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He maintained his grip on Stiles, kept his face composed, but inside, he was collapsing. The weight of it crushed down on him with such sudden force that for a moment, he couldn't breathe. Couldn't think. His throat closed around words that would never be adequate.
His son. His brilliant, quick-witted, unstoppable son—the boy who'd weathered losing his mother, who'd held them both together through grief that should have broken them—was facing a darkness no seventeen-year-old should have to confront.
It would be Claudia all over again. The confusion. The fear. The slow, merciless unraveling of a mind too bright to dim so young.
His vision blurred, but he blinked the tears back fiercely. Not now. Later, he would break. Later, he would rage against an uncaring universe that would dare take both of them this way. But not here. Not where Stiles could see.
"Dad?" Stiles' voice was clearer now, his gaze finding focus in his father's face.
The Sheriff forced his lips into what he hoped was a reassuring smile, "I'm right here, son," he managed, his voice steadier than it had any right to be. "I'm not going anywhere."
Not this time. Not ever.Or: If the Nogitsune was all just in Stiles's head.
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15 Mar 2025
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It's been months since the Gate under Starcourt closed, and now the only thing the Party has to deal with is growing pains. High school isn't easy, and Steve wants to help them through it.
But the Upside Down isn't done with them. And this time, the enemy might be a little closer to the former subjects of Hawkins Lab than anyone suspected.Series
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13 Nov 2023
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Now Lydia sees the white room clearly, Stiles sitting cross-legged on the nemeton in his lacrosse jersey, squinting at a chessboard.
That’s when Lydia realizes her vantage point makes her Stiles’ opponent — and she has him in check.
Her instinct is to push her own king into danger, but Stiles grabs her wrist. “Come on, Lydia,” he says dryly, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth. “Chess might not be your game, but surely you know that’s against the rules.”
Lydia tries to squirm away from him. “But you’ll die,” she insists, his grip tightening so much she’s certain his long fingers will leave bruises.
“Say it, Lydia,” Stiles urges. “Checkmate. Checkmate. Checkmate — ”
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Five months after the nogitsune tears through Beacon Hills, Stiles' humanity leaves the McCall pack vulnerable. Post-3B.- Language:
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30 Nov 2022