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berlinat8am · 5 years ago

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trust as the foundation of every strong relationship

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while I was making this quiz, it truly felt like every moment I chose for the results was one of my favourite moments from the how bright we burn verse. with this one though, it feels especially true. fun fact: this was the first moment I picked for the results and I knew I had to keep in, even if that meant cutting some others! there's just something about sebastian being vulnerable that deserves a spot in the most iconic moments list because of how rare it is. of course, this moment is truly heartbreaking at its core. nobody deserves to feel like they're not loved by the people surrounding them. this moment hopefully also reminds us that for a lot of people saying I love you is not as easy as it sounds. will sebastian ever tell blaine he loves him? I guess we'll find out! (and depending on when you read this, you might already know). whatever happens though, take this as a reminder that everyone says I love you in a million different ways that aren't actually speaking the words "i love you" in whatever language you speak. try to look for those moments too :)

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✦ snippet from chapter 5 (trust, love, relationships, etc.), until we burn out

Sebastian lifts the hand not holding Blaine’s up until it’s running through Blaine’s hair, just once at first and then slowly back and forth. It makes Blaine feel loved, like the affection Sebastian feels for him is just as deep as what Blaine feels. He wants him to say it out loud. I love you. He can even hear it in Sebastian’s voice because he knows it so well he hears it in his sleep. He’s imagined it so many times that he’s nearly tricked himself into thinking it’s real. Just three little words, he thinks. Eight letters and that’s all it takes.

“I trust you, B,” Sebastian says instead, completely out of nowhere.

“I trust you, too.”

“I don’t trust anyone in the world, not my mom or my dad or Jeff or Ethan or anyone else,” he continues. Blaine has no idea where this is going. “But I trust you.”

He needs him to say more words, to explain why he’s bringing this up now. His body feels shaky and cold all of a sudden, like something’s about to go wrong, and he doesn’t know how to fix it.

“I’ve never done this before, the committed relationship thing. But I think trust is important.”

Blaine nods. Of course it is. Where is this coming from?

“I shouldn’t have said that,” Sebastian says then.

“Said what?” He’s so confused. He wants to scream at Sebastian to use his fucking words.

“Earlier today,” he continues. “When I said you hooked up with me right after breaking up with him. That was an unfair thing to say.”

Blaine turns away from him, focusing his eyes on the coffee table filled with pencils and crumpled up sheets of paper the other Warblers forgot to throw away. He hates that Sebastian said that, and it’s been on his mind all day. It’s one of the worst things he’s ever said to him, something that would’ve kept him up at night even if he wasn’t already unwelcome in his own bedroom. At least Sebastian’s acknowledging he shouldn’t have said it.

“But that is what happened,” Sebastian adds. Blaine’s stomach drops. “And I don’t blame you. Fuck, I wouldn’t have even blamed you if we’d done it months before then. I was trying to get in your pants from the moment we met, and with how close we got so fast, it’s a miracle we maintained some sort of line in the sand for as long as we did.”

Sebastian’s words hang in the air, and Blaine doesn’t know how to process them. It’s not a comforting thought, knowing that Sebastian doesn’t blame him. He never thought he blamed him. He’s always thought they had trust. He figured it was one of the benefits of being friends first.

“I was persistent, and you were good. You didn’t cross the line until you’d broken up with him.”

But I did, Blaine thinks. I did cross the line. And Sebastian knows it just as well as Blaine does.

“But also, I can’t count the number of times I almost kissed you and you almost let me,” Sebastian says, now looking away from Blaine, too. “And I was three fucking seconds away from a hand job after Kings Island.”

Blaine knows. He repeated all of this over and over in his head last year. He scolded himself for it, punished himself and tried to push Sebastian away because of it. He knows he did shitty things, that he led him on and let him touch him when he shouldn’t have. But how is it fair? How can Sebastian resent him for the things he wanted, too?

“Why are you bringing this up now?” Blaine asks, his voice small and tired.

“Because I trust you,” Sebastian says. “But every time I see you with someone else, whether it’s Kurt or Dylan or Lukas or even Duval, there’s this annoying voice in my head telling me that’s what we were before. We were friends, and you were dating someone else, and I’d lose my fucking mind if you did any of the shit we did last year with one of them.”

Blaine feels a wave of guilt wash over him that parallels the guilt he felt after Kings Island last year. He doesn’t know what to say, what to do, whether he should defend himself or acknowledge that this fear of Sebastian’s is perfectly reasonable. He has to respect that Sebastian actually is using his words, that he clearly thought about this and is now talking to him about it instead of bottling it all up. But that doesn’t make the insecurities hurt any less. He hates this, more than he’s ever hated anything, and how does Sebastian have the audacity to question Blaine’s commitment when he’s the one who hasn’t said he loves him back?

“I’m committed to you, Sebastian,” he begins, voice shaking slightly. “You’re the one that hasn’t…”

His voice trails off, afraid to finish the thought, and Sebastian finally looks at him. “Hasn’t what?”

“You haven’t said you love me back,” Blaine admits in a moment of bravery. He’s been holding back this whole time, afraid to say the words out loud ever since he left Saint Tropez. But they’re here now, and it’s clearly hurting him, and Sebastian’s being so open and vulnerable about his fears, so maybe it’s time for Blaine to do the same.

Sebastian swallows hard, his Adam’s apple bobbing in his throat. “It’s hypocritical of me, I know.”

Blaine’s relieved at hearing him acknowledge it, but that doesn’t help to simmer the frustration, not even a little bit. “Then why can’t you say it? If you trust me and you care, then why can’t you…”

“I’ve never said it before,” Sebastian confesses, cutting Blaine off. “You have. You said it to Kurt, and you…you say it to your friends like it’s nothing. But nobody’s ever said it to me, at least not until you did. It’s not something I know how do to.”

“Nobody?” Blaine asks, his heart stopping. “Not even your parents?”

Sebastian shakes his head. “Dad doesn’t do emotional things. And Mom…she hasn’t said it to anyone since she fell out of it with Dad. Too afraid of the commitment that comes along with it.”

His heart aches at the revelation, and he looks down at their hands, still interlocked thank god. This conversation is hell on earth, but at least they’re talking. At least they’re holding hands. It’s going to be okay.

“It’s not supposed to be something shameful,” Blaine insists, searching Sebastian’s eyes. “It’s supposed to…I don’t know, make you feel alive. It’s, like, complete dedication to another person. Like you’d do anything for them. There’s, like, constant butterflies, but it’s also so calm, like being with this person makes everything in the world feel okay because at least you’re together. It’s not something that should be treated like a curse or a threat. It’s a good thing, the best thing.”

Sebastian shifts uncomfortably, but his eyes don’t leave Blaine’s. That’s a promising sign. “I guess it’s harder to find it so romantic when I’ve always seen it as something that gets withheld.”

“It doesn’t have to be that way,” Blaine explains, shaking his head. “It doesn’t have to be this big, scary thing. It’s supposed to feel good.”

Sebastian nods slowly, like he’s trying to believe it. “I have to reframe it in my mind, I guess.”

Blaine offers a smile, the best one he can conjure up given the circumstances. “When I say it, I mean it,” he says then, hoping it puts the conversation into a more concrete picture. “And it’s not something I ever plan to withhold.”

Sebastian fucking blushes. Blaine doesn’t think he’s ever seen him blush before, not like this, and maybe it’s because he danced so hard in the studio that he’s more susceptible to it, but it’s the most gorgeous sight he’s ever seen. God, Blaine loves him so much.

“And about the other thing,” Blaine says, hoping to rein it back in. “I know our relationship started kind of unconventionally, but things will never be that way with anyone else. The only reason any of that stuff happened was because I wanted you, but I was too scared to back away from what I knew. It was because of you, Sebastian. Because I love you.”

