#* ◞ ‧ / santana lopez ⟩ character study .

[porcelainvino]

some gleeple studies

[hotdamnitsmoony]

what i think the marauders favourite tv show would be - based on my favs :)

james - stranger things. he’d watch it because everyone was raving about it and then become emotionally invested in the characters. he thinks the concept of the monsters is really cool but also very terrifying. he’d definitely make everyone else watch it too, and he’d be mouthing along the lines while they did. his favourite character would be steve harrington, because i think they’re pretty similar. the episode he’d like the most would be s4 ep6.

regulus - the rain on netflix. it’s a kinda disturbing show about an apocalyptic world where the rain literally kills you if it touches you and there’s a whole thing with sibling betrayal and i just feel like he’d eat it up. his favourite character would be lea or kira. he would really love dystopian and apocalyptic shows in general tbh. his favourite episode would be the cult one, because it explores religion in an apocalyptic world.

sirius - greys anatomy. i’ve said this before but he would secretly LOVE greys, even if he won’t admit it. his favourite character is addison montgomery, closely followed by mark sloan. the episode he likes the most is the musical episode but if you ask him, he hates it. also he would so do the superhero pose amelia shepherd does before her surgeries before he does anything important.

remus - the society. it’s a dark, weird and kinda obscure show that only had one season because of covid but he’d love it. he’d bring it up in conversation with everyone and ask them what they’d do if all adults suddenly disappeared, which would obviously have varying responses. he’d complain about not getting a satisfying ending to it all the time. his favourite character is sam or kelly definitely. he can’t choose a favourite episode because literally so much happens in every one.

lily - the good place. i’ve also said this before, but i just genuinely think she’d love it. it’s a show that she would watch while knitting or studying, because it’s easy to follow and funny. she’d definitely quote it a lot and it’d create some great & healthy conversations between the marauders about mortality, morals and death. her favourite character is janet!

pandora - a series of unfortunate events. she’d love this show wholeheartedly. it’s so messy and reminds her of the odd things that seem to keep happening to her. she’d know the “that’s not how the story goes” song and sing it all the time, though she’d change the lyrics to fit whatever situation or drama is going on. her favourite character is sunny, and she started wearing more bows in her hair because of violet! her favourite episode would be s2 ep3!

mary - desperate housewives. she would love the drama, the betrayals and the overall storylines. she’d know every little thing about it, from all the names of lynette’s children to mrs mccluskey’s backstory. her favourite character is gabby solis and she will take no criticism. her favourite episode is the one where carlos’ mum falls down the stairs.

marlene - glee. i genuinely believe she’d know every single big song and wouldn’t stop singing them. you hear “Don’t Stop Belivin’” being sung (badly) in the hallway? it’s marlene. her favourite character is santana lopez and she knows the entire monologue that she says to kurt in season 6. she constantly complains about this show but really does love it. her favourite episode is the klaine & brittana wedding!

dorcas - heartbreak high! she’d love the petty drama and storylines that happen in this show, and she’d so create her own “map” but put concealment charms on it because unlike harper and amerie she’s smart enough not to get caught. her favourite character would be ca$h or harper, and the episode she likes the most would be ep4.

barty - how to sell drugs online (fast)! this show is so hilarious and i really think he’d enjoy it. he’d smell the plot twists coming a mile away but he’d still love it, and probably make evan watch it with him. his favourite character is moritz because he’s just such an idiot and he sort of reminds him of himself, though i feel like he’d love lisa too. he would say that he doesn’t have a favourite episode because he loved it all.

evan - the umbrella academy. he would compare the dysfunctional family to the marauders nonstop. he’d love the way it explores time travel and superpowers, and would spend hours in the library researching if it was possible because he’d get hyper fixated on it of course. his favourite character is klaus (no surprise there lol) and he literally cried during that one episode in season 3. his favourite episode is the first ever one.

(as always, these are my own opinions!! i’ve personally watched all these shows and love them all very much!! this took a while to make but we move who needs a sleep schedule anyway. )

[klaine-a03-feed]

When Paths Cross

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/AznCKdi by raniaswritings Blaine likes the library. That place has something magical in his opinion. Some people hang out, some study and some just pick up a book. A book of thousands. A building filled with so much knowledge, history, romance and all other kinds of books. There's something for everyone and you never know who you meet in such a magical place. Words: 1893, Chapters: 1/9, Language: English Fandoms: Glee (TV 2009) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Kurt Hummel, Blaine Anderson, Sebastian Smythe, Santana Lopez, Rachel Berry, Burt Hummel Relationships: Blaine Anderson/Kurt Hummel Additional Tags: ShortAU, Booklovers, Libraries, Meet-Cute, Roommates, Friendship, First Dates, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Romance, Cute, New York City, College

[mari-zuko]

{ KAIA GERBER, 22, CISGENDER FEMALE, SHE/HER } Is that MARI ZUKO? A JUNIOR originally from BOSTON, MA, they decided to come to Ogden College to study LITERATURE & CLASSICS. They’re THE CLOSET GAY on campus, but even they could get blamed for Greer’s disappearance.

THE ESSENTIALS

Mari Zuko, the younger daughter of the dean of Ogden College, has the weight of the world on her shoulders. Or at least the weight of her parent's expectations. Desperate for validation and acceptance, Mari bends over backwards to try to live up to all the hopes and dreams they pinned on her, perfecting the facade of the picture-perfect sorority president with ease. In reality, she's constantly masking who she really is - including her sexuality - and how hard she always has to try.

CHARACTER INSPIRATIONS

morrigan (acotar) - leighton murray (sex lives of college girls) - blair waldorf (gossip girl) - jordan baker (the great gatsby) - sydney sage (bloodlines series) - gabby windey (the bachelorette) - eloise bridgerton (bridgerton) - margaery tyrell (game of thrones) - santana lopez (glee) - abby littman (ginny and georgia) - brittany (bottoms)

TROPES

THE CLOSET GAY - transparent closet - lipstick lesbian -girly girl with a tomboy streak - hard-drinking party girl - hypocrite - weight woes - deadpan snarker & stepford snarker - always second best (to her sister bryn & in some ways to greer) & successful sibling syndrome - jerk with a heart of gold - aloof dark haired girl

OGDEN COLLEGE 2022-2023

MAJOR:

Literature & Classics

MINOR:

Art History

EXTRACURRICULARS:

KKG President, Undergraduate Student Council, Art Club, Writing Club, Ballet Company

BASIC INFORMATION

FULL NAME: Mari Zuko

NICKNAME(S): Mar, but usually she just goes by Mari

DATE OF BIRTH: february 1st, 2001

AGE: twenty-two

ZODIAC CHART: aquarius sun, scorpio moon, libra rising. also pisces mercury, cancer mars, pisces venus, gemini jupiter, taurus saturn

