Klainemeta 2021

Post or read meta and headcanon on our favorite boys: Kurt, Blaine and Klaine meta and head canon  @1908jmd

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[folliesandwhims72]

Kurt’s sense of humour has always been a mixture of cute, sarcastic, bitchy, inappropriate, dry and snarky… and most people have either ignored him of just failed to “get” him.

I love more than anything that Blaine gets it and always has. 

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[tirpse]

You know what touches me so much about this?

It’s not just that we “finally” got a real tear from Blaine. It’s because it’s a tear of happiness.

I can only imagine what he had been thinking these past few weeks, especially after Kurt sent him a text to make him stop apologizing.

I truly think that he had thought this was it. I lost Kurt for good. In all ways that it mattered. As a boyfriend and as my best friend.

So for him to hear that Kurt misses him and that he still considers him his best friend must have been SUCH a relief. 

Such a HUGE relief. In my opinion you could tell that he had to fight to keep it together during the phone call. Did you notice how quickly he hung up after Kurt’s “I love you, too”?

To me if felt like he had to end the call right then and there because after hearing that Kurt still loves him he just felt like crying and he didn’t want to sob into the phone.

This scene gives me a lot of FEELS! lKJSDFASD.

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[flamingmuse]

I love gifsets like this one, where you can see the character’s baggage and history laid out so plainly.

[folliesandwhims72]

He never seems to feel “good enough” and it seems that’ where a lot of his mistakes come from.

But at the same time, he strives for perfection. I mean, cutting seconds from his routine, his appearance and his general comfort in taking control and leading…

This little poppet fascinates me in a way I never thought he would.

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[flamingmuse]

There’s just something about how Kurt waits for Blaine that’s stunning to me.  I mean, yes, it’s gorgeous cinematographically, but he also doesn’t falter.  He doesn’t hesitate.  He stands there and waits, tall, shoulders back, patient, and waits for Blaine to come out of the building. And then he stands there and lets Blaine sing… and then when Blaine gestures just follows him inside.

Kurt may not have known what he was going to say, but he still stood there and listened.  He followed.  He let Blaine say it.

It’s like the opposite of “Glease,” in a way, where he barely met his eyes, he walked away, he and didn’t let Blaine explain.  Here he might be nervous about the whole thing, but he meets Blaine and gives himself over to him.  He doesn’t fight it.  He loves Blaine enough to take whatever it is Blaine is going to offer… and it turns out to be everything.

[theghostofashton]

thinking about blaine singing my dark side with the warblers, rather than kurt, is so interesting. it’s not them who he fucked up with, not them who’ve seen his “dark side”, it’s kurt. but the warblers have seen him as the most perfect version of himself, their lead soloist, the guy that wins them all of the competitions, etc. in 2x16, they’re literally saying his version of a song is better than the og, which illustrates how highly they view his voice, his performances, etc. and in 4x07, that’s why they want him back, to help them win sectionals. blaine’s need to people-please shifted into a mask to hide a lot of heavy stuff he was dealing with, and it was treated as a positive and reinforced, all the more reason for him to keep doing it. so “will you love me even with my dark side” sung with the warblers, functions as the question it is. he’s not that perfect version of himself anymore. he’s different, everything is different, and he, in a lot of ways, can’t become that version of himself ever again. will they still love him? is he worthy if he isn’t perfect? i feel like the answer is kind of ambiguous but his decision to go back to mckinley ultimately comes from the fact that as sam said, exiling himself to dalton won’t fix anything. the point isn’t to just run and assimilate, like he did before. it would be easy, because going back to mckinley means dealing with the heaviness and the reminders of kurt and the reality of what he did, but it isn’t what’s best for him. it feels enticing, but what blaine truly needs is to keep building himself back up, getting stronger, leaning into his support system, and recognizing that he has worth inherently. he is worthy without needing to prove that to anyone. 

