FIC: We Follow Darkness like a Dream 4/4 (RTIS Program 'Verse)
Title: We Follow Darkness Like A Dream
Characters: Puck, Kurt, Finn, Will, Burt, Carole
'Verse: RTIS Program 'Verse
Summary: Written because of The Fic I Didn't Write game on Puckurt: In a society where parents can sell their delinquent kids into a slave system instead of paying for them to be rehabilitated in jail, Kurt finds himself drawn to his neighbour's new slave-boy, a boy only known as Puck.
Disclaimer: Don't own any characters associated with Glee.
The only thing the dinner did was make sure Kurt couldn’t get Puck out of his head. He could see that the Harris family were treating Puck well, Kurt never had any doubts that they’d be cruel, but he could tell that he was no more than a worker to them. It seemed like Finn was the only person who treated Puck like he didn’t care that he was a member of The Guilty; to Finn, Puck was cool, didn’t make fun of him, and liked sports. It was that simple. Some days Kurt worried that Finn had convinced himself that Puck was just a regular, hired worker instead of forced to work for the Harris family. If Puck was re-assigned, it would probably break Finn.
He knew friendship between someone the program deemed a good influence and The Guilty was encouraged. He knew it wasn’t because the program hoped to influence The Guilty; they hoped to remind The Guilty of their place in society. They weren’t free to go to the movies or the park or even just hang out whenever they wanted, they needed permission and they needed money. It was one more way to enforce the lesson they had to learn. Relationships for The Guilty were forbidden, unless there was a child involved. It meant a longer sentence for The Guilty and either a large fine or sentencing to the program for the free partner. A girl at their school, Rachel Corcoran, had fallen in love with The Guilty who worked for her mother and she’d ended up being sold to the program, now working for the Berry family in the next neighbourhood. Kurt knew his parents would accept any fine levied against the family but those fines were high and they couldn’t afford one. It would cost them the garage and maybe the house.
He continued to watch Puck, even knowing that, if he was honest with himself, he had to admit that he was attracted to the slave. It was the way Puck cared so gently for the Harris children, giving them his full attention while playing with them in the backyard, teaching five-year-old Billy how to kick a soccer ball. It was the way he never told Finn he had too much work to do to talk. It was the way Kurt was sure Puck would look directly into his bedroom window as though he knew Kurt was watching him. That made him feel like they had a connection even though they’d barely spoken to each other.
It was dangerous, Puck was dangerous to him, he was dangerous to Puck. If someone even suspected that there was an attraction on either side, it could end badly for them. They would have to be the ones to convince a judge there was nothing between them, instead of a lawyer proving there was a relationship.
So Kurt kept watching Puck from his bedroom, a nice, safe distance away where no one could accuse them of hiding a relationship. And Puck kept looking up at his window every single time.
He knew he couldn’t avoid Puck forever. They lived next door and Puck spent every minute of his limited free time with Finn. Some slaves tried to see their families during their mandatory break but Kurt figured if his parents sold him, he probably wouldn’t want to see them.
He was in charge of planning the summer street party, though technically it was supposed to be his parents’ job. He would be the one planning what everyone was going to do and bring, where they’d set up each booth, and what time each event would start. All the houses on the street threw in money for the budget and each house would be responsible for something. It would be Kurt’s job to co-ordinate everyone and make sure their jobs would be finished on time.
Of course, that meant the person he’d be dealing with from the Harris house would be Puck. Mr Harris had passed the responsibility to the slave the second Kurt had given out the assignments. He knew Mr Harris was a busy man, so was Mrs Harris, but the entire point of each house having something to do was for the whole house to work on it together. Other parents were taking the time to work on their assignments with their kids. But his job was to make sure the work got done, not care how or who did it. He couldn’t avoid working with Puck and risk the party suffering, not when it meant so much to everyone and not after begging his parents to allow him to be the planner.
He would just have to find a way to work alongside Puck for the next two weeks while they planned what to do for music at the party. The Harris family was usually in charge of the music since Mr Harris could play the guitar and sing and there were enough people on the street who played instruments to form a halfway decent band. They would have to figure out something now that they lost Mr Harris’ guitar skills.
If Kurt could stop himself from getting distracted by Puck’s presence, maybe he’d be able to plan a great party. And, he supposed, there was always the chance that spending time with Puck will kill the dangerous crush he’d developed. He could hope.