OCCUPATION: student at ogden college

HOMETOWN: boston, mass

NATIONALITY: american

ETHNICITY: white (unspecified), ashkenazi jewish

LANGUAGE(S): english

GENDER & PRONOUNS: cis female, she/her

SEXUAL ORIENTATION: lesbian.....ally, bc she's straight, she's soooo straight (she's gay)

PHYSICAL INFORMATION

FACE CLAIM: Kaia Gerber

HEIGHT: 5′10″

EYE COLOR: Dark brown

HAIR COLOR + STYLE: dark to medium brown, occasionally highlighted blonde, but usually worn long with layers & curtain bangs

ACCENT + INTENSITY: TBD

TATTOO(S): TBD

SCAR(S): TBD

PIERCING(S): TBD

GLASSES: TBD

CLOTHING STYLE: TBD

PERSONALITY

MBTI TYPE: TBD

POSITIVE TRAITS: meticulous, captivating, intelligent

NEGATIVE TRAITS: reckless, standoffish, controlling, selfish, aloof

SKILLS: deceit, making the patriarchy work in her favor, being the life of the party

GOALS/DESIRES: TBD

FEARS: TBD

HOBBIES: TBD

HABITS: TBD

SMOKES? yes

DRINKS? yes

DRUGS? yes

EXPANDED PERSONALITY:

Mari Zuko may not have been the typical sorority president. She was sardonic, dry, brash, and most importantly - never caught dead in a pastel. But it became clear from an early age that Mari was the one who her parents pinned their hopes on. Bryn, her older sister, made it obvious she wasn’t going to indulge their father - the dean of Ogden College - and did the exact opposite. In fact, she didn’t even apply to college. So the pressure all fell on Mari. And it’s not that she exactly cared…maybe ambition was too strong a word, considering Mari’s goals weren’t motivated on any personal level, but she certainly had goals. They just were motivated by her desire for others admiration, envy, and, of course, their approval. 

HOW SHE EMBODIES HER CHARACTER TROPE: THE CLOSET GAY

Mari is the second daughter of two parents with extraordinarily high expectations for their children. While Bryn, her elder sister, always was able to shake them off without much effort, Mari often felt like she was collapsing under the weight of what they wanted for her. It didn’t help that her father was the Dean of Ogden, his ever sharp eyes on what the going ons on campus were. Not to say Mari didn’t have moments of weakness - she absolutely did. And Greer was one of those moments.

But regardless of her relationship with Greer, Mari knew her coming out wouldn’t be all that accepted or welcomed. She was a sorority president. She was the Dean’s daughter. She had high standards she had to live up to, and as her sister had already discarded those, the expectations for both Zuko sisters fell on her. Regardless of her feelings for Greer, Mari knew they weren’t enough to be ready to come out. Especially when some days, it seemed like half the campus felt the same way

CONNECTIONS

some wanted dynamics -

an angsty tense frenemies situation - do i want to be her or do i want to be with her vibes

more homoerotic friendships. always more homoerotic friendships. it's a closeted queer girls right !!!

any wlw dynamics. like, literally any lmao

someone mari is using to try to get over greer - could honestly be someone masc (rip) or femme, but it's very much just about mari trying to move on

speaking of mascs, ummm, more sad hook-ups bc mari is trying to be straight are always fun (read: angsty) to write !!!

the npc she hooked up with and called greer at the beginning of the year xoxo

still would love a bearding relationship tbh

this would be a past connection, but mari's first girl experience - probably someone from high school, another charged homoerotic friendship for the girlies

men she butts heads with tbh

um ... friends. female friends, specifically, but friends in general would be cool.

RELATIONSHIP TO GREER: 

Mari knew that she wasn’t straight, but something about Greer - who she became close with their freshman year, having met several times when they were younger thanks to the Morrison parents being Ogden alumnae (and of course, Mari's father being the Dean) - sharpened all of that. The way she commanded attention in a crowd, the way she lit up a room. Mari fell hard, and fast. But Greer always had boyfriends. Greer was straight. At least publicly.

That was something that Mari felt they had in common, for a long time. That they were straight. Or at least, they weren’t out. But behind closed doors, regardless of what their relationship statuses may have been, the two girls were…together. They passed it off as being close friends, Mari a sorority girl with a penchant for partying that slid right into Greer’s inner circle, but the two of them knew that wasn’t the case. That it was something more.

BIOGRAPHY

TBD

FAMILY

family page tbd

SOCIAL CLASS: upper class

FATHER: Dean Zuko (Timothy Olyphant FC)

MOTHER: Ruth Zuko (Rachel Weisz FC)

SIBLING(S)? one older sister - Bryn Zuko (Emily Ratajkowski FC)

SOME FUN FACTS

when mari starts feeling defensive, too vulnerable, or anything along those lines where she feels like she's somewhat backed into a corner, she tends to default to sarcasm so she can hide it

mari holds herself together pretty well, and seems like she's well behaved to the public eye - but girl can party, and when she goes out? she goes hard.

tw eating disorder thanks to her parents never-ending pressure growing up, and feeling like she has to live up to her older sister, one thing mari felt like she could always control was her diet, and she's teetered on the edge of a serious eating disorder for years

she's a huge lit nerd and loves poetry - specifically, vaguely sapphic poetry. emily dickinson is her favorite !!!

she can get pretty manipulative and petty and passive aggressive - it takes a lot to push her there, but she will get there, and usually once she's there with someone, she stays there. exhibit a - monty

she is not very athletic but she did pretend to play tennis freshman year to check out greer (see: slocg when leighton is trying to get with tatum)

she did used to dance ballet, and quit before coming to college. her parents didn't think it was a serious enough career

neither do they think studying poetry is serious enough - so if anyone asks, mari wants to be an editor or something

but in reality, she takes every poetry or feminist lit class she can

FALL SEMESTER TOUCHBASE

let's see - after homecoming with the texts, mari thought "g" might actually be greer - and nearly lost her damn mind

she ran into the very drunk, publicly allowed to be freaking out naive newcomer and it made her very angry and jealous and everything bc she felt like she couldn't act out like that, since no one knew the truth about her and greer

"no one" - link, ida, lennon, and sorta vaguely diego? knew i think that's it but if i'm forgetting we talked about your muse knowing PLEASE PLEASE message me again bc i feel like i am forgetting someone

she also then hooked up with someone to put greer out of her mind and accidentally called them by greer's name so that uh...didn't help

this year, besides the hook-up, ollie, jesse, kepler (....sort of, she's still denying it after those texts), & maybe milo (we'll see where the nye thread finishes up lol) have learned the truth (again if i'm missing your muse plz yell at me)

speaking of the texts, mari got blackmailed by g to send a text to all greer's hook-ups from last year during her bday party

she did not get any clues in the kkg haunted house - even though it's her chapter, mari flat out refuses to go through it every year so

but she knows about some of them - and she knows ollie suspected milo of being "g"

she then got a letter after thanksgiving, accused milo of planting it in her room, and shared it with jesse in a wholesome (read: drunken) bonding moment

realistically there's still more i one day would want to add to this, but !! for now !!! it's better than it was

[livv-baby]

{ CIERRA RAMIREZ, 20, CISGENDER FEMALE, SHE/HER } Is that OLIVIA WALTON ? A JUNIOR originally from MANHATTAN, NY, they decided to come to Ogden College to study BUSINESS. They’re THE NEPO BABY on campus, but even they could get blamed for Greer’s disappearance. 

