#10 Years of Klaine

[nicoise]

I'm always gonna love you. And I don't want you to be insecure or ashamed around me.

[gleefulpoppet]

You move me, Kurt. Ten years [X]. Eleven years [X]. Twelve years. [--]

[datshitrandom]

Klaine moments by episode | 5.01 Love, Love, Love

[justgleekout]

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[wowbright]

Love the assumption that if you are wlw then obviously you have to vote for Brittana as your favorite canon couple. As if sexual orientation determines which fictional characters' stories speak to you.

[klaineccfanficlibrary]

What are your favourite slow burns?

Here are some that I have enjoyed, and are well liked. ~Jen

About-face by @quizasvivamos

At the start of the Marching Band season his sophomore year, Blaine is the youngest Drum Major in McKinley High history. However, none of his peers believe he deserves the title, especially a handful of embittered upperclassmen, including one particularly stubborn Color Guard Captain, who challenges him in more ways than one.

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Near Misses by flaming_muse

Kurt and Blaine could easily not have met on a staircase in high school. They could have met a few years later in college instead.

This story is AU from within 2x06 ("Never Been Kissed"), with many of the broad strokes of canon remaining except where I thought they would be different because of the AU or other factors. It takes place in Blaine's first year of college, starting about a year from now. There are some spoilers through 3x22 (“Goodbye”).

Butterfly Wings by @hkvoyage

A fashion blog started at University launched Blaine Anderson’s fortune and fame. As Vogue’s new editor-in-chief, he is struggling to find an original angle for an upcoming issue. Kurt Hummel has recently arrived in New York City after finishing high school, and is having no luck building a musical theater career, so he decides to explore another passion of his: fashion. He applies for an internship at Vogue, and Isabelle sees in him the perfect fresh face to liven up the magazine, and convinces him to try out as a model. Kurt meets Blaine, and in spite of their 10-year age difference, sparks fly. Can they overcome misunderstandings and sabotage to find their happily-ever-after? Klaine model AU.

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Out of Eden by @wowbright currently 64/75 chapters Part of Glory of the Stars (Mormon!Klaine Universe) . The author has written it previously on tumblr, and is adapting it and putting it on A03. This present verse has been updated to a very appropriate part, and will be added to.

As a gay Mormon, Kurt Hummel has decided to go the rest of his life without falling in love. But toward the end of his two years as a missionary in Germany, Elder Anderson moves into his apartment—and Kurt's best-laid plans fall apart.

(75 chapters is an estimate. It's not necessary to have read the previous works in this series to follow this one, or to read the works in order. I try to make most things understandable from context. You can start this and, if you like it, hop back to the earlier stories as you wait for new chapters to post.)

[kurtsascot]

my contribution for this year's klaine secret santa!! <3

for: @imtryingokay01

from your wishlist:  secret relationship, older!kurt, drama, new york, actor!blaine

rating: E

words: 6.9K

summary:

Blaine Anderson is doubling as Saturday Night Live’s host and musical guest to promote his first album in 10 years.

He’s also secretly fucking his manager.

[esilher]

Collaborative December klaine challenge 2023 between @esilher and @mynonah

The Bow Tie Project by @mynonah

"Oh my God, Blaine, why don't you just tell me what you're looking for?? It's like a tornado went through the room. How did you make such a mess? I was gone for 10 minutes, for God's sake! Is this your complete drawe... B-Blaine? Are you crying, Sweetheart??"

"No. Yes? Oh God, Kurt, when did you do this?"

"I definitely did NOT do this! Everything was in place when I left. Tell me you didn't hit your head."

"No, this!" And he started reading: "You always make me happy, To the sweetest man in the world, You're the best husband, I'm so lucky to have you, Happy anniversary, I love you forever, ..."

"Oh... You found it!"

"Looks like I did."

"Well... um... it was a long time project... Like really-really long."

"I can imagine! It must have taken days. Or a week or two! When did you work on this? How did I not notice?"

"I started a while ago. About 4 years or so..."

Blaine's eyes widen so dramatically that Kurt can't help but laugh.

"I didn't just do it yesterday, honey. You got them like that."

"No way."

"I'm telling you."

"But you give me a bow tie every month."

"I know I do. And each one has a little message inscribed on it. I'm not saying it was always easy, but... you like it, don't you?" - Kurt asks hopefully.

