Signature-STYDIA AU

Behind The Scenes

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Inside the basement that Stiles was entrapped in, the conductor that Stiles presumed was the leader behind this operation appeared. Although it wasn't visible to Stiles, the leader was concealing his smug grin behind his ski mask. Stiles looked utterly defeated as his face was an open book, showing that Stiles had finally cracked. He had lost all hope of seeing his friends, family, and anywhere other than these four concrete walls again; he had hit rock bottom. Stiles had come to the realization that he wasn't going home again.

Two masked henchmen appeared, taking the tablet from Stiles' grasp.

The leader of this operation, pulled a chair over to sit across from Stiles. He raised his hand only to strike Stiles' face within seconds. Stiles whipped his head back and grunted at the harsh contact, but other than that slight gesture, he remained emotionless. "You see that, boys. Sonny boy, here thinks he's tough," the leader turned to his two henchmen.

"Let's just see how tough he is!" The leader announced, before colliding his fist into Stiles' jaw, followed by the leader clobbering Stiles in the eye. It was the next blow that was the most impactful, round one and round two were only a warm-up for the third hit that knocked Stiles out of his chair, sending him crashing to the ground.

Stiles was left unconscious, not the floor not that any of them cared about his well-being. His face was decorated with blood on the right side of his face, a black eye would adorn his face soon enough, matching the several other bruises that were painted on his body.

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Nearly hours before Lydia's fight with Natalie and Noah, Lydia was in her kitchen making the girls lunch while Claudia and Avery played in the living room. Avery was feverishly flipping through the television programs trying to find My Little Pony, but she never found it. Her search stopped and she dropped the remote once she saw not only her mom but her dad appear on the screen.

Lydia came into the room hearing the familiar voice, tears started to settle in her eyes, hoping it was him. It was him, just not in the flesh. It was a rerun of Ropepoint, 1x13 to be exact, the rain scene. Her heart skipped a beat, seeing them on the screen together. They were so young and naive, never even thinking about a future together. The timeframe of filming that specific episode came back to her in an instant.

It was during the days when they were contracted to be in a relationship. At this point in time, Lydia still despised him, but her feelings for him began to bloom from the seed of hatred instilled in her heart to a mutual partnership in years to come. Nevertheless, the strong animosity they felt for one another, was no match for their unpreventable playful interactions. However, Lydia couldn't channel how she felt about him back then because it didn't matter how or when she started loving him, the only important fact was that she did.

"It was horrible. I've been thinking a lot lately, and I realized that I have all these problems with Gia and Matt, lacrosse, girls, and other issues with friends and family. So I moved to Seattle with my Dad thinking that I could clear my head and then all my problems would be fixed but turns out the only thing that I needed to fix was us. I want us to be together," Landon explained while taking the slightest step forward, so he was no longer leaning against the truck.

Lydia observed his face that was dotted with visible moles and clean shaven, compared to little scruff that concealed his facial features the last time she was him. It was like she had traveled back in time to a Stiles that she vaguely remembered, one that she hadn't loved.

"I want us to be together too," Danielle spoke, causing a grin to form on Landon's face. "But I don't want to lead anyone on, and right now it wouldn't be fair to you, me, or Kyle." She explained, causing Landon's smile to fade away.