Sebastian stares at him for a moment, processing the words, and then he leans forward, pulling him into a desperate kiss. It’s soft and perfect, and Blaine leans into it, wishing he could jump his fucking bones right here. He loves him so much, so much that he thought it would be impossible to love a person as much as he loves him. And he’s going to love him forever. . ◦◦,°.✽✦✽.◦.✽✦✽.°,◦◦

✦ thank you for taking this quiz! check out @lusthurts on ao3, tumblr & spotify! (all credit for the fics and playlists to them)

✦ link to the how bright we burn series on ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/series/3955438

✦ link to the seblaine playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ziET9WbADi9Qjdg4ub0MW

✦ links to the memes: part one I part two I part three ✦ links to the other results pages:

★ nick coming out while everyone is high off their ass

★ the junior year warblers new year's party and everything that happened around it

★ the warblers raising robotic babies

★ sebastian getting shitfaced at his dad's wedding and turning his speech into a roast

★ the seblaine break up

★ jeff and sebastian's friends with benefits era

★ you're my favorite person in the world

★ seblaine hooking up for the first time

★ seblaine playing truth time (7 minutes in heaven/empire state building)

★ seblaine smoking and almost hooking up in sebastian's room after performing at kings island

★ i love you / the way i feel about you is ineffable

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berlinat8am · 5 years ago

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nick coming out while everyone is high off their ass

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congratulations!! you are one of my favourite moments in the entire how bright we burn verse! whether you're really invested in nick and jeff's relationship or not, you have to admit this moment was truly heartwarming and a long time coming. while this might not be the end of niff's struggles by any means, it's definitely a step in the right direction. as a certified nick lover, this moment really was such a great moment of character growth!! his parents probably won't be this supportive though, right? this chapter really gives me crystal clear by hayley williams vibes. as for you, is there something that you're hiding from the people around you? a secret you're keeping from your loved ones? are you afraid you will be judged for being yourself? try to get to the bottom of what it is that you're truly afraid of, and the price you're paying to keep it hidden. is it really worth it in the long run? I know you have it in you to be brave, and you deserve to be your true self! your real friends will see that and support you <3

(bonus: a little shout out to trent for also coming out this chapter!!! a lot of boys were feeling it that day truly)

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✿ snippet from chapter 9 (hot[boxed]), until we burn out:

“Doesn’t matter,” Nick replies before anyone else can. “It’s like a ‘who touched it last’ situation. I’ve had sex with him more recently.”

That’s enough to have everyone stop their giggling, and it’s almost like they’re not high at all anymore. Everyone directs their attention to Nick and Jeff as if Nick’s just made some kind of declaration. In a way, he sort of has.

“Holy shit,” Jeff mutters quietly. Sebastian’s eyes are on him while everyone else’s are on Nick, including Jeff himself.

“Hasn’t everyone in this room had sex with their roommate?” Nick asks distantly, maybe hoping he’ll finally get an answer to the question he posed to Blaine last year about whether it’s normal to regularly get off with your roommate at boarding school regardless of sexuality.

There’s a series of no’s from across the room from pretty much everyone, and Nick just shrugs. “Guess I must be gay then.”

Jeff’s expression is some kind of mix between shocked and thrilled, while everyone else continues to stare at Nick like he’s completely changed their lives. Honestly, this is the least shocking thing to be said tonight, but maybe Blaine’s a little bit biased since he’s known about them for almost a year now.

“I’m gonna be honest guys. I know I invented this joke, but I can’t tell if this is still a bit,” Meatbox says. Nick snorts out a laugh in response, and a few of the others laugh along with him.

Blaine looks at Nick to try to gauge his reaction, but Nick honestly seems fine. He exchanges one quiet glance with Jeff, then shrugs, as if he’s suddenly completely unsure why he’s bothered with keeping this a secret for so long.

“Not a bit,” Nick replies, putting Meatbox out of his misery. “I’m bi. Sexual, not lingual. I’m still failing Spanish.”

The room bursts into stunned silence, the laughter from Nick’s quip fading into a weighty pause as everyone processes what he just said. For a second, no one moves or speaks, the moment suspended in the haze of the evening. Even Meatbox, who always seems to have something to say, looks like he’s been momentarily dumbstruck.

Nick is the first to break the silence again, probably figuring he should be the one to do it. His voice is steady but gentle when he opens his mouth again. “Also, yeah. We’re together. Probably should’ve told you all months ago. My bad.”

Blaine’s attention turns to Jeff, who hasn’t said anything in a long time. He’s still looking at Nick like he’s expecting something else, like maybe he thinks he’ll take it all back and brush it off as some kind of high thought. But Nick doesn’t take it back, just keeps joking around with the guys, and Jeff seems to be in disbelief about it.

Nick must notice this at the same time Blaine does because he turns his attention back to Jeff and reaches up a hand to run gently through Jeff’s hair. “Sorry I didn’t tell them sooner.”

Jeff’s mouth is hanging slightly open, like he’s still in shock or can’t quite process what he’s seeing. Maybe he’s just really, really high. Either way, he smiles a little and leans in closer. “You’re not going to change your mind?”

Nick shakes his head. “Not this time.”

The corner of Jeff’s lips quirks up into a smile, and even though his eyes are dilated and blacked out from the weed, Blaine can tell they’re smiling, too. “I must be dreaming.”

“You’re not,” Nick whispers. “I’m going to kiss you now, and then you’ll know it’s real.”

Jeff nods vigorously, and he reaches up to wipe a runaway tear from the corner of his eye. Blaine didn’t realize until now how much it was hurting Jeff to keep this all to himself. He’s been a horrible friend.

When Nick kisses him, the entire room erupts into cheers. Jeff grins into it, his hands fisting the front of Nick’s hoodie like he’s afraid letting go might wake him from his dream. Nick pulls him closer, unbothered by the whoops and hollers from the Warblers, and he deepens the kiss with a confidence Blaine’s never seen in him before. It’s the kind of confidence worthy of a showstopping solo, like he’s been holding his breath for years and is finally letting it out.

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✿ thank you for taking this quiz! check out @lusthurts on ao3, tumblr & spotify! (all credit for the fics and playlists to them)

✿ link to the how bright we burn series on ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/series/3955438

✿ link to the niff playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2YcSfCTfekzfOtm4dq3PFa

✿ links to the memes: part one I part two I part three

✿ links to the other results pages:

★ trust as the foundation of every strong relationship

★ the junior year warblers new year's party and everything that happened around it

★ the warblers raising robotic babies

★ sebastian getting shitfaced at his dad's wedding and turning his speech into a roast

★ the seblaine break up

★ jeff and sebastian's friends with benefits era

★ you're my favorite person in the world

★ seblaine hooking up for the first time

★ seblaine playing truth time (7 minutes in heaven/empire state building)

★ seblaine smoking and almost hooking up in sebastian's room after performing at kings island

★ i love you / the way i feel about you is ineffable

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berlinat8am · 5 years ago

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the junior year warblers new year's party and everything that happened around it

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oh my god, so much happened this night. this is truly one of my favourite moments in the entire how bright we burn verse. the drama? the angst? the chaos? and as a niff enjoyer, truly catastrophic. highlights include: blaine getting drunk off his ass at the new directions party, calling sebastian at 2 a.m. to send him a cab and leaving the infamous voicemail when he doesn't pick up, kurt being extremely annoyed at an extremely drunk blaine, blaine puking after seeing videos of sebastian and jeff kissing, jeff burning photobooth pictures of him and nick from freshman year, jeffbastian hooking up in nick's bathroom, nick screaming at jeff that they're no longer friends. and that's not even everything… at least something good came out of it: blaine and nick getting close again.

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★ snippet from chapter 13 (winter break), how bright we burn

It’s not until a half hour later when Blaine’s certain he’s never been this drunk in his life that it occurs to him to check his phone. He has a sudden urge to text the Warblers group chat to wish them all a happy new year, especially since a strong part of him wishes he was there with them right now.

But when he opens the group chat, he sees a spam of hundreds of messages, mostly photos and videos from the party at Nick’s. They always send photos they take together here so that everyone has access to them. Making Blaine feel left out is definitely not their intention, but it’s an unfortunate side effect. He sits on the couch in Brittany’s basement while the party happens around him, and he tries not to overthink it. But then he discovers the video.

It's innocent enough at first. He can see the giant bonfire burning as Thad tosses in a giant stack of papers from first semester that he’ll probably end up needing in a few months to study for A.P. tests, and Trent’s next to him holding a pair of pants he’s always hated. Miscellaneous Warblers are gathered around the fire counting down to midnight holding the hands of their significant others and getting ready for the kiss that’ll start the new year right. It’s so wholesome it makes Blaine smile even though his eyes hurt like he’s about to start crying.

Then he notices Jeff and Sebastian. They’re on the other side of the fire sort of in the background of the video hiding behind two of the freshmen who are burning polaroids. As soon as the countdown hits “zero” the two of them are making out like their lives depend on it, even more aggressively than Santana and Brittany or Mike and Tina. Hands are places where hands probably shouldn’t be in public, and Blaine notices Nick a foot away from them watching with one of the saddest expressions he’s ever seen.

Blaine’s going to be sick.

