Looking for a Happy Ending - Part 5C

[firefly_ca]

Title: Looking for a Happy Ending
Author: firefly_caPairing,Character(s): Kurt/Blaine, with eventual appearances from pretty much everyone

Comments

[rory46]

OK, so you've done such a great job in keeping the characters so true to the regular Gleeverse, and then you've managed to take a true life story, take a beloved character, build a whole new universe and wrap it within the context of the regular Glee season. My mind is blown!

After reading this heartbreaker, the only problem I'm having is how I imagine Blaine...curls, hoodie, scruffy, and totally the way I love Darren Criss. Unfortunately, in three weeks, Glee will gel his hair and make him wear those damn bow ties. Can I keep your version in my head?

Thanks for a truly beautiful story. I can't wait for the epilogue, as well as a sequel (I hear those guys at Dalton are struggling to find a lead singer...).

[firefly_ca]

Thanks so much for commenting

[furyme]

Okay, I've only read past the first few paragraphs, but I have to tell you that my heart is in my throat for these kids. Oh my god.
Okay okay, proper comment later!

[furyme]

Okay. Deep breaths. This chapter, my god. I don't know where to begin. I feel like I've held my breath for this entire chapter.

Horton! You've written Stevie as just - the sweetest, sweetest thing, and the thought of him being literally bagged by Tom - I cannot begin to describe the creep. And that line, about Blaine being his wife, and kissing him. I think I've always thought on some level that kissing is on a completely separate personal level, and all that combined... creep. I almost teared at when Blaine turned around in the car seat and saw Stevie had saved the elephant.

Just how long have you been missing? -- Not 'How old were you when you were taken'? Or even 'how long have you been living with Brenner?'. Simply put, your wording just tugged at my heart.

And that ending - you so flawlessly, flawlessly included his fear of coming out to his parents, his parents he doesn't even know if he has because he hasn't had them for so long, and then that reassurance otherwise as well, but in such a unique way. And I *love* that you

[firefly_ca]

Thanks again for commenting! I love going through and reading these from someone who's reading the entire thing at one go :)

The kissing scene was actually pretty hard for me to write. Like, as difficult as writing some of the more graphic rape scenes (there's a scene I just posted in the sequel where I had a similar reaction to writing something that should seem like nothing in comparison, but I won't get into it here). I think you do a very good job at explaining why though. Meaningless sex is such a mainstream idea that it's almost cliche, but the idea of a simple kiss carries a sort of innocence with it somehow. It's something that people link to little kids with their first crushes, or first boyfriends and girlfriends, and it's important to people on a non-carnal (but still highly emotional) level. Putting it into this kind of scenario feels so wrong.

As soon as I had written that part, I started writing twice as fast. I didn't care that it had happened before and I just hadn't drawn attention to it, I was all, "Oh that is it.

[fara1903]

Blaine finally decides to trust the police! So glad!

[firefly_ca]

NOW is an appropriate time to respond with one of these guys:

:D

[ext_1035168]

I'm so happy they are out ... Cannot believe he kip apples Sam s brother ... Hope now the healing begins ...

[firefly_ca]

I almost wasn't going to have him kidnap a second kid at all because I didn't want to create an original character for this part of the story when it occurred to me that Sam's little brother fit all the (creepy, creepy) requirements for the character.

And yes, now comes the comfort in the hurt/comfort. Thanks for sticking it out :)