Blaine Big Bang Round 3: Artist Claiming
We currently have 30 stories submitted for entry in the third round of the Blaine Big Bang! We only have 18 artists signed up, so we are allowing artists to continue to sign up as an ongoing process (and you don't need to wait for confirmation to come back and choose, come right back as soon as you sign up!), and if you're feeling ambitious and would like to do art for more than one story, we'll open up a second round on Monday!
Claims are on a first come, first served basis. Comment with the number of the story you want and I'll comment back when it's yours! If a summary is marked out, it's taken, but please double check comments as well before claiming. Please only claim one story at this time. Characters and pairings are in brackets behind the summary, make sure you are comfortable creating for the pairings and warnings associated with the summary.
Once every story has an artist, I'll send out emails with info :) Thanks guys!
#1 Blaine's elaborate plans for the "best senior year ever" get brought to a halt and his dreams of a future are stripped away when he discovers that the headaches he's been having, aren't really headaches at all and all of his strange behavior lately, including cheating on Kurt, can all blamed on one thing ó there's a tumor growing inside of his brain that's doing it's best to kill him. [Klaine, Blam friendship]
Warnings (if any): terminal illness (cancer), discussion of death, brief descriptions of infidelity.
Rating: PG-13. Potentially R/NC-17
Genre: Season 4 AU, angst, hurt/comfort
---
#2 After a snowstorm hits New York, Kurt and Blaine meet for the first time when they end up stranded together in the airport waiting for flights out of town for the holidays. They bond over coffee and karaoke, and realise that perhaps their flight cancellation might have been the best thing to happen to either of them... ever. [Kurt, Cooper, Rachel. Klaine (with talk of past relationships with original characters).]
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance/humour
---
#3 Blaine is desperate to start over after his father, the most hated man in Ohio, jumps bail the day before his sentencing for investment fraud. Blaine flees to New York and changes his name, hoping to get lost in the anonymity of the big city. He hadnít planned on meeting Kurt, who seems determined to break down his barriers. He wants to believe that happiness is possible for him, but can one ever really outrun the past? [Klaine, Sebastian, mentions of Burt, Rachel]
Warnings (if any): brief mentions of alcohol abuse by off-screen character
Rating: M
Genre: AU, Angst (but not too much)
---
#4 Blaine hits his head and wakes up in a world he definitely does not belong. Or, the one in which, Blaine Anderson has a head injury and subsequently stars in a skewed picture perfect version of his own reality. Set late season three before Props (3x20) and inspired by Artie's dream sequence in Glee, Actually (4x10). Very AU. [Kurt Hummel, Quinn Fabray, Finn Hudson, Noah Puckerman // Klaine endgame with gratuitous one-sided Quaine, background Tike and Brittana]
Warnings: Homophobia, Violence, Language, Infidelity, vague references to suicide
Rating: Teen
Genre: AU within their normal world, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Romance.
---
#5 Blaine is the Art teacher at the McConica School, who keeps painting on his free time but has maybe lost a little bit of his inspiration. Kurt is the new Music teacher, and director of the chamber choir.
Meeting him makes something in Blaine vibrate with inspiration, his brushes moving with the colors Kurt's voice and personality bring to life.
Theyíre both passionate about their craft, about passing the passion to the kids, and they quickly become friends.
But after a rainstorm destroys the roof of the auditorium used by the choir to rehearse, the director announces that the art room will have to work for them both, and Blaine welcomes his new colleague in ìhisî room. As they work together, they discover that their disciplines can match, possibly as an association, as a performance.
And maybe this will bring them even closer together. [Jeff Sterling (briefly), Sam Evans, Mercedes Jones, Kurt Hummel, Cooper Anderson, Pairings: Mercedes/Sam, Kurt/Blaine]
Rating: M
Genre: AU, Fluff / Angst (just a little bit)
---
#6 Writer and blogger Blaine Anderson just wanted to have a few drinks, hook up with his friend Kurt Hummel, and pretend for a little while that his adopted city of Boston hadnít been attacked. He meant to make a quiet exit the morning after, but a cranky roommate, the specter of overprotective parents, and the justice system had other plans. [Kurt, Santana, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Sam (texts only); Klaine pairing.]
