#chummel

[meltingelphie]

Hi there! (@tanhands for my Glee blog) Your moodboards are so beautifully curated and designed, and if you have the time/inclination I would love to see one for Mike/Kurt -- you do such interesting things with offbeat premises and they're a dark horse fave pairing of mine 🥳

here ya go<3 theyre so adorable

[librathefangirl]

The double take I did at this gif...

Because I thought Mike had his arm on KURT'S knee at first

which would have been adorable

[blainehasregrets]

Masterlist of every single Mike and Kurt/Chummel Moment + thoughts and observations

Currently incomplete…will update as I come across any

Season 1

Preggers: Mike is seen during the dance practice for Single Ladies. We can only assume this was the most fun he ever had in his life up until that point and it awakened something inside of him which caused him to join the glee club which forever changed the trajectory of his life.

Vitamin D: Mike attempts to tickle Kurt at the end of It’s My Life/These Are My Confessions II. Or something of that nature. Very cute to me since Kurt had just been standing away from the other boys not interacting. Mike wanted him to feel included aw…

Throwdown: When Kurt says they do an awful lot of showtunes, Mike smiles in agreement. Kurt sighs when Will tells Mike his pop and locking isn’t what they’re looking for. United in disappointment for Will. Also in Sue’s kids together I think that counts…side note I really love the Kurt and Matt interactions in Hate On Me very very cute.

Wheels: Along with Tina, Artie, and Mercedes, Mike is seen with Kurt before the competition, presumably to support him. Otherwise he could have been sitting with everyone else…

Ballad: They stand next to and point to each during Lean On Me.

Mattress: They stand next to each other for the yearbook picture…sort of…

Hell-O: Despite being initially annoyed by Rachel’s performance of Gives You Hell, he looks impressed by Mike’s dancing and only joins in with everyone else after that.

The Power Of Madonna: They sit next to each other during Express Yourself. They stand next to each other during What It Feels Like For A Girl.

Home: They sit next to each other during the first glee club meeting this episode and Kurt passes some music sheets over to Mike.

Bad Reputation: Kurt sits behind Mike and Matt. I’m counting this.

Theatricality: Mike, along with Artie, is one of the only boys to clap for the girls and Kurt after Bad Romance. Not exactly a Real moment but Harry/“Mike” was also apart of the performance of this song when they did it on tour.

Journey to Regionals: they are…near each other when they’re at Will’s house for the first annual New Directions Regionals Setlist Nominations Party (they never had this party ever again.)

Season 2

Audition: They’re near each other several times during Empire State of Mind. Kurt, along with Mercedes and Tina, high fives Mike while he spins around during What I Did For Love.

Britney/Brittany: Not a Murt moment but Mike did not seem to be into the idea of doing Britney songs…Mike and Tina look over at Kurt when he says Will’s choice in music isn’t easy to relate to as teens... Mike tries not to laugh when Kurt tells Will off…

Grilled Cheesus: Mike pats Kurt’s shoulder after they all find out about Burt. They sit next to each other when Finn talks about finding god.

Duets: Mike, along with Tina and Brittany, helps Kurt with his Le Jazz Hot performance‼️ He’s one of the backup dancers. Kurt is perplexed by Mike’s singing in Sing! Mike smiles during Happy Days are Here Again/Get Happy…invested in Kurt’s happiness…

Rocky Horror Glee Show: They sit next to each other during one of the rehearsals.

Never Been Kissed: Kurt sits next to Mike when Will tells him the join the boys for the girls vs boys competition. Mike looks up when Puck tells Kurt to go bother the other show choirs, and looks at Finn, surprised, when Kurt says fine. It honestly looks like he cared more than any of the other guys.

The Substitute: they run around the paino during Forget You. I mean all the boys did but Kurt is right behind Mike…

Furt: Mike, along with Artie, stands up to Karofsky for Kurt‼️ He tells Karofsky they’re serious and this is a warning, slams his locker, and tells him to back off. Mike shakes his head when Kurt announces he’s transferring. So devastated he was speechless.

Special Education: Mike enjoys the performance of Hey Soul Sister yes I’m counting this.

A Very Glee Christmas: Mike wears a scarf while walking in the halls with Tina and Mercedes. I can only assume this is an homage to Kurt and how much they all miss him and not because it’s winter.

Silly Love Songs: Mike, along with Mercedes, Tina, and Rachel, smile and are proud of Kurt when he introduces the Warblers at Breadstix.