"Of course! I love it, this is the sweetest thing ever, Kurt. I love you so much!"

"Then it was worth it. I love you too!"

"Why didn't you tell me about this years ago?"

"It was a secret project, obviously... I was hoping you'd notice one day, but it was more of a surprise. I just wanted to... I wanted to be with you somehow, even when I wasn't."

"Oh, Kurt..."

"You know me," Kurt said with a shrug, "deep down, I've always been just a silly romantic..."

[daisyishedwig]

First Line - Tag Game

Rules: post the first line(s) of your 10 most recent WIPs Thank you @bitbybitwrites for the tag Some of these aren't the first line of the fic, but are the first lines I have written, because I don't have an official beginning for all of them.

Blaine rarely looked at who was calling him before he picked up. - Feel the Glass Start to Crack sequel (Klaine)

Sebastian Smythe had become an expert in exactly how much alcohol he needed to consume to not dream. - Forever, Whatever (Seblaine)

Blaine didn’t eat dinner with them that night, but he didn’t leave either. - when you hold me, it holds me together chapter 5 (Seblaine)

“Would you, Sebastian Smythe, like to go on a date with me?” - Of Unicorns and Self-Worth sequel to A Place to Call Home (Sebklaine), will possibly become obsolete because of a different sequel I started, but it's still a concept I would like to explore.

They didn’t talk outside of the coffee shop. - like it hasn't been forever chapter 2 (Seblaine)

“I’m just scared, that one day, I’m gonna die. And he won’t care.” - I will give the world to you chapter 2 (Klaine)

“How comfortable are you with me?” - Untitled fic currently just labeled as "Threesome fic?" sequel to A Place to Call Home (Sebklaine)

“I love astronomy,” Sam said, staring up at the planets hanging from the ceiling, “something about all that space makes my problems seem kinda small.” - will you still like me in a hundred years (Hevans)

“So,” Sebastian says, sliding up to Blaine at the bar. - Untitled Kurtbastian-centric FWB Sebklaine fic.

Blaine’s brother was dead. - Mr. Smythe (Seblaine Mrs. Winterbourne AU)

I'll tag @calsvoid, @annepi-blog, @fallevs,

@wowbright, @hevanderson, @cryscendo , and anyone else who wants to do it, even if you don't have a full ten WIPs.

[bitbybitwrites]

First Line - Tag Game

Rules: post the first line(s) of your 10 most recent WIPs....

Thanks to @tailsbeth-writes for the tag! 💖💖💖

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"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a goddamn actual prince who apparently owns or could own everything imaginable under the sun, must be in want of something original for his birthday." - how ardently i admire and love you (FirstPrince).

“What in the everloving fuck?!” - shaken, not stirred (FirstPrince)

“I’m not sure I understand, Sir, “ Blaine said, as he shifted uncomfortably in the heat of the summer sun, his leather jerkin feeling a bit stiff and uncomfortable. - baby won't you light my fire (Klaine)

Blaine groaned as he lowered himself from the saddle.  - Sanctuary (Klaine)

It started with a dream. - If I Can Make Your Heart My Home (Klaine)

From the outside looking in, Blaine Anderson was a pretty average 6-year-old boy.  - Cuffed (Klaine)

"No." - color me intrigued (FirstPrince)

No one dared approach the hooded figure who appeared in the doorway of the inn that night.- the phantom touch of your hand (FirstPrince)

Following Kurt through the curtain onstage was nothing if not thrilling.  - untitled ficlet friday ask (Klaine)

Henry shivered as the winter wind sliced through him. - Puppy Love (FirstPrince)

The wind whipped around Kurt’s shoulders as he quickly strode through Washington Square Park. - let you put your hands on me - (Sebklaine)

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Tagging (if you want to play): @heartsmadeofbooks, @madas-ahatters-world, @kirakiwiwrites, @daisyishedwig

@hkvoyage @lilinas @yadivagirl, @forabeatofadrum @gleefulpoppet

@myheartalivewrites @onthewaytosomewhere @porcelainmortal @iboatedhere @itsmaybitheway

@suseagull04 @rockitmans @spaceorphan18 @wordsofhoneydew @special-bc-ur-part-of-it

And open tag again for anyone else . .

