Aspa, another "Sterek" fan adds, "The actors' chemistry is one thing. Also Derek being broody, badass werewolf having to deal with awkward, human sidekick Stiles is fun."
2013, Sarah S. Menendez & Taylor Weik, "The Art of Fangirling", New University (University of California, Irvine), 15 January 2013:
For example, in the “Teen Wolf” fandom, many fangirls have an intense love for Sterek (Stiles/Derek), two single characters who are not in a relationship and supposedly straight.
As for the ships, currently the three most popular on AO3 are “Johnlock” (Sherlock Holmes/John Watson from Sherlock), “Destiel” (Dean Winchester/Castiel from Supernatural) and “Sterek” (Stiles/Derek from Teen Wolf).
2013, Elizabeth O'Neil, Garrett Chan, & Allie Kiekhofer, "Netflix Subscriber Battles 'Teen Wolf' Addiction", The MQ (satirical newspaper of John Muir College, University of California, San Diego), Volume 20, Issue 1, 24 September 2013, page 1:
Chen says that in an attempt to integrate “Teen Wolf” more fully into her life, she has begun writing grammatically incorrect and canonically divergent fan fiction, with pieces titled “Derek's Special Package,” “Mooning Over You(r Ass),” and “Sterek Sex (PWP with a horrible title, but I'm just so uncreative and it's 3 a.m.).”
2013, Katherine Larsen & Lynn S. Zubernis, Fangasm: Supernatural Fangirls, University of Iowa Press (2013), →ISBN, page 101, published 1 October 2013:
Some shows have released official promos that play up the fans' favorite slash couples to court fans, most recently Hawaii Five-O and Teen Wolf, whose showrunner began to write the show itself in a slashy direction when he became aware of the popularity of “Sterek,” the slash pairing of sidekick Stiles and alpha wolf Derek.
"Teen Wolf 'Sterek' fans, we've read your (hundreds and hundreds of) comments and admire your passion," EW.com responded. "The reason Sterek didn't make the category is because it's not an acknowledged will-they-or-won't-they storyline."
This controversy led the gay entertainment news site AfterElton.com to start an annual "slash madness" tournament. Sterek won the first.
2013, Anne Jamison, Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World, BenBella Books (2013), →ISBN, unnumbered page, published 26 November 2013:
Even a nascent fandom will begin to develop its own tropes. You could see it, for instance, in the popular Sterek pairing in the Teen Wolf fandom as it took off.
