Since I realized Part V was going to have 5 parts, I haven't been able to unsee the pattern, and it's been nagging at me. But I don't want to crowbar in irrelevant stuff just to make it longer. I am considering ways to write a bit more after the denouement, a sort of extended epilogue. I don't know if I can make it work, so we'll see. :)
Doo eeet! Bonus summer camera shenanigans? ;) (This is me refraining from earnestly bullshitting you about how beautifully it would tie in with your theme. Which I could so do.)
Would Spring Break camera shenanigans work? To keep it all set before "Big Brother"? OMG, I am so wanting to do it, just to stretch it out this little bit more-- ~10,000 words or so of epilogue, maybe in D.C., ostensibly with Burt, but mostly left to their own devices.
And if you want to tell me how it ties in with my theme, I would listen enthusiastically, though you don't have to, of course, but I love your thinky thoughts. You make me feel smarter. <3
Spring Break would be lovely. I was wafting off into the daydream we played with before -- getting Tina and Mike involved, and all of them surprising themselves by getting comfy enough with each other to get a little cosy, a little risqué. It touches sweetly and delicately on the conversation about their fantasies: "a friend, someone we trusted...." But I feel like that's something they wouldn't do before the end of this story's major arc. So yeah, why not, Spring Break, just the two of them. Which plants the idea for a proper photoshoot project in summer. ;)
Theme! Oh, man. Gazes. Camera gaze, male gaze, subjectivity, control; the film/feminist theory is more college 101 than high school, but maybe they got some at Dalton, and they're both so interested in film, comma, history of, and in celebrities with fraught relations with all of the above: Judy Garland, James Dean....
Kurt is very aware that people look at him and think about sex. Not that they want sex from him, just that it's a one-two jump: "Oh, look, that man is gay. Gay men are people who want to have sex zomg with other men." So, dude, no wonder his sex life was so slow to start. No wonder he dressed to put so much focus on his clothing that no one ever got around to noticing he had a body. Just -- ew, the poor kid. He's always loved the camera, but it's been about glamour, never in a way that asked the camera to acknowledge his sexuality -- not until Born This Way.
And now that can change. First, he's a big, tall, talented, multifaceted person: being gay is no longer the elephant in his own mental landscape, so it takes up less space, or at least he's less concerned about the space it occupies, in other people's conception of him. Second, he's actually sexually mature. He's beautiful and been told so, and sexually active with evidence he's good at it. It's all a bit new and weird for him, but if he still waffles and wobbles, about selling the Peter Allen tune or whatever, then when Blaine whips out his camera and says, "Shut up and let me collect EVIDENCE," then he's at the point where he can allow that to happen.
Also, fair's fair, and he really wants that shot of Blaine in the corset.
Ah, thank you for sharing all your thinky thoughts. It gives me a lot to think about. I've been feeling a bit overstimulated mentally with these themes and what to do with them.
... into the daydream we played with before -- getting Tina and Mike involved... "a friend, someone we trusted...."
I would love to get to this part of the summer, too. I really enjoyed the images and feelings we were discussing there. And it does go well with the boys' fantasies. In my head it's Mike, they just don't know it yet.
Spring Break they could definitely start playing with the camera more together. What I'm thinking at this point is they actually end up on their own in D.C. for a few days. so they do some fun Big City stuff (monuments, museums, theatre, restaurants...) as well as having a bit of a dirty weekend. (so initially, Kurt chalks up their prior-to-DWS dry spell to having over indulged sexually over that weekend; but for Blaine, seeing Kurt in the city in D.C., seeing how happy he is, triggers more acute insecurities about Kurt heading off to New York without him.)
Theme! ... Gazes ... film ...
Oh, this is great. I am a rather inept film historian myself, so I'd have to do a bit of extra research (Fun!), but I like that angle. And for Kurt gaze is definitely a big thing (especially in this story), both be permitted to look and to be looked at in more straightforward sexual ways. He's still getting there a bit, so it's definitely something I want to play with more. I think he's compartmentalized a lot of stuff and is still integrating it all together.
