...but you can't take the Bronx out of the girl." Hi! Bronx born and raised, now a U.S. East Coast gal who spends time in two places. (How can you be in two places at once when you’re not anywhere at all? ---see last sentence). Glee Fan. Darren Criss and Chris Colfer fan. Love romantic Klaine fanfic but not RPF. Will Sherrod and Mia Swier friendly. I’m a believer in comprehensive immigration reform and marriage equality. Also Weight Watchers. Oh, and I loved Firesign Theater back in the day.
Hello Everyone! I need help! Could you recommend a few fictions for me? Must be chapter fictions, completed and no cheating. Well written, and the focus is Klaine. I don’t want to read about multiple other couples. Their close “couple friends” is fine. As long as the focus is Kurt & Blaine. I prefer adult Klaine. But I’ll read a great high school story.
I feel lost. Trying to find something without much success.
Thank you in advance for all you do. I appreciate you.
Ok, I'm not sure if you've read any fics before, there are obviously the lists of the most read fics, and you might find something on those. Fics before 2020 and fics 2020-25.
Here are others, adult Klaine, chapters, no cheating (I hope!).
Barking up the wrong bakery by maanorchidee @forabeatofadrum
Kurt is the biggest dog party planner in Los Angeles. When his usual dog bakery cancels on Kurt, he’s in the dire need of a last minute replacement. Luckily, he comes across the Dalton Doggy dog bakery, which is run by Blaine and Cooper Anderson. Cooper’s a mess, but Blaine manages to charm Kurt. Will Kurt be able to keep it professional?
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Bicycle Patrol Unit by @caramelcoffeeaddict CoffeeAddict80
When NYPD bicycle cop, Blaine Anderson, begins to fall for Kurt Hummel - the gorgeous man that he first notices while Kurt is jogging through the park during Blaine’s patrol there - it causes a rift between him and his patrol partner, Sebastian Smythe
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Sweet! A love story told in sugar by Ohquixotica.
Future AU in which Kurt and Blaine did not meet in high school. Kurt is a pastry chef who runs his own little West Village bakery called BUTTERLUSH. Blaine is an accountant who stumbles--literally--upon the sweetest thing ever.
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The Warbler by TheWhiteOwl
Kurt is a famous actor and singer who gets threatening messages and phone calls. One night his house is attacked and his manager suggests him to hire a bodyguard… Or better a whole team, the Warblers. Things just turn more complicated when Kurt finds out that the Warblers’ leader is none other than Blaine Anderson, his former one-night stand.
Note: Part 1 of the The Warbler series
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Better Knot Bow Tie Company @gleefulpoppet
Part 1 Blaine Anderson has been a Better Knot Bow Tie Company monthly subscriber for years. He's taken a hiatus from Broadway to facilitate the Journey Performing Arts School's summer program in New York. What happens when a zany bow tie sets off a chain reaction of events that may change their futures forever?
see also part 2 and part 3
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Sweet DREAMers verse by @perryavenue
Blaine Anderson is a business major at Baruch College of the City University of New York (CUNY). Blaine came to the United States from the Philippines on a tourist visa with his mom when he was three years old and since then, has lived in Woodside, Queens with his mom and cousin Marco. As a gay, undocumented student, he has the questionable good fortune to belong to two marginalized populations. One day, while at his part-time job at a book store, Blaine meets Kurt Hummel, a theatre major from Ohio attending New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, and begins a tentative friendship. Before it has the chance to bloom into more, Blaine’s immigration status is revealed, creating issues for both of them.
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In A Car With A Beautiful Boy by @little-escapist
Blaine is always willing to help out someone in need. When Kurt Hummel, a person he's never met before, asks for a carpooling arrangement in the company intra from his neighborhood, Blaine agrees instantly.
If he only knew how one innocent helpful act is going to change his life.
and part 2
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Empty Nest verse by @coffeegleek
Burt Hummel was an empty nester who discovered a teenager sleeping under his porch. Kurt was just trying to survive in a world that was against everything he was. This is their story.
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Leaps and Dives by @annepi-blog
As the 2024 Paris Olympics unfold, gymnast Blaine Anderson and diver Kurt Hummel find themselves navigating more than just their athletic dreams. Blaine, focused on his second chance at Olympic glory, crosses paths with Kurt, a newcomer to the world of professional diving with extraordinary talent. What begins as a chance encounter blossoms into something neither of them expected.
