[tina-c-chang]

oneman-sam​:

It felt odd walking the hallways of the school so long after everyone else had left. Or everyone was meant to have been gone, but coach had allowed him to hang back a while to train. Considering his dedication to the team, Sam was confused why he didn’t ever get a real shot to prove himself. But he guessed that’s why coaching wasn’t his job. 

Flattening out his hair which always seemed to be dry lately since treating it to seem cool, he made his way down the hall towards the exit when he noticed someone else standing by their locker. In fact it looked like they were.. hiding? 

“Hey?” Sam asked, a little unsure of the proper way to greet whoever it was in the hall. “Don’t worry, I’m not some kinda crazy person murderer kicking around the halls, promise.” 

In hindsight, it was probably a weird thing for someone completely innocent to be saying, but he’d spoken before he stopped to think (he did that more than he liked to admit). With a smile, he tried his best to play it off like he wasn’t a complete weirdo. “What brings you to school on this fine evening?” 

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Tina kept still, as if her books would part and provide her with an escape through Narnia or something. No such luck - she was stuck, and she probably wasn’t going to get out of it without speaking a little. She tipped her head back a little, carefully wiping under her eyes; if her makeup was ruined, she’d just turn it into a statement look. No biggie. It didn’t really matter what she looked like on the way home.

What she looked like did, however, matter a little bit when she found herself face to face with handsome football players. Once the initial jolt of fear subsided and she realised he wasn’t armed with a slushy, Tina sighed. “I wish you were,” she replied, with a bitter sigh. That would be less embarrassing; Jason Voorhees would totally get her, anyway. 

“Sorry--” she paused, trying once more to fix herself up. “Um, glee club. Rehearsal. Solo,” she answered, cringing at her own verbal mess. “I mean… I just left a glee rehearsal for a solo that I’m… definitely not keeping.” God, she sucked. “Uh, don’t let me keep you from getting to… football, or whatever.”

[tina-c-chang]

TEXTS 📱: TINA & SAM

Sam: thats the best ive ever done on a test i didnt study for!

Sam: ohhh, well im not a girl but i think your totally pretty. and i totally think other girls think so too. it makes you feel super good when they do

Sam: are all football players just meant to be jerks? i didnt know that was like... a thing. maybe i gotta quit the team, i cant be mean to people that would make them sad

Sam: but maybe if the football team had a good leader then none of them would be like that at all and everyone would be cool. a strong mad stands up for himself, a stronger man stands up for others

Tina: Congratulations!

Tina: Thank you, I think? I bet it does feel good.

Tina: They're not meant to be, it just seems like a choice they collectively make.

Tina: Don't quit though. I'd rather they had a good influence around than not.

Tina: Finn's not a bad leader, per se. He's far from the worst guy on the team either, he'll at least tell Puck off for dumping a slushy on me. He doesn't exactly stop him though...

[tina-c-chang]

ladybrittany​:

I mean, your better than Finn is, but you’re just awesome at everything and I love you so much. My mom said I came out of the womb dancing, which is weird because that would be the last thing on my mind if I was squeezed through a tiny hole covered is goop.. And I was born in a barn with all the animals, just like Jesus. The straw and stuff would have hurt my little baby feets.

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Okay, that’s-- Finn’s kind of a no-brainer, dancing’s not his thing. He probably really could use a few pointers from you guys, but I feel like Quinn’s probably going to want to run his lessons herself... Were you seriously born in a barn?

[tina-c-chang]

thelquinnfabray​:

Glee club was the last thing Quinn’s long list of things. She barely even wanted to be here- but what Coach demands, Coach gets. She didn’t have the paitence for things like diva storm outs, especially over who gets to sing. She’d just tuned into her history textbook after that- if she had to be here, she would rather be ahead in her classes. 

Which is why she was one of the last people to leave- left packing up her bag, and barely even noticed anyone around her until a voice spoke out. She glanced up- the e-girl, Tina. “And give her the satisfaction? No.” She adjusted her backpack onto her shoulders, straightening, “Just sing the song. Try and do it better than she can- and then the rest of us never have to deal with another one of whatever it is she tried to do.” 

