Stronger in Numbers turns 10 Years Old
I wrote Stronger in Numbers, or, And Will He Starve Without Me in complete isolation from any other Teen Wolf fic, and as a result, it came out differently to other TW fic of the time.
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My very first (of many many) Teen Wolf fics, I wrote SiN in complete isolation. I was late to the fandom, and had two entire seasons to mainline before I was caught up with everyone else, and before I'd even read any fic, I started planning Stronger in Numbers, or, And Will He Starve Without Me.
I wrote it over the course of a month, still forgoing any other fic for fear of being influenced. I wanted to avoid any common cliches and tropes ('sour wolf' ring any bells?) as well, i remember that being quite important to me at the time.
I wrote the entire thing before I started posting, and edited as I posted, over the course of 10 or so days.
I'm pleased I isolated while writing. I'd never written knotting before, never read it either, so I did some rather awkward research 🤣 and then forged ahead, and it came out markedly different from the majority of Teen Wolf fic that was out there at the time.
Happy Birthday, SiN!
Stronger in Numbers, or, And Will He Starve Without Me
Wordcount: 31,216
Fandom: Teen Wolf
Pairing: Derek/Stiles
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Stiles doesn't want to be the Alpha's mate, he doesn't want to be locked up for his own protection, and he's damn sure he doesn't want to be dealing with blood and werewolf parts on a weekly basis, but somehow that's what his life has become.
That's not going to change, unless he can convince Derek to trust Scott and the hunters, because it's the only way they're going to chase the Alpha Pack out of town.
Of course, that only solves two out of three.
