I've decided that valentine's day is Sugar Motta's birthday, and that's why she was so excited to hold a party for it, because she has friends now, sort of, but she was afraid they wouldn't come to her birthday party but know they would come to a valentine's one
i can just imagining Sam Evans at the Cincinnati shows of the Eras Tour
In particular I can see him having the time of his life during the surprise songs of night one belting out im only me when I'm with you and jumping up and down alongside Taylor, sobbing during evermore
He'd do a fearless/debut outfit for night 1, cowboy hat and boots of course, maybe a bolo tie, and a lover outfit for night 2 (like my edit of him in this post)
He'd go back into McKinley on Monday morning and have the whole week of glee club be dedicated to Taylor Eras
Sam Evans is obviously the biggest Swiftie in the New Directions (and I will forever be salty that he never sung one of her songs) so I've tasked myself to go through her discography and relate her songs to Sam in someway (an AU idea, when he could sing it in Canon, or when someone else could sing it to or about him)
Feel free to use any of these as prompts for fanart/fanfic and let me know if you do!
Albums: Taylor Swift (2006) | Fearless (2008) | Speak Now (2010) | Red (2012) | 1989 (2014) | Reputation (2017) | Lover (2019) | Folklore (2020) | Evermore (2020) | Fearless tv vault songs (2021) | Red tv vault songs (2021) | ALL POSTS
Here's Fearless (2008) to continue our journey (lyrics linked)
"Fearless" (2008)
Jump Then Fall
Samcedes feels 😍
Like just after Prom Queen as they're just getting together. I can imagine Sam singing it as a way to tell her that it's okay to fall for him. I have a huge headcanon that he and Mercedes spent a lot of That Summer on the bank of the Lake in a little hidden place. Mercedes reading, Sam drawing, both jamming out and singing together to Sam's guitar - this is one of his go to songs.
'Cause every time you smile, I smile // And every time you shine, I'll shine for you
(so many of these are going to be Samcedes based I just know it)
Untouchable
Samcedes again
basically I can see this in S3 when they're kind of skirting around each other and not together but not not together, you know? and especially this line
Like a million little stars // Spelling out your name
makes me think of them, because of Human Nature and Mercedes' names up in lights.
Here is a gif set I made to the song 🥰
Sam just wants to get back together with Mercedes, but she feels untouchable in that moment and being around her so close after missing her so much is just so hard when she won't let him in again
Also Hevans would be perfect for this song too.
Come on, come on // Little taste of Heaven Hevans
Come In With The Rain
and once again, Samcedes.
This time from Mercedes' POV though, after Sam leaves for Kentucky, just wishing he'll be back.
Just know I'm right here hopin' // That you'll come in with the rain
Superstar
Samcedes AU where Mercedes was a youtube singer in High School and Sam was a huge fan of her from the start, one of the first commenters. She gets a record contract after highschool and starts touring and finally Sam is able to see one of her live shows and go to a meet and greet. She smiles at him and talks to him and he's totally freaking out and trying not to show it because he's kind of watched her grow into this Superstar of a singer for years now and he's finally meeting her and he blurts out that he's been subscribed to her from the very start and she remembers his goofy screen name (SamIAm) and the comment he left on her first video and he's totally freaking out now but in a good way because she's everything he though she would be. obviously they get together somehow but idk how
Give me a photograph to hang on my wall, superstar
The Other Side Of The Door
I can kind of only think of an angsty little hevans fic from Kurt's POV after an argument for this one
Me and my stupid pride are sitting here alone // Going through the photographs, staring at the phone
Fearless
Samcedes First Kiss after getting caught in the rain
Well, you stood there with me in the doorway // My hands shake // I'm not usually this way // But you pull me in and I'm a little more brave // It's the first kiss // It's flawless // Really something // It's fearless
Fifteen
I'm just going to base this on these lyrics
'Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you // You're gonna believe them
This just feels so much like Sam and how quickly he fell for Quinn it's ridiculous, especially since he's 15 in S2 (turns 16 in Rumours/before Prom Queen)
Love Story
There's something very Sam about this one, but I'm not sure what ship i would go with.
