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1.amuly : Jack/Ianto high school AU at McKinley
Ianto Jones stares at him from across the cafeteria before averting his eyes and looking back at his lunch tray, not wanting to draw attention to himself. It’s getting a little pathetic, he thinks, because it’s been happening for the last two years. Ever since he’s started high school he’s had eyes for the same boy, and he can’t quite figure it out because he’s almost entirely sure he’s not gay; at least, he’s never felt the same way about anyone else of the male gender, and it’s not like there isn’t ample eye candy at McKinley as it is.
“You’re staring at him again,” Toshiko notes, her eyes following Ianto’s across the cafeteria.
“I’m not.”
“Ianto, don’t lie to me,” she smiles prettily at him. “I have to admit, he’s dashingly handsome, and it’s hardly a crime to look…”
“Tosh, I’m not going to…”
“And why not?” she questions. “Nothing’s going to happen to you, not at this school. Not any more, at least.”
Ianto had to admit that she’s right about that, at least; since the Bully Whips have started patrolling the school he doesn’t think he’s seen one slushie to the face or one kid tossed in the dumpster. But still, Santana and Karofsky can’t be around all the time, and it’s their senior year this year so they won’t be around forever. “That’s true, and I want to talk to him, but really, what do we have in common? He’s attractive and athletic and has all the Cheerios chasing after him and I’m…”
“Yes?”
“We have nothing in common,” Ianto decides, shaking his head, and goes back to staring at his tray.
“Well, you could always try out for football…”
“No. No way. I’m not trying out for football,” Ianto says sternly. “I’d make a fool of myself.”
“You know he’s going to be Quarterback next year,” Tosh adds, seemingly ignoring his last statement entirely. “And you know you’d be untouchable if you dated the Quarterback…”
“That’s next year, Tosh. I don’t know if I can stand another year of…this,” he admits, because he knows it’s true. Jack Harkness may be a darn fine football player but Finn Hudson’s got the experience and the rest of the team respects him too much.
“Oh, have it your way,” she sighs. “I’ll go talk to Owen if you’re going to put down all of my suggestions,” she sniffs and goes to stand but they’re interrupted by somebody climbing on a table.
“Alright, kids, listen up!” Noah Puckerman announced loudly and glares at the cafeteria at large, making most of the younger kids cower. Ianto thinks he’s a little scary, too, even though he knows the former bully has changed his ways dramatically in the last couple of years. “Today after school we’re…”
“Noah, you’re frightening them,” Kurt Hummel climbs up beside him, looking at him expectantly as Puckerman sighs and gestures for him to go on. “Thank you. No, Finn, do not climb up here; you’ll break the table and I am not cleaning food stains off of this. It’s a McQueen,” he adds, shifting his shoulders, and Ianto knows he really shouldn’t feel scared about admitting who he is because he doesn’t wander around in the outfits Kurt wears on a regular basis. Today he’s wearing a skirt, of all things. “As my rather abrupt classmate was saying, today we’re having Glee Club tryouts in the choir room after school. You all know we made it to Nationals last year, and while we’re an incredibly talented group, we need more members to fill out our sound and give us more stage presence. Plus all of our current members are seniors and, if we want Glee Club to continue at this school, we’ll need to find younger members. Thank you,” he bows and steps to the side as Finn wobbly gets up on a chair.
“Um, and when he says try out, it’s totally not a big deal. I’m, like, the worst dancer ever and Mike can’t even sing…”
“Hey!” Mike Chang yells and Finn shrugs apologetically.
“Anyway, as long as you can, like, carry a tune and, like, not kill anybody when you dance we’ll totally take you. Thanks,” he nearly tips off the chair as Puckerman doubles over laughing and Kurt grabs his arm to help him down, muttering about not waiting on him hand and foot if he breaks a bone doing something stupid.
The three of them pass his table and Finn gives him a smile, which Ianto thinks is probably just because Finn seems like a really nice guy.
“Ianto, that’s it!” Tosh’s eyes are gleaming and she looks at him expectantly.
“What’s it, Tosh?”
“Glee Club! You can try out for Glee Club!” she looks excited.
