Sterek Canon We Don’t Talk About
Okay, so there’s at least two very important Sterek scenes that are pretty much never talked about or shown in videos or in fanfictions, and I’m going to talk about it because, you know, it’s canon!!
Let’s start with one that people just sort of completely forget ever happened, but is kinda important.
Waiting at the Hospital:
This is a canon scene in which we see Derek waiting with Scott for information on Stiles, and everyone just sort of...forgot about it, I guess? Maybe it’s because I hoard screencaps for my digital art and am constantly looking at it, but it’s a BIG DEAL.
First of all, the cinematography for this show is stunning, and one of the reasons that, despite not caring for all the queer-baiting, I have to love the show. These shots are so important: look at how well they’re balanced, like the visuals are trying to give us more story than just words can convey.
Derek and Scott are on equal footing while waiting for Stiles’ results.
Here’s the most interesting part of this scene: Derek doesn’t need to be there.
He’s not family, he’s not exactly considered a friend...but from this set of scenes we can conclude that he thinks of Stiles as part of the pack, because he is there worrying over him in the same way that Scott is.
BOOM, there it is.
This season was very clearly trying to set up links between these characters in different ways, and I think this was one of the ways; though they don’t consider themselves to be friends, Derek does consider Stiles to be pack.
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Okay, the next scene.
Nogitsune Face-Off (not the one you’re thinking of):
I still don’t understand how people forget this scene!
This happens at the school when Stiles is possessed by the nogitsune and then proceeds to have a faceoff on the iconic stairs against Derek and the twins.
How does no one remember this??
I love the shots and how they’re balanced visually, three and three. Both of these have camera angles from below. The nogitsune is calm and collected as he brings in the Oni to fight for him, while Derek and the twins are riled and agitated. Great balance.
This scene is also important because it’s when we lose one of the twins.
(one of the most painful scenes for me, to be honest, because there was some great character progression of these two)
Also, Derek and Stiles are juxtapositioned in identical roles: leaders. Stiles and Derek are both natural born leaders that have never wanted to lead, but Derek’s wolf side and Stiles’ dark side are both smart and dangerous enough to be great leaders, and the parallels that are shown here are just amazing.
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These are just two scenes that seem to slip past all the other Sterek shippers and I’m not sure why. Hope you enjoyed the analysis!