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Klaine and love languages

If you know me, you would probably know I had toyed around with this subject a lot before settling so I finally got around to writing a full post about it. I already touched upon all 5 of them with my gif series.  This is my opinion and I know it’s a tricky subject so I would love hear other’s opinions of this so we can discuss it more. <3

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[theghostofashton]

i have nothing is one of the purest, most honest expressions of love we ever get from kurt and it’s just so…..vulnerable, in a way we rarely see him get, and that feels important to me. the last time i can think of him being this vulnerable in a performance was during i want to hold your hand. something i was thinking about while watching was what kurt says in 4x09, about needing bells and whistles to embellish a performance. he loves the theatrics, the props, basically creating an experience for the audience. we see it in le jazz hot, i’m the greatest star, some people, etc. and here….that isn’t even a thought. there are no cutaways to him on a stage, no fantasy sequences, nothing. it’s just him, and that microphone, as stripped back as it gets (in that choir room at least lmfao). it’s just him pouring his heart out to blaine, in front of everyone. 

and there’s something about that too, something about “i have nothing if i don’t have you” that gets me, because we’re talking about kurt hummel here. kurt hummel, who’s lived so long in fantasy worlds, escaping into dreams of what his life will become, who spent so long not feeling like he could even fit into the real world. kurt hummel, who has so many walls up that he has a tendency to close off without even realizing it, a tendency to protect himself, above everything else, because the world didn’t. kurt hummel is singing that he has nothing if he doesn’t have blaine. blaine means that much to him. 

and i think what gets to me even more, is that at this point, kurt wasn’t quite sure what was going on in blaine’s head. why he was pulling away, why he’d been distant, etc. kurt doesn’t find out what blaine’s been holding in until after the song. he does this anyway, sings this song about wanting blaine with him, not wanting to lose him, not because he’s trying to assuage blaine’s fears, but just to tell him all of this. reinforce to blaine how important he is and how much kurt loves him. and in front of that choir room with the entire club, including some of whom used to bully him, i think this is such a display of courage for kurt, to express his love like this. it’s beautiful.

[1908jmd]

BLATINA (or is it BLAINTINA or BLINA )

Call it meta, maybe

Again the topic of the nature of Blaine’s friendships has got me thinking, and I was considering certain things about those friendships. I meant to write something about these two for a long time, but thought I’d use my days off to do it, rather than any real life stuff. As you all know, I am a bit Blaine obsessed, and think about his character and interaction with his friends. Plus Tina is just adorably gorgeous, and often the least written about of the originals. This is going to be a lengthy post - sorry.

So I thought I’d look primarily at Tina and Blaine, and how their stories are so similar, so entwined for a season and a half, and then let go by the writers.

Background

One initial observation about the two of them is that we don’t factually get any solid details or information about their relationships with their parents. There is a reference in PUC, that Tina, is of Korean heritage like Jenna, but she’s only ever referred to in one of Sue’s insulting name calling as Asian number one. We are told that Tina is adopted by Jewish parents. It’s unknown if she has siblings, or the nature of her relationship with her parents. Of the original 13 - not including Matt - Tina is the only character whose mum or dad are not on the show AT ALL. There’s very little information given to us about her family life, which makes it impossible to judge why she has particular personality traits or why she behaves in certain ways, and whether it stems from her upbringing. For example, why does she look for attention or is so sensitive, and cry so easily. Fandom, as usual, can only make it up for themselves.

As for Blaine, there are slight references to his Asian heritage, and fandom has accepted his half Filipino roots just like Darren's. We meet only Blaine’s mom in A Wedding, when he has barely any interaction with her, and she’s not Filipino; she appears happy for him but they don’t hold any conversation together. There are stories about Blaine having a difficult relationship with his dad and his brother growing up. When Blaine talks about his dad in Sexy, or past experiences like in NBK, it’s clear that he has some issue with his dad, most likely about his sexuality. This is to become a fundamental aspect of Blaine’s character, developed mainly by fandom, and certainly head canoned by Darren: that his parents are not around much, somewhat neglectful and even just uncaring as he spends a lot of time alone, which causes a deep rooted dislike of being alone or left behind unloved. Plus the bad relationship with Cooper has led to the lack of self-esteem, self-love and actual confidence.

The lack of clear plot regarding both Tina and Blaine’s backgrounds has enabled fandom to flesh them out more.