Night of Neglect: Kurt and Blaine stand up to clap for Mike’s performance.

Born This Way: Mike shakes his head disapprovingly when Figgins brings Karofsky to the glee club. Mike cheers for Kurt when he transfers back in. I think that’s his voice saying “we back!” at the end of this scene.

Rumours: Mike whispers in Kurt’s ear during the last song to take away Sam’s guitar.

Prom Queen: Tina tells Mike she feels so bad for Kurt and Mike looks at Kurt forlornly.

Okay that’s all I got from my notes … from now on I’ll be relying on memory and my livetweet thread for moments but I’ll go back to this when I rewatch seasons 3+ 📝

Season 3

I Am Unicorn: Mike says Kurt only has one move and “It’s like this…sashay. And it’s super distracting.” That’s crazy…

I Kissed A Girl: Mike votes for Kurt for class president‼️🗳️ I always consider this a pretty big Murt moment since arguably Mike should have been closer to Brittany. He didn’t even hesitate either ♥️

Extradordinary Merry Christmas: Mike looks at Kurt while Artie describes his holiday special idea.

Heart: They sit at the same lunch table. They don’t interact or look at each other at all but I’m writing it down anyway. They both dance for Artie’s song for Sugar, next to each other a few times.

On My Way: Sit next to each other when Will asks what they’re looking forward to in the future.

Big Brother: Sit next to each other when the group is discussing senior ditch day ideas. Sit next to each other during Cooper’s Acting Masterclass. There’s a considerable distance between their chairs but that’s only because if they sat too close together the force of their magnetic chemistry would destroy the choir room.

Dance with Somebody: Mike is incredibly invested in the Klaine drama.

Goodbye: Mike closeup during I Remember. Their dads high five at graduation. Yes. I’m counting this too.

Season 4

Thanksgiving: Mike says he knows Blaine has been texting Kurt, but Kurt won’t text back. While this might seem like a Bike moment, there is Murt there for those with the eyes to see...

Wonder-ful. They hug when Kurt comes back. ‼️ and Kurt is holding on Mike and Mercedes’ arms as they skip into the choir room together omg ♥️ They sit next to each other during I Wish, and Mike tells Kurt the performance will work to increase Jake’s confidence for Nationals (I think?) and then asks where Mercedes is. They talk to Mercedes about her CD’s photoshoot, and share a look at the end of the scene. Kurt smiles when Mike says he knows what Mercedes meant when she’s talking all LA. Kurt tells him not to change the wording when Mike says hell to the yes. When Mike asks Blaine about the vaporub thing with Tina Kurt gets annoyed and yells “this doesn’t matter!!!”. Why are they wearing nearly the exact same outfit during Superstition. They sit together during Higher Ground. It seems they sit together quite a few times this episode but I don’t feel like rewatching it outside of YouTube clips yet to figure out how many times. Lots of hater energy in the air for this one which is devastating for the Murt community given how significant this episode is to the Murt universe but whatever. It’s called playful banter. In general what a win for MikecedesKurt fans…drgaf about Blaine’s involvement here….

Season 5

New Directions: Kurt looks at Mike during Party All The Time. When they’re clapping for Becky at graduation, Mike looks over at Kurt. I’m so sorry this is all I’ve got at the moment.

Thoughts and Observations and Miscellaneous

While never confirmed (though I wouldn’t say it’s such a stretch to say it’s implied?) I do like the idea that Mike and Matt joined glee club specifically because they had so much fun during the Single Ladies dance. (This is where it gets more headcanon-y) Which means Kurt is basically the reason they joined glee club. In Journey to Regionals, Mike says that before glee, he was too scared to dance outside of his room, and so by melding together Mike’s two passions, Kurt was able to help Mike overcome that fear…

I like how much Mike loves the glee club. Not in it for ulterior motives, never leaves or wavers in his support, he was just in it for the love of the game until the very end.

I think there’s something kind of sweet how Mike is one of Kurt’s backup dancers in Le Jazz Hot, despite the fact that he’s also a guy and they make it a point in the episode that singing with Kurt might as well be a death sentence. I mean yes it sort of only exists because the song called for backup dancers and they weren’t going to dwell too long on why it’s okay for guys to dance with Kurt but not sing with him but Regardless…this + Mike standing up for Kurt goes to show he CARES♥️ When Rachel says there are 12 people who love him, Mike confirmed for being one of them for sure…

Speaking of, with Mike joining Le Jazz Hot, clapping for the girls + Kurt during Bad Romance (+ being apart of the song during tour. If you can count that. Which I will.), and being excited to play Frank-N-Furter and only pulling out when his parents said he couldn’t, all these things read to me as if Mike didn’t seem too hung on having such rigid views of masculinity like Finn or the other guys had. I think that’s something Kurt would appreciate idk.