“And what? Serenade Jack when he comes off the football field? No thank you,” he crosses his arms and sinks back, blue eyes instinctively seeking out Jack again, who’s laughing with some of the other jocks and rather shamelessly flirting with a blonde Cheerio seated next to him.
“No, but you can get close to some of the football players,” she grins. “Most of the guys in Glee are on the team, and look at Kurt,” she motions to the boy, who’s still chatting with Finn and Puck. “He should be at the bottom of the totem pole in this place and he’s friends with the most popular guys in the school.”
“True,” Ianto’s forced to admit. Sure, Finn’s his stepbrother now, but Puck has no reason at all to hang out with Kurt and he does anyway. Maybe Tosh’s idea is a good one. “Okay. I’ll try out.”
“Really? That’s great!” she picks up her books and stands. “And you know I’d try out with you but I’ve got Chess Club and Math Club and I’m taking senior courses so I can’t afford anything else. But good luck,” she pats his arm and rushes away before he can protest, and he sighs and looks back at the slop on his plate.
He thinks he spies a bone.
He’s so not eating any more of that.
~~~
After school he’s waiting outside the choir room, trying to steel himself to go in because he can hear Rachel Berry talking a mile an hour and he thinks it would be polite to wait for her to finish, only she’s been talking for about five minutes straight, and…
“Ianto Jones, right?”
He turns and stammers out something that he hopes is an affirmative because Jack Harkness is standing right in front of him. “Ah...hi?”
“Jack Harkness. I’m…”
“I know,” Ianto cuts him off, flushing when he realizes how rude that sounds, but Jack’s brilliant blue eyes are sparkling with mirth and he doesn’t look offended. “That is, I…”
“It’s cool,” Jack promises. “I didn’t know you could sing.”
“I’m passable,” Ianto admits modestly. “And I could say the same for you.”
“Let me tell you something, Ianto Jones,” Jack informs him in a low voice. “There are very few things I’m not good at,” he leans in close before pulling back and flashing his teeth in a smile. “And anyway, the guys in there from the football team convinced me to try out, so here I am. What d’you say we tackle this one together?” he grins again; probably at the lame football reference, Ianto thinks, but he doesn’t mind so much.
He’s quiet until he realizes that Jack expects an answer and sputters out, “Oh! Yes. Certainly.”
“Great. After you, Mr. Jones,” Jack puts a gentle hand on his shoulder to guide him into the room and Ianto’s stomach is doing cartwheels or something because Jack Harkness is touching him.
They enter the choir room and are greeted with smiles from the Glee Club members and another speech from Rachel until Mr. Schuester gets her to quiet down, and Jack gives him an encouraging smile when he goes up to audition.
All things considered, joining Glee Club could turn out to be a very good thing and he’s rather glad Tosh suggested that.
But, he thinks as he meets Jack’s eyes and returns his smile, he’s never going to tell her that.
2.somerdaye Tina makes Mike watch Ouran, and he thinks this is a Great Idea.
“Will you please watch it? For me?” Tina shoves the DVD case in his face again and he looks at it in resignation. He knows he can’t say ‘no’ to her when she uses that tone. “You can even watch it in English if you want; just watch it.”
“Tina, it’s a cartoon,” he stresses, wondering why she doesn’t seem to understand this.
“It’s not a cartoon. It’s Anime,” she corrects. “And you’ll love it, I promise.”
“Fine,” he takes the case from her and shakes his head.
This is going to be a nightmare.
~~~
“Mike, it’s a cartoon,” Puck says, looking less than impressed.
“That’s what I said when Tina first gave it to me, but I promise you guys are going to love it,” he tells the guys, unconsciously echoing Tina’s words. “Please? Just watch one episode, and if you don’t like it we can go back to playing Halo,” he adds, hoping they’ll take him up on this.
“Fair warning: I came here under the impression that there was to be no virtual things slaughtering each other, so if you boys want to play Halo I’m going to consider this a wasted evening that could have been spent at the mall,” Kurt notes, examining his nails, and Mike sighs because he should have guessed that would be the case.
“You can leave,” Puck suggests, although it isn’t unkind.