“`「  CHARACTER BASICS  」”`

>**NAME:** olivia carlota walton gomez >**NICKNAMES:** family allowed: oli, carly friends allowed: liv acquaintances: olivia > **GENDER:** cisgender female > **PRONOUNS:** she/her > **AGE:** 20 > **STAR SIGN:** libra > **BIRTHPLACE:** manhattan, new york > **RESIDENCE:** new hampshire > **HOBBIES:** shopping, traveling, dancing, reading business books > **SEXUALITY:** straight to the public, privately bisexual

“`「  PERSONALITY  」 ”`

> **( + ) TRAITS** charming, bold, sophisticated > **( - ) TRAITS** materialistic, tactless, fickle > **MORAL ALIGNMENT:** chaotic neutral > **LIKES:** any mexican home cooked meal by her mom, perfect fitting bras, neutral colors, the smell of rain, sky line views, silence, music with experimental beats, second day hair, getting her nails done, sweet smelling burning candles, low lightning... > **DISLIKES:** rowdiness, people that do not know how to handle utensils, things that don't align perfectly, people using or touching her stuff, people touching her hair, PDA, complaints, the rain, loosing an earring, her feet getting wet...

“` 「  PHYSICAL  」”` 

> **HEIGHT:** 5ft > **BUILD:** curvy, fit. > **ATHLETICISM:** keeps active by doing pilates and yoga > **HAIR:** always done, smells like roses > **EYES:** dark brown > **IDENTIFYING MARKS:** none > **STYLE:** sleek, minimalistic, neutral colors, pop of color here and there, expensive > **TATTOOS:** none

“` 「  MISCELLANEOUS  」”`

> **CHARACTER INSPO:** veronica lodge (riverdale), shiv roy (succession), gretchen weiners (mean girls), monet de haan (gossip girl), santana lopez (glee), gabrielle solis (desperate houswives) > **THEME SONG:** oh no! - marina & the diamonds > **MOTIVATIONS:** elevating the family business, keeping her wealth by working for it, making her mother happy and proud > **CURRENT GOAL:** graduate college with perfect marks > **LIFE GOAL:** successful succession of the family business to her, land a spot on Fortune's list for "most successful business women" > **BEST QUALITY:** loyal > **WORST QUALITY:** selfish > **FEARS:** failure, not being able to prove her father that she's worthy > **HIDDEN TALENTS:** she can singgggg. > **SECRET:** come and find out.

all i ever wanted was the world...

Nepo babies are hot commodities; everyone loves to know them, hang out with them, but everyone agrees they might be some of the worst people to be around. Olivia's mother struggled all through her childhood and up until the moment she met her now husband. Mr. Walton came from a long line of business people and he had made a name for himself when he started rebuilding hotels and turning them into luxurious places for those who could afford it. Mr. Walton adored his wife, treated her almost as an equal business partner, something basically unheard in the circle of people they rubbed elbows with. This often made people look at him differently but this was of no concern to him. He had basically rescued her from the misery she lived in; coming from Mexico in order to live a better life is the American dream everyone talks about, but the reality of achieving that dream was basically impossible. Mr. Walton understood and thus, when Olivia was born, her parents made sure the little girl would never know any hardship. Though her parents were always present, there were times where they had to leave for business. Baby Olivia spent time with her au pair, having fun in the many hotels her family owned, meeting many people along the way. It wasn't long before she was grown and was popular in the inner circle of Manhattan's elite. Everyone knew her, but she barely knew anybody. This was her choice -- getting close to people only served the purpose of furthering whatever was important to her at the moment. She had tried modeling, singing and dancing, but nothing really stuck. Her friends were "connections", and she only cared about her family. She had everything she needed with them, why look for anything else outside of them?

Graduated from high school with excellent grades, though not by her own merit. If there's one thing in life that Olivia had learned, is why do the work someone else can do for her. As college approached she had decided to pursue Business to be able to have a part in the family business and finally do things right. After the almost-scandal of her parents losing everything for playing dirty, she figured if she were to keep the money coming and their name clean, she had to step in and make a chance. She felt relief it wasn't something of general knowledge to the public, and it wasn't something she'd be disclosing to anyone, ever. What she chose to ignore was her father's resistance to the succession. But how could it be? Her mother was almost an equal partner. Almost. So she had to prove herself. But who has time to study for tests when there's so much going on? So many new people to know? Old habits die hard.

[thnxforknowingme]

I posted 3,641 times in 2022

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#i love that i'm becoming familiar enough with this verse that i don't have to reference the masterpost every time a new piece comes out

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

these bodies are hoping to get addicted to sound

Pairing: Klaine, with a side of mild Kurtbastian.

Rating: E

Word count: 5.8k

Summary: Blaine is quite fond of his funny, smart, fascinating, attractive roommate, Kurt. And when he wakes up one night to overhear Kurt having sex with another man, he discovers a whole new realm of feelings he has towards Kurt.

Notes: Warnings for voyeurism, being walked in on, and comic misunderstandings. The title is from If Walls Could Talk by 5SOS. I took some liberties with the layout of the loft.

Blaine wasn’t sure what woke him up at first, when he gradually became conscious and his eyes flickered open to reveal only darkness.

Or, at least, what passed for darkness in the apartment. The glow of streetlamps still managed to filter through the curtains, and there were a few tiny beacons of light in Blaine’s room, coming from the power buttons of his laptop and his stereo. He glanced over at his alarm clock, the green numbers indicating that it was just past 2AM.

Then he noticed the sound - a sort of heavy, stuttering breathing, coming from the other side of the curtain that separated Blaine’s “bedroom” from his roommate’s. That was probably what had woken him up. He listened more carefully, trying to figure out what the noise was. Was Kurt awake? Was something wrong with him? Then there was another sound - a soft pop, and then a whispered “yeah, like that?”

The voice was quiet, but Blaine was positive it wasn’t Kurt’s. This was confirmed when Kurt’s familiar voice whispered back, “shhh, I told you quiet. But yes, oh my god, yes like that.”

The pieces clicked together in Blaine’s head, and suddenly he was wide awake.

Oh. Kurt was in his room, with another guy, doing something that sounded very intimate and personal.

