#seblaine week

[imogenlefay]

Is it the time of the year again where I realize my story was only half done and I post anyway and can only hope not to forget finishing the stories once the event is over? Why yes, I believe it is!

[amy-arts]

Chapters: 2/? Fandom: Glee Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Blaine Anderson/Sebastian Smythe Summary:

Being a better person is all very well, fostering real friendships is all very well, making amends is all very well, and the Beatles are all very fucking well, but no one told Sebastian that doing the right thing would hurt so much. The last time he talked to Blaine before today, Sebastian said that being nice sucks. For the first time, it really feels true.

 The day after Blaine proposes to Kurt, Sebastian wakes up a year and a half earlier, in November of 2011.

[seblaineworld]

Hey, Seblainers! Hellooooo, everyone else!

After a seriously stressful few months, I'm finally getting a bit more back to normal and can breathe a bit more easily at last, so of course that means...it's time to decide when Seblaine Week 2024 will be held!

Now, the first poll is going to be a bit different, and let me explain why that is: I was absolutely flabbergasted by the success of 10 Days Of Seblaine, and once again would like to thank everyone who offered support and sent me such kind messages after my Mum was rushed into hospital so suddenly last year. As you all know, that meant I had to sadly postpone Seblaine Week 2023 from the original August dates, and after a vote, it was unanimously decided that we would have a 10 day event, that would comprise Seblaine Week 2023 AND Seblainiversary Weekend 2023, and it was held last November

I want to preface this next by saying that Seblainiversary Weekend 2024 will be unaffected this year and will be going ahead from Friday 8th November until midnight on Sunday 10th November 2024. So you can pop that one in your diaries, and the themes will be announced much nearer to the time.

However! I have actually received a lot of lovely messages (including, surprisingly, some from people who aren't technically even part of our tiny, (but always fierce!) Seblainer fandom, but followed along with the event), to say how much 10 Days Of Seblaine 2023 was enjoyed by you all, and the one thing I have been repeatedly asked is; can I please consider making our main Seblainer celebration a 10 day event from now on?

I honestly have no problem with that whatsoever, but I would probably take things on a year to year basis, asking the same question every May. For now, though, I want to make this entirely your decision, so the first poll has simply two options: Do you want a traditional 7 day Seblaine Week 2024, or do you want 10 Days Of Seblaine 2024?

Just to clarify; if the 10 day event is chosen, it will have 9 themes and a free day, and Seblainiversary Weekend 2024 will take place separately in November, as previously detailed above. Following the result of this first poll, and depending on whether we will be working with a 7 or a 10 day event, I'll post the various date choices before the end of May. The following week, we'll vote for our themes.

Please bear in mind that voting is restricted to one vote per person for the duration of the poll. The first poll will be open for voting from today until midnight GMT on Saturday May 11th, 2024.

P.S. I'm well aware that you are all still waiting for the 10 Days Of Seblaine Masterpost, and this will be completed and posted by mid-June. Thank you all for bearing with me during what was (and still often is!) a hectic and stressful time of upheaval. Please let me know if the poll doesn't work properly. Just send me a message or come off Anon and send me an Ask.

**Please note in advance that none of the nine 10 Days of Seblaine 2023 themes can be used for this year's event!**

Vote here, and please reblog and share this poll.

Love you all, and I am really looking forward to hosting our big event and seeing what all our insanely talented Seblainers come up with!

Ail 💜

[calsvoid]

first line tag game

Rules: post the first line(s) of your 10 most recent WIPs

thanks @daisyishedwig for the tag!

1. Most people Blaine knows would describe Sebastian as frustrating. He thinks he’s starting to get it.

you’re my best friend and i love you [s4 au]

2. nickstake: fuck marry kill finn hudson, quinn fabray, rachel berry

ring ring, it’s your worst nightmare [chat fic]

3. The last letter he gets is a suicide note.

erase my name from this damned history [childhood friends au]

4. There’s always some twist when it comes to Sebastian.

it’s never just ‘just’ [working title] [songfic]

5. Sebastian realizes that Blaine /gets/ him when he hasn’t slept in two days and Blaine’s the only one to have noticed

to know is to love [standard sad bullshit turned seblaine week work, actually that applies to a lot of these]

6. This scene’s so familiar it’s practically a memory—the wounds, the yelling, the tears.

men, they’ll drive you away [maddie buckley gets the acedisgrace treatment]

7. “Sometimes when you love someone, their happiness takes priority over yours.”

investments in happiness [again my standard bullshit]

8. Blaine’s found his soulmate. Except he hasn’t.

uncage your mind (and i’ll give you the key to mine) [working title] [my like one super fluffy cliche soulmates au fic that i can’t write because i suck at writing fluff without angst]

9. Deception’s a tricky thing.

a fight against morality [blaine’s a loser for his unofficial side hoe]

10. “You shouldn’t jump, y’know. If you survive, you’ll probably end up disabled and your life will suck, like, a million times worse than it already does. It’s honestly a pretty stupid way to die.”

the bridge [working title] [wip that was its own thing before i decided to make it an outtake for erase my name]

i’ll tag @nicoise @lusthurts @unholybinchicken for this one!