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Susy's Wonderland by @fallevs
Take a freelance teacher, an eccentric and lively grandmother and a writer in the midst of a momentous uncertainty. Add a cosy cottage in the heart of the British countryside, a cast of quirky characters and best friends who couldn’t be more different. Stir in some cinnamon, orange zest, heartfelt emotions and a generous dash of humour, all topped with festive garlands and twinkling Christmas trees. The result? A recipe for a charming Christmas tale, brimming with warmth, wit and unexpected surprises.
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Home away from Home by @lilyvandersteen
Cooper buys a hotel sight unseen and asks Blaine to run it for him over the summer. Only, the hotel is a health and safety hazard and Inspectors Hummel and Abrams are hell-bent on closing it down. Can Blaine spruce the hotel up in time and save Cooper's investment?
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Feel my heart's intention By @kurtsascot
Blaine started to hate Kurt on his first day. And it was a shame, really, because they could have been cute together.
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Flowers in the Window by @heartsmadeofbooks
This is the story of four men - Cooper and Blaine; Burt and Kurt. This is a story of heartbreak and loyalty, of pain and hope, of loneliness and family. This is the story of how, even when the sun stops shining, love finds a way to bloom.
So this happened! Julia and I went to see Maybe Happy Ending tonight and near the end of the musical, the company encountered a technical di
This is a more detailed explanation from an audience member of what happened at the Jan 28 evening performance of MHE. It ended early due to a tech issue.
I don’t know who needs to hear this but it’s okay for writing to be a HOBBY that you do because you enjoy, and that you don’t want to do when you’re not enjoying it. No one’s up in the business of knitters telling them they have to be willing to SUFFER and SWEAT or they’ll NEVER FINISH THAT SWEATER and they can’t expect good things to come to them. I don’t know why our current culture around writing is so intense, but I’m here to support your casual, relaxing writing habit. If people can glue pompoms together or knit a scarf or watch hours of streaming shows with their spare time there’s absolutely no reason writers can’t waste time writing just for pleasure, without any expectation that they’re going to Achieve something Amazing and Important or make a bunch of money or whatever.
I stand corrected: According to a great many who have piped up in the comments, apparently people ARE up in the business of knitters. What the hell. Get out of the business of knitters, people. May we all enjoy our hobbies without pressure to professionalize.
JOHN RICH & THE BIG PICTURE ✏️
CHAPTER 10. Harmless Little Doodles
✏️ Read Ch. 10
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or on the webnovel site
John Rich & The Big Picture is a mm webnovel about a cartoonist with a Garfield obsession and a famous movie star and how they fall deeply in love. Read it here.
Something happens and I’m head over heels (or, an improbable Steddie coda to S05e04)
Summary – Steve finds Eddie in the upside down. T. Steddie. 2k. Read on A03 here.
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Steve is getting impatient. Hopper said he and El were coming so that El could pull the car out of the awful meat wall, but it feels like it’s been ages and they still aren’t here. Jon and Nancy are whispering to each other, making no attempt to include Steve in whatever they’re talking about, and Dustin is in the car, messing around with the equipment. That Dustin so kindly attached to the roof of Steve’s car with a drill.
“I’m going to check out the area,” Steve says. No one responds, which may be because he didn’t say it very loudly. Better to get forgiven after than rejected in advance, or something like that.
He makes sure his flashlight works, and begins walking carefully around the base of the wall. It’s unsettling, with bulging, pulsing spots among the expected vines and general grossness.
Suddenly there’s a whistle. Not an eerie, unhuman whistle, just a whistle. The tune is vaguely familiar…
And then Eddie Munson is slamming into Steve, wrapping one arm around his waist and another behind his head, and planting a passionate kiss right on his lips.
“Not gonna make you wait this time, don’t want to miss my chance,” Eddie whispers against Steve’s cheek, before claiming his lips again.
It’s a good kiss. An excellent kiss. Eddie’s tongue dashes out to trace along Steve’s bottom lip. Steve opens for him, and then things really get going. Steve shivers, toes curling and blood rushing downward as his tongue slides against Eddie’s. He threads his fingers through Eddie’s hair, feels the scratch of his stubble against his mouth, and lets one hand drift down until it’s firmly planted on Eddie’s ass.
“Now that has definitely never happened before,” Eddie says, almost growling in approval as they surge together. Their kiss turns slow and deliberate, and then Eddie starts kissing down Steve’s neck. Steve hears himself moan in response, which somehow only turns him on more.
“Holy shit, Eddie, how is this even happening?” Every place where Eddie is touching Steve is on fire. Steve feels amazing. He could kiss Eddie Munson forever.
“No idea, usually the dream ends as soon as I kiss you, but I’m not complaining.”
