Teen Wolf

Sterek

Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski

The brooding werewolf and the sarcastic human forming an unexpected bond.

120,000 works

What is Sterek?

Sterek is the fandom that outlived its show. The ship peaked while Teen Wolf was airing and then simply refused to stop — the archive still grows because Sterek became a house style: banter-forward, pack-dynamics-heavy, hurt/comfort with werewolf healing as an excuse for tactile intimacy. Sheriff Stilinski is fandom's favorite dad, the loft is load-bearing architecture, and 'pack mom Stiles' is a genre unto itself. If you like found family with your romance, this corpus is the deepest vein on the archive.

Sterek is the fan-given name for the romantic pairing of Derek Hale and Stiles Stilinski from Teen Wolf. With over 120,000 works on Archive of Our Own, it's one of the most popular ships in the fandom.

Why fans love Sterek

The slow build from antagonism to partnership to love, and their complementary personalities.

Most Popular Sterek Fanfics

The highest-rated Sterek stories on AO3, ranked by kudos.

1

Lock All The Doors Behind You

Complete

by entanglednow

He has no idea what you're supposed to say when you find one of your...werewolf acquaintances, completely out of their mind, growling like they're about to see what your insides taste like. There's no handbook for this. Stiles is thinking that if he survives he might write one.

69,101 kudos 25,960 words ~104 min read Mature
Feral Behavior Violence Aftermath of Torture
2

Stilinski's Home for Wayward Wolves

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by owlpostagain

“At least your puppies knock first,” Stiles snorts. “Here I thought their alpha raised them to be well-mannered.” 

“There’s a sign,” Derek responds stiffly. 

Stiles, whose curiosity outweighs even his hardest of grudges, abandons his chilly façade of nonchalance in a heartbeat. He jumps right up a

59,700 kudos 35,197 words ~141 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Slow Build Pack Dynamics
3

Every Step You Take

Complete

by Nokomis

Stiles accidentally ends up magically bound to Derek. It’s super.

41,744 kudos 49,347 words ~198 min read Mature
Ensemble Cast Magic Witches
4

all you're giving me is friction

Complete

by drunktuesdays

Stiles is Alpha bait.

41,725 kudos 4,707 words ~19 min read Mature
Original Character(s) Jealousy
5

Gravity's Got Nothing on You

Complete

by zosofi

“Three weeks,” Derek says. “Still don’t want to,” Stiles says.“I’ll pay you,” Derek says, and that… that has Stiles interested. Alf’s Antique’s may be a great job, but it’s not a high-paying job, and half of Stiles’s tuition is coming from financial aid, so…“How much,” Stiles asks, “are we talking h

41,586 kudos 83,979 words ~336 min read Explicit
AU Humor Romance
6

Darling It Is No Joke

Complete

by thehoyden

The first thing Stiles thinks when he opens the door is that it’s not his birthday, but someone has sent him some kind of cop stripper.

41,410 kudos 13,250 words ~53 min read Explicit
Alternate Reality Future Fic
7

Play It Again

Complete

by metisket

In which Stiles goes along with one of Derek’s plans and ends up in an alternate universe as a result. He should’ve known better. He did know better, actually, and that means he has no one to blame but himself.“Laura wants to lure the kid in with food and kindness and make a pet of him, like a feral

38,039 kudos 63,206 words ~253 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Pre-Slash Magical Stiles Stilinski derek's mad planning skillz
8

Fly a Little Faster

Complete

by mirrorkill

Everyone knows when you go back in time, you shouldn't step on an ant, just in case you accidentally kill your own grandparent or something. But what happens when you go back in time and, uh, accidentally interrupt the one event that apparently made the Grumpiest Alpha in Town into a ball of mindles

36,981 kudos 32,052 words ~129 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Time Travel Episode: s03e08 Visionary Episode Related
9

Hide Of A Life War

Complete

by Etharei

“We have received confirmation that there is a hostage situation in progress at a warehouse compound two hours out of Los Angeles, following a multiple-vehicle pileup on Highway 101 this morning...” The one in which Stiles has lived to (legal) adulthood and, along the way, become a bit of a badass h

35,790 kudos 26,105 words ~105 min read Explicit
Suspense Crimes & Criminals Hostage Situation
10

Electricity In the Contact

Complete

by ladyblahblah

In which Derek has been invited to the Greater Pacific Northwest Alpha Symposium (that's not what it's called, Stiles, stop saying that), and showing up unattached would mean an arranged marriage. When the rest of the pack objects, he agrees to let Stiles come along to pose as his mate. Derek is r

35,649 kudos 27,067 words ~109 min read Explicit
Fake/Pretend Relationship Scent Marking Cuddling & Snuggling
11

Don't Worry Baby

Complete

by kalpurna

"You know you're allowed to ask for vanilla sex, right?" he says, afterwards. "We can do whatever you want. That's kind of the point."Derek doesn't respond.

