Sept. 19, 2011, 10:51 a.m.
eraandi
Perfect
Blaine is in New Directions this year and sings "Perfect" from Simple Plan, and that makes Kurt use his assignment to tell Blaine that he is perfect. I wrote it for tumblr.
K - Words: 874 - Last Updated: Sep 19, 2011 796 0 2 0 Categories: Romance, Characters: Blaine Anderson, Kurt Hummel, Rachel Berry, Tags: hurt/comfort,
"So, who wants to go first?"
"Mr. Shue, if I may? Rachel and I have been working on something." Kurt asks and, with a nod, the teacher sits. Kurt stands in front of the class, with Rachel close behind. He starts to fidget and everybody sits a little straighter because Rachel always does the talking. And the scene is so strange because Kurt seems really uncomfortable. The only one who doesn't move an inch is Blaine. He is playing again in his head something that Kurt said a couple of minutes ago.
"Blaine, I need to talk to you about this week's assignment for Glee club. Look I know you're uncomfortable with talking about your feelings in front everybody in Glee club, and I think it was really brave of you to sing that song in front of the club for last week's assignment. I know you're not ready to talk about this with anyone but me, so I'll say just for you that my song choice is an answer to yours. I really mean what I'll sing, and I want you to pay attention, ok?"
After a couple of seconds, Rachel gives Kurt a light pat on the shoulder, telling him that they're waiting for him. Kurt smiles a little. "This week's assignment was to take a pop song and change it, make it our own. So, I took a Pink song and turned into a duet. Rachel agreed to help me." He looks behind him and smile at her. She agreed to help him without question, even thought she doesn't like the music and she wouldn't have the main part in the duet. He mouths a "thank you" for her and nods to the band. He starts to sing, looking at Blaine, to make sure that he was listening.
"Made a wrong turn
Once or twice
Dug my way out
Blood and fire"
As he takes a step back, to let Rachel take the lead, he starts to look at his friends. After all, that song could be meant for everyone in the room.
"Bad decisions
That's alright
Welcome to my silly life"
Kurt takes a step forward to stand beside Rachel as he takes the lead again.
"Mistreated
Misplaced, misunderstood
Miss know it, it's all good
It didn't slow me down"
Rachel takes the lead again, closing her eyes like she always does when the feeling of the song was too intense and Kurt smiles fondly at her.
"Mistaken
Always second guessing
Underestimated
Look I'm still around"
They hold hands right before they sing the chorus together.
"Pretty pretty please
Don't you ever ever feel
Like you're less than, less than perfect
Pretty pretty please
If you ever ever feel
Like you're nothing
You are perfect to me"
Then Kurt begins to sing, with Rachel doing the second voice right after him.
"You're so mean (You're so mean)
When you talk (When you talk)
About yourself
You're wrong"
Change the voices (Change the voices)
In your head (In your head)
Make them like you instead
So complicated
Look how we are making
Filled with so much hatred
Such a tired game
It's enough
I've done all I can think of
I've chased down all my demons
I see you do the same"
While Rachel belts the "Oh", Kurt sings the chorus with Rachel joining at the second part.
"Pretty pretty please
Don't you ever ever feel
Like you're less than, less than perfect
Pretty pretty please
If you ever ever feel
Like you're nothing
You are perfect to me"
Then, while Rachel sings the "to me", Kurt begins the next part, with Rachel again doing the second voice, but right with him this time.
"The whole world is scared
So I swallow the fear
The only thing I should be drinking
Is an ice cold beer
So cool in lying
And we tried tried tried (tried tried tried)
But we try too hard (try to hard)
It's a waste of my time (waste of my time)
Done looking for the critics
Cause they're everywhere (everywhere)
They don't like my jeans
They don't get my hair (get my hair)
Stringe ourselves
And we do it all the time (do it all the time)
Why do we do that? Why do I do that? (Why do I do that?)
Why do I do that?"
Rachel belts the next part, giving the chorus to Kurt again.
"Yeah? Oooh?
Oh pretty pretty pretty
Pretty pretty please
Don't you ever ever feel
Like you're less than, less than perfect
Pretty pretty please
If you ever ever feel
Like you're nothing
You are perfect to me
You're perfect
You're perfect
Pretty pretty please
If you ever ever feel
Like you're nothing
You are perfect to me"
As the song ends and the applause fades, Kurt goes to sit in his place beside Blaine, putting an arm around his shoulder and taking Blaine's hand with his free one, while Blaine placed his arm on Kurt's waist and his head on Kurt shoulder. Kurt fails to hear his teacher's praises on his performance and the end of the class finds Kurt and Blaine still wrapped in each other's embrace. As soon as everyone leaves the room, Blaine looks up to Kurt and says a shaky "Thank you". Kurt lifts Blaine face with his hand and clears the tears that are falling slowly. Blaine closes his eyes and leans into Kurt's hand, taking a deep breath. "I just wanted you to know that I think you are perfect just the way you are. I need you to believe that." Blaine smiles that sad smile that makes Kurt want nothing more than to hold him and so he does. "I love you, Blaine. So much"
"I love you too"
"Mr. Shue, if I may? Rachel and I have been working on something." Kurt asks and, with a nod, the teacher sits. Kurt stands in front of the class, with Rachel close behind. He starts to fidget and everybody sits a little straighter because Rachel always does the talking. And the scene is so strange because Kurt seems really uncomfortable. The only one who doesn't move an inch is Blaine. He is playing again in his head something that Kurt said a couple of minutes ago.
