Ficlet: What Strange Creatures [Glee]
Title: What Strange Creatures
Author: purplehrdwonder
Rating: PG
Genre/pairing: Gen
Characters: Cooper, Blaine, Sam
Word count: ~1,000
Spoilers: Through 4x20
Disclaimer: I own nothing you recognize.
Summary: When Cooper comes home for a surprise visit, he finds Blaine and a friend in a compromising position.
Author’s Note: The quickest of quick little ficlets because I really wanted some Anderbos + Blam. The title comes from a Jane Austen quote: “What strange creatures brothers are!”
What Strange Creatures
“Blainey!” Cooper called as he opened the front door and set his suitcase down inside the door.
He shut the door and waited, but when there was no answer, he frowned. His parents’ cars hadn’t been in the driveway when he’d pulled up in his rental-they were probably working late-but Blaine’s was.
He’d gotten an unexpected week off when production on his commercial had halted because the credit company was under investigation by the FDIC so had booked the first flight from LA back to Ohio to surprise his family.
Blaine had been down since he and Kurt had broken up and Cooper had only gotten to see him for a couple of days at Christmas since Blaine had gone to New York, so Cooper had planned all kinds of brotherly bonding for the week; he’d even researched gay bars in Columbus on the flight because he would obviously make an awesome wingman.
Demographic research had also informed him that he did well among gay males, and who was he to deprive his fans and help his little brother at the same time? Besides, who knew when he might be able to use the experience in an upcoming project? Cooper was nothing if not devoted to his craft-and family too, of course.
He was about to call out again when he heard muffled sounds coming from upstairs. Blaine must be watching TV in his room. With a mischievous grin spreading across his face, Cooper took the stairs two at a time before creeping down the hallway against the wall. He’d played a ninja once in a commercial and had been a natural.
As he got closer to Blaine’s cracked door, he could hear two people laughing and the sound of a mattress creaking.
“I want to see, Blaine!” Cooper didn’t recognize that voice.
“No!” That was Blaine. “It’s private!”
“Let me have it!”
“You’ll have to take it!”
“You know I will, bro.”
Taking advantage of the parents being gone, little brother? That’s my boy, he thought with a smirk. But even so, Cooper was Blaine’s big brother so he wasn’t going to let an opportunity to embarrass the kid slide. Still, Cooper was awesome enough to at least give him a moment of warning.
“Blainey, surprise!” he called before opening the door.
Both voices cut off as Blaine made a squawking sound. “Coop?”
Cooper opened his mouth to reply, but then he saw Blaine on his back on his bed, arms over his head. He had his phone in one hand, his arm stretched out behind him while his other was pinned to the mattress by another boy who was straddling his waist. They were both dressed at least.
Cooper raised an eyebrow, already plotting how to use this as blackmail material. “Am I interrupting something?”
For a moment Blaine and Cooper looked at each other, Cooper in amusement and Blaine in wide-eyed surprise. Then Blaine looked at his friend then back at Cooper and paled.
“Sam, get off,” Blaine muttered and the other boy-Sam; why did that name sound familiar?-rolled off of him with a sheepish look. “What are you doing here, Coop?” Blaine asked, sounding slightly breathless as he and his friend stood up, straightening their clothes.
Cooper studied his little brother, but he didn’t seem to have any obvious hickeys so there was that. “I got a week off of work so I came to surprise you, Squirt. Obviously. I was planning all kinds of brotherly bonding, but I guess you don’t need a wingman after all.”
Blaine blinked owlishly then seemed to realize what he meant and looked back at Sam. He shook his head and hurriedly replied, “What? No! This is Sam. My friend Sam. The one I told you about.”
Oooh, that was why the name sounded familiar. Sam was the straight boy who had become Blaine’s best friend after he and Kurt had broken up. The one Blaine very obviously had a crush on. “I see.”
“Hi,” Sam said with an awkward wave. “I was in your master class last year.”
Blaine rolled his eyes but Cooper ignored him; who was the internationally-beloved spokesperson in the family, after all? “I thought I recognized you. So you’re the guy my little brother won’t stop gushing about.”
Blaine blushed, but Sam just grinned. “I hope so. He totally wants to do me.”
“Sam!”
“You looked well on your way just now,” Cooper offered. “I can go downstairs and make a lot of noise or something. Or, you know, go to a movie or two and come back later.”
“Coop!” Blaine pinched the bridge of his nose. “You both are ridiculous. Sam was trying to steal my phone.”
“He was texting Kurt,” Sam informed Cooper. “And he had that look on his face.”
Cooper knew exactly what look that was-the goofy love-struck smile and crinkled eyes-and was more than a little amused this Sam kid did too. Blaine didn’t have a subtle bone in his body, poor kid. Still, he hadn’t exactly been forthcoming with details about him and the ex lately, so Cooper was intrigued.
“Oh really?”
“It’s nothing!” Blaine argued. “He’s coming back to Lima in a couple of weeks for his dad’s medical checkup.”
“Well, don’t let him catching you two playing keep away when he gets here,” Cooper suggested before giving them a thoughtful look. “Unless you invite him to join. There’s a big audience for that these days.”
“Cooper!” Blaine groaned, running a hand over his face.
But Sam looked thoughtful. “You know, I’m pretty sure Kurt had a crush on me, too. The gay guys really love the White Chocolate,” he said, running a hand down his stomach.
“Sam,” Blaine very nearly whined.
Cooper grinned. He stepped into the room and threw arms around his brother’s and Sam’s shoulders. He might have to amend his plans a bit, but yeah, he could make this work.