[seblaineaffairs]

Seblaine Week 2022 - Masterpost*

What a way for @seblaineaffairs to go out, with a WHOPPING 70+ NEW ENTRIES IN THIS FANDOM! Big thanks to everyone who contributed to making this an AH-MAZING week yet again, for all your continued love and support honestly we’re getting better with age.

Below is a handy list of everything posted over the past week. Give it a peak, leave it some love, like, reblog, or kudo!

day 1 - reunion

fic: 2am, Who Do You Love? by @why-therapy-when-ships (ao3)

fic + graphic: And All This Time You Held My Heart by @seblaineaddict (ao3)

fic: Begin Again by @andyandersmythe (ao3)

fic: Burn Baby Burn (8) by @pseudowoodo (ao3)

fic: Cities of Love by @nightbirdssidekick (ao3)

fic: Dalton Boys by @akfanficlove (ao3)

fic: Every Night that Summer Just to Seal My Fate by @endiness (ao3)

fic: Gardens of March by @arwenp (ao3)

fic: I'm Proud of You Today by @wren-stirlinglove (ao3)

fic: Journey's End by @imogenlefay (ao3)

fic: You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home by @mollyellee (ao3)

fic: Reconnection by @sperrywink (ao3)

fic: Royal Purple and Dove Gray by @whatdiditellyouflawless (ao3)

fic: The Beat that Won't Leave Me by @xonceinadream (ao3)

fic: The Scent of Home by @anisstaranise (ao3)

day 2 - amnesia/memory loss

fic: Amnesia by @imogenlefay (ao3)

fic: And When I Felt Like An Old Cardigan by @andyandersmythe (ao3)

fic: Champagne Supernova by @lusthurts (ao3)

fic: Didn't Mean to Fall by @merry_mint (ao3)

fic: Forget Me, Forget Me Not by @arwenp (ao3)

fic: I'd Move the Earth and Lose the Fight by @xonceinadream (ao3)

fic: Soon You'll Get Better by @akfanficlove (ao3)

fic: What You Don't Know Won't Hurt You by @endiness (ao3)

graphic + fic: A Month to Remember by @seblaineaddict

day 3 - detective au

fic: Celebrity Island by @merry_mint (ao3)

fic: Champagne Supernova by @lusthurts (ao3)

fic: Charade by @merry_mint (ao3)

fic: Dissecting the Details by @justapassingglance (ao3)

fic: He Was A Detective, He Was A Musician by @arwenp (ao3)

fic: I've Been the Archer, I've Been the Prey by @andyandersmythe (ao3)

fic: The Best They'd Ever Seen by @mollyellee (ao3)

fic: The Case of the Missing Diary by @xonceinadream (ao3)

gifset by @endiness

graphic: We Are Detective by @seblaineaddict

day 4 - free

fanart by @amy-arts

fic: Cities of Love by @nightbirdssidekick (ao3)

fic: Coffee Order by @imogenlefay (ao3)

fic: Flour Powder by @akfanficlove (ao3)

fic: Half and Half Makes One by @arwenp (ao3)

fic: Safe and Sound by @andyandersmythe (ao3)

fic: Some Nights (I Hold You Close) by @mollyellee (ao3)

fic: When You Cry Diamonds, Yeah, They Shine by @xonceinadream (ao3)

gifset by @endiness

graphic: Dancing in the Light by @seblaineaddict

day 5 - time travel

fic: Back to November by @jammie3132 (ao3)

fic: Keeping Time by @merry_mint (ao3)

fic: Like There's No One Else But Us by @xonceinadream (ao3)

fic: The Devil's in the Details by @andyandersmythe (ao3)

fic: The Past Stays in the Past by @arwenp (ao3)

fic: Thirty, Flirting, and... Thriving? by @wren-stirlinglove (ao3)

fic: Time's Arrow by @nightbirdssidekick (ao3)

fic: Today, Forever by @mollyellee (ao3)

fic: When the Dance Is Over by @akfanficlove (ao3)

fic: Yesterday by @amy-arts (ao3)

graphic: The Quantum Bridge by @seblaineaddict

day 6 - exes with benefits

fanmix by @secretseblaineshhhhh

fic: A Season Finale (This Isn't A Breakup) by @justapassingglance (ao3)

fic: Back to You by @mollyellee (ao3)

fic: I Didn't Know What I Was by @xonceinadream (ao3)

fic: I Won't Let Go by @akfanficlove (ao3)

fic: In the End They Always End Up Together Anyway by @arwenp (ao3)

fic: The Way I Loved You by @lusthurts (ao3)

fic: We Never Go Out of Style by @andyandersmythe (ao3)

gifset by @endiness

graphic: It's (Very!) Complicated by @seblaineaddict

day 7 - years and years/years later

fic: A Single Thread of Silver by @akfanficlove (ao3)

fic + graphic: A Most Unexpected Turn of Events by @seblaineaddict (ao3)

fic: Are We Out of the Woods Yet? by @andyandersmythe (ao3)

fic: Hold the Line by @nightbirdssidekick (ao3)

fic: Kiss Me Like Your Ex is in the Room by @xonceinadream (ao3)

fic: No No Never by @imogenlefay (ao3)

fic: No Time Like the Present by @lostintheread (ao3)

fic: Of Complicated Internships and Long Summers by @arwenp (ao3)

fic: Something More by @lusthurts (ao3)

fic: To the Future by @mollyellee (ao3)

gifset by @anisstaranise

*Entries are organized by (alphabetic) type, then title, then username. Titles link to tumblr posts, other links are self-explanatory. Please do let us know if we missed anything, or if any links are wrong/broken.

