#I don't like the way Quinntana happened either

[yourstreetserenade]

Sometimes I have fanfic ideas that I know could potentially be really hilarious and fun but I know I'll absolutely never get around to writing them.

My latest idea is Groundhog's Day-esque take on Valentine's Day from season 4. Let's say at the end of 'I Do' Brittany finds out that Santana and Quinn slept together which triggers tears and heartache and Brittany going home and wishing somehow, some way she could do things over again until she gets Santana back. I don't know, insert some magical wish scenerio, and bam, Brittany wakes up the next day, only it's not really the next day. It's Valentine's Day again. A do-over.

Brittany realizes what's happening and thinks maybe this is a sign from the universe. She's meant to win Santana's heart back (and thus, stop Quinntana from hooking up at the end of the night) only that's easier said than done. She has to relive Valentine's Day over and over and over again because each time she changes something or has a different interaction with a friend a domino effect occurs. Each time she relives the day over again she and Santana have some meaningful and charged interactions at the wedding but for one reason or another, Brittany is unable to change the outcome. Either she misses something or Santana misses something, or there's some miscommunication somewhere and Santana ends up walking into that hotel room with Quinn at the end of the night.

Let's say it goes on for like, a week. Brittany is forced to relive the Valentine's Day wedding/reception for an entire week. It starts off kind of amusing seeing how small actions cause ripple effects among her friends but as the days go on her frustration grows because ''oh my god, maybe the universe wants me to be miserable and I'm doomed to live this sucky day for all of eternity watching the girl I love end up with someone else at the end of the night.''

Maybe at the end of the neverending week Brittany finds herself alone at the hotel bar having a drink alone. She looks at the clock and she knows the timeline by now, she knows exactly where Santana is. She's sad about it but on this night, she's sorta resigned. Except after awhile someone joins her at the mostly deserted bar. Santana. She doesn't say where she just came from and Brittany doesn't ask because she doesn't want to hear how she just came from Quinn's.

They have a drink together though and fall back into who they are: BrittanyandSantana. They laugh and they talk, about the wedding, about love and about fate. If Will and Emma are meant to be together, they'll figure it out, you can't fight the universe stuff. Brittany asks ''what if the universe wants me to be miserable?'' and Santana shakes her head. Santana once said that Brittany ''was everything good in this miserable stinking world'' but what she really meant was that she's everything good in this miserable stinking universe. The universe wouldn't do that to Brittany.

Then, sort of paraphrasing their convo at the end of S2 Brittany asks ''what about you and I?'' to which Santana pretty much quotes Brittany ''all I know about you and I is that I love you, I love you more than anyone in this world, and because of that I think anything is possible.''

Maybe Brittany even laughs a sad little laugh. ''What if I told you I've been reliving the same day over and over again trying to win you back?''

Santana smiles and replies. ''I think you've had one too many drinks, Britt.''

Maybe Santana walks her home thinking Brittany is tipsy. Brittany doesn't protest because she enjoys the company. It's crisp and frosty so they're both adorably bundled up. At Brittany's door Santana says good night and goodbye. It's sweet and chaste but romantic. Like a couple of awkward kids dancing around their crushes. Before they part though Brittany tells her "just so you know, I'd do it. I'd live day after day trying to get you back. I'll never stop chasing after this with you."

Brittany goes inside and doesn't wait for a reply. She doesn't need one. This one night with Santana has reignited her determination. She'll relive this day for as long as she has to. She'd chase Santana for a thousand years if she has to.

Santana stands alone under the stars and has her own magical moment. Wanting to make her own deal with the universe. She got things wrong when she broke up with Brittany. Ever since then it's like the planets have been out of alignment since she let her go. She makes a wish to get Brittany back.

Flashforward to the next day. Valentine's Day yet again. Brittany wakes up and goes through the motions she's been going through for the past week. Breaks up with Sam. Diverts Puck away from Kitty. But also makes time for a goofy dance break with Mike. But something's different. This time during We've Got Tonight, Santana taps Mike on the shoulder and asks if she can cut in. Mike happily obliges.