“No, I’m stuck here for the foreseeable future, unfortunately. It’s the price of having to drive him home,” Kurt nudges Finn with his elbow as the taller boy sputters out a protest. “Do you want me to leave you here overnight?”
Finn shrugs and doesn’t answer, and Mike takes that time to stick the disc in the machine and set up the player.
“I…guess we’re doing this, then,” Sam settles back against the couch cushions as the title menu pops up on the screen, and Mike can see Puck scowling at the amount of roses and pink that’s on there but he hopes they’ll at least give it a chance.
~~~
“So?”
“So what?” Puck shrugs. “It’s cool, I guess. For a cartoon.”
“No,” Artie says, shaking his head. “Mike, you can’t seriously be thinking…”
“And why not? We need the money for Nationals; we’re all attractive guys…why couldn’t we start our own Host Club and earn some cash?” he asks innocently, looking around the room at everybody’s faces.
“Kurt?” Finn asks slowly, and Kurt turns to him.
“Yes?”
“Um…with the uniforms and the fact that they’re all rich guys…you guys weren’t, like, running a Host Club at Dalton, were you?” he looks almost afraid of the answer as Kurt sighs.
“No, Finn, we were not running a Host Club at Dalton. Not all private schools are as…eccentric as Ouran appears to be,” he looks vaguely amused as he sits back against the couch.
“Anyway, it’d never fly at McKinley. First of all, the guys in the show are just, like, bored,” Sam replies. “They don’t charge for their services. In fact, they spend obscene amounts of money just to put all that stuff on. We’d be spending more than we’ll ever make.”
“Plus, no matter how innocent the context, offering pleasurable company in exchange for money is, let’s face it, whoring ourselves out,” Kurt notes, now appearing rather disinterested.
“And it’s not like we can really have ‘types’ or whatever they have,” Puck throws in. “I mean, except for Hummel, we’re all jocks. Well, Artie’s not, like, a normal jock, but we’re all pretty close to the same. And I’ve already had most of the chicks at that school…”
“We don’t need to hear about your sexual exploits, Noah,” Kurt cuts him off, sounding remarkably bored.
“Still, why would they want to spend money to talk to us? They can do it for free,” Sam has to point out, and Mike admits that they all have good rebuttals. He sighs, determined to just shut the whole thing down. It was a stupid idea, anyway.
“Why’d you even invite Kurt, though?” Puck keeps going, staring at the boy. “I mean, we’re all pretty much studs, but him? Everyone and their dog knows what team he plays for.”
“Chicks dig gay guys,” Sam answers and shies away a little when Puck smirks knowingly at him. “And you saw how they acted on the show.”
“Okay, first of all, even if Blaine did attend McKinley, I would not make out with him in front of people. That’s practically cheap porn,” Kurt wrinkles his nose in distaste. “Secondly, part of the…appeal…in the show is the fact that they’re twin brothers. It wouldn’t quite be the same without that pseudo-incestuous element to it,” he nods his head, obviously attempting to end the conversation.
“Kurt,” Puck’s looking at him knowingly.
“No,” Kurt says immediately, and Mike sees his eyes dart toward Finn for a split second.
“You and Finn may not be biological brothers, but you’re still technically stepbrothers…” Artie adds.
“No,” Kurt says again, shaking his head. “Never. And Finn would never…you know that he’s…”
“Dude, if it gets us to New York, I’ll totally do it,” Finn’s nodding even as Kurt’s shaking his head, and Mike finds the whole picture more than a little humorous. “Besides, it’s not like they actually did anything. And, I mean, I danced with you and…”
“Stop thinking, Finn. Think about sports or food or, God forbid, boobs, but don’t think about that,” Kurt says emphatically.
“You’ve gotta admit, you two are the closest thing we’ve got to the guys in the show,” Sam puts in. “I mean, I’m blonde, but I’m not dramatic and over the top like Tamaki and I don’t think I could pull that off without looking like a freak…”
“Dude, you gave Quinn a promise ring when you weren’t even dating yet!” Puck leans over and shoves the blonde’s shoulder. “That’s pretty overdramatic!”
