User blog comment:Lupin505/The Thing About Sterek Is.../@comment-5982789-20130123003321/@comment-5982789-20130124000103

I know it's really no ones fault that STEREK has such control over fanfiction, I can more or less handle that. Just want some more variety and I do actually write but it feel like for every 1 like me there are 100 STEREKers(?). Anyways my reasons for why it can't work. Now I'm not the greatest at explaining things, so just kind of bare with me.

Derek is the giant definer in this equation for me. I really don't see him being up for a real relationship for another 5-10 years, if ever. By what I can piece together, Derek was between the age of 16-18 when Kate(age 22) got her claws into him. Guys, I am one just to point out, can be very unstable at this age. At 16 we get a few freedoms(car privelages, later curfew, etc) but once someone like Derek(I picture how he was at the start of S2 being him as a teenager) got a taste of that, he'd quickly want more and be willing to disobey his parents to get it. I've heard my parents call it the teenage 'invincible' phase. He probably was fine when he started this phase but then Kate appeared and the 'invincible' shield burned into ashes, replacing it with a guilt so massive it most likely still feels fresh to him now. It could be even worse if he was 18. At least as a 16-17 year old people could look at it as a mistake of youth. But as an adult, it would all be on him, especially if it was one of the first few 'adult' decisions he made. Once again, ending with him losing nearly everyone he loved. To put it simply, Kate fucked Derek over so bad, he's basically built a suit of armor made of guilt, pain and paranoia that affects even his basic relationships. He keeps his own pack(includes Scott and Stiles) at a distance and people think he is up for a meaningful relationship? All I'm saying is while Stiles may be able to crack his 'armor' sometimes, it would take a hell of a lot more to pierce it.

For Stiles, it is a bit more simple. Now I know you said not to say 'He's not gay.' but I honestly don't think he is. Now let me explain. My reasoning for his 'Do gay guys find me attractive?' question and his slightly awkward, bisexual tendencies is something that happens as people grow up. He has a very little mental filter. As each person grows older, they will see things and filter them on different levels. This is how you get racists, homophobics, people who are ok with homosexuals(is there like an actual name for this?) and so on. As much as people question his intelliegence, Stiles is a seeker of knowledge and information and these know no filter. From the History of Male Circumcision to the 'real' facts about werewolves, it is all the same to him. And yes, he does have a bit of a filter, shown when at some points he cares what everyone thinks of him but most of the time he really doesn't.

And that is all I guess... Man I really hope I didn't just make a complete ass of myself.