Title: Teaser for 3x01 Leadership Qualities
Rating: PG
Characters(s): Casey (OMC), Mike Chang; Puck/Kurt
Genre: gen/romance
Warnings: none
Spoilers: Canon compilant through 2x22. Also spoilers for TitSoaB. :)
Disclaimer: Glee doesn't belong to me. It'd be better if it did.
Author Notes:
storyofthreeboys on twitter &
TitSoaB on AO3.
Beta: My best girl, my
raving_liberal, my Finn <3
Summary: 'Teaser' for 3x01, non-Puck POVs
Word Count: 342
There is no one at McKinley cooler than Kurt Hummel.
No one at McKinley dresses better or has more style or more courage or better friends than Kurt Hummel. Some people might call him names, but it hasn’t stopped Kurt. He acts like he’s better than everyone else because he is. He’s braver. He’s smarter. He’s more beautiful. He knows exactly who he is. He isn’t afraid to say that he’s gay. He isn’t afraid.
Casey wants to be just like Kurt Hummel some day. When it’s his turn to talk, he’s going to be brave like Kurt. He’s going to tell them why he’s there.
When Mike came up with the idea of choreography a ballroom-esque dance routine for New Directions, he was really thinking that if at least a couple of people could do it, he could video them and submit that as extra material for his application.
He has to admit that he is surprised by some members of the club.
He knew the cheerleaders would manage okay, and Rachel, too, since she has ballet training. He even thought Kurt would do well, confirmed when they approached him at first. Mike's willing to admit that there a few surprises though.
Like his own girlfriend. Tina dances well and enjoys dancing with him, but she's leading in her same-sex couple and doing a terrific job.
Like Puck, too. Mike paired he and Kurt together so that Kurt could lead, since Puck isn't much taller than Kurt, but Mike notices that Kurt's been getting Puck to lead, almost since the beginning, and Puck's been doing well. More than that, Puck seems genuinely comfortable when they're dancing, and Tina reports that he's leading more confidently when she dances with him.
Then again, Mike thinks that Puck just seems more comfortable in general this year. Mike never would have thought of Puck as someone that's afraid, but now it seems like maybe Puck used to be afraid of something, but isn't anymore.