Day of Silence [Will]
Title: Day of Silence
Fandom: Glee
Written: May - June, 2010
Rating: R
Words: 43000 [total]
Summary: After Kurt explains to Mr. Schue that he will be participating in Day of Silence, Schue decides to get the whole club in on it. One chapter for each character, detailing what happened during their day and how it affected them.
Notes: Trigger warnings for sexual abuse, attempted rape, violence, and offensive/crude language.
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Will Schuester had always been a team player.
His willingness to help others started at a very young age when his younger brother had drawn all over the living room walls with crayons. His parents weren't stupid and they knew that he hadn't done it, but he told them that he had anyway. They couldn't really do much about it, anyway. Andy was only three at the time and they had left the crayons out on the table. But Will didn't want his little brother to get in trouble, so he had confessed to the graffiti-ing of the walls.
His camaraderie with his brother grew stronger after that. Andy was a little snot and everyone knew it, but Will loved him and cared about him. When Andy got in trouble for kidnapping their neighbor's dog, Will said he had helped. When Andy started school and decided that he liked hiding in the bathroom more than going to class, Will held his hand and marched him into his classroom. When Andy was bullied by the big, mean second grader, Will gave the kid a black eye.
This over-protective older brother instinct stuck with him his whole life. He started packing Andy's lunches for him once they got older and tutored him in Spanish. He introduced Andy to all his future teachers so they'd know who he was ahead of time. He went to all of Andy's soccer games, wearing a homemade shirt with Andy's name and number on it (which probably embarrassed the younger boy to no end).
And it wasn't just Will doing things for Andy. Andy took after his brother's kindness and helped him out any way he could. He took the heat when Will crashed his bike into the family's car and helped him clean up the mess after his first big party. He played the piano when Will wanted to practice his songs for glee club and badgered Will until he agreed to learn the guitar with him. Andy went to all of the glee club's performances, donning a shirt similar to the one Will wore to his soccer games, catcalling whenever his brother got a solo.
The two of them were best friends, learning from each other and loving each other just the way brothers should. Will took everything being an older brother had taught him and used it in his everyday life, helping his friends when they needed it and always being there to support them. His leadership and team spirit was what got their glee club to Nationals.
It made sense that he had decided to study education in college. He had practically taught his entire glee club how to speak Spanish, so he had plenty of practice in the area. Will formed study groups with his friends, talked to the quiet girl in the back of his literature class, went to all the college's football games, and wrote to his brother once a week.
So when Kurt came to him and told him about Day of Silence, Will knew that this was one opportunity he was not going to let slide by.
He prepped his classroom the night before, wanting to make sure everything would run as smoothly as possible. He got some information off of the Day of Silence website, copying it down and translating it into Spanish. Sure, it was busywork, but what else was he supposed to do? He was a Spanish teacher who wasn't talking for a day, and he wasn't about to pop in a Spanish-dubbed version of Spongebob Squarepants.
But Will wasn't an idiot. He heard what people were whispering. He even caught wind of the rumor that one of the Karofsky brothers had started, the one about him and Finn being more than just teacher and student. Will wanted to find Finn and talk to him about it, but every time he caught sight of him, Finn would pointedly turn in the other direction. It was as if he was trying to quash the rumors by ignoring his favorite teacher.
The stares he got in the staff room at lunch confirmed that a good portion of the faculty had heard the rumor as well. Will tried to pretend that everyone wasn't staring at him, tried to eat his sandwich in peace, but the familiar sight of a brightly-colored tracksuit soon obscured his vision. Sighing heavily, he looked up to meet Sue Sylvester's cold eyes with his own hopeful stare.
"Hey buddy," she began cheerfully, pulling out the chair opposite him and sitting down. Will could feel everyone in the room leaning closer, not wanting to miss what Sue was going to say. "I heard you and your little glee club aren't talking today. Care to explain why?" She was feigning interest, a sure sign that she had already thought this entire one-sided conversation through. Will's expression hardened, a frown creasing his brow.
"Oh, right, you can't say anything. How silly of me." Sue laughed shortly, grinning at him. "But you see, William, I, like the rest of the population of this school, know how to use Google. So I did a little search and you know what I found?" She leaned in closer. "Hmm?"
Sue was baiting him, trying to get him to say something. Will just shrugged noncommittally.
"I found out that it's international sneaky gay day," Sue's expression and voice both hardened. "Which makes me wonder just what sort of values you are passing on to these kids. Just because you stayed in your loveless marriage for years because of the conveniency of having a beard doesn't mean you should encourage these kids to do the same thing.