He barely makes it to the bathroom before he’s throwing up every substance he’s consumed tonight, from Brittany’s champagne to the punch Santana calls “Snixx Juice.” He’s on his knees and bracing his hands on the toilet like his life depends on it, and once again, he realizes he’s probably never been this drunk before. The video is still playing on his phone which he’s violently tossed to the floor in favor of having both hands free, and Blaine desperately wants to turn it off, but he can’t reach it from where he’s kneeling.

He finally stops puking after a few minutes, but he still feels like a dumpster fire has started somewhere in his stomach. He collapses to the floor and reaches for his phone to make the video stop playing, then he leans back against the wall hoping to catch his breath and stop feeling like shit before he returns to the party. He should probably go home. He checks the time to see it’s only 12:45. The Warblers party is just getting started.

There’s a knock at the door and Blaine almost jumps. “Blaine? Are you okay?” It’s Kurt. Blaine starts to throw up again.

“I’m fine,” he says, even though he knows Kurt can clearly hear that he’s anything but fine.

“You don’t sound fine,” Kurt says again. Blaine can tell he’s leaning against the door, but Blaine doesn’t want him to see him like this. He’s a mess, and he knows it’s because he had too much to drink, but it just as easily could be from watching Jeff and Sebastian make out in Nick’s backyard, which is not an image he needs Kurt to know about. Getting sick over a video of his friend kissing someone else isn’t something he can easily explain away.

It takes another two minutes of Blaine wiping his face with toilet paper and flushing the remains of his stomach down the toilet before he’s convinced himself this is the best it’s going to get. He stands up and opens the door to find Kurt on the other side looking concerned. “Are you sick? Do you want to go home?”

Blaine thinks about it for a second, then shakes his head. “We should go to Nick’s.”

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★ thank you for taking this quiz! check out @lusthurts on ao3, tumblr & spotify! (all credit for the fics and playlists to them)

★ link to the how bright we burn series on ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/series/3955438

★ link to the seblaine playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ziET9WbADi9Qjdg4ub0MW

★ links to the memes: part one I part two I part three

★ links to the other results pages:

★ trust as the foundation of every strong relationship

★ nick coming out while everyone is high off their ass

★ the warblers raising robotic babies

★ sebastian getting shitfaced at his dad's wedding and turning his speech into a roast

★ the seblaine break up

★ jeff and sebastian's friends with benefits era

★ you're my favorite person in the world

★ seblaine hooking up for the first time

★ seblaine playing truth time (7 minutes in heaven/empire state building)

★ seblaine smoking and almost hooking up in sebastian's room after performing at kings island

★ i love you / the way i feel about you is ineffable

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berlinat8am · 5 years ago

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the warblers raising robotic babies

. ◤──•~❉᯽❉~•──◥ how hard can raising a baby truly be? especially if they're a robot? well, pretty hard if you ask blaine and sebastian. highlights include: slamming the baby on a table (?), the warblers giving them vaguely inappropriate names, not soothing it when it cries all night, not spending equal time with both parents, letting it cry while too busy making out in bathrooms, and many more crimes. this moment might not stand out as much as the others in this list, but I genuinely laughed the entire time and it brought me so much joy. my personal favorite is when sebastian lets it cry all night while wearing noice cancelling headphones! I truly wish to give as little fucks in life as him.

are you thinking of raising a baby or a pet any time soon? maybe it's time to reconsider and truly think about what it means to be a parent. although I suppose we do have to cut the warblers some slack, since they all have mommy and daddy issues. however, at least none of the warblers will be getting somene pregnant any time soon :) . ◤──•~❉᯽❉~•──◥

᯽ snippet from chapter 26 (co-parenting 101), how bright we burn

“Hey,” he says as he sits down, desperately hoping everything will be normal. “Looks like we’re starting the baby thing today?”

Sebastian nods. “I guess. What should we name it?”

“I’m naming mine Emma,” Ethan says with a happy sigh.

“No, you are not,” Trent says. “It’s going to be my baby, too.”

“Why do you want to name a baby after your girlfriend?” Jeff asks. “Isn’t that a little weird?”

“I’m in withdrawal, Jefferson,” Ethan argues.

“That’s not my name?”

“Besides, it’s a cute name, isn’t it? Little baby Emma,” Ethan says, staring lovingly at the wall.

Mr. Cole interrupts the conversation by explaining to the class what the project is going to be like. Students are supposed to pair up and take care of their creepy, hyper-realistic baby doll for a month, and it involves feeding, changing, burping, and rocking it whenever it cries. Blaine personally thinks nobody is meant to attempt to raise a baby in the Dalton dorms, but Mr. Cole has made it very clear that the purpose of the assignment isn’t to learn about child development but rather to scare any of them away from getting somebody pregnant.

Blaine and Sebastian both snort out a quiet laugh as they listen because there is a zero percent chance either of them gets anyone pregnant, but it’s not worth starting an argument with Cole. Based on what Wes said last year about Cole’s subtle homophobia, it’s not worth the risk.

He passes out the baby dolls in the same way he would pass out worksheets or textbooks, and there’s a dark humor in it that Blaine must admit he appreciates. The baby comes along with a sheet of instructions related to how they’re supposed to sooth it, how they should split up “parenting time,” and every other little detail they could possibly think of, and by the time Sebastian and Blaine get theirs, Sebastian is already looking for where he can take the batteries out.

“Mr. Smythe, I would give up now,” Cole says when he notices Sebastian taking off the baby’s diaper to look for the batteries. “I will know if you turn your baby off, and you will not only fail this assignment but the entire class.”

Everyone oohs at Sebastian, and Sebastian sticks up his middle finger the first time Cole turns away. He sets the baby doll up on the desk until it falls over, then he rolls his eyes and sits it back up again.

“I think we should name him one of those cursed celebrity baby names. Like Gwyneth Paltrow’s kid. What’s her name again?” Jeff says from the seat in front of Sebastian.

“Apple,” Nick says. “I like it.”

“You guys aren’t seriously naming your baby Apple, right?” Ethan asks.

“You wanted to name our baby after your girlfriend,” Trent says.

“Apple Sterling-Duval,” Jeff says with a happy sigh.

Nick nudges him. “Apple Duval-Sterling.”

“That sounds stupid,” Jeff argues.

“Gonna have to agree with Jeff on this one,” Sebastian adds.

“If you have such a problem with Emma, will you offer a real name suggestion?” Ethan asks, crossing his arms and glaring at Trent.

Trent shrugs. “Tree.”

All of them turn to stare at Trent. “Tree?” Multiple of the Warblers ask for clarification, Ethan included.

“You know, like the Tr- from my name and the E- from yours,” Trent explains. “Tree.”

“Aw, that’s actually kind of cute,” Ethan says with a smile. “Can Tree’s middle name be Emma?”

Everyone groans.

“So we have Apple Sterling-Duval and Tree Emma,” Nick says, and as he speaks, everyone slowly turns toward Blaine and Sebastian. “What about your baby?”

Blaine looks at Sebastian expectantly, but he doesn’t say anything. “What do you think? Blaine Junior?”

Sebastian rolls his eyes. “Definitely not that. I think we should call him Blowjob.”

Blaine is stunned into silence.

“BJ for short,” Sebastian clarifies.

Nick and Jeff are both laughing so hard in front of them that Blaine’s starting to get concerned about whether they’re still breathing.

“Blowjob? Why Blowjob?” Ethan asks.

“Parents name their kids after stuff they like. My mom named me ‘Sebastian’ because she and my dad met while she was doing a production of Twelfth Night.”

“And…and you…oh,” Ethan says, suddenly blushing.

Sebastian smirks and turns toward Blaine. “What do you say, B? You like blowjobs, don’t you?”

“Sebastian, we are not naming our child Blowjob,” Blaine says. “We have to put its name on the assignment.”

“You’re no fun,” Sebastian says with an eye roll. “Can we still call him BJ for short?”

“Sure. Fine.”

Sebastian grins and high-fives Jeff.

“Hey, you know what can be abbreviated as BJ?” Nick asks. Everyone looks at him. “Blaine Junior.”

“Oh shit, you’re right!” Sebastian says. “Blaine Junior it is.”

There’s another half hour of useless arguing about various baby-related tasks, then the bell rings and they’re finally off to start raising BJ.

“This assignment is fucking stupid,” Sebastian says as Blaine, Sebastian, and Nick walk to A.P. Euro together like they always do. “I think I should get to opt out. There’s not a chance in hell I somehow wind up getting someone pregnant. This is some public-school abstinence-only garbage.”

“I kind of like it,” Nick says. He’s holding Apple Sterling-Duval on his shoulders like it’s a real kid and not a plastic baby. “Besides, how hard is it really going to be?”