“Me neither,” Steve says, his breath coming faster. Eddie is pushing Steve’s shirt up and out of the way, sucking kisses on his stomach and running his fingers up and down his chest, tweaking a nipple as he goes. “Glad it’s not a dream. So glad, fuck. Robin’s gonna kill me, though, after all the times I swore I wasn’t into you. She’ll probably wait until the current crisis is over, though, we’re all kinda busy.”
Eddie pulls back, staring up at Steve from his crouch, his eyelashes unfairly long. “Um, wait a sec. I’m confused.” His lips are red, from kissing Steve, and Steve feels oddly proud.
“Sorry, man, I know I babble when I get heated up.” Steve pulls Eddie up to stand next to him and runs his hands down his arms. Eddie’s wearing what looks like a worn biker jacket and a metal band t-shirt. Suddenly Steve’s brain pops back online and he gasps, clutching at Eddie’s t-shirt and rucking it up to find smooth, unblemished skin underneath.
“You’re not bleeding!” he exclaims.
“No,” Eddie says. “And you’re not acting like you usually do in my dreams.”
“This isn’t a dream. This is reality,” Steve insists.
Eddie tilts his head, cocks his hip, and drags a strand of impossibly fluffy looking hair across his face. “I’d like to believe you, really I would. This has been a whole lot better than watching you get eaten by demobats.”
“Me - what the hell are you talking about?”
“You should really know this, since you are just a figment of my Vecna-sponsored hallucinations. Generally my dreams are more of the nightmare variety, wherein you die horribly while I sob my eyes out. Which I’d be embarrassed to admit to you in real life.”
“This is real, Eddie. It is.” At least, Steve is pretty sure it’s real. Eddie being argumentative and annoying is real, at least. Or it was. But the kiss… the kiss was new. Can Eddie really be alive? Steve is never going to get over the crazy of the upside down.
“Sure, tell me another one.”
“Don’t you want it to be?”
“More than you can imagine.”
All right, well that’s pretty flattering. “Eddie, come on. This is unbelievable for me too, but also awesome. You have to at least admit, you aren’t dead, which is – wow. So great.” Steve’s head is spinning.
“I don’t know how to prove it one way or the other. But I don’t feel dead.”
Improbably, Steve can’t help but smirk. “I mean, you definitely didn’t feel dead…” He lets his gaze drift down Eddie’s body and back up again. “And you definitely made me feel… alive.” He leers just a little, but can’t help the laugh that bubbles up out of his throat.
“Steve Harrington, are you flirting with me, right here in the middle of the upside down?”
“It’s where we do our best flirting, don’t you think?”
Eddie stares at Steve for a long moment, then slumps to the ground, dramatically flopping on to his back. Steve sits down next to him, taking a chance and leaning over to press a kiss to his lips. Eddie responds, pressing back eagerly, before pulling back again.
“This is insane. You’re real. I’m real.”
“Well, we’re still in Hawkins, so insane is pretty much expected.”
“How long has it been, anyway? I feel like I’ve been down here forever. What’s going on?”
Steve sits cross legged in front of Eddie, and Eddie sits up to mirror him. Steve takes a deep breath. “It’s been about a year and a half. Things are… not good. No one’s allowed to leave Hawkins, the army people are still assholes, and now the upside down is acting up again.”
“’Acting up,’” Eddie huffs. “Did anyone else get hurt in the battle – the one where I got bit? What – what happened to Dustin?”
“Dustin’s safe. Though…”
“Though what? What’s wrong?” Eddie asks, upset.
“He’s still mourning you. Aggressively.”
“But he’s okay?”
“For now, until he finally goads the asshole jocks who hate you into doing something worse than just giving him a beat down.”
“Fuck.” Eddie squats down, rubs his face. “I miss that kid.”
Steve sits down next to him. “He really misses you. Still wears his Hellfire shirt. And he’s growing his hair out, I think in honor of you.” Steve reaches out, puts a hand on Eddie’s arm. The leather of his jacket is sturdy, but Steve gives him a firm squeeze. “We all miss you.”
Eddie shrugs, and then takes a deep breath and lets it out. “So, if you’re really real… I guess I have two questions. First, what’s a nice boy like you doing in a place like this? And second… you kissed me back.”
“That’s not a question.”
“A question is implied, plus, you have to start by answering the first question.”
“Whatever. But – do you have any idea how you’re here? Have you just been hanging out in the upside down all this time?”
“I’m telling you, I have no clue. Max is in here too, by the way.”
“Max?”
“Yeah. So if I’m dead in your reality…. Is she dead too?” Eddie looks at him questioningly. “Bad news first, don’t drag it out.”
Steve rushes to set the record straight. “No, she’s not dead. Vecna attacked her, though, and she was, like, dead for a minute and the fourth gate opened. But El got to her in time and got her back.”