MIKE AND KURT CHUU HEART DO IT!!!!!!!

During Britney/Brittany Mike is decidedly not for Britney week as he pretends to fall asleep at the idea of it. A bit surprising…still as I wrack my brain for members who were closest to Kurt at this time and would join his Facebook campaign, I think it would be Mercedes, Tina, Artie (yes, Artie, they were friends in season 1, though he looked annoyed when Kurt first started talking…he’s hyped for Britney), and Rachel (I believe Kurt accepted her friend request after the events of Hairography). Brittany is possibly the closest to Kurt after that but she clearly was not into the idea of Britney week so I don’t think she would join just because, and I don’t see Quinntana joining either, Santana out of solidarity for Brittany and I just don’t see Quinn or any of the other boys joining, so I’ve decided Tina made Mike join. This is a very stupid paragraph so please disregard what you just read.

Though Mike’s not really given much of a character, a trait of his that stands out to me the most is that he’s MESSY he loves DRAMA and sometimes he’ll even instigate it himself (getting mad at Beiste even though he’s the one who told Tina about the whole thing in NBK, happily joining in the food fight in TPPP, throwing papers aggressively at Finn and Puck in The Substitute, confirming to Sam that the song is called Trouty Mouth in Original Songs, and his general behavior in DWS) and so I think Kurt and him could have fun gossiping perhaps.

They’re both Rachel fanboys (Kurt: his entire character. Mike: saying Finchel is the winning guarantee in New York, what he says to Tina in props). They can bond over that I guess.

Just realizing they’re probably called chummel actually…I changed the title but I love the purposeful ugliness of Murt

The fact that this edit exists. Beautiful amazing 10/10. My review:

Both losers who love to roam the hallways of the high school they once went to

[cryscendo]

As long as I know I have love, I can make it.

@giftober 2024 | day 11: orange

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Hey bella :) since you multiship Kurt, I was wondering what your ranking of Kurt ships would be?

OH GOSH okay so I love this question and you asked me a similar question about a month ago as well that I have yet to answer and I am very sorry so I think I'm just gonna combine them in this answer, because your other question was my favourite thing about each Kurt ship. So, I'm gonna rank my Kurt ships and talk about why I like them as I do it!

I have ranked Kurt ships in the past (I actually have a whole tag dedicated to talking about Kurt ships!), but I am going to do this ranking before I look at those, so it will be based purely on my feelings now.

Kurtbastian. Easily my number one ship. My favourite thing about them is just their dynamic and energy together. Love love love every interaction they've ever had, the way they react to each other and watch for the other's reaction, it's so so good. And playing around with the idea of an AU where they slowly let down their guards around each other, let each other in, see each other in their worst moments and instead of attacking like what's expected by this point they comfort? Yeah, that's the good shit.

Kelliott. Elliott was a breath of fresh air and a much needed friend to Kurt. He didn't put up with anyone's shit but he also wasn't an ass about it, and in my opinion Kurt has a tendency to kind of let his friends walk all over him, so I think it was valuable for him to see that. I also really like that they started as just friends. I think the idea of a romance slowly developing between them, trying to just be friends because they think the other doesn't feel the same way, would have been so soft and sweet. I also really like them because it feels realistic to me. Not that I need a ship to be realistic to enjoy it, of course, but it's something I really love about Kelliott specifically. The idea that Kurt has his first love and heartbreak with Blaine and comes out of that with a less idealized and more realistic view of love, and then he meets Elliott and it's not the same as it was with Blaine but that's not bad, it's just different. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying they should have happened because I'm well aware that the writers wouldn't have done it the way I'd want, but I will say that if I were writing the show, I would have made it Kelliott endgame or left Kurt single (or with some other guy we'd never met at the 5 year flash forward).

