Trapped In Amber
Author: happylittlebumblebee
Rating: NC17
Word count: 100k+
Summary: Kurt is drifting through his senior year of high school; he bothers no-one, and finally no-one bothers him. In the four years since his mother’s death when he was thirteen years old, Kurt and his father have become strangers living in the same house. Until one day an overly-enthusiastic transfer student from some private school is asking him for directions, and his father brings home the mother of his once-tormentor.
Well, just finished re-reading. God this fic, this fic! It’s go literally everything you want from a Skank!Kurt au - the angsty backstory, the strained relationship with his father and glee club, the defensive emotional walls. In walks Blaine Anderson who knocks them all down (not without a lot of effort). The love between the two boys makes me heart ache, they make it so complicated to be with one another yet it’s so so simple. The lack of communication, as with canon Klaine, is a constant issue.
Kurt’s characterisation is perfectly on point, the entire skank persona is so believable with the way happylittlebumblebee has written it. This is extremely uncommon with skank aus as they are particularly difficult to capture in a way that feels true to the character. Kurt’s been hurt constantly and still grieves his mother’s death which plagues his every thought - I just want to wrap him up and help him move on. This presents a lot of problems that I, as a reader, eagerly load the next chapter to see the solution.
As with many fics I love, there is nothing more I wish than for this fic to be a verse. I would love to read about their adventures once they finally end up in New York together. But alas, that’s not going to happen.