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Derek Hale is a Class Five Sentinel — one of the most powerful in federal service — and he's falling apart. Four years after his former Guide used their bond to crawl inside his head and sell state secrets through his senses, he's sworn off Guides entirely. But the longer he goes without one, the more his senses fragment: zone-outs, feral episodes, walls through which he puts various colleagues. The Bureau of Sentinel-Guide Affairs gives him an ultimatum — accept a new Guide or be locked in a containment facility for everyone's safety.
Enter Stiles Stilinski: newly manifested, top of his class, already fired from two field placements for being smarter than his supervisors and incapable of keeping that information to himself. Their compatibility index is ninety-fourth percentile. Their first meeting goes about as well as you'd expect.
This is a story about the difference between bonds that are taken and bonds that are chosen. About a man who learned that trust is a weapon, and the loudmouthed, gummy-bear-eating disaster of a Guide who teaches him it can also be a door.
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21 Jun 2026
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Derek Hale has always known two things about himself: He's not good at making people like him, and he's going to be his sister's second for the Sacramento pack. But when a random assignment leads him to be the new alpha of Beacon Hills, dealing with far too big shoes to fill and a new pack orphan that everyone listens to far more than they do him, he thinks it's his big chance to finally prove his worth to his mother. Besides, it's not forever, is it?
Stiles Stilinski has always known two things about himself, too: Being the son of the alpha is a Big Job, and it's his to do, and one day, his mate will be the next alpha of his mother's pack. But when his parents are murdered, and some growly man with expressive eyebrows unwillingly takes her place, he's got two choices: keep glaring at Derek or teach him to man up. At least until he's found a replacement. How long could that take?
This is a story about building a pack, finding a home and cuddling with a dog. It's mostly about the dog.
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- 29/29
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08 Dec 2025
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The snow under them both was soaked with Derek’s blood.
His whole life was bleeding out on his father’s lawn with every faint beat of Derek’s heart.
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Or, the Mafia AU where Derek suffers from amnesia and forgets being married to Stiles- Language:
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- 6/6
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30 Oct 2025
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violent delights (violent ends) by sunmoontruth
Fandoms: Raven Cycle - Maggie Stiefvater
15 Jan 2025
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“Say it,” Adam demands. “Say I can kill you.”
“You can kill me,” Ronan says.
Adam eases up with his knife. A drop of blood beads at the swell of Ronan’s throat, just above the jut of cartilage which shares Adam’s name. Adam kisses away the blood, and then he kisses his way up to Ronan’s lips.
He whispers there, “Good.”
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or a hunger games au
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- English
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- 22/22
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21 May 2025
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For years, Draco has been complacent. His career is on track, his future is arranged, and he's adapted to the darkness plaguing his restless nights. When paired with Hermione Granger on a top secret project, he begins to question if the comfort of familiarity is enough. As long nights dwindle and their connection grows, she shines a light on possibilities he's never imagined.
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- 111,500
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- 27/27
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30 Mar 2025
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Derek had an aura about him—one that drew you into his orbit despite the warning of an imminent threat.
It was like a dream, more than Stiles realized at first.
Because it wasn’t real.
Nothing about the man Stiles had started to fall in love with—romanticize—was real.
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Stiles is a recently graduated art student who agrees to marry his family's rival, only to realize that maybe love is a little more complicated than he first thought.- Language:
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- 8/8
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22 Mar 2025
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After a magical accident in the Department of Mysteries, 25-year-old Unspeakable Granger awoke to the voice of her Hogwarts rival in her head, who had been missing for the last year. Forced to work together for answers, they toe the line from enemies to friends to something new.
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- 20/20
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20 Oct 2024
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A Book By Its Cover (Model) by Renmackree for frankie_31, Anaxandria
Fandoms: Teen Wolf (TV)
16 Aug 2024
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Derek Hale has been a cover model for ten years exclusively for his favorite romance author, the mysterious M. S. Gajos. With the series about to end, Derek takes his last chance to meet them for the first time, only to find out that Gajos (AKA Stiles Stilinski) is a whisky-eyed cynic who doesn’t believe in the love he writes.
Sparks fly, both bad and good, and it just so happens that Stiles is looking for a muse—but will Derek be able to keep from falling for him?
Or will Stiles’ heart finally melt?
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- English
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- 62,311
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- 21/21
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14 Oct 2024
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Derek Hale, Viscount of Beacon, has just been dragged home from the army to clean up the mess his deceased uncle made of his affairs. Finding himself downing in debt, Derek would do anything to save the ancestral home. Even if it means hanging out for a rich spouse. He's willing to offer his savior everything - or at least an introduction to the ton.
Mieczysław Stilinski, heir to an enormous fortune, likes the idea of being Quality - but what he really wants is to please the dead mother and living father who'd enjoy nothing more than to see him elevated. Stiles would do anything to make them both happy; even if that means marrying the most reluctant peer in London.
A contract marriage between them would solve everything.
Unfortunately.
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- Part 1 of An Uncivil Contract
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- English
- Words:
- 163,051
- Chapters:
- 25/25
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- 1,068
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14 Jul 2024
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Becoming Who We've Always Been by Liron
Fandoms: Shadowhunters (TV), The Shadowhunter Chronicles - Cassandra Clare
22 Mar 2023
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Alec and his ex-wife have been co-parenting their child successfully for years after an amicable divorce. But when the teen trusts him with a secret, the foundation of Alec's life fissures, and he not only has to fight for and protect his child but also has to face a part of himself which he decided to ignore a long time ago.
