Klaine Big Bang Entry: "The Hollow Men" -- A Story in Three Parts

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Story Guide and Information Sheet

Title: The Hollow Men - A Story in Three Parts
Author: The Drowned World (Phoenix | Goddess (pfenix_goddess))
Universe: Glee
Rating: T (or PG-13) for some language, violence, dark themes, slight sexuality, horror
Genre: Supernatural, romance, horror
Plot Summary: As the bullying at WMHS goes too far, Kurt’s entire world is thrown into question when he begins to hallucinate a spiritual stalker. But is it a hallucination, or is Kurt caught up in something beyond this world - and how is Blaine connected? Will Kurt be strong enough to face what’s coming?
The Story, Archived at FanFiction.net: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7356763/1/The_Hollow_Men_A_Story_in_Three_Parts
Major Characters: Kurt Hummel, Blaine Anderson, Quinn Fabray, Leomaris (OC)
Minor Characters: Burt Hummel, William Schuester, Sue Sylvester, Dr. Shane, Karofsky and Azimio and the Jocks, Finn Hudson, Mercedes Jones and the WMHS New Directions (Rachel Berry, Tina Cohen-Chang, etc.), the Dalton Academy Warblers (Wes, David, Luke, etc.)
Warnings: Dubious/non-consent (but not too extreme); use of homophobic and racial slurs/bullying (verbal/physical/psychological); suicidal thoughts; supernatural; horror; character death
Timeline: AU retelling of “Never Been Kissed”; spoilers through parts of “The Substitute”, “Furt”, “Special Education”, “A Very Glee Christmas”
Beta: Jessica (Pandora’s5thBox), who put her foot down on my rampant comma use, demanded words when I didn’t deliver, acted as my cheerleader, caught my mistakes, and was generally awesome.
Artist: aoleander, who provided vital feedback before I sent out my story alongside giving me some absolutely gorgeous artwork for my story, which was a completely new experience for me, and to who I owe many thanks.
Master Art Post: http://aoleander.livejournal.com/1858.html
The Hollow Men Artwork I: (Cover Art) http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af297/aoleander/klainebigbang-thehollowmen1.jpg
The Hollow Men Artwork II: (From Part III, spoiler alert)
http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/af297/aoleander/klainebigbang-thehollowmen2.jpg
Final Word Count: Part I = 20,140; Part II = 25,929; Part III = 27,176
Completion Date: 14 August 2011 - Complete Word Count: 73,245 
The Klaine Big-Bang Challenge - 15,000 Words in Six Months

This story is my entry into the LiveJournal contest “The Klaine Big Bang Challenge”, which pretty much demands at least 15,000 words done by 15 August 2011. This is the first time I’ve ever entered into a fiction contest with things like rules and deadlines and suchlike, so I’ve actually had quite a bit of fun with this. This is a plot idea I’ve had ever since watching “Never Been Kissed”, actually, so this coupled with some things going on in my life right now were just the perfect excuses to go ahead and do it.

WARNINGS: (There will be a few of these, so I’ll bold them.)

Darkness Ahead: While there is definite conflict resolution for this story, it’s going to be a dark and painful road to get there. There are issues of dubious consent, physical/verbal/emotional abuse, and everything in-between. I’m drawing on my own personal experiences of bullying for this story, so I’m throwing this out there right now: there are possible triggers littered throughout this story. Also, while there isn’t any faerie-tale “Harry Potter” magic featured in this story, it is supernatural, it does contain elements of witchcraft and some elements of ‘folk magic’ folklore, both haunting and possession. Also, there is character death in this story; if I say more now I’ll spoil the ending.

Spoiler Alert: I’m only going to say this once - you need to have watched the first half of season two. This story will go wildly into AU-territory in the vague space between “Never Been Kissed” and “Furt” (with “The Substitute” being largely ignored for sake of time, space, and the fact that Holly Holiday is too happy to appear in this), but there are spoilers up through “A Very Glee Christmas”, so watch out.

