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queer-as-tartt · 5 months ago
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Sign ups open December 1 (THAT'S THIS SUNDAY!)
Sign ups close December 22
THE ROUND BEGINS! January 1
Square Change Deadline January 15
Late sign ups open (pre-made card) & close February 12 & June 17
Round ends July 31
Masterposts Due August 7
Tumblr deactivated/deleted the RoyJamieBingo account, and while I appealed immediately, I still haven't heard back, so for now I'll be hosting it on Discord, with the occasional reminder here, as I don't want to risk this account either.
So come join us!
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thisapplepielife · 1 year ago
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Has anyone done a Corroded Coffin-centric fanworks challenge yet?
Where we can focus on all the Corroded Coffin guys, together, or separately?
If not, is there any interest?
The idea popped in my head a couple weeks ago, and I started jotting down prompt ideas. Since I'm still thinking about it all this time later, I thought I'd at least mention it. I think there are definitely enough prompts to have an event, if that's something others would want to participate in.
If it's already been done, just tell me! I haven't been on Tumblr for the entirety of the post-S4 time, and my searching may have missed it!
If there hasn't been, I'm just gauging interest here.
Steddie (and other ships/characters) would be welcome, of course, just as long as Corroded Coffin is involved in some way and you make it fit the prompt!
Please feel free to reblog if you have other Stranger Things friends that you think might be interested!
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fluff-cember · 8 months ago
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Fluffcember 2024
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Heyho.
@alpaca-clouds here!
I was asked whether I would create Fluffcember as an official challenge this year, and I thought to myself: You know what? Why not?
Hence this blog - and a really early posting of the list.
Rules
This is a 1-month-challenge for fluffy fanworks.
All sorts of fanworks (art, writing, graphics) welcome.
We will however not accept any AI-Art or AI-Writing!
SFW and NSFW is both welcome - but please make sure to tag it accordingly.
Tag CWs if you share under this tag!
No minimum or maximum word count for writing!
We will reblog entries during the month of December!
If you have questions: The asks are open!
Full list of prompts under the cut.
Day 01: Roasted Marshmallows
Day 02: Winter Flu
Day 03: Snow Man
Day 04: Christmas Sweater
Day 05: Northern Lights
Day 06: Gingerbread House
Day 07: Condensed Breath
Day 08: Sparkling Snow
Day 09: Sugar Rush
Day 10: Carols
Day 11: Slippery
Day 12: Skiing
Day 13: Fire and Ice
Day 14: Winter Soup
Day 15: Naughty List
Day 16: Chocolate
Day 17: Snowed in
Day 18: Mistletoe
Day 19: Fondue
Day 20: Fairy Tales
Day 21: Cabin in the Snow
Day 22: Winter Storm
Day 23: Confessions
Day 24: Christmas Tree
Day 25: The Perfect Gift
Day 26: Forgiveness
Day 27: Family Gathering
Day 28: Cold Turkey
Day 29: Mint
Day 30: Warming Up
Day 31: Fireworks
Alternatives:
Hot Bath
Fallen Through The Ice
Holiday Decoration
Homecooked Meals
Coming Home
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kbsd · 1 month ago
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the legend of ron speirs
roland aimed his thompson gun he didn't say a word...
#band of brothers#bobedit#hbo war#hbowaredit#ron speirs#ronald speirs#idk how people tag him lol#kbsd.amv#kbsd.hbow#kbsd.bob#ok director's commentary:#another amv that's been finished and sitting in my drafts for a month bc it was waiting to be posted after a deadline lmao#this was my entry for our server's monthly fanwork challenge with the prompt myth/legend (h/t kira)#obv my mind immediately went to speirs#i LOVE warren zevon so when i was brainstorming this video and trying to think of what music to use#and what feeling i wanted to evoke i knew it HAD to be him and well. thompson gunner? come on…#truly could only be more perfect if speirs’ name was roland not ronald hahaha#anyway. i was less concerned with following the /exact/ narrative of this song#and more with using its central character—a legendary‚ immortal gunner driven by endless war—#as a vehicle for the sound bites i wanted to weave about speirs’ mythic status in easy company#(i even downloaded a karaoke version so i could drop some lyrics out to make room for dialogue lol)#i also wanted to highlight how the fear surrounding the rumors slowly shifts to respect#i really tried to capture a specific rhythm and feeling with this one#and i'm SO so proud of how it turned out <3#i was going to make a companion video to a different zevon song that kind of dismantled the legend?#and showed the more human/scared side of speirs#but i didn't quite have the footage i needed i'm going to fold it into a larger gen video idea i have...we'll see#ANYWAY. SPEIRS SUNDAY
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fanlore-wiki · 2 months ago
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IFD Challenge!
