Tag: parent!sterek

bistiles:

Whatever you do don’t imagine Derek Hale baking cupcakes with his children, helping them decorate the cupcakes in whatever way they like. Do not, under any circumstances, imagine Derek’s happy smile seeing his kids – he has kids. He has a family again – having fun, and playing around his kitchen. Avoid at all cost imagining Derek, with flour in his hair and clothes, giving a sunny scrunchy-eyes smile, because his children are happy and well, and he gets to have fun Sunday afternoons with them. 

And also don’t imagine Stiles watching them from the kitchen’s door, smiling softly, because Derek is happy, their children are happy, and that’s pretty much all Stiles could ever ask for.

Okay but dad!Derek trying to give his kid the Sex Talk. But he is SO RED. He can hide it when he’s sad or angry or scared or inappropriately amused, but EMBARRASSMENT CANNOT BE HIDDEN WHEN HE’S TRIPPING OVER HIS WORDS AND TURNING INTO A TOMATO. (Dad #2, aka Stiles, has it covered. And will laugh. A lot. In a very fond way.)

pale-silver-comb:

I feel like Derek would be that dad sitting his kids down, telling them it’s okay to love whoever you want and be whoever you want and whatever they are feeling is all okay, whether they want sex or not, and it’s fine to come to them with questions. And he is so proud of himself, thinks he’s done such a good job and then Stiles bursts in with a pack of condoms and lube and says, ”these are your best friends, I am sorry of this is awkward but I do not want to receive a call at 2am because someone is in the hospital with a prolapsed anus or a severe case of itching”. 

I feel like Stiles would have charts or power points. Like, he doesn’t want to have the talk either but it’s important, so he sets up a power point and makes the kids watch it and asks them if they have any questions after. One of their kids is a little shit, just like Stiles  you know it’s inevitable – and of course this kid has no qualms about making Stiles and Derek as uncomfortable as possible by asking them what is the best brand of lube to buy. The other two are scarred for life because it was bad enough Papa and Dad kiss all the time and go on date nights in public but now they have to know they probably don’t shower together to conserve water????

Personally, my favourite way to think about this scenario is Derek and Stiles sitting the kids down, giving them the “love who you want” talk and then Erica storming in with dildos and condoms and going, “this is all very well and all but someone needs to teach them the important things. Step aside losers, Auntie Erica is here. Okay, guys, let me show you about how to cut condoms into dental dams and why you should never ever use two condoms at once. Layers are not safer, this isn’t winter we are preparing for, got it?” 

Basically, just give me Erica barging in to Derek and Stiles’ lives every time sex is mentioned. 

Sterek Fic Recs: The kidfic edition.

All things parent!sterek – from single dads to having kids together – awwww yis.

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Single dad!Stiles:

Layover by dr_girlfriend

“Big, serious brown eyes were staring right into his from only a few inches away. The child had clambered half over the arm of Derek’s chair to study him at close range, her little rosebud mouth pursed in concentration.“Uh.” Derek couldn’t look away as the girl reached out one pudgy hand and patted him gently on the cheek. Her scent was soft and sweet and somehow a bit familiar, just enough to keep Derek from shying away.”

This is utterly sweet and totally fluffy. AU where Derek has left Beacon Hills and is en route back after a long absence, he bumps into an old friend with a new addition at the airport on Christmas eve and the possibilities seem endless.

All I Want for Christmas (Is You) by @darkenednights

Derek meets Stiles in a department store while shopping for his family, after seeing a little girl crying for her Dad on the floor. They part ways and Derek doesn’t think he’ll see Stiles again. Beacon Hills may not be that big, but it still doesn’t mean he’ll ever run into Stiles, because that’s just not how Derek’s life works. Despite what Erica tries to tell him whenever she can, that sometimes fate can happen, Christmas miracles, whatever, it won’t.

(Or, the one where Stiles is a single dad, Derek falls for him, and Christmas ends up better than Derek expected.)

Okay so I know this is a Christmas fic, but I’m a winter baby and I’m always down for a sweet little Christmas story. Derek is the sweetest thing in this – and Stiles and his daughter are a beautiful pair. Derek is a writer and bookstore owner (swoon) and he and Stiles bump into each other enough times that its beyond coincidence and firmly in ‘fated to be’ territory. Everybody is still alive and this fic will warm the cockles of your heart at any time of the year.

This Is Home by @warengrey

Other than being a werefox with a werekit for a son, Stiles’ life is relatively normal. He’s a single parent, owns a modest sized home, and has a variety of kid-friendly meal recipes tucked neatly under his belt. It might be just him and Nate, but they have it in the bag. Nothing is missing from their lives.

That is, until Nate befriends a girl named Sadie Hale on his first day of kindergarten. Then everything changes.

