Title: Emotions in Limine
Word Count: 30,367
Rating: NC-17
Characters/Pairings: Klaine, with extremely minor background Tike, Brittana, Quartie, Finchel, and Luck
Warnings Sexual context (Klaine - handjobs, blowjobs, rimming, anal, sex in an office/unintentional voyeurism), mentions of past Kurtbastian (mostly so I didn’t have to deal with an OC), abstract talk of a past minor character death
Summary: As one of the founding partners at The Firm of Hummel, Lopez, and Smythe, Kurt is far too busy to worry about a personal life - on top of the stress of trying to make a name for himself as one of the most promising young attorneys in the Midwest, he’s got to keep a handle on his own office politics, which consist of Santana hooking up with their receptionist and Sebastian trying to get into his pants. When they hire a few new paralegals to help with their impending caseload, the last thing Kurt expects is to fall in love with one Blaine Anderson - and especially not on the eve of his thirtieth birthday. Can their secret office romance survive when their coworkers are quite possibly the nosiest group of people in the whole state of Illinois?
Disclaimer: Not mine, don’t sue, or if you do, I request a t-shirt for your troubles. I am well aware that admission to a bar association varies by state, and just because Kurt, Sebastian, and Santana are able to practice law in Illinois, this does not grant them the ability to do so in every state. Instead of being worried about the accuracy of every single statement in this fic, I decided to not stress myself out and take a little artistic license with the law profession. My husband and various close relatives and friends have all worked in the field (the traveling bit was totally ganked from a friend to suit my needs - so sorry your life turned into porn, G). The only research I did was picking their brains over cocktails and spending a few hours on Google (starting your own law practice shortly after graduation is actually a growing trend now, though, color me shocked). What I’m trying to say - if this is a problem for you, perhaps this is not a story you should read. :) It's a story about lawyers, yes, but mostly it's a story about love and that's what I wanted to focus on.
Thanks: Back around Thanksgiving,
colfer said someone should write paralegal!Blaine and lawyer!Kurt having sex in Kurt’s office. This … is what that turned into. (This is also a note that I keep prompts around forever, and can’t be concise to save my life.) Thanks to her,
djgulia, and
ccmskatechick for their eyes and ears, and to
wordplay for listening to my whining. The bulk of this has been mostly done for almost two months, and man, was it hard holding it, though I guess we’re kind of in a rut now. I guess
regala_electra was right -
I am Batman.
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Tumblr PDF download (because
xxxraquelita asked nicely)
AO3 (other formats for download here)
Art Post (coming soon)