out_there | Entries tagged with fandom: glee

Sometimes, my favourite meta is fiction.

stultiloquentia wrote a Glee 4.05 fic from Adam's point of view and I want to shoo everyone over to read it. It makes a wonderful point about how complicated breakups can be and both Adam and Kurt feel well characterised to me.

*shoos*

Go read.

So adorable. Sometimes, I just want to read about Blaine Anderson winning at life.

we're gonna make you pop-u-lar (9631 words) by villiageidiot
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Glee
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Blaine Anderson/Kurt Hummel
Summary:

When Blaine Anderson moves to Lima the summer before his senior year of high school, he realizes that he can be anything he wants. He can be anyone he wants.

He can be popular.

Glee Remix is up! Someone remixed my Blaine/Sebastian, Blaine/Kurt story, "Types, re: Breaking Them" as Suit and Tie.

Due to work's content filters, I can't actually read it but I'm still excited. "Types" is one of those stories that I wrote and then had paragraphs more to say about the world and the characters' lives. Seriously, my replies to any and all comments to that work are about three paragraphs longer than my usual "Thanks".

Dear Aussie TV,

Sometimes, your choice of censureship baffles me. Luckily, I read Glee recaps and pick up on the cut lines. ( Spoilers re: Glee 4.14 / I Do )

It's a little like the masturbation line from Blaine in s3 (The First Time). Fandom was all "He said what?" and I was like, "Not on my TV." The rest of the conversation happened, just that line got edited out. Odd.

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Also, while I was a little less than impressed with "I Do" at least fandom was there to explain it all. My two favourite episode-related stories were

flamingmuse's Opening Doors: Five 'Missing' Scenes from Glee 4x14 and

wowbright's Ash and Phoenix.

In an ideal world, I could tap the Glee writers on the shoulder and say, "If you want to show us a character trying to convince himself and being a little bit of an unreliable narrator, please read. If you need a little tutorial in how build-up makes the kissing so much hotter (rather than: oh, surprise, ex-bf's making out!), please read."

Current Music: Depeche Mode (swear to god, I woke up with Master and Servant stuck in my head.)

I may be late to the party, but if I've stayed up to 3am reading, it deserves to be recced.

Jitters by

whatiknew is an adorable Kurt/Blaine AU. They meet because Blaine works in a coffee shop, but the important thing about this AU isn't the profession but the humour and sweetness. It's really about how fun crushes can be in those early stages where it's all potential and promise, and how taking those steps to an actual relationship can be terrifying but wonderful.

I love this version of Blaine -- imaginative and caught up in his own made-up narratives, a complete failboat when it comes to romance or managing to talk like a normal person, but incredibly sweet and loveable. I dare you to read it and not giggle at least once.

I also loved the epilogue. It's such a realistic description of a fantastic first date.

A Caution to the Birds by xsaturated (Kurt/Blaine, Blaine/Sebastian)

Summary: “You didn’t transfer schools for a better education or a change of scenery, Blaine,” his father reminds him, not unkindly. “We sent you to Dalton so you would be safe.” Or the one where Blaine’s junior year at Dalton means a boyfriend who is now his competition, a family who are only ever predictable when it suits them, a transfer student with a penchant for stirring things up, meddling Warblers and the realization that the safe option may not always be the best one. A season three!AU.

I started reading this yesterday and couldn't put it down. I read the story summary, thought it would be interesting to see the Kurt/Blaine distance thing where Blaine still had the Warblers as a support group, and tried this. And then I couldn't put it down.

It's been a while since I've been so completely caught by a fic and emotionally invested in it. It's been even longer since I read something 120K long without feeling the length -- the pacing in this was fantastic, always interesting and moving, never dragging or feeling like an effort to keep going. It's a real page-turner, metaphorically speaking.

Given the events of s4, I've been wondering why Blaine's parents agreed to the transfer of schools, and this was really interesting.

I found Blaine's POV completely convincing -- it's definitely the character I see on the screen -- but I also loved Sebastian and Kurt. We get to see flaws and strengths; we get to see all three of them as teens trying to figure out how life works and what they want, and sometimes messing up but genuinely trying and learning and growing.

