#I mean Kurt would *absolutely* want that so like what am I to do!

[collectivecloseness]

playing with Kurt's little tits whilst he fucks himself between yours send tweet

Kurt would go absolutely fucking feral being able to tittyfuck you and that’s so true

(Cw: 18+)

He’s slobbered all over your boobs (affectionately <3) beforehand so they’ll be all soft and easy to use for him to slide into. Whimpers as you tell him how hot he looks as he spits onto his cock, rubbing it with his hand.

Thanks you endlessly as you press your boobs together, so his cock can feel all encompassed and warm and safe, so he can see the image of his dick thrusting between your tits that you’re playing with in your hands.

Moaning for him as you play with your tits only makes Kurt groan harder though. Just with what you two are doing alone he’s probably already close. He’s never done something like this before, and here you are, letting him do it, and enjoying him.

He wants to touch your pretty boobies too please, but he’s not the most coordinated guy in the world. Swears as he nearly falls on top of you, nearly crushing your chest with his hips, his soft tummy hovering just over your chin as he manages to catch himself. About to apologise and ask if you’re okay when you press a kiss near his sweet little bellybutton, and Kurt is shivering so hard he nearly collapses on top of you again. He’s silent for a few moments as he pulls back, just reeling in the feeling of what you’ve done, his eyes bright and lips shiny while he looks at you. Kurt really likes that.

He does manage to have one hand be able to adoringly fondle and softly play with your boobs. Just wanting that soft warmth of yours in his hand, his thumb smoothing over it, stroking your chest affectionately, as his palm encaptures you. All while he’s using his other hand to keep him upright, while he keeps fucking himself between your chest.

And when your boobs press against that particular vein as it throbs, all squeezes against him, goddammit. Kurt’s gripping your flesh tenderly as you tell him how big he is, and he speeds up sloppily whenever you praise or compliment him.

Goddamn the heat against your chest feels so good. With how girthy and heavy and even long he is, feeling that slide between your pressed up breasts, having Kurt hover over the top of you where he looks like he’s about to collapse any moment...

It feels fucking incredible. You squish your tits together more, moaning up and looking into your sweet boys face. And Kurt’s lovingly humming your name, his way on checking up on you right now, his hand soft but still needy on your tender boob. His spit from his mouth worshipping all over your boobs a moment ago seems to only heat up with his aching cock sliding between them.

You’re pressing your thighs together just as much as your chest, unable to buck with Kurt sitting on you like this, but watching this was turning you on way enough. Feeling wet and hot not only around your chest, Kurt and you were nearly whining in sync as you watched yourselves.

Kurt’s hot and thick cock on the skin of your chest between your tits, his throbs pulsing through your breasts as you squash them there, Kurt’s hand desperate to hold your chest near your fingers, his drool over your hardened nipples and chest heating up with each needy thrust he gives you. It all feels insane. Kurt’s not the only one who’s stomach is all coiled up desperately.

Kurt’s already pushing the head of his cock up against your lower face. He’s big, and needy, so it really doesn’t take long at all. You hum in delight for Kurt as the head slides past your lips, and he fucking trembles over you at the vibration, even though his left hand is clawing at your boob.

Stick your tongue out while his tip drooling pre is bucking against it, Kurt will cum to the image for the rest of his life. He’s having to hold himself off from busting right there and then, just so he can watch you more. Moaning so fucking loudly as he bounces his tip onto your flat tongue, rubbing his pre there like he’s marking you with it, brushing a pretty painting.

Reaching up to grab his chest only makes Kurt whine out even louder. His hips rutting faster as he fucks his throbbing dick into your chest, while you tell him just how big he is. Kurt only speeds up with every praise and compliment.

Kurt tries to whimper, whine, moan, worship, plea anything out with your name, but he can only make sounds, as his dick thrusts faster and sloppier into your chest, just so enamoured with your touch. You respond by rubbing your hands over his chest too. Feeling Kurt up, sighing in pleasure at the wanton moan he gives over you for this, always so touchstarved even still.

Your hands on his chest make him happy anyway, they always do. But here in this moment, as you do the exact thing to him as he’s doing to you, your hands holding his chest as Kurt grips onto yours, he can’t help but feel so connected with you. All he can think about is how you’re grabbing his chest as the same time he’s got yours, and it drives him fucking feral, and also angelically euphoric. Fuck what you do to him, how good you are with him.

His moans turn into a cry, a single sob that gets you to look up at him with a more inspecting gaze. But you can tell Kurts sob was from bliss. Not just physical bliss, from what you two were doing, but with how blissed out he was from being with you, and how fantastical you were. Moaning more with wrecked pleasure as he tries to stick his dick further, grabbing onto your chest with all he’s got. Your soft flesh peeking between his fingers, white marks of his previous hold ever present.

And smiling after his cry of pleasure, knowing Kurt was good and okay, you wait for his cock to pop up again, and you kiss his tip.

Kurt shudders so hard you’re afraid he’ll crush you. But then his hand stables himself on your chest, and he looks down at you with those shiny brown eyes, his thrusts speeding up as Kurt groans looking to you.

“Open up baby. Open up. I’m so close.” Kurt gasps. He never likes holding himself off if he doesn’t have to.

“Wanna cum on your hot tongue. Gonna spread it all over your mouth baby, please. I’m gonna- fuck...”

You open your mouth up wetly and obediently, wanting to taste Kurt just as much as he wants to blow his load all over your mouth.

And as Kurt watches you with eager and fawning eyes, he swears gratefully as he fucks your chest faster, the dirty sounds spurring him on even more, before Kurt finally starts cumming.

“Oh God, God, God...” Kurt croaks your name out as he starts shooting his cum, his dick slowly moving back and forth over your tongue. The heat is insatiable, and drool piles down your neck as you keep your tongue out, letting him fuck his length over your tongue some more. Keeping your chest pressed together as Kurt moves up, rubbing the underside of his dick covered in cum, up and down your tongue, as he continues busting into your mouth.

“Stay like that... fuck... yes, please.” Kurt whines out loud breathily, as his thrusts slow down, and he gently covers your tongue in his cum as his orgasm turns into a soft dribble. Which then he uses his hand to swipe his tip up and down over the tip of your tongue. The way Kurt shivers above you you’d think he’d cum again, if you couldn’t taste the deficit. Kurt hisses as he grips his cock tight, pressing his slit over the tip of your tongue. Swearing praises at you as you flick your tongue softly over it. Until he’s finally stopped cumming.

Even when he has, and you’re about to swallow, Kurt holds your head gently, but just shoves his cock in your mouth. Moaning your name gratefully, but holding you there for a moment, as you manage to slip your lips shut over his girth, at the quick decision. Kurt basking in the warmth of your mouth over his cock, much like your tits had been before.

But later Kurt pulls back, and now you’re panting with him, as you both just look to each other for a moment, Kurt kneeling over your laid down body. You swirl your tongue around in your mouth, opening your lips up a little so Kurt can see his pretty masterpiece, even sticking your tongue out at him so Kurt can see how he’s painted your tongue white with his cum, and he fucking giggles over the top of you as you show him that, before you noisily swallow.

Kurt cums quite a lot though, so you’re still mouthing around his cum in there, as you lift your neck up a little. Watching your boyfriend more as you continue with his taste.

Kurt’s beaming in post nut glory, sliding his dick over your tits once more, to cover them in his cum as well. Although more aimed all around this time, holding his dick in his fist, trying to spread his cum around them.

You rest your hand on your boyfriends knee, as he’s sat on your chest. But when Kurt looks at you, you can tell he’s not quite done, he’s still thinking of something.

You know what it is when he brings his hand towards your chin, but then sticks two of his fingers in your mouth. You gag only a little, he didn’t push them that deep, Kurt just surprised you. And now it’s clear you licking at his two fingers has become a subconscious action of yours, as that’s what your body immediately does before your brain can think. Kurt pushes his fingers in there for a moment, swirling them around your mouth, and curling them on your tongue.

You hum over them, liking Kurt’s fingers in your mouth, and surprised by the almost dominant turn, but he’s taking them away after only a couple of seconds. When you whine, Kurt beams at you with pride, his heart swelling that he did that just from taking his fingers out of your mouth.

But then you realise what he’s doing as he gets his cum and your drool covered fingers, and he wipes them all over your tits too. His soft cock laying heavy over one of your nipples, as he continues to sit himself down on your chest naked. Just covering your tits with his cum like he had your tongue.

“You look so pretty covered in my cum y/n.” Kurt laughs softly. Looking at you with an eager gaze, biting his lip softly as he beams at you.

You try to sit up, but you can’t with Kurt using your torso as a seat, so you resign yourself to straining your neck, so you can reach up your arm enough to stroke through his smooth brown hair.

“Yeah, maybe you can paint my face next time.” You offer with a soft chuckle. Kurts face so warm under your hand, that he presses to his cheek with your touch, almost greedily the way he snags it up.

But now you can feel Kurt shuffling on top of you, luckily not pressing too much weight as he’s being careful, his balls rubbing up just under your breasts. “Can I do that right now?”

Kurt definitely plans on doing that as he’s already hardening against your tit. But once he’s cleaned your face off a little, as in he’s made his cum your new face cream by rubbing it in, but made sure you can still see, he’s going to be dragging you on top of his chest. So you can both do the same thing, something he loves as a symbol of your relationship, and Kurt can’t wait for you to fuck his chest. He wants you to rub your cunt on his bare chest and splatter it with your cum too. Kurt actually needs you to do so. Oh how he loves you two being so in sync <3

[nightofthelivingmeme]

Okay I won't lie I was so tempted to just jump into Deadpool & Wolverine because THERE IT IS STREAMING, but I'm being good and doing X2 today. I'm trying to keep my promise that that one comes last.

uhh I noticed that Kurt didn't kill ayone in that opening sequence. awful nice of him.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry I AM SO SORRY. The level of comic book acccurate hair on Logan is fucking killing me, he looks fucking ridiculous.

