Stydia

Stydia is the ship between Stiles Stilinski and Lydia Martin from the Teen Wolf fandom.

Canon
Stiles had developed a crush on Lydia as early as the third grade, but Lydia, who was in a long-term relationship with Jackson Whittemore, didn't notice or acknowledge Stiles' existence until they were sophomores in high school. Lydia was initially on the outside of the Supernatural happening in Beacon Hills, but after she's attacked she slowly becomes aware. Eventually being brought into the larger group and starting to get to know Stiles more.

They kissed for first time in 3x11 when Stiles had a panic attack and Lydia kissed him to stop it. They were initially confused by the moment, but didn't really talk about it after it happened.

In the first episode of season 6, Memory Lost, Stiles finally admitted to Lydia that he loves her before he was taken by the Ghost Riders and erased from her memory. As the season goes on, Lydia realizes that something is missing from their lives and starts to search for it. Along with everyone else she slowly starts to remember Stiles and eventually remembers that he told her that he loves her. She then becomes upset as she never got to say it back.

When Stiles comes back from the other world Lydia remembers him and she saves him from the Ghost Rider that is about to kill him/take him back to the ghost world. Lydia tells Stiles that she loves him and they kiss, officially becoming a couple. As they end their senior year, the two share a smile as their now officially together.

Fanon
The pairing was more popular among mainstream audiences, than more trans-formative fans. While it was extremely popular on all social media sites, it had a more moderate following on fan fiction sites. Stydia wasn't a super big pairing early on, but as the series continued and showed more of their relationship develop, fans started to support the ship more and more. Some loved how devoted Stiles was to her, regardless of if they were in a relationship or not.

Stydia was often considered the main rival for Sterek and the two fandoms would often butheads. Many Stydia fans pointing out how clearly they were setting up the two as endgame. It was also briefly the rival of Stalia, but this didn't last very long and the fanbase for that pair wasn't as big.

On AO3, Stydia is the most written ship for Lydia and the third most written for Stiles. It is also the sixth most written ship in the Teen Wolf (TV) tag.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Lydia/Stiles tag on FanFiction.Net
 * Lydia/Stiles tag on FanFiction.Net