Season one and two I see your true colors shining through

So let's talk about season one, Tina. Within the New Directions group, formed in episode one, she is the shy girl, compared to Rachel's loudness and brashness and Mercedes' sass and outward confidence. Even when the next three girls join, Tina is sold as less pretty, talented or popular because she's not on the Cheerios, or have all the guys of the school after her. Therefore, Tina adopts a fake stutter to hide her shyness, and avoid contact. Only when she starts dating Artie does she attempt to drop it - much to his horror. Will attempts to give her solo, only for her to be told she's not as good as Rachel. This of course impacts on Tina - her long term pleas for solos, attention and acceptance.

Jumping to season two, when Blaine first meets Kurt, his demeanour is the opposite to Tina's shyness - he seems confident, dapper, put together, and a strong mentor for Kurt. It's only as his character develops through season two and three, that we actually see that he has underlying vulnerabilities and he's actually covering up a lot of issues from previous experiences: such as the assault at a former school for being gay.

Both of them put on a front initially to be accepted and liked and fit in with the people surrounding them. One thing they make quite an impact and statement with is with their outward appearance and by what they wear. They value on clothes to hide their true feelings or build up their confidence.

Tina, in season one, sports a punk rocker style of dress and hair. Mostly in black, with black hats or hair bands, chains, and outfits with only a splash of colour. Her look is tough, inwardly she's very different. In Hairography, her choice of song, True Colors, which encourages someone not be afraid to show their true colours, or personality, to shine as they are beautiful, is a definite pointer to Tina's own qualities. She's added a blue t shirt to her customary black when she performs it. In Theatricality, when Figgins won't let her dress in black anymore, as he believes in vampires, she dresses in effervescent brightly coloured bubbles, to let her personality shine, even though she's "painfully shy". In season two her look becomes more of a goth, still initially black, but then gradually moving to more gregarious colours and outfits, as she spends more time with Mike.

As for Blaine, and how he presents himself, in season two, he's mostly in uniform, or certainly giving off the dapper, impeccably dressed young man, with immaculate gelled hair and good looks. When he's not in his uniform, he's in toned down darker clothes, mainly black, or brown and with no bow tie. Most certainly this is to fit in with the rest of Dalton, and not bring attention to himself, as he explains to Kurt in Special Education - we wear a uniform to fit in. Only in "New York" do we see him in a red cardigan, declaring his love. When he joins McKinley in season three, we see his wardrobe become much more flamboyant, though not as much as flamboyant as Kurt. He doesn't attempt to hide the fact he's gay, and reflects his personality in his clothes. He's no longer hiding behind darker clothes, he's wearing clothes that Kurt likes, including bow ties. This is the start of Blaine becoming more willing to show his true self, but still coping with his emotions, and past trauma of assault and insults for being gay. We see his sensitivities arise in Big Brother and Dance with Somebody.

So, in one and two, they hide behind their clothing choices - in three they start to develop their style which is more suited to their personalities.

Season three Take your passion, and make it happen

Throughout season three, both Tina and Blaine are in serious committed relationships, for 16/17 year olds, they have quite intense relationships with Mike and Kurt respectively. Both have moved on to the sexual side of expressing their love. Both are supportive partners: in Asian F, Tina confronts Mike's dad about letting him be what he wants to be; and Blaine is seen providing support to Kurt at the school election and during NYADA auditions. What is apparent though is the lack of real friendship with others apart from their SO. Tina is mostly seen with Mike, and though she is often with the girls, she doesn't have a particularly deep friendship or even rivalry with any of them. She does bond well with Mercedes, but we don't see a lot of them together. She shares secrets with the girls, such as how she lost her virginity to Mike, but her first choice of friend is always Mike. In Props, she initially rebels against Rachel always getting the solos, but in the end she helps Rachel with the trip to Carmen Tibideaux, and the reassurance from Rachel that she should be the soloist next year, when Rachel is gone. Likewise, Blaine spends the majority of his time with Kurt, and though he mingles with the boys, such as Mike mainly, the overwhelming thing about this season is his lack of solid friendships apart from that with Kurt. This becomes apparent as the season moves on, when Dance with Somebody shows Blaine's fears of Kurt moving to New York and him being left by himself.