There were so many characterisation moments that felt really true to me -- either somethig canon has shown us in s4 in another guise, or points of characterisation that I'd imagined similiarly -- but what really caught my attention was that I wasn't expecting what happened. A third of the way through, I was surprised that I wanted to see Blaine/Sebastian and that I couldn't foresee how it would end. Even more surprising was how emotionally involved I was by the end, and how satisfying I found it.

In short, not what I expected but well worth the read.

The first rec is Hail to Whatever You Found in the Sunlight That Surrounds You by

water_nix. It's not the first time I've read an AU where Kurt and Blaine meet as kids in summer vacation, but there's something really fresh about this one. The beaches are described vividly, the POV voice shifts nicely as the boys mature and the emotions worked for me. There's a good grasp on how unthinkingly mean kids can be and how we sometimes don't question the things that make us feel good. Plus, it's a happily-ever-after ending and right now, I need that.

The second rec is the opposite. I Shouldn't Want You But I Do is a PWP comic on tumblr set during 4.04. As much as I enjoy fanart, usually it emotionally feels like a drabble -- it's a glimpse of a scene, of a character's emotions -- but this felt, well, the same as a good smutty fic would. It's not just about sex, it's about how Kurt and Blaine are both feeling, how they feel about each other and both of them wanting to connect. It's definitely NSFW, but I have to say it really worked for me. There are specific moments and reaction shots that got to me, and the pacing is good, and the second last page broke my heart.

It's smut, but I also feel like it should be canon, and I can't give a higher compliment to a canon-based fanwork. But, yeah, not the thing to look at if people are walking past your screen. *g*

This Tornado Loves You - Glee, Klaine, storm chasing AU.

Finn, Puck and Kurt chase down tornados, vying against the horrible team of Rachel and Jesse (srsly, best villians to the piece possible. You couldn't imagine a more annoying pair to compete against and be bested by). Blaine as a meteorology student doing a dissertation. (I blame SGA and that Aussie outback AU, "A Blue True Dream of Sky" -- I never knew I found the idea of scientists proving theories with data from rural settings to be something I find incredibly hot until that story. Although, I always misremember the title and think it should be either "blue sky" or "true blue". And now I'm waffling.)

Anyway, my fic summaries are always horrible but this AU is sharp and funny and wonderfully characterised (the second chapter is Finn-POV. Sweet and dense and full of love for his step-brother, his best friend and food.) and it looks like it's going to be so much fun.

I'm awake for no good reason -- well, my stomach is queasy and I don't feel well is the main reason -- but I caught up on a couple of bookmarked tabs.

One of them was And Breathe Me by

proofpudding. It's a look at Kurt through s1 and s2, and well worth watching. While the music is a touch more painful than I'm usually comfortable with, stick with it for thirty seconds and you'll appreciate it. The emotion is used to great effect and this is the sort of heartbreaking vid I love.

Show me a favourite character struggling and trying and hurting, and juxtapose it with the love and support and friendships that are also part of Kurt's life. It's very, very easy to see the pain and angst that Kurt went through in s1 and s2, but I really appreciated also being reminded of the friendships, Finn and Sam and Mercedes and Rachel and Blaine. Of his dad. Of hugs of support and shoulder touches, and all the positive things that Kurt's experienced as well.

That as painful as the journey may have been at times, he's well loved. For a song that starts so painfully and full of broken vulnerability, the end of this vid is nothing short of triumphant.

(It gives me all the FEELINGS.)

Since I hate asking complete strangers to beta-read for me, I thought I'd ask here first. Would anyone be interested in beta-reading a 4k Kurt/Blaine Glee fic based on the last episode?

(This is the problem with falling into a new fandom, rather than having friends drag you into a new one. IN the latter scenario, there are always people you can emotionally blackmail into beta-reading for you.)

