homecoming

At first, Stiles had been in denial—how could they have known?—and then bitterness—how could they have not known?—until finally, acceptance and apathy. Stiles just didn’t care enough about the pack that had abandoned him to feel anything more towards them than a brief twinge of annoyance and betrayal. He didn’t think that feeling would ever fully go away, but he was getting better. He was one of the most powerful mages in the country, and maybe in the world. He had trained under Auntie Margie for two years, and Grandmaster Isouke for one, making what sometimes felt like a million friends of as many species, and his life was finally, finally, back on track, rattling towards a bright future. Of course, that’s when Beacon Hills decided to insert itself back into his life, five years after he left it.

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Stiles returns to Beacon Hills five years after the pack abandoned him, thinking that there was nothing left for him there, but he quickly discovers that an unfortunate series of misunderstandings could turn deadly.