I think it's the whole—
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring
—thing that reminds me of Sam the most, like the scene with Quinn and the promise ring, and him "marrying" Brittany. Sam is definitely not scared of commitment. He also wouldn't be scared of having a star-crossed lovers sort of relationship, he'd stand up for his relationship no matter who was in opposition.
I'm thinking a M/M ship simply for the more taboo nature of it, maybe a Blam AU?
Hey Stephen
Samcedes Mercedes POV
Of all the girls tossing rocks at your window // I'll be the one waiting there even when it's cold // Hey, Stephen // Boy, you might have me believing // I don't always have to be alone
White Horse
Sam POV after Quinn cheats on him with Finn. He totally had this song on repeat for like a week after that.
This ain't Hollywood, this is a small town // I was a dreamer before you went and let me down
You Belong With Me
Hevans
this song is such a hevans song for me, Kurt pining over Sam while he's with Quinn. The writers were cowards for not having Kurt sing this song while looking longingly at Sam, It's too perfect.
Breathe
She's cheer captain // And I'm on the bleachers // Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find // That what you're looking for has been here the whole time
It has come to my attention that this also works really well for s4 Blam. Like so perfectly well it's insane. Even better than Hevans.
Here's a video by @daltonblaine
Sam leaving Mercedes when he goes to Kentucky
Never wanted this, never wanna see you hurt // Every little bump in the road, I tried to swerve // But people are people and sometimes it doesn't work out // Nothing we say is gonna save us from the fall out
Tell Me Why
Fabrevans breakup again. Another song Sam totally had on repeat
You tell me that you love me, then cut me down // And I need you like a heartbeat // But you know you got a mean streak // That makes me run for cover when you're around
You're Not Sorry
This is yet another song Sam had on repeat after the fabrevans break up
This is the last straw // Don't wanna hurt anymore // And you can tell me that you're sorry // But I don't believe you baby
The Way I Loved You
Samcedes Mercedes POV about Sam when she's with Shane
It's a roller coaster kind of rush // And I never knew I could feel that much // And that's the way I loved you
Forever & Always
Samcedes from Mercedes POV after Sam moves to Kentucky and just stops communicating with anyone from McKinley
It rains when you're here and it rains when you're gone // 'Cause I was there when you said forever and always
The Best Day
This is a hard one because it has such a story to it. But I'm thinking maybe from Stevie or Stacey's POV and how good of a brother Sam is? That would be cute I think. Just ignore the last couple of verses that make it obvious that this song is about a mom and a child and it would make a really cute little song fic 🥰
There is a video I found from back when I was three // You set up a paint set in the kitchen and you're talking to me
Change
Sam sings this in Comeback as an 'Anthem' instead of Baby and then the whole episode is just Taylor themed instead of Bieber.
and obviously the episode ends with Mean.
Here is a link to a post where I outline this very idea for the gleeful-painbox-project prompt 5: previously unaired
So we've been outnumbered // Raided and now cornered // It's hard to fight when the fight ain't fair // We're getting stronger now // Find things they never found // They might be bigger // But we're faster and never scared
We all know that Sam Evans is the biggest Swiftie in the New Directions (what do you mean he never did a Taylor song?) so I thought I'd go through her entire discography and assign each song to a part of Sam Evans; be it a ship (canon or not), a part of his personality, or use the lyrics to make a plan for an AU of some sort (canon complicit or not) (which may or may not become a ficlet at some point in the future)
Feel free to use any of these as prompts for fanart/fanfic and let me know if you do!
Albums:
Taylor Swift (2006) | Fearless (2008) | Speak Now (2010) | Red (2012) | 1989 (2014) | Reputation (2017) | Lover (2019) | Folklore (2020) | Evermore (2020) | Fearless tv vault songs (2021) | Red tv vault songs (2021) | ALL POSTS
Here's the first of Taylor's albums Taylor Swift (2006) to start our journey (lyrics linked)
"Taylor Swift" (2006)
Tim McGraw
AU Ficlet Idea:
Sam during the summer just before S2. He's hanging out with one of his best friends who he's known for a good chunk of his life who just got his license so they just drive around a lot through the backroads of their Tennessee town listening to Tim McGraw. During one of these drives Sam's friend comes out to him, and this sets Sam on his own journey of self discovery (and just because there's a line of "little black dress" maybe its both gender and sexuality based, so maybe, like enby!Sam or at least Sam playing with Gender norms). But just as they two get closer and have just confessed to each other Sam's Parents drop the news that they're moving to Ohio. Sam's devastated.