35,346 kudos 20,276 words ~82 min read Explicit
Alternate Universe - Prostitution Fake/Pretend Relationship Knotting
12

Fireman Derek's Crazy Pie [Cheeseburger Baby]

Complete

by owlpostagain

“He can't blame me for the fact that I live in a building full of people united in the singular effort to ogle Hot Fireman as often as humanly possible." Laura laughs, loud and echoing in the empty restaurant. "Hot firemen can make a girl do crazy things," she agrees, nodding towards her brother's n

34,929 kudos 17,698 words ~71 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Alternate Universe Alternate Universe - Human Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies
13

Home

Complete

by TheTypewriterGirl

January seventh. Seven days since the start of 2015, and seven days since his father’s death.The bastard, he thinks bitterly. The past year Derek Hale had made it blatantly obvious that he hated his scrawny guts, taking every given opportunity to shove him up against a wall, growl threats in his ear

34,880 kudos 167,178 words ~669 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Hurt/Comfort Hurt Stiles Slow Burn
14

Windows

Complete

by dr_girlfriend

Derek has a new neighbor who won't stop looking.Excerpt:“You’re blind,” Derek said flatly, the anger draining from him so suddenly he felt almost woozy. His vision cleared, his claws sliding back into blunt fingernails.“Thanks for the memo, genius,” the kid said acidly. “I can still fucking defend

33,731 kudos 83,266 words ~334 min read Explicit
AU Disability Disabled Character
15

Prince Among Wolves

Complete

by Wrennefer (Wrenegadeone)

Looking for full day/evening sitter. 2 twin boys age 4. Must have exp. w/werewolves. Must be human. No pedophiles. No teenage girls. Pay negotiable.

32,288 kudos 101,000 words ~404 min read Explicit
Family Single Parents Babysitting
16

here is the deepest secret nobody knows

Complete

by owlpostagain

“Derek,” Stiles groans. “You have me. You’ve always had me, you absolute moron, how many physically impossible feats of life-saving heroics do I have to perform before you get it?”

32,287 kudos 22,322 words ~90 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Pack Dynamics Pack Feels Stiles/Erica bromance
17

Sideways and Slantways and Longways and Backways

Complete

by hologramophone

“I called you a slave-driver!” Stiles cried hysterically. “I called you an ogre! I stole all the blue paperclips!”Derek raised an eyebrow at him.“That’s company property!” he shouted, waving his arms madly in distress.Derek ran a hand over his face. “It’s not theft if the vice president of the compa

31,576 kudos 7,799 words ~32 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Alternate Universe - Human Elevators Alternate Universe - Office
18

hope is the thing with feathers

Complete

by ShanaStoryteller

Stiles is ten when he saves the Hales from their burning home and Derek from a wolfsbane bullet, and this establishes a pattern that seem to continue indefinitely. "Then he's facing a burning home, and he wraps the hood of his sweatshirt around his mouth before he pushes the door open and steps insi

31,338 kudos 28,959 words ~116 min read Teen And Up Audiences
BAMF Stiles Magic!Stiles Hale fire
19

Patterns of Intention

Complete

by drunktuesdays

Derek looked like the stuff of his deepest fantasies. His shirt was rumpled where Stiles had his hands in it, and he was breathing hard as well, chest heaving. His eyes—his eyes were glazed over and he looked stunned, like he’d been—like Stiles had—“No,” Stiles said, blood draining from his face.

29,953 kudos 17,085 words ~69 min read Explicit
Magic First Time Pining
20

What I Did On My Summer Vacation

Complete

by grimm

There's something weird about Beacon Hills that Stiles can't quite put his finger on. The way everyone in town knows his name the day he arrives. The way they insist the melancholic howling that echoes through the forest every night is just a dog. The way his dad denies getting a dog, even though St

29,615 kudos 118,749 words ~475 min read Explicit
Alternate Universe - Werewolves Are Known Wolf Derek Hale magic!Stiles Stilinski

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There are over 120,000 Sterek fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own.

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