Huge spoilers for prom episode from @NicoleCrowther. View at your own risk! (It doesn't look like it's been posted here yet. Apologies if I'm wrong) ( Under the cut! )
I absolutely 100% want Dave to go through that change, just not with getting together with Kurt at the end of it.
My younger brother was bullied throughout his entire school life, from 3rd grade to high school, so I know very well what kind of psychological issues stem from that kind of systematic abuse. Those issues don't go away just because the person who bullied you reformed. And to me, bullying is a serious enough issue that you can't just wave a magic wand and everything's fine (which, let's face it, is exactly what would happen on this show. There are so many plot inconsistencies it's a wonder the show makes sense at all). Kurt getting into a relationship with Dave while still carrying all the emotional and psychological baggage that Dave caused him to have would be seriously unhealthy.
That's why I love the pairing so much in fic, because in fic you can actually take your time and work out and explore all the issues and make something good come out on the other side. And only people who are old enough to understand it will read it. But I still think it would be wrong in canon.
As I said, I'm not saying they should wave a magic wand and have everything go away, that wouldn't be right. I said IF they could do it correctly, I wouldn't think it would be a bad thing.That's all. I'm not saying this happens over an episode, it would have to happen over a season or two. I'm just saying I'm OK with the possibility if it were done right. On that we'll just have to agree to disagree.
And I know about bullying. I was bullied as a child (for a different reason), and my daughter, who has autism, has been bullied. It needs to be dealt with, and it has to be dealt with the right way.
As for fic, I'm not a fan of the angsty dub con or dark fics with these two. I need to see a change and a remorseful, reformed Dave. The fics I like the most are the future fics where they are adults, honestly.
Yeah, I agree. I just don't think it can be dealt with in the right way, at least not on this show. It has the attention span of a 5-year old.
I don't like dub con fic either, I just like the angsty ones where they both go through lots of heavy shit but come out as a happy though somewhat emotionally wrought out couple on the other side :)
And as a side note, I also adore the couple in your icon :3
Yay - another LuRian! I never even knew that there was such a thing as a fandom was or that fanfiction existed and after watching ATWT for almost 40 years (starting VERY young with my Mom), Eric Sheffer-Stevens and Dr. Reid Oliver walked on to that show and into my life and I've been in love with him ever since! <3
I have always loved Luke - never liked Noah, so I was so happy when they brought Reid on for him. I'm still devastated at the ending, but that's why I live in fanfiction. As far as I'm concerned, it never happened. If the show had continued, it would have been a dream, or it was someone else in the car or something!
My younger brother was bullied throughout his entire school life, from 3rd grade to high school, so I know very well what kind of psychological issues stem from that kind of systematic abuse. Those issues don't go away just because the person who bullied you reformed. And to me, bullying is a serious enough issue that you can't just wave a magic wand and everything's fine (which, let's face it, is exactly what would happen on this show. There are so many plot inconsistencies it's a wonder the show makes sense at all). Kurt getting into a relationship with Dave while still carrying all the emotional and psychological baggage that Dave caused him to have would be seriously unhealthy.
That's why I love the pairing so much in fic, because in fic you can actually take your time and work out and explore all the issues and make something good come out on the other side. And only people who are old enough to understand it will read it. But I still think it would be wrong in canon.
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And I know about bullying. I was bullied as a child (for a different reason), and my daughter, who has autism, has been bullied. It needs to be dealt with, and it has to be dealt with the right way.
As for fic, I'm not a fan of the angsty dub con or dark fics with these two. I need to see a change and a remorseful, reformed Dave. The fics I like the most are the future fics where they are adults, honestly.
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I don't like dub con fic either, I just like the angsty ones where they both go through lots of heavy shit but come out as a happy though somewhat emotionally wrought out couple on the other side :)
And as a side note, I also adore the couple in your icon :3
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I have always loved Luke - never liked Noah, so I was so happy when they brought Reid on for him. I'm still devastated at the ending, but that's why I live in fanfiction. As far as I'm concerned, it never happened. If the show had continued, it would have been a dream, or it was someone else in the car or something!
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