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Derek has some bad perceptions of sex he learned from Kate. Stiles fixes that. A lot of feels on a few pages.
 
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MrsKnightley | Oct 18, 2017 |
Fuck or die situation after Derek gets hit by magical wolfsbane.

This is the first in a series of six short stories that are essentially PWPs each on their own, but give a fuller impression of a relationship forming between Derek and Stiles when read all together.

This one is not a bad read, but didn't really engage me all that much. There should have been a ton of tension in this from the premise, but I didn't feel it. Derek and Stiles acted like total pals and Stiles was just doing Derek a solid by helping him out - just like he would help him move or give him a ride somewhere.

I love this author's other works, but not sure about where this series is going.
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MrsKnightley | 1 annan recension | Oct 16, 2017 |
Canon divergence somewhere in the last few episodes of season 3A. (And probably best appreciated by someone who has watched through season 3A. Spoilers for show:It has been revealed that Jennifer was the Darach and has been deceiving Derek, but Derek and Cora don't leave like they did in 3A and Derek seems to still be an Alpha, so I guess Cora cured herself?. Derek has withdrawn into himself and is resisting being touched in the normal casual sense - like if Cora brushes up against him or a pat on the back - just "regular touch" he shies away from or freezes ... expect when it is Stiles. Stiles realizes he is the only one who seems to be tolerated in Derek's personal space. So he hatches a plan based on his guess that Derek is touch deprived (and hence why when he finally craves human (person to person) contact, he goes head over heels and is easily manipulated). Basically Stiles will make a point of casually touching Derek, just to get him accustomed to it.

First off - I love this fic. I found it on the Humor and Fluff list - and settled in for a Sterek that would bring a smile to my face or make me giggle ... half an hour later I am gripping my tablet and nearly in tears. Clearly I really don't see it as either - maybe "melancholic fluff"? It is sweet in a manner - I will give it that, and not bittersweet, but there is some saddness packed into this. I found it emotional and intimate. There is no epic romance here, but there is this intimacy that lingers throughout it. It is a quick read, but it is a touching one. I even started to tear up at the conversation the boys have at the end about how they are angry at the ones they have lost and feel guilty over the anger.

What I also liked was that it touched on many aspects of 3A that just didn't make sense and/ or stood out to me. Which actually gave me a bit of a new perspective on the season - honestly I still think 3A was one of the worst of the show's seasons - especially for the character of Derek Hale - and this quick fic helped I guess ease some of that. So be prepared for the following season 3A ramblings (spoilers for the tv show):

Stiles has a memory of gripping Derek's shoulder after Boyd and he does it again, trailing his fingers down the side of Derek's arm because he can.

1. This author paid attention during the show and zeroed in on these little details and moments in canon and then takes them and expounds on them. I really like this in TW fanfiction - extrapolating from canon and keeping the story wholly compliant with little deviations for the ship. Kudos to the author on that.

Scott as well, if his meltdown over Derek's apparent death is anything to judge by. He thinks they might have grown as people or something. It's awful.

2. Season 3A, Episode 6, Motel California - This to me, is one of the best episodes of Teen Wolf and oddly enough it is namely because of Scott (though also because of Stiles, literally saving EVERYONE). But Scott's reaction to believing Derek was dead and what he says right before his suicide attempt (under the duress of the Darach) had more depth than anything previous or subsequent that Davis has written. More so I thought it was pretty profound that Stiles steps into the puddle of gasoline with Scott to save him by forcing his hand. At any rate I felt this episode was the shining moment of season 3A and this fic touches on it - at least acknowledges those moments and how much they showed the cast growing in them.

Derek lies down against him again, this time chest to chest, and Stiles is getting the impression that born werewolves have more in common with actual wolves than he thought. Like the emotional comfort from touch thing. Horribly enough it explains why Derek fell so hard and quick for the first person who showed him a caring hand - despite the trust issues.

3. Horribly enough it explains why ... - that is exactly what this fic does in a manner. The whirlwind relationship and drama lama with Jennifer Blake never (and still really doesn't) make ANY sense. I can't stress how many times watching 3A I went, "WTF is going on?" - not in the sense it was over dramatic (which it is), but in the sense I didn't know what the fuck was going on - Why does Derek have sex with Jennifer Blake? Why does having sex with Jennifer Blake literally heal the wounds the Alphas inflicted? Where the fuck has Cora been for the last six years? Why aren't the words, "Where the fuck have you been Cora and how did you survive the fire?" not the first words out of Derek's mouth when he saw her? How does everyone except the main cast know where the Nemeton is? And why can't they just ask? Question after question. Plot hole after plot hole. 3A is a hot mess! Luckily 3B did make up for it.


This fic at least touches on a number of details I noticed while watching the show and weaves them into the story so that maybe we don't get all of the answers, but the fic makes sense and it kind of helps 3A along with some reasoning to make a bit more sense.

I also really liked the Sheriff's very small, but packed with so much understanding, gesture in this fic.

Yeah, so what I am saying is that I really like this fic.



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MrsKnightley | Oct 16, 2017 |
DNF

Yep, this is where I break-up with the series.

This fuck or die situation is caused by faeries this time and is set up for a pretty sexy scene, which dwindles down to a somewhat steamy bj?. But too much crap in this, like Stiles was dating Danny and denial of feelings, still no tension, just not engaged by this fic. Both feel OOC for me in this and in the author's other works, both were so spot on!

Love this author's other works and recommend [b:Work in Progress|22858500|Work in Progress|JenNova|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|42425758] and [b:Safe Space|20951607|Safe Space|JenNova|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1406997053s/20951607.jpg|40324113]. This series though is just not my thing.

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MrsKnightley | Oct 16, 2017 |

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