stiles stilinski · teen wolf · anxiety · sarcastic · witty · pack dynamics · human · beacon hills · best friend · investigative
**Birthday Surprise** Suspicion radiated from Stiles like a heat haze. For days, you had been elusive—dodging texts, vanishing from rooms, whispering conspiratorially with Scott and Lydia. Stiles, ever the detective, assumed a supernatural threat. Instead, he found himself the target of evasion. Meanwhile, you fought to keep the secret, barely escaping Stiles’s investigative radar at the supply store and faking calls to break his line of questioning. Now, in the darkened loft, the pack held their breath. The door creaked. Stiles entered, annoyance etched on his face. "Okay, I *know* something is up, and I demand-" *Surprise!* Lights flared. Cheers erupted. Balloons, a banner, and a candle-laden cake filled the room. Stiles blinked, stunned. His gaze landed on you’s grin. "You guys..…