Warnings: This fic takes place shortly after the Boston Marathon bombings and references 9/11.
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Friendship, Smut, Romance, Angst, Humor, AU
---
#7 Six outer walls, five doors, five rooms, three windows, and one balcony. This is the world in which Blaine Anderson has lived for ten years. All of that is about to change. [Cooper Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Shannon Beiste, Quinn Fabray, Kurt Hummel, Emma Pillsbury, Marley Rose / Blaine Anderson and Kurt Hummel]
Warnings (if any): anxiety, eating, mental, and panic disorders, language, mentions of past homophobia and violence, prescribed drug use, sex, therapy
Rating: NC-17
Genre: angst, au, gen, romance
---
#8 After a never-ending stream of completely failed relationships, Blaine literally bumps into the man of his dreams on the street. And promptly loses him when they walk off as if nothing has happened. Like Blaine's entire world hasn't been knocked off its axis.
All he wants to do is find his perfect man again; to find the man he knows he's been looking for forever. Something that's far easier said than done. [Kurt, Sebastian, Tina, Unique, Sam, Mercedes, Marley, Jake, Mike (with really small appearances of Chandler, Rachel, Finn, Puck). Pairings: Blaine/Kurt, Blaine/Sebastian (background Tina/Mike, Marley/Jake, mentioned Rachel/Finn, Blaine/Eli, Blaine/OC)]
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance/AU
---
#9 Blaine Anderson comes to New York thinking the world is his oyster, overjoyed at the prospect of taking a bite of the Big Apple, moving into an apartment he and Kurt can call home and finally living the Manhattanite life together theyíve always dreamed of. But then Kurt gets an offer that heís not sure he can refuse, the plans theyíve made are turned on their head and Blaine finds out that having a dream and living it are two very different things. [Rachel Berry, Burt Hummel, Santana Lopez, OMC.
Pairings: Klaine]
Warnings: Break-up related angst
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Post Season 3 AU.
---
#10 Sci-fi AU in which Blaine Anderson wanders the halls of Dalton Academy, a safe haven created by his father after the events surrounding the Sadie Hawkins dance. Populated by student-machines, Dalton is an orderly place where everyone does exactly what Blaine wants . . . until Kurt Hummel (an actual real boy!) sneaks in to spy on the Warblersówhich changes everything. Part gothic fairy tale and part sci-fi adventure, this is a story about adapting and survivingóand breaking free of the cage. [Blaine/Kurt, the Andersons (Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Cooper), the Warblers, Sebastian Smythe, the "old" New Directions members from Season 2]
Warnings (if any): references to Blaine's attack at the Sadie Hawkins dance
Rating: T
Genre: Sci-fi AU (but with plenty of Season 2 canon moments re-interpreted)
---
#11 Blaine Anderson, 6 years old from Oregon working in the second grade reading group, is assigned a pen pal. His name? Kurt Hummel from Lima, Ohio. Over 11 years they remain friends, true confidants, as they navigate changing types of correspondence, becoming teenagers, and battling their demons together. [Kurt Hummel, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Cooper Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Hummel, eventual all Glee club, Carole, minor OCs.]
