@nottooldforthisship sooooo… i made you a little rec. it’s just what i read and reread most often (i’ve probably rec’d half of this to you already and you probably rec’d the other) but i hope you like a few.
Familiar Poblems by BeniMaiko (21.5k)
Stiles thinks he needs a familiar to be a stronger witch. He’s wrong.
Oh my (let me look at those eyes) by Gorgeousgreymatter (41k)
“A few months ago, he might’ve been able to solve this with some force—a little man-handling, a snarl, a glimpse of teeth. But he looks at Stiles’s broken face, knows he’s seen too much horror and blood and evil, the whole Big Bad Wolf routine is just going to fall flat. Because Derek looks at Stiles and he doesn’t carry himself like a teenager anymore. He carries himself like a soldier.”
i can smell it on your skin (i bet i can taste it in your blood) by brokentoy (10k)
Stiles’ cover is blown the day Derek gets hit by Allison’s arrow.
The Price by theroguesgambit (18k)
Stiles must surrender the most important thing in his life to protect the town… and no one can figure out what it was.
Miner For Truth and Delusion by blackofade (21k)
Stiles stumbles across what he thinks is a cult in the preserve and ends up cursed so that everyone wants to get with him. It makes it harder for him to get things back to normal, but luckily there’s one person who’s unaffected.
Fault Line by MadcapRomantic (11k)
When Derek comes to, his head hurts.
No, hurts is the wrong word. It’s not strong enough. His head feels like it’s being split in two, down the middle. His ears are ringing, and his vision is blurred.
But despite it all, strong and crisp and clear, is the underlying scent of home, pack, and mate.
brOken by HolyWater (10k)
The day Derek comes back from his trip with Cora, he comes back alone. Stiles is the first one to see him, mouth hanging open slightly after he opens the front door to his house and sees him standing there awkwardly on his porch. He looks the same; leather jacket, permanent scowl, brooding eyebrows… but then again… he looks very different. His skin isn’t as pale as before, he doesn’t have any dark circles under his eyes, and it looks like he…
It was suppose to come out as a question, he swears.
Derek rolls his eyes and sighs. “Nice to see you too, Stiles.”
“I mean, not that you where fat before, like, at all, but you don’t look as… muscle-y.” Stiles finishes lamely.
Wake Up Call by SylvieW (10k)
Derek has nightmares and now that Laura is gone there’s no one to wake him up and comfort him.
Kiss Me on This Cold December Night by Leslie_Knope (19k)
The hairs on the back of Stiles’ neck tingle, and he swallows hard against the unmistakable sensation of someone staring at him. He’s tempted to just ignore it, but after a few seconds, his curiosity wins out and he looks up from his phone instead. He doesn’t notice anything right away, flicking his gaze along the people on the other side of the intersection until he suddenly stops and backtracks. It’s a little hard to see, what with the thick drizzle and the cars whizzing between them, but he would recognize that glorious bearded face anywhere, even after six years. Holy shit.
An Alpha’s Mark by Piscaria (12k)
Stiles never thought he’d get a tattoo – then he found out human pack members could grow stronger by taking an Alpha’s Mark.
Rare Books and Special Collections by KuriKuri (15k)
Derek Hale hates libraries.
Unfortunately, not all books can be ordered on Amazon.
(Or: in which Derek is a grumpy omega writer, and Stiles is an annoyingly attractive alpha special collections librarian.)
Until the end starts by gottalovev (16.7k)
When a distraught Stiles kisses him, Derek stops it for Stiles’ own good. It’s the right thing to do, even though he likes Stiles too. When weeks later Stiles falls for somebody else, Derek is happy for him. Really.
- or: Derek is self-sacrificing and pines like a champ, but eventually gets his happy ending. No partner betrayal.
Strong, Stronger, Strongest by Green (16k)
Close to death, Stiles can choose to die or accept Derek as his Alpha. It’s up to the rest of the pack to heal him and face the Alpha pack threat.
Bite to Break Skin by Leela, Qafmaniac (13k)
“You and Scott decided that the big bad wolf should get a chance to redeem himself, and guess what? I was punished for your bad decisions. Again. I’d say ‘silly human’ but I’m not that either. Not anymore and not by my fucking choice.”
I Just Need You by beckybrit (10.8k)
“Derek?” He’s surprised at how steady his voice is, considering he’s absolutely terrified. It’s been a long time since he’s been afraid of Derek, but the eyes looking back at him now are full of hate and the promise of death. Stiles shudders but steadfastly refuses to look away. “Derek, I know it doesn’t look like it, but it’s me… Stiles.”
The Way We Began (or, What We’re Supposed to Be) by avioleta (20k)
Stiles is attacked and ends up in a coma. Derek is acting strange when he wakes up, and everything deteriorates quite rapidly from there.
But Not With Haste by uraneia (20.7k)
It’s been years since Derek escaped from the hunters who killed his family and bound him in his human form. He travels solo, never staying in one place, keeping under the radar–until a skinny, smart-mouthed kid stows away in the back of his truck.
Four months ago Stiles’s first kiss put his best friend in a coma. His dad gave him a couple hundred bucks and a hug and told him to run. By the time Stiles witnesses the cage fighter known as Wolverine take out a shotgun and its wielder with his bare hands, he’s got a plan. He knows there’s a school in New York for kids like him. All he has to do is get there.
OR, in which Derek is the werewolf version of Wolverine and Stiles is Rogue and the plot of X-Men progresses accordingly, with a few notable deviations.
Testing the waters by grimm (4k)
Prompt fill: “I would LOVE a future!fic where Stiles randomly bumps into Derek, maybe in nyc. He’s in college now or maybe even post college, and this is their first time interacting since Derek left Beacon Hills. Stiles is obviously SMOKING HOT now and Derek finally got his shit together and is a successful 30 something.”
A Story To Tell The Grandcubs by mass_hipgnosis (3.6k)
Stiles asks the stranger standing next to him at the bar for help avoiding his creepy ex boyfriend.