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- Part 1 of Becoming Who We've Always Been Series
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- English
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- 95,565
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- 59/59
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17 May 2024
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Alec has had enough. His entire world gets shaken upside down when Clary Fray arrives on the scene. Jace is infatuated with her, Izzy is happy to break the rules, Simon will not stop talking but thankfully at least one person is on Alec's side. His twin brother, and parabatai, Gabriel.
This is going to be Alec's biggest headache ever, he can feel it.(Complete story change from my OG post but I think this is going to go well!)
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- 80,896
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- 18/18
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17 May 2024
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In the middle of a fight Stiles' spark sends him to an alternate universe to save his life. Stiles struggles to accept this new path his magic had thrown him on. Not only does he have people back in his life he thought he would never see again, but he has a second chance at happiness. If only he could open himself back up after the trauma life has thrown his way. If he can survive long enough that is. If it's not the dangerous villains popping up, it will be this new unbroken Derek Hale making Stiles' heart beat faster than it has in years.
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- English
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- 183,915
- Chapters:
- 40/40
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20 Jan 2024
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can you tell me what was ever really special about me all this time? by whiry
Fandoms: Teen Wolf (TV)
05 Dec 2023
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There's something strange about Beacon Hills.
Stiles can't really put his finger on it, but the way certain classmates look at him at school and the way certain adults look at him in the grocery store has him curious. And it's not the sort of pitying looks that his mom's coworkers used to give him, but these ones are longer, more searching, like they're looking for something. Not to mention the weird noises that sometimes come from the woods when he runs, too human to be animal and too animal to be human. Plus the way the Hales have seemed to sequester themselves to the wild and give Stiles serious Cullen family vibes.
But Stiles, like everyone else apparently, ignores it. Until it becomes too great to ignore and he has to investigate for himself and find out what is actually going on in Beacon Hills.
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Or, the one where Stiles and Derek meet, hate each other, slowly get to know one another, and fall totally head over heels for each other all while avoiding curious classmates, an angry ex-girlfriend, and, oh yeah, imminent death.
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- English
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- 120,369
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- 23/23
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- 313
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07 Dec 2023
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You can lose your home and spend your whole life looking for it, sometimes you may even find bits of it again. But sometimes home goes out searching and finds you first.
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The day he loses his father and his pack, Stiles is transported to a parallel world where his counterpart is nine years old and seemingly small changes have had a huge impact on the course of events in Beacon Hills. At first sticking to the shadows as a vigilante to protect his otherworld father and younger self, Stiles is soon drawn out into the light and onto a path that forces him to confront the traumas of his past so that he can make a place for himself in this new world.
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09 Oct 2023
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While shopping for a gift for his nieces, Derek comes across a lost boy who, without a care in the world was standing alone in a toyshop, making sound effects as he waved a toy plane around. When he discovered the little boy is an alpha werewolf, he makes the decision to help him find his father, who turns out to be... quiet frankly, an asshole.
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- English
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- 78,475
- Chapters:
- 15/15
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- 3
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- 265
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15 Jan 2023
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A Supernatural Conservation Clinic's Mission by sockpuppetstrings
Fandoms: Teen Wolf (TV)
24 Dec 2022
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Between a rock and a hard place, Stiles seeks a solution at the Beacon Hills Associated Hospital, an SCC affiliate specialized in breeding programs to ensure the survival of endangered supes. He can only hope that Derek Hale will give him the time of day and help save his father out of the goodness of his heart because Stiles has very little to offer, besides the small chance of freedom if they successfully breed.
“I must say, I’m surprised you continue to pursue Derek even after all of our warnings. He won’t choose you. He’s been here long enough that his instincts are getting confused. I believe he interfered in Jordan’s courting because he thought Jordan was a threat to your wellbeing. Don’t mistake his interference for interest.” Deaton sighs. “He’s stubborn and volatile. His reluctance to breed doesn’t bode well for his future. Which is an immense pity. He’s the last of his line. A direct descendant of one of the few native werewolf packs in California.”
“I know,” Stiles says.
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- 14/14
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15 Jan 2023
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Of all the things Stiles imagined could happen, he never thought he’d end up packless.
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Derek picks up his coffee and drains it slowly. "My place is a twenty-minute drive from here. I could show you, if you'd like," he says once he finishes. His tone is studiedly casual, but Stiles knows what a big deal it is. It's an offer to re-establish a connection with a former pack member. To invite Stiles into the new sanctuary Derek created for himself.
Stiles looks at his empty cup. He thinks of the miles he's driven. Of the motels and hotels and cheap campsites he's crashed at, and tries to keep his desperation to have something familiar, of not feeling so goddamn lonely, from his voice.
"Yeah. I'd really like that," he says, and if his heartbeat does a little swoop, Derek's too polite to mention it.
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- 18,522
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- 1/1
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09 Jan 2023
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One touch. One touch is all it takes, one accidental moment of contact, a pure coincidence, and then-
Klaus looks at Dave with pupils too wide and says, "I guess you can't usually see ghosts."
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- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 95,924
- Chapters:
- 30/30
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28 Jun 2022
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21 May 2022
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Modern-Day Fairytale Mermaid AU. Barely esteemed, underpaid, and overworked Marine Biologist Magnus Bane does not expect to find a peculiar sea creature while living in an undersea lab off the coast of Florida, which leads to a bizarre series of events with him not only discovering and bonding with a new species but also trying to conceal said discovery. Can romance truly blossom twenty thousand leagues under the sea?
(Spoiler alert: Yes, it can. I’ve spared you from reading ~70k words. You’re welcome.)
Bookmarked by ChestnutAsh
20 May 2022