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New Story!!!

Stiles wasn’t like the others, but Talia Hale would hear nothing of it. Magic was in his blood. Or it was supposed to be.

Every supernatural person was sent to Ravika academy at the age of 20. With war a constant, it was a privilege. But for Stiles it was just a reminder that he was broken. And with that reminder came one Derek Hale. A spoiled asshole, that had it out for him.

Derek hated Stiles Stilinski. He didn’t belong. He was a constant reminder of what he’d lost. What had been taken from him. And he was dangerous.

When fate pushes the pair together, they find themselves tangled up in lies and secrets. Eager to right wrongs and unearth truths, they must come together. But sometimes wrongs can’t be righted, and the truth isn’t always easy to face.

This story will post weekly on Fridays. First chapter will be up on Friday, November 28th.

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A snippet from my Kandreil amnesia au. I swear I'm gonna finish it eventually...

Kevin stood in the middle of their room with an empty box in hand. He didn’t even know where to start. Their things were so mixed up that there was no set drawer or shelf of just Neil’s things. His running shorts shared space with Kevin’s workout gear. His bandanas were with Andrew’s spare arm bands. Neil’s charger was wrapped around Kevin’s lamp on his side table, where Andrew often plugged his own phone in. The hamper of clean clothes was a cluster of all of their shirts. Even the closet was a tangle of their lives. Jerseys hung beside each other, with hoodies and suits mixed in. It would take Kevin hours to sort through and separate all of Neil’s things.

“Kevin?” Nicky’s hand on his shoulder nearly had him choking on his heart.

“Fuck, Nicky, don’t you know how to knock?” he snapped.

“I did. Several times. You okay?” Nicky’s eyes fell to the empty box in his hands and his eyes softened.

“I don’t know how to do this,” he admitted. He and Nicky had never been particularly close, but if there was anyone he could talk to without judgment, it was Nicky.

“So let me. We don’t have to move everything. It’s only temporary, right? Let’s just get the basics for now.” He took the box from Kevin’s unresisting hands.

“What if it’s not?” he whispered.

“It will be. Even if he doesn’t remember. He fell for you guys once, he’ll do it again.”

Maybe that was true, but would Neil even allow that connection to develop? It had developed out of need and survival before. He’d trusted Kevin with his secrets and Andrew with his safety. There were no secrets or need for protection. There was no foundation to build their relationship on. “What if he doesn’t.”

Nicky set the box down and grabbed Kevin’s shoulders. “Then you get through it one day at a time.”

Kevin let out a shuddered breath. Just the thought of having to move on without Neil was almost enough to break him apart.

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Chapter 20 of The Cost of Keeping Secrets is up!

Summary:

Stiles wasn’t like the others, but Talia Hale would hear nothing of it. Magic was in his blood. Or it was supposed to be. Every supernatural person was sent to Ravika Academy at the age of 20. With war a constant, it was a privilege. But for Stiles, it was just a reminder that he was broken. And with that reminder came one Derek Hale. A spoiled asshole who had it out for him. Derek hated Stiles Stilinski. He didn’t belong. He was a constant reminder of what he’d lost. What had been taken from him. And he was dangerous. When fate pushes the pair together, they find themselves tangled up in lies and secrets. Eager to right wrongs and unearth truths, they must come together. But sometimes wrongs can’t be righted, and the truth isn’t always easy to face.

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Chapter 29 of The Cost of Keeping Secrets is up!

Stiles wasn’t like the others, but Talia Hale would hear nothing of it. Magic was in his blood. Or it was supposed to be. Every supernatural person was sent to Ravika Academy at the age of 20. With war a constant, it was a privilege. But for Stiles, it was just a reminder that he was broken. And with that reminder came one Derek Hale. A spoiled asshole who had it out for him. Derek hated Stiles Stilinski. He didn’t belong. He was a constant reminder of what he’d lost. What had been taken from him. And he was dangerous. When fate pushes the pair together, they find themselves tangled up in lies and secrets. Eager to right wrongs and unearth truths, they must come together. But sometimes wrongs can’t be righted, and the truth isn’t always easy to face.

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Chapter 17 and Chapter 18 of The Cost of Keeping Secrets is up!