“Okay, so maybe I could pull it off. But probably not,” Sam pouts, staring at the television.
“And I have to point out that nobody’s as quiet as Mori,” Artie shrugs.
“What school did Matt transfer to again?” Puck asks, looking at Mike, and the other boy narrows his eyes. Yes, he and Matt hung out in Glee, but they really didn’t do a whole lot together outside of school. He still talks to him occasionally and he can tell that Matt misses McKinley, but with his dad’s job transfer it’s impossible for him to come back.
“Okay, so Sam can maybe pull off Tamaki and…” Artie turns back to Finn and Kurt.
“I thought we’d agreed this was a bad idea,” Kurt rubs his temples, looking irritated. “So why are we still discussing this?”
“Because I’m cool with it,” Finn grabs Kurt’s wrist and tugs him close, hooking Kurt’s arm around his neck and placing his other hand in the small of Kurt’s back, pulling him in as the smaller boy instinctively wraps his arms around Finn’s neck. “I’m cool with it,” Finn promises, their faces nearly touching, and Mike can see Kurt turn a rather impressive shade of red and try to pull away, an action that proves fairly futile considering how much bigger Finn is.
“You may be ‘cool with it,’ Finn Hudson, but need I remind you that I have a boyfriend. And, with the exception of Sam, the rest of you have girlfriends. Do you really think they’ll like you spending practically all of your free time outside of Glee Club flirting with other girls?” he states logically, and yeah, Mike should have thought of that. Tina’s pretty scary when she’s angry, and he knows that Quinn’s temper is nothing to laugh at, either, and he’d definitely not want to cross Lauren. Heck, even Brittany might be scary if she gets provoked; she probably has a mean kick, at least.
He looks around and notices that mostly everybody else seems to be realizing this, too, because they all look like they’ve been sucking on lemons, and he shakes his head. “You guys were right. It was a pretty stupid idea.”
“Yeah,” Puck agrees. “I guess we’ll just have to keep selling that taffy. Or I could whip up another batch of special cupcakes and we could have another bake sale…”
“No,” they all tell him, except for Sam who just looks kind of confused.
“Anyway, since we’re all here, why don’t we play some Halo regardless?” Artie suggests, eyeing the Xbox.
“Um, Kurt ‘n I are gonna head off, I think,” Finn still has Kurt held rather uncomfortably close, but he lets him go so Kurt can stand and adjust his clothing. “We’re going up to Monroe to the outlet mall tomorrow and shopping with Kurt kinda takes a lot out of you…dude, I like it, you’re just exhausting!” Finn protests as Kurt turns a rather intimidating glare on him.
“Okay. See you later, then,” Puck half-waves, scrambling for a controller, and the two of them leave, Finn slinging an arm across Kurt’s shoulders as they head out the door.
Really, Mike thinks, the two of them wouldn’t even have to try to have that, as Kurt called it, ‘pseudo-incestuous’ vibe going on, and he’s not sure if that’s a good thing.
Anyway, he’s glad the whole thing’s over and done with and he’s definitely going to think his ideas through from now on…
“Dude, for the record, I think you’d have made an awesome Tamaki,” Puck tells Sam, who looks rather pleased, and Mike suddenly shivers for no reason.
He has a funny feeling that this whole situation isn’t going to just go away anytime soon, and as he’s passed a controller he tries desperately to forget about it.
He should never have listened to Tina.
3.ginnyvos One Piece meets Doctor Who.
Filled!
4.trinitys_sin Finn/Kurt resistance AU.
Filled!
5.marcalus Sam/Blaine Sam gets kicked out of his house; Blaine is there to comfort him.
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6.glamstarwee Sam/Kurt post 'Le Jazz Hot'
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7.clovrboy Fairy Tail/Glee AU
8.theotherdenise Fluffy Amy/Rory moment.
9.psyko_kittie Finn/Kurt high school reunion
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10.rairox64 Finn/Kurt, side Sam/Blaine pirate AU
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PROMPT MEME!
The first TEN people to comment in this post get to request that I write a drabble/ficlet of any pairing/character of their choosing*. In return, they have to post this in their journal, regardless of their ability level.