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Tina wasn’t sure what to think. Part of her agreed with Quinn wholeheartedly; Rachel’s outburst felt like a very convenient plea for sympathy over something that would probably seem standard in any other musical club. It wasn’t Rachel And The New Directions, Tina was a part of the group, as messy and ill-defined as it was. She had every right to take a solo, give it her best, and take any applause that might come from it.

Except… she didn’t. Rachel made it very clear that performing was everything to her, and even if the club wasn’t about her, Tina had to admit she had talent. Talent that they couldn’t afford to lose, not for the sake of Tina getting one solo she’d do a mediocre job with. “Better than Rachel? The girl who’s proclaimed herself the next Natalie Woods? I don’t even know who that is,” she groaned, letting her head tip back in frustration. No matter what she did, something would go wrong. That was just the Tina way, wasn’t it? At least offline. “I just feel bad. This is clearly a way bigger deal to her, right…?”

[tina-c-chang]

“Get it together, Tina...” 

Her chest felt tight. Somehow the hallway felt crowded, even though as far as she knew she was the only one in it. Why did Mr Schue have to give her the part? Tina wanted it, but more than that, she wanted to be right for it. With each run Mr Schue put her through, it became more and more apparent that she wasn’t.

Tina wasn’t entirely sure what she was doing. School had long since finished, and aside from a few extracurriculars, the place was empty. Somewhere between her heavy breaths and blinked back tears she found her locker, which offered a little solace. At least it was something familiar. 

Then, with a jolt, she realised she could hear footsteps from down the hall. With fumbling fingers, she yanked her locker open, using the door to hide her face. She closed her eyes, praying that the old ‘if I can’t see you, you can’t see me’ trick would work out for a change. On top of that, she gave a valiant attempt at holding her breath, but she soon ruined that for herself with a quiet sniffle.

Great. Because running out of a rehearsal wasn’t embarrassing enough...

{ @oneman-sam​ }

[tina-c-chang]

A solo. Holy shit. It was Tina’s first, ever, and from the moment Mr Schue confirmed it as reality, she was up on cloud nine. Or at least she was, until Rachel’s little storm-out roundhouse kicked her off of it. The silence that followed when the door clicked shut left a bitter taste in her mouth, and a wealth of complicated emotions in its wake. Suddenly, it felt like every set of eyes in the choir room was on her and all that pressure, whether she was imagining it or not, weighed heavy on her shoulders.

She was among the last of the club members to file out. When she finally walked through the halls to the parking lot she wanted to be alone; she thought better in quiet. Unfortunately, her mind was anything but quiet. When the room was almost empty, finally, a thought bubbled over, one she couldn’t contain.

“Should I have gone after her?” Tina asked, with a voice that sounded embarrassingly feeble. “Rachel, I mean…”

{ @thelquinnfabray​ }

[tina-c-chang]

TEXTS 📱: TINA & SAM

Sam: oh yay! i love passing tests! it doesnt happen much..

Sam: OH! im not into dudes. but the attention is nice. you dont like being told by girls that your pretty?

Sam: i think its silly to not like someone for doing something that makes you happy. specially when your bomb at it.

Sam: kinda i guess? i want finns spot on the team. qb is royalty, even if they suck...

Tina: Well, congratulations, you're on a solid C here.

Tina: Uhh, I don't know, that doesn't really happen. Unless my mom counts?

Tina: Huh... Make that a C+. You almost seem a little bit too nice to be a football player, you know. Or maybe you'll be our first good player by saving all your male rage for the field!

Tina: Well, hey, if you get the part you won't have to suck. Last time I checked there isn't some kind of magic football contract that forces you to be an ass the second you make the team; it's just a choice they make.

[tina-c-chang]

TEXTS 📱: TINA & SAM

Sam: thats a thing? seems silly 😳 but um totally noted

Sam: you dont think im pretty enough for male attention?

Sam: oh... why would she hate you?

Sam: being on the football team is kinda the reason i GET slushied...

Tina: Glad you agree, which means you pass the Tina test. ...For now.

Tina: Not what I said! Sorry, shouldn't have assumed what you were into.

Tina: Well, gosh, that's a long list to shorten... but for now, let's leave it at the fact that I'm in the glee club and I suck at talking to people.

Tina: Seriously? They're going after each other now? That's the worst. Sorry. Just ignore those barbarians.

