* ♪ ━ ʙʟᴀɪɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅᴇʀѕᴏɴ.

Now that school is done you’ll probably be seeing me a lot more raiding your fridge. If there’s Chinese food I’m there. Tomorrow’s perfect. 

Well, you know I love it when you raid my fridge, so please know that you’re always welcome to do so. Perfect!

Ollie: Dad... I can explain.

It is feeling like home. I really like it here. I get that. I am doing more things that I have never done before. I even went on a date.

Ooh, a date? Tell me more!

We’ll have to see how much of that we can give you. I can see how that could suck up a lot of time, and then your free time isn’t really free either; you’ve got to be tired and sore. Me? You’re looking at a future State’s Attorney. Though I prefer the stuff you mentioned. Much more fun. 

That’s pretty impressive! You know, maybe we could do some of that stuff together sometime? Or even just grab a coffee together?

“Do you think the people in Starbucks even try to spell names right anymore? It’s probably more fun to see a person’s face when you manage to spell a three letter name completely wrong.”

“I once heard they apparently do it on purpose, because people often post pictures of their misspelled names on social media. It’s basically just free publicity for them. Some of them are really creative, though.”

So… I got a dog. I know – probably pretty irresponsible of me; I’m super busy 90% of the time, and I’ve got a lot on my plate – but who’s to say that a little fluffy therapy hurt anyone? 

So with that – her name is Cherry, and she’s a cute little baby lab. And boy, does she love to cuddle. Definitely makes my dorm room a little less lonely. 

That sounds adorable! And I don’t think it’s necessarily irresponsible, as long as you make sure someone else is there for Cherry whenever you can’t take care of her. They’re definitely a lot of work, though. I’ve always wanted a dog, but between being a single dad and having such a busy career, I just never felt like I had enough time to really take care of one.

Congratulations and salutations, internet! Inevitably, your presence has been graced by my presence, here and now, because you sought me out as a fan, seeking to bring our lives a little bit closer by following me on social media. I, of course, am in absolute agreement with you and I can’t wait to speak with each and every one of you. Fortunately, I do have a little bit of down time, so don’t be shy; I am open to comments on my media, fan mail, and inquiries both anonymous and otherwise for the foreseeable future and I look forward to seeing all of your adoring faces in my replies.

–Rachel Barbra Berry ⭐

Rachel, it’s so good to see you here! How are you?

The later it gets into the school year the more I have to remind myself that I love my job. I love my job. I love my job. 

I love tequila… 

Same thing. 

I think we’ve all been there. As students, at least. What do you teach?

You should it works! I am good, great actually. What about you? Other than glitter how are you?

That’s good to hear! Is NYC starting to feel like home yet? I’m good as well, thank you! I’m having more free time right now than I’ve had in quite a while, which is really nice.

Always come to the ballet student for tips on removing glitter from everything. Firstly, get changed, put all of your clothes either directly in the laundry or into a bag if they are dry clean only, take a shower, and then you can begin on tidying. Any surfaces with glitter on can be cleaned up with blue tack, and the floor will need vaccuming several times. And then you’ll probably want a shower again.

You are, however, doomed to a year of picking bits of glitter out of your hair, your clothes and your house. There’s nothing you can do about that but embrace it.

Why on earth are you buying halloween costumes this early, anyway? And what needs enough glitter to cover a room?

You know, you should put this out there somewhere, because I’m sure I’m not the first person to glitter-bomb themselves, and that was a very detailed and very helpful description. Thank you!

It shouldn’t surprise me that you are well stocked on glitter. Yeah, it would be useful for the next rave you throw. I think that means we need to get coffee or something soon so I can see if your hair is still full of glitter. 

Guilty. We should! I feel like I’ve barely seen you lately. Are you free tomorrow? Maybe we could get some good old Chinese?

For now. It’s nice to meet you too, Blaine. A real pleasure. So what else does a guy like you get up to? Aside from glitter bombing and putting thoughts in the heads of near-strangers?

The pleasure's all mine. Well, I’m an actor and a singer-songwriter, so life tends to get pretty busy, and... I have to admit that most of my free time is spent on music and theatre as well. What about yourself? Aside from liberating strip clubs and having thoughts put in your head by blissfully unaware near-strangers?

Of course, anytime! I wish you the best of luck - the battle against glitter is a long one. What were you doing back then that glitter was ending up in your hair. Oh, jeez, I can imagine. I suppose that’s one upside to using a lot of product, huh?

Oh, it is. I’ll make sure to let you know as soon as I’ve made a full recovery. It happened at a few prides, and at a club one time. I also vaguely remember my daughter covering me in glitter once. But yes, it definitely is! I’m sure you’ve had to deal with glitter accidents too, though, as a fashion designer? 

“h-hungover !!” she stammered without a second thought. shit, that wasn’t a great answer, was it ?? “i mean.. i imagine this is what being hungover must feel like. maybe it’s food poisoning..”

Blaine sighed softly. “Oh, Nellie...” He knew that something was off about what she was telling him, his parental instinct told him something wasn’t quite right -- he just had no idea if that meant that she was actually hungover or that there was something else going on. Whatever it was, it was clear that his daughter wasn’t feeling well, regardless of what caused her to feel that way. “Look, if you are hungover, you can tell me. But let me get you some water first, alright?”

Oh well at least you got some good tips on how to deal with it. I’d be at a total lose what to do. Nice too meet you Blaine, I’m Sam. 

Trust me, I just froze for a few seconds when it happened because I had no clue either. It’s nice to meet you too, Sam!