[lusthurts]

this month is like the biggest month of the year for my job but when it is over and i go on winter break i am actually so excited for the sheer amount of fanfiction i’m about to consume

like i still haven’t gotten to read most of the works from 10 days of seblaine, i’m in the middle (almost at the end) of a 900k+ wolfstar fic, i actually can’t wait

[andyandersmythe]

Seblaine x incorrect quotes. 🫶🏻

[daisyishedwig]

I love making Sebastian just overwhelming horny for Blaine. Because same, Sebastian, same.

Blaine was drenched in a sheen of sweat, his curls soaked and hanging in his eyes, smearing the sweat glistening on his forehead. His jeans had been replaced with sweatpants and instead of his usual band tee he was wearing a tight white tanktop that hugged every line of every abdominal muscle and showed off every flex of his shoulders and arms as he worked over the punching bag in front of him.  Sebastian’s mouth watered. He leaned against the lockers across from Blaine and watched, focusing hard on controlling his own body’s reaction to the image in front him. He didn’t need to look desperate. He needed to look cool and collected and aloof.  But Blaine never made that easy for him. Sebastian had always been the person to leave others flustered. To watch them stutter over their words and blush and struggle to meet his eye. Flirting was second nature to him. It came so easily he oftentimes forgot he should maybe tone it down.  Blaine Anderson flipped the script. He left Sebastian at a loss for words, struggling to come up with his usual snark. His heart pounded when Blaine met his eyes in the hallway or when they sat beside each other in French. Blaine’s accent was fucking terrible and still made Sebastian’s stomach swoop when he’d lean over to make a joke in Sebastian’s ear.  It was effort to treat Blaine like any other boy he’d been interested in. And it was exhilarating.  Blaine stilled the swinging bag with his hands as he paused for breath. He pulled his shirt up and wiped his face with it. It took everything in Sebastian to not audibly whimper. He did let his eyes rove over Blaine’s exposed skin. He licked his lips as his gaze sank to the bulge in Blaine’s pants.

[fallevs]

*me spending the last two weeks without logging in to clear my head and work on myself and finally ready to come back*

klainepolls getting hate, people get hate for having opinions, "blam is better than hevans", "seblaine sucks", "blaine is a cheater forever", "blaine watches too much porn", anon hate, drama everywhere, "my ship is better than yours", "if you criticize a character it's because you hate him"

[seblainepolls]

Welcome to Seblaine Polls

Hello! I've been really enjoying the way Klainepolls has brought the fandom together and gotten everyone talking and theorizing about them and I really wanted to create a space for Seblainers to do the same.

Currently, the plan is to have two polls a week, posted on Monday and Friday. And after each poll ends, I will share my favorite comments and tags.

I have a number of poll ideas already, but I will gladly take suggestions for questions you'd like to see asked.

First poll will be posted tomorrow (12/1/2023)

This blog is run by @daisyishedwig

[hevanderson]

ALSO if you’re still doing the ship questions, then seblaine? 👀

i'm going to say in advance that i'm sorry, none of these are going to be happy, i am not a traditional seblainer

when i started shipping it if i did:

i started having thoughts about them during my re-watch of like .. late season 4 with my friend jules. she had an idea about them hooking up around glease and it gave me brain worms

my thoughts:

they need to have THE most insane and awful relationship for, at most, three weeks and then have THE most firey and destructive breakup during season 4. they cannot be romantic or sexual before or after that. they can't even be romantic DURING

what makes me happy about them:

thinking about them breaking up

what makes me sad about them:

nothing at all

things done in fanfic that annoys me:

the woobification of sebastian.. and the idea that blaine liked sebastian back romantically in s3

things i look for in fanfic:

i don't read fanfic about them ❤️

who i’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: 

blaine with kurt of course + sebastian either by himself or with jesse st james

my happily ever after for them:

divorce

who is the big spoon/little spoon:

sebastian would be the bigger spoon + blaine would be the little spoon

what is their favorite non-sexual activity:

thinking about other people while they're with each other

[amy-arts]

Chapters: 3/? Fandom: Glee Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Blaine Anderson/Sebastian Smythe Summary:

Being a better person is all very well, fostering real friendships is all very well, making amends is all very well, and the Beatles are all very fucking well, but no one told Sebastian that doing the right thing would hurt so much. The last time he talked to Blaine before today, Sebastian said that being nice sucks. For the first time, it really feels true.