[tina-c-chang]

thelquinnfabray​:

So they spent more time than neccessary in the same space… Oh I’m so glad that I’m here to save him. 

I’m not going to hurt you.. now that we share a common interest in making glee club semi-decent. Well… he was as good as I said. Just clearly… not what glee wanted. 

You realise that’s not going to be a one time thing, right? As far as Mr Schuester’s concerned, they’re Glee Club’s power couple. 

I’m surprised you let him walk, you know. Not that I’m complaining. I just figured, getting us all to quit would’ve been a dream come true...

[ladybrittany]

Okay but; as the best dancer in Glee club and also the prettiest, I totally think we should do something more up beat and less boring for whatever this competition thing is. I’ll totally give away some free dance lessons to people now we don’t have that weirdly short Dakota guy anymore. I’d hate it if you all suck and make me look too good on stage,

[tina-c-chang]

You’re kidding, right? We’re fine at dancing, we just haven’t been doing it for years like you... Cheerios. 

[tina-c-chang]

TEXTS 📱: TINA & SAM

Sam: huh? whats a gamer girl test?

Sam: i think so.. OH i should probably introduce myself coz that was totally rude to not to when i texted first. im sam!

Sam: umm maybe. it sounds cool and all, i just kinda dont wanna be slushied, and im pretty sure quinn hates me

Tina: You know, that thing guys do where they ask you for obscure game trivia to make sure you're not pretending to like games for male attention? Which is... the worst, by the way.

Tina: Then again, I doubt that happens to you... Sam.

Tina: I'm Tina, which you probably already knew, and honestly? I'm not the person you should be asking for cool advice. Quinn hates me too, I think.

Tina: But aren't you on the football team? You're probably safe, if you've got a Cheerio skirt or a varsity jacket on.

[tina-c-chang]

TEXTS 📱: TINA & SAM

Sam: hey!

Sam: so i know this is totally random but a friend of a friend says you like gaming??

Sam: i love that too and was looking for some more friends to play with

Sam: also is glee club like.. cool now that cheerios joined and stuff? do you still get slushied or is there some kinda trump card?

Tina: Oh, god, is this about to turn into one of those "gamer girl" tests? Because I don't have anything to prove.

Tina: Hold on, you do know who you're texting right now, rihgt?

Tina: If I said yes, would that honestly convince you to join?

[tina-c-chang]

thelquinnfabray​:

They had a plan, together? 

Oh, honey, do you think I’d be on a team of future losers? You’ll all be able to do much better- especially since we hired the choreographer I wanted. 

Well, yeah. Clearly you saw the routine, right? They came up with it together, I think, with a few small pitches from the rest of us...

I don’t think that, which is why... in a strange, masochistic sense, I’m kind of glad you’re here. Besides, if this Dakota guy is as good as you say? There’s no chance of us losing... I hope. 

[tina-c-chang]

queenmercedesjones​:

“the sad, ridiculous dress code they have at this school never fails to make my blood boil. like - why’s a crop top got you this pressed? is my stomach just that exciting that it really makes boys that distracted? maybe they need to start pulling them out of class. it ain’t my problem they can’t control themselves.”

-

Seriously? That’s the worst. You’re totally right, it’s their problem if they can’t handle seeing a little skin. 

Did I ever tell you about the time Principal Figgins confiscated my Doc Martens? He made me wear slides, Mercedes. Slides. 

[tina-c-chang]

sugaryesplzz​:

And that is why i avoided vine. I don’t think my quality would have been good in a six second form. but feel like most of the viners are very problmatic now. 

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I didn’t avoid it, but I’m glad I missed the boat on posting there. Nowadays, they’re either commentary youtubers, really boring vloggers, or just... professional assholes. Or a combination of all three. 

[tina-c-chang]

queenmercedesjones​:

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Oh, shoot... sorry Mercedes. It’s been a weird day. Not that there’s been a day since that WAP performance that wasn’t weird...

Are you sure it’s in there? 

[tina-c-chang]

thelquinnfabray​:

We’re teammates now because I saw your little WAP stunt and I thought that the team could use a good dose of Christian morals. Also.. you guys clearly need a decent choreographer. 

-

So... Finn and Rachel’s plan worked. Huh...

Well, if it means we can all dance like Cheerios by the time we get to Sectionals, I won’t complain. Welcome to the team.