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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Teen Wolf (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski Characters: Derek Hale, Stiles Stilinski, Deucalion (Teen Wolf), Jennifer Blake (Teen Wolf), Sheriff Stilinski (Teen Wolf), Erica Reyes, Vernon Boyd, Isaac Lahey, Alan Deaton Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Historical, Alternate Universe - Werewolves Are Known, Orphan Derek Hale, Pack Alpha Derek Hale, Magical Stiles Stilinski, BAMF Stiles Stilinski, Childhood Friends, Friends to Lovers, Mates Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Mating Bond, Explicit Sexual Content, Oral Sex, Anal Sex, Knotting, Come Marking, Supernatural Elements, Canon-Typical Violence, Minor Injuries, Minor Character Death, One-sided Deucalion/Stiles Stilinski, Light Angst, Happy Ending, Inspired by The Illusionist, POV Derek Hale, Digital Art, Embedded Images, Sterek Reverse Bang 2023 (Teen Wolf) Summary:
Derek stared at the contents of the bag. It contained more valuables than he'd accumulated in years. "Where did you get this?"
"I saved here and there. It's not a lot, but it should last you a month. Maybe more, if you barter the things you can't use."
Derek's brain tried to catch up, but he became stuck on a single word. "It should last me—You're not coming, too?"
"I can't." Stiles' voice broke, and he turned away, pressing the heel of his hands against his eyes. "Change in plans, okay?" he said, looking up once more. "I thought I'd have a little more time. I don't have enough saved for both of us."
Derek dropped the bag onto the ground and took Stiles in his arms. "I'm not leaving you here. If it's a choice between you and me, you should go."
"You must. Please, Derek," Stiles begged. "My father is here. And I'm… I'm too valuable to Deucalion. He won't kill me. But he will kill you."
