#mel blabs

[melioristicbeast]

“Sorry,” Stiles said, unsure of why he was apologizing. “I’ve never heard that song before. Did you write it?”  Derek looked uncomfortable, maybe a touch embarrassed, which was answer enough. “It’s good. I like it. It’s calming.”  The small smile he got in response melted his heart a little bit. Fucking hell, he was so gone for this asshole. Stiles didn’t know what he was going to do. He wished he’d never realized how much he loved him. Wished he’d just continued to think they were best friends and nothing more. It was slowly going to kill him being so close, and yet so fucking far. Clearing his throat, he brought the book back up to continue reading, muttering that Derek should keep playing. He did, his fingers plucking gently at the strings, filling the loft with soft music. It really was calming, and soothing. Stiles really liked it. He liked it even more when he realized Derek could honestly express himself with the guitar. It still wasn’t a voice, but it was something, at least. 

Actions Speak Louder than Words (ch18) by @isthatbloodonhisshirt

This fic is what spurred me to start doing sterek fanart back in the beginning of december - magic!stiles, cursed!derek, stiles/jackson terrifying everyone else as friends - an incredible 430K story with a completely endearing slow-burn and slowly unfolding exploration of the characters and their relationship, made complete with the perfect bow of cursed-mute-Derek because 'Derek's eyebrows have a language of their own but only Stiles is fluent' is my favorite and this author does it SO well. And gives Derek a guitar. Derek plays a guitar!!

Ella, consider this my loveletter to your works - they all, this one in particular, buoyed me through a tough time in my life and brought me back to a love of drawing that I haven't had in years and a fandom that has been so generous in their support of my silly art. Thank you for sharing your works!

And a huge thank you to everyone's support so far - the sweet comments in replies, the unhinged all-caps tags, yes-and'ing my silly ideas and headcanons, i'm just over here kicking my feet and giggling and definitely not getting teary-eyed over it no siree no lacrimal action happening here

[melioristicbeast]

Have you drawn anything with Stiles' jeep?

I have indeed!

[melioristicbeast]

It's time for even more shower thoughts on werewolf physiology

if they heal at a super fast rate, does that include the tastebuds? Developing a tolerance to capsaicin isn't about damage to the tastebuds but more a decreased sensitivity of the nerves - but if diminished tissue adaptation falls under the 'increased healing'/'reversal to a certain state' function, would it mean they can never develop a tolerance to spicy foods? So all the weres have to order the mildest things possible or have separate portions made for them if someone's cooking something traditionally spicy?

There's nothing more to this one, I just found the idea hilarious ♡

(also i like the idea of them having sensitive tastebuds in general so they make really bland meals but that's more me wanting to project my favored bland 'but it has a really good nutritional profile' food tendency on Derek, prompted by my over-salting mother's disappointment in my chicken-breast-and-veggies meal for tonight LOL)

[melioristicbeast]

thank you for drawing Derek’s hairy chest so beautifully

(thank you <3)

[melioristicbeast]

The best thing about being an artist is you can draw literally whatever comes to mind.

The most dangerous thing about being an artist is you can draw literally whatever comes to mind

[melioristicbeast]

Derek Hale: *breathes*

Me: god that's so babygirl of him

[melioristicbeast]

It was apparently time for another shower thought on werewolf physiology:

Supposing they have increased metabolisms and eat more than humans - do they also get really bad episodes of low blood sugar? Just in general but especially after shifts if that takes a lot of energy - which means that bitten werewolf 101 is a) watch yourself on the full moon, b) keep it a secret, but also c) find a shelf-stable high-carb/sugary snack you like and start stashing it everywhere

Also imagine if it’s Stiles who goes through this reasoning for Scott in the beginning, recognizing the symptoms of a hypoglycemic episode bc he experienced them after starting his ADHD meds - so he starts stashing various müsli and snickers bars all over the place including where he used to keep a spare inhaler :')

[melioristicbeast]

More of Mel's Bathtime Considerations

i know we all love impeccable-grammar-and-proper-punctuation-when-texting Derek, but consider.... Derek texting the same way he talks - only just typing enough out to get the message across, abbreviating everything and making new ones up just because he can't be bothered. Barely comprehensible and definitely unreadable out of context - and stiles becomes fluent in not only eyebrow but also derek-texts 😌

Also I know in my heart Derek put off getting a touch-screen smartphone for the longest time because now he can't sneakily text under the table or behind his back anymore 😩 no i'm not projecting