#I don't know how prom goes. I assume it's like in Mean Girls or Carrie.

[remadra]

But behind those emerald eyes, she's a devil in disguise

The prom queen has blood on her hands

Every boy and girl she dates disappears without a trace

So be careful when she asks you to dance

[amazonworrier]

So we all know Santana has a soft spot for Brittany and later on for Rachel, but do you think she has a soft spot for Quinn? I know they’re not afraid to slit each other’s throats and be absolutely ruthless, but do you see that carrying on to adult Quinntana?

I think about Quinn’s season 2 breakdown and how Santana just kind of rests their heads together, she’s so soft and sweet to her then and we rarely got to see that. And then I think about how insecure early Quinn is, like “can we be in love again?” Or “I really thought I had a chance of getting out of here”, if that insecurity resurfaces in Quinntana’s relationship, how do you see Santana handling that? I ship them so obviously I want to see Santana being like “Aw babe I got you” but also in canon we got so much of them being mean to each other so I’m like what if Santana Just gets fed up with assuring her. This is such a hypothetical question but my Quinntana heart just can’t seem to put this down

I'd say context is key when it comes to Quinntana here. Yes, they fight in season 2, and they slap each other in season 4, but in both of these instances the emotional stakes are relatively low. For them, at least. They're not at their lowest so it's fine to be knocking each other down a peg or two. That's just who they are. It's fair game.

But when the other is vulnerable, Quinntana tend to be quite consistent in how they respond to one another, and there isn't a slap in sight.

Season 2 finale. When it looks like Quinn is just having a tantrum, Santana doesn't have much sympathy and tells her to get over herself. But then Quinn falls apart. She opens up about what's really bothering her, and Santana immediately switches gears. We get this:

Then we see the reverse in IKAG. Santana is outed to all of Ohio. It's easily one of the most vulnerable and exposed positions we see her in throughout the series, particularly after 2 seasons of hiding who she is from everyone (there's no way Santana's sexuality is news to Quinn either but that's a different post altogether). Josh Coleman proves all of Santana's fears right in that hallway. People do think differently of her now, and who do we see comforting her after the girls finish performing that ridiculous Katy Perry song? Not Brittany, or Rachel, or Tina. Quinn. They fall into it naturally:

And it's not just those two moments. Every time Quinntana are vulnerable, we see this same pattern. It may actually be one of the few things glee managed to be consistent about with any of the girls' friendship dynamics. I can only assume that was an accident. Or maybe it was just Rivergron turning water into wine since a lot of it was non-verbal.

Quinn gets kicked out of home?

Quinn returns to glee club after being HIT BY A TRUCK, and the first person up from their seat is? (Santana. She hugs her but I can't find a gif of it lol).

Quinn stands up from her wheelchair at Prom?

Quinn, who I repeat has very recently been in a wheelchair, suddenly has to take a lead at Nationals and is standing nervously backstage?

Santana is hurting at the sight of her ex with another guy? They don't even flinch about taking each other's hands:

So no, anon. I don't think adult Santana would get fed up of reassuring Quinn, because considering all she's gone through, Quinn's shown she doesn't actually need reassurance from others all that often. And when she does, Santana has proven more than capable of dropping their usual bitch-on-bitch act and supporting her through it. The same goes for Quinn when Santana needs it. Whether you ship them as a romantic pairing or not, that's just what they do. It's what they've always done.