“That’s not what it’s about,” Sebastian says. “It’s the principle of it.”

“Well we’re stuck with it, so let’s just deal with it,” Blaine says, handing BJ over to Sebastian.

It’s weird how joking around with Sebastian feels completely normal even though less than 48 hours ago, Blaine was confessing to being in love with him in Andy’s guest bedroom in California. There’s no awkwardness or tension, not coming from Sebastian, at least. Their banter is the same as always, and despite the stupidity of the baby assignment, health class was actually kind of fun. Blaine decides not to overthink it.

“Do you and BJ want to come to my first lacrosse game tonight?” Sebastian asks as the three of them take their seats in A.P. Euro. Sebastian sets BJ up on the desk so it looks like he’s eager to learn. He puts a textbook behind him so that he’ll stay sitting up.

Blaine grins, mostly because this is completely normal. He was terrified it would be like the times months ago when they would spend days not talking just because of a dumb argument or disagreement or miscommunication. It’s incredibly awkward for Blaine, but if Sebastian can play it cool, then he figures he can, too.

“Sure,” Blaine says with a smile.

“I feel like BJ is a piano prodigy,” Sebastian says while they wait for Mr. Hendrickson to start talking.

“He could be a ‘lax bro’ like his dad.”

“Please never say ‘lax bro’ again.”

Blaine smiles. He likes him so much.

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★ trust as the foundation of every strong relationship

★ nick coming out while everyone is high off their ass

★ the junior year warblers new year's party and everything that happened around it

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★ the seblaine break up

★ jeff and sebastian's friends with benefits era

★ you're my favorite person in the world

★ seblaine hooking up for the first time

★ seblaine playing truth time (7 minutes in heaven/empire state building)

★ seblaine smoking and almost hooking up in sebastian's room after performing at kings island

★ i love you / the way i feel about you is ineffable

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sebastian getting shitfaced at his dad's wedding and turning his speech into a roast •❅───✧❅✦❅✧───❅•

is there anything better than a shitty person getting what he deserves? I mean, as hayley williams sings in 'you first' by paramore: never said I wasn't petty / you can bet I don't regret it for a second / it's a pleasure, it's a reckoning. which is kind of fitting isn't it? I live for the moments of sebastian just being a chaos demon. like that truly is his peak state in my opinion, so I had to include this moment! I still am obsessed with the fact that this made the news too!! the headline being: State’s Attorney’s Son Turns Wedding Toast Into a Family Roast. imagine being that iconic. I don't really have much to say about this, I think it really speaks for itself.

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✦ snippet from chapter 29 (the wedding), how bright we burn

There are two more songs and a glass of champagne before it’s Sebastian’s turn to speak. Spoons clank on the edges of champagne glasses, and a microphone ends up in Sebastian’s hand, and Blaine returns to his seat, desperately praying that Sebastian pulls this off.

“Hello everyone,” Sebastian says, loud and enthusiastic and giving half of a salute as he reaches the microphone. “If you don’t know me, I’m Sebastian, Charles’s son.”

He’s holding the napkin with a random mix of Sebastian and Blaine’s handwriting scribbled all over it, but he’s barely glancing down at it as he speaks. Blaine wishes he could hold his hand.

“I’m happy to be here celebrating my dad’s wedding to Angie, who is undoubtedly one of the coolest people he’s ever brought home,” Sebastian starts. It gets a few laughs from the audience, and then Sebastian continues. “My dad is very individualistic,” he glances to Blaine with a smile, “so it’s an impressive feat that Angie’s managed to tame him. I commend her, honestly, because I would’ve been out of there in a second after seeing how intense he gets at the office.”

Blaine clenches his teeth, hoping there’s a punchline somewhere.

“Like my dad said earlier, I think they’re giving me an excellent example of what true, endless love is supposed to look like. I mean, look at them. If when I’m pushing 55, I get to marry someone half my age that’s hotter, younger, nicer, and cooler than me, I’ll take that as a win.”

The joke doesn’t land, probably because it’s barely a joke, and Charles starts to stand up before Angie reaches for his arm to pull him back down.

“Anyway, I’m here with my boyfriend Blaine,” Sebastian says, turning to Blaine with a smile. Blaine gives him a nervous smile back. “Dad almost didn’t let me bring him because apparently I’m never serious about anything, and it’s only been a month, so he’ll probably be sick of me by the end of the summer…”

“Sebastian,” Charles scolds from the other side of the table. The room is painfully quiet. Blaine’s not sure he’s ever been in a room with this many people all staring at one person in complete silence.

“Right, right,” Sebastian says, words slurring together as he raises a glass of champagne in the air. “Anyway, a toast to the groom, my father, and to the bride, my new mother. May their marriage last longer than my dad’s first two.”

Charles stands up as the crowd awkwardly claps and sips from their glasses while Sebastian throws the champagne back like it’s a shot. He grabs Sebastian by the wrist and drags him away from the table and back into the kitchen, and everyone in the room is quiet until Angie cues the band to start singing again.

Blaine doesn’t know what to do. His stomach is twisting and turning, and he can’t believe this is happening in real life. He knows Sebastian so well that he’s shocked he would ever go so far as publicly embarrassing his dad in front of colleagues and important people who could probably ruin his career if given the chance.

Angie comes to his side of the table when it becomes obvious Blaine isn’t moving, and he doesn’t notice she’s standing there until she rests a hand on his shoulder.

“Are you okay?” She asks, smiling down at him in her beautiful veil and professional makeup. She looks like a snapshot from a wedding magazine.

Blaine looks up, shocked to hear her voice, and he has to physically shake his head to snap himself out of his daze. “I’m…uh, yeah. I’m so sorry, I had no idea he was going to…I mean, we’d written a whole speech and I guess he had a little too much to…”

“It’s okay,” Angie says with a smile, squeezing his shoulder. “I just wish Sebastian was able to see his father the way I see him. His mother really did a number on him.”

Blaine nods slowly, still trying to process his surroundings. He has no idea what that means, but he doesn’t have the brain power or the patience to process it right now. He stands up, and Angie’s hand falls from his shoulder. “Excuse me,” he says, quickly following in the direction where Sebastian and his father exited.

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★ trust as the foundation of every strong relationship

★ nick coming out while everyone is high off their ass

★ the junior year warblers new year's party and everything that happened around it

★ the warblers raising robotic babies

★ the seblaine break up

★ jeff and sebastian's friends with benefits era

★ you're my favorite person in the world

★ seblaine hooking up for the first time

★ seblaine playing truth time (7 minutes in heaven/empire state building)

★ seblaine smoking and almost hooking up in sebastian's room after performing at kings island

★ i love you / the way i feel about you is ineffable

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the seblaine break up . ─── ･｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

uh oh… you are the most dreaded moment in the entire how bright we burn series… break ups are always hard, even when things haven't been going well in a while. while the seblaine break up might've happened on a whim, words being said without caution in the heat of the moment, something had to give at some point. it gets worse before it gets better, right?

the most important thing when it comes to love in general is to not lose yourself or compromise who you are and your happiness. you're still the most important person in your life after all. if it doesn't feel good anymore, maybe it's time to consider why? being honest with yourself is hard, but it's the only way to really grow. should you work on being more open? should you communicate your feelings better? where do your insecurities come from? is there any way to reconcile the situation, or has the relationship run its course? no matter what the answer to the last question is, remember that no love given is ever wasted. it will feel like there's no way you'll ever move past it, like it's the worst pain you've ever felt. but at some point you will have grown bigger around your grief, and suddenly it doesn't feel so all encompassing anymore. hang in there, lovelies!

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★ snippet from chapter 12 (feverish), until we burn out

There’s a bitterness to his tone that’s different than anything Blaine’s heard before. Blaine feels a pang of regret, wishing he could take it all back and that they could go back to a time when things were simpler. Paris, maybe. Maybe even all the way back to New York last spring. But the damage is done, and something about it feels unfixable this time, like kissing him and pulling him back to one of their dorms won’t fix it and distracting him with Council planning won’t fix it and giving him the best blowjob of his life won’t fix it and nothing will fix it.

Sebastian’s eyes are hurt, and for a moment, Blaine thinks he might reach out, bridge the gap between them. He thinks he can turn this around, that maybe Sebastian sees his side, or he can apologize, and they can talk it all through in a less confrontational way. But instead, Sebastian’s expression hardens, his voice cold and sharp.

“If you don’t trust me,” he says quietly, his voice like ice, “then what’s the point?”

Blaine’s heart stops. “Sebastian, don’t…”

“Maybe we should just break up,” Sebastian says his words cutting through Blaine like a knife.