This season Blaine was used very much as the human juke box and there were many great performances. Tina should have been given more moments to shine, because when she did, it was amazing to watch.

It is no coincidence that Blaine and Tina were sitting beside each other at the graduation ceremony in Goodbye, which is probably the first time, we really see them interact, not just dance together. It's a small reminder that they're going to be staying behind next year, without their true loves, and maybe there will be a budding friendship between them.

Season four Some nights…I could use some friends for a change

Season 4 and it’s all change at McKinley . The obvious plot concerning Tina and Blaine, in the first five episodes is the Klaine split, because of Blaine’s cheating as he believed Kurt had moved on with his life and no longer wanted him. Also, mentioned in passing, is Tina’s split from Mike as he went to dance college in Chicago. What the show didn’t do a great job of was actually dealing with the common issue behind these splits - the loneliness of being left behind, the huge life change for both of them, now their loved one has graduated and moved on. They are both isolated from each other at this point, as well as everyone else. Blaine's reaction to being alone is to self-destruct, and cheat. Tina's reaction is to throw herself into the Glee Club -trying to become lead vocalist, trying to encourage Brittany, with whom she never seems to have a good relationship; making costumes, and eventually auditioning for a role in the musical.

Initially, Tina has little sympathy with Blaine's dilemma, because she is not aware of his self-loathing at this point, and because she thinks she's got similar to deal with, and makes a snarky comment when Finn says Blaine is going back to Dalton Academy. In Dynamic Duets, we see Sam reach out to provide the support Blaine needs, plus the call with Kurt in Thanksgiving and in The Role You Were Born To Play, Tina makes peace with Mike. It now gives them the opportunity to move on, and we see them getting closer in Thanksgiving and Swansong. This becomes the turning point in their relationship, as they join the Cheerios together, and they arrive together in Don't Dream It's Over, as if they have been spending time together. They take comfort in each other's company.

Because of their closeness, the crush that Tina develops is not unrealistic. Blaine too can pass as a straight guy; plus also, he is charming, lovable and caring. She is sensitive and wants to be helpful, appreciated and loved. All personality traits that they both share, and both can see in each other. Tina devises the Sadie Hawkins proposal idea so that she can ask him out, in true Blaine style, by serenading him in public - unfortunately this leads to humiliation. They agree and Blaine lets her into a deeper secret about his crush on Sam. They make up, and go to the dance together, where they almost kiss. By this stage, Tina's need for someone to love her and believes Blaine is the one for her, and it leads her to act impulsively and inappropriately, and when alone in his room, and he has passed out on his bed, she "vapo rapes" him. It's at this point in the season that we see the loneliness affect Tina, that she doesn't have someone there to love her or love in return, and latches on to her best friend with a hope that she might stand a chance with him. Loneliness and lack of self love had caused Blaine to cheat at the beginning of the season; now it causes Tina to act inappropriately.

This is very uncomfortable to watch, particularly as he told her a few moments before that he was definitely not into girls, and would never have given consent to her touching him. However, when he finds out about it, he is somewhat amused by it, and embarrassed, but does not let it affect his friendship with her. Likewise, if we consider Blaine's parallel crush on Sam, the performance of Against All odds can be somewhat uncomfortable but ultimately Sam is understanding about Blaine's crush. Crushes happen, and thankfully it did not affect their friendship.

In I do, below, I always think how they look when they walk down the corridor with Kurt. Blaine has locked his arm into Tina's - it's comfortable, they are used to walking arm in arm or hand in hand, they're close together: they have a special friendship. Tina's other arm and hand are rather formally linked through Kurt's arm, and she's not leaning into him - she doesn't have the same level of trust or friendship with Kurt, and Kurt was pretty pissed off with her for touching and making a move on Blaine.

Rest of season four and season five. Don’t be afraid, take a sad song and make it better.

I think overall, Blaine and Tina got their most personality development in season 4 , which the writers chose to ignore in 5b, when Tina was hardly in the show at all. Plus let's face it, Tina only got scraps in a show that she could have got many more performances in.

