Unspoken Lines Chapter 10
Explicit • Klaine AU (Model/Artist)
Collaborative art project with @esilher
I’m hoping (it’s ridiculous how much I’m hoping) that everything will be fine tonight, that he was telling me the truth when he said he was okay, if I was. Not that I’m exactly okay. But I understood the sentiment. I just hope that when I see him, the space between us will settle back into something easy again.
Chapter 10 is posted [here] or you can read it on AO3 from the beginning [here]. This story will post every Tuesday until complete.
The wonderful @esilher created this beautiful art for me and asked if I would be willing to write something to go with it - and how could I say no?
It's been a long day.
Sebastian knew this wouldn't be easy. He knows becoming a lawyer is hard, and this is just the beginning, it's a very demanding career and especially so if you want to be good at it, which he does.
And usually, he doesn't mind. He enjoys the classes, the work, enjoys the challenge of it. But occasionally, on days like today, it's just this side of overwhelming and he needs to just – forget about it. He needs to forget about school, forget about the essay he has to write and the five books he has to read and the presentation he has to prepare and the group project he needs to schedule a meeting for and –
He needs to just forget, for a little while.
He needs something to ground him in a simpler reality.
He walks through the door of the apartment he shares with Kurt and Blaine – his boyfriends, it's still a bit surreal when he says it out loud – with heavy, tired steps. He tosses his bag onto the kitchen table and it slides, nearly off the edge but it hangs on just barely, and it's weirdly representative of his own emotional state right now, he thinks. He shrugs off his coat and lets it fall over the back of a chair as he toes off his shoes, leaving them in the middle of the floor because he can't be bothered to put them away right now. Kurt will probably do it later, and then scold him for it, but he can't quite bring himself to care at the moment.
📦 Very curious about chat you have in this wip folder!!😊
Thanks for the ask :)
The following is 400 words from a 700 word very rough draft of a one-shot that will likely turn into a stand alone fic called Pendleton. I first wrote Pendleton as King Burt's personal valet in the first two fics of the Everybody's Naked & There's a Country To Run verse. When writing Passageways, I came up with the idea that there are actually many Pendletons. They're a family that serve, in various capacities, the royal Hummels through many generations. The senior-most one is always simply known as "Pendleton." I felt they deserved their own story because I can't stop world building this verse that started out as a crack fic and became a whole world that made sense. At least to me. lol Enough yapping from me. Onto the excerpt. The senior Pendleton is speaking first.
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“Would you like to meet King Hummel?”
“What? Now? I thought I needed more training first.”
“You do, but he’s coming upon us now.” Pendleton bowed low when she was approached, pleased to see that her charge had done the same. “Your Majesty, how may I be of service?”
“You training another one?”
“Yes, Your Majesty. My [relative relation].”
“Glad to have you with us, Pendleton. I’m real grateful to your family.”
“That’s very kind of you to say, King Hummel. It’s an honor to be here and I promise to do my best.”
“I’m sure you will.”
[Older Pendleton:] “Was there something you needed, Your Majesty?"
“I was just heading down to the gym for a workout.”
“Would you like me to fetch your athletic clothes?”
“Na, I’ll just use whatever’s in stock there.”
“Of course.”
“It was nice to meet you, Younger Pendleton."
“You too, Your Majesty. It was my honor.”
When the older Pendleton saw that King Hummel had stepped away, she whispered, “There’s a stash of his gear in the fourth locker from the left in the changing room beside the gym. Take a set and place them on top of the generic ones for general use. Use the Staff Corridor B, Route Three and you’ll get there before he does.”
“You’re not coming with me?”
“No. I have other duties to attend to. Quick now.”
“Yes, Senior Pendleton.”
When her [relative relation] had hurried away, Pendleton walked down to the security station and nodded to the guard seated in front of the screens showing the views from the security cameras.
“New Pendleton Day?”
"Yes."
“She won’t make it in time.”
“A five says she will.”
“She nearly missed the hidden staff door.”
“But she did find it. You in?”
“Sure. I could use a nice treat after work. My mom’s been bugging me to get her one of those commemorative coffee spoons they sell in the gift shop.”
“Those cost more than five dollars.”
“Yeah, but I still got my winnings from the last two times we bet. You’re losing your touch.”
“Touche’.” In truth, she hadn’t. The bets had served as distractions as to what Prince Kurt had been up to. A bit of shenanigans was healthy. The second time had been a private matter between the King and Lieutenant Commander Hudson. Though they’d forgotten that in the Castle of Queens nowhere was truly private, including the places they’d chosen to get randy in.
Hi! Uhm, is it possible to change a vote? My fingers scrolled too fast and I accidentally voted Hate for Isabelle Wright…. and I know it's not a matter of life or death, but every time I see the poll go by, it tears my eyes and I feel guilty… especially since I must be one of the only ones to have voted that…. But I have the feeling that it's too late and I will forever have a shadow of remorse….So…..I love Isabelle Wright!! Here it’s said and I am washed of my mistake!