Blaine had only been living with Kurt for a couple months, but it had been going great so far. When he’d found himself in need of a new apartment, he’d scoured the internet and been mostly disappointed by the adverts for open rooms and apartments. But when he’d found Kurt’s post seeking a new roommate and contacted him, they’d immediately gotten along. Both from Ohio, both gay, both studying performing arts. While the living situation wasn’t ideal - the open studio forcing them to craft separate rooms out of curtains and strategically-arranged furniture - Blaine had decided it was worth it. Rent was cheap, the location was decent, and Kurt had seemed like an excellent housemate. He was someone who Blaine thought he would not only tolerate living with, but could actually become friends with.

However, in none of their conversations about roommate responsibilities and expectations had they broached the subject of what to do if one of them wanted to have sex in the apartment while the other one was present.

Blaine could hear Kurt’s breathing grow hurried and erratic as the other guy continued whatever he was doing. Blaine thought that he should probably be a little offended, or grossed out, or uncomfortable. He could press one of his pillows over his ear and try to fall back asleep. He could make some sort of noise to remind Kurt of his presence, and maybe that would make them stop.

But Blaine didn’t do either of those things. Instead, his curious mind conjured up images of what might be happening on the other side of the curtain - where exactly was this mystery guy touching Kurt? Was he using his hands? His mouth? Were they still fully dressed, clothing pushed aside, or was Kurt naked, his pale body spread out against the dark sheets he always made his bed with?

Oh god oh god oh god. Instead of being disgusted, Blaine was turned on. He was a degenerate, a pervert, a secret voyeur. He could feel himself getting hard as he listened to Kurt try to stifle his gasps of pleasure.

Based on the lack of noise from the other guy, Blaine figured that his mouth was probably occupied. Blaine’s traitorous, horny brain provided more imagined scenarios - the feeling of wet heat surrounding his cock, another man’s head between his legs - or, alternatively, tasting the salt and sweat of someone else, his jaw stretched around them, hearing their moans as he rutted against those dark sheets -

Kurt breathed out some partially-intelligible words; Blaine caught “yes” and “please” and “close.” There was a hum of acknowledgement from whoever else was in Kurt’s bed. Kurt’s muttering and breathing sped up and peaked - and then there was a second of silence before he exhaled heavily.

Oh my god, Blaine thought.

He heard the shift of movement on the mattress, quiet laughter, the rustle of bedsheets. Something was whispered, but so softly he couldn’t make out the words. More movement. Eventually, silence, punctuated only by even breathing.

I just heard Kurt have sex, Blaine thought to himself, staring dumbly at his alarm clock. And I am so, stupidly turned on right now.

He shifted slightly to lie on his back, biting his lip when the movement caused his pajamas to brush against his groin and send pleasure coursing through his veins. He held his mouth shut tight as he palmed himself, relieving some of the tension but still aching for more. He couldn’t, though. He certainly couldn’t get himself off quietly enough, and didn’t want to risk bringing any attention to himself. The only thing more mortifying than discovering that he was turned on by overhearing Kurt have sex would be if Kurt found out about it too.

Blaine closed his eyes and forced himself to think unsexy thoughts until he could fall back asleep.

.

Blaine was pouring orange juice for himself the next morning when an unfamiliar man came out of the bathroom. He was lanky and fair-skinned, with thick, tousled hair that was pushed back from his face. He was also wearing nothing but a pair of black boxer briefs.

“Hey,” the guy said, nodding at the juice carton in Blaine’s hand. “Can I have some?”

Blaine stared blankly at him, wondering what the hell to say, when Kurt came out of his room. Unlike the unannounced guest, Kurt was fully dressed and put-together.

“Leave him alone, Sebastian,” Kurt chastised, heading for the Keurig on the counter. “Sorry, Blaine. We didn’t wake you up last night when we came in, did we?”

Blaine channeled all of his acting skills into sounding and looking completely nonchalant when he replied, “Nope, didn’t wake up.”

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51 notes - Posted March 28, 2022

#4

Klaine 3-2-1 Prompt Bang Fic: Courting Royalty

Author: @thnxforknowingme

Artist: @quizasvivamos

Prompt Provided by: @nineofhearts4

Pairing: Blaine Anderson/Kurt Hummel

Rating: T

Word Count: 12.7k

Characters: Kurt Hummel, Blaine Anderson, Rachel Berry (minor Jesse St James, Sugar Motta, OCs)

Summary: During Kurt’s senior year, his friend Rachel gets some surprising news: she’s the princess of a tiny European country, and she has a twin brother to share the throne with. The summer after graduation, Kurt visits his newly-royal friend in the country she’s heir to before they head to New York for college. Staying in a castle and rubbing shoulders with European nobility is pretty overwhelming, but the most remarkable part is meeting Rachel’s brother Blaine, the new prince who Kurt instantly begins crushing on. This summer is either going to be a fairy tale come true, or result in multiple diplomatic catastrophes.

Inspired by Meg Cabot’s Princess Diaries series and the movie adaptations.

Genre/Tropes: Anderberry Siblings, Royalty, Modern Royalty, Alternate Meeting

Warnings: None

Notes: I’ve long been a fan of Meg Cabot’s, and this story was so much fun to write. Everything should be totally understandable for people who aren’t familiar with the Princess Diaries, but with some fun easter eggs for those who are. A thousand thank yous to @quizasvivamos who created not one but TWO beautiful pieces of art for this fic! Look how perfect they are! This was such a fun collaboration and I’m excited to share it with everyone. Enjoy!

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52 notes - Posted July 7, 2022

#3

52 notes - Posted January 21, 2022

#2

Klaine 3-2-1 Prompt Bang Fic: Miles To Go

Author: @thnxforknowingme

Artist: @datshitrandom

Prompt Provided by: @redheadgleek

Pairing: Kurt Hummel/Blaine Anderson

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 35k

Characters: Kurt Hummel, Blaine Anderson, Cooper Anderson (minor Rachel, Santana, Mercedes, Burt and Carole)

Summary: In the wake of Finn’s death, Kurt struggles to keep up with schoolwork at NYADA or engage with his life in general. He finally finds purpose again when he decides to spend the summer venturing west, to scatter Finn’s ashes in the Pacific Ocean. The road trip is long and lonely and challenging, but Kurt’s luck starts to turn around when he meets a handsome man named Blaine, who’s heading to California for his own reasons. After crossing paths in Colorado, they decide to travel together. As they get closer to the west coast they start to let down their walls, learning more about each other and revealing what they’re really seeking on this trip.

Genre/Tropes: Alternate Meeting, Road trip, College

Warnings: Finn’s death, grief, some sexual content

Author’s Notes: The prompt for this story immediately jumped out to me, because it deals with two things that have been on my mind a lot lately: grief, and cross-country road trips. I’m so grateful for this particular prompt, as it’s given me so much inspiration, and I hope that what I’ve written does it justice.

And, of course, so many thanks to @datshitrandom, who made the gorgeous art for this story. With relatively limited information she was able to create something that exactly captured the look and feel of this story, and then went way above and beyond to create Instagram edits chronicling the entire road trip! I am obsessed with them.