This fic has both Stiles and Derek as single dads but it’s from Stiles’ perspective so I’ve lumped it with the other singe dad!Stile fics. A lovely AU with werefox Stiles, little ones making their first best friends, dance recitals and light up trainers. Oh, and sweet sweet fluff. Prepare yourselves.

One Hale of a Sandwich by @hoechlinseverything

Stiles in bed isn’t really something Derek should be thinking about. Ever. Because the person who normally picks Lily up from school? Is Scott. Lily’s other parent. And Stiles’s partner.

Not to mention the entire source of Derek’s current misery.

–AKA, the one in which Derek thinks Scott and Stiles are in a relationship and that they want to threesome with Derek.

Spoiler Alert? They aren’t and they don’t.

This is delightfully fluffy and full of pining. Miscommunication, misunderstandings and a happy ending. Derek is bros with Erica and Kira (and yes, that’s as good as you’re imagining), Stiles is not in fact Scott’s romantic life partner, and Derek’s awkwardness ends with more than a sterek-y happy ending. Again, Stiles isn’t actually Lily’s biological father, but he’s her dad in all the ways that count. Prepare to have your heart melted, the awkward situation measurement raise high (this is Stiles Stilisnki we are talking about ok?) and the loveliest softest kindergarten teacher Derek.


Single dad!Derek

You Put A Hallmark On My Heart by  @giantteenwolforgy

“Stiles is funny and smart and kind and is also his daughter’s teacher and his boss’s son. On the list of people who are off-limits, Stiles has held the top spot for as long as Derek has known him.Since Derek is Derek, Stiles also happens to rank number one on the list of people Derek is in love with. Seriously. His life is like a bad Hallmark movie.”

Another Christmas themed fic, a human AU with deputy!Derek and his daughter Annie who is in Stile’s class. This is so adorable and Derek’s internal monologue is hilarious – look out for the Uncle Peter reference because it made me giggle.

Our Lives Are Changing Lanes by @coyotequeens 

There’s a lot of screaming going on inside the first house Stiles visits. He isn’t really worried, because it sounds like kids, but then the door opens and hi, says his dick, because the dude in front of him is gorgeous, built like a god with a face like thunder. Stiles wants to lick that solid jaw line. Hold the fuck on, says his cop brain, because the dude’s got kids hanging all over him; one’s on his back, skinny legs looped around his waist, and another two hanging off one arm, toes barely brushing the ground. There’s a tubby toddler clinging to his leg like a koala, and he’s got a baby tucked into the crook of the one arm that doesn’t have kids hanging off it. Stiles’ mouth drops open.

“How many of those kids did you kidnap?” he asks before he can wrangle his brain into submission.

The man gives him a look that says what the fuck is wrong with you and snaps, “You think I’d subject myself to this on purpose?”

“Oooh,” says one of the kids hanging off his arm. “I’m telling Mom.”

This is one of my favourite single dad!Derek fics – I have to admit. It’s long and have a bit of everything you might want – deputy!Stiles, werewolves are known, the Hale fire still happened but Laura is alive. There’s a touch of angst, some perfectly achey pining, drama, risk, and heroics. Derek and his daughter are written beautifully and so is Stiles and Derek’s developing relationship. Reading it again to rec it was a total pleasure.

The Most Important Thing by @bicanthrope

At first Derek didn’t know what to do with Romy. She was this tiny, squirming, pink thing that he had no idea how to read. But she was also his niece, and the only thing he had left in the world. He thought about giving her up and going back to California, but the thought of being so close to the place where his family had once been so alive hurt him, and so did the thought of letting her go. And so, in Chicago he stayed, and the Hills were forgotten. He didn’t want to go back. And no one came looking for him anyway.

This is just -UGH- so good okay? Slow build, healthy relationships, the loveliest little girl character, and a small group of new friends for our favourite boys. Derek is not in fact a daddy in this fic – he is an uncle – but he is the sole carer and guardian for Romy so he’s basically her father. There’s tragedy in the beginning – but its definitely not the theme – this is not an angsty fic. Derek and Stiles have both grown up and matured, they’re both open and honest and ready for each other and you will find yourself wiggling in your seat in happiness. Yes. You will, I promise! And you’ll be even happier when you see that bicanthrope has made this into a series, I’ve linked the first part so do explore the rest once you’ve read this!

Deliver Me from Thy Sweetness by thelogicoftaste

“Shift changes,” Stiles explains. “I’m your new delivery boy. See, I got the hat,” he points, “the clipboard,” he points, “and the truck.”

“What about my groceries?” Derek asks with a raise of his brows. “You got those?”

A short and sweet fic with Derek, his daughter Ava, and Stiles the delivery boy. Bubble bath beards, super hero origins, temporary tattoos and kitchen confessions make for a fluffy, happy ending.

DILF by twenty something

“Today is Scott’s first day of kindergarten and Derek is terrified.”

