#metabation

[wowbright]

What are some things that you simply cannot imagine adult Kurt Hummel ever doing in any universe?

I've been thinking about this for fanfic reasons and would love to have a conversation with people about it in the notes.

They could be things that are common in fanon that you just don't get, or things that aren't common in fanon because they are soo OOC nobody would ever think to write them down, or even things that were implied to happen in canon that you don't agree with (I remember the idea of he and Blaine having kids in their mid twenties was quite controversial when the final episode of Glee came out).

Anything big or little - from marrying a women to using Blaine's hair gel - I want to hear it.

[vicariasan]

Friendly reminder for myself that the only Klaine opinions that matters the most is ones from who both stans Kurt and Blaine at the same time. Not just "I like both of these characters, but," no, they have to stan or understand both of them to an extent.

Not that Klaine-shipper that bias only one of them doesn't matter at all. I will still take those opinions so that I can broaden my own perception. But sometimes, I have to decide not to take them to heart. Because they will make you feel mad, because they usually take things out of context when it comes to the opposite side, remember things wrong out of biasness or putting their own bias on a higher standard comparing to the other one. When in reality, both of them are messy and flawed individuals that can't be perfect, loving self to each other 100% of the time - but learn, try, forgive and accept each other's flaws or low moments anyway. Because to decide to live with each other forever from now on, they have to show off both their best and worst tendencies - not just their best selves 100% of the times, but also their worst and if they are able to forgive one another for that or not (Kurt's harsh moments at times, Blaine's emotional impulsiveness sometimes, v.v.)

From my viewpoint, Klaine are soulmates not because they are compatible all the times or as much as possible << this is so idealistic and fairy-tales-y that I actively dislike it. I think they are soulmates because they are compatible a lot of the times - but also because at the end, also realize they can incompatible sometimes in their lower moments; and that they both DECIDES to work ON THEMSELVES, because they were becoming unhealthy for themselves and each other, in order to make a relationship - that is inheriently good and still could be good - work.

[black-john-lennon-archive]

For all the meta about Kurt and death

I’m really surprised no one pointed out that the song playing when Kurt asks Adam out is called “Alive and Kicking”.

[wowbright]

Look. I admit that I haven't put in endless hours thinking about Sebastian Smythe and his backstory and motivations, so maybe I'm getting something wrong here.

But I was thinking today about all the "Sebastian Smythe would never" meta about the show and commentary about his portrayal in fanfics since he first appeared on the screen.

and the "never" is stuff like "genuinely be concerned about Dave Karofsky's mental health" and "grow into a well functioning adult" and "treat other people with respect" because all of that is HOKEY and involves having FEELINGS and possibly even EMPATHY and that's impossible "because he's a conniving sophisticated irredeemable narcissist who thinks kindness is corny and that's what I love/hate about him."

So IDK why it took 13(?) years for me to have the thought BUT SEBASTIAN SMYTHE IS HOKEY. HE WANTS TO BE THE GOD OF SHOW CHOIR, FOR PETE'S SAKE.

And I think that's why, in fanfic, I will buy endless permutations of Sebastian's personality, motivations, and ultimate raison d'aitre.

Because depending on how you write it, he can be a narcissist who pretends to be capable of caring about others, a caring person who pretends to care only about himself, or a person who is both selfish and caring because, guess what, all of us are complicated.

(tagging @daisyishedwig in gratitude for witnessing me have this revelation)

[wowbright]

Blaine should have stayed at Dalton in Season 3 and the show should have played up the rivalry between the Warblers and New Directions (and/or there should have been a Dalton spinoff)

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No spinoff but yes yes yes to Blaine staying at Dalton and there being a huge rivalry (but the more professional kind of rivalry, not the kind where Kurt is treated like a pariah for dating someone on the other team--basically don't make it a repeat of new directions versus vocal adrenaline) and also lots of "I know what it does to you when I win" and sexual tension and ...

[wowbright]

Glee should have followed the characters to New York, or at least have had a spin off that did.

Wait, isn't that what it did?

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As much as i love my faves, it always seemed to me that Glee as a show would have made more sense/felt more coherent if it had stayed focused on a high school Glee club and its teacher(s).

I didn't care about Rachel becoming a Broadway star. Or Finn hanging around to become a mini Will was creepy (which didn't take place in New York, but would have been part of a spin-off or whatnot regardless). Artie's storyline sort of made sense because, while he had a long-term career goal and was working toward it, his path toward achieving it was not sped up and difficult to believe (even in the hyperrealistic/unrealistic world of Glee, the career stuff for most of the characters was just too much and too ridiculous). Kurt's New York storyline was dissatisfying in so many ways--don't get me wrong, I loved seeing him on my screen most weeks, but turning him into best buds with Rachel, putting him into NYADA so that he could get a degree that was pretty useless for anything other than stage performance (and a degree per se isn't even a prerequisite to become a successful stage performer) ... It made no sense to me.

I think if they had wanted to keep popular actors on the show, there was a better way to do it--stretch out their time in high school, have them be occasional guest stars, etc etc.

I like the show we got, but I don't think it's the best possible Glee that could have existed in any universe.

Spin-off? IDK. I feel like they still would have turned Kurt into a Rachel corollary. On the other hand, maybe it would have given enough minutes to the different characters that he could have been more fully developed *and* he could have had the slut phase that he so badly needed. But for a spin off to work, i think it would have made more sense for them to just go out to New York and start auditioning--maybe taking classes at something like the actors studio, too, but not this NYADA bullshit. But a story that's really about becoming adults and figuring out what you want in life and what sacrifices and compromises you're willing to make for that, and what things are non-negotiable for you--that would be worth a spin off. The Glee we got tried to touch on those things, but I don't feel like it succeeded in making them an integral part of the story.

[wowbright]

Kind of bummed that this post got no traction because I think my new headcanon about Dreams Come True, in which the story of a surrogacy is a practical joke that rachel, jesse, kurt, and blaine are playing on their high school friends (and they are really bewildered that she is at 7 or 8 months pregnant with her and Jesse's offspring now and none of the friends have caught on yet) pretty much solves all my problems with that episode while still being technically compatible with canon.

[wowbright]

So in the Heartstopper TV show, is the moment when Charlie tackles Nick Nelson at the last rugby practice before the end of the episode ALSO the moment Nick starts realizing he has romantic feelings toward Charlie?

Like maybe not consciously, but like, butterflies in the heart and ooh something's different and I like it?