 The day after Blaine proposes to Kurt, Sebastian wakes up a year and a half earlier, in November of 2011.

[seblaineworld]

Hey, Seblainers! Hellooooo, everyone else!

Thank you so much for all your lovely messages about my Mum, and the necessity of moving Seblaine Week 2023. I'm truly grateful for all your kindness, support and understanding. Mum's doing very well and being made to take it easy - something she actually hates! 😁

Having read through the responses here and also the many messages and Asks we have received, it's quickly become overwhelmingly apparent that pretty much everybody is happy that Seblaine Week 2023 needs to be delayed. In fact, several people have said it would actually suit them much better if it was pushed back at least a couple of months!

So..I have a proposition for you all...As things stand, we would have Seblaine Week 2023 running from 4-10th September, then a weekend to celebrate Seblainiversary 2023 in November.

What if just for this year, we combine them and run the dual event from Monday 6th until Sunday 12th November?

The reasoning behind this is, a common comment from those who have replied about the delay has been, "I can always use more time to write," so while November might seem a long way off - it really isn't, and will be upon us before we know it.

It would obviously give me a great deal of appreciated breathing space at what is a difficult time for me, and since I know many very busy Seblainers do find it difficult to write/create for two events in what's a pretty short space of time, it would seem to be a viable option and would take away the pressure of trying to come up with something for both events.

Please reply here, or send us an Ask by Monday 28th August with your thoughts on this proposal. Thank you again!

Ail 💜

[calsvoid]

saw one of coleydoesthings’s posts on instagram and it’s about the pain of remembering your ship will only ever be friends in canon and then i remembered how seblaine aren’t even friends in canon

[jammie3132]

Fandom: Glee Pairing: Blaine Anderson & Sebastian Smythe Story Summary: After a fight with Kurt, Blaine goes running back to Ohio…again! The problem is he doesn’t have Dalton to run back to. Chapter 1 Title: Are You Happy? Chapter 1 Summary: Blaine is back in Ohio after a fight with Kurt. His friends are determined to not let him fall back into old patterns Notes: 10 Days of Seblaine Week 2023 Day 3: Dalton

Canon through Season 6 with exception of 5 year time jump.

❤️🎉HAPPY ANNIVERSARY EVERYONE 🎉❤️

Ladies and gentlemen, we are beginning our approach. Please prepare for landing. Welcome to Columbus. It is currently 62 degrees…

Blaine put his tray table up and his laptop in his carry on. This was NOT the trip he expected to be taking this week.

“Kurt! I’m home! You’ll never guess…what’s going on?”

“Isabelle got me a showing for my accessories at Paris Fashion Week! Can you believe it?”

“Um…isn’t Paris Fashion Week next week? Our anniversary is next week. We’re going to Hawaii on the Honey…the trip we postponed last year because Isabelle’s assistant got the flu and she insisted she’d never survive Paris Fashion Week without you. And the year before that because... You know, I can't remember what excuse you used that time."

“Oh, yeah. I forgot. But Blaine, this time it’s for our future. It's not the same.”

“Yes, yes, it is.”

“Come with me. We can enjoy the city during our down time. Support me like I supported you at the Grammys.”

“You didn’t go. You decided it wasn't worth missing your classes the next day because my category wasn’t televised.”

“Not this again. It was 3 months ago and you didn’t win. Get over it.”

“You did not just say that.”

“Look, I’m sorry if I hurt your feelings. And I’m sorry I’m postponing our vacation again. I’m not sorry I’m going to Paris. Stop being so difficult.”

“Just go. I’ll go back to Ohio for the Groundbreaking Ceremony at Dalton. I was disappointed when I found out we couldn’t attend because we’d be in Hawaii. Since that’s no longer an issue…”

“Oh, hell no! I saw Sebastian Smythe’s name on the list of committee members. I’m not letting you go anywhere near that asshole without me.”

“Uh…excuse me. You’re forbidding, literally forbidding, me from going to Dalton’s Groundbreaking?"

"That's not what I meant."

"But it was what you said. You know how important Dalton was to me. I was devastated...”

“How important could Dalton have been if you left just because I asked you to?”

“Fuck you!”

“Blaine, don't…where are you going?”

“Ohio!”

*SLAM*

Three hours later Blaine finally relaxed when a friendly face opened his door and gave him a hug. “Get in here” Sam said, pulling him into his apartment. “Did you leave your luggage in the rental?”

“Nope. In my dramatic exit I only grabbed my school bag.”

“Good thing I’ve still got the stuff you forgot the last time you were here. For once my procrastination paid off.”

“You didn’t procrastinate, you've been busy. I remember how crazy it was preparing the Warblers for Sectionals. The New Directions are trying to three-peat at Nationals in a few weeks…big difference. I feel like an ass taking up your time, but I just couldn’t face my mom’s interrogation. At least not tonight. I mean it would be stupid if I didn’t stay with her when I go to Dalton.”

“But…”

“If you say one word about how I used to make that drive all the time, I’ll tell your new girlfriend about the time Sue was hypnotizing you and…”

“Hey! I had no control over what I was doing! And it’s not fair to use that stuff against me when I don’t remember any of it.”

