Caffeine, Gleeky, & Geeky Things

Welcome! I like things. I tag everything. Expect rambles. On tumblr since The Ancient Times. Intersectional feminist. Genderqueer. Pronouns: she, her, they.

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Coffeegleek’s Master Fic List

As is my writing nature, my fics tend to cover multiple tropes at once and so I’ve organized them by trope as well as by size. If you’re in the mood for something new to read in a trope you enjoy, I encourage you to give one or more of them a go.

Thanks, 

coffeegleek

~This list was updated on July 14, 2023 and can be read on AO3~

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New Fics!

One-Shots in the Everybody's Naked & There's a Country To Run Verse -Three short stories inspired by a day of thunderstorms. 3,326 words

Castle Chicken - Curious about the Castle Chicken Admiral Beiste was eating in chapter 24 of Everybody’s Naked & There’s a Country To Run? Read on for the logo and a brief history of the chicken franchise that is beloved by all. 407 words

WIP Fic :)

Growing Up Is a Royal Thing To Do - A coming of age prequel of Everybody’s Naked & There’s a Country To Run. WIP for Klaine Advent 2021 and a few other word challenges. As of July 14, 2023, the fic is 31 chapters and 62,137 words with more being written.

Maps & Countries in the Everybody's Naked & There's a Country To Run Verse - Countries and maps in the Everybody’s Naked & There’s a Country To Run verse. Created because I was getting confused while adding new countries and expanding upon others while writing Growing Up Is a Royal Thing To Do. My hope is that others will find some enjoyment in them too. 7 chapters, 2,471 words

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Fics by Length

Under 1,000 words - Drabbles & Ficlets

Castle Chicken - 407 words, world building in the Everybody’s Naked verse

A Very Sloppy Christmas - 990 words, ficlet, one-shot

Humorous Spooky Drabbles - 869 words

Linguine for Lunch - 865 words

The Tour - 521 words, ficlet, one-shot

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1,0001 - 9,999 Words - Little Fics and One-Shots

Breakfast at Blaine’s - 1,476 words

It’s a Twisted World - 2,761 words, WIP, for now consider this fic abandoned as I lost my notes for it & can’t guarantee I’ll return to writing it

Klaine Advent 2017 One-Shots (Empty Nest Verse) - 7,919 words, most are stand alone one-shots that have an overall theme

One-Shots in the Everybody's Naked & There's a Country To Run Verse -Three short stories inspired by a day of thunderstorms. 3,326 words

Tumblr Games Fic Idea Prompts - 1,373 words, some are drabbles, others are simply ideas

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10,000 - 19,999 Words - Short Fics

A Soulmate for Santa Claus - 14,304 words, the movie being filmed in A Very Hallmark Christmas  Tumblr link with fanart

A Very Weird Christmas Adventure - 14,523 words, sequel to A Very Hallmark Christmas & a WIP that needs revamping

Leaving the Nest - 16,083 words, part of the Empty Nest verse & a sequel to Burt’s Nest  Tumblr link with fanart

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20,000 - 49,999 Words - Medium Length Fics

A Nest of Scars - 26,753 words, part of the Empty Nest verse, but can be read alone  Tumblr link with fanart

A Nest In Flight - 27,765 words, part of the Empty Nest verse, but can be read alone  Tumblr link with fanart

A Very Hallmark Christmas - 33,912 words  Tumblr link with fanart

Cop Carole and Her Tentacled Stepson: A Cracky Klaine Advent Fic - 20,053 words  Tumblr link

Empty Nest - Revised - 29,735 words, the first fic written for the Empty Nest, can be read alone  Tumblr link with fanart

Empty-Nest Verse One-Shots - 28,445+ words, part of the Empty Nest verse, but can be read alone

Klaine Advent 2018 - 25,546 words, the first 2 chapters are stand alone, short one-shots. The rest of the chapters got turned into a separate fic

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50,000 - 99,999 words - Long Fics & Verses

Burt’s Nest - 69,864 words, part of the Empty Nest verse, can be read alone, but for the best understanding it helps if you’ve read Empty Nest-Revised and Rebuilding the Nest first  Tumblr link with fanart

Growing Up Is a Royal Thing To Do - A coming of age prequel of Everybody’s Naked & There’s a Country To Run. WIP for Klaine Advent 2021 and a few other word challenges. As of July 14, 2023, the fic is 31 chapters and 62,137 words with more being written.