The sheer SIZE of that belt buckle? they thought the yellow would look silly tho.

As a Poly person I'm deffo not loving the flirting Jean's absolutely having so much fun with? Babe, that's just rude.

the fucking Cigar burn. That was a lot of gasping, babe.

I want to scoop that little peanut on the couch he's so fucking cute.

he's SO fucking cute.

y'all I thought it was so cute and strange with how fast Bobby went from jealous to just so chill with Logan but then he goes and fucking clocks him in the kitchen I'm screaming.

the actual way I yelled "Jonathan" out loud because what the fuck was that you asshole.

Erik is literally just a saucy little queen I can't

Sargeant Stryker? More like Colonel Sanders.

I'm literally halfway through the movie and I can say with certainty that I absolutely Abhore Jean and Logan? I can't explain it, but it makes me too angy.

THE KITTEN EARS IN THE SHACKLES. This was the epitome of manhood in the 2000s and I think we should really take a point from that.

uhhhhhh that approach for the president is not ominous and terrifying at all. And i mean, good reasons, solid needs.

That fucking shirt in Charles' office is so beyond 70s coded, I love it; chest hair, a 1/4 of the way down? A grieving whore with a belt buckle the size of a fucking fist.

[toxinoire]

How do you think the Movie Heathers cast (With Polyheathers + Veronica) Would react to the musical?

Sorry for the late answer anon! My tumblr notifs are usually in a frenzy.

I don't get whether you mean the actor au I made or Movie!Heathers react to the musical so here's both.

Actor!Heather: We absolutely slayed Candy Store.

Actor!Martha: That is a lot of hip movement. You girls just wanted to fluster Ronnie.

Actor!Veronica: And it worked...

Actor!Heather: Blue tho.

Actor!Kurt: You guys will never let us live this down, will you?

Actor!JD: No. Dude, you two are such gentlemen, seeing you guys sing this is just funny.

Actor!Heather: I have it on video.

Actor!Martha: And seeing Heather be mean is also weird.

Actor!Veronica: I know right?

Actor!Heather: She's like, the nicest person ever.

Actor!JD: It was really weird acting like Veronica's love interest, she's my lil bro, that was so weird.

Actor!Veronica: Right? Jason's my big sis, I wanted to puke everytime.

Actor!Ram: You slayed Meant To Be Yours though.

Actor!JD: Thank you, I know.

Director:

Director: How did you all get in my office?

