"Living In Your Letters" by the_misfortune_teller (PG-13)
Title: Living In Your Letters
Fandom: Teen Wolf
Pairing: Derek/Stiles
Categories: Epistolary
Length: Medium (9,678)
Warnings: None
Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website:
the_misfortune_teller
Summary: Stiles starts writing to Derek after he and Cora leave town.
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He gets a few more letters after that, mostly full of Stiles complaining about life in Beacon Hills, telling him what everyone else is up to. Derek likes getting mail from Stiles but isn’t sure if he likes hearing about the humdrum dramas of Beacon Hills all the time. It makes him feel like he’s never left, and not in a good way.
Stiles asks him questions in his letters, questions about what he’s been doing since he’s back in Brooklyn, if Cora is doing OK, what his favorite flavor ice cream is. Derek spreads the letters out on his bed and re-reads them all, before picking up a pen and starting to answer all of Stiles’ questions.
Review: This is a contemporary take on the epistolary story. After Derek leaves Beacon Hills after the season two finale, Stiles begins writing to him. Their relationship progresses through letters and text messages. I like the way the_misfortune_teller distinguishes the tone of the different mediums -- text messages for insults and flirting, letters for more serious confessions. The images embedded in the story are a great touch! I really liked watching their relationship unfold throughout the course of the story, and I'm glad the author chose not to end with the obligatory sex scene. This slow-build felt a lot more realistic to the relationship dynamics the_misfortune_teller established through the epistolary format. But if you do want sex, make sure to check out the sequel! It also gives us a deeper look it gave us at Derek and Cora's relationship, and of Derek and Laura's old life in New York.
Living In Your Letters
Fandom: Teen Wolf
Pairing: Derek/Stiles
Categories: Epistolary
Length: Medium (9,678)
Warnings: None
Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website:
the_misfortune_teller
Summary: Stiles starts writing to Derek after he and Cora leave town.
~
He gets a few more letters after that, mostly full of Stiles complaining about life in Beacon Hills, telling him what everyone else is up to. Derek likes getting mail from Stiles but isn’t sure if he likes hearing about the humdrum dramas of Beacon Hills all the time. It makes him feel like he’s never left, and not in a good way.
Stiles asks him questions in his letters, questions about what he’s been doing since he’s back in Brooklyn, if Cora is doing OK, what his favorite flavor ice cream is. Derek spreads the letters out on his bed and re-reads them all, before picking up a pen and starting to answer all of Stiles’ questions.
Review: This is a contemporary take on the epistolary story. After Derek leaves Beacon Hills after the season two finale, Stiles begins writing to him. Their relationship progresses through letters and text messages. I like the way the_misfortune_teller distinguishes the tone of the different mediums -- text messages for insults and flirting, letters for more serious confessions. The images embedded in the story are a great touch! I really liked watching their relationship unfold throughout the course of the story, and I'm glad the author chose not to end with the obligatory sex scene. This slow-build felt a lot more realistic to the relationship dynamics the_misfortune_teller established through the epistolary format. But if you do want sex, make sure to check out the sequel! It also gives us a deeper look it gave us at Derek and Cora's relationship, and of Derek and Laura's old life in New York.
Living In Your Letters