Klaine. When I finished watching the show the first time around these two were at the top of my list. I love how much they love each other, I love the ways they're different and the ways those differences complement each other and I love the ways they're the same. I love that they were messy at times, they went through ups and downs and fights and breakups and they still managed to come out together and stronger in the end through it all. Klaine are the reason I started reading fanfiction and the reason I got involved in fandom. Now, I do have some problems with them, which is why they're no longer at the top of my list, and actually that's part of the reason I got into fic, is because I wanted to fix the problems I had with them because I loved them so much. And I do recognize that someone may say it's unfair to rank ships that never happened above them because of that, since Klaine only had these "issues" because they were canon, but I do just want to make it clear that I'm not saying Kurtbastian and Kelliott are better than Klaine; I'm just saying that I, personally, prefer them. And I'm going to leave it at that, because otherwise this is an entirely different conversation, and I already have a lot more to get through in this post haha.

Puckurt. Honestly this is so high largely because of how much love I have for Noah Puckerman. I think he is a wonderfully complex and interesting character and so obviously I want him and my absolute fave to be in love, you know? But on top of that, I think it could be such an interesting dynamic! We see Puck going from a huge bully to this kid who just doesn't know what he's doing, whose dad walked out on him and who has been taken advantage of by so many people in his life, of course he's acting out! It doesn't make it right, but I think it makes for such an interesting character. Seeing the ways that he grows, lets himself enjoy things and accept himself and others in ways he would have laughed at once upon a time, seeing how much he cares for those around him and how hard he loves. And Kurt loves hard, too. They both have such big hearts but they guard them so so closely, and honestly they do it in fairly similar ways. I think they could learn a lot from each other, and they're very different but I think it could really work in the right circumstances.

Kadam. I think Adam is such a sweetheart and honestly he deserved better than what Kurt gave him. Kurt kind of treated him like shit. That being said, I think they had so much potential. The scene where they talk about Blaine, and Kurt says he desperately wants to be over him, and Adam decides they're going to a movie so they can make it their movie? Beautiful. I wish we had more of that. I wish we had Kurt actually properly getting over Blaine with Adam, and of course we didn't because Kurt never does get over Blaine because they get back together, but oh god, what we could have had. The possibilities. Adam was so smitten with Kurt and he deserved to have that care returned to him and I think they would have been really sweet together if they had more of a chance.

Hevans. The ship we deserved but couldn't have. I loved Sam's introduction and how he handled things with Kurt; he didn't care that Finn said he'd get bullied, Kurt has a hell of a set of pipes and Sam was honoured to get to sing with him. He was worried he did something wrong when Kurt told him they wouldn't be sing together. He's impressed with everything Kurt is and does, he tells Kurt when he's living out of a motel, he makes macaroni art of Kurt's face that boy looks at Kurt and he sees everything wonderful about him and Kurt deserves that. And Sam is a sweetheart, he's goofy and nerdy and I really think that they would have a great time together. They're just a really sweet ship.

Wert aka Kes aka Kurt x Wes. Listen, this has absolutely no basis in the show. I was tempted to put it above Kadam but I had a hard time justifying it. This is based purely on Wes' characterization in the first fanfic I ever read, and then I wrote myself into shipping it when I started writing a Klaine fic where Wes was one of Blaine's best friends and I accidentally loved the Kurt/Wes dynamic a little too much. They have a special place in my heart and I love them.

Kody (Kurt x Brody). First of all, I think they'd be really hot together, so that definitely helps. But ALSO I think Brody deserved better than he got, and there's no way that man wasn't at least a little bi. I mostly ship this in a fun fling and/or fwb type way, where they aren't too serious and just have a little fun together, because let's be honest Kurt also deserved a proper slut phase in NYC while he was single.

Chummel. They would also look fantastic together. But I also think they're both really artistic and would be super supportive of each others' passions and drive them to be the best they could be.

Kartie & Kurtofsky. These are tied at the bottom because I don't actively ship them, but I... kind of wish I did? Like I don't dislike them, and Kurtofsky especially has been growing on me lately, and I can appreciate the things that make them fun ships and even recognize some of those things in some of the ships higher on this list. I still reblog content for them and I may even have a Kurtofsky gifset idea or two in my list that may eventually see the light of day if I'm ever feeling particularly motivated, I'm just not as passionate about them so they're done here I guess. No hate though! I still appreciate them.