Characters: Puck, Kurt, Finn, Will, Burt, Carole
'Verse: RTIS Program 'Verse
Summary: Written because of The Fic I Didn't Write game on Puckurt: In a society where parents can sell their delinquent kids into a slave system instead of paying for them to be rehabilitated in jail, Kurt finds himself drawn to his neighbour's new slave-boy, a boy only known as Puck.
Disclaimer: Don't own any characters associated with Glee.
The only thing the dinner did was make sure Kurt couldn’t get Puck out of his head. He could see that the Harris family were treating Puck well, Kurt never had any doubts that they’d be cruel, but he could tell that he was no more than a worker to them. It seemed like Finn was the only person who treated Puck like he didn’t care that he was a member of The Guilty; to Finn, Puck was cool, didn’t make fun of him, and liked sports. It was that simple. Some days Kurt worried that Finn had convinced himself that Puck was just a regular, hired worker instead of forced to work for the Harris family. If Puck was re-assigned, it would probably break Finn.
He knew friendship between someone the program deemed a good influence and The Guilty was encouraged. He knew it wasn’t because the program hoped to influence The Guilty; they hoped to remind The Guilty of their place in society. They weren’t free to go to the movies or the park or even just hang out whenever they wanted, they needed permission and they needed money. It was one more way to enforce the lesson they had to learn. Relationships for The Guilty were forbidden, unless there was a child involved. It meant a longer sentence for The Guilty and either a large fine or sentencing to the program for the free partner. A girl at their school, Rachel Corcoran, had fallen in love with The Guilty who worked for her mother and she’d ended up being sold to the program, now working for the Berry family in the next neighbourhood. Kurt knew his parents would accept any fine levied against the family but those fines were high and they couldn’t afford one. It would cost them the garage and maybe the house.
He continued to watch Puck, even knowing that, if he was honest with himself, he had to admit that he was attracted to the slave. It was the way Puck cared so gently for the Harris children, giving them his full attention while playing with them in the backyard, teaching five-year-old Billy how to kick a soccer ball. It was the way he never told Finn he had too much work to do to talk. It was the way Kurt was sure Puck would look directly into his bedroom window as though he knew Kurt was watching him. That made him feel like they had a connection even though they’d barely spoken to each other.
It was dangerous, Puck was dangerous to him, he was dangerous to Puck. If someone even suspected that there was an attraction on either side, it could end badly for them. They would have to be the ones to convince a judge there was nothing between them, instead of a lawyer proving there was a relationship.
So Kurt kept watching Puck from his bedroom, a nice, safe distance away where no one could accuse them of hiding a relationship. And Puck kept looking up at his window every single time.
He knew he couldn’t avoid Puck forever. They lived next door and Puck spent every minute of his limited free time with Finn. Some slaves tried to see their families during their mandatory break but Kurt figured if his parents sold him, he probably wouldn’t want to see them.
He was in charge of planning the summer street party, though technically it was supposed to be his parents’ job. He would be the one planning what everyone was going to do and bring, where they’d set up each booth, and what time each event would start. All the houses on the street threw in money for the budget and each house would be responsible for something. It would be Kurt’s job to co-ordinate everyone and make sure their jobs would be finished on time.
Of course, that meant the person he’d be dealing with from the Harris house would be Puck. Mr Harris had passed the responsibility to the slave the second Kurt had given out the assignments. He knew Mr Harris was a busy man, so was Mrs Harris, but the entire point of each house having something to do was for the whole house to work on it together. Other parents were taking the time to work on their assignments with their kids. But his job was to make sure the work got done, not care how or who did it. He couldn’t avoid working with Puck and risk the party suffering, not when it meant so much to everyone and not after begging his parents to allow him to be the planner.
He would just have to find a way to work alongside Puck for the next two weeks while they planned what to do for music at the party. The Harris family was usually in charge of the music since Mr Harris could play the guitar and sing and there were enough people on the street who played instruments to form a halfway decent band. They would have to figure out something now that they lost Mr Harris’ guitar skills.
If Kurt could stop himself from getting distracted by Puck’s presence, maybe he’d be able to plan a great party. And, he supposed, there was always the chance that spending time with Puck will kill the dangerous crush he’d developed. He could hope.