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I think one reason my sequel of The Way I was Made is going so slowly is that I spend twenty hours a week writing curriculum and grading papers on top of my 40 hours a week in the classroom. The day needs more hours in it, people. I have a story to tell!

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The Way I was Made- Klaine Advent Drabbles

Thanks to whisperyvoices for the quick beta work today. I posted my Klaine Advent Challenge drabbles over on AO3 today in chronological order rather than the order I wrote them in. Hop on over and give it a read, if you are interested!

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Klaine advent- zigzag

Future ficlet for The Way I Was Made

Kurt stood in front of the assembled congregation, eyes shining with tears.

“My dad was the best dad a boy like me could ask for. He taught me how to ride a bike and how to be a man. He showed me that standing up for what I believe is one of the most important things to do, even when I zigzagged away from his dreams for me.

“Dad and I disagreed on a lot of things. He never once tried to make me feel ashamed for my beliefs. He loved me despite our differences.

“I will never forget him.”

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Klaine advent- Year

The year Kurt turned nine was the longest year of Burt Hummel’s life. He had no idea how to raise a child like Kurt. Every impulse he had to squelch his son’s burgeoning personality, to morph him into a model pastor’s kid instead of the beautiful soul his mother had nurtured, needed to be kicked out. He could almost feel Elizabeth on his shoulder, whispering in his ear. “Be encouraging. Love him anyway. God made him just the way he is.” He would always be eternally grateful for that morning she sat him down and made him see the truth. 

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Klaine advent- Wedding

Kurt stood next to his father as Pastor Jones intoned some long-winded spiel about wives submitting to husbands and husbands dying for their wives. He pondered what that would mean for him if he was ever to get married himself. The traditional wedding scriptures didn’t really apply to his life, just like most scripture.

He was surprised, though, when Pastor Jones quoted from The Message, a modern translation of the bible. “Love never gives up . . . Always looks for the best, Never looks back, But keeps going to the end.”  

He heard Blaine’s voice echoing in his head “Don’t ever look back, don’t ever look back.” Maybe some things were universal. 

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Klaine Advent- Vacation

Thanksgiving break was the first vacation Kurt got after he started at Dalton. He and Carole had planned the wedding to perfection, and for that one year, Black Friday became a white wedding day, instead. He was so busy with the event planning, he hardly missed his new friends. Burt took a vacation day that Sunday and a guest pastor come in for the service. The whole family skipped church in favor of sleeping in, brunch cooked by Kurt, and a relaxed afternoon of family bonding over football games. Kurt didn’t care that the Browns lost. He felt victorious anyway.

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Klaine Advent- Uniform

Kurt knew the uniform was supposed to keep him safe. Dalton Academy was a haven for him and other boys like him. The bullies couldn’t touch him there. No one would taunt him, nor tease him. He could sing in the glee club and be treated like a rock star. He could learn in peace. No one cared that his father was a Baptist pastor nor that he was there on scholarship. No one cared that he was gay. The uniform was supposed to set him free to be himself.

So why did it feel so much like a prison?

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Klaine Advent- Twist

Kurt arrived at the church after school, just like every other day. He wandered into the office and said hello to his dad’s secretary, just like every other day. He knocked on his dad’s door to get his afternoon hug, just like every other day. Only this time, when his dad opened the door, Kurt heard music coming from the speakers in his office. His dad reached out and pulled him in, dancing across the room, swiveling his hips along with the Beatles “c’mon baby now, twist and shout”.  Perhaps introducing him to Carole Hudson had actually done some good.