Looking For a Happy Ending - Masterpost
Super nervous about posting this one.
WARNINGS: This is based on several highly-publicized real-life stories about childhood abduction victims like Natascha Kampusch, Shawn Hornbeck, Elizabeth Smart, etc. In particular it is largely inspired by a boy named Steve Stayner. It may just be me, but the idea of a story based on the media circuses that trivialize what these kids went through makes me a little queasy. I almost didn't write this because of it, but in the end I went through with it because the more I thought about those media circuses the angrier I got at how disrespectful and irresponsibly obtuse they are about how these kids are coerced into staying with their captors. I debated writing original fiction about this, but in the end I went with fanfic, mainly because the other way felt too much like I was trying to compose a novelization of these kids which feld ickier (totally legitimate word) to me in a way I can't even explain.
tl;dr? Here are a list of the triggers you will find in this fic:
- Child abduction
- Non-con
- Sexual/Physical/Emotional/Child abuse
- Prostitution/Sexual exploitation of a minor
- ...Incest adjacent?
- Drug/Alcohol abuse
- Some language
- Violence
- Suicidal behaviour
- Internalized homophobia
- Bullying
- Inspired by real events
Eventually I hope this fic will have a sequel that will look at life after the child makes it back home, from the media shitheads, to the emotional recovery, etc. For now, this is the story of how one of these kids finds his way back home.
And the story:
Title: Looking for a Happy Ending
Author: firefly_ca
Pairing,Character(s): Kurt/Blaine, with eventual appearances from pretty much everyone
Rating: NC-17 for disturbing themes, scenes, etc.
Word Count: 63,500
Spoilers: All of S2
Summary: AU. Blaine Anderson hasn't been Blaine Anderson for 8 years. He doesn't remember much about his old family and his life before he moved in with the man he calls his father. Together they move from town to town, always drifting before Blaine can get too familiar with his surroundings. Then one day they end up in Lima, Ohio, and Blaine finds himself questioning everything he thought he knew.
Part One A| Part One B
Part Two
Part Three A| Part Three B
Part Four A| Part Four B| Part Four C
Part Five A| Part Five B| Part Five C
Epilogue
NOTE: The sequel to this story, Waiting for a Happy Ending, is currently being posted here
WARNINGS: This is based on several highly-publicized real-life stories about childhood abduction victims like Natascha Kampusch, Shawn Hornbeck, Elizabeth Smart, etc. In particular it is largely inspired by a boy named Steve Stayner. It may just be me, but the idea of a story based on the media circuses that trivialize what these kids went through makes me a little queasy. I almost didn't write this because of it, but in the end I went through with it because the more I thought about those media circuses the angrier I got at how disrespectful and irresponsibly obtuse they are about how these kids are coerced into staying with their captors. I debated writing original fiction about this, but in the end I went with fanfic, mainly because the other way felt too much like I was trying to compose a novelization of these kids which feld ickier (totally legitimate word) to me in a way I can't even explain.
tl;dr? Here are a list of the triggers you will find in this fic:
- Child abduction
- Non-con
- Sexual/Physical/Emotional/Child abuse
- Prostitution/Sexual exploitation of a minor
- ...Incest adjacent?
- Drug/Alcohol abuse
- Some language
- Violence
- Suicidal behaviour
- Internalized homophobia
- Bullying
- Inspired by real events
Eventually I hope this fic will have a sequel that will look at life after the child makes it back home, from the media shitheads, to the emotional recovery, etc. For now, this is the story of how one of these kids finds his way back home.
And the story:
Title: Looking for a Happy Ending
Author: firefly_ca
Pairing,Character(s): Kurt/Blaine, with eventual appearances from pretty much everyone
Rating: NC-17 for disturbing themes, scenes, etc.
Word Count: 63,500
Spoilers: All of S2
Summary: AU. Blaine Anderson hasn't been Blaine Anderson for 8 years. He doesn't remember much about his old family and his life before he moved in with the man he calls his father. Together they move from town to town, always drifting before Blaine can get too familiar with his surroundings. Then one day they end up in Lima, Ohio, and Blaine finds himself questioning everything he thought he knew.
Part One A| Part One B
Part Two
Part Three A| Part Three B
Part Four A| Part Four B| Part Four C
Part Five A| Part Five B| Part Five C
Epilogue
NOTE: The sequel to this story, Waiting for a Happy Ending, is currently being posted here