[paperstorm]

ten questions for writers

thank you for the tags @reyesstrand @freneticfloetry @liminalmemories21

1. how many works do you have on ao3? 306

2. what’s your total ao3 word count? 2,858,132. I should throw myself a party when I cross 3 million because that's like 20 novels.

3. what fandoms do you write for? Many over the years but atm only 911 Lone Star

4. do you respond to comments? why or why not? Yes! Sometimes very late! Sometimes not as thoroughly as they deserve! But people take time to leave comments and I think it's good manners to respond even if just to say thank you

5. have you ever had a fic stolen? Oh yeah lol. A few just outright copy/pasted with a find + replace done to change the names to whatever other ship (one time it was Klaine from Glee I think.) And once someone posted a fic to a fandom bigbang that had an entire scene blatantly ripped off from a fic I'd published months earlier in that same fandom. It wasn't copied word for word but it was so blatantly just taken from my fic and reworded somewhat that multiple people noticed and told me about it. The organizers of the challenge refused to do anything because the person refused to admit to the plagiarism so that fic is still up 🙃

6. have you ever co-written a fic before? yes several! with friends in multiple fandoms. It's so fun, I would do it again in a heartbeat

7. what’s your all-time favourite ship? Nope. Will not.

8. what are your writing strengths? Dialogue, digging into complicated emotions.

9. what are your writing weaknesses? Exposition (how do they get from place A to place B I dont' know and I hate writing it!) and world-building (not necessarily the creating an AU plot kind of world-building but the super creative fantasy kind where you create a universe with different rules than this one. I'm so shit at that)

10. first fandom you wrote for? Harry Potter rip lol.

tagging @carlos-in-glasses @heartstringsduet @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut @musette22 and @theghostofashton

[porcelainvino]

tested 10 year anniversary? you know what this calls for!!! (homoerotic klaine fanart of blaine getting stabbed)

[mdverse]

md's fun silly little top 10(ish) arts of the 2023!*

*pretend there's a fun cute doodled banner here (i was going to make one earlier and then i forgor)

doing a lil recap of my top 10 15 (it was supposed to be 10 and i could not narrow it down oops) best(? this is subjective as fuck i guess it's more like my personal faves) drawings of the year! *the crowd cheers* (it’s me I’m the crowd)

15: paradise by the dashboard light! i hate to rank her so low bc i spent ages on her but it seems i don't love the result that much anymore so :/ a for effort for me tho this was ambitious

14: cheer girl loml <33 not my best art technically by far but i went way out of my comfort zone for the background and the art style (for no good reason really) (i just wanted to do a comic book thing bc superhero vibes or whatever) (it did not come out the way i was hoping it would bc i think i got too frustrated) and we simply must acknowledge that. atog did things to me that i cannot explain

13: barbie meme brittana! not my best britt but truly sooo fun to work on. there's nothing quite like finding a fun rendering process and then never using it again (i don't even remember how i coloured this but i like it)

12: cowboy barbie brittana <3 they look good, they're about to kiss, cute outfits, pretty sunset, probably went overboard with the rim lighting, what's not to love? a banger, i think

11: i say a little prayer! i think the background is. questionable at best. but this is still really fun! i think i got possessed when i got to the uniforms bc goddamn they look good

10: klaine?? on this blog???? almost unheard of lmao i truly did not think i would like this one as much as i did. i'd consider ranking it higher if i wasn't constantly Unwell over brittana but again, i'm biased, and no one here should be surprised about that

9: pre-wedding kiss my beloved! with how insane i've been over this kiss it could perhaps be higher. i am gnawing on my desk as we speak i'm not even sitting at a desk rn

8: rutherchang x black swan!! ohhh u guys i don't talk about this one enough i think it's so pretty i don't even remember how i did the colours for it but rhgfdkngd?? love her, love pushing the glee x bts agenda, if any of u gifmakers are interested in making a mike chang x black swan lyric gifset i will love u forever

7: colour wheel challenge! busted my whole tiddies and ass for this one fellas. labour of love etc etc i think staring at the bright colours for so long made my eyesight worse and i'm ok with that

6: mistletoe brittana <33 easily the best instalment of this series by a long shot! recency bias (and also just. regular bias) made me rank her much higher originally but technically she is not the most intricate piece so she must sit down here

5: prom queen kurt! dare i say a girlslay on my behalf? i think i dare. every time i see it i think i should do more glosters (glee posters) and then i don't. i could tho they would be really cool (source: dude trust me)

