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The Weathered Shell
The young man is standing with an arm casually thrown up to lean against the door frame, displaying his bare torso to advantage, his powerful swimmer's shoulders and lean body pale with moonlight. His cocky grin, however, is fading quickly into a look of shock and confusion. Other than a pelt shaped into a sloppy kilt, his legs are bare too, despite the chill winds coming in off the ocean.
"You're not a girl," he says in a gently lilting accent that's like an odd blend of all the coastal voices Derek's ever heard, squinting at Derek like his eyes might somehow be deceiving him.
Unlikely, given his dark beard and broad, well-muscled shoulders, let alone what he's got under his kilt.
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"You're not a girl," he says in a gently lilting accent that's like an odd blend of all the coastal voices Derek's ever heard, squinting at Derek like his eyes might somehow be deceiving him.
Unlikely, given his dark beard and broad, well-muscled shoulders, let alone what he's got under his kilt.
Words: 14356
46 pages, ebook
First published January 4, 2015
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March 24, 2015
Quietly beautiful yearning, acceptance, and peace in this selkie/werewolf Sterek.
Every shell is washed down to sand eventually.
March 25, 2015
2.5 stars
Stiles is a Selkie. Derek a lone wolf living secluded on Celtic shores.
I found this a bit hard to get into and somewhat dragging. The plot seems like it would be straight forward - a Selkie seeking a lonely soul to comfort, but there is a twist ... Stiles believes he's a zero on the Kinsey scale. And so begins this back and forth exploration(?) of Stiles realizing he is bisexual. Maybe a good plot bunny, but it read oddly and Stiles' realization that he is suddenly good with same sex smexing seemed very abrupt.
Even odder - it does read as a quiet and "pretty" fic. So take that for what it is worth.
It felt too short to DNF, but if the fic was any longer I probably would have.
Stiles is a Selkie. Derek a lone wolf living secluded on Celtic shores.
I found this a bit hard to get into and somewhat dragging. The plot seems like it would be straight forward - a Selkie seeking a lonely soul to comfort, but there is a twist ... Stiles believes he's a zero on the Kinsey scale. And so begins this back and forth exploration(?) of Stiles realizing he is bisexual. Maybe a good plot bunny, but it read oddly and Stiles' realization that he is suddenly good with same sex smexing seemed very abrupt.
Even odder - it does read as a quiet and "pretty" fic. So take that for what it is worth.
It felt too short to DNF, but if the fic was any longer I probably would have.
May 29, 2015
Very bittersweet and not really my kind of Sterek. Nice story though. Oh, and there was this...
March 22, 2015
3.5 stars. A completely different take on the usual pining and longing of Derek and oblivious Stiles.
March 31, 2015
3.5 Stars
Legend says that selkies are drawn to souls who have yearning in their heart in the hopes to abate or make better. Stiles's seal brings him to Derek's door and he's quite confused having never "pleased" a man before. Having been alone for so long, Derek takes what comfort he can in the stranger's platonic friendship. He knows better to not get too attached as selkies are known to appear for a short time and never return.
This had great UST and with what I thought was some pretty good angsty yearning. Wistful and tender, intermixed with a bit of haunting melancholic destiny, this leaves you on a high note knowing that despite some big obstacles, these two will always find each other.
Legend says that selkies are drawn to souls who have yearning in their heart in the hopes to abate or make better. Stiles's seal brings him to Derek's door and he's quite confused having never "pleased" a man before. Having been alone for so long, Derek takes what comfort he can in the stranger's platonic friendship. He knows better to not get too attached as selkies are known to appear for a short time and never return.
This had great UST and with what I thought was some pretty good angsty yearning. Wistful and tender, intermixed with a bit of haunting melancholic destiny, this leaves you on a high note knowing that despite some big obstacles, these two will always find each other.
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March 24, 2015I brake for selkies!
May 6, 2015
Bittersweet
August 24, 2018
Review to come.
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