Summary:

Stiles wasn’t like the others, but Talia Hale would hear nothing of it. Magic was in his blood. Or it was supposed to be. Every supernatural person was sent to Ravika Academy at the age of 20. With war a constant, it was a privilege. But for Stiles, it was just a reminder that he was broken. And with that reminder came one Derek Hale. A spoiled asshole who had it out for him. Derek hated Stiles Stilinski. He didn’t belong. He was a constant reminder of what he’d lost. What had been taken from him. And he was dangerous. When fate pushes the pair together, they find themselves tangled up in lies and secrets. Eager to right wrongs and unearth truths, they must come together. But sometimes wrongs can’t be righted, and the truth isn’t always easy to face.

[a-side-effect-of-the-drugs]

snippet from my Kandreil amnesia fic

Kevin barely slept. Normally, he and Andrew would slide into Neil’s bed at night. If Andrew was having a rough day, he’d sleep in his own bed, but Kevin and Neil always slept next to each other. Andrew had climbed into his own bed, leaving Kevin alone. It wasn’t that he minded sleeping alone. He’d come a long way from the Raven who clung to Andrew’s side. He’d grown an independence he hadn’t known he needed. But sometimes the snake reared its ugly head.

It was six in the morning. He was up a full hour before his alarm. The silence in the dorm had Kevin looking in the shadows for Riko. He hadn’t endured silence like this since the nest. It was the calm before the storm. He climbed from his bed, hesitating next to where Neil was curled in on himself in his own bed still. He would normally be out for his morning run.

Kevin resisted the urge to reach out to him and crept to the bathroom. Grief marred his reflection. He wondered if Andrew felt it as keenly as he did. Perhaps he felt it more. Neil had been his before he’d been Kevin’s. He brushed his teeth and threw water on his face.

When he reached the kitchen, he tried not to imagine Neil’s fond eyes landing on him as he held out a perfectly made smoothie. The brush of lips against his cheek as he turned to make Andrew’s coffee. It was a routine they’d fallen into. Kevin hadn’t realized how much he loved it until he didn’t have it. The blender sat cold and empty next to the sink. The coffeemaker was just as lifeless beside it. The mugs from their last morning together still sat in the drying rack.

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Chapter 16 of The Cost of Keeping Secrets is up!

Stiles wasn’t like the others, but Talia Hale would hear nothing of it. Magic was in his blood. Or it was supposed to be. Every supernatural person was sent to Ravika Academy at the age of 20. With war a constant, it was a privilege. But for Stiles, it was just a reminder that he was broken. And with that reminder came one Derek Hale. A spoiled asshole who had it out for him. Derek hated Stiles Stilinski. He didn’t belong. He was a constant reminder of what he’d lost. What had been taken from him. And he was dangerous. When fate pushes the pair together, they find themselves tangled up in lies and secrets. Eager to right wrongs and unearth truths, they must come together. But sometimes wrongs can’t be righted, and the truth isn’t always easy to face.

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Snippet from my Kandreil fic.

Andrew’s head was buried in his arms, his half-eaten lunch discarded in favor of nursing his growing headache. He’d spent the previous hour sitting across from Neil at the coffee shop, watching him mouth his pen as he worked through his math homework. Who majored in Mathematics anyway? He hadn’t intended to end up in that predicament. But he had a free period. As it turned out, so did Neil. He’d suggested they get coffee, and Andrew never turned down the chance for caffeine. They’d sat in silence, each working on their respective assignments. Or, well, Neil did. Andrew hadn’t been able to focus. His attention kept getting pulled to where Neil’s plump lips were wrapped around the end of his pen. Now he had a headache from hell. He really needed to stop clenching his jaw so much.

“Are you getting headaches again? I thought you and Bee worked on that?” Kevin asked.

Andrew grunted in response.

“Can I?” Kevin asked.

Andrew knew what he was asking. He gave another grunt in response before long fingers slid along the back of his neck. The familiar feeling of Kevin kneading his neck was such a comfort, Andrew thought he could fall asleep.

Kevin worked his neck and then slid his fingers into Andrew’s hair. That was always a favorite of his, but it left him feeling dizzy. This particular sensation was one he reflected on anytime his pent-up frustration got to be too much. He’d imagine Kevin running his fingers through his hair and his breath against his ear.

He shoved the thoughts away immediately. He would not get an erection in the middle of the dining hall.

“Is it the new roommate that’s causing them? What was his name? Neil?”

Another grunt.

“Is he a problem?”

Oh he was a huge fucking problem. Andrew couldn’t help but wonder what Neil’s hands would feel like in his hair. Would his grip be softer than Kevin’s?

“Andrew?” Kevin’s fingers stilled in his hair.

“No,” Andrew said. It wasn’t technically a lie. So long as Neil was dating Jean, there could be no problem.