Thank you so much for this ask!! It was a lot of fun to answer :)

[kurts-still-here]

1 character: Kurt

rank ships w/ Sebastian, Sam, Mike, Artie, Puck, Blaine, Karofsky, Adam, Chandler, Finn, Walter

Okay so you read my mind by going with Kurt but here goes nothing, thanks for the ask 😁😁

1. Sebastian- If you know me then you know that my favorite Kurt ship is Kurtbastian, they are two of my favorite characters and I love enemies to lovers.

2. Sam- Also if you know me then you will know that Hevans is my second favorite Kurt ship, I don't really know what it is, I just really love the idea of those two together. They had some really cute moments together and I'm so mad that they weren't canon but at the same time I'm glad they weren't because I know that the writers would've screwed it up for me. Same with Kurtbastian.

3. Puck- Again with the enemies to lovers thing and plus I love the idea of Kurt with a bad boy and/or a jock.

4. Adam- They really had potential and Kadam is like the classiest ship there is in glee for me, I really liked Adam and I thought they were super cute together.

5. Artie- I really just want to see Kurt sitting with his arms wrapped around Artie in his wheelchair so if any of you draw please draw this for me 😊😊 The way they looked at each other, specifically how Artie looked at Kurt makes me think that they could've been boyfriends. Plus given the friendship between Chris and Kevin would've made it even better. I know a lot of people don't like Artie but I love him so I love Kartie.

6. Finn- If they weren't brothers then I would ship them more but since they are it makes it really hard for me to think of them as boyfriends. But when I mange to do so I think they're really cute and I also love Kurt being with jocks.

7. Mike- I don't know why I like Chummel, I just do. I feel like it would be cute if Mike taught Kurt some of his moves or something and then Kurt helped Mike with his voice, I guess I'll have to write a fic now but they seem cute.

8. Blaine- I do not like Klaine. I'm sorry for those of you that are hard core Klaine shippers but I just don't like them together. I would like them more if it wasn't for how the writers screwed them and Blaine up in the later seasons but fan canon Klaine is cute. Blaine's okay in my opinion, he was funny and I love Darren plus I'm really trying not to hate on any characters but I guess I still hate on ships. I just do see them realistically working out past season 3 and Blaine was a docuhe to Kurt. I prefer Blam, Hevans and Kurtbastian over Klaine and I don't have an explanation for Kurtbastian except for my love for enemies to lovers.

9. Chandler- I hate Chandler. I don't know why and it's not because of how they messed up Klaine in season 3 because like I just said I don't like Klaine. It was nice how he was nice to Kurt and made him happy but I just didn't like him and I don't like the idea of him and Kurt together.

10. Karofsky- I don't like Karofsky. I know he redeemed himself and that Kurt and him became friends but I still don't like him. I can sadly only view him as a bully and I just really hate the idea of Kurtofsky, they don't seem that cute to me.

11. Walter makes me want to throw up, what he did was so sick to me and I’m really happy that they didn’t last long. He was like 50 years old and Kurt’s still in college like what would’ve happened if Walter died. I don’t do age differences it’s gross to me

Give me 11 characters, one to ship the other ten with and I’ll rank them (I’m bored) 😁😁

[fictionimitateslife]

As someone who absolutely HATES Klaine, sometimes I will think about how pretty much any other male character in the first seasons of Glee would have been a better love interest for Kurt than Blaine, and right now I can’t stop thinking how good Mike and Kurt would have been as a couple.

- A gay interractial couple?

- Mike having to deal with being gay in a strict family?

- Kurt learning about asian culture?

- Kurt and Mike helping each other improve on their singing and dancing skills?

- Kurt thinking he has to prove himself for Mike’s family (like he has had to do to pretty much every character in that damn show) only for Mike to say he absolutely doesn’t have to?

- Kurt “gonna be myself no matter what” Hummel helping Mike be himself even if other people don’t want him to?

So many possibilities. They could have been so good together and I can’t help but think about it.

[mercystine]

Everyone forgetting Kurt legit grew up around cars.

So when one of the guys cars break down and he says to pop the hood and he'll fix it the kinda scoff and then he does and he's just that Bit more confident in himself and guys being just 😯😍 holy shit

I'm very torn between that Not of grease on his cheek and him still being Imacculate after finishing it

and having a go at the guy(s) because the issue is because the thing that went wrong is BC they aren't taking good care of the car

yeeeeeeep give me all the guys simping for kurt content!!

why not both? Kurt has some grease on his cheek and still looks absolutely d i v i n e and g o r g e o u s

kurt: *lecturing the guys about how important taking care of their cars is*

the guys: okay sexy