(JD is big sis and Ronnie is lil bro thank you I will be taking no further inquiry on this matter)

~~~~~

Movie!Heather: What the fuck? I'm so energetic there.

Movie!Heather: HEY I'M A BITCH ASS BUT NOT A BITCH BABY!

Movie!Heather: It is so weird seeing me like this.

Movie!Veronica: Yeah it is, this is not Heather. That's a gremlin with the same name.

Movie!Veronica: However, why am I a bitch baby ass in this?

Movie!Heather: We're satire, but this seems more "Satire but add more dramatic bitchiness".

Movie!Heather: At least I have some cheer moves.

Movie!Heather: Never Shut Up Again was actually pretty cool...

Movie!Veronica: Eh, I slayed.

Movie!Heather: Performance wise, appearance wise or literally?

Movie!Veronica: Yes.

[forabeatofadrum]

Ever After (7/21)

AO3 | S&C

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CHALLENGE

Kurt and Blaine aren’t completely left to their own devices. No, they are traveling in a carriage with a couple of soldiers. The carriage is very plain and the soldiers are also dressed as ranchers and farmer to avoid suspicion.

They’re going east, through the woods. That’s where Kurt was found. Kurt spoke about an evil liar and they want to find it. There may be some clues here. There are no other leads that they can follow.

Blaine says goodbye to his parents and sends some birds to his friends, telling them that is out of Castle Town for an unforeseeable time.

The trip starts very uneventful. Kurt and Blaine are sat next together in the carriage and wait. Maybe Blaine should’ve brought something to read after all.

It’s Kurt who speaks first.

“Tell me about yourself,” Kurt says.

Blaine raises an eyebrow.

“Didn’t you already read all about me in your books?” he asks, although admitting that that’s a possibility makes Blaine uneasy. But if The Cooper Chronicles are real, then Kurt should know about Blaine. He knows the Pink Dagger’s name, after all, so Blaine’s existence shouldn’t be as shocking.

“You were born between the first two books,” Kurt says back, “After the king remarried. You were seven when the series ended and you were barely in it because you were at home at the Castle. Let’s just say that B.D. Dalton didn’t spend too much time on you.”

That stings a bit. Blaine knows he’s fine with being in Cooper’s shadow, but Kurt calling him almost insignificant is rude.

“My name is Blaine, as you know. I am twenty years old. I like alchemy and reading and watching Zooms with my friends. Uh. I don’t know what else there is to say.”

When Blaine puts it plainly like that, he does sound boring and insignificant.

Oh God, is Blaine insignificant because he was written that way? He’s never done anything interesting in his life. He just exists, doing mundane things! Is this all he’s ever meant to be?

Blaine pushes that thought away. He still as no reason to believe he was created by some man for a fictional book series.

But now this is gnawing at him.

“What is your Passion?” Kurt asks, “Everyone in Daltonia has one.”

“I am still figuring that out,” Blaine says earnestly. Then he has an idea. “What would your Passion be, if you were a Daltonian?”

“Tailoring,” Kurt answers immediately, “Like Silva.”

“How- Never mind.”

Blaine wants to ask how Kurt knows Silva’s name, since many do not know the royal tailor’s name, but Kurt would answer with The Cooper Chronicles.

“Are you a tailor in your world?” Blaine asks.

“Sort of. I am a fashion student at NYU,” Kurt answers and it once again means nothing to Blaine.

Kurt must’ve realised, so he starts explaining how education works in the kingdom of New York. (Or New kingdom of York? Blaine’s not sure.)

They chat about small things, both hovering around what is really going on, but it is also nice to talk to Kurt about stuff like his degree, his roommates, Blaine’s potions, Blaine’s friends, and what not.

Their little moment definitely get interrupted when the carriage starts shaking. It’s a challenge to hold on to anything and they can hear screaming from the outside. Blaine’s soldiers are in danger.

Blaine forces the door open, but it immediately gets slammed shut.

“Stay inside!” one of the soldiers order.

Kurt and Blaine hold on to each other as they hear a battle commence. Soldiers cry out, horses are neighing. The carriage is going full speed with Kurt and Blaine inside.

Until it comes to an abrupt halt.

Kurt and Blaine are sitting in silence. Blaine can feel his heart beating uncontrollably.

They wait for more orders, or any other sign, but it doesn’t come.

“I… I think… we need to go out,” Kurt suggests, although he sounds unsure.

Blaine nods.

Slowly they get out of the carriage and to their absolute shock, they’re alone. No soldiers. No horses. Kurt jumps out of the carriage to inspect.

“There’s… food. All our stuff is still here.”

“What happened?” Blaine asks, looking around for his men. He’s heard cries. They’re in pain, and Blaine has healing potions, but there’s no one in sight.

“I don’t know,” Kurt sounds stumped, “But we can continue our journey.”

“You want to continue?” Blaine asks, aghast. Blaine wants to go home immediately and see if everyone’s safe.

“Blaine. I have a bad feeling.”

“Same. Which is why we must go home.”

Kurt shakes his head.

“No. I mean. Isn’t it strange that we are unscathed, and our stuff is intact. It’s as if someone’s trying to separate us from your staff.”

“Which is not good!”

“I know,” Kurt holds up his hands. He sees that Blaine is stressed. “But I think that if we return, they will try to separate us again and again. Someone needs us.”

“You just want to go home!” Blaine argues, “But I need to check on my people! I am a Royal!”

“Okay,” Kurt relents, “But I will go on.”

And that renders Blaine speechless. He cannot let Kurt go on his own.

So he gives in. He helps Kurt pack their supplies and together they make their way deeper into the woods.

--

“Blaine! Look!”

Kurt’s pointing at something in the distance. They’ve been walking aimlessly throughout the woods, but it may have paid off.

“I think that’s the liar where they kept me.”

It does look like a stereotypically evil liar. It also looks extremely deserted.

Blaine has no combat training. He only has his Royal magic. He needs to be cautious, but Kurt immediately runs in.

“What in the world…” Blaine mutters. Kurt really is going into everything head-first.

They scope out the liar and it is indeed empty. Kurt is uneasy.

“This. This is it. This is definitely where they…”

“Hurt you?”

Kurt nods and he looks pained.

“You mentioned experiments, right?”

But Kurt walks away to explore more, without answering. Blaine gets it. Kurt must’ve experienced something that is difficult to think about, and the thought of that alone already makes Blaine shudder.

Blaine follows Kurt to the dungeons, where the cells are.

“Something is not right.”

“No kidding,” Blaine answers. A stereotypically evil looking liar in the woods? No one knew about this!

“No, I mean… Look!”

Kurt points towards the locks. They’re heavy.

“What is it?”

“I told you a guard left the door unlocked. But this place is so creepy, and vast. I… think they let me out by choice.”

“A good guard?” Blaine wonders.

But Kurt shakes his head.

“What if they wanted me to leave? What if they needed to see something.”

The two walk silently across the room. All cells are empty.

Except one.

On the floor lies a book with a colourful cover. A painting of a young, smiling boy, and three other kids is printed on it. The words ‘The Cooper Chronicles: The Seed of Time’ are written on above the picture, in a big, golden font.

“It’s the first book of The Cooper Chronicles,” Kurt says.

Oh, what did Blaine get himself into?

[dinogoofymutated]

I would love learning more about your necromancer!!!

I am ALWAYS down to talk about my necromancer!!!!

She's such a self indulgent character for me, and sure, I have so many thoughts and stuff about her I could make her into an OC, but I really like her being more of a reader insert with some buffed character traits! I really like that she has a lot of room for character grown in any good or bad direction! Phobias mixed with your very own powers is very much an intense mix that I absolutely love.

A closer deep dive into what her powers consist of is: Reviving bones/deceased organic matter, in which these living dead tend to act on/act like the last event/emotion they felt while dying. She also gets a gut feeling when dead things are near her in any way shape or form. It's like they call to her in a way- which, fucking freaky!!

I have so many thoughts/daydreams for my necromancer reader (specifically durning x-men 97) that are like, 90% angst. I may or may not get around to writing them or not lol. but when it comes to backstory I purposely try to leave most of them very vague, but with her specifically I like to think that her mutant abilities surfaced at a very inopportune time, like watching a scary movie or attending a funeral, and it just set the tone for her entire relationship with her own powers.

spoilers for x-men 97 under the cut!

I feel like the Genosha era of 97 would be very hard on her. With her and Kurt in a relationship, I also picture her as the reader from my Kurt and an overworked reader headcanons with the whole living in genosha and helping them with the UN thing. That means not only would she have witnessed her homes crumbling to the ground, she would have felt all of these people dying at once. As for the aftermath, I've played around with a few ideas, but the one that has really stuck is her somewhat hesitantly helping Genoshia find/identify their dead. And yes, its just as horrifying and heartbreaking as it seems! It nearly tears her apart because she's having to have a tight grip on her focus so that she doesn't get emotional and revive anyone, but she just wants do right by the people of genoshia, so she doesn't really give herself a break. The final tipping point is finding Madelyne in the rubble, in which she has a break down and Kurt basically forces her to finally take a break.

Another verson I've played around with is having her help situate the Morlocks, and then having been the one to find/deliver the news about Leech.

so yeah!!! lots of thinking about her lol.

[lovecanbesostrange]

X-Men '97 keeps being amazing. Now one more episode to nail it all. Not gonna put everything in tags, so let me ramble on about Tolerance is Extinction Part 2:

What I love most already is that every decision makes absolute sense from a character's pov. Which kinda is the most important thing. Tensions are running high, emotions are cranked up to 11 and some words hit like very painful slaps. But everything makes sense. And this isn't about one character being totally right and the other being totally wrong (except Bastion of course, the ultimate villain and all).

Oh yeah, starting with him. When he cries in the opening you want to spit on him. He is responsible for all the suffering the Prime Sentinels - including his mother - are going through. But wow, when he says that everything is silent, because the blackout has killed all electricity and in that moment Bastion knows a new kind of peace? Great. Jumping ahead here, gonna be honest. If my great plan to save the world would hinge on putting some tech on my very powerful oponent, I would put the teleporter on that team. I'm not saying this lightly. I love Second Coming very much and the panels of Nightcrawler's death in X-Force #26 still haunt me. So I don't want my precious Elf anywhere near Bastion, but... I mean... he has the best chance to use the element of surprise, while Jean would deal with a powerful distraction. Which didn't happen because of Sinister, but from a planning stage Kurt was more needed there. He didn't even go up against Rogue in space to hammer on the connection there.

Now, I'm glad to see that Magneto's worldwide EMP does have consequences. This is however the second thing I'm a tiny bit miffed about. Thousands upon thousands people are probably dead because of this total blackout. Just think about every ICU in any hospital anywhere just for starters. And the truth is, Magneto did kill mutants with that move as well. He sure saved some by shutting down the Sentinels, yes, but also mutants are definitely among the... collateral damage. And this is where "Magneto is right" is very important to me. I think a lot of people like to run with that slogan, but don't see that what Magneto is right about is his fear. Not his methods. Charles is too idealistic, believing in the very best of humankind to win. He is too naive. Magneto is proven right over and over. And that is a sad thing, nothing empowering about it.