“Except sleeping with Rachel.”

“I wasn’t hypnotized for that” Sam told him with an added wink.

Blaine’s phone went off (his mother not husband) so Sam went to his hall closet and brought out the box he’d stored there. Since Pam was on a tangent, it gave him time to go to the kitchen and make some calls of his own. He had a plan for his best friend and wanted to confirm the pieces were in place.

When he returned with drinks, Blaine was laying back on the couch rubbing his temples. Pam had that effect on people. “You’re going to have to go to Target for underwear and stuff like that. I’ve got a toothbrush…”

“Sam, what aren’t you telling me?”

“What are you talking about?”

“You got kind of defensive when I mentioned your new girlfriend.”

“I know” Sam sighed as he rejoined Blaine on his couch. “It’s just, I’ve been trying to find a way to tell you this. My girlfriend already knows about everything that happened with Sue, and Rachel.”

“Ok? Why is it so hard to tell me you told your girlfriend?”

“I didn’t have to tell her. I’m dating Kitty.”

Did not see that coming! “Kitty? Kitty Wilde?”

“Yes, and we have a date tonight. So do you.”

“You realize I’m still married, no matter how pissed I am at Kurt.”

“Not like that. I called a friend and he’s taking you to Scandals to get drunk and forget how big a jerk your husband is.”

“Who did you call?”

“It’s a surprise. You have time for a shower and nap. After you called, I went to the store and got a bunch of your favorite Kurt did something stupid comfort food. Please eat something before you go to Scandals so you don’t get drunk on your second beer.”

Blaine wanted to give a snarky comeback but didn’t because Sam was right. “Thanks, Blond Chameleon.”

“Anytime NightBird.”

Because he wasn’t getting picked up until later in the evening, Blaine had time to run to Target. There was also enough time to visit with Kitty before she and Sam left on their date. He had to admit he was having a little trouble getting past the whole former football coach/cheerleader thing. It was only 3 years ago.

But if they wanted to relive that time in private…

Oh God, now it’s worse.

At 9PM on the dot the doorbell rang. He was not prepared for who was standing in front of him. “David? What are you doing here?”

“Taking you to Scandals? “Ready?”

Dave Karofsky? Sam called the guy he broke up with and then married Kurt a week later? Sending them to the place where they reconnected after he returned to Ohio when Kurt ended their engagement? Well, if Dave is here, he must be fine with it.

“Sure, just let me get my phone.”

“No phone. You’re going to drink and talk to me and the others. No checking your phone every 10 minutes to see if Kurt called. Sam was very specific with his directions but I’m pretty sure Kitty was the actual mastermind.”

“Sam and Kitty…I wouldn’t check my phone…” Then it dawned on him. “Did you say others? Who?”

“No idea. Let’s go. I don’t want to give up any more of my time because you’re overthinking what’s going on.”

Blaine shook his head and chuckled. This was nice. “You know me so well.”

It was all small talk until they were settled in a back booth at Scandals and each halfway through their first beer. “Do you remember what you promised me when you came over to tell me you’d married Kurt?”

“David, I’m so sorry. You didn’t deserve any of that.”

“You’re right, I didn’t” Dave told him with a confidence Blaine didn’t remember. It looked good on him. “Now answer my question. Do you remember your promise?”

Oh yeah, he remembered. “To not lose myself in my relationship with Kurt again. To do what was right for me, even if Kurt threw a hissy fit. And I have, most of the time. Sometimes that’s not how marriage works.”

“And yet you’re sitting here with me and your husband is on his way to Paris. Weren’t you supposed to be in Hawaii for your Spring Break? On the honeymoon you never took? We both know that weekend in Rhode Island didn’t count.”

“How do you…Sam?” Dave nodded his response, not giving him a chance to go off topic, which they both knew Blaine would try. “When we had our fight, I couldn’t say the word honeymoon. I just reminded him it was our anniversary. It wouldn’t have made a difference. Kurt was going to Paris no matter what I said.”

“You still haven’t answered my question.”

Shit! He noticed. “No, but I’m getting better at it. At least I think I am, but he makes it so fucking hard!” Blaine stopped to finish his beer and motion to the waitress he wanted another. If those coming later were anything like Dave, he needed to get a good buzz going. “I was so happy when I got home but he didn’t give a chance to tell him my news!”

“You can tell me. I won’t tell anyone if you don’t want me to.”

Blaine thought about it, but not for long. The thought Kurt had to be the first one he told was gone. “Do you know about the song writing contest I won at NYU?”

“Who doesn’t? The prize was it would be recorded by a major artist and put on their next album. None of us expected Celine Dion or that the song would be nominated for Pop Song of the Year at the Grammys. By the way, you should have won.”

“Thanks.” Blaine tried to push out the memory of Kurt’s earlier comment but couldn’t. “Celine was asked to record a song for a movie, a big…big movie, but she hated what they sent her. She told the studio she’d do it, but she wanted me to write a new song.”