Kurt is very aware that people look at him and think about sex
Yeah, I mean, that bit in 3x22 about avoiding eye-contact really struck me, because it's not just about general adolescent insecurity, but more specifically that other people--guys--perceive his gaze as a threat (as he knows and tells us in NBK). Which goes into a lot of stuff about the potency and danger of the male gaze, effemephobia and misogyny even? I haven't really studied much feminist theory, so I may be fumbling a bit, and I don't know the vocabulary well. But yeah, there's a lot that goes into his performance in "Born this Way" that is then reiterated and expanded even more powerfully in "Choke". (Which reminds me, that vid you linked me was very cool! Belatedly, thank you.) There's also something about the way Kurt looks at Blaine in 3x22 that's new and beautiful that I can't quite quantify. IDK.
And since you mentioned Kurt's dress, I am already loving the hints of maturation of his fashion sense we're getting in S4. The tailoring is a lot more powerful and body conscious, putting him on display as a beautiful and mature young man rather than simply Kurt being a vehicle for the pageantry of the clothing. I'm excited about the move away from more theatrical designers to labels like Hugo Boss, Burberry, and Dior.
...when Blaine whips out his camera and says, "Shut up and let me collect EVIDENCE," then he's at the point where he can allow that to happen.
Yeah, I think something like this has to happen. :D
Also, fair's fair, and he really wants that shot of Blaine in the corset.
In my head it's Mike, they just don't know it yet.
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waaaant.
And since you mentioned Kurt's dress, I am already loving the hints of maturation of his fashion sense we're getting in S4.
Oh, yes! I thought it was really interesting to see him in the cap with the boyish little curl at McKinley, followed by the airport scene with that perfectly fitted (shoulder-broadening, waist-nipping) jacket and the sharp, masculine lines of his nape, manning up before our eyes as he strode away.
What do you think it is about the idea of a threesome that turns Blaine on? Does he fantasize about having the focus on himself, Kurt, or the third?
Maybe it's on himself. Maybe he's undone by the thought of surrendering to that much attention. He likes being on display for Kurt; something about being vulnerable in that way turns him on. I could see your Blaine getting a huge high from taking that to a new edge -- naked in front of a third while simultaneously utterly protected by Kurt. It's the presence of both elements that does it for him. (Though I think he wouldn't go for any bondage or kink in that scenario. That's too private.)
Maybe he loves the idea of orchestrating the scene as a gift for Kurt -- Kurt who's still, always, just a little surprised when someone desires him. Maybe he imagines instructing someone else how best to please Kurt: verbal proof of how closely he pays attention, and how well he knows and can take care of his boyfriend.
Or maybe he gets off on the exhibitionism. He knows that what he shares with Kurt is rare and fine, and sometimes it just brims over and he wants to whoop, "Look! Look at this thing we have, how special it is, how perfectly we fit." He wants someone else to see that and -- not be jealous, exactly, but -- marvel? But in generous moods, he knows the two of them could make someone else feel amazing, and, well, Blaine likes making people feel amazing. Blaine's boldness and warmth, Kurt's gentleness and generosity...their ability to work in tandem...it would be a hell of a gift to share.
This random pre-Glee pondering brought to you by photoshoots of Harry Shum.
Oh, this is an awesome and fun question. (But also, eek, I have to try to get a little deeper into Blaine's head, which is still sort of blackbox-y to me, but it's good to do, so I'll do my best.)
My Blaine head-canon for sex & threesomes:
The threesome fantasy for Blaine predates his knowing Kurt. Early on, it was definitely mostly about his being the center of attention, or more importantly the center of affection. I suspect Blaine often has a hard time telling these things apart. At home, Blaine doesn't get a lot of either, and he often doesn't feel especially wanted (his physical presence) or approved of, so those are the things that drive the fantasy. It's like having a bigger audience. I think there's probably also more basic sexual elements like, 'wouldn't it be awesome to have my dick sucked/suck a dick while I'm being fucked'.