What I like is how Erik describes his feelings, how he focuses on Leech. That little mutant boy clinging to him in his final moments. Who believed that Erik could save him... Magneto's anger makes sense. Ultimately his actions fall under cool-motif-still-murder, but oh the motif is heartbreaking (I will not steer into real world territory and the topic of radicalization).

So Rogue is my fav. She is my absolute favorite character in any superhero comic I have ever read. She is one of my top tier alltime favorite characters in anything ever. I have been with her through a lot with so many writers and so much bs... AND I ENJOYED EVERY SECOND OF HER THIS EPISODE!!! Starting with the costume, which is just asdksdnfälsdmrfäüwe4foip34jtfpowmf I LIVE for her green hoodie outfits, from her villain era to later variations. To step away from THE 90s costume (which was put back in the comics, because it is her most iconic look), uhuhuhuhuhuhuhu I knew something was up. Again I do believe that ultimately Magneto is doing far more harm than good, but I understand why Rogue went with him. The one unfair thing was that Kurt was actually there with her on Genosha. He even saved Magneto and Rogue from a blast. But she kinda ignored him and adressed everybody else. But the one thing she's been living with is that yes, she chose Magneto when offered to be with him on Genosha as his chosen Queen. BUT romantically after that dance and kiss, her heart chose Remy. And poor Gambit died without even knowing. I am very happy with how they retconned the whole prior Rogue and Magneto encounter into it all. His dreams of a mutant island nation and Rogue wanting to see such a place. For a few minutes they had all of that on Genosha. It would have meant to leave the X-Men. Which would have been interesting. To leave behind her spot on the superhero team, but Kurt was part of Genosha, also Madelyne. I like the way they greeted each other in Ep 5. Rogue was ready to change the whole direction of her life once again -- even though her heart definitely belonged to Gambit. And then there was death everywhere.

I like that Rogue and Cyclops both question the Professor, but come to different conclusions on how to deal with it. I have to say it, while it was fun when the whole stick of Professor Xavier training a few mutant teens was examined more and the dark underbelly of what he was doing was revealed, it was refreshing. But a part of me is soooooooooo over all the shady-Charles-stuff over the years (ugh, Krakoa... DUDE). The character was crushed under the weight of his pursuit of peace. I like when there is some nuance and a spotlight on how he is the embodiment of "meaning well". One person alone can't fix everything. Humans (mutants) make mistakes. All this to say I liked the talk Charles and Scott had. That Charles believed so much that his old friend Erik could be persuaded to try (he was right, it did take a whole genocide to push him over the edge, that's something) and that this sorta betrayal would push a door open for Scott and Jean to walk away. To have a life. He acknowledges that he put so much burden on them... but he miscalculated. Scott can't walk away from responsibilities. He couldn't sit back and raise a son when the world was still on fire (even if nothing bad had happened with Nathan). It's too late. Charles already raised him to care.

When Roberto stepped forward to go with Magneto I wasn't surprised. He hid his powers for so long, always in fear of what his parents might say - and they fucking let the Sentinels take him. Wow. Of course he feels betrayed and this peaceful talk from the X-Men... it's hard to not choose violence. But it was even better that when the time to fight came, it was clear he never wanted to hurt Jubilee. Or really any of the others. Not when he knows people. And oh, poor Jubilee, burned up his card (Claremont Avenue, I saw that XD ), because of course from her perspictive he's just being dumb.

I have a question about that Muir Island base - do the mannequins for Cyclops and Wolverine have wigs under those masks? Who sat down and made those for Storm, Jean and Rogue?? Also kinda funny to see those costumes, when... well Rogue was already wearing a version of that. (AND SHE WORE GAMBIT'S COAT THAT SHE LEFT BEHIND OMG THE FEELINGS I HAVE...)

Anyway, Storm and Jean - the mutant wives!!!!! Aaaaahhhh, even more feels. Storm was... not treated well this season. I mean the depowering story is great, but she was missing from so much stuff, that was terrible. But when she is on screen, she is her best version, love it. And I also loved how angry she was when the tech to take away a mutant's power was mentioned. So personal. This is the true meaning of "wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy". A Goddess! With this Storm it's even possible to portray someone who is Lawful Good to a fault.

And then they casually pull Fatal Attractions out of the hat. Well, parallels work before that. Gambit's death compared to Illyana's in the comics, so Rogue takes Colossus' place. And now Wolverine had the displeasure of the adamantium being ripped from his skeleton. Fuck. They used so many storylines this season (for the record, I am waiting for Apocalypse and am also in the camp of people who believe he might bring Gambit back as Death).

So many things happened. Morph as Hulk was a treat. That they are able to copy physical traits, thus powers, makes them S-tier. And yet, I would have put Kurt in that spot. That Morph thought disguising themself as Sinister would get them close was sorta funny. "that cowardly weasel would never"

Then there was Jean vs Sinister and Cable. AND HOW SHE TALKED TO CYCLOPS. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh The emotional pummeling left and right...

But really it's great that everybody has a reason for what they are saying and doing. Including Wolverine, being the best at what he does - a SNIKT in the back when the fight is too dire. Although killing Magneto is a problem if you want to save earth (yes, hallo, Polaris, we could need your help).

[spaceorphan18]

yes I did ask about love is a battlefield previously, sorry I forgot! i am obviously very obsessed with this performance and always like hearing your thoughts. I think the episode was meant to be about both of their issues, but came across as more Blaine’s insecurities… but Kurt had insecurities too. Do you think they could have shown this better? Plus is fencing actually about strength… I kind of thought it’s more of an agility/speed sport anyway but guess they needed to tie it into the whole stage combat class.

I'll have to answer your other ask to really dig into Love is a Battlefield (though some day i'll also get back to the retrospective and get into it...)

But the thing about Tested... I love that episode so much. Like it's really grown on me. I find it absolutely hilarious for so many reasons. And the Klaine in it is... fascinating.

But, admittedly it is an UTTER mess of an episode. One of the reasons it's so fascinating is because -- specifically the Klaine stuff, is so poorly written in a lot of ways. Which is why it has us all talking about it. Because what do these looks and glances and lines and pulled at threads mean exactly? What is really going on in the tangled web of plot.

I think the show was trying to write an episode where Blaine felt insecure about his body, but it ended up being about a lot more than that.

It's about both of their insecurities, not just physical, but where they are in their relationship. It's about the dynamics of their relationships. It's about how sex is used in their relationship, and how each of them come at sex differently. It's about the supposed competition between men in relationships (?). It's about Blaine's family issues, and self worth issues. It's about Kurt dealing with just being beaten up, and how he wants to be an individual and still not feeling it in his relationship. It's about the two of them trying to navigate growing up and how to be in an adult relationship when they're still not sure what being an adult is.

There are just so many subtleties and threads to pick at in ONE episode, it's just kind of bonkers. And Glee -- kind of being a silly, cracky show, especially at this point, especially since this is the middle of a bunch of arcs, isn't fully pulling it off masterfully. But it is pulling it off interestingly enough to really be dug into. It's one reason I love it so much - because there is so much Klaine to pick apart.

I do think they could have done a lot of this differently -- but I think it would have required a full season's worth of story telling to do it justice. But that's just me. ;)

[homosandhomies]

My favorite solo from each main character on glee (because why not)

SUE: Vogue. “WILL SCHUESTER I HATE YOU”

KURT: Rose’s Turn. Chris Colfer rarely got songs that highlighted ALL his vocal strengths. This song used everything. He had a strong head voice, an amazing mix, and he can EMOTE WITH EVERY INCH OF HIS LIFE. No wonder he got the Golden Globe.

QUINN: This Is A Man’s World. This scene is ridiculous, but out of context the song absolutely slaps. Diana can BELT and she deserved to do it more.

ARTIE: Stronger. Probably my favorite Britney song. Kevin ate. That is all.

PUCK: Only the Good Die Young. This song is so fun and I think Puck’s voice is very underrated. A good ol’ jam. Thank you for repping the Jewish community king ❤️

WILL: Sway. It’s a shame that we never talk about his voice because HOLY SHIT MATTHEW MORRISON IS INCREDIBLE. This man is so talented and we never acknowledge it because of Will Schuester’s shenanigans.

BLAINE: Somewhere Only We Know. You can hate Blaine all you want but you can’t deny the POWER of this song. The love in his eyes is sickening I am not okay right now

FINN: I’ve Gotta Be Me. Given the fact that Cory didn’t have any singing experience before, this song makes me so fucking happy because you can see how much he had grown as a singer, but also how proud he was of himself! Look at him go!!! (Bonus: If I’m bending the rules in terms of what qualifies as a solo I would 100% make his Paradise By the Dashboard Light. That was his undoubtedly his very best vocal performance. It’s SO FUCKING GOOD it makes me go batshit.)

RACHEL: My Man. “She may be difficult but boy can she sing.”

BRITTANY: Run the World. The dancing is definitely the more impressive part of this number, but it still sounds great! This song really highlighted Heather’s strengths, when most of her songs weren’t very memorable in my opinion.

MIKE: Cool. Maybe Tina should be a professional vocal coach because damn look at him go!! Idk why an Asian kid wanted to play the role of a leader of a white supremacist group but at least he sounds great 🤷‍♀️

MERCEDES: I Will Always Love You. Literally every single Mercedes song is perfect, so this was the hardest one for me. This means I had to base it on acting. And she DELIVERS here. It should be illegal to be this talented.

TINA: Because You Loved Me. The fact that this is one of TWO solos that Jenna actually got to finish infuriates me. She was ROBBED because she is an amazing singer.

SANTANA: Nutbush City Limits. LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, MISS NAYA RIVERA. HOLY SHIT. Finn saying before the song, “They say that true divas aren’t really mortal” is so true. This woman was an absolute icon and I will always be blown away by her talent.

JAKE: Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself). It’s so EARNEST and HEARTFELT and Jacob Artist popped off with the acting. And the falsetto!! God it’s just beautiful.

EMMA: Getting Married Today. This is a trio, not a solo, but it’s so fucking good that I HAD to do it. That is literally one of the hardest female songs on Broadway, and for some reason they had Jayma sing it even FASTER than the original version? I can’t imagine the stress of trying to do that, but she was perfect.

SAM: Copacabana. This is just a really fun song! Everyone’s having a good time and Chord sounds amazing.

RYDER: Your Song. This is my favorite Elton John song, and boy was it done justice. The acting is really good in this scene. The mix of anxiety and earnestness coming from Ryder is adorable. He had great chemistry with whoever that girl was. (On a storyline note, I hated how this all developed though. If it had gone my way, Unique would confess it was her, then Ryder would sing this directly to Unique.)