Dave rushed around the table and crushed him in a bear hug…maybe bear was a poor choice of words. “Oh my God! That’s huge! What’s the movie?”

“I shouldn’t say…in case things don’t work out.”

“Blaine…”

“Ok, it’s Deadpool 2.”

Dave pulled back, a blank expression on his face. “Are you shitting me? Seriously, are you shitting me? The first one is my favorite movie of all time!”

“I remember.”

“And Sam! He’s going to freak that you’re going to write a song for a comic book movie!”

“If they use it.”

Once again, Dave tightened his hold, this time even harder. “You are a Grammy nominated song writer and Celine fucking Dion asked you to write her a song for fucking Deadpool 2. Stop doubting yourself.”

“Ok, the walk down memory lane is over. Time for the male hobbit to forgo the sugar coating and get some tough love from Auntie Snixx.”

Dave whispered Good Luck before leaving. Blaine wasn’t sure if his abrupt exit was part of the plan, animosity toward one of the masterminds of his ambush wedding to Kurt or not wanting to piss off the girl who once told him she had razor blades in her hair.

Did it matter? Yeah, it did. Their time together made him realize how much he missed him. He’d like them to be friends again…if it wasn’t too weird for Dave.

His long awaited second beer arrived, but Santana declined anything stating she wouldn’t be there much longer. She then pulled out her phone and smiled a smile Blaine had seen enough to know it meant trouble. “What are you doing here Lopez?”

“In Ohio? Lord Tubbington needed an intervention for his latest addiction…Internet porn.”

Blaine didn’t question her explanation which for some reason made perfect sense. “I meant here…at Scandals.”

“Sammy called. He needed help getting in contact with the third ghost of Blaine Warblers past.”

“You are not a ghost from my past. I see you at least once a week.”

“Then Karofsky’s your past, I’m your present and the next person can be your future. Guess that makes you and your pissy mood Scrooge.” Santana took a deep breath and folded her hands on the table. “I’m only going to say this once and if you tell anyone, I’ll deny it…then cut off your balls.”

That was interesting. Interesting enough he prepared for what she was going to say by taking a big swig of beer. “Deal”

“I’m sorry.”

“Foooor?”

“I should’ve never let Britt talk me into the double wedding. She only remembered high school Klaine and then depressed Blaine who missed Kurt. She wasn’t here for the engagement and she definitely was around for toxic NYC Klaine. I was.”

For the second time since he arrived in Ohio, Blaine didn’t have a comeback because the person across from him was telling the truth. Was it progress to admit what they were saying were truths? “You didn’t have faith we’d make it?”

“Once I was out of the happy bubble of my wedding day? No, not a chance in hell. You and Hummel got back together only a few days before. You needed time to either work out the issues you had the first time or realize you were in a never-ending cycle, doomed to failure.”

“Wow, tell me how you really feel.” Blaine downed the rest of his beer for time to come of with a reasonable response. Like that was going to happen. “I thought we were ready.”

“Why? Because you went to therapy and a had rebound relationship with Karofsky?”

“Never, I mean never, say crap about Dave! I don’t care about shit that went down in high school. He didn’t deserve what I did to him, no matter what he did back then!”

Santana tilted her head then nodded, showing she was both stunned and impressed by Blaine’s outburst. “You obviously misunderstood Anderson. Was your relationship with Karofsky on anyone’s bingo card? No. Did some people think you were with him as revenge for Hummel ending your engagement? Yeah, probably more than you realize. But I know you had feelings for Dave, just not love. He was the wrong person at the right time.”

“Then who was the right person?”

“The guy who just walked in the door.” She took hold of his hands and asked “Do you remember when we went to Dalton to hear the Warblers sing MJ and they did I Want You Back? How I said we were in big trouble?” Blaine nodded because seeing Sebastian had rendered him speechless. “I didn’t mean for Regionals. The New Directions were in trouble because we were going to lose you. If that Slushie didn’t happened, you would’ve eventually gone back to Dalton. Not for the Warblers but for a Warbler…Smythe. You looked at him in a way I never saw between you and Hummel…ever.”

“San…”

“Just talk to him. Listen to him. And listen to the voice in your, thankfully no longer plastered into submission, head.”

“Hey” Sebastian said upon his arrival at their table, unsure of what he was doing there in the first place. Other than fear of what Santana Lopez would do if he’d declined, of course.

Santana stood to leave, kissed Blaine on the cheek, then took hold of Sebastian’s arm. “Thank you for coming but if you fuck this up, they’ll never find your body.”

“Understood.” Then as a shock to both men, she kissed his cheek before leaving. “That…that…my younger self would never believe that just happened” Sebastian stammered as he took the available seat. “I still live in fear of her revenge for the Slushie I threw at her. Sometimes I wish she would just get it over with. I mean, how many …don’t answer that. I remember. I’ve always remembered.”

Their missing waitress appeared out of nowhere, obviously due to Sebastian. Even though Blaine hadn’t finished his current beer, he went ahead and ordered one for each of them. Hopefully they’d arrive before the girl realized she worked in a gay bar.

They did.