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Join us in celebration of International Fanworks Day with our annual week-long challenge, the IFD Fanlore Challenge! From February 10th to the 16th, come celebrate fandom with us by completing fun editing challenges and earning our sparkling gem-themed badges!
Not sure where to start, or new to Fanlore? Don’t worry—our challenges are for newcomers and veteran editors alike. For those who are more experienced or are feeling adventurous, each day also comes with a bonus challenge. Complete either, or both, to earn that day’s badge.
Day 1, February 10th: Challenge: Create a Fanlore account! Bonus: Add some information to your user page! Check out examples from other Fanlore users if you’re stuck for what to write about.
Day 2, February 11th: Challenge: Expand either a stub or a short page. Bonus: Make a page from a redlink, which are listed here in descending number of "what links here" connections. Redlinks are internal links created to pages that don’t exist yet - creating pages from redlinks helps Fanlore grow!
Day 3, February 12th: Challenge: Make an edit to any page related to a book fandom. In October Fanlore will have a book fandom month on our social media. Bonus: Make and edit to any page related to print zines or fanbinding.
Day 4, February 13th: Challenge: Edit any page related to horror or supernatural fandom. Bonus: Make an edit to a page related to creatures of any kind. May will be “Creature Feature” month on our social media.
Day 5, February 14th: Valentine's Day! Challenge: Add to any ship page, such as a het, non-binary, or slash pairing, or a moresome. Bonus: Add to a femslash ship page, or you can always create a new femslash page! During all of February, we're highlighting femslash-related pages on our tumblr, X (Twitter) and BlueSky for our own version of Femslash February.
Day 6, February 15th: Happy International Fanworks Day! Challenge: Add anything to a fan convention page. Bonus: Add an internal link to a convention page, to improve connections between Fanlore pages!
Day 7, February 16th: Challenge: Make at least 10 individual edits this week - just one each day + a couple more! Tell us in the edit "Summary" on your 10th edit. Bonus: Make 20 edits!
Happy editing, and happy IFD week! Feel free to ask us any questions about the challenge - you can also join our Discord server to chat about the challenge and compare notes with other editors!
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masoena · 5 months ago
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WinterNatural is Back!!! 2024 Edition
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Hello SPN Family!
@quickreaver and I are bringing WinterNatural back for 2024 with gorgeous art by @aomasade as the event banner and promo pic. Same event as last year; anyone can submit as many prompts as they like either anonymous or not. Anyone can claim to write or art for as many prompts as they wish.
Prompt meme hosted on AO3 Prompt Form || Profile
SPN or SPN RPF
Submit a prompt or 20
Take a prompt to art or write for or 20
All fills should be finished by December 31, 2024 but the collection and event will remain open beyond that.
Easy-going and stress-free prompt meme event.
Reposting prompts that didn't get filled from last year is fine but please do not repost prompts that were filled.
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midostree-art · 9 months ago
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Sunburn
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bromcommie · 6 months ago
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You can't light up all sides at once. Add a second light and you get a second darkness, it's only fair.
aka more practice sketches ft overlap and richard siken bc I'm fucking predictable
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newwwwprompts · 13 days ago
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Bone apple teeth
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queer-as-tartt · 3 months ago
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Happy New Year!
It’s official! The bingo has started! The submission fill form is open! The AO3 collection is open!
Please allow me some time to update the badges/challenges form (I forgot 😂🤦‍♀️) so that I can open that one too!
Happy Creating!