KITTY: Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours. I just really like this number. Obsessed with Becca’s high notes.

MARLEY: Wrecking Ball. The cheating storyline with Bree was so fucking stupid and shouldn’t have happened. That being said, Melissa ATE what they gave her and left zero crumbs. She really came in like a wrecking ball.

UNIQUE: I Know Where I’ve Been. THIS SONG MAKES ME GO FUCKING CRAZY!!! THE TRANS CHOIR!!!! THE ACTING!!!!! THE FUCKING HIGH NOTE!!!!!! IT’S JUST SO GOOD I CAN’T HANDLE IT!!!!!!! This is the best part of season 6, full stop. THE most underrated Glee song ever. I will not accept criticism towards this opinion.

[lesbianrobin]

em i am delighted to learn you’ve watched glee and i must ask you a very important question that i’ve been thinking about recently. if there was a stranger things x glee crossover who do you think would be friends and who do you think would absolutely despise each other?? personally i think lucas and sam would be pals whereas nancy and rachel’s personalities would clash… would absolutely love to know your thoughts xx

this is such a huge question as both shows have giant casts but i LOVE it. first of all nancy and rachel are incredibly complicated and i think it depends entirely upon the situation they're in. like i do think they would clash in most situations but if they found themselves united in a common cause i could see them getting along bc i think nancy would also send her rival to a crack house and rachel would also point a gun at her boyfriend and bash someone's head in with a fire extinguisher in self defense. like if they did become friends they would kill somebody for sure. also i agree w ur lucas and sam pals assessment i think they would just have a swell time <3

now my strongest opinion here is that steve and santana would be insanely good friends. like they'd have a frenemies Vibe they'd be insanely mean to each other and outsiders would think they hated each other but they'd be besties. they're both like the same brand of slutty mean girl i think and as we know steve is a hit with the lesbians. they'd talk such mad shit about people probably with quinn as well. also i think steve and sebastian smythe would hook up. it would be very much hate fueled. also i think steve and puck would end up in a fist fight somehow and steve would beat puck's ass.

meanwhile i think robin would want to study brittany like a bug <3 brittany would want to be friends with robin and with el. el would like brittany but i think she'd also lose patience with her sometimes she'd just be like oh my god girl how are you this dumb. also el would be so excited to join a glee club and then be like why are we talking about rock salt slushies. i want to sing >:(.

speaking of brittany her and argyle would literally vibe so hard they would be best friends they'd adore each other. i think jonathan and mike chang could sit silently in a room together and be great friends.

speaking of mikes i think mike wheeler would find literally everybody in glee annoying he'd hate all of their asses so much. same goes for max dustin and erica all four of them would just be like 🤨🙄. MAYBE max could get along with santana quinn and brittany. through the power of cunt recognizing cunt.

i think will would also find everybody super annoying but he'd be like wow gay people... and overlook how annoying everybody is to hang out with blaine and kurt bc he's just that desperate for gay friends. and BRITTANY i think will would like brittany. also he and tina would probably get along!

unfortunately i do fear that murray and mr schue would get along. murray would be in his little old man singing club idk i don't remember that plot very well. joyce would maybe be friends w ms pillsbury but in that like "designated friend whose life is a mess" way. like they would Both look at each other and be like oh bless her heart.

eddie... ok hear me out i think eddie and mercedes could POTENTIALLY be pals depending on what season mercedes this is. if it's later in the show like yes they have a shot but if she's in her early-show crush on kurt era then absolutely not. anyway they both have this like innate sense of showmanship and independence and i think despite their differences they'd look at each other be like. respect. also eddie would bully finn So hard for being a football player but then they'd sing like a meat loaf song or something together and become besties.

lucas would perform a song for max btw. like if he were in an environment where he could serenade her he Absolutely would at every opportunity i know this for a fact.

also hopper would break mr schue's nose. possibly some fingers too.

[tuiyla]

Sometimes I wonder if the actors knew how offensive some of the stuff they said/did on the show was. I mean I know it was their characters but still.

There was a lot of biphobia from Kurt, Blaine, Santana and even Brittany. There was the line Blaine said in the script read in 5x20 where he said "I'm gay and you're mostly lesbian" to Brittany!!!

Also the Britney 2.0 episode was super offensive and basically just spent 40 minutes mocking someone's mental health which is a huge problem and something a lot of people struggle with.

I know it's not the actors decision but do you think they knew how offensive some of this stuff was.

Also the whole IKAG episode was pretty bad and when Brittany and Sam got together and she said something about "lesbian bloggers" I have to see that as a dig about the Brittana fans!

I know that Naya, Heather and Darren were straight so it may just be that they are uneducated on these things.

I appreciate things like Kevin talking about the Lights Out mess in the Q&A episode of the podcast, but it’s ultimately not the cast’s responsibility. Am I curious what they thought of certain things, sure. Am I desperate for someone to cover IKAG with a critical eye, very. But I think fans already put way too much on actors and expect them to represent characters and their stories way beyond the constraints of the media itself, and that doesn’t feel fair. I’m general on the side of protecting actors’ privacy and right to do their job and not owe anyone anything more.

With things like Britney 2.0 especially I feel like we shouldn’t expect anything from the actors. Sure I like it when they’re self-aware and Jenna and Kevin are at times critical of the show in their podcast (old and new) but this is a typical example of, like, what are we expecting of them? It has been a decade now but particularly when the show was on, I’m sure it would have felt like biting the feeding hand to call out the biphobia or something. If I were an actor on a major network show and given Problematic material I wouldn’t be happy about it but man, it’s my job to say it. And we’ve heard how volatile things sometimes were on the set despite the general alleged good working relationship. I don’t blame people for not wanting to risk RM’s wrath with a public condemning.

I don’t know if they even stopped to consider this kind of stuff. With something like Artie’s offensive lines, Kevin clearly has. And again I’d kill to know how everyone truly felt about IKAG. I don’t know, maybe they knew. I’m sure there were certain things on Glee that raised eyebrows even then. Kevin, Jenna and Harry talk a lot about things not aging well in the Throwdown episode of the Showmance pod. But again, at the time no one was gonna risk a job. I don’t think anything was that egregious on Glee, it’s more like things adding up. But I mean for sure things like mocking Britney Spears and the consistent biphobia were cringe at best and cruel at worst. So no one get me wrong, the biphobia and the SA stuff and all these poorly handled, poorly framed things were bad, it just wasn’t SO bad that it would absolutely warrant an actor having to apologize for it.

Going back to actors’ privacy and all, I don’t like to a) assume their identities and b) make assumptions based on those assumptions. It especially feels strange to say they might have been uneducated just because they wouldn’t have those first-hand experiences e.g. with queer issues. A leap too big for me. And this is a can of worms of its own, but I think we shouldn’t assume with Naya in particular - in terms of identity, that is. There was that View interview that some take as her confirming she was bi; me, I don’t know and I don’t think we need to know. We never will know. Was Naya Rivera straight, was she queer? I say let the dead rest. Either way she was clearly a fierce ally who fought for that lesbian storyline to exist in the first place so whether she personally considered e.g. the biphobic things they had her say messed up or not, that’s really not for me to know or judge. I don’t really feel comfortable shifting that responsibility onto actors, which I understand is not what you’re doing but it’s dancing too close to that edge for me. Even if Darren, Naya and Heather were all Super Woke™ even back then it’s not like they could have done much to fight the biphobic lines. Actors have some say in these discussions, sure, but no one wants to push their luck.

Heather in particular has said some things in the past, iirc during season 4′s run especially that pissed people off but even still I don’t think being a little tone deaf or not living up to fan entitlement should warrant that much criticism. For other things too, I think she gets too much shit because people expect her to be this Representative when she’s just a person. They’re all just people. They’re actors and they get paid to say the words as they’re written. There’s some creative freedom with that but it’s up to the director/producer’s discretion. So again, maybe they were aware of how messed up the more iffy things were, maybe not. My bottom line on questions like these is that it’s not our business and not their responsibility.

[heavenforblog1111]

So, the feud between Guns N Roses and Nirvana was quite famous in the 1990s. These 2 were among my favorite bands growing up and I realized a long time later that things were actually pretty rough between these two bands. So, it started off sometime in 1991. Axl was initially a fan of Nirvana and he can be seen wearing a Nirvana hat in the Don't Cry Video. This was before the Nevermind album was released. So, Axl once asked Kurt to play the for his 30th birthday bash and well, Kurt declined the offer. I guess Axl had his feelings hurt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ2k4iZQ8Ps So, Kurt was later asked in an interview with Second's magazine in 1991 as to why he didnt accept the offer and Kurt replied,"We’re not your typical Guns N’ Roses type of band that has absolutely nothing to say". In another press conference, Kurt further criticized Axl suggesting that Axl treated his fans poorly. When you are a popular figure, you owe a certain responsibility to your fans. I think Guns N Roses are promoting the wrong values like s*xism and the way they do dr*gs. I mean what are they rebelling against? I don't think this is rebellion. Rebellion is standing up to people like Guns N Roses. Kurt Cobbain Anyway, despite being rejected before Axl asked Kurt to join them in a tour which featured Guns N Roses and Metallica. Axl told Kurt that they could play for the opening slot and Kurt declined the offer again. Well, this certainly did p*ss off Axl to the point that he started talking trash about Nirvana. Nirvana would rather stay at home and shoot heroin with their bit*h wives than tour with us. Axl Rose The only thing that means to me is someone like Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, who is basically just a f*ckin’ junkie with a junkie wife. And if the baby’s born deformed, I think they both oughta go to prison — that’s my feeling. Axl Rose on alternative music Fast forward to 1992 MTV Music Video Awards, Guns N Roses and Nirvana were together for the first time and things got heated up between the bands. So, Axl was walking and Kurt and his wife were sitting in the tent. And Courtney teased Axl saying ' Hey Axl, want to be the godfather to our child' and Axl told Kurt ' You shut your b*tch up or I am taking you down to the pavement'.So, Kurt told Courtney "Shut up, b*tch". Meanwhile, Duff McKagan came to know about this altercation and started off a fight with Krist Novoselic. He pushed him and I guess they were about to fight but their fight was stopped. This was just before Nirvana went on stage to perform. After the band sang Lithium, Dave Grohl went on to call Axl saying "Hi Axl, Hi Axl, Where's Axl". After that, the members of Guns N Roses were fueled up to take things further. They went off to the Nirvana caravan and attempted to trip it. At this time, Nirvana band members were not in the trailer because Novoselic had hurt his head after the guitar landed on him when he threw it in the air. Kurt wanted to piss off Axl too, so he spit on his piano which he later realized belonged to Sir Elton John and not Axl. Sir Elton John and Axl Rose were supposed to play November Rain together. Anyway, about 2 years later in 1994, Kurt and Dave McCagan were sharing the same flight from Los Angeles to Seattle. At that time the rivalry between the 2 bands had died down and they had a peaceful time together. This was on 2nd April 1994. So, according to the source there was a manhunt for Kurt because he was found missing and had jumped the wall of the Exodus Recovery Center the day before. Well, Duff thought about inviting Kurt to his house since he felt lonely, he didn't call him. About 3 days later, Cobbain was dead. According to sources, the members of both the bands decide to make peace with each other. This was after Kurt had died. Slash claims he didn't have time to deal with the b*llsh*t between GnR and Nirvana and never took any part in the fight.