September saw a month of tears
Then it ends with Sam back in Tennessee a few years later - probably on his way back to Ohio from New York he decides to go through Tennessee for a few days, and drops a letter on his old friend's door step
And I'm back for the first time since then // I'm standin' on your street // And there's a letter left on your doorstep
OR you can make this a Blam AU, by pretending that the All Boys School Sam used to go to was Dalton, and just forgetting he's from Tennessee
Picture To Burn
My brain went Fabrevans on this one. The song from Quinn's perspective. Possibly an AU where they didn't break up because of Finn, but Sam still left during the Summer, possibly without even telling Quinn who's dealing with a lot of other things on top of that (realising she's a lesbian but not admitting it, her dad trying to win back her mom, her older sister having a baby and being reminded of beth) so she's very very angry... Skank!Quinn origin story vibes.
And if you're missing me // You'd better keep it to yourself // 'Cause coming back around here // Would be bad for your health...
Teardrops On My Guitar
Hevans from Sam's perspective about S5 Klaine.
Drew walks by me // Can he tell that I can't breathe? // And there he goes, so perfectly // The kind of flawless I wish I could be
A Place In This World
This one feels very much like maybe Sam trying to figure out his sexuality
I don't know what I want, so don't ask me // 'Cause I'm still trying to figure it out
Or even his whole Not-Sure-What-To-Do-In-Life arc in S5
Cold As You
Samtana, maybe, because of how cold and calculating she was with their relationship, and how quickly she dropped him when a new opportunity came around with Dave. Now, Sam probably wasn't in love with Santana or anything, but he's a big softy with a loving heart so he probably felt something for her. So her just dropping him for a new guy, as coldly as she did, would have hurt him a lot, more than she knew.
And now that I'm sitting here thinking it through // I've never been anywhere cold as you
The Outside
Sam not feeling like he fits in in NY, he feels like he's on the outside of everything and isn't used to that, he's used to being part of a team, used to knowing what he wants out of life, and he thought he did but apparently he doesn't. But also, he knows that maybe he would feel more at home in New York if his friends had noticed how outside of everything he felt, but they didn't notice.
You could've helped if you had wanted to // But no one notices until it's too late to do anything
Tied Together With A Smile
Sam and his struggle with his body, food, and obsession with dieting and exercise
Seems the only one who doesn't see your beauty // Is the face in the mirror looking back at you // You walk around here thinking you're not pretty // But that's not true 'cause I know you
He pretends he's fine to everyone because he has to be the hot one, the stereotypical Jock
...you don't tell anyone // That you might not be the golden one
and he hides it all behind his goofy smiles and sunshine demeaner, but actually he's coming undone at the seams
And you're tied together with a smile // But you're coming undone
Stay Beautiful
Samcedes.
Mercedes sings the verses about Sam.
Cory's eyes are like a jungle // He smiles, it's like the radio // He whispers songs into my window // In words that nobody knows
Sam sings the choruses about Mercedes
You're beautiful // Every little piece love // And don't you know // You're really gonna be someone
Honestly this could be from any time in their relationship, from pining at the start, to S3, to S5 and them breaking up. It's full of hope for the two of them to end up as endgame one day but even if they don't, for each of them to stay the amazing people they are and be happy.
And when you find everything you looked for // I hope your life leads you back to my front door
Should've Said No
Fabrevans. Sam to Quinn after she cheats on him. An AU where he realises that she cheated on him in Silly Love Songs and breaks up with her in Comeback by singing this song instead of trying to win her back by doing Bieber. the rest of the episode is obviously just more Taylor Swift songs, ending with Mean as the Anthem they plan to do for Regionals (obviously Sue ends up ruining that, maybe citing some Meta copyright reason as why they can't sing it)
And I should've been there in the back of your mind // I shouldn't be asking myself, "Why?" // You shouldn't be begging for forgiveness at my feet... // You should've said "No", baby, and you might still have me
Mary's Song (Oh My My My)
Could go back to that Hypothetical Childhood Best Friend from Tim McGraw!