He does like to feel like he's on display, that's the attention. The vulnerability comes with wanting the approval, I think, the affection. (Tangentially FWIW, I don't think Blaine is interested in any sort of humiliation: he wants to be good and pretty and essential.) It's what his desire to be objectified (used) or molded (pushed) is about. He wants to be the valuable, necessary possession, scrutinized for his lover's pleasure: beloved, devoted, adaptable. When he gets it, he feels powerful and real (sometimes I think dreamy dreamboat Teenage Dream Blaine even doubts he's real; in a hypothetical sequel set around DWS Blaine is feeling like he's in danger of disappearing if Kurt isn't there to look at him).
And now he has Kurt, who makes him feel so loved and real and grounded and essential; I think there's part of Blaine that feels like loving Kurt validates his existence. Which is not particularly healthy, and I don't think Blaine necessarily articulates it like that within his own mind, but I think it's there. I suppose on a meta level, as viewers we know Blaine (initially) does exist for Kurt, so, for me, it means having Blaine process that within the narrative somehow. (Also, bring it on, S4!)
As he's been with Kurt and their sexual relationship has developed, he would have started out embellishing his original fantasy of a threesome with him at the center of it, much of it increasingly for Kurt's enjoyment/gaze/approval. What you said about Kurt's protection would embolden him, he would feel safe and even proud. But I think it might, at this point (post Part VI) in their relationship be starting to feel too private to him, unless he were 110% sure Kurt wanted it this way for Kurt's own reasons and desires. Partly, because I think he wants to feel very much that he is utterly Kurt's, and the kind of vulnerability he would feel is changing. It's gone from being solely his own exposure to exposing Kurt's devotion to him. So, yeah, he definitely wouldn't want the bondage elements, and I think stuff like the dirty talk might make him uncomfortable in the presence of a hypothetical third person, at least partly because it might be misunderstood.
So it's not the same fantasy it was. It's morphing into being more about Kurt. He's got to see Kurt go from a horrified, "I've tried watching those movies..." to a heartfelt, "Yeah, fuck me," because of Blaine, and I think that's been quite a rush for Blaine. He's still sort of stunned at how Kurt, in a comfortable & sexually receptive mode, responds. It's not what he expected, but he's profoundly gratified by it, and really keen to keep exploring everything Kurt likes and how he likes it, so I think, in his changing threesome fantasy, something Blaine would really enjoy would be to bring someone in who does (perhaps primarily) desire Kurt (my Mike head-canon involves his having harbored a crush on Kurt, so...). That alone would feel like a gift to Blaine (because of what you noted about Kurt's continuing surprise at being an object of desire). Right now the element of the fantasy that's turning Blaine on the most is the idea of his holding and soothing Kurt while the other person takes care of Kurt, maybe even fucks Kurt (though Blaine is uncertain if Kurt would want it that way, so they need to talk about it, if Blaine is brave enough to bring it up). I really like your idea of Blaine orchestrating things. I hadn't thought about that, but it's very compelling! I think he could definitely really get into providing verbal guidance and prompting and deeply enjoy being responsible for Kurt's pleasure while not being the direct cause of it, allowing him to observe it and control it while not being caught up in his own.
I also really love everything you mention about exhibitionism and they two being able to make a third person feel amazing. I think they would both really enjoy that, too, (and it may be where they choose to start), which makes me think any potential threesome has to not be a one time thing because they can have so much fun with it, with the right person Mike.
But now, of course, I have to consider what Mike would want, and also how they would all negotiate it with Tina, depending on the status of Tina & Mike's relationship. And I'm still unsure of the initial catalyst. Possibly Blaine somehow (How? Possibly in the context of his friendship with Mike, Mike tells him, sort of as a "haha, guess what?" kind of thing?) learns of Mike's having had a crush on Kurt and Blaine starts thinking about it, a lot. And then he can't stop thinking about it so he has to say something to Kurt, and...
tl;dr Blaine thinks Mike fucking Kurt would be insanely hot.