For the rest of season 4 and 5, we see how much Blaine and Tina cared for each other and looked after each other. Their relationship in these episodes felt like big brother/little sister. Mostly loving and supportive, but sometimes snarky. Here are some examples:

Shooting Star. Blaine is most concerned that Tina's not in the room with them, and about her safety. Tina is so upset that's she's not there and know they are safe. Their chat in the corridor the next day is adorable, Tina tells him,l that he, and everyone else is like family to her, and he responds poignantly that she was in the choir room with them, because she was in his thoughts. This is such a big brother/little sister moment. The two of them crying together, so relieved, they've come through it. And whilst everyone else sits in couples around, they sit together, comforting each other.

Love love love - initially she doesn't seem to keen to be encouraging him to propose to Kurt, which must be an inconsistency, because she went with him to chose the ring in All or Nothing, showing her support for his intentions. He's there to round up the guys to sing her a song to build her up and get her out of her bitterness. She's there to hug Kurt as he entered Dalton - second behind Sam, Blaine's "best man".

Tina in the Sky with Diamonds - Tina's big moment to be prom queen, almost ruined by Bree's evil plan. But it's Blaine that's the leader of the New Directions in rushing to her aid, cleaning her up, and encouraging her to go back out and get crowned. Probably from watching how Kurt stood up to the bullies, in season two. Blaine gives Tina the confidence she needs to go back out, and he was right beside her, singing for her and encouraging her.

Frenemies and Trio. Affirmation again that they really care about each other. When Blaine gets valedictorian ahead of Tina and Artie, he asks them to join him to sing rather than hear him give a speech. Trio is a great summary of their relationship - how she adores him and does as he says, how much fun Blamtina actually have together, how they hope to be always friends (if only...), how much Blaine really doesn't like to see straight couples make out, especially his besties.

In New Directions, we get a wonderful version of Loser Like Me, as the four seniors sing a final song together before graduation, and they encourage Tina to join them in New York. Here we see Tina's insecurities and struggles as she believes she isn't good enough to get into big universities, (despite her great grades and talents - oh writers, ffs). Plus her dream of being in New York with all her friends, even if it means walking in on Klaine making out. Luckily, Blaine, Sam and Artie are there to encourage her to dream big, go for Brown, which she gets into.

One more song to recall - More than a feeling - their only duet. And they dance it perfectly together.

Season six I wish I could witness all your joy, and all your pain.

I've said many times that one of my pet hates about season six is how they just neglect the friendships of Blamtina - how if Sam and Tina had been around for Blaine more when he split from Kurt, maybe things would have been different for him. As it is, he went to beneficial therapy and it will proceed to help him with his marriage.

The one thing that the writers got right was that Blaine dropped everything to come to her, when she wanted to tell her "best boys" that she intended to propose to Mike. It's an odd scene, I suppose written to give Puck some more to do, but it would have made more sense if it had been Sam, with Artie and Blaine. At least, the show is acknowledging the Blatina friendship existed: the only time it did in season six. For the rest of the season, we don't see any more interaction between Blaine and Tina, though they are both there when Rachel wins her Emmy, and Tina says that she's heard about the forthcoming baby from Kurt and Blaine. It doesn't seem like they are in touch a great deal - which is such a shame, but not unrealistic as many school friendships do not last into adulthood, as the couples go their separate ways and have separate busy lives. It would be nice to think that they do meet up, even once a year, or at reunions. I was never fully happy Tina ended up with Artie - I loved the idea of her going to Browns, meeting many new guys, and becoming a successful business woman, if she did not stay in the arts. I was always drawn to her coming back as the Anderson-Hummels' personal assistant, but that's a head canon of mine only.

