I think the reason why I love Stiles and Lydia as a couple so much, is that the writers dared to go big. It’s not bombastic or exaggerated, but it’s this silent passion that seeps through the cracks of scenes they have together, whether it’s about them or not. It’s the years of history and moments they have that are seen through one look, one smile, one gesture of kindness. It’s this dormant love that would awaken. Not could: would. We didn’t know when, but we knew that there would be a moment where the volcano would erupt and all the emotions that were swimming behind their eyes would pour out. It’s the reason why “You don’t have to” is so important. Lydia doesn’t have to say she loves him because he knows how she shows her love for someone. Stiles knows her character. It’s the reason why “Remember I love you” is so important. It’s this big, tragical declaration of love that doesn’t signify a relationship is in the future (as he gets taken by the Wild Hunt a second after), but is simply that: a declaration of pure, unadultered love. Stiles wants to remind Lydia that he still loves her, so much. I love Stiles and Lydia together because it’s not this crazed, lust-filled melodrama that we now accept in teen shows. It’s the age-old story of a boy and a girl that fall in love.
Their story is theirs, no one else can compare.
