In which Kurt is a Cheerio and Blaine is a nerd who gets assigned to tutor him in math. I quite liked the politics of this fic, how much worse things could have been with more people on the safer side of the hierarchy, how much harder they all have to work to be good people. Harsh, but somehow sweeter for it.

In which Blaine tries to find a niche to fill with Kurt and keeps getting niche-blocked by all of Kurt's friends. This was wholly, utterly hilarious, and perfectly, ridiculously fun, and still lovingly, brilliantly in character. Also, adorable to extremes I can't express. Just a joy, from start to finish, in every way, from the thrill of recognition I felt at Blaine's terrible logic and motives to the snorts of laughter I could not hold back watching him fail miserably (but so earnestly!) at every turn.

In which they're all American Idol contestants, and the journey to self-acceptance can sometimes be hard and and sometimes be nationally televised. This was... amazing, is probably a good word? Scandal, emotional breakthroughs, friendships, romance, sweet scenes, sexy scenes, and a shit ton of giddily perfect musical numbers (OH GOD, GOLDEN SLUMBERS/CARRY THAT WEIGHT) make this fic the best kind of roller coaster you could possibly ask for. Blaine's journey in this fic was riveting and heart-warming and really, embarrassingly cathartic for me, and if you want to grin your mouth off you should just open this fic and begin reading immediately. P.S. The addition of Jesse St. James to any fic automatically increases it's awesome by a factor of about a hundred, but this fic really capitalizes on him in an unabashedly hilarious way. He WOULD be on Idol. Perfection.

In which tragedy strikes, but beautiful things happen, too. Sequel to Capture This Voice. Even more jam-packed with melodrama, and less forgivable for it this time (loan sharks?!?!?). But some nice moments, nonetheless.

In which Blaine discovers that Quinn needs him, and maybe he needs her just as much. Came into this fic very skeptical, but got sucked in despite myself. Melodramatic, but in a cathartic way. A lot of crying (soo much), but also a lot of characters being strong for each other and for themselves.