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⌈ Secret Post #3967 ⌋

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[Night of the Lepus + Bill & Ted]

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[Iron Fist]

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[Kingdom Hearts / Devil May Cry]

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[Thor: Ragnarok]

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[Compete to Eat]

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[Guilty Crown]

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[Outlander]

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[teen wolf, stiles]

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I haven't noticed an overabundance of woobie Stiles fic. I mean, it's there, but in about the same proportion as any other big fandom for a popular character they like to make a woobie. I think part of the problem is that canon Stiles is actually a fully fleshed-out character, with lots of different, sometimes contradictory, personality aspects (this may or may not have been intentional on the part of the show writers). And some fic writers tend focus on a few aspects when writing.

So, with too much focus on his panic attacks, getting injured, getting ignored or berated, being human, having a dead mother, etc. he becomes a woobie. With too much focus on his ruthlessness, his shrewdness, and his propensity for violence in fraught situations, he becomes dark Stiles (sometimes even serial killer Stiles). With too much focus on his protectiveness of his father and Scott and Lydia, his mentoring/anchoring of Malia, his big brother-ish ways with Liam, he becomes Pack mom Stiles. With too much focus on his bravery, law-breaking skills, and intelligence he becomes BAMF Stiles. With too much focus on his awkwardness and clumsiness, he kind of becomes Twilight's Bella Stiles. With too much focus on his smart-ass ways, he just becomes obnoxious.

Of course, fic writers may intentionally be playing up the aspects that they like and want to focus on.

I agree with this. I think woobie Stiles only seemed so prevalent because Teen Wolf was so huge.

Though I would love to see more fic where a character's dark side and negative traits are explored (or even emphasized) but they're still a woobie.

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