1.amuly : Jack/Ianto high school AU at McKinley
Ianto Jones stares at him from across the cafeteria before averting his eyes and looking back at his lunch tray, not wanting to draw attention to himself. It’s getting a little pathetic, he thinks, because it’s been happening for the last two years. Ever since he’s started high school he’s had eyes for the same boy, and he can’t quite figure it out because he’s almost entirely sure he’s not gay; at least, he’s never felt the same way about anyone else of the male gender, and it’s not like there isn’t ample eye candy at McKinley as it is.
“You’re staring at him again,” Toshiko notes, her eyes following Ianto’s across the cafeteria.
“I’m not.”
“Ianto, don’t lie to me,” she smiles prettily at him. “I have to admit, he’s dashingly handsome, and it’s hardly a crime to look…”
“Tosh, I’m not going to…”
“And why not?” she questions. “Nothing’s going to happen to you, not at this school. Not any more, at least.”
Ianto had to admit that she’s right about that, at least; since the Bully Whips have started patrolling the school he doesn’t think he’s seen one slushie to the face or one kid tossed in the dumpster. But still, Santana and Karofsky can’t be around all the time, and it’s their senior year this year so they won’t be around forever. “That’s true, and I want to talk to him, but really, what do we have in common? He’s attractive and athletic and has all the Cheerios chasing after him and I’m…”
“Yes?”
“We have nothing in common,” Ianto decides, shaking his head, and goes back to staring at his tray.
“Well, you could always try out for football…”
“No. No way. I’m not trying out for football,” Ianto says sternly. “I’d make a fool of myself.”
“You know he’s going to be Quarterback next year,” Tosh adds, seemingly ignoring his last statement entirely. “And you know you’d be untouchable if you dated the Quarterback…”
“That’s next year, Tosh. I don’t know if I can stand another year of…this,” he admits, because he knows it’s true. Jack Harkness may be a darn fine football player but Finn Hudson’s got the experience and the rest of the team respects him too much.
“Oh, have it your way,” she sighs. “I’ll go talk to Owen if you’re going to put down all of my suggestions,” she sniffs and goes to stand but they’re interrupted by somebody climbing on a table.
“Alright, kids, listen up!” Noah Puckerman announced loudly and glares at the cafeteria at large, making most of the younger kids cower. Ianto thinks he’s a little scary, too, even though he knows the former bully has changed his ways dramatically in the last couple of years. “Today after school we’re…”
“Noah, you’re frightening them,” Kurt Hummel climbs up beside him, looking at him expectantly as Puckerman sighs and gestures for him to go on. “Thank you. No, Finn, do not climb up here; you’ll break the table and I am not cleaning food stains off of this. It’s a McQueen,” he adds, shifting his shoulders, and Ianto knows he really shouldn’t feel scared about admitting who he is because he doesn’t wander around in the outfits Kurt wears on a regular basis. Today he’s wearing a skirt, of all things. “As my rather abrupt classmate was saying, today we’re having Glee Club tryouts in the choir room after school. You all know we made it to Nationals last year, and while we’re an incredibly talented group, we need more members to fill out our sound and give us more stage presence. Plus all of our current members are seniors and, if we want Glee Club to continue at this school, we’ll need to find younger members. Thank you,” he bows and steps to the side as Finn wobbly gets up on a chair.
“Um, and when he says try out, it’s totally not a big deal. I’m, like, the worst dancer ever and Mike can’t even sing…”
“Hey!” Mike Chang yells and Finn shrugs apologetically.
“Anyway, as long as you can, like, carry a tune and, like, not kill anybody when you dance we’ll totally take you. Thanks,” he nearly tips off the chair as Puckerman doubles over laughing and Kurt grabs his arm to help him down, muttering about not waiting on him hand and foot if he breaks a bone doing something stupid.
The three of them pass his table and Finn gives him a smile, which Ianto thinks is probably just because Finn seems like a really nice guy.
“Ianto, that’s it!” Tosh’s eyes are gleaming and she looks at him expectantly.
“What’s it, Tosh?”
“Glee Club! You can try out for Glee Club!” she looks excited.
