Hey bella :) since you multiship Kurt, I was wondering what your ranking of Kurt ships would be?
OH GOSH okay so I love this question and you asked me a similar question about a month ago as well that I have yet to answer and I am very sorry so I think I'm just gonna combine them in this answer, because your other question was my favourite thing about each Kurt ship. So, I'm gonna rank my Kurt ships and talk about why I like them as I do it!
I have ranked Kurt ships in the past (I actually have a whole tag dedicated to talking about Kurt ships!), but I am going to do this ranking before I look at those, so it will be based purely on my feelings now.
Kurtbastian. Easily my number one ship. My favourite thing about them is just their dynamic and energy together. Love love love every interaction they've ever had, the way they react to each other and watch for the other's reaction, it's so so good. And playing around with the idea of an AU where they slowly let down their guards around each other, let each other in, see each other in their worst moments and instead of attacking like what's expected by this point they comfort? Yeah, that's the good shit.
Kelliott. Elliott was a breath of fresh air and a much needed friend to Kurt. He didn't put up with anyone's shit but he also wasn't an ass about it, and in my opinion Kurt has a tendency to kind of let his friends walk all over him, so I think it was valuable for him to see that. I also really like that they started as just friends. I think the idea of a romance slowly developing between them, trying to just be friends because they think the other doesn't feel the same way, would have been so soft and sweet. I also really like them because it feels realistic to me. Not that I need a ship to be realistic to enjoy it, of course, but it's something I really love about Kelliott specifically. The idea that Kurt has his first love and heartbreak with Blaine and comes out of that with a less idealized and more realistic view of love, and then he meets Elliott and it's not the same as it was with Blaine but that's not bad, it's just different. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying they should have happened because I'm well aware that the writers wouldn't have done it the way I'd want, but I will say that if I were writing the show, I would have made it Kelliott endgame or left Kurt single (or with some other guy we'd never met at the 5 year flash forward).
Klaine. When I finished watching the show the first time around these two were at the top of my list. I love how much they love each other, I love the ways they're different and the ways those differences complement each other and I love the ways they're the same. I love that they were messy at times, they went through ups and downs and fights and breakups and they still managed to come out together and stronger in the end through it all. Klaine are the reason I started reading fanfiction and the reason I got involved in fandom. Now, I do have some problems with them, which is why they're no longer at the top of my list, and actually that's part of the reason I got into fic, is because I wanted to fix the problems I had with them because I loved them so much. And I do recognize that someone may say it's unfair to rank ships that never happened above them because of that, since Klaine only had these "issues" because they were canon, but I do just want to make it clear that I'm not saying Kurtbastian and Kelliott are better than Klaine; I'm just saying that I, personally, prefer them. And I'm going to leave it at that, because otherwise this is an entirely different conversation, and I already have a lot more to get through in this post haha.
Puckurt. Honestly this is so high largely because of how much love I have for Noah Puckerman. I think he is a wonderfully complex and interesting character and so obviously I want him and my absolute fave to be in love, you know? But on top of that, I think it could be such an interesting dynamic! We see Puck going from a huge bully to this kid who just doesn't know what he's doing, whose dad walked out on him and who has been taken advantage of by so many people in his life, of course he's acting out! It doesn't make it right, but I think it makes for such an interesting character. Seeing the ways that he grows, lets himself enjoy things and accept himself and others in ways he would have laughed at once upon a time, seeing how much he cares for those around him and how hard he loves. And Kurt loves hard, too. They both have such big hearts but they guard them so so closely, and honestly they do it in fairly similar ways. I think they could learn a lot from each other, and they're very different but I think it could really work in the right circumstances.
Kadam. I think Adam is such a sweetheart and honestly he deserved better than what Kurt gave him. Kurt kind of treated him like shit. That being said, I think they had so much potential. The scene where they talk about Blaine, and Kurt says he desperately wants to be over him, and Adam decides they're going to a movie so they can make it their movie? Beautiful. I wish we had more of that. I wish we had Kurt actually properly getting over Blaine with Adam, and of course we didn't because Kurt never does get over Blaine because they get back together, but oh god, what we could have had. The possibilities. Adam was so smitten with Kurt and he deserved to have that care returned to him and I think they would have been really sweet together if they had more of a chance.
Hevans. The ship we deserved but couldn't have. I loved Sam's introduction and how he handled things with Kurt; he didn't care that Finn said he'd get bullied, Kurt has a hell of a set of pipes and Sam was honoured to get to sing with him. He was worried he did something wrong when Kurt told him they wouldn't be sing together. He's impressed with everything Kurt is and does, he tells Kurt when he's living out of a motel, he makes macaroni art of Kurt's face that boy looks at Kurt and he sees everything wonderful about him and Kurt deserves that. And Sam is a sweetheart, he's goofy and nerdy and I really think that they would have a great time together. They're just a really sweet ship.
Wert aka Kes aka Kurt x Wes. Listen, this has absolutely no basis in the show. I was tempted to put it above Kadam but I had a hard time justifying it. This is based purely on Wes' characterization in the first fanfic I ever read, and then I wrote myself into shipping it when I started writing a Klaine fic where Wes was one of Blaine's best friends and I accidentally loved the Kurt/Wes dynamic a little too much. They have a special place in my heart and I love them.
Kody (Kurt x Brody). First of all, I think they'd be really hot together, so that definitely helps. But ALSO I think Brody deserved better than he got, and there's no way that man wasn't at least a little bi. I mostly ship this in a fun fling and/or fwb type way, where they aren't too serious and just have a little fun together, because let's be honest Kurt also deserved a proper slut phase in NYC while he was single.
Chummel. They would also look fantastic together. But I also think they're both really artistic and would be super supportive of each others' passions and drive them to be the best they could be.
Kartie & Kurtofsky. These are tied at the bottom because I don't actively ship them, but I... kind of wish I did? Like I don't dislike them, and Kurtofsky especially has been growing on me lately, and I can appreciate the things that make them fun ships and even recognize some of those things in some of the ships higher on this list. I still reblog content for them and I may even have a Kurtofsky gifset idea or two in my list that may eventually see the light of day if I'm ever feeling particularly motivated, I'm just not as passionate about them so they're done here I guess. No hate though! I still appreciate them.
Thank you so much for this ask!! It was a lot of fun to answer :)
