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Sanctuary
Steter Fanfic
The Hale Wolf Sanctuary isn’t just for wolves.
It turns out it’s for Stilinskis as well.
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The Hale Wolf Sanctuary isn’t just for wolves.
It turns out it’s for Stilinskis as well.
Words:56521 complete
170 pages, ebook
First published August 28, 2016
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May 3, 2019
Still pulls the heartstrings on a re-read.
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A new DW STETER people!
With live Hales. Hurt/Comfort. Wolves.
Whose with me?
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HUGE THANKS TO EVERYONE reading with you makes these stories so much more fun, and MAJOR kudos to DW for being amazing as always.
Sweet bonding with Peter-wolf, wonderful Sheriff so much love for him and live Hales with all the differences that makes, Derek cute and lighter, Cora sassy and brilliant. Yes at times DW used our hearts for her origami but it was beautiful origami so that's alright! Too many great lines to start quoting, the story is quite introspective for Stiles though his sass does shine through. It all ends well.
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A new DW STETER people!
With live Hales. Hurt/Comfort. Wolves.
Whose with me?
-- --
HUGE THANKS TO EVERYONE reading with you makes these stories so much more fun, and MAJOR kudos to DW for being amazing as always.
Sweet bonding with Peter-wolf, wonderful Sheriff so much love for him and live Hales with all the differences that makes, Derek cute and lighter, Cora sassy and brilliant. Yes at times DW used our hearts for her origami but it was beautiful origami so that's alright! Too many great lines to start quoting, the story is quite introspective for Stiles though his sass does shine through. It all ends well.
August 28, 2016
Imagine if it offered him a life of excruciating pain, of heartbreak, of depression, of anxiety, of panic attacks, of fear. But imagine it said he could ...
Stiles’s answer is yes.
Every fucking time, yes.
Pain is a constant companion, but nothing's worse than the guilt that envelopes their lives. The unrelenting specter of the past that replays unforgivable events, over and over and over. There's no end, just an endless loop.
Change.
New places and people mean new chances. Good and bad. No place is untouched by evil and ill will, even the idyllic Beacon Hills. Everything's a give and take, as the Sheriff knows well.
And Stiles.
And the Hales.
Acceptance and forgiveness go hand in hand, or hand in paw. As Stiles navigates his limitations and previously unimagined dreams, he finds peace and love. For something as dark as this was, the humor and generosity of spirit displayed alleviated it. Peter and Stiles are per character, snarky and hysterical with Peter's skulking particularly amusing. But, I have to give kudos to Cora, for she has some great lines that lack that dark undertone. And this is a lovely reimagining of Derek, still damaged, but unbroken.
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Stiles and Peter, two peas in a pod.
Artwork by Z-Pico
Henry Survivor Meeting at Meep
January 21, 2018
Steter
Where Stiles is a patchwork quilt held together with stitches and screws, Peter has his own scars both mentally and physically, and this still manages to be light angst, super immersive and riveting, and actually kind of fluffy.
Loved it. I had a wish list for this and literally got all but one thing. Who else is so lucky that so much of what they hope for a story, for characters, comes true?
*sighs happily*
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Because no one, and I mean no one, in my opinion writes Teen Wolf better.
Where Stiles is a patchwork quilt held together with stitches and screws, Peter has his own scars both mentally and physically, and this still manages to be light angst, super immersive and riveting, and actually kind of fluffy.
“I’d support you whatever you decided to do,” Peter tells him. “If you wanted to throw everything in go and live in a yurt in Mongolia, I’d be saddling a yak in a heartbeat.” He smiles. “If you’re looking for an unbiased opinion as to what you should do, you’ve come to the wrong man. But if it’s my support you want, then yes, always, and in everything.”
Loved it. I had a wish list for this and literally got all but one thing. Who else is so lucky that so much of what they hope for a story, for characters, comes true?
*sighs happily*
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Because no one, and I mean no one, in my opinion writes Teen Wolf better.
August 28, 2016
I mean, stop it with this painful brilliance:
There are two very sharp lines of demarcation in Stiles’s life. One was when his mother died. One was when he opened the door without checking who it was. And the person he has become is allowed to look back, to study his old self and to marvel at how happy he was, how brash, how loud, but he can’t step back over that line. Can’t slide into his old skin like it still fits him. It’s a torn shirt, a frayed jacket, a pair of jeans with the knees ripped through. It has too many pieces hacked out of it to ever be worn with confidence again.
The small details that speak like a full volume set of World Book Encyclopedia. DW is tuned in 100% in this 'verse and communicates it beautifully, pointedly, unmistakably. It actually gets me pumped! In a sentence or two, she gives so much regarding the personalities of these characters, and how they each fit into the family.