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wowbright · 1 month ago
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Set of Feathers is complete on AO3!
World-famous figure skater Blaine Anderson loses his costume designer just before the Sochi Olympics. When his manager brings in Kurt Hummel as the replacement, Blaine gets more than brilliant costumes. He also gets another chance at love. A story about falling in love as an adult who's been in serious relationships before, interwoven with themes about preserving your voice and humanity when powerful politicians are trying to fuck everyone over. You know, in case any of you can relate.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/5147468/chapters/11849801 Chapters: 28/28 Word Count: 65,254 Fandom: Glee Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Blaine Anderson/Kurt Hummel Characters: Blaine Anderson, Kurt Hummel, Sue Sylvester, Sebastian Smythe, Adam Crawford, plus varied and sundry cameos including Sam Evams, Santana, the McCarthy Twins, Mike Chang, and Becky Jackson Additional Tags: Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Kurt Hummel & Sebastian Smythe Friendship, Past Adam Crawford/Kurt Hummel, fluff with minor drama, Heartwarming, character-driven smut, Anti-Vladimir Putin, Gay Rights, Russian Politics (more on AO3, including sex acts you pervs) Art: @esilher made beautiful fanart and it's here!
The collage is just the ebook cover I made for my Calibre library. Feel free to download it for similar purposes. All photos but the Kurt and Blaine ones are from Unsplash.com. I know the K&B photos look a little young for 30, but older photos of the actors are so obviously the actors and not the characters, I can't bring myself to use them. (another version under the cut because I wasn't happy with the resolution I was able to get on the Blaine screenshot above)
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esilher · 4 months ago
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Art: @esilher  Fic: @mynonah Thank you so much @bossymarmalade for the quick beta reading! <3 You can read it on AO3
Andersons’ Bakery Kurt stopped in front of the shop and looked up at the sign above the door. On the black glass, in gold letters, was the name of one of New York's most popular bakeries: Andersons' Bakery. It was a long shot, he knew, and for a moment he wondered if he should go home instead. 
"If you never try, you'll never know." His father's words rang in his ears. He took a deep breath to brace himself and reached for the door handle.
As he stepped through the door, the smell of freshly baked pastries immediately hit his nose. Behind the counter, one of the Anderson brothers was restocking the shelves with freshly baked baguettes. There was a small line, as always, but no one seemed to mind the wait. It was worth it.
"Welcome to Andersons' Bakery. What can I get for you?" The man asked and Kurt realized that it was finally his turn.
"Oh, I... Hi, um. I'm here to apply for the job. I saw that you…”
"You're looking for Blaine," he interrupted Kurt with a smile. "I'll let him know. You can wait over there," he gestured to the other end of the long counter, and by the time Kurt looked back to thank him, he was already gone.
Kurt walked over to where the man had directed him and stopped in front of the pastries. As he studied the assortment, he nervously adjusted his bag. Pies, donuts, biscuits, muffins, croissants - the selection was impressive, but that shouldn't intimidate Kurt. There was nothing here that he hadn't baked a hundred times before. Still, he was nervous.
"Hi, I'm Blaine," a new voice interrupted his thoughts. "You're the one here for the job, right?"
"Yes," Kurt answered, smiling at the man on the other side of the counter. "Kurt Hummel," he added quickly, extending his hand to Blaine.
"Blaine Anderson." The man smiled back as they shook hands. Blaine's mouth opened again, but suddenly he wasn't sure what to say. Beautiful eyes, Blaine thought. But maybe that's not the right place to start. "May I have your resume, please?"
"Oh, sure," Kurt replied, then pulled out the zipper on his shoulder bag and began to rummage through it. "Sorry," he mumbled nervously. "I'll have it in a minute." 
He pulled out some papers one by one, but those weren’t what he was looking for. Some notes from college, some sheet music, a new cheesecake recipe he'd written down two weeks ago, some drawings of how he planned to redecorate his apartment, a few pages torn out of a fashion magazine... more college notes.
"I know I put it in here... It's just…” Kurt glanced up at Blaine, smiling nervously. “Just a minute.”
"Take your time,” the man tried to reassure him.