Everybody’s Naked & There’s a Country to Run - The first fic in the verse is completed and is 68,744 words and 24 chapters long. The other 9,441+ words are 4 chapters plus 1 fan art chapter of world building extras. Additional extras and fics within the verse have been written.   Tumblr link with fan art

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100,000+ words - Really Long Fics & Verses

Empty Nest Verse - 372,607 words, 10 works - 6 main fics, 2 sets of one-shots, a 9th fic that’s the first version of Empty Nest, and 1 Time Lines & Notes world building extra   Tumblr link with fanart of master post

Rebuilding the Nest - 111,435 words, part of the Empty Nest verse, best if you’ve read Empty Nest-Revised first  Tumblr link with fanart

Everybody’s Naked & There’s a Country To Run Verse - 146,562 words, 5 works - 1 completed fic, 1 WIP, 1 set of one-shots, and world building extras. 

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Fics by Trope

Actor!Kurt and Actor!Blaine

A Very Hallmark Christmas

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Angst With a Happy Ending

Empty Nest Verse

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Bad Boy!Kurt 

A Very Hallmark Christmas - trope is mentioned in the fic as a part of Kurt’s recent past, but it’s not a bad!boy fic per say

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Bad Boy!Kurt - who committed a small crime as a kid & was put in juvie

A Nest of Scars - Kurt’s time in juvie, part of the Empty Nest Verse, can be read on its own

Empty Nest Verse - all of this verse

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Burt & Carole Trying to Do Their Best as Parents

Burt’s Nest - part of the Empty Nest verse, can be read alone, but for the best understanding it helps if you’ve read Empty Nest-Revised and Rebuilding the Nest first

Leaving the Nest - a sequel to Burt’s Nest

Empty-Nest Verse One-Shots - can be read alone

Everybody’s Naked & There’s a Country to Run Verse - has some nice Burt & Kurt and Carole and Kurt moments

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Burt & Carole Get Frisky

Burt’s Nest

Cop Carole and Her Tentacled Stepson: A Cracky Klaine Advent Fic

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Cop!Carole and Cop!Kurt

Cop Carole and Her Tentacled Stepson: A Cracky Klaine Advent Fic

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Crack, Fun, Humour

A Very Sloppy Christmas

A Very Weird Christmas Adventure - a sequel to A Very Hallmark Christmas & a WIP that needs revamping

Cop Carole and Her Tentacled Stepson: A Cracky Klaine Advent Fic - has a little angst, but is overall funny

Everybody’s Naked & There’s a Country to Run Verse

It’s a Twisted World - for now, consider this fic abandoned as I lost my notes for it & can’t guarantee I’ll ever finish writing it

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Drunk!Kurt

A Very Sloppy Christmas

Klaine Advent 2018 - the first chapter is a stand alone one-shot

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Elf!Kurt

A Very Sloppy Christmas

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Firefighter!Kurt

The Tour - a short one-shot/ficlet

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First Son!Kurt, Kurt as the First Son of President!Burt

A Very Weird Christmas Adventure - a sequel to A Very Hallmark Christmas & a WIP that needs revamping

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Food Play, Humorous - also the first 2 fics I co-wrote for the fandom, don’t expect high prose

Breakfast at Blaine’s

Linguine for Lunch

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Found Families

Empty Nest Verse, starting with Empty Nest - Revised, though elements are in A Nest in Flight as well

Empty Nest - Revised, first fic written for the Empty Nest verse

A Nest In Flight - prequel to Empty Nest - Revised

Burt’s Nest - part of the Empty Nest verse, can be read alone, but for the best understanding it helps if you’ve read Empty Nest-Revised and Rebuilding the Nest first

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Hallmark Christmas Movies

A Soulmate for Santa Claus - the movie being filmed in A Very Hallmark Christmas

A Very Hallmark Christmas - the making of a Hallmark Christmas with Kurt & Blaine as the leads

A Very Weird Christmas Adventure - a sequel to A Very Hallmark Christmas & a WIP that needs revamping

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Homeless!Kurt

A Nest In Flight - part of the Empty Nest verse, but can be read alone

Empty Nest - Revised - first written fic of the Empty Nest verse and can be read alone

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Homeless!Kurt and Homeless!Blaine

Empty Nest - Revised - first written fic of the Empty Nest verse and can be read alone

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Hybrids - not your typical hybrid fic & here used as an allegory for racism

Empty Nest Verse

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Kid!Kurt - Angst with a Hopeful Ending, please head the tags & TWs

A Nest of Scars - part of the Empty Nest verse, can be read alone

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Naked!Kurt, Naked!Blaine, Everybody’s Naked a lot for Reasons

Everybody’s Naked & There’s a Country to Run Verse

Klaine Advent 2018 - just naked!Kurt, the first chapter is a stand alone one-shot/ficlet not attached to any fic

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One-Shots - short & this is all you get

A Very Sloppy Christmas

Klaine Advent 2018 - the first 2 chapters are stand alone, short one-shots. The rest of the chapters got turned into a separate fic

The Tour

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One-Shots - that can be read on their own even though they’re part of a verse