One more final thing: and I try to keep it short. Was it a comparison to Kurtcedes or Hummelberry? If anything, it is a nod to the Hummelberry relationship, where Kurt was continually supportive of Rachel; just as Blaine was to Tina, even if it could get a little demanding and irritating. And here's where I'm sticking my neck out, because I love it, if Blaine had been written as bi-sexual, then Blaine and Tina would have been a midgame relationship, and probably quite a serious one. There would have been a lot of mutual support and that could only have been positive, given their insecurities. Looking in detail at their friendship, I find it interesting that they are actually very similar: in background/family information; in the way they initially disguise mental fragility by how they behave and dress; the all consuming relationship with Kurt/Mike in three, detrimental as they move forward; their loneliness and insecurities causes them to act inappropriately; they are supportive and caring towards each other, with them supporting each other in four, and Blaine being super supportive in five; until we eventually don't see much of them together in season six. The show didn't write so much about the friendship, when one or both was in a relationship with someone else.

Let's end on a positive note - it was refreshing that Blaine and Tina were written as such great friends in 4/5, great to see them interacting, and performing and singing together. What assets Darren and Jenna both were to the cast.

[brianwilly]

It sucks that I barely see any "Against All Odds" gifs floating around...

…because to me it was definitely one of the highlights in an episode that was crammed to the brim with highlights.

I get that people are bitter – for whatever reason – that such a beautiful live rendition of a song wasn’t sung to Kurt, but to Sam.  And I get that it’s hard to be objective about such things that are so inherently emotional.  But I thought about it a bit, and I love that Blaine sang this song to Sam.  I love that it was so beautiful and moving and heartfelt.

I’ve been falling in love with straight boys all my life, and it’s not.  Fun.  At all.  Things like UST and platonic stress and unspoken feelings and doomed unrequited relations aren’t just fic tags for me, they’re my reality.  For the longest time it was those exact sorts of things that informed my perception of love and relationships, of “This is what to look forward to, this is what love means to you”: frustration, silent embarrassment, fear of losing friendships or causing straight friends to feel uncomfortable…even threatened…by me.

I guess it’s obvious where I’m going with this.  What Blaine went through in this episode…his fears, his apprehensions, his dismay, and ultimately his relief (“So, um…you’re not freaked out?”) were…all too familiar to me.

I’ve seen it mentioned that people don’t like Blaine having sexual feelings about Sam because it means a straight guy and a gay guy can’t just be platonic friends.  And I get that as well.  But on the flip side, isn’t that the same as saying that it’s only ever acceptable for gay guys and straight guys to be friends if it’s entirely apple-pie chaste and if a gay guy ever starts feeling more, all of a sudden he’s “ruined it”?  It’s like…don’t you ever dare start having natural urges because it’s filthy and wrong and then you’re a dirty untrustworthy friend and what’s wrong with you?  Why can’t you think about your gay reputation?  We have enough to worry about without our friends being scared of us!

(As a depressing aside, I think that’s why I personally felt so repulsed by what Tina did to Blaine beyond just the ethics of it along with my rampant Blaine bias.  Like Blaine in this episode, Tina had certainly reminded me of myself, and yet the “me” in Tina’s situation was the exact horrific nightmare scenario of me that I’d always feared my straight friends would see me as if they had known.  The one who would take advantage, that one that you couldn’t trust to not molest you; desperate, dangerous.  Pitiful.)

So I love what happened with Blaine and Sam in “Guilty Pleasures” in the same way that “Furt” remains one of my favorite Glee episodes (top five easily, if not top three) for what they managed between Finn and Kurt.  I love that Blaine was able to sing this profound, unfiltered ballad to a straight boy he had fallen in love with, and I love that Sam was able to respond not with fear or discomfort but with understanding and trust.  To call it cathartic would be doing that term a crime.  It’s virtually something too good to be true, in the same way that the serenade of “Teenage Dream” between two gay boys was too good to be true, and becomes all the more important for it.  Telling us how things should be.  To show what it could be.

And Klaine?  To me this doesn’t diminish Klaine at all…all it means is that Blaine doesn’t have Kurt right now.  Do you think that, if I had someone who could love me back like Kurt could all those years, I would have wasted a second of my time doting on straight boys who never would?  Don’t you think Blaine would take Kurt back in an instant if it were remotely possible?  But Kurt isn’t here right now.  That’s all.

For now we have Blam.  And I am infinitely glad of that.