[theatrekidmonologues]

Dear Zachary (Performance Script)

By Kurt Kuenne

My name's Kurt, and I'm a filmmaker.  So I decided to make  this movie because I wanted to learn everything that there was to know about the guy and to make one last movie with him.  So I started at home  and, as soon as I could, I grabbed a camera. And said... Action! 

Now how would I describe Andrew to someone who had never met him? The man never wore pants. He only wore shorts. Graduation, he was in shorts. Prom, Shorts. Church, Halloween, all of Winter. Shorts. That’s why I’m making this movie. You’ve got to know the whole truth about Andrew.

There are some things you should know about Andrew: He was the most determined person I ever met about being a doctor. His go to move with the ladies was to tell them how much he knew about the birth control pill. His mom was a nurse and when they had dinner they’d discuss venereal disease. Fun. Andrew was also great at pool, quite frankly he was a pool shark. Well, he had a great teacher. But yeah, I probably owe him about $30,000 dollars. Everyone wanted Andrew to be their best man. Because that’s who Andrew was, he was the best man. And if he got married I really hoped to be his best man and give my toast to tell him “Why am I standing up here? We’re brothers. And I love you. And I know you love me. Yeah, and I’m a male and we don’t gush that much. So let's get drunk and party!”

He appeared in every movie I made growing up. And I know I drove him nuts sometimes. I’d say, Could you do that one more time? - One more time. Okay, one more time. One more time. That was perfect. Okay, one more time. He loved playing bad guys... Shut up! Jeff, get the cocaine. A free pass to smoke and swear in front of his parents. F you! F all you f-ing people! I did not say the F-word. 

Andrew came into the shop one day, and said he had two English nurses who wanted to go to Disneyland. So I took the little one and left him with the tall one. But the girls were too short to ride the rides. And we were too cheap to pay their cab fare back home. So they didn't work out so well, but we did. Andrew was always picking up girls. Girls that were never going to work out. 

The day Shirley showed up, Andrew said, "You'll never guess who showed up on my doorstep "The psychotic witch." And I told him, I said, "You know, Andrew, when I break up with somebody and put them on a plane and send them 1,300 miles away, they knock on my front door, I'm going out the back door and I'm calling the police." I said, "Andrew." "Be serious. Nobody drives 16 hours after you've just broken up with them." I said, "Do not meet her in private." He said, "What can happen?"

Shirley. Shirley? I couldn't figure out who she was in relation to Andrew since Andrew talked a lot about women but never really mentioned her. A summary of the evidence against Shirley Turner. He was found dead after being shot five times. That didn't sound random. That sounded like rage and vengeance.  I've never hated like that. Rage. Absolute vicious rage. I thought it was crazy. This should never be, this should never have been. I thought it was insane, I mean who the hell is the system protecting. I couldn’t believe what was happening. Someone has done that to someone you love. If the person who did this had been here, I'd kill them. Period. No questions. Kill them! Strangle them right here, right now! Period. No questions. Kill them! On November 14, 2002, Judge Derek Green declared Shirley guilty and ordered her incarcerated. Zachary, you'll never know what you missed. And I can remember Andrew saying, "If I die tomorrow, all I want you to do is sit and toast a beer to me." We have one remaining. To Andrew, my good friend, I can't wait to see you again.

Hello Zachary. First of all I’ve seen your pictures and you look just like Andrew. For better or worse. And you’re not going to grow up with your biological father, but you’re going to grow up with all the people who loved him and that makes you the luckiest little boy in the world. And if you ever need anything, I’m not far away and when you’re old enough and you watch this, you should know that you’re loved and I love you and I care about the person you’re going to become and if you’re anything like Andrew, you’re going to be great.

[forabeatofadrum]

Ever After (17/21)

Notes: Kissy kissy smooch smooch?

AO3 | S&C

–

TIGER

Kurt and Blaine leave with a big spectacle, as expected. Once they’re at their carriage, they change into their other clothes and Blaine lets out a long breath.

“Wow. That was…”

“That was,” Kurt nods.

Now that they’re alone, it’s time to read the note. Blaine unfolds it.

Dear mister Hummel and prince Blaine of Daltonia,

Almost there! I only need one more book from you. Luckily, it’s right in the heart of the kingdom, in Castle Town. What would you say if I tell you I even hid it in the Castle, right under your noses?

“What? The Castle got infiltrated?” Blaine sounds shocked.

I am there too. Not in the Castle, no. But in Castle Town. Once you have all eight books, come and say hello! I am eager to see my dear mister Hummel again. I need to thank you after everything you’ve done. I eagerly await your arrival.

Greetings,

The Sergeant

--

They set up camp in the evening. Kurt connects the external batteries to the sleeping bags and Blaine once again spells a fire.

“Okay, we spent more time in the south than expected, but we’re getting somewhere.”

“Uh-hm,” Blaine hums in agreement.

“I’m… almost going home.”

Blaine looks up. Kurt sounded a bit sad.

“Aren’t you happy to go home?” he asks. That’s why they’re doing all of this, after all!

“I am,” Kurt says quickly, “But damnit, I will miss Daltonia.”

“Daltonia will miss you,” Blaine says back.

“And… I will miss you the most.”

Blaine startles, and the flame rises for a second. The light of the fire shows that Kurt is blushing.

“I will miss you too,” Blaine says, equally red in the face.

Kurt coughs.

“So. Yeah. Uh. Almost home. Assuming that the Sergeant will uphold his promise, but I doubt it.”

“Why?”

Kurt crosses his arms.

“He makes it sound like he needs these books to get me home, Blaine, but he’s the one who hid them in the first place, so he had them!”

Blaine blinks a couple of times, letting the words sink in. Kurt is absolutely right. They’ve already realised that they’re doing some work for this Sergeant, since finding the books has been danger-free and they probably let Kurt out in the first place. But yes, why did he spread the books in the first place?

More reasons not to trust this Sergeant.

“He knew I’d do anything to get home. He knew he would have to dangle that over me, but I don’t trust he will get me home, no matter how much he promises.”

“But you will go home. I promise. We will find another way, if we must!” Blaine tries to cheer Kurt up.

But Kurt has a serious look on his face. He sits down next to Blaine.

“Blaine?”

“Yes?”

“The end of our journey is near.”

“… I know.”

“And I just want to thank you again for everything.”

“Kurt, you don’t-”

“Please, let me,” Kurt puts his hand on Blaine’s arm to shut him up. He has a kind smile on his face. “I want to say this, just in case we don’t have a lot of time left.”

“… Okay.”

“Thank you for showing me Daltonia, the world of my childhood dreams, and also enhancing it. I know you were afraid you meant nothing in The Cooper Chronicles, but you mean everything to me. Being with you has made all of this so much better, and you showed that this world is way bigger than anyone, including B.D. Dalton, could have imagined.”

“You’re welcome,” Blaine’s certain he’s turned even redder.

“And I know this is bad timing, but I don’t think I could ever leave this world without doing this.”

“Doing… what?” Blaine asks.

Kurt cups Blaine’s face and leans closer and Blaine knows what is about to happen. He should put a stop to it. Kurt is leaving Daltonia. Kurt is leaving him. But he can’t stop, because he wants this too. He’s wanted this for a while.

When Kurt kisses him, it’s not unexpected, and Blaine kisses back.

--

The next day, it’s eerily quiet in the carriage. That’s partially because they’re tired. They spent last night kissing till they were exhausted. But also because reality is sinking in. Ideally, they will confront the Sergeant today, and Kurt is going home.

They don’t speak about the kisses. Maybe it’s best if they just move past it. It happened, and Blaine’s glad that it happened, but thinking about how it’ll end only makes it hurt more.

So instead they go over their simple plan and before they know it, they arrive at the gates of Castle Town. They park their carriage in the woods where it all started and walk towards the town. The guards recognise them.

“Welcome home prince Blaine,” they bow three times.

“Glad to be home,” Blaine says flatly, because he isn’t, not really. It only means it’s almost over.

The guards walk Kurt and Blaine back to the Castle, and they meet up with Blaine’s parents in the throne room.

“Your majesties,” Kurt bows three times. Blaine doesn’t, since they’re his parents.

“Blaine, oh, am I glad to see you home!” his mother rushes towards him to hug him.

“You did well in Knight City, my son!” his father joins the hug.

“You heard?” Blaine asks.

“Of course!”

“Dad, what happened to the staff that originally accompanied me and Kurt?” he asks. It’s been on his mind since the first day.

“What? Weren’t they with you in the south?” his mother sounds confused and breaks away from the hug.

“No…” Blaine says and the dread kicks in. His soldiers never made it home. His parents believed that he and Kurt weren’t alone all this time, which is probably why they never came looking for him. Blaine had suspected it for this reason, but still.

He and Kurt quickly recount their journey and the king immediately orders a search party for the missing soldiers.

“Come sit down, both of you!” his mother says, “You’ve had an awful fright.”

“We’re alright, your highness, thank you. But our mission isn’t done yet.”

“We need to find the final book. It’s in the Castle.”

“The Castle?” she sounds as confused and shocked as Blaine.

“Cooper is home. He can help!” his father says, “I suggest you and your… friend go there at an instant.”

Why did his father hesitate on the word friend? They couldn’t have known about what happened last night, right? That would be even more embarrassing than that time with Trent!

“Lead the way, Blaine,” Kurt says.

Blaine nods. He wants to reach for Kurt’s hand, but that is a bit too much giving the circumstances. Instead he starts walking and Kurt trails behind him. They take the elevator to the tiger floor.

“The tiger floor, in the flesh,” Kurt says dreamingly, “Cooper chose this animal because it symbolised strength.”

“I know…”

The elevator ride feels too slow and Blaine wonders if he should break the unbroken rule and talk about it. He can’t stop thinking about it, after all, and he wonders if the same’s for Kurt. Kurt is the one who initiated it!