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[tommyabramspsu]

Tommy Abrams' Character Sheet

tw: self harm

Personal.

Name: Thomas David Abrams

Nickname(s): Tommy

Age: 34

Birthday: December 2nd

Gender: cisman

Sexuality: heterosexual

Height and build: 5'10"

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California

Place of residence: Los Angeles, California

Type of residence: one bedroom studio apartment

Extrovert/Introvert: mixed, mainly extrovert

Optimist/Pessimist: optimist

Illnesses or disabilities: none

Physical.

Eye colour: brown

Hair colour: brown

Hair length: short

Memorable physical features: a long scar on his right leg where he had to have surgery, a couple of faint scars on arms from previous self harm attempts

Posture: decent

Clothing and accessories: button up shirts with the sleeves rolled up, jeans or pants, plain t-shirts, sneakers or smart black shoes

Glasses?: for reading and sometimes wears them while teaching

Tattoos: none

Piercings: none

Reference:

Family.

Father: Colin Abrams

Relationship: slightly strained due to pressure with acting

Mother: Nancy Abrams

Relationship: close

Parent relationship: married

Birth order: third

Sibling #1: Maeve Flynn-Abrams

Age: 38

Relationship: they butted heads when teens, but closer now

Sibling #2: Aurora Abrams

Age: 32

Relationship: very close

Relationships.

Relationship status: in a relationship with Delilah Rose

Notable past romantic relationship(s): none

Sexual history: few previous relationships with women, last one cheated on him

Best friend(s): Tommy collects best friends like he collects Legos - Penny Sylvester, Addy Corcoran, Liv Washington, Kat Jones, Santana Lopez, Cooper Anderson, Jesse St. James, Miles Hudson, Ellie Rose, Marley Rose

Antagonist(s): none

Roommate(s): none

Education & Career.

Past college education: former drama major and film studies minor

Current education: n/a

Past job(s): former actor, gone part time but thinking about retiring

Current job/career: drama professor

Wanted job/career: he's already there

[ao3feed-kurthummel]

when i think too much about it i can’t breathe

read it on the AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/48454615

by worstthingiveeverdone

A character study of grief and of letting yourself feel Aka if you watch closely you notice Blaine is never crying. He just looks like he’s about to. Full canon compliance. Originally a look into how Blaine coped with the death of Finn but it expanded a little. I can’t end stories well. Warnings for talk about death grief suicidal ideation, abuse, etc.

Title from Phoebe Bridgers’ Funeral

Words: 12158, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Glee

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: Multi

Characters: Blaine Anderson, Kurt Hummel, Burt Hummel, Sam Evans (Glee), Finn Hudson, Carole Hudson-Hummel, Rachel Berry, Santana Lopez, Brittany S. Pierce

Relationships: Blaine Anderson/Kurt Hummel, Blaine Anderson & Sam Evans, Blaine Anderson & Burt Hummel, Carole Hudson-Hummel/Burt Hummel

Additional Tags: Canonical Character Death, Canon Compliant, One Shot, Blangst, blaine Anderson doesn’t cry, Bad Parents, Grief/Mourning, Discussions of death, Character Study, Burt Hummel is a Good Father, Hudmel home, A House is Not a Home, Glee - Freeform

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[sanlahey]

tag  drop  two

[multaes]

TAG  DROP  PART  8

[tuiyla]

Ranking Santana’s solos based on importance to her character, part I

I can never make up my mind when it comes to ranking GCVs based on taste. On most days, I can’t even do a solid top 3 because it changes all the time. And in the case of Santana solos, where it’s banger after banger that task becomes even harder. So like I’ve done before for Pezberry duets, I’ve decided to do a different type of ranking. One where we’re not judging the song itself or the vocal but rather the role it plays in Santana’s journey as a character. Does it represent a huge character moment? Is it more subtle in showcasing one of her traits but symbolizes an aspect of her nonetheless? These are the important questions.

Of course, just as ranking based on how much I like listening to the songs, this one will be subjective as well. It’s according to how I see Santana and what beats in her story I deem more important than others. And it’s also all in good fun and more so a semi-serious overview of all her solos rather than an exhaustive character study through song. The girl is in 99 episodes and sings in 108 songs - can you imagine how long that analysis would be?

Alas, out of 108 we’ll only be considering the 14 solos Santana had in the series. This excludes Santa Baby as it was a cut scene and frankly, is a can of worms on its own. Also not included is Silent Night, the album-only solo that would have made Glee, Actually much more bearable. Before we get started with the 14, I wanted to shout out the two songs that, had they been Santana solos, would surely be high on this list. The first is Constant Craving, which by all accounts should have been a solo and, in-universe, even was one. But because this is IKAG and we can’t have nice things, Santana shares the spotlight in her own coming out story with student-fucker Shelby Corcoran. The other song, one that does an even better job of capturing the tension of Santana’s story is the Troubletones classic Rumour Has It/Someone Like You. This one’s perfect as is and wouldn’t work unless a group number, but I wanted to shout out what a tremendous character piece it is anyway. But you don’t need me to wax poetic about that particular mashup because I already have.

So, without further ado, the bottom 7 of said list. Only half of it because part two is coming to you very soon with even more reaching and more to say on each and every solo.

14. Science Fiction Double Feature

Starting us off is the obvious choice for last place. SFDF might be Santana’s very first solo but it’s also one that barely even exists in-universe, only acknowledged as something that truly happened in a throwaway 3x04 line. The song has so little to do with Santana that the confusion about who was even singing was (Entertainment) news-worthy back in 2010 and that should tell you about how inconsequential Science Fiction Double Feature is on a character-level. Don’t get me wrong, the vocals are on point but this is not about that. And it’s not like it’s unique in that on this list full of Santana solos, as vocal excellence is just the universal truth of every one of her songs. As far as character beats are concerned, though? The Lips will have to contend with 14th place.

13. Back to Black

I consider this to be a severely underrated Santana solo so it pains me to rank it so low on here but audition songs are what they are. Now, we’re far from the zero importance of the previous entry but there’s no denying that Back to Black as a solo has little to do with Santana’s character. The song choice itself anyway; it’s little more than an opportunity to capitalize on the immense success and popularity of Valerie. And don’t get me wrong, giving Santana another Amy Winehouse song to sing was the right choice and I’m grateful for it. But does Back to Black have much to do with Santana Lopez as a person and her character development? That’d be a no.

With this song I can at least make an argument for the context, which is to say that the song itself might not be important but its existence is. In the context of 2x21 Funeral and the race for a Nationals solo, Back to Black has a rather big importance and it’s something Science Fiction Double Fiction couldn’t deliver. Santana is in-universe acknowledged as a great soloist on par with the previous big three of the Glee Club, Rachel, Kurt, and Mercedes. And if we consider her growth from Sue’s spy to someone who grew to care about the club, or the out of universe importance of Naya’s increasing role in the show, that’s huge. Not only is Santana an actual voice within the club they consider and count on, but she’s among the now big four who are even considered for a task as big as a Nationals solo. True, Santana’s had a Sectionals solo before, much like Rachel before her, but you’ll see in my section on Valerie why that’s somewhat diminished in my eyes. Here, however, through her performance of Back to Black Santana’s acknowledged as the powerhouse she is and officially enters the ranks of the Glee Club’s best. The ones with the voice and, importantly, the ambition to want more.