So, I think it is fair of me to say this is a standout of the singe dad!Derek genre (imho), its certainly one of my favourites. Derek is not the biological father of Scott and Jackson, he’s their uncle and is their guardian and parent after the death of Laura and her husband. It’s beautifully written, Derek’s relationships with his boys are written so so well – each one different and unique little characters that Derek clearly works so hard to be good for. Stiles is Scott’s kindergarten teacher. Cue the long haul for slow burn, genuine friendship building, found families, integrating a relationship into a single parent family. And lots of pre-school crafts. Because of course. This is just a lovely, lovely fic and is so worth a read and a bookmark – this is not the first time I have re-read it and I’m sure I’ll come back to it again!

Parent!Sterek

You’ll Grow Into Your Skin by @crossroadswrite

“So funny story,” Stiles winces, “Remember when I joked you couldn’t get me pregnant?”Derek nods his head. He remembers pretty much everything from that day.“Right,” Stiles bobs his head, stops himself and does a little ta-da gesture towards Jacy, “Surprise?”

Ok, so – this is a good one. Derek leave Beacon Hills and spends five years bonding with his pack and sorting himself out – only to return and find out that secrets have been kept from him. A tiny bit of angst, more melancholy than sad, and a huge amount of heart aching hope and happiness. For reals – Jacy is a gorgeous character.

In This Town We Call Home by @paintedlandscape

Stiles has always loved Halloween; in the Stilinski-Hale household, it’s officially, no question, his holiday. (Derek can have Christmas, with its lights and cheerful decorations and prickly-needled trees.) This year, though, their daughter’s decided to dress up as Little Red Riding Hood – and there’s really only one choice to play the wolf. The question is: will Derek agree to wear horn-rimmed glasses and a poor excuse for a robe all night? And what’s Stiles’s role in this family outing?

Also known as: a seasonal burst of domestic holiday fluff.

Established Sterek with a little girl – absolutely heartwarming and adorable. Halloween is the perfect time to exploit having a werewolf Daddy and the cute factor is strong in this fic. A gorgeous slice of life fic with domesticity, family, sweetness, and hilarious halloween costumes. 

Trust In This (Even if You’re Scared Stiff) by @thewinterotter 

Stiles’ kid has a tendency to get into fights and possibly has bad taste in friends. Or enemies. Stiles isn’t sure yet, but he’s pretty sure the other kid’s dad is too hot to be human.

Both Derek and Stiles are single dads (spoiler alert: not for long) and their children get involved in a fight at school. Werewolves are known, Stiles is a deputy – yes, with handcuffs – and the three chapters follow the relationship from one fluffy and heartwarming moment to the next. Stiles’ parenting style is exactly what you’d expect from him and you get the added highlight of Erica as the sensei at the martial arts class that Stiles’ daughter Emmy goes to. How awesome is that? Totally delightful, in its entirety.

Somewhere I Belong by heartsdesire456

When Stiles got an interview for an internship at Fangs & Fur magazine, the publication owned by the well known and widely respected alpha Talia Hale, he never expected it to be offered an actual job by Alpha Hale herself. He also never expected for his life to change so much after he met the man whose department he was assigned to.

Stiles was not prepared for Derek Hale’s cub, either.

Okay so it starts off with single dad!Derek – but this definitely belongs in the parent!sterek section of this little fic rec because this is just the sweetest most lovely story of families destined to be together. Prepare yourself for the joys of alive!Hale family (come to think of it – alive!everybody basically), Stiles in glasses and a beanie, protective Derek and the best snark and banter between every single characters. This leads into a gorgeous series of fics that will literally make your teeth fall out they are so fluffy as sweet. This fic is like settling down with a cosy blanket and a box of chocolates and just savouring the sweetness. Plus, baby Alex is beyond adorable and will have you cooing in your seat, I promise.

A Wild Heart’s Desire by @mad-madam-m

If there’s one thing Stiles Stilinski knows, it’s that Deputy Derek Hale absolutely Does Not Like him. The only reason Derek even tolerates him is because their kids are worryingly codependent.

So Stiles is understandably confused when a very feral Derek shows up in his backyard after a call gone wrong and proceeds to move in with him.

Alright alright alright. Listen up folks – this one has it all – deputy!Derek, magic!Stiles, both of them have adorable kidlets who are best friends and yes oh yes one of my most favourite tropes – feral!Derek. The not-quite-friends to lovers theme is written beautifully and you feel Derek’s fears so much – and they are so eloquently and elegantly put to bed by this Stiles’ unconscious and natural good-heartedness. Featuring dino shaped nuggets, more mac and cheese than you’d think healthy – and an entire deer. This fic has its dark moments, Derek’s past is with its own tragedy in this au BUT alive!Hales, and a happy, fluffy ending leave me feeling blissed out and ready for my own cookout.