Blaine stumbles back, his grip on the railing the only thing keeping him upright. He stares at Sebastian, unable to process the words as they hit him like a slap. He reels from the force of them. He can’t breathe, can’t think, can’t do anything but stare at Sebastian and fall backwards to the floor, grasping desperately on the railing to keep himself sitting on the cold, metal stairs instead of falling back and hitting his head.

“Sebastian,” he whispers, his voice breaking. “You don’t mean that.”

Sebastian doesn’t answer. His eyes are cold now, the finality of his words replacing his usual warmth with a resolve Blaine doesn’t know how to counter. Without another word, he turns and starts to walk away. The door slams behind him, and the sound echoes in the silent stairwell like a doomsday countdown.

Blaine clutches his chest and wonders for a second if he’s having a heart attack. Is 17 too young for a heart attack? His mind is spinning with disbelief and heartbreak worse than anything he’s ever felt, rivaling only Ethan on New Year’s Eve in terms of force. He looks up, hoping for some sign that Sebastian might turn back, but his silhouette disappears behind the door with a slam that makes Blaine flinch.

Standing in his place is Trent, having likely overheard the last bit of the confrontation. Blaine doesn’t know where he came from, but he’s in the doorway staring at Blaine with a mixture of concern and confusion as he takes in the scene. His eyes dart between Blaine, who’s still slumped on the stairs and trying to catch his breath, and the direction where Sebastian went, the reality of what Blaine can only refer to as a breakup settling over the space between them.

“Blaine? What just happened?” Trent asks, his voice breaking through the haze of Blaine’s shattered thoughts.

Blaine can’t find the words to answer as the realization begins to sink in. When he opens his mouth to speak, his vision blurs completely, and as his head lolls to the side, he feels his eyes blinking more slowly, more heavily, until he can’t keep them open anymore.

. ─── ･｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

★ thank you for taking this quiz! check out @lusthurts on ao3, tumblr & spotify! (all credit for the fics and playlists to them)

★ link to the how bright we burn series on ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/series/3955438

★ link to the seblaine playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ziET9WbADi9Qjdg4ub0MW

★ links to the memes: part one I part two I part three

★ links to the other results pages:

★ trust as the foundation of every strong relationship

★ nick coming out while everyone is high off their ass

★ the junior year warblers new year's party and everything that happened around it

★ the warblers raising robotic babies

★ sebastian getting shitfaced at his dad's wedding and turning his speech into a roast

★ jeff and sebastian's friends with benefits era

★ you're my favorite person in the world

★ seblaine hooking up for the first time

★ seblaine playing truth time (7 minutes in heaven/empire state building)

★ seblaine smoking and almost hooking up in sebastian's room after performing at kings island

★ i love you / the way i feel about you is ineffable

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jeff and sebastian's friends with benefits era

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while this probably wouldn't qualify as a moment, I still felt like including it anyway. for something so innocent (what's a little friends with benefits among warblers), this relationship really left a lot of destruction in its wake. mostly for nick and jeff, but also for blaine and sebastian. while we're not there yet in fragile little flames (currently with 5 chapters published), this party really felt like the end of some fragile peace between nick and jeff. I mean, nick admits to screaming at jeff that they're no longer friends. you can't really argue with that, right? while they eventually figure it out, i'm sure there were less painful ways of getting there. I personally love how salty both nick and blaine are about this. remember when nick anonymously reported jeff and sebastian to the council because them hooking up might ~interfer with warbler politics~? and blaine puking after seeing jeff and sebastian kiss on new year's?

however, while this was a relationship from hell for both blaine and nick, jeff really needed someone to help him with his constant struggles with nick. and sebastian and jeff got a really good friendship out of it! at the cost of blaine and jeff's friendship maybe (although if you ask blaine, he's totally over it of course), but it's about time jeff did something selfish. he's been patient and kept it all inside for so long, let him have his rage spiral, right? my advice for you? do think about the consequences before doing something reckless.

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୨♡୧ snippet from chapter 14 (the jeff sterling of it all), how bright we burn

“Sebastian, you are a lot of things, but stupid is not one of them,” Blaine says, hoping it’ll help at least a little bit. He crosses his own arms, then uncrosses them, worried Sebastian will notice him mirroring him. “Tell me what’s up.”

Sebastian sighs and sinks down until he’s sitting on the floor with his head pressed up against the concrete wall. Blaine, hoping he might open up, moves to sit beside him. He tries to keep a distance of at least a few inches to avoid impending disaster. “I shouldn’t tell you,” Sebastian says quietly, maybe the quietest Blaine’s ever heard him be. “Jeff doesn’t want anyone to know.”

Blaine finds himself secretly hoping he’s about to find out that it’s all a lie, that they’ve been faking it for attention or just to see how the Warblers would react. He doesn’t want him to say anything if it’s going to hurt Jeff or violate his privacy, but Blaine’s desperate to know the truth. Maybe after that phone call and disaster of a Council meeting Sebastian owes Blaine a secret. “You’re not telling me about Jeff; you’re telling me about you,” Blaine suggests.

Sebastian nods slowly, then turns slightly in Blaine’s direction. “A few weeks ago, the day after you and me…the day after Kings Island,” he starts, looking away again. Blaine nods, understanding even with as vague as it was. “I ran into him in the hall, and he said he wanted to talk so he came to my room and…we talked. He said he was sick of waiting around and wanted something casual, you know. Just for fun. I made a dumb joke that he was super awkward about, then shit got real, and it just kept happening. He wanted to make someone…” he pauses as if contemplating if it's the right thing to say. “Let’s just say he’s achieved his goals.”

Blaine stares at the wall, thinking about what it could mean. What has this achieved? It’s annoyed a bunch of the Warblers, including Nick and Blaine who are arguably Jeff and Sebastian’s closest friends. They got the casual sex they both seemed to want, but “make someone” what? Make someone jealous?

“Nick,” Blaine mumbles quietly. “He wanted to make Nick jealous.”

Sebastian doesn’t nod, just lets out a deep breath before he locks eyes with Blaine. “I don’t like to go around spreading other people’s shit, you know that,” Sebastian says. “It’s one thing to fuck with the New Directions and their setlist, but it’s another to tell you something he told me in confidence.”

“It’s okay, Sebastian,” Blaine insists, reaching out a hand to rest it on Sebastian’s when he realizes his thumb won’t stop fidgeting. “I knew. I mean, I suspected. Jeff and Nick have always…I mean, they’re close. I think we’ve all always known there was something else going on, at least on Jeff’s end.”

Sebastian nods, as if he’s trying to reassure himself as much as Blaine is. “I was happy to help. He’s cool, even if he’s new to the whole casual thing, and it’s been nice to have someone to talk to who isn’t…it’s silly, but someone who isn’t you.”

It hurts, but it’s fair. Blaine has Kurt and the other Warblers and even the New Directions, but realistically, Sebastian doesn’t have anyone. He’s not close with the others like Blaine is; it’s only been four months since he moved and he hasn’t had the time to get close with any of them. Everyone needs someone to talk to, Blaine figures. It makes him feel guilty that Sebastian can’t always talk to him.

“I get it,” Blaine acknowledges. “You’re friends. And that’s good. Just with benefits, I guess.”

“I guess,” Sebastian says quietly. He looks down at their hands, and Blaine thinks about pulling away because he probably should, but it’s rare that Sebastian’s vulnerable like this, and he doesn’t want to ruin it. At this point, after what almost happened that night in bed, what’s a little platonic hand holding?