"In fact, I'm shocked I didn't figure it out sooner," Sue tilted her head to one side, scrutinizing him. "You have a love affair with vests, you tear up whenever someone sings a song about kittens and rainbows, your affinity for showtunes is probably only matched by Sandy's love of Adam Lambert, and your hairstyle must pay homage to your lesbian mentor." Sue slammed her hand down on the table, exclaiming, "William Schuester is a sneaky gay!"
Will just stared at her, raising an eyebrow as if to say, "So?"
"But you know something, Will?" Sue was leaning back in her chair, one finger wagging at him. "You may be a cookie-cutter example of a sneaky gay hiding in plain sight, but there's one thing I don't understand. How do you still have a job here when you have passed on your disease to one of your students? What have you really been teaching that giant oaf, Finn Hudson?"
It was Will's turn to slam his hand down on the table.
"Dammit, Sue!" He couldn't keep quiet this time. "I don't care what you say about me, but when you bring my kids into this, that's where I draw the line. There is nothing going on between me and Finn or any of my other students, so you can stop right there before you make yourself look foolish. Finn Hudson is a wonderful boy, but that's what he is: a boy. And there is nothing going on between us."
Will looked around the room, making eye contact with every faculty member there.
"Anyone else need something clarified?" He stood up, grabbing his lunch and heading for the door. He pushed the door open with a little too much force, leaving it to bang shut behind him, but he didn't care. Will dumped the rest of his lunch in the trash, having lost his appetite, and went back to his office, closing and locking the door behind him.
He pulled out his phone, pressing and holding the number two. He sat down and, after six rings, he got an answer.
"Willy, you have the worst possible timing ever!" Andy whined, making Will laugh. "Come on, what can possibly be so important that you called right as I was about to get Hottie McHottie-Pants's phone number?"
"Is that what you're calling them now?" Will was laughing again. "How old are you, twleve?"
"Well, he was," Andy said defensively, and Will could see him sticking out his tongue at the phone. "So make this worth my while, Willy, or I won't pick up next time."
"Whatever you say, Andy," Will leaned back in his chair, closing his eyes and already feeling much better. "But listen, I was thinking that maybe sometime before the end of the year you could come visit McKinley to meet New Directions..."
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Intro | Artie | Brittany | Finn | Jesse | Matt | Mercedes | Mike | Puck | Quinn | Rachel | Santana | Tina | Kurt
Fandom: Glee
Written: May - June, 2010
Rating: R
Words: 43000 [total]
Summary: After Kurt explains to Mr. Schue that he will be participating in Day of Silence, Schue decides to get the whole club in on it. One chapter for each character, detailing what happened during their day and how it affected them.
Notes: Trigger warnings for sexual abuse, attempted rape, violence, and offensive/crude language.
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Will Schuester had always been a team player.
His willingness to help others started at a very young age when his younger brother had drawn all over the living room walls with crayons. His parents weren't stupid and they knew that he hadn't done it, but he told them that he had anyway. They couldn't really do much about it, anyway. Andy was only three at the time and they had left the crayons out on the table. But Will didn't want his little brother to get in trouble, so he had confessed to the graffiti-ing of the walls.
His camaraderie with his brother grew stronger after that. Andy was a little snot and everyone knew it, but Will loved him and cared about him. When Andy got in trouble for kidnapping their neighbor's dog, Will said he had helped. When Andy started school and decided that he liked hiding in the bathroom more than going to class, Will held his hand and marched him into his classroom. When Andy was bullied by the big, mean second grader, Will gave the kid a black eye.
This over-protective older brother instinct stuck with him his whole life. He started packing Andy's lunches for him once they got older and tutored him in Spanish. He introduced Andy to all his future teachers so they'd know who he was ahead of time. He went to all of Andy's soccer games, wearing a homemade shirt with Andy's name and number on it (which probably embarrassed the younger boy to no end).
And it wasn't just Will doing things for Andy. Andy took after his brother's kindness and helped him out any way he could. He took the heat when Will crashed his bike into the family's car and helped him clean up the mess after his first big party. He played the piano when Will wanted to practice his songs for glee club and badgered Will until he agreed to learn the guitar with him. Andy went to all of the glee club's performances, donning a shirt similar to the one Will wore to his soccer games, catcalling whenever his brother got a solo.
The two of them were best friends, learning from each other and loving each other just the way brothers should. Will took everything being an older brother had taught him and used it in his everyday life, helping his friends when they needed it and always being there to support them. His leadership and team spirit was what got their glee club to Nationals.
It made sense that he had decided to study education in college. He had practically taught his entire glee club how to speak Spanish, so he had plenty of practice in the area. Will formed study groups with his friends, talked to the quiet girl in the back of his literature class, went to all the college's football games, and wrote to his brother once a week.
