whether near to me or far, master post (glee, klaine)
Fandom: Glee
Word Count: ~25k
Rating: M
Pairings/Characters: Kurt/Blaine, Rachel, mentioned Burt/Carole, Finn/Rachel, one-sided Karofsky/Kurt and Rachel/Blaine, ensemble.
Warnings: homophobia, racism, sexism (1930's!), angst angst angst, non-graphic rape, character death, very light Rachel-bashing, war, some violence, sexual situations, some historical inaccuracies since I'm not an expert on World War II.
Summary: In 1937, Kurt Hummel, son of a rich family, and Blaine Anderson, part of the Hummel staff, have little in common beyond a shared education at Yale and a childhood friendship. The summer after their college graduation, Kurt and Blaine find themselves growing more and more attracted to each other. However, before they have a chance to be together, one night's events and a chain of misunderstandings change their entire history and pulls them apart. As they struggle to find each other again, they're hindered by war and the shadow of the events that ruined their lives. Klaine, Atonement!AU.
Story Notes: Written for the gleeatthemovies bigbang challenge, with all of the lovely, lovely art done by kymericl. There's also a wonderful fanmix, which can be found here, made by mixed_berryjam.
Some of the dialogue has been pulled directly from the script of Atonement, although some situations have been changed to go along with Glee canon (mostly the placement in America). Some 1930's/1940's terminology. All music mentioned is embedded, and artists/titles can be found in the end story notes. Title is taken from "Night and Day," from The Gay Divorcee.
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