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୨♡୧ thank you for taking this quiz! check out @lusthurts on ao3, tumblr & spotify! (all credit for the fics and playlists to them)

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୨♡୧ link to the jeffbastian playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2RmmUvyGcH0vKlNODGFYgI

୨♡୧ links to the memes: part one I part two I part three

୨♡୧ links to the other results pages:

★ trust as the foundation of every strong relationship

★ nick coming out while everyone is high off their ass

★ the junior year warblers new year's party and everything that happened around it

★ the warblers raising robotic babies

★ sebastian getting shitfaced at his dad's wedding and turning his speech into a roast

★ the seblaine break up

★ you're my favorite person in the world

★ seblaine hooking up for the first time

★ seblaine playing truth time (7 minutes in heaven/empire state building)

★ seblaine smoking and almost hooking up in sebastian's room after performing at kings island

★ i love you / the way i feel about you is ineffable

#iconic moment hbwb verse quiz #hbwb quizzes

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you're my favorite person in the world

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ahh, isn't this the sweetest moment ever?! why bother saying i love you when you could just say this? the joy of having someone you care for that deeply, someone you absolutely love to spend time with, someone you trust with every part of yourself, isn't that the greatest? while seblaine are obviously in love with each other, your favorite person in the world doesn't have to be someone you're romantically attracted to at all. friendship is something that can mean just as much! do you have a favorite person in the whole world? however, never forget that you are your oldest friend and it's okay if you're your own favorite person :))

fun fact: blaine and sebastian repeat this sentiment three more times in the rest of the series! once in chapter 25 (coast to coast handjobs) of how bright we burn when blaine confesses his desire for more than a fun and casual relationship with sebastian. which sebastian rejects of course. and a second time in chapter 26 (co-parenting 101) when blaine brings up the fun and casual thing again, and sebastian.. well.. rejects him again! a third time sebastian says it is when blaine is still there with him even after the disastrous birthday party his mom threw him (chapter 6 (août, parte trois), brighter than the sun)

. •┈••✦ ♡ ✦••┈•

✦ snippet from chapter 14 (the jeff sterling of it all), how bright we burn

They sit in silence, holding hands and staring at the blank, ice-cold walls while Blaine tries not to think about their hands and focuses instead on how fast his heart is beating. He tries to listen for Sebastian’s heartbeat and thinks he can hear it, then spends another minute panicking that it’s just someone walking on the stairwell a few floors above them. He thinks about that night, lying in bed staring at Sebastian until they both fell asleep, high as a kite but never more focused and also never so close to doing something so utterly stupid. He’s betrayed Kurt in so many little ways in the past few months that he doesn’t know how he can move on, and it kills him to think about how hurt Kurt would be if he knew even a fraction of the truth. He hasn’t hidden everything, but he’s hidden enough, and the fact that he felt the need to hide anything to begin with should’ve been a sign he was doing something wrong.

But he keeps holding his hand, and he keeps trying to convince himself it doesn’t mean anything, that they’re just friends. He thinks up every time he’s held Trent’s hand while he cried about a boy or when he held Wes’s hand the night his grandfather passed away. He starts listing off in his head every time he hugged Jeff for a little longer than normal or when he kissed Nick during a stupid game of truth or dare. He runs through the same stories every time something like this happens with Sebastian, and he tries to convince himself it’s the same, that the things he feels while holding Sebastian’s hand are no different than when he holds Trent’s. It's like a mantra that he’ll keep repeating in his head, over and over and over again until one day he hopefully believes it.

“It wasn’t about you,” Sebastian says, breaking the silence and interrupting Blaine’s silent mantra. “I wasn’t trying to make you jealous, even if I joked about it. I wasn’t trying to make you mad or hurt your feelings or whatever. I would never do that, not intentionally. I may have joked about it, but that’s what I do. I joke about everything. Doesn’t mean I’d ever actually want to make you upset.”

Blaine’s lips turn up into half a smile, and he looks at Sebastian again to find him staring at him, eyes serious and calm and emerald and sincere. And he believes him. “I believe you,” he says, because he’s not going to say he was jealous or confirm it hurt his feelings or tell him it upset him because it didn’t. He was only mad because he was worried for Jeff. He adds it to his mantra.

“It’s stupid,” Sebastian says for the second time tonight. “But I wouldn’t want to do that. Not just because you have a great ass and perfect hair and you sing like a fucking angel. Those reasons, too, but mostly because you’re like my favorite person in the world.”

Blaine feels a jolt deep in the pit of his stomach. There’s only one thing he can say in response. “You’re mine, too.”

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✦ thank you for taking this quiz! check out @lusthurts on ao3, tumblr & spotify! (all credit for the fics and playlists to them)

✦ link to the how bright we burn series on ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/series/3955438

✦ link to the seblaine playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ziET9WbADi9Qjdg4ub0MW

✦links to the memes: part one I part two I part three

✦ links to the other results pages:

★ trust as the foundation of every strong relationship

★ nick coming out while everyone is high off their ass

★ the junior year warblers new year's party and everything that happened around it

★ the warblers raising robotic babies

★ sebastian getting shitfaced at his dad's wedding and turning his speech into a roast

★ the seblaine break up

★ jeff and sebastian's friends with benefits era

★ seblaine hooking up for the first time

★ seblaine playing truth time (7 minutes in heaven/empire state building)

★ seblaine smoking and almost hooking up in sebastian's room after performing at kings island

★ i love you / the way i feel about you is ineffable

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seblaine hooking up for the first time

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the moment we were all waiting for!! finally after all that tension and flirting and all the almost-kisses, blaine gives in to what he truly wanted all along. and in true seblaine fashion, it doesn't end with a kiss ;) everyone's had one of those moments in their life right? when something you've been working towards finally falls into place. isn't it the most satisfying feeling? obviously it doesn't end there, this is only the beginning, but don't let that stop you from celebrating the moment!!! the future is the future, the past is the past, and the only thing you can really know for sure is right now. so enjoy it :) is there something you really want that maybe you haven't let yourself think about?

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✱ snippet from chapter 18 (just between us), how bright we burn

“Are you okay?” Sebastian asks as Blaine makes himself comfortable. He’s already pulled Sebastian’s blanket over his legs and leaned his head up against the wall, exactly how he sat that night with the pillow fight and Risky Business.

Blaine shrugs. “Yeah. I think so.”

Sebastian watches him, waiting for there to be more. “What are you thinking about?”

For a second, Blaine considers telling him all about how he’s spent the last however many hours contemplating all that went wrong in his relationship with Kurt or talking about how he knows he should’ve broken up with him ages ago, how he’s wanted to kiss Sebastian since day one and that should’ve been enough for him to know the relationship wasn’t working. He feels endlessly guilty about selling them out, treating the New Directions like pawns in their mission to win regionals and lying to Kurt in the process.

But he doesn’t want to talk. He’s sick of talking. He and Sebastian have been talking constantly for months, and for once, finally, he wants more. So instead of saying any of that, he reaches out a hand for the back of Sebastian’s neck and pulls him in close, pressing their lips together in a way that’s full of eagerness and neediness and so much energy that Blaine feels like he’s lighting himself on fire.

At first, he worries Sebastian isn’t kissing him back, so he starts to pull away, and Sebastian immediately pulls him back in, locking their lips together again and closing his eyes as he squeezes his hand and pulls him impossibly closer.

There’s no tongue for the longest time, just two sets of lips desperate to stay together and discover every part of each other. They move together so easily, almost like they were meant to be this way, and Blaine can’t help but sink into it. He loves every second of the way Sebastian sucks on his lower lip for just a second then pulls back slightly to let out a soft breath before their lips are gliding together again.

Sebastian’s free hand tangles with Blaine’s hair, and Blaine’s free hand finds a spot he loves on Sebastian’s lower back that he thinks he’s secretly wanted to touch for a long time, and they keep kissing like their lives depend on it. Blaine’s hand creeps up, pulling so slowly until Sebastian’s button down is untucked from his slacks and Blaine can reach beneath it to touch Sebastian’s bare skin. It isn’t until then that Sebastian’s tongue brushes softly against Blaine’s lips, and it’s second nature for Blaine to let it.

This is everything Blaine’s wanted for so long, and it’s a relief to finally realize it. They should’ve been doing this the whole time, tossing blazers aside and abandoning all sense of time or care about anything other than each other. Sebastian’s kneeling on his bed over Blaine, bare chest pressed against bare chest while Sebastian’s hands roam and that familiar fluttering feeling that’s always there with Sebastian presses against Blaine’s ribs. Butterflies, he realizes now. Butterflies paired with an embarrassingly eager shiver in his legs.

It makes him realize how long he’s wanted this, how long he’s literally dreamt of kissing Sebastian and brushed it off as the ridiculous fantasy of a horny teenager instead of something he actually wanted. But it’s another thing he’s been lying about for months, and for the first time, he doesn’t have to lie anymore. It’s liberating.

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★ trust as the foundation of every strong relationship

★ nick coming out while everyone is high off their ass

★ the junior year warblers new year's party and everything that happened around it

★ the warblers raising robotic babies

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★ the seblaine break up

★ jeff and sebastian's friends with benefits era

★ you're my favorite person in the world

★ seblaine playing truth time (7 minutes in heaven/empire state building)

★ seblaine smoking and almost hooking up in sebastian's room after performing at kings island

★ i love you / the way i feel about you is ineffable

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berlinat8am · 5 years ago

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seblaine playing truth time (7 minutes in heaven/empire state building)

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I would've loved to be able to split up the 7 minutes in heaven and the empire state building moment and really give them the attention they deserve, but there was no other way. so you get both!! and it works out perfectly, because truly one of my favourite elements of the how bright we burn verse is when seblaine plays truth time! while they only play this twice, it reveals some fun little bits about blaine and sebastian while at the same time being a fun excuse to flirt. because if there's an occasion to flirt, you know sebastian will grab it with both hands. although my advice for anyone playing this game would be to only ask the questions you really want to know the answers to. because otherwise, the answer might haunt you forever.

fun fact: the question game is mentioned again while seblaine is on the eiffel tower in brighter than the sun!