So when Kurt came to him and told him about Day of Silence, Will knew that this was one opportunity he was not going to let slide by.
He prepped his classroom the night before, wanting to make sure everything would run as smoothly as possible. He got some information off of the Day of Silence website, copying it down and translating it into Spanish. Sure, it was busywork, but what else was he supposed to do? He was a Spanish teacher who wasn't talking for a day, and he wasn't about to pop in a Spanish-dubbed version of Spongebob Squarepants.
But Will wasn't an idiot. He heard what people were whispering. He even caught wind of the rumor that one of the Karofsky brothers had started, the one about him and Finn being more than just teacher and student. Will wanted to find Finn and talk to him about it, but every time he caught sight of him, Finn would pointedly turn in the other direction. It was as if he was trying to quash the rumors by ignoring his favorite teacher.
The stares he got in the staff room at lunch confirmed that a good portion of the faculty had heard the rumor as well. Will tried to pretend that everyone wasn't staring at him, tried to eat his sandwich in peace, but the familiar sight of a brightly-colored tracksuit soon obscured his vision. Sighing heavily, he looked up to meet Sue Sylvester's cold eyes with his own hopeful stare.
"Hey buddy," she began cheerfully, pulling out the chair opposite him and sitting down. Will could feel everyone in the room leaning closer, not wanting to miss what Sue was going to say. "I heard you and your little glee club aren't talking today. Care to explain why?" She was feigning interest, a sure sign that she had already thought this entire one-sided conversation through. Will's expression hardened, a frown creasing his brow.
"Oh, right, you can't say anything. How silly of me." Sue laughed shortly, grinning at him. "But you see, William, I, like the rest of the population of this school, know how to use Google. So I did a little search and you know what I found?" She leaned in closer. "Hmm?"
Sue was baiting him, trying to get him to say something. Will just shrugged noncommittally.
"I found out that it's international sneaky gay day," Sue's expression and voice both hardened. "Which makes me wonder just what sort of values you are passing on to these kids. Just because you stayed in your loveless marriage for years because of the conveniency of having a beard doesn't mean you should encourage these kids to do the same thing.
"In fact, I'm shocked I didn't figure it out sooner," Sue tilted her head to one side, scrutinizing him. "You have a love affair with vests, you tear up whenever someone sings a song about kittens and rainbows, your affinity for showtunes is probably only matched by Sandy's love of Adam Lambert, and your hairstyle must pay homage to your lesbian mentor." Sue slammed her hand down on the table, exclaiming, "William Schuester is a sneaky gay!"
Will just stared at her, raising an eyebrow as if to say, "So?"
"But you know something, Will?" Sue was leaning back in her chair, one finger wagging at him. "You may be a cookie-cutter example of a sneaky gay hiding in plain sight, but there's one thing I don't understand. How do you still have a job here when you have passed on your disease to one of your students? What have you really been teaching that giant oaf, Finn Hudson?"
It was Will's turn to slam his hand down on the table.
"Dammit, Sue!" He couldn't keep quiet this time. "I don't care what you say about me, but when you bring my kids into this, that's where I draw the line. There is nothing going on between me and Finn or any of my other students, so you can stop right there before you make yourself look foolish. Finn Hudson is a wonderful boy, but that's what he is: a boy. And there is nothing going on between us."
Will looked around the room, making eye contact with every faculty member there.
"Anyone else need something clarified?" He stood up, grabbing his lunch and heading for the door. He pushed the door open with a little too much force, leaving it to bang shut behind him, but he didn't care. Will dumped the rest of his lunch in the trash, having lost his appetite, and went back to his office, closing and locking the door behind him.
He pulled out his phone, pressing and holding the number two. He sat down and, after six rings, he got an answer.
"Willy, you have the worst possible timing ever!" Andy whined, making Will laugh. "Come on, what can possibly be so important that you called right as I was about to get Hottie McHottie-Pants's phone number?"
"Is that what you're calling them now?" Will was laughing again. "How old are you, twleve?"
"Well, he was," Andy said defensively, and Will could see him sticking out his tongue at the phone. "So make this worth my while, Willy, or I won't pick up next time."
"Whatever you say, Andy," Will leaned back in his chair, closing his eyes and already feeling much better. "But listen, I was thinking that maybe sometime before the end of the year you could come visit McKinley to meet New Directions..."
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Intro | Artie | Brittany | Finn | Jesse | Matt | Mercedes | Mike | Puck | Quinn | Rachel | Santana | Tina | Kurt