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My friends, thank you for the work you have done for my procrastination. I, and all of my coworkers, are forever in your debt.

Jkjk I'm happy to share my favorite fics!!

Glad you came by daftydraw and JWMelmoth; it's a slow burn au of season 5. My personal favorite part of it is just how much Kurt succeeds in it. It's all earned and it takes a while but it makes it so fucking satisfying when he wins!! That being said it's not very Blaine friendly, which could make it a hard miss for some people (fair)

Bite me Hummel by @a-l-vellum ; it's also a slowburn with a touch of both enemies to lovers and fwb to lovers and oh my fucking god it is so good!!!! Chapter 14 permanently ruined me btw (positive)

When the shadows fade by breha; this fic. This goddamn fic. It's reeeeally angsty and very much earns it's Hurt/Comfort tag, but it's so fucking good. It involves the klaine divorce but it's still generally positive towards Blaine, and it's about Klaine's daughter's fighting cancer with Sebastian as her new doctor. It can be hard to get through (for me the parts about Kurt's struggle with being the default parent and losing his identity were the most emotional) but believe me it's worth it. (Edit; I was informed that this one was written by op and I'm slightly embarrassed by implying op should read their own fic, but I still agree with what I wrote so I'm keeping this here)

kurt hummel and sebastian smythe’s guide to learning the rules by breaking them by kurtbasnation; this fic is just such a good time!!! If you're into horror tropes, struggles to communicate, a reasonable amount of angst, a large amount of humor and "us against the world" then you will love this fic

Cruel intentions by @makingmeblue ; this might be one of my favorite fics ever?? Or at least in the fandom. It's got fake dating, emotionally charged sex scenes, bad communication and it's just so fun!! Sebastian's family in this are so entertaining and enjoyable it's kinda similar (in vibes) to A Change in th Weather (which I assume you've read. If you haven't you really should). Also I like how similar the story is to glee as a show!! Like this feels like it could have been one of the plotline in an alternate, kurtbastian centered version of glee.

your heart in a plastic box (it's actually romantic) by @sunflower-hearts ; this oneshot does the impossible and asks "what if Kurt was the one that was waaaay more obsessed in the relationship?" and I think that's so brave. Also it's so funny and fluffy and Sebastian is such a little shit it's perfect and it references Kurt's notebook from season two, which actually had multiple drawing depicting Sebastian's elaborate and humiliating deaths.

adding some favs:

Even In My Dreaming by SweetestDisarray -s6 au with fantasy elements. after meeting again in nyc kurt and sebastian start dreamsharing, i love this one so much i have trouble articulating it lol. there’s an unfinished sequel but the one chapter posted works well as a oneshot too

It’s Hard To Be The One Who Stays by romantic_drift -soulmate au but kurt and sebastian aren’t soulmates 💔 lots of angst with a happy ending, i love soulmate aus where it's about choice + deciding for yourself and this fic does it well. i really love its depiction of kurt particularly, his conviction and development + his "i'll fight the world and even my own soulmark for this" energy too jsndsjd. not the focus but it’s also a dalton au

Don’t You Remember by discordandrhythm -i think i have an incoherent rambling post or two abt this one in my drafts lmao kurt wakes up with amnesia and finds out he’s married to sebastian in the present, and they try to navigate their marriage while kurt is slowly regaining his memories piece by piece. gorgeous fic i have no words to describe rn but this is how i feel thinking abt it (it’s unfinished)

Kurt means so much to me and has made me feel more proud to be myself, I love him❤️

kurt, mercedes, and tina as j.c. leyendecker’s “lady with parasol”

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

The 2026 Glee Creations for @come-what-may-challenge

@misqueue [All Klaine] •Ambuscade •Consort •Hereafter •Apogee •Irretrievable •Stasis •Revive •Fragile •Interstice •Ambivalent •Regret •Thaw •Missing Puzzle Piece •Conjunction •Sideways •All Our Days •Chase Down All Our Demons (an omnibus of all the drabbles!)