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✧ snippet from chapter 6 (sectionals), how bright we burn

As soon as the door shuts, Blaine’s aware of how dark it is. He can barely make out Sebastian’s features beyond the hand he’s still holding and the shoe that’s pressed against Blaine’s. There’s not enough space for one person in here much less two, so they’re forced to stand directly face to face and with absolutely no room to breathe. It’s making Blaine realize how Sebastian could so easily convince every kid in school to fall for him and wind up in his bed. If he touched them like this, it would be hard not to give in.

“Truth time,” Sebastian says when the silence sets in. Blaine’s eyes are finally adjusting to the dark, and he can almost see the color in Sebastian’s eyes again. He stares at them, grasping for anything to look at that’ll take his attention off where their legs are intertwined. “What was the fight?”

Blaine sighs and attempts to lean back, but he falls into a vacuum and has to frantically reach back to stop it from falling over and making a loud crash. “Full truth?”

“Full truth.”

“You,” Blaine admits. He wishes he could see Sebastian’s reaction. “Well, you and Dalton and sectionals and how I’m a terrible boyfriend.”

“You’re not a terrible boyfriend,” Sebastian insists. His hand is still holding onto Blaine’s, and Blaine wonders if he can get away with pretending he doesn’t notice it.

Blaine rolls his eyes even if he’s grateful for the reassurance. “How do you know?”

“I just know,” Sebastian says. It’s unhelpful, but Blaine smiles regardless. He squeezes Blaine’s hand, and now Blaine knows he can’t pretend they’re not touching in every conceivable place.

“Thanks,” Blaine mumbles out of obligation. He’s desperate to not acknowledge their hands.

“Kinda hot you fought about me, though,” Sebastian says, the words coming with a soft breath against Blaine’s lips.

Blaine shoves him, but Sebastian’s grip on his hand tightens. It’s warm and perfect and the only thing keeping him from going crazy. “My turn,” Blaine says to change the subject.

“Go ahead.”

“How many guys have you been with since you’ve been here?” He asks with zero hesitation. He’s been wondering for a long time but could never find a way to ask that didn’t either incriminate him or piss Sebastian off in the process.

“Define been with.”

“Don’t make me say it.”

“It’s your question,” Sebastian points out. Despite the pitch black, Blaine can tell he’s smirking.

“Fine,” Blaine seethes. “How many guys have you fucked since transferring to Dalton?”

“Students?”

“Anyone.”

Sebastian’s silent for a moment, and Blaine wonders if he’s counting or just building suspense. “Nine.”

“Nine?”

“Nine,” Sebastian repeats, firmer this time.

“What number was Alex?”

“That’s two questions in a row,” Sebastian says. “Wait your turn.”

Blaine tries not to think about it for too long. He doesn’t want to imagine who the nine are or how many of them are kids Blaine’s had class with versus how many are random guys from Westerville bars.

“On the subject of numbers,” Sebastian starts, smirk still obvious in his voice. “How many times have you fantasized about me since I transferred here?”

Sebastian is the most obnoxious, annoying, fucking asshole Blaine’s ever met. He’s just going to assume Blaine’s spent any time fantasizing about him as if Sebastian’s able to trick anyone he wants into falling head over heels for him? The arrogance. The impudence. The absolute audacity. “Seven.”

“Seven,” Sebastian repeats with a grin. “I expected the double digits at least.”

“You’re an asshole.”

“You love me.”

He has a point.

“My turn,” Blaine says to change the subject. “What number was Alex?”

“Five.”

“So there have been four since then?”

“Congrats on not needing to Jeff to figure out that one for you.”

Blaine ignores the dig about his math skills and chooses to focus on thinking about when the hell Sebastian had time for all that.

“Are you okay?” Sebastian asks after a moment. “You know, after the fight.”

Blaine thinks about it, then shrugs. “I think so. We just need a break.”

“Is this the kind of break where you can hook up with other people?”

Fuck. Straight to the point. Blaine can’t tell if he envies Sebastian’s bravery or hates him for it. The truth is he’d been wondering the same thing, but only since the dare came out of Thad’s mouth. He’s the worst person in the world for even thinking about it. “I don’t know,” Blaine admits. He’s afraid of what will happen if he doesn’t say no, but it would be a lie. He doesn’t like to lie to Sebastian.

“I’m just saying,” Sebastian says, pretending to look at his watch that he definitely can’t see in the dark. “We have something like four minutes left. Might as well make the most of it.”

Blaine bites his lip to stop himself from saying something stupid. “My turn to ask a question,” he says instead. “Have you ever been on a date?”

Sebastian’s thumb rubs over Blaine’s knuckles, then he sighs. “Why do you care?”

“Answer the question.”

“No.”

“No you haven’t been on a date or no you won’t answer the question?”

“I’ll leave that up to you to figure out.”

Blaine frowns, picturing his first date with Kurt. His brain easily shifts to the dozens of days he’s spent at the Lima Bean with Sebastian, or that night at Scandals dancing. He finds it hard to believe he’s never done anything like that before with someone he wants more with. He’s so good at it.

Sebastian continues touching his hand, moving his fingers ever so slightly, enough to send shivers through Blaine’s entire body. It’s been a long time since he’s felt this many emotions over simply holding hands.

“Ask me something,” Blaine says to distract himself from their hands.

Sebastian’s nose brushes gently against Blaine’s, and it takes all of his willpower not to move so it’ll happen again. “What would you do if I kissed you right now?”

Blaine sucks in a breath. It’s so blunt and such a Sebastian thing to ask, yet he has no idea how to answer it. He pictures Kurt and their phone call and the near break up and how it felt to leave the auditorium only to find all of Kurt’s friends standing there without him. He thinks about how it feels to hold Sebastian’s hand and feel his breath on his lips and sit next to him on the floor of the lounge with their legs pressed together. He lets his head shift just a little bit until his forehead gently presses against Sebastian’s. “Do you want to find out?”

Their lips aren’t touching but somehow Blaine can still tell he’s smiling. Or at least smirking. He feels his head shift slightly enough that it shouldn’t make a difference but because they’re so close together it’s enough to place their lips half a breath away from each other. For a second, Blaine thinks he’s going to go through with it, but then he’s blinded by the light coming from the hallway.

Half the Warblers are applauding from the lounge while the other half stand behind Thad at the door slapping him on the back for a dare well done. Blaine is stunned to silence and lifting a hand to his lips to touch where he was about to make a huge mistake.

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✧ thank you for taking this quiz! check out @lusthurts on ao3, tumblr & spotify! (all credit for the fics and playlists to them)

✧ link to the how bright we burn series on ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/series/3955438

✧ link to the seblaine playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ziET9WbADi9Qjdg4ub0MW

✧ links to the memes: part one I part two I part three

✧ links to the other results pages:

★ trust as the foundation of every strong relationship

★ nick coming out while everyone is high off their ass

★ the junior year warblers new year's party and everything that happened around it

★ the warblers raising robotic babies

★ sebastian getting shitfaced at his dad's wedding and turning his speech into a roast

★ the seblaine break up

★ jeff and sebastian's friends with benefits era

★ you're my favorite person in the world

★ seblaine hooking up for the first time

★ seblaine smoking and almost hooking up in sebastian's room after performing at kings island

★ i love you / the way i feel about you is ineffable

#iconic moment hbwb verse quiz #hbwb quizzes

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berlinat8am · 5 years ago

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seblaine smoking and almost hooking up in sebastian's room after performing at kings island

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I love this moment specifically because there's something about the lack of inhibition, about saying whatever comes to mind, about losing your filter. and although blaine and sebastian don't actually hook up this time, it doesn't take away from the lighthearted fun they have this night! which is kind of rare isn't it? lying in a bed together at night, shooting the shit, it really reminds me of simpler times. although I wouldn't call the time seblaine has over this series specifically simple?

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❈ snippet from chapter 11 (blurring the lines), how bright we burn

“My mouth feels weird,” Blaine says when the silence sets in. He moves his lips around and opens his mouth to see if the feeling goes away. His lips are dry and tingly, and he can’t stop moving them trying to figure out what’s going on. “Does your mouth feel weird?”