Or a Childhood Friends to Lovers AU with some other ship. I'm going to go with Blam I think, for the AU that popped into my head.
So, I've decided in this AU Sam is FTM -
Well, I was sixteen when suddenly // I wasn't that little girl you used to see
- So basically Sam and Blaine grew up as kids, with their parents joking that they'd be a couple one day, Sam transitions, they get together. You're typical Childhood friends to Lovers trope but with added trans. Kind of like that comic that periodically circles around Tumblr.
Our Song
Samcedes. This is just so perfect for Samcedes from Prom to when Sam leaves for Kentucky. Mercedes POV.
Our song is the slamming screen door // Sneakin' out late, tapping on your window // When we're on the phone and you talk real slow // 'Cause it's late and your mama don't know // Our song is the way you laugh // The first date. "Man, I didn't kiss her, and I should have." // And when I got home ... 'fore I said, "Amen" // Asking God if he could play it again
I'm Only Me When I'm With You
Blam, because it's just so them. they both let each other be their nerdy selves together, and really it's the only time either of them are so nerdy. Also Some Much Pining which is just so blam
Well, you drive me crazy half the time // The other half I'm only tryna let you know that what I feel is true// And I'm only me when I'm with you
Invisible
This one is hard. I've jumped around a couple of Ideas but I'm really not sure. This could be Blam - Blaine's POV about Bram, Sam's POV about Klaine - or a Hevan's AU - Kurt about Samcedes, or Sam about Klaine again. Or maybe even a, idk, Sinn AU, or Suck, or Sartie, or a myriad of other ships where Sam pines after someone, or someone pines after Sam.
But I think I'm going to go with... Hevans AU. Kurt isn't at Dalton. this is from his POV about Sam dating Santana. idk guys this one was tricky!
A Perfectly Good Heart
Fabrevans or Samtana - which I think will be my go to for a lot of Taylor's break up songs to be honest. But since Sam was more into Quinn than Santana, I think I'll go with Fabrevans.
Maybe I should've seen the signs, should've read the writing on the wall // And realized by the distance in your eyes that I would be the one to fall // No matter what you say, I still can't believe // That you would walk away // It don't make sense to me...
out of these characters, how do you think is the little spoon and who is the big spoon?? who gives the best hugs? who smells the best?? how's an early bird and who's a gremlin until they have a cup of coffee?
Kurt
Sam
Marley
Dave
Tina
Mercedes
Quinn
Santana
Elliott
Unique
Blaine
Rachel
Noah
oooooo this is a fun one!!
Kurt
depends on the relationship whether he's the big or little spoon, but I think he's usually the big spoon regardless because he likes to wrap his arms around someone
He feels awkward giving hugs most of the time, but when he feels like he needs to give someone a hug because they need it then he gives really good ones
Kurt smells amazing becuase of all of the products he uses every morning and night
and he's totally a gremlin until he drinks coffee, Kurt hates mornings with a firey passion
Sam
I think Sam's the little spoon or he starfishes and doesn't really cuddle at night but that would be a shame because-
he gives the best hugs out of all of the new directions except maybe Mercedes, Marley, or Unique. He definately gives the best ND hugs out of the guys.
He doesn't smell great, but also doesn't smell terrible. He kinda just smells like boy, and maybe axe body spray... but the most palatable scent of axe body spray.
He's a morning person, like as soon as he wakes up he's awake for good. It's obnoxious and annoying. Like he goes out for a run every morning. (though while he lives with the hudmels he does make the coffee every morning and make sure Finn and Kurt are awake in time and don't sleep though their alarms)
Marley
little spoon 100%, she likes to feel all cozy and pretcted in her SOs arms.