"No, I mean... it's here somewhere. Where the fuck did all these college notes come from?” He snapped suddenly. “Can you believe I've already graduated? And I'm carrying all this around with me. Fuck. Oh God, I just said fuck," he said, covering his mouth with his free hand. 
"Actually you said it three times," Blaine added, clearly amused by the scene.
Kurt's eyes widened. "I'm so sorry. I don't usually swear, I just... I mean, I do, everybody does, right? But not here. I mean, not like that. Anyway... Sorry, I... I know I put it in here," Kurt said again as he began to frantically flip through a folder.
"Hey, don't worry! Maybe you can just email it to me and then next time…"
"No, no, no…” Kurt shook his head. “It's here somewhere, I swear."
"Okay, then... Maybe in the meantime you could tell me about your work experience...? What bakery did you work at before?"
"Well, it's... it's a little... So I don't really have any experience, at least not the kind you're thinking of. But I love to bake. I've just never worked in a bakery before."
"You've never worked in a bakery before." Blaine repeated in shock and Kurt dumped the entire contents of his bag onto the counter for the third time.
"No," Kurt continued, oblivious to Blaine's dismay. "But I've been baking since I was 6. I started with my mother's recipes. I did it with my mother, of course. I actually have a lot. I mean, recipes, not mothers.” 
Blaine bit his lip to keep from laughing out loud. “Thank you for clearing that up.”
“My family and friends say I bake pretty well. Of course, they love me, so what else would they say..." Kurt suddenly froze. He looked up at Blaine. “God, that sounded awful, didn't it? Shit," he muttered and went back to his bag. Blaine couldn't help but chuckle.
"I FOUND IT!" Kurt exclaimed, clutching a folder as his bag landed on the floor with a thud. He pulled the sheet he was looking for out of the folder and handed it to Blaine with a triumphant grin. Blaine took the paper, his eyes never leaving the man in front of him.
"You're hired," he said.
Kurt's jaw dropped in shock. "What? I mean... really? But you haven't even read my resume."
Blaine looked down at the paper in his hand, his eyes scanning it quickly. "No criminal record, you’re from Ohio too, your family loves your cookies..."
"So do my friends."
"So do your friends." Blaine repeated, looking up at Kurt. "That's more than the last two applicants can say for themselves. You're hired."
Kurt let out a squeal and with a sudden impulse, he leaned over the counter to hug Blaine. Blaine froze for a second by the unexpected reaction, but his arms instinctively tightened around Kurt.
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"We have a new baker," Blaine called to Cooper as Kurt left the bakery.
"So I heard. You two weren’t exactly discreet." The older brother walked over to Blaine and took the resume out of his hand. His eyebrows furrowed. "You hired an ACTOR?"
"What?" Blaine grabbed the resume back from Cooper and for once actually started to read it.
"You didn't even read it??"
"I'm reading it now."
"Are you crazy? This is a bakery, Blaine."
"Yeah. I noticed that," Blaine mumbled and put the resume down. "Did you see his eyes, Coop?" he asked.
Cooper blinked at him. “I beg your pardon?”
“He has beautiful eyes,” Blaine added, as if that was an acceptable explanation.
"Cool. That's a big help when you're working with dough," his brother replied sarcastically, shaking his head in disbelief.
Blaine sighed. "I'll train him."
"You better, little brother." Cooper said pointedly before heading back to the customers.
His brother turned back to Blaine who was looking at the resume again.
"You don't look like you regret it," he said, smiling fondly at him.
"I don't. He starts tomorrow." Blaine winked at his brother and disappeared into the back of the shop.
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klaineadvent · 4 months ago
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Hello Klainers!
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Sorry for the late start, but yes there is a
December Klaine Fanworks Challenge!!!
(Brought to you by the @klaineadvent blog.)
Once again, this will be a 21 day challenge! Hopefully giving everyone time to complete the event before other obligations kick in, or time to catch up if you like.
The Dates. December 1 - December 21 
The Words. Every day around 6am, US Eastern Standard Time, a fresh new word will pop out of the queue. This year the words are not alphabetical, and were chosen by a random word generator. We’ve got a pair of wonderful artists this year working up the slides, so say a big thanks to @mynonah and @justasmallbloginabigklainefandom!  They both did AMAZING work on a very last minute schedule! 