Episode Re-write: This story begins directly in “Never Been Kissed”, and although it goes very AU and is definitely my own story, there are parts of that episode and a very small amount of that episode’s dialogue featured; “Never Been Kissed” is obviously highly copyrighted by FOX and by RIB, and the episode itself was written by Brad Falchuk.

Feedback and Reviews: As you will no doubt notice, this is being hosted on FanFiction.net. My account allows for anonymous reviews, so if you do not wish to leave a review on LJ, you can leave any and all feedback at FF.net; I thrive off of feedback good or bad, and I would really love to hear what you think.

The Music: I cannot write without music, and there are some songs that are performed within this story, are featured in the introductions, and that I just can’t imagine the scenes being played without. That being said, I’ve compiled a soundtrack album for each part of The Hollow Men. The tracks are as follows:
            Part I - Les Fleurs du Mal:

1. Gothica - Sarah Brightman
2. Fleurs du Mal - Sarah Brightman
3. Simple and Clean [PLANITb Remix] {Short Edit} - Utada Hikaru
4. Gone - Madonna
5. I Feel Pretty / Unpretty - Glee Cast
6. Be Careful (Cuidado con mi Corazón) - Madonna and Ricky Martin
7. Hearing Damage - Thom Yorke
8. Dear God - Sarah McLachlan
9. Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
10. St John - We Are the Fallen
11. The Harold Song - Ke$ha
12. 4 Minutes - Glee Cast
13. Marry the Night - Lady Gaga
14. Wonderland - Natalia Kills
15. Teenage Dream - Glee Cast
16. Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Original Broadway Cast of “American Idiot”
17. Skin - Madonna
18. Inside Out - Emmy Rossum
19. Farther Away - Evanescence
20. The Car Chase (from “A Beautiful Mind”) - James Horner
21. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Tori Amos
22. Cut - Plumb

 
Part II - Wandering Child

1. New Moon (from “New Moon”) - Alexandre Desplat
2. Wandering Child - Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler
3. Twisted Every Way - Emmy Rossum and Film Cast of “Phantom of the Opera”
4. Drowned World / Substitute for Love - Madonna
5. Swim - Madonna
6. Possession - Sarah McLachlan
7. Breakin’ at the Cracks - Colbie Caillat
8. Bad Girl - Madonna
9. What You Want - Evanescence
10. Meet Me on the Equinox - Death Cab for Cutie
11. The World Is Not Enough - Garbage
12. Die for You - Megan McCauley
13. Animal [Billboard Remix] - Ke$ha
14. Dance in the Dark - Lady Gaga
15. All Around Me - Flyleaf
16. The Wolf (from “Red Riding Hood”) - Fever Ray
17. Monster - Lady Gaga
18. Her Name Is Alice - Shinedown
19. Your Own Disaster - Taking Back Sunday
20. Breathe No More - Evanescence
21. Green Finch and Linnet Bird - Original Film Cast of “Sweeney Todd”
22. Paradise (Not for Me) - Madonna

 
Part III - Mer Girl

1. Mer Girl - Madonna
2. Heavy in Your Arms - Florence + The Machine
3. O Children - Nick Cave + The Bad Seeds
4. Baby, It’s Cold Outside - Glee Cast
5. See Through - Megan McCauley
6. Don’t Cry for Me Argentina (Kurt’s Solo) - Glee Cast
7. The Dog Days Are Over - Glee Cast
8. One Day I’ll Fly Away - Nicole Kidman
9. Merman - Tori Amos
10. Frozen - Madonna
11. Taste - Lorna Vallings
12. Miles Away - Madonna
13. Reverie - Megan McCauley
14. Bound to You - Christina Aguilera
15. No, I Don’t Remember - Anna Ternheim
16. Journey to the Cemetery / Little Lotte - Emmy Rossum
17. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again - Emmy Rossum
18. Lux Aeterna - Clint Mansell
19. Perfection - Clint Mansell
20. Simple and Clean - Utada Hikaru
21. She Floats - Vanessa Carlton
22. Remains - Maurissa Tancharoen and Jed Whedon
    Defying Gravity (Kurt’s Solo) - Glee Cast