"Our Hearts Are Tigers" (PG-13)

[kellifer-fic.livejournal.com]

Hi, I'm kellifer_fic and I've snagged the keys to the Teen Wolf Magical Mystery bus this month.

Fandom: Teen Wolf
Pairing: Derek/Stiles
Length: 7,586
Author on LJ: skoosiepants
Author Website: skoosiepants on AO3
Author's Summary: This is what Stiles figures out after a week of harboring Isaac: he’s kind of a dick, for a ten-year-old.
Why this must be read: skoosiepants is one of those writers that can build an alternate universe and enrich it to a point where you know if you looked in the windows and peeked through the doors, every room that she doesn't even mention would still be completely furnished. This is a lot of world building in a few words.

This is what Stiles figures out after a week of harboring Isaac: he’s kind of a dick, for a ten-year-old.

Which is fine. Stiles can be an asshole himself sometimes, he knows this.

So when Isaac claws the crap out of his living room couch with a smug, defiant tilt to his chin, Stiles just shakes his head and says, “You realize I live with a dragon, right?” Marigold isn’t much of a dragon, in terms of size, but Stiles is on his third garden shed this year alone, is what he’s saying; they all breathe fire, no matter how small they are.

Isaac says, “You live with a cat,” but he doesn’t sound so sure. His voice wavers at the end, and he darts his gaze to where Marigold is watching them from on top of the fridge.

“Do I?” Stiles will say this for Marigold: she’s occasionally a cat when she wants to be. Dragons are tricky like that.

Our Hearts Are Tigers

Comments

[dargai.livejournal.com]

Ha, I just read this a few days ago (and have re-read compulsively) and was so surprised it hadn't been rec'd before. Marigold is my absolute favourite part!

[kellifer-fic.livejournal.com]

I know! I double-checked to make sure! :D I loved it.