This was so much fun to contemplate! Thank you for the brain poke. I've fallen into a weird funk after posting that last chapter; this helped a lot. <3
I've fallen into a weird funk after posting that last chapter
Ah, post-WIP funk. It's a thing. Just remember you finished something huge and gorgeous and are therefore an awesome human.
they two being able to make a third person feel amazing. I think they would both really enjoy that... But now, of course, I have to consider what Mike would want, and also how they would all negotiate it with Tina, depending on the status of Tina & Mike's relationship.
That's my personal favourite angle -- K and B working together to be good to someone else. Hits my teamwork kink.
The demise of Mike/Tina presents an obvious woe/comfort scenario, if we're cataloging catalysts. I'm actually really into the idea of a foursome, though. Why leave poor Tina out?! She's kinky and brave and feminist, and would probably be highly useful as an orchestrator. I like it for them because it strengthens their safety net a bit: equal (greater!) opportunities for exploration and discovery, yet everyone has someone present who knows them well and loves them best; everyone has someone to go home with. And I could see that happening over the summer between S3 and S4, whereas I'd be happier about a straight-up threesome after Kurt and Blaine have worked through all their mumbletyspoilers and everybody's grown up a bit. Comfortable-old-friends dynamic, mmm.
Love your Blaine meta. out_there just wrote a great story that hits that nail right on the head; have you seen it? Types, re: Breaking Them
I had not read this one yet, but now I have! Thank you, that was a stellar treatment of Blaine.
I'm actually really into the idea of a foursome, though.
Ah, this makes for a very different dynamic in my head. I like it. I like it a lot, but I'll have to ponder it for a while to get a feel for what I'd do with it. S4 Tina is kinda throwing me off a little at this stage too, so it's something that might require me getting a better feel for where she is now to better get where she was over the summer maybe. Because, yeah, I think the summer would be a time for initial explorations -- perhaps along with the photo taking. Maybe Tina is even more of an instigator for them? Perhaps she has the camera and is directing the three boys, and that's when things start getting a bit more risqué, because she knows things, and Blaine also knows things. Hmm.
It does put more emotional weight on Kurt and Blaine getting with Mike post his break-up with Tina (and after they've sorted their mumbletyspoilers†) if the four of them play over the summer, and I always like more emotional weight to my porn. Oh, and it makes for a more complex relationship between Blaine and Tina in the choir room this season, too. Hmm! /rambling
Just remember you finished something huge and gorgeous and are therefore an awesome human.
Thank you. This is really helpful to hear. I should stick it to my mirror. Seriously. I expected some brain weirdness after the fact, but I've ended up having to fight off an episode of depression with the attendant awesome feelings of dismal failure, both existential and artistic. I'm mostly coming right now, but bleah. Everything about my mental health (which is not generally great), is complicated by traumatic grief presently, so it's like I'm constantly being ambushed by my own psyche. I have a stupid brain.
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(But mostly I just want you to be happy with the story!)
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And if you want to tell me how it ties in with my theme, I would listen enthusiastically, though you don't have to, of course, but I love your thinky thoughts. You make me feel smarter. <3
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Theme! Oh, man. Gazes. Camera gaze, male gaze, subjectivity, control; the film/feminist theory is more college 101 than high school, but maybe they got some at Dalton, and they're both so interested in film, comma, history of, and in celebrities with fraught relations with all of the above: Judy Garland, James Dean....
Kurt is very aware that people look at him and think about sex. Not that they want sex from him, just that it's a one-two jump: "Oh, look, that man is gay. Gay men are people who want to have sex zomg with other men." So, dude, no wonder his sex life was so slow to start. No wonder he dressed to put so much focus on his clothing that no one ever got around to noticing he had a body. Just -- ew, the poor kid. He's always loved the camera, but it's been about glamour, never in a way that asked the camera to acknowledge his sexuality -- not until Born This Way.
