Erica and Stiles

They worked together to discover who the Kanima was, and later to find out who was controlling it
Stiles was upset to hear that Erica was killed by Kali

### Ship Name

* Sterica
* Ericiles

**The relationship between Beta Werewolf Erica Reyes and Human Stiles Stilinski**

Erica and Stiles' relationship was quite one-sided for the majority of the time that they had known each other, as Erica had an enduring crush on Stiles without any knowledge of this on Stiles' part. Their first on-screen interaction occurred early in Season 2, when Erica, a shy loner with epilepsy, had a panic attack while climbing the rock wall in gym class while Stiles and the rest of their class watched. Erica, embarrassed by her reaction and the teasing from the other students that followed, attempted to climb it again after everyone had left, this time without a harness or spotter, only to have a seizure halfway through that caused her to fall off, though Scott McCall, Stiles Stilinski, and Allison Argent were there to save her from serious injury.

Shortly afterward, Derek Hale, a recently ascended Alpha intent to create a new pack for himself, offered Erica the Bite, which she accepted, leading her to become a Beta Werewolf; this cured her of her epilepsy and gave her a sense of confidence in her appearance and general demeanor that she had never had in her life. For the first time, Stiles truly noticed her at school, and though Stiles believed that the Bite could be a good thing for her, he and Scott still worried about negative consequences of this transformation.

However, Erica did not allow her feelings for Stiles to get in the way of her loyalty to her pack, and when Scott and Stiles figured out that Derek planned to turn another classmate, Vernon Boyd, Stiles rushed to his house in hopes of talking him out of it. There, he met Erica, who wasted no time disabling his car, knocking him out by striking his head with part of his car's system, and tossing him in a dumpster.

This back-and-forth between the members of the Hale Pack and those who would become the basis for the McCall Pack continued throughout the season, with Erica and Stiles on opposing sides, despite the fact that they were both trying to identify and defeat the Kanima who was killing dozens of their town's citizens while also trying to survive the increasingly dangerous attacks from the Argent Hunters, led by Gerard Argent.

Overwhelmed by these threats and now believing that they were not properly warned prior to consenting to being turned into Werewolves, Erica and Boyd decided to flee Beacon Hills in favor of joining a pack in a less-intense location, much to Derek's displeasure.

Unfortunately, before they could, they were captured by Gerard Argent and his then-brainwashed granddaughter Allison Argent and brought back to the Argent House to be interrogated. Stiles, too, was eventually captured by the Argents and brought to the basement, where he attempted to rescue Erica and Boyd but was unable to do so before being assaulted by Gerard. Just as they were released by a repentant Chris Argent, they were once again captured, this time by the Alpha Pack, who locked them up in the vault in Beacon Hills' First National Bank for three months.

Stiles was unaware that Erica had been killed by Kali while in the Alpha Pack's captivity until a ice bath ritual was performed on Isaac Lahey to trigger his repressed memories of finding her body in a closet at the bank. Her death was then confirmed when Derek and Scott (with an assist from Allison) attempted to rescue Erica and Boyd and found her body there, much to Stiles' dismay. Like the rest of the members of the Beacon Hills packs, Stiles mourned Erica's death.

**Erica and Stiles are known as Sterica or Reyinski by fans**

## Throughout *Teen Wolf*

* Season 2
* Season 3

In *Ice Pick*, Stiles and a very shy, timid Erica were chosen to follow Scott and Allison in going up the rock climbing wall in the gymnasium during gym class. Stiles was able to easily and quickly scale the wall and come back down, but Erica got panicked several steps up and became frozen in fear, unable to move any further as she muttered "Oh, please..." to motivate herself under her breath.

When Coach Finstock noticed her lack of movement, he asked if she was having a dizzy spell or vertigo, but Lydia, on the sidelines, pointed out that vertigo was a problem with the inner ear, and that Erica was just "freaking out." Coach once again tried to call out to Erica, but she shakily insisted that she was fine, leading a concerned Allison to remind Coach that Erica was epileptic and that climbing the wall may not be safe.

