fic: Not Like a Thunderbolt, Part One

[xenachakram12]

Title: Not Like a Thunderbolt
Pairing: Kurt/Finn
Summary: Falling in love with his stepbrother is not like anything Finn’s ever seen in a movie. It’s confusing and life-altering, and between Burt, Blaine, and burnt crêpes, Finn doesn’t know up from down anymore. He does his best to make sense of it all, but in the end he really only knows two

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[ladydreamer]

The problems are kind of like if science and math had babies, and then those babies were exposed to radiation and became mutant hybrid supervillains.

Oh, Finners. I feel you.
(I was laughing by the comma and LOLing by the period.)

Finn looks at Kurt’s face to decide if he’s serious-Finn knows that if Rachel said the same thing, she totally would be-but Kurt’s eyes are dancing a little and his mouth is all smirky.

Hee! I can imagine Kurt saying this.

I lub smart!Kurt. I also love seeing him this way. I know it's because this is Kinn, but I hate it when people write him like he's such a bitchy diva that he can't sit down and help someone he cares about, if he wants to. (And they mostly do it to show off how much better Other Character is.) Yeah, he's impatient, but he's also LOTS of things, and he's different with different people.

Kinn chemistry, HEY-O

I love how much Finn just thinks in metaphor. Not babbly words, but images and concrete stuff.

The entire "stupid Blaine" paragraph made me laugh, and now I feel bad. LOL

Just

[xenachakram12]

Have I waited a reasonable amount of time before replying to this comment?

Kurt IS smart; they just don't ever explore it on the show. #headcanon

Hee! I'm glad you were surprised by Finn's confession. He has such big plans, but then...

Finn has deep anxiety about people knowing he's ever in the bathroom.

*snort* I didn't even think about that, but yes!

Phew! I'm relieved that you like gentle!Kurt. He seems to be gentler with ppl he cares for and is comfortable with. I was worried that he wasn't fierce enough.

I love how much Finn just thinks in metaphor. Not babbly words, but images and concrete stuff.

I LOVE YOU. <333

[lizajaneok]

This description of chemical equations is perfection and I can totally hear Finn thinking this: The problems are kind of like if science and math had babies, and then those babies were exposed to radiation and became mutant hybrid supervillains. :D

I already love Burt Hummel. This is a well-known fact. But you make me love him EVEN MORE. Such a GOOD guy. *sigh*

FINN IS COOKING! KEEP THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON STAND-BY! ;D

Finn's confession is just so...gut-wrenching in it's rawness yet he doesn't really go all the way either, does he? He still plays it safe by trying to hold on to some sense of pride.

Oh, Blainers! Such a stand-up guy yet conflicted about your motivations, aren't you dear? Doesn't make you a bad person though as long as you don't do something horrible.

[xenachakram12]

Blaine is SO CONFUSED. His feelings are churning and he can't figure them out... yet.

Finn is pretty clueless, too. I guess I have a bit of a Thing about clueless boys! ;-)

[epanaphoric]

Okay, I'm rereading without my beta goggles, and just enjoying on a pure level of awesome fic, and oh, this is fun. You've hooked us from the first paragraph, and the idea of S3 Finn being so down on himself he feels he can't feel in love right is a devastating one because it rings so true to how lost he is in canon. I didn't pick up on how subtle this ran through the fic; I'm not sure whether it was intentional, but the boy does not make it easy on himself.

Kurt is being this way for Finn, because he and Finn are bros and friends and yeah, they probably love each other a little bit.

And it was here that my heart started to go flip. Because Finn's astute to know that Kurt loves him, but also realistic enough to know it's not quite in the way he wants just yet

[xenachakram12]

Oh, darling! It's so sweet for you to go through and read yet again. I read through all the comments as I ate my lunch and just basked in the praise. It made a frozen entree in my cubicle much more enjoyable.

The soul-sweater thing was one of the first things I wrote and it never changed in the editing. I've always kinda loved it, too. :-)

haha, I was worried that Finn thinking about Kurt in the bathroom might gross ppl out, but that's where doodz go to think, okay??

Everyone has a slightly different interpretation of what's going on with Blaine and I love them all! I have a general idea in my head, but not a timeline for him or anything, so nobody is actually right OR wrong. :-D (I keep coming up with ideas for this--dare I say it--'verse. Some of these involve our darling Blaine. Ay ay ay.)

[epanaphoric]

Jenni, this is not the last time I will be reading this, I assure you. ;-)

I keep coming up with ideas for this--dare I say it--'verse. Some of these involve our darling Blaine. Ay ay ay.)

Guessing it's not a giant orgy. Shame.