Keep in mind that a lot of words have many definitions, and the one listed is only a suggestion. Feel free to incorporate any definition you like. Also - we often get asked if it has to be the exact version of the word listed - and while I’m not the word police and you can do what works for you, isn’t part of the fun making it work? 
How to participate. Anyone can contribute, no need to sign up! There will be a single word prompt post each day for 21 days (December 1-21). You can write a drabble (or a sentence or a novel, if you like), create an art piece, make fresh gifs based on the prompt - whatever inspires you! This year the tag will be: “december klaine challenge 2024” and please tag with the word of the day so volunteers can ID the posts they need to reblog (please please please make sure all of your contributions are tagged so we can find them!). 
Contribute however works best for you. You can do something every day, every 4th day, once a week, altogether at the end, whatever works for you and your schedule. Use all the prompts or pick and choose what speaks to you. Set your own challenges. The only requirements for the Challenge are that it be Klaine centered, and that it references or uses one the word (or theme) prompt in some way.
Volunteers will be reblogging fics to the @todaydreambelieversfic blog, so you can always go scroll the blog to find the latest entries.  Of course everyone (especially the authors!) would be delighted if people reblogged to their own blog - the more people who reblog something the wider the potential viewing audience. We want to encourage everyone to reblog as many fics as they like all throughout the month!!
Partnership. This year again we’ll be partnering with @todaydreambelieversfic.  Authors and other creators for the December Klaine Fanworks Challenge who would like an additional place to promote their works are welcome to join as members. Just send a private message to @todaydreambelieversfic with your email address and they’ll add you to the blog membership.
Archive of Our Own. We have created a collection on AO3 for those people who don’t post to tumblr, and where those folks who do post to tumblr can share their advent works if you like! You can find this collection here!
Want to Volunteer? We can always use people to help with the daily reblogs!  If you can spare one or two days please signup here!! If you are not already a member of the @todaydreambelieversfic blog, just message them with your email and you’ll be added!
“But what if I don’t write or make art and don’t have time to volunteer?”  You are the most important person in the Challenge!! Read the fics, look at the art, let the authors and artists know how much you appreciate their work by reblogging and commenting and liking and all those things creators like. Nothing helps a writer or artist losing steam get motivated more than a nice comment from someone. 
I think that covers everything, so if you have any questions or there’s something that’s not clear, please ask! 
Happy Writing!!
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bemyvalentinechallenge · 4 months ago
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LINKS:
challenge rules prompt list tagging system ao3 collection 2024 submissions
TRANSCRIPT:
Dear Lovers, Welcome to the Be My Valentine challenge, 2025! This is a two-week creation challenge with prompts, as well as alternates, to celebrate Valentine's Day and all the love that comes with it! From Feb. 1 - 14, you can create as many (or as few) prompt-based submissions as you like. Tag us with #bemyvalentine2025 or the @, and we'll reblog your work to the blog. Each day has a song, trope, and quote prompt; you can fill them all, or take your pick. If you have any questions, leave us an ask! Happy Creating! - The Mods.
P.S., reblog to support the event + spread word ahead of the challenge in february!
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lady-divine-writes · 3 months ago
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Klaine one-shot "Series Wrap" (Rated G)
Summary:
After six years of playing husbands on TV, Kurt and Blaine are about to go their separate ways... but neither of them wants to.
Notes:
Written for the December Klaine Fanworks Challenge prompts fixture, challenge, feeling, and belong. (1,712 words)
Read on AO3.
"Can you believe it's been six years?"
Blaine starts small talk as his co-star triple-checks his vanity, ensuring he doesn't leave anything behind. At this point, Blaine is convinced that Kurt is stalling. He'd emptied the drawers completely the first time, opened them till they were practically falling out, grabbed up everything double-fisted (even stuff Blaine knows belongs to the studio), and dropped it into his duffel. The only thing Blaine can see when Kurt opens the drawers this time is a few hairs and some grey lint. Kurt stops and stares at it, and Blaine makes a private bet on whether or not Kurt plans to take that, too.