Tragically, there is no way to change a tumblr poll vote once it has been cast :'( However now that you have confessed your sins, I hope you are absolved of any guilt. Also Isabelle's poll has the LOVE option winning by a huge margin, so at least one errant vote won't throw things off too much!
If you are still playing: 23, 24, 25 and thank you!
23: the fandom you're curious about because of a mutual
hmmm maybe wwdits? @starpawedart posts such lovely art that i keep feeling like i must be missing out. but i also don't have the energy to check out sth new these days lol
24: how has fandom positively impacted your life?
oh hmm. not to get too open and vulnerable on main again but i think fandom genuinely saved my life. and continues to. not gonna delve into details there bc that's not stuff i feel like sharing publicly but. idk overall i feel very lucky to have found glee when i did. i've met so many wonderful people through glumblr (and through other fandoms i've been in), even if i end up staying kinda distant online (approaching people is so scary lmao) and it's nice to have a space where i can just be silly and make art and talk about stuff i enjoy with people who get it. most of my irl friends aren't deep into fandom so being in fandom online feels very freeing and less lonely
and on a less personal note i think my silly little hyperfixation on glee has allowed me to make leaps and bounds as an artist! i push myself more and more to try new things and i can definitely see a huge amount of improvement over the years. i don't think 2020!me would've imagined being able to make the kind of art i make now as quickly as it happened. turns out the best way to learn was fanart all along!
25: a piece of advice for taking care of yourself in fandom spaces
fandom spaces can be really overwhelming, for a variety of reasons! i think sometimes it really helps to just. take time away. filter out the things that are adding stress or making u unhappy, don't engage with them. fandom is supposed to be fun and if it stops feeling that way there's really nothing wrong with stepping away for as long as u need to. it'll be there waiting whenever ur ready to come back, if u do decide to come back! (and if u decide not to come back, that's ok too!) :)
☕ Do you do warmup sketches before drawing? (Bonus: do you have any to share?)
🙃 Which is easier: faces facing left, right, or front view?
🦋 Do your drawings resemble you?
And a new one:
Why did you begin to draw klaine, what did you , feel and wanted then?
☕️ I don’t actually 😅 Well, I make sketches of what the final work is gonna be but I think thats what everyone does.
🙃 I think the classic three quarter face hahaha. if you look at my art you can tell thats my favourite angle.. frontal or tilted back or forwards is definitely the hardest!!
🦋oooooh I don’t know… I don’t think so? The only thing in my art that resembles me is the hands because I always use my own as reference when I try and draw more realistic hands hahaha
And the new one:
I began drawing Klaine because they captivated me from the beginning. I just wanted more of them. I didn’t have tumblr back then so I didn’t know there was more glee content online, so when the weekly episode was over and I needed more content, I just made it myself. I started drawing them kissing a lottt (also i was 12 so my art wasn’t that good hahah). It just felt so nice to have them as my muse. I just wanted to drown myself in their love. I also had so many ideas about them I just needed to get out! I’m so happy I started. I will love drawing them forever <33
A gift for @esilher inspired by their incredible piece of fanart “Win Your Heart on the Court” I was so moved by it I had to write a story! It's very hard to make fanart look like the characters are a little older, and this piece took my breath away because (to me) they do, and I LOVED that. This is a gift they haven't read yet, so the story is entirely my responsibility and might not be exactly what they had in mind for their beautiful art, but I wanted to share! Thank you for inspiring us, esilher, and sharing your talents!
•When Kurt and Blaine are paired for a singles match at their country club, neither expects much more than a good workout and polite banter. But from the first handshake across the net, the spark between them is undeniable: charged, surprising, and impossible to ignore. As the match unfolds, it might just turn into an invitation to brunch and then lunch and then...forever?•
Unspoken Lines Chapter 5
Explicit • Klaine AU (Model/Artist)
For the @word-scramble-challenge
Collaborative art project with @esilher
Would you think me an unimaginative person if I say, right here? New York. I know that’s not very exotic, but it’s the truth. I’m exactly where I want to be, and I thrive on it. I left the town I grew up in the moment I could (small, conservative, a place where my particular flair for life was too loud for their narrow minds). Here, I can breathe and be inspired by the chaos. Here, I’ve sat in subway cars next to drag queens, violinists, poets, stock brokers, mimes, nannies with gold teeth, and no one flinched. I love that I can find Korean food at 2 a.m., or walk two blocks and hear three different languages. I love that in New York, I can go unnoticed and feel seen. That every corner has its own microculture.
Chapter 5 is posted [here] or you can read it on AO3 from the beginning [here]. This story will post every Tuesday (at least!) until complete.