She gives AMAZING hugs, like they're freaking superhuman hugs. no one knows how she does it because she's tiny but no matter who you are her hugs feel like they completely surround you in warmth and happiness.
she also smells amazing, she has this rose scented body spray he mom got her one christmas and it's just the right side of not smelling like a grandma and instead smelling like a fresh garden.
she is also an obnoxious morning person.
Dave
big spoon definately
gives amazing hugs, I mean, have you seen him? it would be like hugging a giant teddy bear. He's hesitant at first though, but as he grows and accepts himself as a person he gives in to his desire to give Good Hugs™
he smells like a man, very musky, like subpar mens deoderant. but also sometimes he smells fruity becuase he has an apple scented shampoo
he's not an early bird, but he's not terrible when he first wakes up either.
Tina
Little spoon
gives good hugs, but not the best in the club, sometime she feels awkward just... hugging someone and rarely initiates them unless they're one of her closest friends
she likes more 'masculine' scents rather than, like, fruity or floral stuff so she smells, like, kind of earthy and woody an maybe a little like cinnamon
she has to have coffee to function... but mostly because she's awake half the night reading or writing fanfiction and scrolling through tumblr
Mercedes
big spoon every time
gives fucing amazing hugs, like full body squishes that make you feel safe and warm
she smells clean like fresh laundry and also a bit like coconut and sometimes minty
She needs coffee, but she's not as obnoxious as Kurt is when he first wakes up, she's just grumping and tired and low energy until she drinks a cup of coffee
Quinn
little spoon, she likes the feeling of being protected and small sometimes, because she has to be this powerful woman when she's awake
gives okay hugs, but she doesn't like giving hugs becuase she was never really hugged as a child
she smells like a girl, like vanilla maybe, something sweet and a little cloying
give her coffee or give her death.
Santana
little spoon but would never admit to it, whatever you heard is a goddamn lie
gives really good hugs when a friend needs one, but doesn't really hug if she can help it
she smells like fire and smoke and spice, almost like a christmas fireplace all cinnamon and cloves.
coffee, god damn does Santana need coffee
Elliott
big spoon, but also it depends on the relationship
is the best hug giver in the whole of glee, just, amazing hugs omg
he smells like guitar strings, don't ask me why i can just imagine him smelling the way your fingers do after you play guitar, kind of slightly metalic? I can't really explain the scent but he smell like that
not a morning person but can survive long enough to walk to the local coffee shop every morning.
Unique
big spoon
if you need a hug? you go to Unique and she will hug you for hours without even asking why
i actually can't imagine what unique would smell like, but it would be a good smell, i think
she likes a coffee in the morning but it isn't a necessity to her life
Blaine
little spoon <3 he's all cute and compact and likes to be held
he gives okay hugs, he tries but they're not perfect. I don't know why i think this, i think he'd have too much energy to just... hold someone when they need a good long hug. he's a short hug kid of guy unless he's feeling calm in that person's presence (i mean, that Blam hug looked amazing, but i think that was mostly Sam)
Raspberry hair gel, he smells fruity all the time
obnoxious morning person alert!!! I don't know how because he also lives on coffee, but he is wide awake as soon as he can be. it's almost like the coffee he consumes throughout the day is still working when he wakes up.
Rachel
little spoon 100%
can give amazing hugs if she puts her mind to it, or, like, if someone is hugging her because she's won something or whatever, but she gets bored of them if they're not to do with her. she does try though, and when a friend is in need of a hug she will give them one and it'll be good.
she smells like whatever Barbra's signature perfume is - which is apparently 'Guerlain's profound and quizzical masterpiece Vol De Nuit' which is a 'green, narcissus, spiced oriental perfume' whatever that means.
OBNOXIOUS MORNING PERSON, THE MOST OBNOXIOUS MORNING PERSON
Noah
big spoon - he refuses to be anything else because he's a manly man god damn it and manly men aren't small spoons... be he was totally the little spoon when he was a young kid sharing a bed with Finn at sleepovers.
gives good hugs, but doesn't brag about it. If you get a hug from Noah Puckerman you're lucky!
smells like man. musky and sort of spicy.
he's grumpy in the mornings but doesn't need coffee, he's just a bit more agreeable once he's had coffee.