"I thought it would never end," Kurt mutters, sweeping through the empty space with his hand, then shutting the drawers carefully. He zips up his bag and sets it on the squat stool he has sat on daily since he auditioned for this role.
A role he is leaving behind him, today of all days.
His thirtieth birthday.
A milestone he had been happy to overlook but can't ignore now because of this.
"Harsh." Blaine pouts, but he's only joking. He doesn't take Kurt's grumbling personally. Blaine knows Kurt is dealing with demons he hasn't told Blaine about yet.
Blaine is willing to wait for introductions.
He circles behind Kurt, stopping at the far end of the vanity, and leans against it. That's Blaine's spot. He would stand there while Kurt got his makeup done: shot the shit with him, distracted him, joked with him, ran lines with him. He never pulled up a chair, content to lean his rear against the wood.
Kurt examined it one day when he noticed offhandedly that the color had faded. He smiled when he saw a smooth spot where the pockets of Blaine's jeans had worn down the finish.
"Our audience really seemed to like us, didn't they?"
Blaine smiles. This was Kurt's big worry from day one. Not for himself. He had faith in his acting abilities. More importantly, he knew he couldn't please everyone. He made peace with that. But he wanted to know that he and Blaine were doing their characters justice, portraying people that tadpole gays could look up to and older queers would be proud to count as representation.
"They loved us," Blaine assures him. "Of course, when you consider the fact that there were so few shows on TV featuring a married gay couple, the bar was set kind of low."
Kurt shoots Blaine a sarcastic smirk. "Nice."
"Hey. You guys almost done in there?"
Kurt and Blaine turn toward a voice coming from the rear double doors and spot Tony, the security guard, strolling their way. Kurt bites his lower lip, and Blaine smiles sheepishly. Not half an hour ago, Kurt commented that they had been on the show for so long that they knew Tony back when he had hair.    
"Yeah, Tony," Blaine says. "Just five more minutes?"
Tony responds with a nod and a wave, then retreats out the door. He's not a man of many words, but Blaine was sure he saw the man getting misty-eyed when they arrived.
"I'm heading to DiGazio's for lunch," Blaine says. "Say goodbye to this thing properly. You wanna come? My treat." Blaine bumps Kurt's shoulder lightly with his fist. "I'll get you a slice of cake."
"Sure. That sounds...that sounds great."
Blaine tilts his chin when Kurt sniffs, moving to get a better look at Kurt's eyes. They're clouded, memories piling up, obscuring the here and now. But there's something else there, too, furrowing Kurt's brow and causing his upper lip to twitch slightly. "What's wrong, Kurt? You look close to tears."
Kurt nods, lost in his thoughts, and Blaine feels like he has interrupted a conversation Kurt was having with himself, one that hadn't yet come to a resolution. He takes a breath in and exhales for a long time. "I'm thinking about the future. The challenges ahead. What my life is going to look like."
"And?" Blaine inches closer, curious about Kurt's conclusion, hoping it might help him resolve his own conundrum.
Kurt pins his gaze to his reflection. He looks so forlorn that Blaine isn't sure he'll continue. "What do I do now?"
Blaine feels that question deep in his soul. "Well, you stand up, and you come with me for a bite."
"That's not what I mean."
"I know," Blaine sighs. He doesn't have an answer. He wishes he did. He's struggling with the same problem, asking himself the same thing all morning. He hasn't come up with a satisfactory answer. So he offers Kurt a sympathetic shrug and tells him what he's been telling himself. "You move on, I guess. Your agent told my agent that studios are clamoring for you. You've had three offers already, haven't you?"
"But this show has been my life for so long. I'm not one to hold on to a character with white knuckles, but I finally started to feel like we belonged. I'm not eager to let that feeling go. Does that make sense?"
"It does," Blaine admits. It's one thing performing in mainstream shows. But acting in something considered niche and turning it into a success? That's lightning in a bottle.