12. Nutbush City Limits

Everyone’s but Tina’s favourite diva delivers on this one, no doubt no doubt, but much like Back to Black, Nutbush CIty Limits is little more than a song chosen because Naya Rivera had proven she sounded amazing covering the artists’ tracks. Like Back to Black, most of what we can take form this solo in terms of Santana’s character comes from context rather than content.

Nutbush being a Glee Club performance rather than an audition wouldn’t automatically put it one place higher but the emotional stakes of 4x13 Diva do. Nutbush gains its narrative relevance not from being Santana’s big return to Lima - after all, girl returned every two weeks for a while there in season 4. Though this particular return carries a similar status symbol to being part of the big four as it is Santana the Glee Club invites back for diva week and Santana who blows their minds. But that aside, the real selling point of Nutbush is the reason behind Santana’s return.

Granted, even with the Bram drama and Santana’s jealous scheming this solo isn’t all that juicy. Yes, it’s essentially her way of making Brittany jealous and an entrance worthy of Santana’s dramatics but Nutbush as a song is divorced from the episode’s storyline. As a song, it has nothing to do with Brittana or Santana’s journey in season 4. If we tried really really hard we could maybe reinterpret the lyrics to fit Santana’s Louisville life, which she says permanent goodbye to here, but even I think that’s be a stretch. So as is, here we have Nutbush City Limits coming in at 12th. Some contextual relevance thanks to the drama of Diva and an opportunity for Santana to further showcase her talents but not much else going for it.

11. Valerie

I debate each and every ranking with myself and the placement of Valerie is no different. See, if only it wasn’t so iconic and so obvious when we talk about Santana’s solos I’d have half a mind to place it lower. The same thing I said about the previous two entries can be said here and in fact, even what I said about Science Fiction Double Feature not being acknowledged in-universe save for a throwaway line in 3x04 kinda applies. Granted, Valerie absolutely is performed diegetically and also referenced in 5x12 100 when Brittana reprise the song. But still, I can’t help but feel like Valerie isn’t as appreciated within the world of the show as it should be and that fact keeps it out of the top 10.

Look, Valerie is obviously a big deal for Santana. I’d be willing to bet that if you asked fans, causal and hardcore Gleeks alike, what Santana solo comes to mind Valerie would be it. In the top 3, at the very least. And with good reason, as not only is Valerie the first proper Santana solo (sorry, SFDF) but also among if not the most iconic one. Everyone knows and with good odds loves Valerie. And it is significant that Santana becomes the second ND member to sing a competition solo with it, preceded only by Rachel and followed only by Tina. That’s a short and significant list to be on. And, since Sancedes were snubbed during 2x04 Duets, it’s the first time Santana’s singing talents are truly appreciated in the club. If her auditioning for a solo with Back to Black was a big deal then actually getting one certainly is.

But… we never talk about it. Not in the show we don’t, save for those very small references. A big deal is made out of Fabrevans getting the duet and even Bike’s dance showcase, but Valerie comes and Santana knocks it out of the park without so much as a “wow, Santana!” Or, “thanks, Santana,” or, “you’re getting the solo, Santana!” And really, Santana’s or rather Naya’s strange utilization throughout season 2 is a separate topic I could go on about, but you get what I mean. The song itself doesn’t even have to have significance because a competition solo is a big enough deal on its own and doesn’t need to have further meaning - Rachel’s DROMP being the outlier. But the thing with Valerie is, it gets so much more recognition beyond the constraints of the show than within it. For that reason, I cannot in good conscience place it any higher.

10. Love You Like a Love Song

I haven’t yet attempted to read much more into songs that were mostly there for performance value rather than character significance but I think it’s time we change that. And what other song to do that with if not, Love You Like a Love Song, the Santana solo everyone… just kinda forgets about, if I’m honest. In fact, you might be thinking: there’s no way this song is more integral to Santana’s character than freaking Valerie. Hear me out, my friend.

Context is key and for the first time on this list I can argue that the particular song choice is, too. Okay, maybe not as much as later entries will be but Love You Like a Love Song fills the purpose of, well, a love song. Crucially, and I’m kinda building my entire argument on this, it features one of Glee’s handful of pronoun changes. In Santana’s version, we can hear “constantly, girl you play on mind like a symphony” and that single change is elevated to a new level in the context of the performance itself. That being, Santana singing this solo at prom, that she went to with her out and proud girlfriend and where they’re up for prom king and queen.

I did tell you I would read into it but we have nine more songs to go, of course there will be a little reading into things. I’m aware that the significance of Love You Like a Love Song beyond being a generic prom performance exists solely in my head but, hey, maybe it exists in yours now too. Because isn’t that beautiful to think about, in terms of Santana’s journey? That she went to junior prom with her beard, miserable and deathly afraid, that she couldn’t dance with the girl she loved. And now here she is, a senior who might have been forcibly outed but survived and kept her head high, and now she’s proud and full of love. She wholeheartedly enjoys her senior prom with Brittany by her side and doesn’t even really care about prom queen anymore because she has love. A love she can sing about, with her girlfriend doing backup and with her changing the pronouns during a school performance because that’s who she is and who she loves. Girl, now that plays on my mind constantly.

9. Trouty Mouth

Yes, the joke song comes in at ninth. You think it should be lower? I think it should be higher but I didn’t dare. Even ninth place feels pretty audacious for an original song that was purely meant to be a joke, a joke about a cast member’s physical appearance at that. But Glee’s shittiness aside, I’m here to defend Trouty Mouth as a Santana solo. Put some respect on its name? Maybe not, but grabbing the shovel and giving a little depth to it at least.

So Trouty Mouth, in Santana’s own words, is an awesome heterosexual song she writes for Sam. How genuine she thought it was is another matter but we all know that at this point in the story, 2x16 Original Song, she’s fresh off from a semi-rejection from Brittany after she poured her heart out. So Santana, defensive as always and lashing out, doubles down on her own heterosexuality by writing her assigned original song to/about her boyfriend. And yes, sure, it is a joke. The joke here is that Santana is making fun of Sam’s mouth like she makes fun of so many people’s attributes, physical or not.

But here’s the thing, if we were to consider Trouty Mouth in earnest and examine why is it, exactly, that this was the best Santana could come up with, I think we reach an interesting answer. That being, that beyond insults being Santana’s MO she also has a history of making fun of guys’ physical appearance, particularly after being involved with them. Less so with Puck but her way of asking Finn out is already by insulting him and then she spends the rest of their interactions in the series really hammering the point home. And like with Sam, it’s the writers being asses about a cast member’s actual body and appearance, but putting that aside it’s Santana other MO of doubling down and going way too far. She makes a point of not only exaggerating Finn’s features but of highlighting just how unattractive she finds him. And though what happens with Sam is slightly different, it’s Santana hyperfixating on a physical aspect of a guy she’s involved with and making fun of it.