The tension was awkward, but since Sam had gone to a lot of trouble to put this evening together, Blaine decided the least he could do was see it through. “How’s the Groundbreaking preparation going?”

“Crazy” Sebastian told him, but the former Warbler Captain instantly broke out a smile. “But it’s Dalton crazy so…”

“Organized chaos” Blaine finished for him. “How did you get involved?”?

“Long story.”

“Good. We can get comfortable while we get up the nerve to talk about whatever Santana told you.”

“She didn’t tell me anything. I had no idea you’d be here. In fact, shouldn’t you be in Hawaii? It’s the reason you declined your invitation.”

Blaine was still reeling from hearing Sebastian didn’t know he’d be here. As much as he wanted to ask how Santana convinced him to come, he decided it was safer not to know. “Kurt was offered a business opportunity in Paris, but that’s a conversation we should save until you’ve caught up to me. I’m on my third beer and I’m not the lightweight I used to be.”

“Challenge accepted.” Sebastian took a good-sized drink and looked for the waitress. She must have figured out flirting was a waste of time since she was nowhere to be seen. Fortunately, one of the bartenders remembered Sebastian from the old days who took care of him. “So, we talk about Dalton for now?”

“For now.”

“Ok, then I got involved because the Reopening Committee asked. It’s my Spring Break so I have a lot of extra time.”

Before everything went to hell between them, Blaine learned some of Sebastian’s telltale ticks. If he tapped his fingers on the table, he wasn’t telling the whole truth. He never lied. He just had a habit of leaving out important details. Right now, he was practically tapping the drum solo to In The Air Tonight.

“It’s my Spring Break too, which makes sense since I'm supposed to be in Hawaii. Where did you wind up going to college?”

“Stanford”

“Not Harvard like your dad. I bet that went over like a led balloon.”

“Ding, ding, ding…200 points to the Grammy nominee.”

“You heard about that? Never mind, seems a lot of people have.”

“You’re kidding, right? Everyone knew you’d end up in music, we just didn’t know how. But I have a question. When I read about your nomination, the article said you won a song writing contest at NYU. What happened to NYADA?”

“Kurt broke off our engagement, crippling depression caused my work to suffer, NYADA cut me.”

“They cut you? Depression that bad should've gotten you a medical excuse.” “My parents’ lawyers said the same thing. NYADA cleared my record, refunded my tuition, and when I refused to go back, the Director of NYADA convinced Tische into accepting me despite the fact I’d missed all application deadlines.”

“Let me guess, after NYADA (air quotes) fixed everything, you and your parents didn’t sue.”

“Ding, ding, ding…500 points to the Stanford man.” The tapping went into overdrive. “What aren’t you telling me?”

Sebastian moved his hands to his lap. “You remembered?”

“You’d be surprised how much I remember about you.“ Oh shit! Time to stop drinking.

Either his comment went over Sebastian’s head, or he was polite enough not to push the subject. “Let’s just say you weren’t the only one to switch colleges. I’m not at Stanford anymore. I’m at OSU.”

Huh? “Your turn to spill what happened.”

Sebastian finished his beer and signaled the bartender for another. They were both well aware this would be his third. According to their agreement, it was time to talk about the hard stuff. “Do you remember, back when we were friends, and you asked what was something I could never have but wanted more than anything?”

“Of course. You said my ass.”

“True, but then I said…”

Blaine’s eyes flew open even though they were heavy from the alcohol. “You told your father off? How you hated him for all the crap he’d put you and your mother through? Oh my God, what did he say?”

“You’re cut off.”

“Oh shit!” While Blaine was in disbelief (but in total awe at the same time) Sebastian seemed fine…peaceful. “That’s why you left Stanford? He even cut off tuition?”

“Everything. But Blaine, it was the best thing to happen to me.”

Huh? “What do you mean?”

“He no longer has control over me. I make all my own decisions. I’ll admit I was lucky this pissed off my grandmother, his mother. She gave me the equivalent of what I would inherit when she died. It didn’t take my finance classes for me to realize living in California, near San Francisco, was going to drain the money in less than 10 years. I finished the semester at Stanford then moved here.”

Blaine couldn’t take his eyes off Sebastian. He was practically glowing, and not from the beer. “You look really happy.”

“I am and it’s not just being free of my father. Dalton plays a huge role in what I call my recovery.”

“Dalton? How?”

“I’m not just working on the Groundbreaking. I work part time for Dalton. I’m still working on my Finance Degree, so I’ve been helping with fundraising. OSU gives me credit for practical experience. I’m also getting a degree in Education Administration.”

Excuse me?! “You? Sebastian Smythe are going to be Dalton’s Head Master?”

“Oh, hell no! I’m going to teach French and work as an assistant to the Head Master…title pending. The Head Master has to handle crap like curriculum and faculty. I’ll be in charge of budgets and making sure students don’t do stupid shit…title pending. The idea was who's better for the job than someone who broke practically every rule. There’s not a lie or excuse I won’t see right through.”