Part 2
Author: purplehrdwonder
Rating: PG
Genre/pairing: Gen
Characters: Cooper, Blaine, Sam
Word count: ~1,000
Spoilers: Through 4x20
Disclaimer: I own nothing you recognize.
Summary: When Cooper comes home for a surprise visit, he finds Blaine and a friend in a compromising position.
Author’s Note: The quickest of quick little ficlets because I really wanted some Anderbos + Blam. The title comes from a Jane Austen quote: “What strange creatures brothers are!”
What Strange Creatures
“Blainey!” Cooper called as he opened the front door and set his suitcase down inside the door.
He shut the door and waited, but when there was no answer, he frowned. His parents’ cars hadn’t been in the driveway when he’d pulled up in his rental-they were probably working late-but Blaine’s was.
He’d gotten an unexpected week off when production on his commercial had halted because the credit company was under investigation by the FDIC so had booked the first flight from LA back to Ohio to surprise his family.
Blaine had been down since he and Kurt had broken up and Cooper had only gotten to see him for a couple of days at Christmas since Blaine had gone to New York, so Cooper had planned all kinds of brotherly bonding for the week; he’d even researched gay bars in Columbus on the flight because he would obviously make an awesome wingman.
Demographic research had also informed him that he did well among gay males, and who was he to deprive his fans and help his little brother at the same time? Besides, who knew when he might be able to use the experience in an upcoming project? Cooper was nothing if not devoted to his craft-and family too, of course.
He was about to call out again when he heard muffled sounds coming from upstairs. Blaine must be watching TV in his room. With a mischievous grin spreading across his face, Cooper took the stairs two at a time before creeping down the hallway against the wall. He’d played a ninja once in a commercial and had been a natural.
As he got closer to Blaine’s cracked door, he could hear two people laughing and the sound of a mattress creaking.
“I want to see, Blaine!” Cooper didn’t recognize that voice.
“No!” That was Blaine. “It’s private!”
“Let me have it!”
“You’ll have to take it!”
“You know I will, bro.”
Taking advantage of the parents being gone, little brother? That’s my boy, he thought with a smirk. But even so, Cooper was Blaine’s big brother so he wasn’t going to let an opportunity to embarrass the kid slide. Still, Cooper was awesome enough to at least give him a moment of warning.
“Blainey, surprise!” he called before opening the door.
Both voices cut off as Blaine made a squawking sound. “Coop?”
Cooper opened his mouth to reply, but then he saw Blaine on his back on his bed, arms over his head. He had his phone in one hand, his arm stretched out behind him while his other was pinned to the mattress by another boy who was straddling his waist. They were both dressed at least.
Cooper raised an eyebrow, already plotting how to use this as blackmail material. “Am I interrupting something?”
For a moment Blaine and Cooper looked at each other, Cooper in amusement and Blaine in wide-eyed surprise. Then Blaine looked at his friend then back at Cooper and paled.
“Sam, get off,” Blaine muttered and the other boy-Sam; why did that name sound familiar?-rolled off of him with a sheepish look. “What are you doing here, Coop?” Blaine asked, sounding slightly breathless as he and his friend stood up, straightening their clothes.
Cooper studied his little brother, but he didn’t seem to have any obvious hickeys so there was that. “I got a week off of work so I came to surprise you, Squirt. Obviously. I was planning all kinds of brotherly bonding, but I guess you don’t need a wingman after all.”
Blaine blinked owlishly then seemed to realize what he meant and looked back at Sam. He shook his head and hurriedly replied, “What? No! This is Sam. My friend Sam. The one I told you about.”
Oooh, that was why the name sounded familiar. Sam was the straight boy who had become Blaine’s best friend after he and Kurt had broken up. The one Blaine very obviously had a crush on. “I see.”
“Hi,” Sam said with an awkward wave. “I was in your master class last year.”
Blaine rolled his eyes but Cooper ignored him; who was the internationally-beloved spokesperson in the family, after all? “I thought I recognized you. So you’re the guy my little brother won’t stop gushing about.”
Blaine blushed, but Sam just grinned. “I hope so. He totally wants to do me.”
“Sam!”
“You looked well on your way just now,” Cooper offered. “I can go downstairs and make a lot of noise or something. Or, you know, go to a movie or two and come back later.”
“Coop!” Blaine pinched the bridge of his nose. “You both are ridiculous. Sam was trying to steal my phone.”
“He was texting Kurt,” Sam informed Cooper. “And he had that look on his face.”
Cooper knew exactly what look that was-the goofy love-struck smile and crinkled eyes-and was more than a little amused this Sam kid did too. Blaine didn’t have a subtle bone in his body, poor kid. Still, he hadn’t exactly been forthcoming with details about him and the ex lately, so Cooper was intrigued.
“Oh really?”
“It’s nothing!” Blaine argued. “He’s coming back to Lima in a couple of weeks for his dad’s medical checkup.”
“Well, don’t let him catching you two playing keep away when he gets here,” Cooper suggested before giving them a thoughtful look. “Unless you invite him to join. There’s a big audience for that these days.”
“Cooper!” Blaine groaned, running a hand over his face.
But Sam looked thoughtful. “You know, I’m pretty sure Kurt had a crush on me, too. The gay guys really love the White Chocolate,” he said, running a hand down his stomach.
“Sam,” Blaine very nearly whined.
Cooper grinned. He stepped into the room and threw arms around his brother’s and Sam’s shoulders. He might have to amend his plans a bit, but yeah, he could make this work.
Part 2