Brittany is surprised. In all of the loops this has never happened before. Is this happening? Is this really it? They slow dance. It's beautiful and sweeping and WE CUT TO Santana and Brittany dancing and singing through the hallways until they reach Santana's hotel door. She opens the door for Brittany, takes her hand and together they walk in.

The next morning Brittany stretches and opens her eyes to find herself in the hotel room. She jumps up, shocked. This isn't part of the loop. This is new. The night before didn't just happen, it took. She spent the night with Santana and got to wake up in her arms in an entirely new day. Out of joy she does a goofy little celebration dance. Santana laughs "I was that good huh?" and Brittany is like "yes but you don't get it. I've been reliving the same day over and over trying to get you and me back on track. I lived that Valentine's Day wedding seven times. Us waking up together means I did it, we did it, we made things right with the universe."

Brittany isn't really clear on the how of it all and Santana doesn't understand anything but it's painted out for the reader to decipher that it was the Santana from the previous loop that made a wish that night and sent it up into the universe. In order for them to get back on track it couldn't just be because of Brittany's wish (which is why she was in limbo on a loop), Santana also had to wish for the same thing. Once they had both wished for the same thing the universe allowed time to move forward again. Brittany remembers all of the previous loops, Santana does not.

They lay there happy and in love and knowing where ever the universe takes them next they'll go there together. Brittany really knew what she was talking about when she once said "anything is possible" she literally hit pause on time until she and Santana came to their senses and found their way back to each. And end!

[icegoddessrukia]

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What OTPs in your fandom(s) do you just not get?*

Super unpopular opinion but Santana/Qu*nn a.k.a Q*inntana. It's just a really weird ship to me, although it's aesthetically pleasing and I like both characters. They were too much alike, basically rivals and were frequently physically violent/verbally abusive with each other a lot. They had more of a sister like dynamic when they weren't competing. And I just don't get what the appeal of this ship is? The hookup shouldn't have happened, they were both drunk and Santana was depressed and it ruined the sisterly/best friend vibe they had. I've tried really hard to understand F*berry but don't really get that one either

Are there any popular fandom OTPs you only BroTP?*

Hmm...H*vans (Kurt and Sam). They just never had romantic chemistry and I love the idea of a platonic relationship between a gay guy and a straight guy. Same with Bl*m (Blaine and Sam). Quinnt*na is one of my brotps in a way too even though their dynamic can be fucked up at times. F*berry also have one of the most interesting relationships in the show

Unpopular opinion about your fandom?

About the fandom...hmmm idk what people think about the fandom. I guess the unpopular opinion might be that not everyone who likes Glee is obnoxious, there are a lot of more chill and intelligent fans out there who just like the characters.

Popular character you hate?

Hmm...idk how popular they are but I can't stand Jesse and Cassandra. Jesse was a pompous prick who was horrible to everyone most of the time and Cassandra has got to be the worst teacher I've seen in media. And I don't *hate* him exactly but Blaine bores me to death so I skip all his scenes

[tuiyla]

I don't think I could've dealt with a legit Quinntana ship. They're my two favorite characters, but Quinn was already the Finchel roadblock and seeing her be 2nd choice to another set of endgame soulmates would've broken me. I guess MAYBE if for once she could be allowed to be the one to walk away first with some dignity, instead of the writers making her dig her heels in until she gets dumped? But I don't know, even then it's just hard for me to picture this storyline that doesn't feel like yet another iteration of "Quinn clings to a doomed relationship".

I kind of like that they were allowed to hook up and not have either of them feel hurt or slighted. If I could fix anything with the two of them, I'd just have continued the S4 friendship. And I'd definitely have gotten her to the Brittana wedding. Her absence there bothers me SO MUCH more than her not being in The Quarterback.