And now that can change. First, he's a big, tall, talented, multifaceted person: being gay is no longer the elephant in his own mental landscape, so it takes up less space, or at least he's less concerned about the space it occupies, in other people's conception of him. Second, he's actually sexually mature. He's beautiful and been told so, and sexually active with evidence he's good at it. It's all a bit new and weird for him, but if he still waffles and wobbles, about selling the Peter Allen tune or whatever, then when Blaine whips out his camera and says, "Shut up and let me collect EVIDENCE," then he's at the point where he can allow that to happen.
Also, fair's fair, and he really wants that shot of Blaine in the corset.
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... into the daydream we played with before -- getting Tina and Mike involved... "a friend, someone we trusted...."
I would love to get to this part of the summer, too. I really enjoyed the images and feelings we were discussing there. And it does go well with the boys' fantasies. In my head it's Mike, they just don't know it yet.
Spring Break they could definitely start playing with the camera more together. What I'm thinking at this point is they actually end up on their own in D.C. for a few days. so they do some fun Big City stuff (monuments, museums, theatre, restaurants...) as well as having a bit of a dirty weekend. (so initially, Kurt chalks up their prior-to-DWS dry spell to having over indulged sexually over that weekend; but for Blaine, seeing Kurt in the city in D.C., seeing how happy he is, triggers more acute insecurities about Kurt heading off to New York without him.)
Theme! ... Gazes ... film ...
Oh, this is great. I am a rather inept film historian myself, so I'd have to do a bit of extra research (Fun!), but I like that angle. And for Kurt gaze is definitely a big thing (especially in this story), both be permitted to look and to be looked at in more straightforward sexual ways. He's still getting there a bit, so it's definitely something I want to play with more. I think he's compartmentalized a lot of stuff and is still integrating it all together.
Kurt is very aware that people look at him and think about sex
Yeah, I mean, that bit in 3x22 about avoiding eye-contact really struck me, because it's not just about general adolescent insecurity, but more specifically that other people--guys--perceive his gaze as a threat (as he knows and tells us in NBK). Which goes into a lot of stuff about the potency and danger of the male gaze, effemephobia and misogyny even? I haven't really studied much feminist theory, so I may be fumbling a bit, and I don't know the vocabulary well. But yeah, there's a lot that goes into his performance in "Born this Way" that is then reiterated and expanded even more powerfully in "Choke". (Which reminds me, that vid you linked me was very cool! Belatedly, thank you.) There's also something about the way Kurt looks at Blaine in 3x22 that's new and beautiful that I can't quite quantify. IDK.
And since you mentioned Kurt's dress, I am already loving the hints of maturation of his fashion sense we're getting in S4. The tailoring is a lot more powerful and body conscious, putting him on display as a beautiful and mature young man rather than simply Kurt being a vehicle for the pageantry of the clothing. I'm excited about the move away from more theatrical designers to labels like Hugo Boss, Burberry, and Dior.
...when Blaine whips out his camera and says, "Shut up and let me collect EVIDENCE," then he's at the point where he can allow that to happen.
Yeah, I think something like this has to happen. :D
Also, fair's fair, and he really wants that shot of Blaine in the corset.
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*whimper*
waaaant.
And since you mentioned Kurt's dress, I am already loving the hints of maturation of his fashion sense we're getting in S4.
Oh, yes! I thought it was really interesting to see him in the cap with the boyish little curl at McKinley, followed by the airport scene with that perfectly fitted (shoulder-broadening, waist-nipping) jacket and the sharp, masculine lines of his nape, manning up before our eyes as he strode away.
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Maybe it's on himself. Maybe he's undone by the thought of surrendering to that much attention. He likes being on display for Kurt; something about being vulnerable in that way turns him on. I could see your Blaine getting a huge high from taking that to a new edge -- naked in front of a third while simultaneously utterly protected by Kurt. It's the presence of both elements that does it for him. (Though I think he wouldn't go for any bondage or kink in that scenario. That's too private.)
Maybe he loves the idea of orchestrating the scene as a gift for Kurt -- Kurt who's still, always, just a little surprised when someone desires him. Maybe he imagines instructing someone else how best to please Kurt: verbal proof of how closely he pays attention, and how well he knows and can take care of his boyfriend.
