestofbabel]

Die a Little Sweeter

CH 15: Who Swallowed a Spider (pt2)

Peter Parker/Tim Drake

Peter could hear everyone up in the dining room the second they got into the Batcave. It was nearing five in the morning and Peter didn’t think that many people were out on patrol last night. “Why does it sound like your whole family is here?”

Tim blinked, now maskless. He was only half out of costume, gloves and elbow pads and belt on the bench in the changing room. Then he rolled his eyes. “Because they’re nosy bastards.”

Peter hadn’t been expecting such a grand welcome back, but it was cool to meet the rest of the Birds and Bats.

[forestofbabel]

Die a Little Sweeter

CH 8: The Cling of Cobwebs (part 6)

Peter Parker/Tim Drake

“What do you guys think of the Robins?” Peter asked, needing a more present and focused distraction. The Trigate Bridge was fucking long and traffic was heavy.

Tim scratched the back of his neck, a habit he had when he was playing coy. “Which ones?”

Peter shrugged. “Doesn’t matter.”

“I’ve always liked Red Robin.” The grin in Bernard’s voice was easy to hear. “He saved my life once!”

Peter goes on a city photography trip with Tim and Bernard and struggles with what it means to be stuck in Gotham.