That’s totally valid and not something I’ve considered before. But I’ve quite pictured a midgame Quinntana ship as Quinn approaching it like the rest of her relationships, either. In my version, she’s very cautious about it and doesn’t dare get attached because it feels terrifying and maybe too real compared to what she’s experienced before. Also, it’s Santana, not just some boy she could remain casual friends with if things don’t work out. Quinntana have this rather unique “this could be great but also the biggest heartache of my life” vibe to me. I think Quinn especially would be so reluctant. Maybe she would cling to Santana but not in the same way she did to Finn or other guys.

Quinn just wants to be loved, right? Everyone does, but she wants to be wanted and seen for who she is. Imo, Quinntana as friends, as tumultuous as their history is, already have that. So I suppose the desperation would be at a lower level but the stakes feel higher. Sure, what if it’s great, but fuck what if it’s great and what if it doesn’t last despite that. That kind of vibe. So while Santana is more ready to jump into a rebound, Quinn is super reluctant to define them. Tbh, my midgame Quinntana would mostly just make their two-time thing a regular thing so they get the chance to evolve and discuss what happened. Unlike in the show where they never interacted again, rip.

I got another ask about a Quinntana breakup after you sent this so I’ll elaborate more when answering that (hopefully tomorrow) but I’ve always felt that their breakup would be mutual. Maybe not amicable in the classical sense but they would remain Quinn and Santana. And I’d see it as an enriching experience for both. Santana gets to explore a life after Brittany but one that’s still familiar and Quinn gets to live her sexuality with someone she trusts. Despite all the backstabbing, Santana’s the closest thing Quinn could ever have to a safe space in this sense. And the person most likely to understand what she’s going through.

Finchel’s main couple shtick was super tedious but, luckily or not, Brittana never got the same treatment so despite me not trusting the writers I still doubt she would have bene portrayed as that much of a roadblock. God knows Sam wasn’t. Brittana not being treated with the respect they deserved would have been to Quinntana’s advantage here since they would have been allowed to just exist and not in the main couple’s shadow. Imo, anyway. But I mean I still fully support a Brittana endgame so there would have been a breakup somewhere in there lol, just nowhere near the same as the Fuinn car breakup. Omg Santana’s a bitch but she’d never do that.

So yeah I personally wouldn’t imagine it as Quinn continuing her pattern - if anything, an opportunity to break it! But of course I don’t trust the writers to have handled a canon Quinntana midgame well. I just wish we’d gotten anything post-4x14. And my desire for a Quinntana midgame has not so subtly always been about getting more of them in general lol. I totally get what you mean though and I find it interesting to think about what it would have been like. The one-off hookup nature of things is also fun but, again, the fact that they’re dropped afterward makes it frustrating. I don’t even care, Quinn was at the wedding in my eyes. Canon? I don’t know her. She was offscreen chatting with Dr Lopez.

[tuiyla]

Oh I am fully with you on being against shipping irl!!! I definitely get quinntana/pezberry as the song progresses since it’s about falling in love while apart and that doesn’t canonically fit brittana. I’m biased when it comes to quinntana because the Yale to NY ldr plot is just so easy to work with (even if it is only 2 hours away)

I have to keep blocking people because they go on about real-life shipping smh

The New Haven-New York commute is an appealing aspect of a Quinntana relationship. There's just something about a ~2-hour commute to go see your frenemy/FWB/girlfriend that calls to me. Like, I can just see them having a petty fight and Quinn practically storms out of the loft and New York itself only for Santana to immediately go after her but of course she misses the train so it's 2 hours before they see each other again. Idk, just delicious.

But back to CBBH, the beginning was giving me Diva and Britt sending Santana on her way vibes, or in general the LDR of season 4 vibes. "I can't help but wish you took me with you" and all. But I guess as the song went on and New York kept repeating + "I don't wanna miss you like this," that was a big Pezberry mood. I'm thinking a world where the feud never happened but either Santana moved or Rachel went to LA anyway. That would fit more with the "it took you being away for me to realize" feeling than Brittana do. Do you see what I mean, it's a Santana multiship song haha.