The way I see it, there are two main ways of looking at it and both circle back to the idea of comphet. One, Santana’s being genuine in her hyperfixation, at least with Sam because she’s desperately trying to make herself be interested in any part of this man. Even in this genuine attempt, if it turns into comedy then so be it, Santana does love insults. And if she’s being deliberately mean about it from the get go, like she is with Finn, then we can see it as an attempt to put these boys down in order to justify her own lack of attraction. See, no one could possibly be attracted to Finn, it’s not her fault. See, Sam’s mouth is ridiculous and therefore her own lack of feelings towards him despite dating is justified. So raw and confused immediately after the event of Sexy, Santana is reaching and coping in her own harmful ways. And if she makes fun of Sam in the process of trying to make herself feel better, so be it.

I told you we were gonna reach and I fully acknowledge this is way, wayyy more thought than the writers ever put into Trouty Mouth or indeed any of Santana’s body-shaming comments. And I’m not trying to exonerate her with this interpretation because she clearly made Sam uncomfortable and her relentless shaming of Finn was never okay. But doesn’t this make for a more compelling narrative, where it’s not just a joke? It’s Santana’s inability not to turn her attraction to men, or lack thereof, into a joke, because maybe then she’d have to contend with the fact that she is in fact gay. But no, she must still be straight because it’s these boys that are the problem, see. And so we have Trouty Mouth placed so high, relatively. But since I know this is a wild wild reach, I’ll contend with relatively high.

8. Don’t Rain on My Parade

Remember a few entries back when I said Rachel’s DROMP was the exception to the competition solo significance rule? Well, that comes back to bite us, bite me at least, as I struggle to place Santana’s version. This was originally not at the halfway point but placed fourth on my list that I jotted down back in April. Why for, I could not tell you now.

Well, I mean. There’s an argument there that DROMP is significant to Santana’s character, even if not as significant as it is to Rachel’s. But maybe that comparison and Santana’s complicated relationship with Rachel are the key to understanding Santana’s version. Season 5′s Don’t Rain on My Parade is an imitation of season 1′s version, where Santana basically retraces Rachel’s steps and, I’d argue, recaptures the Sectionals solo’s magic but does so by reinventing it. This more pop-sounding arrangement makes it clear that this is Santana’s version now and she’s going to leave her on mark on Rachel’s signature song.

Based on this, DROMP signifies several things for Santana. One, it’s an extension of Back to Black in that it firmly grounds Santana as one of the big players, now not just at McKinley but out in the real world, on Broadway. She makes an entrance and she does it well, matching Rachel’s talent to the point of scoring the understudy position. Two, because it establishes a potential career path for Santana, in a somewhat contradictory manner it also highlights how lost she truly is in the New York era and how desperate for a firmer sense of identity. Auditioning comes off as a rash decision and one she makes knowing full well it can jeopardize her relationship with Rachel. But Santana feels so stuck, so unwilling to be known as the Yeast Girl for the rest of her life that she barges in and barges in with DROMP, of all songs. Which leads us to three, Don’t Rain on My Parade (Santana’s Version) representing her intense and precarious friendship with Rachel.

Rather, the song choice represents it. The conscious decision Santana had to make to not just audition to be her roommate’s understudy, but to do so with a song that Rachel has such heavy baggage with. And look, I’ve seen several different interpretations of Santana’s performance. Some say it was meant to be insulting, intimidating towards Rachel. A call for war, even, since we’re talking about these two dramatic bitches. Some say imitation is the highest form of flattery, and it’s not like Santana’s attempts at bonding haven’t been misguided before. Some say she didn’t give the choice and indeed the audition itself much thought at all. I disagree with the last one and won’t decide between the other two today. The point is, it’s a layered choice and a layered situation between Pezberry. Throwing in the big question of what Santana should do career-wise, an arc throughout the New York era, we have a song that contributes… something to our understanding of Santana Lopez as a character. What, exactly, I’ll leave it to you to decide, but there is something there that’s worthy of closing our list of the bottom seven.

End of, for now

Aaaand that’s the list, for now. I promise this won’t be another situation where there are months and months in-between parts, I’m planning on doing part two this weekend. I just felt this post could use a break between the first and last seven entries as it’d be a looong long post all in one. If you agree/disagree with the bottom 7, feel free let me know, and I’m taking bets on the order of the top 7.

[klaine-a03-feed]

When Paths Cross

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/iN2kr0G by raniaswritings Blaine likes the library. That place has something magical in his opinion. Some people hang out, some study and some just pick up a book. A book of thousands. A building filled with so much knowledge, history, romance and all other kinds of books. There's something for everyone and you never know who you meet in such a magical place. Words: 3550, Chapters: 2/9, Language: English Fandoms: Glee (TV 2009) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Kurt Hummel, Blaine Anderson, Sebastian Smythe, Santana Lopez, Rachel Berry, Burt Hummel Relationships: Blaine Anderson/Kurt Hummel Additional Tags: ShortAU, Booklovers, Libraries, Meet-Cute, Roommates, Friendship, First Dates, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Romance, Cute, New York City, College

[mari-zuko]

{ CAMILA MORRONE, 21, CISGENDER FEMALE, SHE/HER } Is that MARI ZUKO? A JUNIOR originally from BOSTON, MA, they decided to come to Ogden College to study ART HISTORY. They’re THE CLOSET GAY on campus, but even they could get blamed for Greer’s disappearance.

CHARACTER INSPIRATIONS:

the morrigan (acotar) - blair waldorf (gossip girl) - leighton murray (sex lives of college girls) - santana lopez (glee) - jordan baker (the great gatsby) - sydney sage (bloodlines series) - gabby windey (the bachelorette) - eloise bridgerton (bridgerton) - margaery tyrell (game of thrones)

CHARACTER STATS:

BIRTHDAY: Feb 1st, 2002

ZODIAC: aquarius sun, scorpio moon, libra rising. also pisces mercury, cancer mars, pisces venus, gemini jupiter, taurus saturn

THREE POSITIVE TRAITS:  meticulous, captivating, intelligent

THREE NEGATIVE TRAITS: reckless, standoffish, controlling

THREE SKILLS: deceit, making men simp for her by hiding her intelligence (to make the patriarchy work in her favor, of course), being the life of the party

EXTRACURRICULARS: KKG President, Art Club, Undergraduate Student Council, Feminists at Ogden

Find her pinterest here

ADDITIONAL INFO:

RELATIONSHIP TO GREER: GREER’S...FRIEND?