Coach, alarmed and annoyed that he wasn't previously informed of this, tried to encourage her down as kindly as he could manage, assuring her that she could just kick off from the wall, and there would be a mat to catch her, which she ultimately did. He reassured her that she was now safe before calling an end to the class, but it was clear that Erica was humiliated by the experience.

Stiles and the others went into the locker rooms to change out of their gym clothes, but Erica, intent on proving to herself that she could climb the wall, set off to do it herself once everyone was gone. However, she made it about halfway up when she was overcome by a seizure and began to tense up; fortunately, Scott's Werewolf senses caught on to her discomfort and allow him, Stiles, and Allison to run into the gym so that Scott could catch her before she fell. They then turned Erica onto her side to comfort her while they waited for the ambulance.

That night, Derek Hale, a new Alpha Werewolf who had seemingly had his eye on Erica for a while, came to her at the hospital in order to offer her the bite, knowing that she was interested in becoming more powerful and being freed from the side effects of her epilepsy medication. She ultimately agreed and was turned into a Werewolf, curing her of her seizure disorder in the process.

The next day at school, Erica showed up in a much more polished and grown-up outfit and makeup, causing the entire student body to take notice, including Stiles, Scott, and Lydia. Scott and Stiles ended up following her out the front doors of the school, where she was picked up by a smug-looking Derek in his Camaro, making it clear that she was now part of his pack.

In the next day or so, it soon became clear that Derek's next target to turn into a Werewolf for his pack was a loner at school named Vernon Boyd. Scott informed Stiles that he was going to go to the ice rink where Boyd worked to try to talk him out of accepting the bite and instructed Stiles to go to Boyd's house to cover their bases.

However, Stiles hesitantly brought up the fact that they should maybe just let Derek turn him, reminding him that Derek is giving them a choice and pointing out that Erica's transformation (which he described as "sensational") seemed to have worked out for her. Scott argued that she wouldn't look that great with a wolfsbane bullet in her head and insisted that this was going to get out of control, making it his responsibility, leading Stiles to reluctantly agree to help out.

Stiles went to Boyd's house to try to find him, but he wasn't there. Just as he was about to turn to go, he found Erica blocking his way, and she asked him what he was doing there. Stiles, not wanting to give away his plan, anxiously stated that he was looking for Boyd, and Erica smirked before pointing out that she found it funny that he was only looking at her eyes, and in a way that made it clear he wanted to look elsewhere, implying he wanted to check out how her chest looked in her low-cut top. Stiles denied this and stated that he was just looking at her beautiful eyes, leading Erica to retort that she had beautiful *everything*.

He sarcastically complimented her on her "new-found self-confidence" before excusing himself to leave, but Erica once again stepped into his path and assured him he wasn't going anywhere. When Stiles asked why he wasn't leaving, Erica pulled out a part she had pulled from the engine of his Jeep before swinging it hard and hitting him in the head, knocking him out before quipping, "...You're having car trouble." Stiles later awoke to find himself in the dumpster by Boyd's house, implying that Erica had thrown him in there after she knocked him out. Groaning in pain and annoyed at the fact that his car had just been broken, Stiles yelled out, "Bitch!" as he crawled out of the garbage.

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In *Venomous*,

In *Frenemy*,

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In *Raving*,

In *Fury*,

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## Trivia

* Had Erica's actress, Gage Golightly, not left the show at the end of Season 2 to film a pilot for The CW Network (which was ultimately not picked up), Erica likely would have been a love interest in Season 3. Instead, Stiles' character developed interest in Derek's sister, Cora Hale, who, in a way, replaced her.
	+ Incidentally, the relationship between Cora and Stiles had the same ending as Erica and Stiles because Cora's actress, Adelaide Kane, left the show to play the starring role in The CW's *Reign*.
* Erica had feelings for Stiles that dated back to elementary school, much like Stiles' crush on Lydia Martin. Stiles had no idea of Erica's feelings for him until Season 2 of *Teen Wolf*, just as Lydia had no idea of Stiles' feelings for her until that point.