“And what? Serenade Jack when he comes off the football field? No thank you,” he crosses his arms and sinks back, blue eyes instinctively seeking out Jack again, who’s laughing with some of the other jocks and rather shamelessly flirting with a blonde Cheerio seated next to him.
“No, but you can get close to some of the football players,” she grins. “Most of the guys in Glee are on the team, and look at Kurt,” she motions to the boy, who’s still chatting with Finn and Puck. “He should be at the bottom of the totem pole in this place and he’s friends with the most popular guys in the school.”
“True,” Ianto’s forced to admit. Sure, Finn’s his stepbrother now, but Puck has no reason at all to hang out with Kurt and he does anyway. Maybe Tosh’s idea is a good one. “Okay. I’ll try out.”
“Really? That’s great!” she picks up her books and stands. “And you know I’d try out with you but I’ve got Chess Club and Math Club and I’m taking senior courses so I can’t afford anything else. But good luck,” she pats his arm and rushes away before he can protest, and he sighs and looks back at the slop on his plate.
He thinks he spies a bone.
He’s so not eating any more of that.
~~~
After school he’s waiting outside the choir room, trying to steel himself to go in because he can hear Rachel Berry talking a mile an hour and he thinks it would be polite to wait for her to finish, only she’s been talking for about five minutes straight, and…
“Ianto Jones, right?”
He turns and stammers out something that he hopes is an affirmative because Jack Harkness is standing right in front of him. “Ah...hi?”
“Jack Harkness. I’m…”
“I know,” Ianto cuts him off, flushing when he realizes how rude that sounds, but Jack’s brilliant blue eyes are sparkling with mirth and he doesn’t look offended. “That is, I…”
“It’s cool,” Jack promises. “I didn’t know you could sing.”
“I’m passable,” Ianto admits modestly. “And I could say the same for you.”
“Let me tell you something, Ianto Jones,” Jack informs him in a low voice. “There are very few things I’m not good at,” he leans in close before pulling back and flashing his teeth in a smile. “And anyway, the guys in there from the football team convinced me to try out, so here I am. What d’you say we tackle this one together?” he grins again; probably at the lame football reference, Ianto thinks, but he doesn’t mind so much.
He’s quiet until he realizes that Jack expects an answer and sputters out, “Oh! Yes. Certainly.”
“Great. After you, Mr. Jones,” Jack puts a gentle hand on his shoulder to guide him into the room and Ianto’s stomach is doing cartwheels or something because Jack Harkness is touching him.
They enter the choir room and are greeted with smiles from the Glee Club members and another speech from Rachel until Mr. Schuester gets her to quiet down, and Jack gives him an encouraging smile when he goes up to audition.
All things considered, joining Glee Club could turn out to be a very good thing and he’s rather glad Tosh suggested that.
But, he thinks as he meets Jack’s eyes and returns his smile, he’s never going to tell her that.
2.somerdaye Tina makes Mike watch Ouran, and he thinks this is a Great Idea.
“Will you please watch it? For me?” Tina shoves the DVD case in his face again and he looks at it in resignation. He knows he can’t say ‘no’ to her when she uses that tone. “You can even watch it in English if you want; just watch it.”
“Tina, it’s a cartoon,” he stresses, wondering why she doesn’t seem to understand this.
“It’s not a cartoon. It’s Anime,” she corrects. “And you’ll love it, I promise.”
“Fine,” he takes the case from her and shakes his head.
This is going to be a nightmare.
~~~
“Mike, it’s a cartoon,” Puck says, looking less than impressed.
“That’s what I said when Tina first gave it to me, but I promise you guys are going to love it,” he tells the guys, unconsciously echoing Tina’s words. “Please? Just watch one episode, and if you don’t like it we can go back to playing Halo,” he adds, hoping they’ll take him up on this.
“Fair warning: I came here under the impression that there was to be no virtual things slaughtering each other, so if you boys want to play Halo I’m going to consider this a wasted evening that could have been spent at the mall,” Kurt notes, examining his nails, and Mike sighs because he should have guessed that would be the case.
“You can leave,” Puck suggests, although it isn’t unkind.