So much effing fun!
And emotion.
And the growth and progress, Stiles and his dad especially, are experiencing. It's... freeing.
LOTS OF STUFF HAPPENS. IT'S ROUGH.
It should feel a little weird, not just sliding so easily into the family, the pack, but sitting here pretty much plastered to Peter, and nobody so much as blinks. Like whatever this is, it’s a natural progression of everything that’s come before. Whatever that was. It’s simultaneously the easiest and most complicated thing Stiles has ever dealt with in his life.
There's humor, of course. Cora is awesome, and the best kinda friend with and for Stiles.
I even kinda liked Scott. He steps up.
Gerard is the worst human being ever. Not news, I know.
Derek is sweet, strong, and nerdy. Love it.
DW is fantabulous at writing these characters as wolves. I mean, of course ... Peter flicks his tail up indignantly. Even better is Stiles laughing. ;)
And this, this made everything ok, for me, and Stiles' decision.
“Kiddo, in your shoes, I’d jump at the chance too.”
I think the only thing I would have liked more of is Peter in human form. But, ya know, I'm greedy like that when it comes to Peter. It's all DW's fault and she knows it! She made me love him.
DW, as usual, manages to juggle all of the various relationships within the Hale pack, painting lively and loving images with a few brush strokes. When I think back on how this story started, and where everything ends up? Wow, what a journey.
Thank you, Lisa!!! <3
And a massive thank you and group hug to the Survivor's Group. :D
There are two very sharp lines of demarcation in Stiles’s life. One was when his mother died. One was when he opened the door without checking who it was. And the person he has become is allowed to look back, to study his old self and to marvel at how happy he was, how brash, how loud, but he can’t step back over that line. Can’t slide into his old skin like it still fits him. It’s a torn shirt, a frayed jacket, a pair of jeans with the knees ripped through. It has too many pieces hacked out of it to ever be worn with confidence again.
The small details that speak like a full volume set of World Book Encyclopedia. DW is tuned in 100% in this 'verse and communicates it beautifully, pointedly, unmistakably. It actually gets me pumped! In a sentence or two, she gives so much regarding the personalities of these characters, and how they each fit into the family.
So much effing fun!
And emotion.
And the growth and progress, Stiles and his dad especially, are experiencing. It's... freeing.
LOTS OF STUFF HAPPENS. IT'S ROUGH.
It should feel a little weird, not just sliding so easily into the family, the pack, but sitting here pretty much plastered to Peter, and nobody so much as blinks. Like whatever this is, it’s a natural progression of everything that’s come before. Whatever that was. It’s simultaneously the easiest and most complicated thing Stiles has ever dealt with in his life.
There's humor, of course. Cora is awesome, and the best kinda friend with and for Stiles.
I even kinda liked Scott. He steps up.
Gerard is the worst human being ever. Not news, I know.
Derek is sweet, strong, and nerdy. Love it.
DW is fantabulous at writing these characters as wolves. I mean, of course ... Peter flicks his tail up indignantly. Even better is Stiles laughing. ;)
And this, this made everything ok, for me, and Stiles' decision.
“Kiddo, in your shoes, I’d jump at the chance too.”
I think the only thing I would have liked more of is Peter in human form. But, ya know, I'm greedy like that when it comes to Peter. It's all DW's fault and she knows it! She made me love him.
DW, as usual, manages to juggle all of the various relationships within the Hale pack, painting lively and loving images with a few brush strokes. When I think back on how this story started, and where everything ends up? Wow, what a journey.
Thank you, Lisa!!! <3
And a massive thank you and group hug to the Survivor's Group. :D
August 29, 2016
This is Lisa here, of course it's awesome! I loved it all, I cried for Stiles multiple times, for the Sheriff, for Peter, this was just fabulous.
And I even liked Scott in this one!!
Steter fic, for those unaware, but sooooo good, it might convert a few Stereks out there! Peter is, well, Peter, but not insane, out for vengeance Peter, and he and Stiles have much more in common than an uncanny amount of snark.
Worth the read!
And I even liked Scott in this one!!
Steter fic, for those unaware, but sooooo good, it might convert a few Stereks out there! Peter is, well, Peter, but not insane, out for vengeance Peter, and he and Stiles have much more in common than an uncanny amount of snark.
Worth the read!
