sakura_no_miko

Rating: NC-17

Pairing: Derek/Stiles

Warnings: mild angst at best, explicit sex (gay)

Other notes: domesticity, praise kink

Length: 11k

Summary: Stiles is pretty sure that it’s not normal to have a sexual awakening six years into a relationship. He’s pretty sure that’s supposed to happen at the beginning and not, you know, after you already have a mortgage together.

Eh, whoops. Teen Wolf again. I have far too many Avengers and Teen Wolf fics in the queue. I try and space out fandoms usually.

Also I’m still on that BDSM reading kick. This one is far, far more fluffy than most of what I’m reading. The main “BDSM” tag on AO3 is pretty broad. I’ve switched over to “kink negotiation” and it’s working better for me.

You know, though–most of the BDSM fics stress communication, and negotiation, and kinks that are a bit harder than anything I’ve done. This fic gets to me, because I’m suddenly remembering that, even though I’d consider myself a caretaker, I’m not sure I’m anywhere near as good as Stiles is in this fic.

The scene that gets to me is the Thanksgiving scene, where Derek works himself up over the dinner, and Stiles finally pulls him aside to remind him that everyone appreciates his work, even if they don’t say it. Something similar actually happened to me over the holidays. I was stressed out myself, and I tend to run away and curl up in on myself when I stress, but I forgot that can come off as cold and uncaring to other people. Got into a bit of a fight over it, I must admit.

It didn’t even cross my mind to handle it as well as Stiles does. I got grumpy and resentful instead.

And just–damn, I don’t usually get life lessons from my porn fics, you know? Ach. I should make some apologies. Sadly, not sexy ones.

I also like that what bothers Stiles the most is reciprocation. I’ve known people like that–they take on position, like being a caretaker, and then when you try and reverse it, they just–don’t get it? They take care of you, all is fine with the world. You try and take care of them, and it’s like you’re speaking Greek all of a sudden. Which can be challenging to deal with.

Also I’m kind of sucker for domestic fics in fandoms where the canon isn’t really domestic. Much like how a mundane life calls for adventurous AUs, crazy supernatural shows need domestic fluff.

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Originally posted on tumblr on 02/05/15