since i haven’t seen anyone ask yet, sebastian smythe my beloved for the character asks!
!!!!!! I was waiting for my boy, so thank you so much.
How I feel about this character: God he's such a bitch and I'm obsessed with him. I love him when he's evil, I love him when he's nice, I love him when he's suave, I love him when he's a silly little wet cat of man who just need affection. He drives me insane.
All the people I ship romantically with this character: So obviously Blaine is my top one, Seblainer for life. But then I of course love him with Kurt, I've been recently intrigued by the idea of him with Sam, and like I'd probably be down for him and Elliot. I think I've seen him with Adam before, definitely read so Huntbastian. Y'know, he's got options, but Blaine and Kurt are the god tier choices.
My non-romantic OTP for this character: You know it's Santana and you, more than anyone else, understand my passion for them. They're just so similar I just feel like they'd understand each other in a way few other characters can truly connect with them. Like they could pull each other into and out of so much trouble, it'd be amazing. I need all the sebtana in my life.
My unpopular opinion about this character: I relish all fic about Sebastian, but I do sometimes feel like he gets written by people who don't understand him. And not even in a "he's misunderstood and not that bad" kind of way but in a, "this man's primary language is banter and he simply will not sound like himself without it" kind of way. You can add so much to his character that can vastly shift his personality from canon, but the key to writing him believably is banter, and without that, he falls really flat. This is even more of a problem in fics where he's interacting with Kurt, because banter feels like a key part of their relationship, be it a positive or negative one. You can get away with less banter with Blaine, but with Kurt it's so necessary and its one of the big things that can put me off on a fic, no matter how well everything else is written.
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: I mean, I obviously wish he'd gotten to actually date Blaine in canon, but I also wish he'd just gotten to be /friends/ with Kurt and Blaine in the end. I just feel like after all the bad history was over with and healed from, and they'd all grown up, he'd fit really well with them and I just wish we'd gotten the chance to see that, even if he didn't romantically end up with either of them.
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