August 29, 2016
DiscontentedWinter knows how to write a page-turner and bring on the emo stuff. I was hooked all the way through reading Sanctuary and enjoyed the sweet family dynamics and the angst and heartbreak (that didn't tip over into melodrama, wonderful), but the actual pairing - and Steter is my prefered TW pairing, Sterek being a close runner-up - was a miss here. There was no chemistry between Peter and Stiles.
Them both suffering the consequences of a traumatic past, and so visibly too, at first glance appeared to make Steter the perfect choice of partner for Stiles in this fic indeed. But it never became clear why exactly the 2 decades older Peter fell for Stiles other than their shared trauma. Peter was scarily subdued to "fit" as damaged Stiles love-interest (where was the snark and the sass, the P in Peter?), to the point of him demonstrating an uncanny amount of self-effacement. So as a result - and this is going to come as a surprise coming from Steter digging, age-gap adoring, putting tab A into slot B loving me but - ... the actual sex felt misplaced, weird, here.
In hindsight, maybe Derek would've worked better.
Anyway, now on to buying Adulting 101 ASAP, because I can't stand not being able to throw money at all this great free stuff that Lisa Henry has spoiled us with (some of her free works are among my all-time favorites too). Sometimes kudos just aren't enough.
Them both suffering the consequences of a traumatic past, and so visibly too, at first glance appeared to make Steter the perfect choice of partner for Stiles in this fic indeed. But it never became clear why exactly the 2 decades older Peter fell for Stiles other than their shared trauma. Peter was scarily subdued to "fit" as damaged Stiles love-interest (where was the snark and the sass, the P in Peter?), to the point of him demonstrating an uncanny amount of self-effacement. So as a result - and this is going to come as a surprise coming from Steter digging, age-gap adoring, putting tab A into slot B loving me but - ... the actual sex felt misplaced, weird, here.
In hindsight, maybe Derek would've worked better.
Anyway, now on to buying Adulting 101 ASAP, because I can't stand not being able to throw money at all this great free stuff that Lisa Henry has spoiled us with (some of her free works are among my all-time favorites too). Sometimes kudos just aren't enough.
November 9, 2019
Wow, a gazillion stars for this latest Steter fic by DiscontentedWinter. Oooooh the feels!!!!
“Imagine the bird was the devil,” Stiles told Kirsten once. Imagine if it offered him a life of excruciating pain, of heartbreak, of depression, of anxiety, of panic attacks, of fear. But imagine it said he could have his dad in return.
Stiles’s answer is yes.
Every fucking time, yes.
Art by captedkenway
“Imagine the bird was the devil,” Stiles told Kirsten once. Imagine if it offered him a life of excruciating pain, of heartbreak, of depression, of anxiety, of panic attacks, of fear. But imagine it said he could have his dad in return.
Stiles’s answer is yes.
Every fucking time, yes.
Art by captedkenway
September 1, 2016
I just loved this--my new favorite fic by this author. Moving, beautifully written, just perfect.
April 1, 2019
My first Steter!! Overall I liked it. There were a lot of painful moments in this one for Stiles since we find him scarred and emotionally damaged from a mafia attack. The Hales, their wolf sanctuary, and a special wolf named Remus help him heal.
There is quite the age gap between Stiles and Peter, but it works. All of the Hales are featured here, and all of the Argents except Kate and Victoria.
Great ending!!
There is quite the age gap between Stiles and Peter, but it works. All of the Hales are featured here, and all of the Argents except Kate and Victoria.
Great ending!!
August 29, 2016
I loved this. So much heart and heartache is in this story. I had some serious leaky eye syndrome while reading it. Apparently I am an emotional masochist and this journey of healing just touched and gutted me in all the right ways. Heartbreaking and sweet. There is some serious magic that DW has written in the small interactions between characters. I'm glad Stiles got to keep his scars, they are a part of who he is as a survivor and he will wear them like a warrior going forward.
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August 28, 2016Ooh Steter with damaged Stiles (and well, probably damaged Peter cos it tends to happen like that)
A chapter by chapter review as read while a WIP
A chapter by chapter review as read while a WIP
February 16, 2021
reread 2/16/2021 I’m on a DW Steter/Sterek binge, and it’s been glorious.
Reread 1/21/2018 I still have such a powerful reaction to the devastation and, thank goodness, joy in this book.
—————original review——————
As always, DiscontentedWinter put my heart through the wringer. There were many heartaches, tears, and even laughter. DiscontentedWinter writes THE BEST stories ever (not just out of fan fiction but of EVERYTHING). I can always count on true emotion being pulled out of me. Happy, happy sigh...
As always, thanks to The Survivor's Group for hand holding, hugs, kleenex, and wine. Lots and lots of wine.
Reread 1/21/2018 I still have such a powerful reaction to the devastation and, thank goodness, joy in this book.
