Pronoun Trouble

The only explanation I have for where this headcanon came from is that one of my favorite books when I was little was Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, by Eric Kimmel, and I thought a Teen Wolf fusion starring Stiles as Hershel would be really frikkin' cool and something I would read in a heartbeat. (One day I will talk about The Time I Was Seven Years Old And Accidentally Appropriated My Way Into The Newspaper, but today is not that day. Today is for headcanon.) I considered writing it myself, but I'm a gentile/goyim, and really am not entirely sure where to start my research. (Well, okay, I have short list of resources to check, starting with: Inception Meta: Judaism: A (Very Very Very) Basic Guide, aish.com, and Judaism 101, the latter of which I got from my former roommate J, who is herself culturally Jewish (a distinction she makes because she's also an atheist). ETA: I've had the third site open in another tab to check on while writing this post, and it's already incredibly helpful. Wow, yes. This will definitely help with making Ruby Jewish.)

Anyway, headcanon: Back before WWII, Stiles' grandpa saw that shit was going down and the Nazis were coming for the Jews, et cetera. (Bonus possible headcanon, which will all be in italics: "Et cetera" included users of magic and supernatural beings, or peoples usually thought to be users of magic/supernatural beings. Stiles' family in particular is part of a line of practitioners of traditional Jewish magecraft, including (but not limited to) the creation of golems.) Grandpa's first action was to get his family safely out of Poland, which in this case means to the US. He later went back, either officially or unofficially, to help save as many people as he could. Claudia was fit to burst with pride when she learned all about his exploits, and that's why she named Stiles after him. (His name is still very well respected in supernatural communities in Europe, especially Poland.)

Claudia was the religious person in the family; Sheriff Stilinski was kinda agnostic, and I don't have a particular religious headcanon for him. Possibly he was raised vaguely Protestant? Anyway, she was the one who did the observation, and raised Stiles Jewish, which he was supportive of (though I don't know if he converted or observed/practiced at all). When she died, Stiles stopped practicing actively (such as going to Shabbat services), since it was something he shared so closely with his mother and it was too painful. He may have passively observed or practiced some traditions, but he didn't really go out of his way to participate. I have no idea if he's had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony or not. If he did, I think it's because, when his thirteenth birthday was approaching, he realized that this was a way to connect better with his mother through their shared faith and heritage, and now practices in a way that he's comfortable with, however strenuous his level of observation/practice is or isn't. If he didn't, his relationship with his heritage/faith remains somewhat fraught.

And that's my headcanon for Jewish Stiles! Now someone rec me all the fics that feature him. I know I've read at least one, darnit!

Not a lot to say, so I'll keep it relatively brief. Oh wait, [Content Note: Mention of vomit, intestinal parasites].

( Spoilers herein )

So apparently sleep is actually going to wait a little longer? Worst plan, I must say. It must be because the internet has decided to work with me, at least for the moment.

Anyway.

( Spoilers through 3x20 )

I am totally coveting the stuff in the Welcome to Night Vale store. Mostly the mug (which I may actually buy; I've been meaning to get back into the tea drinking habit anyway), but also shirts, the postcards, and the bumper stickers. Less the glow cloud shirt, but that's mostly a color thing, I think.

Also, looking at the postcards, I would very much like to know: Kate Argent, how are you in Night Vale and not dead? "Dead" is definitely a thing you should be, and not drawing fantastical recreations of what you did at the Hale house six plus years ago. Or maybe you are both dead and in Night Vale; stranger things have happened, especially there. (Also, if someone could remind me which episode that's a reference to, I would be quite grateful. Not that I would object strongly to listening to the entirety of Welcome to Night Vale over again, but I'm in the middle of The Amber Spyglass audiobook right now and don't want to switch tracks before it's done.)

[Content Note: pregnancy phobia, rape]

( Cut for potential fic spoilers and also stuff mentioned in the content note )

...Come to think of it, this would be a good thing to talk to my beta reader about.

Hopy shit, I got second place! Score!

I was totally doubting that I'd place for a while, 'cuz there's some truly awesome stuff that got submitted, but I made it!

Now I just gotta watch the winning video, so I can see how thoroughly I was blown out of the water :P

Just a few this time; most of my recent work has been to re-stock merchandise at either my Etsy store or White Rabbit.

( Felix the Cat )

( Winter Storm Dragon )

( Canines )

And that brings this picdump to a close. Tune in next time, when I'll post pics of - I'm not entirely sure just now. Well, tune in next time to find out what I'll post pics of, then.