‘Linski’s Late Night Antidote To Lame – WhoNatural
Derek/Stiles
13,865 words
Where Stiles has his own college radio show, and the mysterious, faceless Derek is his number one fan.
Also there's this really hot guy he keeps meeting in the library who totally hates his guts.
au: college, au: no powers, au: rock band, misunderstandings, texting
A Hale for the Holidays – rlnerdgirl
Derek/Stiles
38,095 words
“I sent you a Christmas card that got sent back to me. Did you get a new apartment?” his dad wonders. The question is all suspicion and little anything else.
A flicker of an idea sparks. It’s not nearly formed well enough for him to say, “Yeah, actually,” and when he follows that with, “I moved in with someone,” he wants to punch himself in the face. He’s living with someone?!
“You’re living with someone?” It’s the same voice and tone as the one in Stiles’ head, just thirty years older.
Two things keep Stiles from bashing his face onto the table: there’s a steaming cup of coffee in the way and, more importantly, his dad will definitely hear. Someone passes by in front of him and a semi-familiar book cover catches his eye. “Derek Hale,” he muses, and stops. No. That wasn’t meant to be out loud.
au: author, au: college, au: no powers, Christmas, fake relationships, misunderstandings, only one bed
Beauty and the Ex – aggybird
Derek/Stiles
26,313 words
Stiles doesn't want to screw up his chances with Josh, so he does something he may regret: he goes to Derek Hale, Josh's intimidating ex-boyfriend, for dating advice.
Things don't go according to plan. But with a little magic (and werewolves) they might go all right.
au: college, hurt/comfort, misunderstandings
Crash Landers – gyzym
Derek/Stiles
31,173 words
In which Stiles learns to Stalk That Stalk. (Or, how to accidentally woo your unfriendly neighborhood alpha in roughly five hundred handwritten steps.)
au: college, epistolary, idiots in love, mutual pining
Fireman Derek’s Crazy Pie [Cheeseburger Baby] – owlpostagain
Derek/Stiles
17,698 words
“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 name on the menu. "Derek won't let me date anyone from his company, but that doesn't mean I can't appreciate the eye candy."
"Send them my way," Stiles suggests, finally loading up a forkful of pie. "Apparently I'm incompetent enough that I need to be babysat at all times, because it would be cheaper than dispatching a truck every time I try to use a kitchen appliance."
au: college, au: firefighters, au: no powers, fluff, tw: alcohol/alcoholism
HMMARCW (and the rest of the Werewolves 101 series) – elumish
Derek/Stiles
6,242 words
“My student thinks that all werewolves have to turn on the full moon. That we debunked seventy-five years ago. What the hell is he doing, living with his head in a bucket of bees?”
It looks like werewolf-dude’s mouth twitches. “It’s probably difficult to write an essay with your head in a bucket of bees.”
au: author, au: college, series
It’s Happening – isthatbloodonhisshirt (wasterella)
Derek/Stiles
61,370 words
Derek stopped listening to him, brain going a mile a minute.
Derek, it’s fucking happening!
Derek, please!
He would recognize that fucking voice anywhere.
Two years. Two fucking years had passed, and now this little shit was standing in front of him, speaking his name, and grinning like an idiot.
“It’s you,” Derek said, earning him a confused look from Stiles. “The phone call. Two years ago. It was you.”
au: college, enemies to friends to lovers, hurt/comfort, mystery, only one bed, PTSD, roommates, slow burn, time travel
Shutterbug – Yiichi
Derek/Stiles
53,413 words
Derek Hale is the photographer for the family-run magazine 'NECKZ 'n THROATS', a periodical aimed solely at the werewolf demographic. When the model for their monthly bails out, the staff are hard-pressed to find someone else to photograph at the last minute.
Stiles Stilinski is a college student, scraping by on odd jobs to pay for his education fees. When his long-time friend Lydia finds him a one-off gig at a photo-shoot, he figures it couldn't hurt.
As contrary as their natures appear to be, Derek finds the most fascinating piece of art at the end of his lens.
au: college, au: models/fashion, misunderstandings, slow burn
Sugarcoated – Shey
Peter/Stiles
37,806 words
Stiles doesn't want to admit it, but his dad is right—he's trying to pack way too many minimum-wage hours into the five-week break before the new semester starts. But what else is a screwed over college student with a budget tighter than his worn-out skinny jeans supposed to do?
At least he's found some nice, distracting eye-candy to keep his mind off of his problems.
au: college, au: no powers, kink: Dom/sub, kink: sugar daddy, misunderstandings
The Difficult Kind – whiskey_in_tea
Derek/Stiles
18,822 words
Stiles chooses to go to college in New Orleans. Derek spends the summer before Stiles starts college on a road trip with Stiles
au: college, road trip, series
What Fresh Twilight Bullshit Is This? – isthatbloodonhisshirt (wasterella)
Derek/Stiles
196,137 words
“I am not Bella!” he insisted, shaking his fist angrily at Jackson, as if he’d been the one to suggest he was. “I am not Bella! I am, like, a Jacob, at least!”
