Prompt Post #7
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Tina doesn't tell him how actually quitting cemented her decision.
It's still too raw to casually talk about. She simply didn't show up for one practice, true. She knew though she'd have to do it properly, leaving ND, mostly for her own peace of mind.
So she steeled herself and went to Mr. Schue's office to tell him she was leaving Glee. He'd looked stunned. But even as he asked her if she was sure - and not for her reasons! - Tina could see him going through the members mentally and coming up with the reassurance that they were safely over twelve people: still being eligible for Regionals. His relief was palpable. That had been his very first and most important concern. Not getting her to rejoin, not asking why she didn't like Glee anymore and perhaps even (alright, she had been daydreaming a bit there) trying to improve things... And that hurt. She's still surprised just how much it hurts.
She knew he has his favorites, everyone does: Schue has never been subtle about it. But to be so easily dismissed after 2.5 years, after all they've been through as a group? To have it confirmed that in his mind she's been bolstering their numbers and serving as back-ground noise for anything big? She remembers how he encouraged her in the very beginning - but maybe that was more about keeping the upper hand in his power play with Rachel. She's not sure anymore about his motives then.
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Schue is such a douchebag... I just wish she had her rant in front of all of ND. (like how Artie did)
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She's seen it with Kurt, multiple times. With Puck - and God, did that boy need it after giving his child away! She's still ashamed how they all - her too - reacted when his obvious grief over Beth and channeling it into destruction had landed him in juvenile detention. If only Schue invested a tenth in Puck of what he did as Finn's mentor, Finn who'd had Burt Hummel for a while now for that. Never mind Rachel's mother apparently having taken advantage of him and his love for his daughter now. They make quips about it, as if it's been Puck's normal cougar-hunt, but mainly she thinks because they all feel uncomfortable and helpless: Puck refuses to talk, at least with her or Mike. She doesn't know who else has tried; for Quinn it's been all about herself; Rachel seems to think the important thing was that Shelby got away with it without repercussions. And no adult cared... With Mike even (it was her who worked with him on his voice until he became less insecure). With Mercedes (who clearly had been stewing a while about being overlooked before becoming passive-aggressive, lazy and then exploding and leaving). With Artie, though admittedly Schue had been making headway there this year with letting him direct WSS and he got to do a lot more singing recently.
And it proved true now too: a sympathetic-wounded look and a few resigned noises were all she got. That's the extent Mr. Schue goes to for his charges, at least for the majority of them. She managed to hold onto her composure until she'd left his office with a rather formal goodbye. She may be prone to crying but Tina has her dignity, she didn't want to lose face. She waited until she was safely alone in the bathroom to have her cry.
And he apparently didn't even deem it necessary to inform the rest of the club of her departure. His own private life and the Finchel-drama was clearly more important than taking two minutes to tell the others... She comes back to the present to find Puck looking at her inquisitively and repeating his question.
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“My what?!”
“Your spy, like a ninja.”
“Oh. No, no spying. Why would I need one? It’s not as if I plan to establish a rival glee club or anything. ... I told Mike he should decide for his own, not leave for me or anything. His situation is different anyway: he’s gone this summer and he only joined Glee for the opportunity to finally dance - and because you made him and Matt, Mr. ‘I Need Back-up And That’s You Asshats, Complain to the Fist’! And he gets to dance, is even featured in competition. He’s still deliberating, I think. I’m not going to force or emotionally blackmail him. If he wants to stay, that’s fine. As long as he doesn’t slushy or dump me for leaving. We don't have to do everything together as a couple. He didn't try to force me to join the decathlon-team just because we became boyfriend and girlfriend.”
"Hmm, good for you - going all independent woman! Mike's not exactly Mr. Assertive, sure, but on the other hand I can't imagine him sitting by when they start to bitch about you - and you know they will! - once everyone finally clues in you're gone."
"You're not trying to get me to go back?"
Tina isn't sure if she's disappointed with his easy acceptance or flattered that he respects her decision and doesn't try to change her mind.
Puck shrugs, "Why would I? You've got good reasons. You probably agonized over it, slept over it and made freakin' pro- and con-lists before deciding. Who am I to tell you you're wrong and to suck it up? And you're not. Wrong, I mean. Glee has been less fun for a while. Thought it was just me..."
He looks thoughtful for a moment. Then he grins at her, before letting it morph into his patented sexy smirk.
"And by the way - you’re totally hot when you’re ranting! It suits you." He winks. "If you ever get tired of Mike hit me up. We can make my Glee-chick-record perfect. No cheating though, that’s so 2009/2010.”
And with that he saunters off. Leaving Tina a bit baffled but also feeling a lot lighter. It was good to finally let loose and talk about all the things that pissed her off about Glee. She wonders what he'll do... Puck didn't seem pleased to learn about the backdoor-deals and he said himself that Gee hasn't been fun for him either lately. And there's Mike, of course.
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