Dirty paws and furry coat [Sterek]

Derek Hale is content with his new lot in life. Sure, it feels like he's living on the fringes of his own Pack, the one left behind as they all go off to college while the younger, newer Packmates want nothing to do with him. And yes, this thing that he's had with Stiles on and off since he went to university has somehow twisted into something that terrifies him. And maybe, maybe sometimes his life feels unbearably lonely. But no one's trying to kill or torture him on a weekly basis, so there's no room for complaints.

That is, until Derek finds a box of abandoned puppies and his life is forced to change for the better.

| Complete | 5,692 words | Fluff | Romance |

This story includes fuckbuddies-to-lovers Sterek, college student Stiles Stilinski, gratuitous puppy fluff, and Derek adopting puppies and somehow stumbling onto his self worth along the way.