[thomas-the-goat-of-satan]

It’s the fact that Blaine kept looking at Sam while singing the song too? Like when he sang “you’re the only one who really knew me at all” he looked directly at Sam (not subtle at all 💀). And the look on Sam’s face- if I speak-

no fr, he was really staring holes into that man's head when he sang that line (both times), and you're gonna tell me that it wasn't about Sam? okay lmao.

[thomas-the-goat-of-satan]

Ok who’s gonna analysis the Against All Odds scene . Cos I have a lot to say? You go first

hello Jen, my beloved.

okay, so while I get why people think that this song is about Kurt, I do personally believe that it's about Sam. sure, maybe some of the song is dedicated to Kurt, I'd actually be surprised if it wasn't, but like... he couldn't have spelled it out more obviously that it was mostly dedicated to Sam lmao. and it makes sense, too. up until this point, Blaine didn't have a best friend. he had friends, and he had Kurt, but he'd never had a relationship like he had with Sam up until that point. even before Kurt and Blaine got together, while they were obviously good friends, they weren't That Close. I don't know why people act like they were mega besties before they got together, because they literally weren't. they were just good friends who sang weirdly romantic duets together. 💀💀 Sam and Blaine, on the other hand, are literally the definition of platonic soulmates. "you're the only one who ever really knew me at all," also really checks out, considering how Sam handled Blaine wanting to transfer back to Dalton, among other things. and at this point in the story, Kurt and Blaine were, to put it mildly, not at their best. so while Blaine might've been singing about Kurt during the, "I can't believe I let you walk away," part, the rest of the song fits Blam's relationship dynamic during that time period much better than it does Klaine's.

[1908jmd]

This whole episode was about guilty pleasures - right? What’s Blaine’s guilty pleasure - his crush on Sam. When Sam puts him on the spot and asks him what his guilty pleasure is he blurts out Wham! - doesn’t sound too far from the truth? The whole episode, Blaine is too scared to admit his feelings, but Sam knows. And what does Blaine do when he can’t talk about his feelings - yep, sing a song , usually emotionally charged and throw a piano performance in there too. So there’s no doubt who he was singing it for - in his confused, self deprecating mind, terrified of being left behind and abandoned, he’s built up this scenario - what happens if Sam walks away from him. And yes, Sam’s been his own true friend since he came to McKinley, apart from his boyfriend Kurt. And Sam has helped Blaine pick himself up again, and regain his confidence and happiness, when he really was losing it all in Dynamic Duets, and about to go back to the toxicity of Dalton. So of course, he’s going to pour his heart out to Sam - don’t walk away from me as I really need this friendship. And yes, because of the emotion involved, there is the reminder of the break up with Kurt.

First and foremost, I ship Klaine. I ship platonic Blam and the importance that relationship is to Blaine. Because we all need friends, apart from our OTP. It doesn’t diminish the Klaine story in as my way. So I really don’t see why people have to get nasty and call me names for liking the Blam story and standing by this meta. But they are blocked now so won’t even see this. ❤️

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Narrative Karma

Some thoughts on the whole Kurt, Blaine, and David Karofsky plot, now that it’s concluded.

From pretty early on–not sure if it was when I only had spoilers and no episodes or if it was after we started getting S6–the one thing I felt I needed most from Dave Karofsky to believe in his moral redemption within the narrative was for him to let go gently when Blaine needed him to.

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This is not the first time that Glee has done a “you hurt me and I’m going to let you know it in front of the entire Glee club” song (see: “Gives You Hell,” “Bust Your Windows,” amongst others), but this performance is definitely the most vicious.

So for anyone who thinks that Blaine Anderson is a puppy incapable of giving as good as he gets, I present to you: this scene.

[luckyjak]

One of my favorite things about Blaine is that he’s *not* a puppy.  BIOTA is one of my favorite episodes because it shows that however bitchy and mean Kurt can be, Blaine can be do.  He gives it as good as he gets.  (He’s a Fighter).

The important distinction, though, is that Blaine rarely initiates ANY sort of cruelty/viciousness/bitchiness.  The only time we ever see Blaine being “mean” in any fashion is when he’s a) clueless b) AIMING FOR THE KNEECAP FOR MAXIMUM PAIN.  