“No, I’m stuck here for the foreseeable future, unfortunately. It’s the price of having to drive him home,” Kurt nudges Finn with his elbow as the taller boy sputters out a protest. “Do you want me to leave you here overnight?”
Finn shrugs and doesn’t answer, and Mike takes that time to stick the disc in the machine and set up the player.
“I…guess we’re doing this, then,” Sam settles back against the couch cushions as the title menu pops up on the screen, and Mike can see Puck scowling at the amount of roses and pink that’s on there but he hopes they’ll at least give it a chance.
~~~
“So?”
“So what?” Puck shrugs. “It’s cool, I guess. For a cartoon.”
“No,” Artie says, shaking his head. “Mike, you can’t seriously be thinking…”
“And why not? We need the money for Nationals; we’re all attractive guys…why couldn’t we start our own Host Club and earn some cash?” he asks innocently, looking around the room at everybody’s faces.
“Kurt?” Finn asks slowly, and Kurt turns to him.
“Yes?”
“Um…with the uniforms and the fact that they’re all rich guys…you guys weren’t, like, running a Host Club at Dalton, were you?” he looks almost afraid of the answer as Kurt sighs.
“No, Finn, we were not running a Host Club at Dalton. Not all private schools are as…eccentric as Ouran appears to be,” he looks vaguely amused as he sits back against the couch.
“Anyway, it’d never fly at McKinley. First of all, the guys in the show are just, like, bored,” Sam replies. “They don’t charge for their services. In fact, they spend obscene amounts of money just to put all that stuff on. We’d be spending more than we’ll ever make.”
“Plus, no matter how innocent the context, offering pleasurable company in exchange for money is, let’s face it, whoring ourselves out,” Kurt notes, now appearing rather disinterested.
“And it’s not like we can really have ‘types’ or whatever they have,” Puck throws in. “I mean, except for Hummel, we’re all jocks. Well, Artie’s not, like, a normal jock, but we’re all pretty close to the same. And I’ve already had most of the chicks at that school…”
“We don’t need to hear about your sexual exploits, Noah,” Kurt cuts him off, sounding remarkably bored.
“Still, why would they want to spend money to talk to us? They can do it for free,” Sam has to point out, and Mike admits that they all have good rebuttals. He sighs, determined to just shut the whole thing down. It was a stupid idea, anyway.
“Why’d you even invite Kurt, though?” Puck keeps going, staring at the boy. “I mean, we’re all pretty much studs, but him? Everyone and their dog knows what team he plays for.”
“Chicks dig gay guys,” Sam answers and shies away a little when Puck smirks knowingly at him. “And you saw how they acted on the show.”
“Okay, first of all, even if Blaine did attend McKinley, I would not make out with him in front of people. That’s practically cheap porn,” Kurt wrinkles his nose in distaste. “Secondly, part of the…appeal…in the show is the fact that they’re twin brothers. It wouldn’t quite be the same without that pseudo-incestuous element to it,” he nods his head, obviously attempting to end the conversation.
“Kurt,” Puck’s looking at him knowingly.
“No,” Kurt says immediately, and Mike sees his eyes dart toward Finn for a split second.
“You and Finn may not be biological brothers, but you’re still technically stepbrothers…” Artie adds.
“No,” Kurt says again, shaking his head. “Never. And Finn would never…you know that he’s…”
“Dude, if it gets us to New York, I’ll totally do it,” Finn’s nodding even as Kurt’s shaking his head, and Mike finds the whole picture more than a little humorous. “Besides, it’s not like they actually did anything. And, I mean, I danced with you and…”
“Stop thinking, Finn. Think about sports or food or, God forbid, boobs, but don’t think about that,” Kurt says emphatically.
“You’ve gotta admit, you two are the closest thing we’ve got to the guys in the show,” Sam puts in. “I mean, I’m blonde, but I’m not dramatic and over the top like Tamaki and I don’t think I could pull that off without looking like a freak…”
“Dude, you gave Quinn a promise ring when you weren’t even dating yet!” Puck leans over and shoves the blonde’s shoulder. “That’s pretty overdramatic!”