I'm about to go to bed (only 20 minutes late) but thought I might point out Karaoke Curiosities by Regala_Electra. Glee future-fic, Kurt/Blaine in NYC, Rachel as roommate, and Santana coming for a visit. It's part of a series but for me, this was the standout story.

I love drunk-Blaine, who loves everyone and easily overshares. I love bestie Rachel, who refuses to let Blaine mope just because Kurt's in Ohio visiting family. I love this Kurt for many reasons, but mostly because sarcasm can really be sexy and Kurt owns that. I also love this Santana, who has found the internet is an awesome place to talk about sex and insult people (her two favourite passtimes).

And I really, really love the flashback to McKinley with santana and Blaine performing sexy choreography to Blur's "Boys and Girls". It's so queer sex friendly, and Santana can steam up any stage (and Blaine will throw himself into any performance) and I keep giggling imagining the glee kid's shocked reactions (and the horrified faces Kurt would have pulled). For that idea alone, this story is worth reading. It's fun and upbeat, bitchy and sexy, adn a future I love to imagine for everyone.

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Closer by adi_rotynd - Kurt/Blaine, set at the end of s2 but not spoilerific. The premise is simple: Blaine has a strategy for cementing friendships and that's to find an interest to share. He tries to apply this approach to his relationship with Kurt but it doesn't work.

What I loved about this story is pretty simple, too. Firstly, Blaine's characterisation worked for me (now taht I'm watching a bit of YouTube I'm starting to get it. Darren Criss is clearly a big hyperactive dork in real life -- adorably sweet and lovely, but overgrown five year old, seriously -- and that's bled into fanon-Blaine a little). It's not that this Blaine has it all together, but he's certinaly putting the effort in to seem that way. He's trying to be the confident, together guy he wants to be known as.

Secondly, I loved that this story points out that the glee club kids are so different -- different personalities, different social groups -- and yet they've all formed friendships with each other. Where the Warblers seem relatively similiar (all different shades of blue, perhaps), New Directions is a rainbow of colour. Everyone has their different things going on and Kurt already has a bunch of different friends that he connects with in different ways.

I also loved the Kurt/Blaine vibe in this story. It's sweet and supportive and at times, adorable. I don't want to spoil anyone on the happy ending, but this is a story that to be a great boyfriend, you don't have to get one thing in tremendous detail, but you need to get a whole bunch of things generally.

Because

iamtheenemey asked, so I figure I might as well mention these three favourite podfics of mine. (I'll link to Jinjurly's site because that also has links to the written stories if you prefer your fic not-read-aloud. *g*)

Like a Girl Changes Clothes by

twentysomething - Kurt/Blaine genderswap (so, actually, Liesl/Blair. If you stop to think about the Kurt-Sound of Music-Liesl reference, you'll realise how awesome this story will be.)

It turns out that cute high school girls in love tickle my fancy as much as cute high school boys in love. The real trick to a genderswap is to keep the characters identifiable but also believable in their new genders. It's a tricky line to walk, but this story does it wonderfully. Liesl is sarcastic and outgoing and determined to be herself; Blair is gorgeous and seems to have everything together, except for the way that she's really a huge Katy-Perry loving doofus beneath it all. There are so many touches to this story that work so well, and it's really worth the listen.

We Are All a Little Weird, and Life's a Little Weird by - Kurt/Blaine - first time phone sex.

My first recommendation for this one would be listen to it when you're lying alone in bed, about to fall asleep. It's hot and delightful and a touch awkward and earnestly in love, and did I mention hot? Because it is. Phone-sex is hard to write in a way that feels hot, and it's even harder to read in a way that sounds believable and gets your pulse to speed up, so big kudos to this author/writer.

(It also dovetails quite nicely into how I personally see Kurt and Blaine proceeding sexually, but YMMV.)

Good Night, Sweet Prince by

flamingmuse - Kurt/Blaine, more gen than anything else, but a really cute moment.

This is only a 5 minute long snippet, but it's adorable. I love Blaine's overwrought ridiculousness (and need for caffeine), and it's just... sweet. And cute. And read with such warmth. Sometimes, that's all I need.