Or maybe he gets off on the exhibitionism. He knows that what he shares with Kurt is rare and fine, and sometimes it just brims over and he wants to whoop, "Look! Look at this thing we have, how special it is, how perfectly we fit." He wants someone else to see that and -- not be jealous, exactly, but -- marvel? But in generous moods, he knows the two of them could make someone else feel amazing, and, well, Blaine likes making people feel amazing. Blaine's boldness and warmth, Kurt's gentleness and generosity...their ability to work in tandem...it would be a hell of a gift to share.
This random pre-Glee pondering brought to you by photoshoots of Harry Shum.
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My Blaine head-canon for sex & threesomes:
The threesome fantasy for Blaine predates his knowing Kurt. Early on, it was definitely mostly about his being the center of attention, or more importantly the center of affection. I suspect Blaine often has a hard time telling these things apart. At home, Blaine doesn't get a lot of either, and he often doesn't feel especially wanted (his physical presence) or approved of, so those are the things that drive the fantasy. It's like having a bigger audience. I think there's probably also more basic sexual elements like, 'wouldn't it be awesome to have my dick sucked/suck a dick while I'm being fucked'.
He does like to feel like he's on display, that's the attention. The vulnerability comes with wanting the approval, I think, the affection. (Tangentially FWIW, I don't think Blaine is interested in any sort of humiliation: he wants to be good and pretty and essential.) It's what his desire to be objectified (used) or molded (pushed) is about. He wants to be the valuable, necessary possession, scrutinized for his lover's pleasure: beloved, devoted, adaptable. When he gets it, he feels powerful and real (sometimes I think dreamy dreamboat Teenage Dream Blaine even doubts he's real; in a hypothetical sequel set around DWS Blaine is feeling like he's in danger of disappearing if Kurt isn't there to look at him).
And now he has Kurt, who makes him feel so loved and real and grounded and essential; I think there's part of Blaine that feels like loving Kurt validates his existence. Which is not particularly healthy, and I don't think Blaine necessarily articulates it like that within his own mind, but I think it's there. I suppose on a meta level, as viewers we know Blaine (initially) does exist for Kurt, so, for me, it means having Blaine process that within the narrative somehow. (Also, bring it on, S4!)
As he's been with Kurt and their sexual relationship has developed, he would have started out embellishing his original fantasy of a threesome with him at the center of it, much of it increasingly for Kurt's enjoyment/gaze/approval. What you said about Kurt's protection would embolden him, he would feel safe and even proud. But I think it might, at this point (post Part VI) in their relationship be starting to feel too private to him, unless he were 110% sure Kurt wanted it this way for Kurt's own reasons and desires. Partly, because I think he wants to feel very much that he is utterly Kurt's, and the kind of vulnerability he would feel is changing. It's gone from being solely his own exposure to exposing Kurt's devotion to him. So, yeah, he definitely wouldn't want the bondage elements, and I think stuff like the dirty talk might make him uncomfortable in the presence of a hypothetical third person, at least partly because it might be misunderstood.
So it's not the same fantasy it was. It's morphing into being more about Kurt. He's got to see Kurt go from a horrified, "I've tried watching those movies..." to a heartfelt, "Yeah, fuck me," because of Blaine, and I think that's been quite a rush for Blaine. He's still sort of stunned at how Kurt, in a comfortable & sexually receptive mode, responds. It's not what he expected, but he's profoundly gratified by it, and really keen to keep exploring everything Kurt likes and how he likes it, so I think, in his changing threesome fantasy, something Blaine would really enjoy would be to bring someone in who does (perhaps primarily) desire Kurt (my Mike head-canon involves his having harbored a crush on Kurt, so...). That alone would feel like a gift to Blaine (because of what you noted about Kurt's continuing surprise at being an object of desire). Right now the element of the fantasy that's turning Blaine on the most is the idea of his holding and soothing Kurt while the other person takes care of Kurt, maybe even fucks Kurt (though Blaine is uncertain if Kurt would want it that way, so they need to talk about it, if Blaine is brave enough to bring it up). I really like your idea of Blaine orchestrating things. I hadn't thought about that, but it's very compelling! I think he could definitely really get into providing verbal guidance and prompting and deeply enjoy being responsible for Kurt's pleasure while not being the direct cause of it, allowing him to observe it and control it while not being caught up in his own.