“I don’t know, maybe you should test it,” Sebastian says with a smirk. He turns his head slightly so he’s looking at Blaine.

Blaine does the same but rolls his eyes. He doesn’t have the willpower or energy to say anything about it, but he thinks Sebastian gets the idea, otherwise he’d be going in for the kiss.

“And teeth,” Blaine adds. “Do teeth have a taste? They have to, right? Does everyone’s teeth taste differently?”

Sebastian starts laughing, a real childlike giggle, and then Blaine starts laughing, too. It’s never been so hard to contain his laughter, and after a few seconds, Blaine can’t even remember what they were laughing about to begin with.

“Being high makes me feel like a wizard,” Blaine says when the laughing dies down.

Sebastian starts laughing again. “What?”

“Yeah, like a full-on Harry Potter style wizard,” Blaine continues through a laugh. “Sebastian, there is literally magic coursing through my veins.”

“I have no idea what that means.”

“Didn’t you ever read Harry Potter?”

“Yes, B, I have read Harry Potter.”

“All of them?”

“All of them.”

“You’re a nerd,” Blaine says with a laugh. “A big nerd. I can’t believe I ever thought you were cool.”

“I am cool,” Sebastian replies.

“Cool people don’t say they’re cool.”

“Then how would we know who’s cool?”

Blaine, who can barely talk because he’s laughing so hard, adjusts a pillow beneath him. “If you’ve read Harry Potter, you’re not cool.”

“I happen to think you’re pretty cool,” Sebastian says. “So your theory is wrong.”

“Damn.”

It’s quiet for a minute, then Sebastian turns back to face him again, his full body shifting onto its side this time. His hand remains in the popcorn bowl, and so does Blaine’s, and it seems like so much work to move.

“B?”

“Yeah?”

Sebastian stares at him for a second, then laughs again. “I forgot what I was going to say.”

They both burst out laughing again, so hard this time that the popcorn in the bowl almost goes flying until Sebastian manages to catch it and put the bowl back.

“I feel like I can feel my eyeballs in my skull,” Blaine says when the silence sets in again.

This makes Sebastian laugh, like everything Blaine’s been saying tonight. It’s the greatest sound in the world, making someone else laugh, especially when that person is Sebastian, and especially when it’s been so long since Blaine’s heard him laugh like this. Actually, he’s not sure if he ever has. He’s always been just a little bit reserved, Blaine thinks. Like he’s holding something back, afraid of judgement or afraid of anyone seeing the vulnerabilities that must be there somewhere. But Blaine knows so much about him now, so much about what makes him tick. He knows about the wedding and the Christmas Sebastian spent alone in his room. And he knows about his relationship with his dad, how he’d rather be with almost anyone else than with Sebastian even though he’s never done much to indicate that he particularly dislikes Sebastian, just that he finds him to be kind of an inconvenience. Everything he’s learned has formed this picture of Sebastian in his head, this idea of him as this complex, beautiful sort of person that is so real yet so imaginative that still somehow chooses to be Blaine’s friend.

“I may be laughing on the outside, but also, that’s disgusting,” Sebastian says through a sound that could only possibly be described as a childish giggle.

Blaine reaches for his eye and pulls on one of his eyelashes without thinking, and Sebastian reaches out a hand to stop him. “What the fuck are you doing,” he says, more as a statement than a question.

“They feel icky!” Blaine says with a laugh.

Sebastian pulls Blaine’s hand back down against the bed, and they both start laughing again, creating the kind of harmony that gives Blaine the same feeling as singing with him.

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❈ thank you for taking this quiz! check out @lusthurts on ao3, tumblr & spotify! (all credit for the fics and playlists to them)

❈ link to the how bright we burn series on ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/series/3955438

❈ link to the seblaine playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ziET9WbADi9Qjdg4ub0MW

❈ links to the memes: part one I part two I part three

❈ links to the other results pages:

★ trust as the foundation of every strong relationship

★ nick coming out while everyone is high off their ass

★ the junior year warblers new year's party and everything that happened around it

★ the warblers raising robotic babies

★ sebastian getting shitfaced at his dad's wedding and turning his speech into a roast

★ the seblaine break up

★ jeff and sebastian's friends with benefits era

★ you're my favorite person in the world

★ seblaine hooking up for the first time

★ seblaine playing truth time (7 minutes in heaven/empire state building)

★ i love you / the way i feel about you is ineffable

#iconic moment hbwb verse quiz #hbwb quizzes

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berlinat8am · 5 years ago

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i love you / the way i feel about you is ineffable

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how could I not include this one. I mean, it's only the moment that will haunt blaine for the entirety of senior year! I've always found sebastian's choice to address the fact that blaine said i love you very interesting, like he could've just ignored it right? this moment really tugs on my heartstrings because for a lot of people saying i love you is not as easy as it sounds. will sebastian ever tell blaine he loves him? I guess we'll find out (depending on when you read this, you might already know). whatever may happen, take this as a reminder that everyone says i love you in a million different ways that aren't actually speaking the words "i love you" in whatever language you speak. try to look for those moments too :))

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✾ snippet from chapter 6 (août, parte trois), brighter than the sun

Sebastian parks and walks into the airport with him, desperate to wait until the last possible second to say goodbye. He’s dreading Blaine leaving, and so is Blaine. Part of him knows it’s the pending separation anxiety, the fear that returning to Ohio will immediately revert their relationship back to the brief and unproductive phone calls they shared for most of July. He’s terrified they’ll go back to fighting about useless, unresolved things that Blaine suddenly cares about when they’re in different places.

“You could stay,” Sebastian suggests half-heartedly as they step up to the airport doors.

Blaine sighs. He wishes he could. “I have to get back to work. And my parents would be worried. But we’ll talk right? More this time?”

“Yeah,” Sebastian agrees with a melancholic smile.

“It’s going to be okay,” Blaine insists to himself and to Sebastian. He reaches out and squeezes his hand, hoping it’s enough for now. Hoping the words he said last night are implied in the touch.

There are some French words over the airport speakers, and Sebastian sighs. “You should get going.”

Blaine echoes his sigh and puts on his best smile. “I…” he starts, wondering if he has the strength to say it again, this time for Sebastian’s ears. “I’m going to miss you a lot.”

Sebastian pulls him closer by his hand and presses their lips together for one last goodbye kiss. It’s soft and sweet and nothing like the ones they shared earlier today on the boat but perfect all the same. Blaine loves him. He wants to tell him again, but he’s terrified that Sebastian won’t say it back, and that’s a terrible thing to drop on someone when he’s about to not see him for two weeks, especially while Sebastian already has to deal with this fight with his mom. So he kisses him back and pulls away with a smile, then starts to back away so he can get to his gate in time.

“Two weeks,” Blaine says. It can’t be too bad.

“Two weeks,” Sebastian repeats.

Blaine takes one last long look at him, then turns around and starts toward security. Before he makes it too far, he feels Sebastian’s hand pulling him back.

“Wait,” he says, holding one of those classic, unreadable expressions he has when dealing with complicated feelings he hates to talk about. “B, the way I feel about you…it’s ineffable.”

Blaine stares up at him, desperately analyzing the emotions in the flawless green and confused about why he’s telling him this or why he’s choosing such a complicated and strong word, especially when it really doesn’t mean anything.

“You deserve more than that,” Sebastian admits. “But…there are just some things I can’t say yet.”

Oh. He heard him.

Shit.

“I…I didn’t think you…”

“Have a safe flight,” Sebastian interrupts, squeezing his hand one last time before he lets go for good.

Blaine watches him, waiting to see if he’ll say anything else. Then he offers him a soft, hesitant smile and turns around to continue on his way back to Ohio. He’s going to try not to think about it. Try not to overanalyze what it means. Overanalyzing is what got them into that little fight to begin with.

Everything will be okay when they’re back together at Dalton. It always is.

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✾ thank you for taking this quiz! check out @lusthurts on ao3, tumblr & spotify! (all credit for the fics and playlists to them)

✾ link to the how bright we burn series on ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/series/3955438

✾ link to the seblaine playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ziET9WbADi9Qjdg4ub0MW

✾ links to the memes: part one I part two I part three

✾ links to the other results pages:

★ trust as the foundation of every strong relationship

★ nick coming out while everyone is high off their ass

★ the junior year warblers new year's party and everything that happened around it

★ the warblers raising robotic babies

★ sebastian getting shitfaced at his dad's wedding and turning his speech into a roast