its warblin time

*finn voice* no matter what kurt i got your back

i don’t think blaine is quite as responsible in his own life (mainly, frankly, in terms of personal safety) as he lets on, but if this is any indication, the adults in his life (maybe especially this one!) seem to have a very very specific perception of blaine. who is student council president, who has pretty good manners for a teenager, who does his best to be a leader-through-friendship by being Really Really Supportive, and who schue witnessed Last episode at least Try to do Responsible things like moving the piano (which i’ve always been slightly confused by but i saw an article suggest was him Creating a place to hide, which makes sense) and helping artie. like, personal struggles aside, blaine certainly has successfully cultivated the Appearance of a Tiny Responsible Adult.

anyway, schue yells at everyone, and i’d argue what he says to unique is Worse in terms of not just being transphobic but arguably sexual harassment? hashtag yikes. but also, is schue just blaming blaine for the song selection thing, or for not ‘reigning in’ all the various trauma responses around him? saying “allowing this to go on” after berating the others is, uh, kind of vague! but it’s unclear to me.

regardless, there is such a specific framing of the idea that Blaine Specifically should Know Better. which, even if they genuinely had done something wrong, is still pretty fucked. blaine may be a senior, he may be 18, but he is still in high school, and still REALLY young. that is not a fair standard to have on him, or to single him out for. and the fact that all they really did was be concerned about the setlist and meet as a group to talk through and come up with other ideas… blaine was literally doing exactly what he should have as a de facto leader.

mailroomorder said: I just want to see a hug, with Kurt in front with his arms crossed or something, and Blaine behind him, chest to back, with his chin hooked over Kurt’s shoulders. Maybe Kurt’s hands on top of Blaine’s arms. Lame, I know. Fluffy.

Up on Dalton (E, 10k words)

“Oh?!” he feigns shock, “You’re divorced? Who could have seen that coming?” Blaine's face falls, it's just for a moment, but Sebastian wants to steal it from him, he never wants to see him make that face again. Unless it's for him. “Too bad, nothing gets me going like a married man.”

Blaine laughs then, it escapes from him in a snort that still manages to make him look like an old Hollywood star. “Never heard from you while I was still married though.”