Everlasting: Masterpost
Title: Everlasting
Author: tresbellemichelle / michellemabelle
Artist: portraitofemmy / gleek69
Betas: Becca, Em, & Becky, with special thanks to Sere, Mary, & Kate
Word Count: 53.2k
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Klaine, Barole, Finn, Sebastian, Mr. & Mrs. Anderson, mentioned Fuinn
Warnings: Minor character death, light violence, sexual situations
Summary: For some, time passes slowly. For the Hummels, it doesn't exist. It is the summer of 1914 and, at the tender age of seventeen, Blaine Anderson is Lima, Ohio's most eligible bachelor. But for Blaine, one thing is true; the heat of summer is not nearly as stifling as the formality of his life. When Blaine seeks freedom in the forest that has called to him since his childhood, he comes across a boy and a family who are unlike anything he has ever known and the course of his life changes forever.
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v. vi. vii. viii.
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art. pdf. soundtrack.
Author's Note: First and foremost, I am going to thank my main betas: Becky, Becca, and Em. They were with me the whole way through this project, leaving notes for me and encouraging me. There were days when I was staring at a blank document and Em would come and sit with me, drawing my ideas out until I could put them into words. Becca would Skype with me and we'd work through parts together, reworking them until they were perfect. But most of all, they kept my spirits up when I was close to giving up and when I was ready to give up hope on this whole project.
I also want to give thanks to Sere, Mary, and Kate, who offered up 48 hours of their time as last-minute betas to make sure there weren't things that we original four missed. Those four days were ridiculously fun, and, when this whole thing was said and done finally, I was a little sad to leave it behind after that. But thanks to them for catching all the little mistakes, and thanks to Sere for finding me appropriate replacements for the word 'ass' since people just didn't use that word in 1914.
And of course I want to thank my artist, Emmy, who was patient with me and worked with me all the way up through the deadline, sending me sketches and hopefully not getting too frustrated when I asked her to change this or that. There was a lot of communication and it kept me going; she wasn't going to let me down, and I certainly wasn't going to let her down.
This is the first Big Bang I've ever participated in, and it was stressful and amazing and I am so, so happy with the finished project. Everlasting has been in my head since I first joined fandom over a year ago, which is also when I first started writing it. But it stalled around 11k and never got any further, so I made the choice to dedicate myself to it and finish it for the Blaine Big Bang. Let's just say that, seven days before the final draft was due, I was only about 16k through. That was the craziest week of my life and I have never dedicated more time to anything, ever. I wrote almost 40k in seven days, and I don't think I'll have an accomplishment like this again in a long, long time. I almost gave up, I had a lot of break downs, and there were a lot of tears, let me tell you. But I did it, with a lot of encouragement and kind words and cheerleading, and I came out with something that (I think) is amazing.
And a final thanks to all of you for reading it. Whether you're familiar with the story or not, that you're taking a chance on this and on me, means so, so much to me. So I hope you enjoy it. I'd never ask you to love it as much as I do, but hopefully it tugs your heart and makes you smile in the best of ways.