He spends too much time considering it, because the elevator doors open and he and Kurt open the door to Cooper’s chambers.

They should’ve knocked.

“Oh… my…” Kurt sounds as stunned as Blaine. Blaine can’t even speak.

“What the-” Cooper yells out.

Blaine slaps his hands over his eyes, but he’s seen it. Cooper lying on the sofa, with Mel on top of him. Both not wearing a lot of clothes.

“Blaine, get the- What are- Go!” his brother screams.

“We- We need your help!” Blaine blurts out, still not looking out of respect for Mel, mostly, “Father told me-”

“Go!” Cooper screams again.

“Let’s give them some time,” Kurt says and he grabs Blaine’s free arm and leads him outside. Once Blaine hears the door close behind him, he finally moves his hand from his face.

“… That was real, right?” Blaine asks Kurt.

“I- Yeah. Wow.”

Then it hits Blaine.

“Is this why he told Arasha not to join him in Castle Town? That bastard!”

And Blaine likes Mel, even though he never really got to know her. He respects her. What just happened? Holy shit!

“Can’t believe… I was right,” Kurt mutters and Blaine’s head jerks towards him.

“You knew?” he asks, aghast.

“No, not really!” Kurt quickly says, “But I have been a Mooper truther since day one and even though my fics never included infidelity-”

“I have no clue what that means!” Blaine sounds erratic.

“Doesn’t matter!” Kurt says and he grabs Blaine’s shoulders and angles Blaine’s body towards him. Blaine wants to lean into the touch, but he can’t dwell on that. “We can’t get side-tracked. Give them time to, uh, clean up, and we talk to him. Or them. Mel is very smart.”

“But… Arasha…”

“All Cooper’s narration ever talked about was Arasha’s ‘oriental beauty’, Blaine. He was more kind towards Mel with his thoughts. I don’t think Arasha loses a lot here,” Kurt says.

“But she loves him!”

“Not our business.” Although Kurt does seem pleased to know he was ‘right’. Daltonia truly is a gift that keeps on giving to him.

After what feels like ages, the door opens.

“You needed my help?” Cooper asks.

Blaine nods silently.

“Come in. And not a word about what just happened.”

“But-”

“Blaine!”

“Arasha-”

“Blaine, no.”

“She-”

“I am also not interrogating you about your relations with him, aren’t I?” Cooper nods towards Kurt, “So don’t do the same.”

“How did you…”

Cooper’s eyes widen and he rubs the back of his neck. Kurt looks to the ground. Blaine is turning red, again. This entire ordeal is weird.

“I… took a wild- I didn’t know I was right- I-”

“Okay, brotherly quarrel is over. Let’s talk about the Sergeant, shall we?” Kurt breaks in. He pushes Cooper aside and enters the chambers. Cooper and Blaine have no choice to follow.

Mel is gone, which is maybe for the best for now. Maybe she’s also hiding in the bathroom.

Cooper coughs.

“Tell me everything,” he says.

So they do, except that they leave out the whole thing about The Cooper Chronicles, because it would only fuel his ego even more.

“Father suggests that you help us find the final book. Then Kurt… can go home,” the last words feel heavy. He tries not to look at Kurt.

“To the other world,” Cooper sounds amazed.

Kurt nods.

“Yes.”

“So you’re not a lunatic after all?”

“Cooper!” Blaine bites out.

“Yup. That’s Cooper,” Kurt says.

“What?” Cooper asks, but both ignore him.

“Can you help?” Blaine asks.

“I think I already have,” he says. Cooper gets up, gestures towards them to wait, and then leaves the living room area. He returns with a box.

“You have it?”

“I found it in my room. I have no idea what it is. I tried reading it, but it won’t open for me,” he says, which confuses Blaine. Blaine could read it if he wanted to. He just didn’t want to.

“… Well, this is anticlimactic,” Kurt says.

Cooper hands the box to Kurt. Kurt opens it and Blaine looks in as well. The final book, The Cooper Chronicles: The Timelines Collide is basically a brick. It’s huge.

“Thank you,” Kurt says.

“So, does that mean you’re going to confront the Sergeant now?” Cooper asks.

Kurt nods.

“Yes. It’s time for me to go home.”

-

End notes: #MooperForever!

[rei-ismyname]

I missed something

After @nadelige pointed out that Kurt seemed mind controlled/brainwashed, I missed the point at first. After doing some thinking, I have some additional commentary on the C plot - Nightcrawler and Psylocke's adventure.

In Uncanny #7, Kurt was acting weird. He stated his bizarre concern that Psylocke might murder someone, especially him, and then he teleported the two into the tunnels. With the caveat that Kurt hasn't spoken much this era, I don't believe that's something Kurt Wagner would say or do. It is something Charles Xavier might say though.

Why would he take them both to the Morlock tunnels? It's possible Kurt is the only one to pick up on Scurvy's influence, but I'd think the telepath would be a more likely candidate. An even more likely candidate is someone who's spent the last X months telepathically sparring with Scurvy. We find out later that Charles is kept 'underground' so if he did mind control Kurt to free him, this is where he'd bring them.

After the pair spend some time exploring, they come across Omega Red's cell off panel and don't free him. As many people pointed out, this feels out of character for Kurt. At this point Psylocke has an odd pause in her speech and says 'utt--!' for no obvious reason. I think Xavier took control of her at this point, possibly releasing Kurt.

'No, Kurt my old friend' is not something Kwannon would say. They barely know each other. 'A monster of a different sort is what's required' isn't something she'd never say, but it this context it's bizarre. Xavier would absolutely call Kurt 'my old friend' and referring to himself as a necessary monster is peak Xavier. Kurt picks up on the over- familiarity and the strange speech patterns. Psylocke saying 'I am needed' is weird, but Xavier as Psylocke makes perfect sense, especially if he's referring to Kwannon herself as the 'key... you bought me.'

Next time we see the pair, they're hunched over with their hair covering their faces - being led by Charles Xavier. He confirms that he was underground, suggesting that the cell in the Morlock tunnels contained him. He arrives as the X-Men are in a psychic cage they're unable to get out of. Only Juggernaut, with his Cyttorak-empowered helmet, has been able to move and even then he seemed to be struggling.

Here's what I think happened chronologically.

- Charles Xavier follows what's happening from his cell, taking advantage of Scurvy's focus on the X-Men and Trustees (Scurvy states he can't do two things at once) meaning he's not 'keeping Xavier locked down' or not doing it as effectively.

- Either noticing or deducing the X-Men are under telepathic attack, and possibly that Quentin is MIA, he reasons they'll need him to get out of it.

- Xavier takes over Kurt's mind, grabs Psylocke, and teleports them close to his cell.

- He tries to talk to Psylocke through Kurt, but ends up taking her over instead.

- He stops them potentially freeing Omega Red, instead steering them to his cell while monologuing about shit Kurt has no context for and calling her 'old friend' etc.

- He uses Psylocke to unlock his cell, whether through telekinesis, a psychic lock, or some ninja shit.

- Freed from his cell, he probably takes over Kurt and Kwannon. He arrives at the scene of the action and delivers a dramatic monologue.

It's possible this is all Scurvy's doing, but the focus on the three people explicitly free from his psychic meddling tells me it's the real deal. Is it ironic that he controls people like puppets just after Scott explains his reasoning for not wanting him around? Yeah, a little. Sure, he's probably going to save the day, but I've done enough speculating here. I think it's supported by the text and fits Chuck's MO, but we'll see what comes next in Uncanny #8. What do you think?

X-MEN #9 Review - Raid on Graymalkin 3/4

Crossover events always have a lot of moving parts, keeping track of them while driving the story forward in a coherent fashion has to be a mark of success. X-Men #8 started the event off elegantly, keeping the momentum up until the very last page when the two X-Men squads came face to face. Uncanny #7 muddled that up and didn't get a lot done by slowing down, but X-Men #9 is a worthy successor to the previous issue - it's kinetic and always moving forward, with enough variation in tension to make the big moments hit. Mackay seems to be hitting his stride, which makes me happy.

'They're not just mutants. They're X-Men.' Damn right.

Uncanny #7 put the brakes on by recapping and introducing petty conflict, though it did recontextualise the planning phase of the raid. Rogue came out of it looking petulant and irresponsible - something that I think it's healthy to just accept - I'll discuss that in her book. Here and now it's a problem that our Alaskan team have to navigate, the recklessness of allies blown up in everyone's faces. At least they've stopped fighting. As I said at the start of the event, one of the metrics I'm judging on is how well this event fulfills its promises - primarily a much hyped ideological divide between Rogue and Cyclops.

Immediately we follow up on where Kurt and Psylocke teleported to, after some posturing Kurt theorises that they're being manipulated. They start working together. Nice! This will pay off later without taking up too much space. Call it the C plot. The B plot is the POV of the Graymalkin command centre, with Ellis being the worst and downplaying the X-Men's effectiveness. Captain Ezra disagrees, while Scurvy confirms he's tampering with the X-Men's emotions. Importantly he can't do that and control the Trustees, implying that he was speaking through the Blob and Siryn last issue.

The fight between the two teams of X-Men and Graymalkin's forces takes up quite a lot of the issue. It's well executed with cross-team bonding moments and shows how well they can work together.

Ransom redeems himself a bit after starting this fight by stepping in after Temper is knocked down. There seems to be some chemistry there, which is cute, and also shows that Rogue's team isn't following her lead unthinkingly. It's a good character beat and a reasonable side effect of her poor leadership. The joint X-teams take out the trustees and Wolfpack easily, allowing conversation to resume.

I will say that Marvel has a habit of pairing dark skinned characters romantically, enough to give a slight creepy miscegenation vibe to me. That's probably its own post though, after my white ass does a lot of research.

The argument continues in the command centre, with nobody having changed their mind. Scurvy especially has a defeatist attitude, so Ellis slaps the shit out of him and lets him off the leash. It's revealed he claims to be the equal of Xavier telepathically, with Chuck conceding that he's a concern in the Infinity Comics, but what we've seen in this event has been pretty weak (except for controlling multiple people.) His offensive utility has been underwhelming.

Kurt and Psylocke agree that they shouldn't free Omega Red. Presumably they didn't read X-Force where he'd made a lot of progress reforming and responded well to not being manipulated or controlled. Kinda like Wolverine. I hope that's not undone.

The two X-Men teams are bonding even further, calling back to the old days. They reach a tentative agreement to collaborate, but then the sticking point from Uncanny #7 resurfaces. Ignoring Scott's valid question of whether freeing Charles is a good idea, Rogue insists they free him with no explanation.

Scott doesn't just disagree, he meets Rogue's absolute stance and refuses to allow it. They've both flipped to the opposite of their original positions. Scott wanted to break the prison and Rogue just wanted her people back. This is explicitly the leaders butting heads and Rogue escalates into accusation and chest poking.

Scott keeps his cool and explains his position, removing Rogue's finger from his chest. He makes an excellent point though it could be explained better. The guts of the argument is present, but he doesn't mention the many examples of Charles' oversized influence. He shouldn't really need to, though, and the closeups we get of Logan, Gambit, Magik, Temper and Juggernaut implies they at least think he has a point if not outright agree.