“So she’s okay?”
“No. She’s, uh, she’s in a coma.” Steve has a hard time thinking about Max. Just another reminder of how he fucked up. But if Eddie is somehow still alive, after having been bitten to pieces, there’s got to be hope for Max, too.
“Eddie, have you talked to Max? El has been searching with her mind, trying to get her out of the upside down, but she can’t find her. She thinks she’s somewhere protected.”
“Maybe she is. I can’t catch up to her. Most of the time, it’s like I’m caught in a maze. I’m in one spot, I finally find a way out, like through a secret door or something, and then I’m just in another pointless place, like a maze that never goes anywhere.”
“Is that where you saw Max? In the maze?”
“No, it’s not that kind of maze. And the wall is different.” Eddie looks over at it. “Henry doesn’t like it, I don’t know why. If I miraculously find myself near the wall, I can usually stay in one place for a while. Sometimes it, like, shifts, into something else – a rock wall, with caves. That’s where I’ve seen Max. But I can’t ever manage to talk to her. I was worried that I… don’t look right, that maybe she’s running away from me.”
Steve examines Eddie. “You look good to me.”
Eddie grins, bashful. It’s ridiculously cute. “Thanks.”
“No, I mean, you look normal,” Steve says, like a dummy.
“Ugh, I take it back, that’s a horrible thing to say.”
Steve laughs. “I’m torn between telling you how pretty and special you are, and reassuring us both that you don’t have giant pieces of flesh torn out of your body. It’s hurting my brain.”
“I vote for telling me how pretty and special I am.”
“Honestly, Eddie, I don’t know how you can look this good. You look… clean. Healthy. Even though you’ve been stuck in a monster realm after being ripped apart by demobats.”
Eddie shrugs, looking sad. “I can’t explain why I’m alive, assuming I’m alive. No idea.”
They both sit in silence with this. Steve certainly doesn’t have the brainpower to figure this out. Tentatively, he takes Eddie’s hand and gives it a squeeze. Eddie squeezes back. He is definitely not dead.
“How does Max look?” Steve finally asks.
“All in one piece. Excellent hair.”
“Good. That’s… really good.”
“So, circling back to my first question,” Eddie says, “what are you doing here, Steve?”
Steve tries to summarize everything that’s happened since the fourth gate opened and significant parts of Hawkins got swallowed up, but he knows he’s probably missing a lot. “Anyway, the car got stuck in the meat wall, so god knows what kind of damage has been done, not to mention the friggin’ antenna that Dustin drilled into the roof. How am I going to explain that to the insurance company?”
Eddie just stares at Steve, and then barks out a laugh. “You are one of a kind.”
“I think that’s just how people work.” He stands up, using his hold on Eddie’s hand to pull him to his feet too. “Unless maybe they have a twin. Anyway, we should get back there. Nancy’s going to tear me a new one, I’ve been gone way too long.”
“Oooh, trouble in paradise?”
Steve rolls his eyes. “Between her and Jonathan, maybe.”
“She and Byers are still together?”
“Yeah. They definitely need to work their shit out, though. Things have been weird between them for ages.”
“Might still be in the cards for you, then?”
“Argh, why does everyone think that? I’m not interested in Nancy that way, not any more, whether or not she’s with Jonathan. Ship has sailed, man. Plus,” Steve waves a hand between himself and Eddie, “were you not there too?”
“I wouldn’t hold it against you, if you didn’t want that,” Eddie says slowly. “I thought you were an illusion. I didn’t give you much of a choice.”
“Is retroactive consent a thing? Anyway, I do. Want to. Assuming we’re both real and not dreaming, and you want it too.”
“Fuck yes, I do. I’m going to be so pissed off if this is a dream.”
“Me too.” Steve could swear Eddie’s eyes are bigger now than they were a moment ago. He looks worried. Scared. “Whatever’s going on, you’re definitely not dead. We’ll figure it out together. Maybe when we find out how to get through the wall, we’ll get some answers. Set you free, if you’re trapped in Vecna’s lair or whatever.”
Eddie blinks at Steve. “You’re trying to get through the wall?”
“Yeah, we can’t go around it, it’s a circle. Have you not noticed that? Dustin figured it out, like, really fast. With math.”
“Of course he did,” Eddie says nodding. “It <i>is</i> a circle. But – plot twist – I know how to get in.”
“You do? Is there, like, a magic door?”
“Nope. A tunnel.”
“Excellent! Now Nancy can’t be mad. I found you, and I found a way in. I deserve a reward!”
There’s a long pause, and when Steve finds Eddie’s eyes, they’re no longer scared.