@topsy-turvy-writer [Mixed-Pairings] •The Sound of It [Dave/Kurt] •Things that Have Scraped our Hearts [Dave/Kurt] •Chest to Sheets [Dave/Kurt] •Every Touch a Cue [Mike/Kurt] •Salt & Honey [Seb/Kurt]

@kurtbaanation •Lucky Charm [Seb/Kurt]

@wildforelliottstarchild •Roseblood [Kurt/Elliott]

@gleefulpoppet Sixty [Klaine] Every Day of the Week: The Seven Boyfriends of Kurt Hummel

@sunflower-hearts •black water [Seb/Kurt]

@tanhands •THE VVITCH [Art Edit] •union and prior •neighbourhood pride

@esilher •Borrowed •Honey •Tender •Secret/Smoke

Announcing a NEW Glee Event! A whole summer of unexpected chemistry ahead.

Rare Pair Summer is a celebration of the ships hiding just beyond the usual horizon: overlooked pairings, wildly improbable meet-cutes, characters who exchanged one glance in canon, peeps who never met at all, and any delightful combination that makes you stop and think... "Wait… But what if?"

There's no wrong way to find your summer ship! Bring a rare pair you already adore, try something completely new, follow a strange little spark, or let yourself be surprised by an idea you never expected to love.

This event is all about curiosity, creativity, and opening ourselves up to joy. Be kind to your fellow adventurers and let every uncommon ship have its day in the ☀️!

I needed to finish up reading some things before I could answer this, hence the wait before I answered!

In truth I don't gravitate towards serial/wip fics unless each part works as a standalone but there aren't a lot of one-shots in this fandom? Which is new for me! So a few of these are wips anyhow.

@misqueue : Given the Opportunity, klaine/sam and The Architects of Life, klaine. Misqueue writes the kind of Kurt/Blaine dynamic that really appeals to me in its emotional messiness, the genuine heft of their feelings, the work that they put into it. I like seeing all the bits and pieces even when they're jangled and don't fit together, how fallible and also how transcendent they are together and individually.

@newtkelly : The Benefits of Lying (With Your Friend), blam. It's tagged as not klaine-friendly but I don't find it to portray Kurt unkindly -- it's just an unflinching look at the dissolution of his marriage with Blaine. There's a lot going on here that's subtle but packs a gut punch, an incredibly incisive look at Blaine's turmoil and Sam wanting things but wanting to not cause harm either.

@gleekerson : The Hevans Bus, hevans (heh). An alternate reality fic where Sam gets a job driving a city bus and Kurt is a bus bay mechanic. It's a deep dive into Sam's character and he's very recognizable as *Sam* in this, which to me is the hallmark of a good grip on character -- you'll find that in any AU I rec. Kurt has a smaller part but he's so vivid in this, as is their relationship, through very restrained strokes, which I enjoy.

@sunflower-hearts : Black Water, kurtbastian. The worldbuilding in this fantasy AU goes *hard* and Lee manages to integrate even the most improbable people into it like Sue and Becky without breaking the atmosphere of it, but adding just that fillip of Glee surrealism. I'm really wanting to see where this one takes the readers.

@topsy-turvy-writer : The Choreography of Us, hummelchang. Another AR fic, where Mike and Kurt meet at arts college and get to know each other through rehearsals, setting the stage for connections of a more intimate kind. The world around them is very textured and this is another one where I'm curious to see where it goes.

@marleyssongbook: Blame it On the Alcohol, finn. I also really like what-if fics and this one is about Spin the Bottle landing on Finn rather than Rachel, and is a really excellent look into Finn's inner workings -- it's more prompted by the kiss with Blaine than a full-on pairing between them, and I really like the way Finn's articulated in this.

@wowbright : Step by Step, blaine, and The Brave Ones, sam & kurt. The first one is a devastatingly raw what-if, of Blaine dealing with being broken up with Kurt and his dysfunctional family by going to Alateen, and the second is an equally eviscerating exploration of how Sam and Kurt might have dealt with the aftermath of Kurt being bashed and their safety being violated. Whenever I read these I immediately wanna read them all over again.

@gleefulpoppet : Red Vertigo Canary, kelliot/blaine. Yoooooooo this is so hot. They're slotted into the AU so very seamlessly and I like when somebody writes a dark version of them and commits to it!! There's plot that's twisty and a lot of high tension and the sex that follows grabs hold of that and uses it to full advantage.

lmao my kurtbastian miis just got hitched so i have marriage on the mind. pure fluff, a little idiocy, a little snark, a lot of rage-panicking from somebody. and exactly 404 words!! with a little surprise at the end ^_^

this is so sweet and your drawing is even sweeter (kurt’s ladybug brooch >>>>>)! i love the art that you add to your pieces! 💕