I also really love everything you mention about exhibitionism and they two being able to make a third person feel amazing. I think they would both really enjoy that, too, (and it may be where they choose to start), which makes me think any potential threesome has to not be a one time thing because they can have so much fun with it, with
the right personMike.But now, of course, I have to consider what Mike would want, and also how they would all negotiate it with Tina, depending on the status of Tina & Mike's relationship. And I'm still unsure of the initial catalyst. Possibly Blaine somehow (How? Possibly in the context of his friendship with Mike, Mike tells him, sort of as a "haha, guess what?" kind of thing?) learns of Mike's having had a crush on Kurt and Blaine starts thinking about it, a lot. And then he can't stop thinking about it so he has to say something to Kurt, and...
tl;dr Blaine thinks Mike fucking Kurt would be insanely hot.
This was so much fun to contemplate! Thank you for the brain poke. I've fallen into a weird funk after posting that last chapter; this helped a lot. <3
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Ah, post-WIP funk. It's a thing. Just remember you finished something huge and gorgeous and are therefore an awesome human.
they two being able to make a third person feel amazing. I think they would both really enjoy that... But now, of course, I have to consider what Mike would want, and also how they would all negotiate it with Tina, depending on the status of Tina & Mike's relationship.
That's my personal favourite angle -- K and B working together to be good to someone else. Hits my teamwork kink.
The demise of Mike/Tina presents an obvious woe/comfort scenario, if we're cataloging catalysts. I'm actually really into the idea of a foursome, though. Why leave poor Tina out?! She's kinky and brave and feminist, and would probably be highly useful as an orchestrator. I like it for them because it strengthens their safety net a bit: equal (greater!) opportunities for exploration and discovery, yet everyone has someone present who knows them well and loves them best; everyone has someone to go home with. And I could see that happening over the summer between S3 and S4, whereas I'd be happier about a straight-up threesome after Kurt and Blaine have worked through all their mumbletyspoilers and everybody's grown up a bit. Comfortable-old-friends dynamic, mmm.
Love your Blaine meta.
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I had not read this one yet, but now I have! Thank you, that was a stellar treatment of Blaine.
I'm actually really into the idea of a foursome, though.
Ah, this makes for a very different dynamic in my head. I like it. I like it a lot, but I'll have to ponder it for a while to get a feel for what I'd do with it. S4 Tina is kinda throwing me off a little at this stage too, so it's something that might require me getting a better feel for where she is now to better get where she was over the summer maybe. Because, yeah, I think the summer would be a time for initial explorations -- perhaps along with the photo taking. Maybe Tina is even more of an instigator for them? Perhaps she has the camera and is directing the three boys, and that's when things start getting a bit more risqué, because she knows things, and Blaine also knows things. Hmm.
It does put more emotional weight on Kurt and Blaine getting with Mike post his break-up with Tina (and after they've sorted their mumbletyspoilers†) if the four of them play over the summer, and I always like more emotional weight to my porn. Oh, and it makes for a more complex relationship between Blaine and Tina in the choir room this season, too. Hmm! /rambling
Just remember you finished something huge and gorgeous and are therefore an awesome human.
Thank you. This is really helpful to hear. I should stick it to my mirror. Seriously. I expected some brain weirdness after the fact, but I've ended up having to fight off an episode of depression with the attendant awesome feelings of dismal failure, both existential and artistic. I'm mostly coming right now, but bleah. Everything about my mental health (which is not generally great), is complicated by traumatic grief presently, so it's like I'm constantly being ambushed by my own psyche. I have a stupid brain.
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† I love this coinage.