because Blaine.

[jakia]

What Blaine Anderson’s Hobbies Say About Him Based on TV Tropes Clichés:

• Fencing: Symbolic of Europe and the aristocracy, which has its roots in the rapier being a “gentleman’s weapon” in the olden days. The bourgeois, conceited rich man will often be seen fencing in his spare time, sometimes killing his opponents if he is being set up to be

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[the_rainbow_jen]

Know who else boxes? Sherlock Holmes. Good company.

[spookykat]

As a pianist though, and as someone who knows a LOT of pianists...

Pianists work really hard at what they do. They like to show off for the most part. Playing easy chords required in most pop-songs does NOT denote virtuosic talent at all, but in my head-canon, Blaine kind of likes showing off with a couple of Classical pieces he knows really, really well (my guess is that he took lessons for a few years), but he doesn't really have an interest in pursuing the kind of virtuosity that Classical music calls for. He likes being around people too much to want to put in the hours practicing requires.