"You Still Have Me"

I've written about these two once before. Okay, twice before. They deserve all the posts in the world. Because they are unbreakable.

This is them in the pilot.

And this is them some time later.

See? They've been friends from the beginning until now. And let me tell you, some shit has gone down since then. It is a show with wolves after all. I mean they are wolves. Well some of them are wolves. They are friends even though one of them can spontaneously turn into a wolf and the other was possessed by a psychotic, murderous demon for a month or so. That is friendship, team. For realsies.

So they've been through a lot and they're friends regardless...Blah blah blah.

What's truly amazing is that their friendship is even able to exist. Usually teen shows don't allow for these relationships. Romance takes the lead or it's a family based drama and they're all that exists.

You went to high school though right? Who did you talk to everyday? Who did you text after school even though you were just with them in class? Who did you tell your secrets? Who did you ask embarrassing questions?

You're friends. (That's the answer to all of those questions... I'm hoping anyway or I can't make my point.)

And this show lets them be the most important relationship in their lives aside from their bond with their parents (who know all about their supernatural problems and tendencies FYI because...well, did you ever try to keep a secret in high school? Parents aren't stupid.)

Teen Wolf's premise is based in science fiction and fantasy, but it's rooted in reality leaving these two guys with intelligence, bravery, and above all, loyalty.

In this scene, Stiles has been told he has an irreparable brain tumor. There's no cure. Does he spend a bunch of time telling his friend nothing is wrong? Does he pretend he doesn't care? No. Scott was there for the damn MRI. Obviously this is extreme and few of us would actually bring our friends to the hospital for scary tests, but my point is that they're there for each other through all of it.

These characters are written to be characters you can believe in. Both as heroes and as teenage boys. They're compassionate, they care, but they're also unnecessary risk takers and procrastinators when it comes to homework.


Scott is stronger and faster, but Stiles is often smarter and more strategic. They need each other.

Just because Stiles doesn't have claws or super... anything doesn't make him jealous or Scott resentful. They were friends before so they're still friends now.

Honestly, they'd both be dead otherwise. These two are saving each others lives a lot.

It's a dramatic scene but in one episode Scott is... we'll just say drugged because explaining all the supernatural lore will take too long. Something causes him to think his deepest fears are coming true and all his nightmares are real.

There are a few supernaturals affected and they all try to hurt themselves to escape their personal terror. The group saves almost all of them before they realize Scott is in danger too. So Scott jumps into a puddle of gasoline and lights a flare, prepared to let go.

His girlfriend is there and tries to talk to him, but knows it's Stiles he needs. Stiles steps into the puddle, "Scott, just listen to me. You’re not no one. Scott, you’re my best friend, okay, and I need you. Scott, you’re my brother. Alright, so if we’re gonna do this, then I think you’re just gonna have to take me with you.”

Together, Scott and Stiles are the best versions of themselves. I don't know who you were friends with in high school, but this was reality or at least the dream. Your friends pushed you and cared about you and made you laugh harder than you thought was possible. They were there when you cried even if what you were upset about was a little ridiculous and they warned you not to date that guy.

Their lives are unreal, but their friendship is one of the truest things I've witnessed on TV.