"Blaine, I need to talk to you about this week's assignment for Glee club. Look I know you're uncomfortable with talking about your feelings in front everybody in Glee club, and I think it was really brave of you to sing that song in front of the club for last week's assignment. I know you're not ready to talk about this with anyone but me, so I'll say just for you that my song choice is an answer to yours. I really mean what I'll sing, and I want you to pay attention, ok?"
After a couple of seconds, Rachel gives Kurt a light pat on the shoulder, telling him that they're waiting for him. Kurt smiles a little. "This week's assignment was to take a pop song and change it, make it our own. So, I took a Pink song and turned into a duet. Rachel agreed to help me." He looks behind him and smile at her. She agreed to help him without question, even thought she doesn't like the music and she wouldn't have the main part in the duet. He mouths a "thank you" for her and nods to the band. He starts to sing, looking at Blaine, to make sure that he was listening.
"Made a wrong turn
Once or twice
Dug my way out
Blood and fire"
As he takes a step back, to let Rachel take the lead, he starts to look at his friends. After all, that song could be meant for everyone in the room.
"Bad decisions
That's alright
Welcome to my silly life"
Kurt takes a step forward to stand beside Rachel as he takes the lead again.
"Mistreated
Misplaced, misunderstood
Miss know it, it's all good
It didn't slow me down"
Rachel takes the lead again, closing her eyes like she always does when the feeling of the song was too intense and Kurt smiles fondly at her.
"Mistaken
Always second guessing
Underestimated
Look I'm still around"
They hold hands right before they sing the chorus together.
"Pretty pretty please
Don't you ever ever feel
Like you're less than, less than perfect
Pretty pretty please
If you ever ever feel
Like you're nothing
You are perfect to me"
Then Kurt begins to sing, with Rachel doing the second voice right after him.
"You're so mean (You're so mean)
When you talk (When you talk)
About yourself
You're wrong"
Change the voices (Change the voices)
In your head (In your head)
Make them like you instead
So complicated
Look how we are making
Filled with so much hatred
Such a tired game
It's enough
I've done all I can think of
I've chased down all my demons
I see you do the same"
While Rachel belts the "Oh", Kurt sings the chorus with Rachel joining at the second part.
"Pretty pretty please
Don't you ever ever feel
Like you're less than, less than perfect
Pretty pretty please
If you ever ever feel
Like you're nothing
You are perfect to me"
Then, while Rachel sings the "to me", Kurt begins the next part, with Rachel again doing the second voice, but right with him this time.
"The whole world is scared
So I swallow the fear
The only thing I should be drinking
Is an ice cold beer
So cool in lying
And we tried tried tried (tried tried tried)
But we try too hard (try to hard)
It's a waste of my time (waste of my time)
Done looking for the critics
Cause they're everywhere (everywhere)
They don't like my jeans
They don't get my hair (get my hair)
Stringe ourselves
And we do it all the time (do it all the time)
Why do we do that? Why do I do that? (Why do I do that?)
Why do I do that?"
Rachel belts the next part, giving the chorus to Kurt again.
"Yeah? Oooh?
Oh pretty pretty pretty
Pretty pretty please
Don't you ever ever feel
Like you're less than, less than perfect
Pretty pretty please
If you ever ever feel
Like you're nothing
You are perfect to me
You're perfect
You're perfect
Pretty pretty please
If you ever ever feel
Like you're nothing
You are perfect to me"
As the song ends and the applause fades, Kurt goes to sit in his place beside Blaine, putting an arm around his shoulder and taking Blaine's hand with his free one, while Blaine placed his arm on Kurt's waist and his head on Kurt shoulder. Kurt fails to hear his teacher's praises on his performance and the end of the class finds Kurt and Blaine still wrapped in each other's embrace. As soon as everyone leaves the room, Blaine looks up to Kurt and says a shaky "Thank you". Kurt lifts Blaine face with his hand and clears the tears that are falling slowly. Blaine closes his eyes and leans into Kurt's hand, taking a deep breath. "I just wanted you to know that I think you are perfect just the way you are. I need you to believe that." Blaine smiles that sad smile that makes Kurt want nothing more than to hold him and so he does. "I love you, Blaine. So much"
"I love you too"
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I love your choice of song, but there was very little story here. It would have been nice to see the conflict that Kurt mentions Blaine had at the beginning- show don't tell! It's ok to have a long stretch of song as long as there's enough plot to sustain it. The end paragraph was really good and I wish the whole story had included more of that sort of thing. I'm sorry this seems so negative- I think you definitely have something to build from here. Good luck and keep writing!
Oh God, thank you for the review! I'm really glad you took your time reading it.