It’s why he and Kurt are soulmates.  Kurt would absolutely *destroy* anyone who couldn’t keep up with his razor sharp wit and bitchiness.  Together, they are vicious.  

They are saintly and good and always on the moral high ground usually, but when they are mean they are mean together, and to each other.  (Which is good, because if Kurt was dating someone without a spine he’d just use it to beat the shit out of them emotionally.)

Their grown-up/married fights are going to be wars, and it’s going to be amazing.

[blaisaac]

[saywhatjessie]

I  B  l  e  w   i t . I blew the best thing that ever happened to me.

We’ve seen Blaine break down so many times now. His emotions are always so on the surface and he’s so visibly passionate and engaged with everything he does that of course he’s quick to tears when threatened with separation from Kurt again.

But Kurt. Kurt is always quick to anger and defensiveness. He believes in being calm and working it out. Stoicism and snark to protect himself: what he learned from the McKinley hallways and from the disaster with Finn in season one. He protects himself by protecting his emotions. To see him break down like this, curling in on himself and sobbing in a way like we haven’t seen since Burt’s heart attack, it’s powerful. It hurts. It’s real. This is exactly what we needed to see from Kurt and what we haven’t seen, really, at all in their relationship. Now we know how invested he is in Blaine, how torn up he is about fucking up.

It hurts so much, but for this, Glee and Darren and Chris, thank you.

[lizinprogress]

And on the flip side, after we see Blaine crumple into tears at the restaurant, for the first time we see him get angry with Kurt. “I will never forgive you for this.” Blaine, as contrast to Kurt, has always been so open. But this time, we see him shut himself off for the first time. And later in the episode, back in “real time,” even if his anger with Kurt has largely faded, he seems to be the one protecting himself and holding back, keeping some coolness and distance while Kurt lays his heart out on the table.

I am FASCINATED.

[sothinky]

A very big THIS to the last comment from Liz. This whole thing is painful but still fun and interesting to watch, precisely for those little contrasts :)

[catoxica]

Kurt it’s like ‘Who should I ask?’ ‘oh HOTGUYHOTGUYHOTGUY’

ask him.

[painandersons-deactivated201405]

I love how he asks Blaine and NOT the guy right next to him, the one that Blaine walks around to get to the bottom of the staircase.

[jawnbaeyega]

I love how Red Sweater Vest Guy looks right at the camera like, “Watch this. It’s about to go down.”

[yourheartexpands-deactivated201]

I just love how Blaine is obviously a man with a place to be, and yet he hears someone asking for help (and he could ignore them, assume they are talking to someone else, because he’s going to be late for a Warbler’s performance - he’s even checking his pocket watch! Man, I wish that would reappear) and he, stops, and turns around, because Blaine likes people, and he likes helping people.

And you can tell when he turns around that he automatically knows what a good decision that was.

But he won’t know until later just how good it was.

[gingerberrysnap-deactivated2024]

The look on Blaine’s face in the above gif always kills me.  He turns around because he heard someone asking for help, but then he sees Kurt and his jaw drops slightly and his eyes go wide and god damn nobody told Darren it wasn’t supposed to be love at first sight.

[mcshepgater]

ALWAYS REBLOG 

[cinnamon-t]

No one will ever convince me that Blaine didn’t fall in love at first sight

[ivegoneawayinsidemyhead]

[antarcticbird]

Kurt is so awkward when he tries too hard, but also in the second one he’s had some practice and some experience. It’s not just a lack of trying too hard that makes it sexy. He doesn’t *have* to try. He’s not figuring out how to impress Blaine. He’s just had all the confirmation he needs that Blaine finds him irresistibly sexy.

Blaine loves the awkward Kurt in the first gif as much as the casually sexy Kurt in the second. Maybe he wasn’t quite there yet in the first one, he had to grow into this part of their relationship as much as Kurt did, just from a different angle.

But the thing is, from the very beginning, Blaine has always loved the entire Kurt. Every little awkward and ridiculous part of him.

This is a sort of development and progress. But in a way, it’s also a summary.