MAQ- The Path Fate Chooses
I'm calling it MAQ to stand for Multiply Asked Questions. I haven't had enough to call them FAQs. Most of this one is from people I know IRL with questions about it or they've contacted me outside FF.net.
I've had a couple of asks via reviews about how old Kurt is in the fic- I've never totally decided but he isn't much older than Blaine. I think he's probably somewhere 18/19-ish, but you can reach whatever conclusion you like.
Highlands is a teenage drama something like Degrassi, and Kurt's been on it since he was probably 13 or 14.
On that note, Highlands doesn't exist, as far as I'm aware. It's a cute play on words like, High, as in High school, and then Highlands already being an established word in terms of Geographical places and all that fun stuff.
I'm making up most of the details to Born Rivals as I go, but I've sort of dipped into a bunch of other games for inspiration. Highlands on the other hand has elaborate plots I've designed over time. It takes a lot to not tell you everything and only the semi-relevant parts.