Lydia made a noise of debate from his right and he whipped around to look at her.
“What?! What was that sound?!”
“You’re more of a Mike,” she insisted, shrugging neatly and flipping some curls over her shoulder.
“Wha—” Stiles had never been so offended in his life! “I am not! No way! I am a solid Jacob!”
“Mike,” she argued.
“Who’s Mike?” Scott asked.
“Shut up, Scott!” Stiles insisted, pointing a finger at him but still glaring at Lydia.
alternate universe, anxiety, au: college, au: cop/detectives, au: soulmates/soulmarks, kidnapping, misunderstandings, mutual pining, panic attacks, slow burn
You’re Welcome In My Inbox – SushiOwl
Peter/Stiles
6,338 words
Stiles is at college and accidentally texts Peter Hale one night--instead of an entirely different Peter--and they don't hate each other as much with a whole state between them.
au: college, au: wrong number, kink: phone sex/sexting, texting
A Broken Heart Is Blind – orphan_account
Derek/Stiles
5,327 words
College AU - When Lydia dumps Stiles to get back with Jackson, Stiles rebounds with Derek, his former TA. It was just supposed to be a one night stand, but they're both a little confused about what the rules for those are.
au: college, kink: marking, tw: alcohol/alcoholism
Deck the Hales with Mistletoe and Holly – tryslora
Derek/Stiles
32,827 words
Stiles recognizes that there are a number of reasons why this is a bad idea.
or
The one where Stiles manages to somehow imply that he might be dating his exceedingly hot TA for freshman lit, and ends up inviting him home for the holidays (along with his two crazy sisters) and really hopes that Lydia doesn't find out he was lying and kill him before maybe he can make it so he's not lying after all...
alternate universe, au: college, fake relationships
even a bad cup of coffee (is better than no coffee at all) – vlieger
Derek/Stiles
13,549 words
AU where Derek and Laura stay in New York and open a coffee shop after the fire, and Stiles meets them when he moves there for college.
au: coffee shop, au: college
Free Flowers, Fast Food – aurevell
Derek/Stiles
1,647 words
Derek is hangry and dramatic (on the inside), there’s literally nothing to eat in his dorm room, and some weird kid on campus is handing out roses in the dark. And of course, it’s Valentine’s Day.
au: college, au: no powers
Mercy, I implore – withered
Derek/Stiles
1,714 words
The only concrete information the student body have about Professor Hale is that he teaches Intro to Spanish Lit and that the "D" in his initials does not stand for "daddy".
au: college, au: no powers, au: teacher
Playing Pretend – isthatbloodonhisshirt (wasterella)
Derek/Stiles
10,669 words
“Anyway, with this dinner and the whole plus one thing, everyone’s expecting to meet my boyfriend so I need you to come out for a weekend and pretend we’re dating.”
Derek didn’t hesitate in his response. “No.”
“No?” Stiles sputtered.
“No,” he repeated, enunciating clearly and taking a bite of his burger.
“Come on, Derek!” Stiles exclaimed loudly, throwing both hands in the air. “I need your help!”
alternate universe, au: college, fake relationships, only one bed
The Right Number – kyaticlikestea
Derek/Stiles
30,379 words
When Stiles Stilinski's phone gets switched at the gym, he really just wants it back. The last thing he's expecting is to fall hopelessly in lust with the guy who's got his phone.
So, of course, that's exactly what happens.
au: college, au: no powers, hurt/comfort, misunderstandings, mutual pining, slow burn, texting
There’s No Escape for the Potato Man – isthatbloodonhisshirt (wasterella)
Derek/Stiles
53,977 words
“Who is this? Where’s Erica?”
“Wrong number, asshole!”
“Stop calling me an asshole,” the man on the other end snapped aggressively.
Stiles could understand. He’d be pretty aggressive too if he’d murdered someone and texted a wrong number to ask for help burying the body. This guy obviously failed How To Be a Serial Killer 101.
“What kind of idiot thinks I murdered someone?”
“The kind of idiot who got your text messages, you fucking dumbass!” he retorted hotly. “Maybe double check your contacts before sending a random stranger details on your nefarious plans to dispose of a freshly cut up body!”
“What?!” the guy on the other end demanded, crossed between horrendously confused and livid.
au: college, au: human, texting, tw: alcohol/alcoholism
Those Neon Hours – aurevell
Peter/Stiles
1,885 words + sequels
From the back of the Hale family diner, left hand Peter manages the pack's blossoming mafia empire into the wee hours of the morning. Some university student's been doing his homework in a window booth until past two a.m., but Peter doesn't think the guy is certifiably crazy until he approaches Peter's table.
au: college, au: mob, series