if youve never physically been in the presence of like, a real live wolf, and you probably wont get the chance to, heres some stuff about them you should know
a wolf’s fur is so unbelievably thick that you can get like, your whole hand into it while petting. and then you can keep going
wolves are a lot bigger than you think they are. think about how big you think a wolf is then just like double that
they dont really smell like dog but they DO smell and youre not going to be able to figure out if its a good smell or not
a wolf really wants to lick the inside of your mouth. he will not stop trying to lick the inside of your mouth at any cost, and generally speaking you need to press your lips together kind of tightly when he approaches your face so that he doesnt worm his damn tongue in there to give you what he thinks is an appropriate greeting
a wolf doesnt really want to look at you while you pet him but he wants you to pet him. hes embarrassed
if a grown ass wolf decides to lay down on you, you just have to deal with it and thats your life now
young wolves, much like young dogs, are overwhelmingly goofy and stupid. a teenage wolf will see your very fragile, very human shoulder and go “i can probably step on that with my full weight” and then he will do it
letting a wolf eat out of your hand is actually not remotely frightening, and youll want to do it all day
when Derek and Stiles are holding down Brett Stiles chides Derek for not being able to hold him down and Derek says “I’m not the only one with werewolf strength here”, at the time Derek was losing his werewolf strength but yet the two of them manage to hold Brett down until Peter gets there to help
also – and there is a long list of hang on moments
in comparison to the nogitsune that we see and is confirmed = in the winter garden in Chris’ flashback
and the possession as it happened before = the bandaged figure in Noshiko’s flashback
BOTH lack powers that possessed!Stiles used, strength [he throws wolf Derek across the room] telekinesis [locking and unlocking doors] teleportation [through the telluric currents to the basement of Eichen, out of Scott’s house with Lydia]
all of those powers were the same as Jennifer used
but here’s the kicker – the one that answers everything for me, both Jennifer and Lydia are defined by the narrative in dialogue as “human” and both are supernatural “somethings”
Whatever it is that Stiles is it does appear to be linked to the nemeton which chose him in his visions
so if you asked me if Stiles was something I would wholeheartedly say yes
if you asked me what Stiles was I’d duck the question
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