Empty-Nest Verse One-Shots 

Klaine Advent 2017 One-Shots (Empty Nest Verse)

One-Shots in the Everybody's Naked & There's a Country To Run Verse

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Political Allegory

Empty Nest Verse

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Prince!Kurt, Prince!Blaine, King!Burt, & other Canon Characters as Royalty

Everybody’s Naked & There’s a Country to Run Verse

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President!Burt

A Very Weird Christmas Adventure - a sequel to A Very Hallmark Christmas, a WIP that needs revamping

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Santa Claus’s Son!Blaine

A Very Hallmark Christmas - Blaine portrays the son of Santa

A Very Sloppy Christmas - Blaine is Santa’s son

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Sick/Injured Fic

Rebuilding the Nest - not the focus, but there are a fair number of chapters with this trope in it, part of the Empty Nest verse, will make more sense if you’ve read Empty Nest - Revised first

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Soulmates

A Soulmate for Santa Claus - the movie being filmed in A Very Hallmark Christmas

A Very Hallmark Christmas - Kurt & Blaine portray characters who are soulmates

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Teacher!Blaine

The Tour - a short one-shot/ficlet

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Tentacles

Cop Carole and Her Tentacled Stepson: A Cracky Klaine Advent Fic

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WIP - for those who don’t mind waiting for updates, revisions, or extras to be written

A Very Weird Christmas Adventure - WIP that I plan on revising, a sequel to A Very Hallmark Christmas

Growing Up Is a Royal Thing To Do -  A coming of age prequel of Everybody’s Naked & There’s a Country To Run. WIP for Klaine Advent 2021 and a few other word challenges. As of July 14, 2023, the fic is 31 chapters and 62,137 words with more being written.

It’s a Twisted World - WIP, for now consider this fic abandoned as I lost my notes for it & can’t guarantee I’ll return to writing it

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World Building - fics with a lot of world building & some extras

Empty Nest Verse - 372,607 words,  10 works - 6 main fics, 2 sets of one-shots, a 9th fic that’s the first version of Empty Nest, and 1 Time Lines & Notes world building extra

Everybody’s Naked & There’s a Country to Run Verse - the completed fic is 68,744 words and 24 chapters long. The other 9,441+ words are 4 chapters plus 1 fan art chapter of world building extras. More extras being written. Tumblr link with fan art  

[cute-catts]

[sorrrowfull]

[coffeegleek]

Why tf are there fireworks?

[coffeegleek]

Sold another big and bulky Star Wars item today.

[coffeegleek]

demented hitler is asleep at the rescheduled correspondence dinner. MS Now has it live. Oh, what I wouldn't give to see him face plant onto the table for sundowning or crab rave reasons.

He just clapped and sort of looked around, but either his eyes were still closed or his face continues to be so swollen that his eyelids are mere slits. Not that I can stand to look for long.

[dyk-this-musical-song]

Do you know this Musical Song? #412

I know the song and the musical

I know the song but not the musical

I know the musical but not the song

I may know this

I have never heard this

Remaining time: 5 days 20 hours

[haveyouseenthiscommercial]

Have you seen this commercial?

Yes

No, but I've heard of what it's advertising

I have no idea what this is

Remaining time: 5 days 22 hours

(#51 in The Drum's World's Best Ads Ever)

[adropofred]

Happy pride everyone! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

A pride flag was one of the quilting projects I really wanted to get done, and it works great as a scraps buster.

This is roughly 40 by 65 centimetres (about 16 by 26 inches) and quilted in the ditch with thin cotton batting. I wish I'd used rainbow thread for the quilting, but I didn't have any on hand, and the goal was to not buy any new materials.

Under the cut: diagram and process.

HST = half square triangle; S = square.

The pieces are listed on the diagram above, but here they are again:

Light blue: 10 HST

Light pink: 6 HST

White: 2 HST

Brown: 12 HST

Black: 12 HST

Red: 1 HST, 7 S

Orange: 1 HST, 6 S

Yellow: 1 HST, 5 S

Green: 1 HST, 5 S

Blue: 1 HST, 6 S

Purple: 1 HST, 7 S

The HST are 9 cm (≈3.5 in) and the squares are 8 cm (≈3.14 in). I used a 5 mm (≈0.2 in) seam allowance. I recommend using a bigger seam allowance if you’re making a larger quilt, or one that will be used as a blanket or as part of a wearable piece.

I worked by washing, pressing, and cutting all my fabric into the necessary pieces. I then assembled all my HST into squares, then pressed the seams open, and squared the squares down to 8 cm (≈3.14 in). I assembled those squares into 1x1 pieces, pressed, squared. Those were assembled into 2x2 pieces, pressed, squared. Then into 2x6 bands, pressed, squared. Then into 4x6 bands, pressed, squared. I then assembled the three resulting bands (two 4x6, one 2x6) and pressed and squared one last time to finish the quilt top.