“A reward, huh? Anything I could help you with?” Eddie’s voice has gone low.
Steve loves it. He feels a tingle all the way down his spine, and for a moment, he forgets all about the meat wall, and his messed up car, and Vecna.
“Come here,” Steve says, holding out his hand. Eddie complies, and Steve pulls him close into a long, sweet kiss. “Getting you back would be the best reward I could ever hope for,” Steve whispers into Eddie’s ear. He can hardly believe how sappy he sounds, but Eddie beams, and that’s a pretty damn good reward too.
NYTimes: 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Musicals
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House Speaker Mike Johnson stood in front of a camera last week and said next Saturday’s No King's rallies were a "Hate America" march and that participants are Antifa, Marxists and Pro-Hamas. This picture is how I spent my Sunday afternoon with three friends, two of us retired educators, none of us remotely fitting Johnson's labels. The only one spewing hate is Johnson himself. We'll be proudly carrying these signs at our home town rally next week, because unlikeJohnson and his ilk, we happen to LOVE our country!
When Canon Characters Become Spectacularly Uncanon-Like in AUs
Below is a version of an AO3 comment that I posted for GleefulpoppetAfterDark’s fic, Red Vertigo Canary , written for Kinktober. It’s a dark, volatile and very sexy Kurt/Blaine/Elliott (Glee) threesome AU that’s as far from canon as you’re likely to find. It made me think about how I respond to favorite canon characters cast in VERY uncanon-like roles.
@gleefulpoppet liked what I wrote, so with that encouragement, I’m offering a more generic version here. I think it applies to any fandom.
I’ve found that some readers seem to have a judgmental view of AUs that assign personalities and motivations to the characters that are far removed from how they're known in canon. Readers who are curious or intrigued (like me!) will always read them. There’s just a short list of kinks that will cause me personally to think “Nope. Moving on.” I describe it as a kind of disassociation from the characters while reading. Not in a bad way, but in my mind, these are not my beloved canon characters, but similar names appearing in an original work. It allows me to enjoy the fic without judging whether or not I like the canon characters used this way. It invites me to keep reading excellent writing by great authors, instead of scrolling by because of what’s in the tags.
DARREN CRISS x TOPMAN
“Navy And Mustard Diagonal Stripe Revere Shirt” $45.00
( April, 2019 | ARTS by George! Benefit | September 27, 2025)
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The year is 2072 and an 85yo Darren Criss will sit on a stool on an empty stage with a guitar and the first thing he strums are the first few bars of Back to Hogwarts.
(Now rebloggable! Thanks again to everyone, from Jen and Skivvy!)
In a collective effort by Klaine authors across the globe, Kurt and Blaine are off on their first big trip as a married couple! From New England to New Zealand, and as many places as they can reach in between, the newlyweds are hitting the road (and the air) for the adventure of a lifetime.
US / CANADIAN STOPS:
Cambridge, MA - flowerfan2 - AO3
South Jersey - quizasvivamos - AO3
Philadelphia, PA - gleefulstyles
Bethlehem, PA - littlej097
Port Huron, MI - whatstheproblembaby - AO3
Toronto, ON - klaineanummel
Chicago, IL - skivvysupreme - AO3
St. Louis, MO - notthatbea - AO3
Washington DC - my-own-patronus
Virginia Beach, VA - threepwillow
Orlando, FL - anderfluff
Mississippi Gulf Coast - mshoneysucklepink - AO3
Galveston, TX - intricative
Dallas, TX - sunshineoptimismandangels - AO3
Grand Canyon, AZ - ancientgleek-youngatheart - AO3
San Diego, CA - lady–divine - AO3
Los Angeles, CA - black-john-lennon - AO3
Las Vegas, NV - tonks42 - AO3
San Francisco, CA - dashingduo - AO3
Portland, OR - anndie1326 - AO3
Seattle, WA - teaandleaves - AO3
Alaska (Kenai Peninsula) - gingerfic - AO3
INTERNATIONAL STOPS:
Mexico City, Mexico - animeangelriku
Dublin, Ireland - oldboldsellsword
Lake District, England - daltoneering
Oxford, England - pumpkinkurt
Paris, France - hazelandglasz - AO3
Ghent, Belgium - lilyvandersteen - AO3
Amsterdam, Netherlands - allofthebowtiesandscarves - AO3
Berlin, Germany - alianne - AO3
Vienna, Austria - lalalenii - AO3
Wroclaw, Poland - dont-stop-believin-in-klaine - AO3
Bangkok, Thailand - hkvoyage - AO3
Singapore - singingquietly
Wellington, New Zealand - youscheminglittlebitch - AO3
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