[tuiyla]

i apologize if you’ve answered something like this before, but if quinntana ever ended up together, how do you think an unholy trinity dynamic would work, even with past brittana being a thing? i’m curious!

No need to apologize Anon, I haven't yet touched on this but even if I had I don't expect people to know exactly what I have and have not covered haha. Sou you'd be good either way, if I had I'd just try and find the link! Just fyi to all who send asks :)

Good question! I've read a few Quinntana fics where Brittana happened as they did in canon (up until the s4 breakup) and, thankfully, it's usually handled as I'd imagine it. That being, Brittany is first and foremost Santana's best friend and someone who supports her being happy. I love that we see this in season 4 and I think this would be true even if Quinntana got together.

Now, I do think there'd be a little tension, sure. Because Quinn isn't just a random girl, she’s Quinn. No matter what people say, the Unholy Trinity was a friendship trio and that included Brittany and Quinn being friends. And I think romantic Quinntana presents an interesting situation where the roles are flipped, so to say. In my mind, and in a Quinntana fic I'll never write, Quinn has always felt like a third wheel, ever since Brittany and Santana first became Brittany and Santana. A package deal and oh, also Quinn is there I guess  And I think Brittany would have a mini crisis when the roles swap and she’d feel like the third wheel, until Santana reassures her that they’re still a trio and Brittany is still her best friend. Because I really think she would be, even if that’s another point of insecurity for Brittany. Because she tells Santana to find a new gf, but not a new best friend, and Quinn is the closest Santana could ever get to a potential new best friend. But wherever the romantic feelings lie within the UHT, Brittana and Quinntana are always going to be fundamentally different. Quinn can’t be Brittany, and just as well because Brittany can’t be Quinn.

In a world where Quinntana evolves from a two-time thing into a permanent one, this tension with Brittany wouldn’t last. It’s a little uncomfortable at first, sure, but like I say they’re all friends first. If anything, after wrapping her head around it Brittany would be their biggest supporter who shakes sense into Santana every now and then and keeps it real with Quinn. They hang out as a trio, tbh even more often than they do in a romantic Brittana scenario. Strangely enough, I think it would bring Brittany and Quinn closer, too. But fights would implode them more, too, because Brittany never liked when Quinntana fought and they have a lot of growing up to do before they could make a relationship work. So when Quinntana fight, the UHT as a whole suffers for it, but Brittany becomes a glue even as ~a third wheel~.

I guess overall I think a romantic Quinntana UHT dynamic could be really fun? Haha. It takes time to adjust and I think there is a small part of Brittany that is initially jealous/afraid of the change but they’re all friends, at the end of the day. And yeah in an and all non-romantic Brittana scenarios, whoever it is Santana is with, I like to see them remain best friends because that’s who they are at their core. Santana being involved with Quinn of all people does make things juicier but doesn’t change the love they all have for each other.

[tuiyla]

hi

well I don't get it, she did have a one night stand with Quinn and she did mentioned college girls who like to experiment (twice) or did I misinterpret what you said?

also yes I know it was only a joke lol it wasn't serious tbh

I was watching I Do with my mom and she was quite surprised when that happened lol, though I think if you try to read really hard into previous episodes there was maybe a hint in there? idk

Hey Anon.

Are we talking about Santana being with other girls? I just answered another Anon, I guess that scene could be interpreted as Quinn and other college girls. I don't think Santana wanting to be with other people had basically anything to do with the breakup but yeah, she might have had other hookups between Brittany (and Quinn) and Dani.

God just remembering Quinntana canonically hooked up takes me out. I just can't process it. I'm so bummed I was spoiled before watching the ep but even knowing what was about to happen I was stunned. I think there was definitely tension between them leading up to it, it's literally Quinn's arc in s4, but you'd have to read really hard into it to predict the hookup lol. I don't mind, it resolved their tension either way. But the thought of Quinn planning ahead and her flirting with Santana being premeditated is very, very amusing to me.