Warnings: underage sex between minors, mentions of homophobic language and attack
Rating: NC-17
Genre: realistic fiction AU
---
#12 As Blaine and his friend, Justin, recover from the attack after the Sadie Hawkins Dance, they both decide to take their relationship to the next level. Both Blaine and Justin have their reasons for this and they are content for awhile. It's not until Blaine meets Kurt at Dalton, and he begins to experience all the crazy feelings of being head over heels in love, that Blaine realizes that his relationship with Justin is not working for him anymore. What follows is a ton of angsty pining and guilty thoughts, with Blaine and Justin finally coming to terms with what happened to them the night of the Sadie Hawkins Dance. [Kurt, Justin - (OMC), Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Cooper, Burt. Pairings: Blaine/Justin (OMC), Blaine/Kurt]
Warnings: violence & homophobic language in flashback scenes, emotional cheating
Rating: R
Genre: AU, angst, romance
---
#13 When Kurt leaves for New York and gets his internship, Blaine starts writing in a journal as a way to get out some of his feelings without having to "burden" Kurt with them. He continues writing after the break up as a way to feel connected to Kurt, especially when they're not talking. Follows canon except with some tweeking to the timing between events. It extends through to the season finale. [Blaine/ Kurt, all characters that Blaine interacted with during Season 4 are most likely brought up along the way.]
Warnings (if any): Attempts to understand Blaine's actions in season 4 in a way that might not gel with what other people think
Rating: K+
---
#14 Blaine wants to get away from the city, so when friends ask him to accompany them to a haunted house in Upstate New York to film a documentary over spring break, he's more than happy to oblige. He's hoping for many chances to relax and take in the gorgeous surroundings between helping Artie with his film and participating in Brittany's seances. Instead, he has to deal with power outages, washed out roads, no cell service, and the possibility that all of these events have been set up by the staff. The one bright spot is a very intriguing fellow guest named Kurt, who believes every story about the estate and its infamous otherwordly inhabitants. As Blaine gets closer to Kurt, he finds himself becoming a stalwart believer right along side him. [Blaine/Kurt, background Brittany/Santana, Artie, Rachel, Puck, Emma, Jan/Liz]
Warnings (if any): ghosts/hauntings and all the creepiness that entails
Rating: R
Genre: AU/Supernatural
---
#15 Blaine Anderson, baseball's next superstar, is loved by millions, but he's secretly on the hunt for his soulmate. It doesn't take long for that search to become public. Will he meet the mysterious Kurt Hummel before it's too late? [Kurt, Mike, Sam, Wes, Will, Puck, Rachel, many other Glee characters and OCs mentioned; Kurt/Blaine, Mike/Tina, other canonical pairings, mentions of past Blaine/Sebastian and Blaine/Eli, Blaine/Mike/Sam friendship]
Warnings (if any): homophobia, including in the media
Rating: NC-17
Genre: AU, romance
---
#16 Blaine has been kept inside the castle grounds by the King for his whole life. Just when he is close to having the opportunity to leave through joining the army, he becomes the unwitting pawn in a rebellion. Lady Berry, the daughter of a powerful family from the south, visits the castle with her entourage, including an enigmatic Kurt. And life for Blaine is never the same again. [Klaine, Rachel (small amount of Finchel), Sebastian, Tina and most others in smaller roles.]
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Fantasy AU
---
#17 Blaine and Kurt are a D/s couple (Dom!Kurt, sub!Blaine living in NYC. Things seem to be perfect but when a new political head takes over the government things go from bad to worse.
Warnings- heavy D/s, smut, language, physical violence, minor (blink and you'll miss it) non-con. This is a dark story and it will get darker as it goes on. [Kurt, Rachel, Santana, Brittany, Sam, Mike, Tina, OC's]
Rating: M
Genre: AU, Political, D/s Society, Angst
---
#18 A season four au/rewrite that follows Blaine's senior year, his relationships, and his growth, as he deals with a blossoming friendship with Sebastian, hard times with Kurt, and a new discourse with his parents. [Sebastian Smythe, Kurt Hummel, Sam Evans, Blaine's parents, misc glee club and warblers. Pairings: Blaine/Kurt, Blaine/Sebastian (endgame), possible background Santana/Rachel]
Warnings (if any): Not entirely Kurt-friendly, unhealthy relationship, smut, brief mentions of sadie hawkins.