This is an ideological difference between the two, as promised, but it doesn't look like Rogue is coming from a place of reason. She doesn't respond to his argument or show any empathy for his uniquely informed position. Scott knows better than anyone what Xavier is like, having been his child soldier since he was 15. Rogue should absolutely know he has a point, too, but she's not interested in hearing it. Rogue delivers a violent ultimatum and Scott pushes back, standing his ground by putting his body in between her and Charles. It's disappointing in the sense that it's a bad outcome, but it's consistent with Rogue's cowboy characterisation so far. She knows best and isn't interested in talking about it. We don't actually know if Scurvy is still affecting them, as he's not controlling the trustees anymore.

Then this clown shows up, interrupting the argument. Scurvy makes a badass boast, though it's not quite clear what he's actually doing beyond 'psychic attack.' Nobody attempts to use Red Triangle protocol but maybe it doesn't work that way. It's implied he's a telekinetic as well, though his reason for believing in this 'dream' isn't fleshed out just yet. Working with Ellis I'd assume would be against his interests, and a new psychic rivalling Chuck should be significant. Maybe he's a product of 3K. My question is - if he can do this, why bother with weak emotional tweaks? He seemed reluctant to enact White Light Protocol but we don't know why.

Famously, The Juggernaut has impeccable psychic defences while wearing the helmet, so he tries to get the door open thinking they need Charles to take this guy down. I wonder if Quentin would be able to thrash him? Probably, though he was taken out last issue.

Surprisingly, Charles Xavier casually strolls up flanked by Kurt and Psylocke. Interestingly their faces are pointedly covered by hair, so I'm not sure this can be taken at face value. Chuck reveals he's not Inmate X and does a heavy handed title drop for the reboot line.

The issue ends there on another cliffhanger with Raid on Graymalkin to be concluded in Uncanny X-Men issue #8. X-Men #9 was solid, a slight step down from #8 but with the inherited responsibility to follow Uncanny #7's chaotic plotting and sluggish momentum. I give it a pass for that, though it would have been nice to continue the Rogue/Cyclops discourse in a linear fashion. That wasn't possible without leaving out crucial information and development so I give it a pass on that. Importantly, the promised ideological divide was actually developed. It felt like a genuine disagreement the two might have, and I loved the atypical layout that gave us the team members' reactions to Scott's reasoning. That's important as these people all have extensive experience with Charles Xavier and a stake in the outcome. Rogue came across as unreasonable and impetuous as she's been characterised this era. While I don't think it's a good look for her, I can appreciate the consistency. If this is where Rogue is at right now there's plenty of conflict and drama to be had there.

Part of the problem with this event's tension is rampant editorialising. We more or less know how this ends so the execution needs to be excellent. Mackay and Stegman have done their part really well, though I'll be reserving my judgement on the promise that needs paying off - the Rogue Cyclops Schism - for when Uncanny finishes the event. If that is actually Xavier I'd expect him to dominate the narrative but I expect he'll choose to stay as @mkpersephone theorised. That will be a problem for selling the ideological divide believably, but it's on Simone to land that plane. My one complaint about missing story beats is Scott's team being acutely aware of the consequences for the Raid. I think a reminder would have been helpful, preferably said to Rogue's face.

Looky look, a blanked out data page! How very Krakoan of them :). Who's your guess for Inmate X? Shaw? Legion? Colossus? Omega Red? xZibit? Exodus? Angus MacWhirter? Briar Raleigh? I've got no idea. Exceptional X-Men #4 review coming soon! ❤️

[jeff141]

Reading Resolutions

New Years' resolutions never work out for me and usually three days into the new year, I have already dropped all expectations of completing my resolutions. I stopped making resolutions a couple years ago after countless efforts to go to the gym more, eat more healthier, and, especially, reading more books. It's unfortunate since reading used to be a pastime I greatly enjoyed but slowly throughout the years, has been phased out of my daily life either due to school or opting to play video games instead (not necessarily a bad thing however!). This year, having been graduated for a couple months, and now having an inordinate amount of free time, I decided to take a crack at reading once more but using a different approach instead.

My resolution is not to read X books or spend X hours reading, my resolution is to simply spend more time at the library. I found that forcing myself to read a specified amount of books or spend a determined amount of time reading stressed me too much to actually enjoy the act of reading. As such, revising my resolution to just spend time at the library took a significant amount of unnecessary stress off of my chest to meet goals. I'm not chained to meet a quota nor am I actually forced to simply read during my time at the public library. Other activities such as perusing the shelves, doing job searches on my laptop, prepping for my next DND session are some of the things that I have done while at the library. However, simply being in an environment where I am surrounded by books as well as having the free time to be able to enjoy reading without the obligation of meeting a pre-determined goal has naturally increased my enjoyment of reading and read more often. It’s made me a more productive person, especially at a time where I don’t have as much responsibilities as I did compared to when I was in college, with the added benefit of making me enjoy reading once more. Additionally, the services of the public library are amazing and should be taken advantaged by anyone who can get a library card. Tickets to most museums in my area as well as an opera showing at my local opera house that would have been 98 dollars? Sign me up! This is an advertisement to all public libraries in the world. Go get yourself a library card now!

What am I reading right now though? I wanted to read something by Kurt Vonnegut who is probably my favorite author. I would like to go through his entire catalog of books and so I started to read his second novel, The Sirens of Titans. This science fiction book centers on Malachi Constant, the luckiest man in the world and owner of the richest company in the U.S., Magnum Opus, as he travels through space after being foretold of his future by Winston Niles Rumfoord who is, by all means, "unstuck in time" (I wonder if Billy and Winston have met?) and is able to see far, far, far into the future. Winston became as he is because of something called a "chrono-synclastic infundibulum". Don't know what an infundibulum is? Ask your mother. 

As is with all Vonnegut books, the plot of this book is absolutely insane. You should expect to feel like you are being whiplashed from plot point to plot point whenever you read a Vonnegut novel. Yet the charm of Vonnegut is that despite his outlandish plots, bizarre characters, and literally out-of-this-world settings, Vonnegut has a keen understanding of what it means to live a human life and is, surprisingly, sensible in that manner. 

As I am writing this blog post I am about halfway through the book and it has been a great ride through outer space. I have read two novels of his before, Slaughterhouse Five and Breakfast of Champions, and thoroughly enjoyed both of them. A mainstay in many of Vonnegut's novels are rehashed and recycled characters, ideas, and place names that only people who have read Vonnegut's older novels would understand. And while not knowing Vonnegut's self-referenced lore certainly did not detract from my experience reading Slaughterhouse Five and Breakfast of Champions (SH5 especially), I really wanted to know where Vonnegut's ideas started and how they developed over time. Thankfully, his charm and prose are still ever present in The Sirens of Titans and it's amazing to see where many of the themes he wrote about in Slaughterhouse Five got their start here in The Sirens of Titans.

Here are two of my favorite lines in The Sirens of Titans so far (spoilers!):

"Look," said Rumfoord, "life for a punctual person is like a roller coaster." He turned to shiver his hands in her face. "All kinds of things are going to happen to you! Sure," he said, "I can see the whole roller coaster you're on. And sure — I could give you a piece of paper that would tell you about every dip and turn, warn you about every bogeyman that was going to pop out at you in the tunnels. But that wouldn't help you any." 

 "I don't see why not," said Beatrice. 

 "Because you'd still have to take the roller-coaster ride," said Rumfoord. "I didn't design the roller coaster, I don't own it, and I don't say who rides and who doesn't. I just know what it's shaped like."

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"Before turning to the signature, Unk tried to imagine the character and appearance of the writer. The writer was fearless. The writer was such a lover of truth that he would expose himself to any amount of pain in order to add to his store of truth. He was superior to Unk and Stony. He watched and recorded their subversive activities with love, amusement, and detachment... Unk turned the page and read the signature. I remain faithfullly yours--was the sentiment expressed above the signature... 

The signature was Unk's... It was literature in its finest sense, since it made Unk courageous, watchful, and secretly free." 

(I would love to have this tattooed on me someday, this entire chapter had me feeling things!)

A couple of other books I am currently reading are:

How Long Has This Been Going On by Ethan Mordden

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Wish me luck this year!

[spaceorphan18]

Why doesn't anyone write au's where either Kurt, Blaine, or both of them are fat? Yes, obviously Chris and Darren are both very slim, but if people are ok taking enough creative liberty to give Kurt cat ears and a tail, make either one of them get pregnant, or write cis!girl au's, then why no fat au's (and fyi, I personally view 'fat' as a word that we should not be afraid of and should be reclaimed by the fat community like queer has been reclaimed by the lgbtq community so in no way am I...

using fat as a slur). I know that might seem like meaningless au because no matter their weight, they're still Kurt and Blaine, but when you're in high school, you're weight can seriously effect the way you view yourself and your self worth, and really does, even though it seriously should not, define who you are. I also think it could be really beautiful to read fic of them being intimate where they don't have these "perfect bodies" that Kurt and Blaine always do in fic...

This was explored a little in Tested with Blaine, but lets be honest, he didn't gain more than a few pounds and he wanted to lose the weight he gained, but what if either of them or both of them were just naturally on the heavier side and didn't actively want to lose the weight and that was just a part of who they are? There's also a lot of pressure among gay men to "measure up" so it would be fascinating to explore both the internal and external conflict, angst, and struggles that could...

be explored in a "fat!au. I seriously hope you don't find this offensive, I really don't mean it to be at all!! I would absolutely LOVE to start a discussion on this though!!!!

I think the short and honest answer to this is that for many people -- these fics are used for escapism and porn, neither of which want to delve into a more difficult topic.  

That doesn’t mean this trope can’t be done! And I mean - if you aren’t finding it - go for it! I mean, we have fics where Kurt has sixteen tentacles or Blaine is a blue alien.  So they can feasibly overweight, too.  

My only issue is that stories about people being fat is that it becomes solely about body image.  If people were writing stories with fat characters and just let them be that - I’m totally cool and onboard.  But I’m just tired of a) body shaming and b) stories where fat people can’t be happy in general.  

*shrugs*