“Okay, so maybe I could pull it off. But probably not,” Sam pouts, staring at the television.
“And I have to point out that nobody’s as quiet as Mori,” Artie shrugs.
“What school did Matt transfer to again?” Puck asks, looking at Mike, and the other boy narrows his eyes. Yes, he and Matt hung out in Glee, but they really didn’t do a whole lot together outside of school. He still talks to him occasionally and he can tell that Matt misses McKinley, but with his dad’s job transfer it’s impossible for him to come back.
“Okay, so Sam can maybe pull off Tamaki and…” Artie turns back to Finn and Kurt.
“I thought we’d agreed this was a bad idea,” Kurt rubs his temples, looking irritated. “So why are we still discussing this?”
“Because I’m cool with it,” Finn grabs Kurt’s wrist and tugs him close, hooking Kurt’s arm around his neck and placing his other hand in the small of Kurt’s back, pulling him in as the smaller boy instinctively wraps his arms around Finn’s neck. “I’m cool with it,” Finn promises, their faces nearly touching, and Mike can see Kurt turn a rather impressive shade of red and try to pull away, an action that proves fairly futile considering how much bigger Finn is.
“You may be ‘cool with it,’ Finn Hudson, but need I remind you that I have a boyfriend. And, with the exception of Sam, the rest of you have girlfriends. Do you really think they’ll like you spending practically all of your free time outside of Glee Club flirting with other girls?” he states logically, and yeah, Mike should have thought of that. Tina’s pretty scary when she’s angry, and he knows that Quinn’s temper is nothing to laugh at, either, and he’d definitely not want to cross Lauren. Heck, even Brittany might be scary if she gets provoked; she probably has a mean kick, at least.
He looks around and notices that mostly everybody else seems to be realizing this, too, because they all look like they’ve been sucking on lemons, and he shakes his head. “You guys were right. It was a pretty stupid idea.”
“Yeah,” Puck agrees. “I guess we’ll just have to keep selling that taffy. Or I could whip up another batch of special cupcakes and we could have another bake sale…”
“No,” they all tell him, except for Sam who just looks kind of confused.
“Anyway, since we’re all here, why don’t we play some Halo regardless?” Artie suggests, eyeing the Xbox.
“Um, Kurt ‘n I are gonna head off, I think,” Finn still has Kurt held rather uncomfortably close, but he lets him go so Kurt can stand and adjust his clothing. “We’re going up to Monroe to the outlet mall tomorrow and shopping with Kurt kinda takes a lot out of you…dude, I like it, you’re just exhausting!” Finn protests as Kurt turns a rather intimidating glare on him.
“Okay. See you later, then,” Puck half-waves, scrambling for a controller, and the two of them leave, Finn slinging an arm across Kurt’s shoulders as they head out the door.
Really, Mike thinks, the two of them wouldn’t even have to try to have that, as Kurt called it, ‘pseudo-incestuous’ vibe going on, and he’s not sure if that’s a good thing.
Anyway, he’s glad the whole thing’s over and done with and he’s definitely going to think his ideas through from now on…
“Dude, for the record, I think you’d have made an awesome Tamaki,” Puck tells Sam, who looks rather pleased, and Mike suddenly shivers for no reason.
He has a funny feeling that this whole situation isn’t going to just go away anytime soon, and as he’s passed a controller he tries desperately to forget about it.
He should never have listened to Tina.
3.ginnyvos One Piece meets Doctor Who.
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4.trinitys_sin Finn/Kurt resistance AU.
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5.marcalus Sam/Blaine Sam gets kicked out of his house; Blaine is there to comfort him.
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6.glamstarwee Sam/Kurt post 'Le Jazz Hot'
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7.clovrboy Fairy Tail/Glee AU
8.theotherdenise Fluffy Amy/Rory moment.
9.psyko_kittie Finn/Kurt high school reunion
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10.rairox64 Finn/Kurt, side Sam/Blaine pirate AU
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*You should all mostly know what characters/pairings I write for, but if you're unsure you can always check my fic masterlist to be sure. Also, most prompts should be fine with me unless they're really squick-y, but I'll definitely let you know if that's the case!!