Rating: NC-17
Genre: au, angst, coming-of-age
---
#19 Heís sexy! Heís cute! Heís popular to boot! Itís Blaine Andersonís first and only year as Head Cheerleader of the McKinley High School Cheerios, and he is going to make sure that itís an excellent one. (A Bring It On AU. Weíre sorry.) [Blaine/Sebastian, Blaine/Kurt, Brittany/Santana, Hunter/his ego]
Warnings (if any): Underaged drinking, dub-con (of the both parties are drunk kind)
Rating: R/NC-17
Genre: comedy/romance
---
#20 After Kurt breaks up with him, unable to handle a long-distance relationship, Blaine finds himself re-evaluating the path he's been on, and what he wants out of life. Eight months later, Blaine finds himself on a pre-medical track at a private college in the Midwest, defying everyone's expectations for his life after McKinley. Applying is tough, getting in is harder, but surviving medical school? It's going to take everything Blaine has to give. Throughout his journey to medical school and beyond, he learns a lot about himself, and along the way reconnects with the person he'd thought he'd lost forever. Canon compliant until Makeover. Medical School!AU.[Kurt Hummel, Cooper Anderson, eventual Klaine pairing]
Warnings (if any): minor medical squick at times
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Gen/Friendship
---
#21 Summary: Blaine is a shy Kindergarten teacher. His best friend, Sam, sets him up on a date with his wife's best friend Kurt. This is the story of their young love and the struggles and problems they run into along the way. [Klaine, Samcedes]
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Future AU
---
#22 Blaine goes on a road trip to Los Angeles to spend part of the summer with Cooper before he goes off to college in NYC in the fall. Sam and Mike join him on the road for the trip out there. Along the way they have some interesting encounters, a few mishaps, and a lot of fun. Once in L.A., Cooper has a big surprise for Blaine. Old flames are rekindled - even if only for a few nights, new relationships begin to form, and new experiences provide clarity for both Blaine and his friends. [Blaine, Sam, Mike, Cooper, Puck, Rachel, Santana, Kurt, Mercedes, some OMCs, some OFCs, and a small bit of Finn, Burt, and Blaineís mom. Pairings (not necessarily relationships, some are just hookups): Kurt/Blaine, Sam/OFC, Sam/Mercedes, past Finn/Rachel, Rachel/Cooper, Mike/OMC, and Santana/OFC]
Warnings (if any): underage drinking, drug use (only marijuana use by main characters, mentions of club drugs used by side characters--this may change as i write more of the story and may not be included at all), slight dub-con [due to several occasions where both (happy, willing, interested) partners are under the influence of alcohol, but (in most instances) not drunk and afterwards have no regrets]
Rating: NC-17
Genre: comedy, drama, angst, romance
---
#23 Blaine Anderson thought he had the perfect life: wonderful parents, great friends, a prominent role in the Warblers. Then one day everything changed when Blaine looked down at picture of a missing kid on a milk carton and realized he was looking at himself. [Blaine/Kurt, The Anderson Family, The Danvers Family, background Rachel/Finn, Warblers]
Warnings (if any): Kidnapping, References to underage drug use, Implied homophobia/bullying, References to gay bashing, Character death (not Kurt or Blaine)
Rating: R
Genre: AU, Angst
---
#24 Blaine Anderson tries to deal with the aftermath of a stunning, deadly school shooting that claims the life of some of his glee club students. [Blaine/Kurt, Finn, Shannon Beiste, S4 Glee kids (Marley, Unique, Jake, Ryder, Kitty, Sam, Brittany, Tina, Artie, Sugar, Joe), David Karofsky, Cooper Anderson]
Warnings (if any): Multiple character deaths, homicide/suicide, descriptions of a violent gun crime, hate crimes and homophobia, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms...this story is not for everybody.