When Blaine found out his best friend was taking over the New Directions, Sam asked if he was jealous. His answer of a little was true. He had loved coaching the Warblers. But what Sebastian was doing? He wasn’t a little jealous. He was so jealous his heart hurt. “Are you happy?”

“Extremely. I know everyone expected me to be a lawyer or CEO. I’d rather work at Dalton and not have high blood pressure and ulcers by the time I’m 30. I suppose I’ve grown up.”

“I suppose you have.”

Sebastian took a chance to reach over for Blaine’s hand and was pleasantly surprised when he didn’t pull away. “Killer, when was the last time you were truly happy? Not with something in your marriage, or Kurt in general. Something that was only about Blaine Devon Anderson.”

Was it sad he couldn’t answer immediately? Blaine wanted to say his song writing. How he’d been asked to write a song for a movie. Neither was the truth. “When I was coaching the Warblers before the fire. My life was a mess, but for those few hours a day, safe inside the walls of Dalton, I was genuinely happy.”

Sebastian didn’t look surprised. “If you have time, you should come help with the Groundbreaking. Or, even if you don’t have time, could you please, please, please come help with the Groundbreaking? Some of the bigger donors asked what the Warblers were performing…yesterday. As of now, there’s no performances scheduled, just speeches. You, former Warbler and musical savant, showing up like this is basically a miracle. Unless you say you won’t do it. No pressure. You obviously have a lot to deal with, but please, please pretty please.”

It sounded perfect, but he didn’t want Sebastian to know Dalton was the reason he was back in Ohio. Kurt forbidding him from coming would somehow come out and he didn’t need that getting around. It was beyond embarrassing. “I have time and even if I didn’t, I would’ve found a way. Can we have lunch tomorrow and keep catching up…no matter how difficult it might be?”

Sebastian smiled as Sam and he assumed Kitty walked in. The only reason he wasn’t sure was because she was tiny, and every single McKinley Warbler was scared shitless of her. “B, your designated drivers are here.”

“Not quite Eiffel Tower…”

“Eiffel Tower?” Blaine and Sebastian asked in unison.

Kitty rolled her eyes at them, but Sam thought it was funny. “They’re both tall and French.” She rolled her eyes again when not only Sam, but Blaine and Sebastian, began to laugh uncontrollably. “Anyway…” she said in a way Sebastian suddenly understood why the guys were terrified of her “It’s late, you’ve been drinking and none of us are making the drive to Westerville and back. You’re staying with Tana and Brittany at the Pierce’s. Give me your keys. I’m driving you.”

The guys all began laughing again. They were so loud the other bar patrons could hear them over the music. “You…you?” Sebastian tried to say between breaths. “I don’t think my seats go up that far!!”

Sam pulled himself together. Kitty was almost at her Santana level. “I’ll drive Sebastian’s car. You and Blaine follow in mine.”

“No, I want to talk to the jackass about me and the McKinley Warblers singing Blaine’s song at his fancy shindig on Saturday.”

That got Blaine’s attention. “My song?”

“Rise…the one you wrote when Dalton burned down.”

Blaine quickly got up, and once the room stopped spinning, he grabbed his jacket. “I’ve got to get back to Sam’s. I need my laptop.”

Sam didn’t like the sound of that. Kurt had been calling Blaine’s phone throughout the evening. He hoped his plan hadn’t been for naught with his best friend wanting to Skype his husband. “Why?”

“My song writing software is on it. I’ve got an idea.”

NOTES:

I read somewhere Klaine’s original “introduction” in the 5 year time jump had Blaine as a Grammy nominated song writer and Kurt with a popular accessories line…no Virgina Wolfe. I went with that narrative.

Season 6 Wedding: Episode 6x08 2/20/2015. However, there was no fear of snow or cold, and that barn was VERY open. This is why I moved the anniversary to April/Spring Break.

Dalton Fire: Episode 6x10 3/10/15. While in canon it was 2 weeks later, I moved it to 1 week.

[lusthurts]

*spoilers for the "and that's what you really missed" episode with grant lol*

I have so many thoughts lmao

grant gustin describing sebastian as "wounded" and not a villain in his head is why grant is my favorite person ever

ALSO it is so validating to hear how upset he was about "I Want You Back" because that is my Roman Empire, I genuinely watch that performance once a week

I DID NOT EXPECT SWIFTGRON CONTENT IN THIS PODCAST WTF

them casually talking about Taylor being at a party at Dianna's house is CRAZY

they are so real for "why did Sebastian have sexual tension with every character on the show"

asserting that Sebastian is bi is WILD and goes against all of my Sebastian head canons but i will live (especially bc bi rep in this show is almost non-existent)

im crying because why did grant give crumbs to kurtbastian fans lmao (im not actually mad about this I just don't personally vibe with it lol)

grant describing the phone call with blaine before the lima bean in Michael as "steamy" actually made my life - this confirms so many head canons I have about that too lol

why were there almost no seblaine questions don't they know we are still here in 2023

I really like listening to grant talk so im 100% okay with this and I am not complaining but why did they barely talk about glee lol

I am so excited for water for elephants im about to dump so much money on these tickets to try to see him on my birthday