4: churro kiss redraw!!! genuinely Not Sane over this! never have been, never will be! redraws are like crack to me and so is this kiss

3: furtana!! i neglected them for far too long this year but if neglecting them results in art like this i may have to do it again

2: heart kiss <3 if we're being really honest and vulnerable in the chat tonight i think this is technically my best of the brittana kiss screencap redraw things i've done this year? which i did not see coming but i guess practice means refining the process etc etc so. it makes sense ig. mwah to them <3

1: black or white gcv animation <3 it's not what i would call my best drawing (bc it's, yknow, not just one drawing) but it is what i would call the product of a very obsessive thought and some frantic art sessions. objectively it's the coolest thing i've done this year so it deserves the top spot. i'm proud of it i hope to glanimate more next year. also this isn't art but it's a relevant post that i still stand by months later

[datshitrandom]

klaine queue is ready for tomorrow, yay!

apologies for the spam 😅

[spaceorphan18]

About the pairing tournament I had the bad idea to see the reposts and read the tags. and it was awful. I still don't understand why if you like a pairing you need to automatically bash the other. And no, the klainers actually were not the ones doing the bashing. It's been 10 years for God's sake. *shakes head*

When this was all over, I was going to do a reflection post about it, might as well use this ask.

The thing about the poll, that I've exerted since the beginning, is that it's not that one thing is better than the other -- it's that one thing ultimately has more people voting for it than the other. It's a popularity contest. There was a day that Klaine would have dominated so hard that it would never have been a contest, but those days are gone.

The Klaine army is, though, still around. We're just old and tired and polls like this don't really matter anymore. We've won a ton of them. I think the Brittana fans are we were ten years ago when we gobbled every poll up.

Anyway... some thoughts.

Yes, unfortunately, I read ever single note on the blog. Not one single Klainer was mean. Not one. Be proud of that.

I do think 90% of the Brittana fans were fine -- some of them said nice things about Klaine. Some of them were here just for the fun of competition (looking at brittanapolls). Most of them did just want their team to win.

Also... no one cared about this tournament until the very end. Much like the song tournament (which was not me) people showed up who didn't even partake in 99% of the other polls. Which... fine. But the point of the tournament was just fun, and I think a majority of the tournament was fun. People didn't get nasty until the very end, which was a shame.

Out of the people who were asshats.... I noticed a trend. Most of them were -- Not Glee blogs -- or in that I could not find Glee content on their blogs. Which makes me wonder if they even like the show -- or they just prefer w/w pairings.

And, there were three-ish things I kept seeing in the notes --

A) How dare Klaine crash the Brittana wedding which, omg, *pinches nose* Clearly what is missed is the fact that the writers wanted to appease everyone while making lengthy speeches about gay rights. I don't think anyone was fully happy with that, and I know a lot of us Klainers would have liked something different, too -- but to have that be a reason to be mean? That is bonkers to me.

B) Blaine and the cheating came up again, which I find hilariously hypocritical. Santana admits that she cheated all the time. Brittany cheated on Artie without much thought. Neither of them seem to have any remorse about it. So... that point doesn't hold water at all.

C) The one I think really got under all of our skin - that somehow voting for Klaine meant misogyny or hating women. And I just can't with this... voting in a meaningless poll has nothing to do with supporting women. If you really want to support women -- you can, volunteer somewhere that helps women in need, vote for abortion and transwomen's rights, or.... respect the fact that some women connect to different fictional characters than you. My god.

So, anyway... it's a shame these people live in their hate more than their love. You do have to shake your head on that. Nothing they say, though, should make you feel bad or less about what you love. We all do connect to different fictional characters for different reasons.

Stay positive guys <3

[d-criss-news]

nayadreamer: Seeing Darren Criss tonight honestly healed my inner child 🥺 nayadreamer: People dressed as Harry Potter, pink glasses, dalton blazers and McKinley High Cheerios, it was really like being somewhere only we knew tonight. Over 10 years of waiting for this moment, thank you for a making this girl’s dream come true @ DarrenCriss ✨ nayadreamer: WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THE FREAKING POSTER nayadreamer: Teenage Dream is Darren Criss’ song confirmed nayadreamer: This how you trigger a Klaine fan in the year 2023