—————original review——————
As always, DiscontentedWinter put my heart through the wringer. There were many heartaches, tears, and even laughter. DiscontentedWinter writes THE BEST stories ever (not just out of fan fiction but of EVERYTHING). I can always count on true emotion being pulled out of me. Happy, happy sigh...
As always, thanks to The Survivor's Group for hand holding, hugs, kleenex, and wine. Lots and lots of wine.
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June 7, 2021
3.5 stars
Sweet narration about a teen boy with debilitating scars from a past violent assault. His sidekick dad was awesome, torn between his own dispair while remaining strong and comforting, gently pushing his son to take steps on his route back to a normal daily life. First half of this book was really good, second half was slightly less impressive.
Sweet narration about a teen boy with debilitating scars from a past violent assault. His sidekick dad was awesome, torn between his own dispair while remaining strong and comforting, gently pushing his son to take steps on his route back to a normal daily life. First half of this book was really good, second half was slightly less impressive.
March 18, 2017
I'm more of a "gobble it all up right away" kind of person so I'm really rather proud of myself for only checking for updates every other day.
That being said, it sucks that this isn't one the The Days I allow myself to check...
That being said, it sucks that this isn't one the The Days I allow myself to check...
July 30, 2020
Oh my greatness. What a book. Stiles is hurt so very badly, but then with the help of all the Hales, especially Peter, he slowly heals. I actually cried reading this, but was so happy with how it ends. Great book!!
August 28, 2016
Yes, simply yes. DiscontentedWinter (aka Lisa Henry) wrote another great little story in the TW universe. Very nice.
It was hard at the start to read about the injuries Stiles had received but the Hale Wolf Sanctuary helped turn things around for Stiles in more ways than one.
I really liked Peter in this one and loved the Sheriff as always. And maybe it goes without saying but Stiles was really enjoyable to read in this too.
A lot of pain in this story but some great smiles and fluff too.
It was hard at the start to read about the injuries Stiles had received but the Hale Wolf Sanctuary helped turn things around for Stiles in more ways than one.
I really liked Peter in this one and loved the Sheriff as always. And maybe it goes without saying but Stiles was really enjoyable to read in this too.
A lot of pain in this story but some great smiles and fluff too.
September 1, 2016
4.5 stars Amazing, as always, Ms. Henry. I no joke had tears streaming down my face for the first half of this. A broken Stiles just gets me!. This could have ended after the the big dramatic climax, like a lot of stories do. It still would have been great, but I love that our characters here aren't just dropped because they survive yet another life altering experiencing. Life goes on, as they say. And we get to see what comes next for Stiles. Which I so greatly appreciate!
August 28, 2016
love reading along with these. There's cliff-hangers yeah, and some dark unhappy times. But also there's hope and senses exploding and some mighty fine writing.
sigh.
sigh.
January 2, 2020
3.5
I admire DW ability and playfulness with the Teen Wolf universe especially when she set her mind to only change one or two pieces of that saga to show us how that changes everything and then there is her unpredictability; seems after such a change she's just opening the flood gates of her imagination and lets the story flowing in its own pace and direction. So if there's no happy ending she won't force it and if there are no werewolves at all then that's how it is. So going into the story you rarely know what to expect particularly in those stories with drama or angst.
Here her focus is set on the time before the original series starts. What if John Stilinski was a detective in LA and on a case about a cartel. What if that cartel sent him a message, a message that Stiles barely survived, body and soul marked for live. What if the reason why they moved into Beacon Hill was to provide Stiles a safe place. Would that even work, broken as Stiles would? Further what if the Hale fire never happened and the family operated a wolf sanctuary instead. The Argents are still in the game, so why did that fire never happen and what does that for Peter or Derek or even Scott?
Don't worry that DW might paint her experiment with despair. Yes, she's not taking Stiles's condition lightly but her mind is set for hurt-comfort. So the depression is clear and vivid but the words she's using are precise and clean, never meant for a shallow emotional effect. She knows her Stiles and knows that with a little help he can heal, maybe never completely and the way quite often may be done by one step forward and two steps back.
For me the story is divided into 2 parts. I loved the first one. It's beautifully written with so many sentences worth to be marked and there is no way you can't feel or get drawn into the story. The 2nd part shortly after the sanatorium scene while dealing with necessary conclusions was more a prolonged epilog. I missed the focus and clearness of the first part. While the 1st was excellent the 2nd was just nice.
