Notes: This chapter is so dependent on canon that it can be read as a standalone 3.05 ("The First Time") reaction fic. At the same time, it's integral to Fidelity, so ... read it on its own or with the rest (or not at all). It's up to you. Starts out sad, ends up with 6,000+ words of NC-17 yay-sexytimes. Additional author's notes, etc. at the ( Read more... )

Artie and Blaine don't have what you might call a close friendship. They don't talk about personal things: Artie doesn't ask Blaine how he's dealing without Kurt, and Blaine doesn't offer; Blaine doesn't ask about Sugar or Artie's family or his hopes for life after Lima, and Artie doesn't feel the need to share.

But it's close in its own way. It's ( Read more... )

After the dance, Tina thought of continuing on the snow theme by taking him out for ice cream, but it was fucking freezing outside and the only place for ice cream open at that time of night was McDonald's. Which, technically, doesn't even count as ice cream.

So, instead, they drove around a bit and stopped at the 7-11 for hot chocolates and got ( Read more... )