katikat | Teen Wolf and Stiles and Derek

I've been reading a bit up on Stiles and Derek and the craziness these two unleashed on the internet...

Though I haven't started watching S2 yet, it's still a pretty interesting reading, let me tell you, especially the creator's and the actors' reactions. Like...

"I know certain reasons are the humor and the actors' chemistry together. And I know the actors themselves enjoy the scenes together," Jeff explains of Stiles and Derek's popularity. "There's always a lot of fun to be had with characters who seemingly despise each other and then have to work together to survive. In a funny way, that's how a lot of romantic comedies begin. The two leads always start out absolutely hating each other until they find their common ground."

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"Seeing chemistry happen on screen absolutely drives storytelling in television. You're capturing lightning in a bottle. Once you see that first spark you race to catch it. And you never knew who will have the right chemistry. I saw Derek and Stiles mostly as comic foils for each other," he explains. "To be honest, the romance side is something I never thought about until I learned of 'Sterek.'"

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"We've certainly made some hints to the possibility of Stiles being bisexual."

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And...

At Comic-Con, O'Brien and Hoechlin were asked about the possibility of a Sterek hookup, and they reached across the table to hold hands as Hoechlin said, "Honestly, on this show it's 50/50," as to whether Derek would get a girlfriend or just date Stiles.

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Now that [Jeff Davis] does know, though, he's certainly not going to avoid writing those, uh, tense scenes between the reluctant allies. "Now that I know, it'll be interesting to see how knowing will influence the writing later on," Davis teases.

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I think it's awesome that both Dylan O'Brien and Tyler Hoechlin would be game to play lovers. Actors who are not afraid of the "gay cooties" always have my respect. And I think it would be awesome if the writers actually went there...

Unfortunately, I don't think they will. Even though Jeff Davis is gay himself, I think he's just too much of a chicken to brave the backlash from the homophobic morons out there. A big bad alfa cannot be gay/bisexual, after all. Still, it's nice to know that the cast and crew aren't adverse to the notion of fangirls playing in their sandbox.