I admire DW ability and playfulness with the Teen Wolf universe especially when she set her mind to only change one or two pieces of that saga to show us how that changes everything and then there is her unpredictability; seems after such a change she's just opening the flood gates of her imagination and lets the story flowing in its own pace and direction. So if there's no happy ending she won't force it and if there are no werewolves at all then that's how it is. So going into the story you rarely know what to expect particularly in those stories with drama or angst.
Here her focus is set on the time before the original series starts. What if John Stilinski was a detective in LA and on a case about a cartel. What if that cartel sent him a message, a message that Stiles barely survived, body and soul marked for live. What if the reason why they moved into Beacon Hill was to provide Stiles a safe place. Would that even work, broken as Stiles would? Further what if the Hale fire never happened and the family operated a wolf sanctuary instead. The Argents are still in the game, so why did that fire never happen and what does that for Peter or Derek or even Scott?
Don't worry that DW might paint her experiment with despair. Yes, she's not taking Stiles's condition lightly but her mind is set for hurt-comfort. So the depression is clear and vivid but the words she's using are precise and clean, never meant for a shallow emotional effect. She knows her Stiles and knows that with a little help he can heal, maybe never completely and the way quite often may be done by one step forward and two steps back.
For me the story is divided into 2 parts. I loved the first one. It's beautifully written with so many sentences worth to be marked and there is no way you can't feel or get drawn into the story. The 2nd part shortly after the sanatorium scene while dealing with necessary conclusions was more a prolonged epilog. I missed the focus and clearness of the first part. While the 1st was excellent the 2nd was just nice.
August 28, 2016
I love discontentedwinter. No matter the pairing their fiction always makes me happy.
August 30, 2016
I really enjoyed this story. I waited patiently for it to be uploaded completely and I read it all in one go. Recently, I've started reading Steter. Up to now, I've been all a out Sterek. In fact I have Ben reading almost all fan fiction.
Stifles is disfigured and he and his father have moved to Beacon Hill to start over. The story is told in Stiles POV, which is great. You get to see him struggle with the his attack that was suppose to leave him dead, but instead... he is held together with pins and he is scarred. He is in chronic pain and doesn't want to socialize. School sucks. But then he meets Scott.
Then of course he meets Remus the super intelligent wolf which leads him the the Hales. They run a wolf Sanitary.
I really enjoyed this entire story. The Hales are wonderful and so accepting. He meets Peter a member who has a scarred face. He isn't alone.
Love the ending. I am a fan of happy endings.
Stifles is disfigured and he and his father have moved to Beacon Hill to start over. The story is told in Stiles POV, which is great. You get to see him struggle with the his attack that was suppose to leave him dead, but instead... he is held together with pins and he is scarred. He is in chronic pain and doesn't want to socialize. School sucks. But then he meets Scott.
Then of course he meets Remus the super intelligent wolf which leads him the the Hales. They run a wolf Sanitary.
I really enjoyed this entire story. The Hales are wonderful and so accepting. He meets Peter a member who has a scarred face. He isn't alone.
Love the ending. I am a fan of happy endings.
February 27, 2023
3.5
Well written, quite angsty but also empathetic. I loved the relationship between Stiles and his dad.
It is not depressing despite the traumatic events in the past of the MCs.
This was my first Steter pairing, and I didn't really feel the connection between the MCs. That's why I don't round the rating up.
Well written, quite angsty but also empathetic. I loved the relationship between Stiles and his dad.
It is not depressing despite the traumatic events in the past of the MCs.
This was my first Steter pairing, and I didn't really feel the connection between the MCs. That's why I don't round the rating up.
May 2, 2021
I never watched the show this was based on. The author introduced the characters such that I was able to follow despite no previous knowledge.
The matriarchal nature of some families was refreshing to read.
The matriarchal nature of some families was refreshing to read.
May 24, 2022
This is my first Steter. I did like the story over all and I knew who Remus was from the first that we met him and Peter. There is an overarching mystery and it does get resolved. I might read the others.
January 18, 2018
Loved it !
January 15, 2022
Stiles - poważnie zraniony i oszpecony, nękany PTSD - znajduje przyjaciela w wilku.
Świetnie napisane, łagodne. Mało Piotra w Piotrze, ale to AU, więc akceptuję. Przeczytałam jednym tchem.
Świetnie napisane, łagodne. Mało Piotra w Piotrze, ale to AU, więc akceptuję. Przeczytałam jednym tchem.
January 4, 2024
A favorite in books in general and a top favorite in Teen Wolf fanfics, pretty much a once a year (at least) reread - though somehow I have never added it on GR before. *befuddled*
April 26, 2020
3.5-4 stars
March 5, 2017
lisa写同人比写原创要好
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