Divided We Stand / by KouriArashi (NC-17)

Title: Divided We Stand
Author: KouriArashi
Fandom: Teen Wolf
Genre: Family, Mystery
Pairing: Derek/Stiles
Length: Very Long (156,742 words)
Warning: possibly triggery re: bullying?

Author's Summary:
Derek is being pressured by his family to pick a mate, and somehow stumbles into a choice that they didn't expect and aren't sure they approve of....

Review:
I've passed this one by a ton of times before despite the thousands of Kudos because I'm not really a bit fan of soulmate fics and to be honest, I don't particularly like that aspect of this fic either, but there are some very, very good things about this fic that make it worth the read even so. For one, there's a fantastic mystery element that I don't want to spoil and Stiles manages to crack it through a lot of hardwork and skill - and that's awesome and kind of rare in fiction. Also, I absolutely LOVE the characterization of Peter in this one - he's brilliant and complicated and damaged and creepy and loyal and dangerous and it really works fantastically well. There's a lot of nice characterization here (not really Season 3 compliant, but really good in its own right) and some fantastic family and friendship stuff going on. So, even if the whole werewolf mates trope isn't your cup of tea (and most especially if it is your thing), check this fic out.

Divided We Stand (on AO3)