Mari knew that she wasn’t straight, but something about Greer - who she met their freshman year - sharpened all of that. The way she commanded attention in a crowd, the way she lit up a room. Mari fell hard, and fast. But Greer always had boyfriends. Greer was straight. At least publicly.

That was something that Mari felt they had in common, for a long time. That they were straight. Or at least, they weren’t out. But behind closed doors, regardless of what their relationship statuses may have been, the two girls were...together. They passed it off as being close friends, Mari a sorority girl with a penchant for partying that slid right into Greer’s inner circle, but the two of them knew that wasn’t the case. That it was something more.

PLEASE EXPAND ON HOW THEY EMBODY THEIR SKELETON TROPE: THE CLOSET GAY

Mari is the second daughter of two parents with extraordinarily high expectations for their children. While Bryn, her elder sister, always was able to shake them off without much effort, Mari often felt like she was collapsing under the weight of what they wanted for her. It didn’t help that her father was the Dean of Ogden, his ever sharp eyes on what the going ons on campus were. Not to say Mari didn’t have moments of weakness - she absolutely did. And Greer was one of those moments.

But regardless of her relationship with Greer, Mari knew her coming out wouldn’t be all that accepted or welcomed. She was a sorority president. She was the Dean’s daughter. She had high standards she had to live up to, and as her sister had already discarded those, the expectations for both Zuko sister’s fell on her. Regardless of her feelings for Greer, Mari knew they weren’t enough to be ready to come out. Especially when some days, it seemed like half the campus felt the same way.

PERSONALITY

Mari Zuko may not have been the typical sorority president hopeful. She was sardonic, dry, brash, and most importantly - never caught dead in a pastel. But it became clear from an early age that Mari was the one who her parents pinned their hopes on. Bryn, her older sister, made it obvious she wasn’t going to indulge their father - the dean of Ogden College - and did the exact opposite. In fact, she didn’t even apply to college. So the pressure all fell on Mari. And it’s not that she exactly cared...maybe ambition was too strong a word, considering Mari’s goals weren’t motivated on any personal level, but she certainly had goals. They just were motivated by her desire for others admiration, envy, and, of course, their approval. 

BIOGRAPHY

The Zuko’s had two picture perfect daughters - Bryn and Mari. Unfortunately, they were only perfect in pictures, much like the rest of their life. When opposites attract, it often becomes obvious why they’re opposites in the first place. And it was very much the case with the Zuko’s. An intelligent, serious, focused academic man. And a woman who was always down for a party, who was social and light and outgoing, who worked as an executive chef in a restaurant. They tried to make it work until the girl’s were in high school, but it quickly became obvious that it wasn’t going to last. And so they split up. They had lived in Boston, Naomi working in a restaurant in the Back Bay and Aaron working at Harvard as a professor. Shortly after their divorce, he got offered a job as the Dean at Ogden College, and he left the city to go fulfill that position. 

Bryn and Mari, both in high school, convinced their parents to let them stay in Boston until they graduated, and that’s where their paths split. Bryn put her foot down. She wasn’t going to college - she wanted to work in the restaurant her mother ran. And she was good at that, even though it wasn’t a life either of her parents hoped for her. And so the pressure turned to Mari, especially from Aaron. He made it clear that he expected her to go to - and thrive at - Ogden. And Mari wasn’t her sister. She didn’t know how to push back for what she wanted. So she enrolled at the school, the whole time wondering how she could admit to her father she wasn’t who he wanted her to be. How she could break his heart like that not for the first, not for the second time, but for the third time. As selfish as she could be, she couldn’t do that to him. 

[kurtanaaa]

finding friendships

Rating: Teen

Word Count: 12,794

Relationships: Artie Abrams & Rachel Berry, Mike Chang & Brittany Pierce, Blaine Anderson & Tina Cohen-Chang & Sam Evans, Santana Lopez & Noah Puckerman, Kurt Hummel & Mercedes Jones, Quinn Fabray & Finn Hudson

Other Tags: Friendship, Introspection, Character Study, bestieism, New Directions as Family, Hurt/Comfort, songs, a lot of them, there are a lot of different kinds of friends

Summary: There are a lot of intricacies to the relationships between the New Directions. There are a lot of ways to be friends, and this is an exploration of some of them.

Just a bunch of kids and the different ways they love each other.

Author's Note: this thing is my fucking baby, ok. my child. my loved one. it started with me thinking about puck and santana being friends and how their histories could've influenced their stories and then i went bonkers. this is the longest thing ive ever written and tbh it was very cathartic. i hope u like it!!!!! warning for mention of girl scouts

[tthankstoyou]

Hi! I’m curious, as a lesbian, how did you feel about Naya Rivera’s portrayal of Santana Lopez?

I’m writing a piece for Queer Studies class right now, and one of the people that actually came up in the assignment details was Naya and her character Santana, which was exciting and incredibly cool to see her up there with all the legendary queer characters in media, anyway, part of it is to get input from other people, and I thought who better to ask than Glee fans :p (though I’m specifically asking queer woman since it is a question about lesbian representation!)

It doesn’t need to be anything long, just some sort of excerpt, even short sentence, describing your feelings of the portrayal and representation :)

omg that sounds like such a fun thing to learn about! and i’m honored that you chose to ask me about it hehe

im forever grateful for naya to push so hard for santana to be lesbian. this is one of those rare cases where i think a straight person did a wonderful job playing a queer character

i think my favorite thing about her story is that it was a slow realization that she’s lesbian. it wasn’t something where she woke up one morning and was like “i like girls and only girls.” she went from saying that she thinks she may be attracted to everything to slowly accepting her sexuality for what it is. in my opinion, she showed what it’s like to go through comphet. ahhh i’m just so thankful that naya was so persistent on santana getting her own storyline about her sexuality

[ao3feed-kurthummel]

when i think too much about it i can’t breathe

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by worstthingiveeverdone

A character study of grief and of letting yourself feel Aka if you watch closely you notice Blaine is never crying. He just looks like he’s about to. Full canon compliance. Originally a look into how Blaine coped with the death of Finn but it expanded a little. I can’t end stories well. Warnings for talk about death grief suicidal ideation, abuse, etc.

Title from Phoebe Bridgers’ Funeral

Words: 12158, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Glee

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: Multi

Characters: Blaine Anderson, Kurt Hummel, Burt Hummel, Sam Evans (Glee), Finn Hudson, Carole Hudson-Hummel, Rachel Berry, Santana Lopez, Brittany S. Pierce

Relationships: Blaine Anderson/Kurt Hummel, Blaine Anderson & Sam Evans, Blaine Anderson & Burt Hummel, Carole Hudson-Hummel/Burt Hummel

Additional Tags: Canonical Character Death, Canon Compliant, One Shot, Blangst, blaine Anderson doesn’t cry, Bad Parents, Grief/Mourning, Discussions of death, Character Study, Burt Hummel is a Good Father, Hudmel home, A House is Not a Home, Glee - Freeform

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