Rating: M
Genre: Angst/Romance
---
#25 There was a common thread that held the entire world together, a singular thought that infiltrated most minds more often than not until it reached fruition. Everyone had someone that was out there in the world waiting for them, someone they were destined to spend the rest of their lives with, and Blaine Anderson was no exception. Meeting his soul mate was a moment he'd been dreaming of and imagining ever since he was old enough to know he had one. It was a moment that he anticipated replaying over and over again in his mind -- that first moment when he'd known. No matter how much he'd thought about it, read about it, dreamed about it, nothing could have prepared him for the actual moment itself. [Cooper/OC, Kurt/Blaine]
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Romance
---
#26 The Chase/Devon cheating plotline that dominates the season four winter finale of Sing rocks the fandom to its core. Fortunately, the Chevon Big Bang sign-up date coincides with the dark, wank-filled times, and thanks to an old beta services post in the now-defunct Chase-Devon Livejournal community, Blaine finds himself with a full plate during the hiatus. He has practice for show choir sectionals, drabbles to write under AU photosets that crop up on his dash, and now a twenty-five-thousand word Chase/Devon fix-it fic to beta for Kurt, the moderator of the Fashion of Sing! blog and fandom personality known for his often passive-aggressive character meta. Fortunately, the last one takes Blaine in directions he hadn't expected when he signed up for Tumblr and followed his first Sing blog. [Kurt/Blaine; Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Trent, Wes. Minor appearances by other Warblers and Glee Club members.]
Warnings: Homophobia (references to both Kurt and Karofsky as depicted in NBK, as well as Blaine's Sadie Hawkins event), non-graphic sex
Rating: R
Genre: Romance, AU
---
#27 The year is 1890, the place: New York City. To the outside world, Blaine Anderson is just another young gentleman, trying to navigate the waters of high-society life. What they fail to realize is that even the most charming people have secretsóand when a family errand introduces him to the cityís new tailor, the secrets Blaine has been hiding begin to seem a little less containable. [Blaine/Kurt, Sebastian, Quinn, Brittany]
Warnings: some racist/homophobic language, implied one-sided Seblaine
Rating: PG-13 (possibly R)
Genre: AU (historical), friendship, angst, romance
---
#28 New York: that magical city where anything can happen. At least that's what Blaine Anderson, recent film school grad and TV buff thinks. When he and his best friend Sam move to the city, Blaine expects it to be just like the movies. But reality can't always live up to fantasy, especially when he meets film-hating, theatre-loving Kurt Hummel. Can Blaine navigate NYC with only his cinematic knowledge to guide him? Or can movie tropes only get him so far in life? A Klaine romantic comedy with a twist. [Sam Evans, Quintana [Santana and Quinn], Kurt Hummel, Klaine]
Warnings (if any)- Alcohol use, mentions of homophobia and abuse (Sadie Hawkins).
Rating- PG-13
Genre- Alternate Meeting AU. Romantic Comedy.
---
#29 Giving up his dream to go to NAYDA was the most difficult decision in Blaine's life, but he made it in the name of love. As his freshman year at a private college progresses, Blaine learns to come to terms with the possibility that Kurt would probably never forgive him for his mistake and struggles to regain his self-respect and move on. Unexpectedly, an antagonistic Sebastian Smythe, who seems to be avoiding him at all costs, is one of the people to help him through it. [Sebastian Smythe, Kurt Hummel, Nick Duval, Peter (original male character), minor appearances of several Glee characters. Pairings: Blaine/Sebastian]
Rating: R
Genre: Romance
---
#30 Into the Wild AU. Blaine Anderson has led the perfect life. Straight A student, graduated with honors from NYU, from a wealthy, conventional, all American family. But Blaine realizes he needs something new, fresh and exciting. He takes off one night, with nothing but his car, his backpack, and $1,000, and sets off to encounter adventures far beyond his comprehension [Kurt/Blaine, Carole/Burt, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Cooper, Santana, others (as of now undetermined)]
Warnings (if any): some violence, drugs, underage drinking
Rating: M
Genre: AU