"I'm not saying we should drag this show out any longer. We put the Helversons to bed, and I'm content with how it was done, but I'm leaving so much behind. This studio set is more my home than my apartment. Then there's Jeremiah and Caty. Those are our babies! They've been with us since birth! We've held them, fed them, burped them for the past two years, the formidable years of their lives! And then there's...there's you..." Kurt's speech stumbles to a halt. Blaine startles at the sudden change.
"What...what about me?" he asks, concern etched on his face. That concern, Blaine's brows drawn together above the bridge of his nose and his forehead creased with worry, is the only reason Kurt continues.
"I...I don't know how to do anything but be your husband. You have been a fixture in my life. One I fooled myself into believing would be permanent. Because as ridiculous as it sounds, there came a point where I didn't see myself doing anything else for a good chunk of my career. And I was okay with that."
Blaine's response comes out in a whisper. He'd been holding his breath from the moment Kurt said he didn't know how to do anything but be Blaine's husband. "It's not ridiculous. I feel the same."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
They fall silent around those confessions. Blaine's heart beats inside his chest like a clock ticking, reminding him they don't have all day in here. Eventually, Tony will return, and the two of them will have to leave. This moment may not come around for them again. But first, Blaine needs to know if Kurt is saying what Blaine thinks he's saying?
There's only one way to find out.
And though Blaine has always been scared shitless of saying the wrong thing and losing Kurt forever, he jumps in with both feet. "Do you maybe want to try...being my boyfriend?"
Kurt looks at Blaine, confused. Then his eyes brighten, his face awash in relief. "Oh my God! You got the callback? That's fantastic! Why didn't you say so? Because I..."
"What?" Blaine puts up his hands to slow Kurt down. "No!" Kurt goes back to melancholic so quickly it gives Blaine whiplash, and he has to laugh because he knows he's screwing up. He can't seem to help himself. "I mean, yes, I did, but...what I mean is, would you like to be my boyfriend, but for real?"
For six years, their contracts encouraged them to socialize but forbade them to date. Both men were fine with that at the beginning. They hung out between takes to familiarize themselves with one another. They saw themselves becoming good friends but were sure they could maintain a professional relationship.
They never realized that they would get along like a house on fire.
Blaine and Kurt have been there for each other as much as any couple. When Kurt's father had his stroke, Blaine drove Kurt to and from the hospital at all hours, brought him his favorite lunch, made sure he got quiet when needed, and fended off his fans with official statements when Kurt didn't have the spoons to go out in public.
When Blaine needed his appendix removed, he confided in Kurt about his debilitating fear of hospitals. Kurt stayed by his side every second before and after surgery. He held Blaine's hand while he slept, organized his medications, filled out paperwork, and even helped Blaine bathe. They've dined together, vacationed together, gotten drunk together.
They've made it this far.
That's more than a lot of couples can say.
And besides, Blaine really wants to kiss him.
Blaine has kissed Kurt goodbye after every day of shooting, but the studio only cleared them for the chastest pecks in public.
A day hasn't gone by that Blaine hasn't imagined how fantastic kissing Kurt would feel or holding him tight and with abandon.
"How...how do you mean?" Kurt asks, breaking from his stupor.
"I mean you and me, being a couple in the real world. We have been so fortunate, Kurt. We had an opportunity that other people rarely get. We met, became friends, fell in love, got married, adopted children, but in front of an audience. And now that that's done, we can do it all over again if we want, but for us this time."
Kurt nods again, but this time, he looks happier. Resolute. "How very Whatever Dreams May Come of you." He reaches a hand for Blaine's, and Blaine takes it on instinct, the way he has hundreds of times. Blaine tugs tentatively, and Kurt moves closer, sliding into his arms.
"What do you say?" Blaine asks. "We can start with lunch today, then dinner tomorrow, and after that, who knows?"
"I do." Kurt loops his arms around Blaine's neck and rests their foreheads together. There they stand, truly connected for the first time ever after six years of marriage. "With any luck, we live happily ever after for a second time."
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midostree-art · 3 months ago
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This is my piece for the Underworld fanzine hosted by @saintseiya-zone ! thank you so much for hosting and designing this beautiful zine!
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