Some progress pictures to clarify what I mean by 2x6 or 4x6 bands:

After all HST were assembled into squares. I recommend taking pictures of your fabric set up before sewing, so you remember which order you wanted to put your squares in.

4x6 piece and nine 2x2 squares, partway through assembly.

Assembling bands together. Press your seams!

The finished quilt top.

I used the bi flag as a backing, but feel free to do a one-sided flag and use the backing of your choice. I know there’s cute pride-themed quilting cotton out there, or just a plain colour would work as well.

I don’t have a diagram for the bi flag: I used 8 cm (≈3.14 in) squares, 16 blue, 8 purple, and 16 pink. Those were assembled similarly, as I find working in full bands results in irregular points.

A similar process could be used to make any pride flag of your choice! I might make a trans pride one eventually. This is a really good stash-busting project, and a cuter alternative to a polyester flag. Please send me pics or tag me if you sew one!

Happy pride, and don’t forget to press your seams.

[classicalbughead]

every glee song:

love is a battlefield - kurt and blaine

[transformativeworks]

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[wouldyoueatthisfood]

Would you eat this?

I would eat this

I would not eat this

I have eaten this (positive)

I have eaten this (negative)

Remaining time: 4 days 23 hours

Food: grape jelly and chili sauce meatballs

Ingredients: chili sauce, grape jelly, beef, onion, salt, black pepper, egg, lemon juice

[coffeegleek]

How many times of watching Project Hail Mary is too many? Asking for a friend.

[ckerouac]

Well call me PHM Georg cause I saw it 10 times in the theater, and I’m pretty sure I should not be counted

[coffeegleek]

So glad to hear that! <3 I bet in the theatre it was amazing!

[coffeegleek]

So the plumbers just left. Different guy than I’m used to dealing with and he wasn’t familiar with our house and 30 years of plumbing problems. He wants to completely rework the laundry area and leave the wall we were hoping to cover up, open. Even raise up the kitchen sink plumbing that blocks the window that we’d been told by the previous supervisor was impossible. It makes sense, but I just know it’s going to be more expensive than I’d planned. 😣

At least both guys were willing to wear KN95 masks. The head guy acted like he’d never encountered such a request. I had to pull the, “My husband is having heart surgery next week and can’t get so much as a cold. The men in his family tend not to live past 60 and he’s 58” card. Which is all true. I just wish masking hadn’t been demonized in the U.S. 😒 We never stopped masking and never will.

At least Suzie was great. They didn’t mind her hanging around and she was all very waggy tail, happy face, and “I’m the supervisor on the basement projects.”

[coffeegleek]

Reblogging to add this vent:

I got the usual sexism too, followed by the main guy being impatient. And it's like, "if you'd stop interrupting me and let me explain the house that you're not familiar with, you'd have been done by now. Even if spouse was home, you'd still be dealing with me. I'm the one who does all the repairs and have the skills, not him."

The main guy's phone kept going off to and it was loud af. Which didn't help. Like, you really expect me to talk over that?

I'm glad I'd prepared a bullet point list, categized by project, on what we need to have done. And I had labels taped to the walls that matched the numbers on the laundry wall repair list.

Every damn time we have work done I have to go through this. Maybe I should change my name to Hank and have a d*ck hanging out of my pants. Or just say my name is my spouse's and you've actually been talking to me on the phone the whole time.

end of vent

P.S. The gas company guy who unhooked our 1950's gas stove - he was awesome and treated me like a person. So was Kevin, who used to be the head guy at the plumbers, before they merged and essentially forced him out.

[coffeegleek]

How many times of watching Project Hail Mary is too many? Asking for a friend.

[aenslem]

FARSCAPE (1999–2003)

[coffeegleek]

So the plumbers just left. Different guy than I’m used to dealing with and he wasn’t familiar with our house and 30 years of plumbing problems. He wants to completely rework the laundry area and leave the wall we were hoping to cover up, open. Even raise up the kitchen sink plumbing that blocks the window that we’d been told by the previous supervisor was impossible. It makes sense, but I just know it’s going to be more expensive than I’d planned. 😣

At least both guys were willing to wear KN95 masks. The head guy acted like he’d never encountered such a request. I had to pull the, “My husband is having heart surgery next week and can’t get so much as a cold. The men in his family tend not to live past 60 and he’s 58” card. Which is all true. I just wish masking hadn’t been demonized in the U.S. 😒 We never stopped masking and never will.

At least Suzie was great. They didn’t mind her hanging around and she was all very waggy tail, happy face, and “I’m the supervisor on the basement projects.”