Title: the same blind face upturned to the light and singing the one song
Fandom: Glee/Highlander
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Denise Levertov; lyrics from Katy Perry
Warnings: character death; implied non-con; mentions of torture
Pairings: implied Methos/Blaine, Kronos/Blaine; Blaine/Kurt
Rating: PG13
Wordcount: 1520
Point of view: third
Prompts: they completely spoil the story, so I thought I'd put them here in case people want to skip them
A) So, I was listening to Teenage Dream again, and these lyrics jumped out at me:
Let's go all the way tonight
No regrets, just love
We can dance until we die
You and I
We'll be young forever
Let's run away
And don't ever look back
Don't ever look back
So, now I want something like this:
Blaine is an immortal. I don't care how old, though I'd like him to know Methos somehow (maybe Methos was his teacher, or they met at some point, and Methos is playing his father for his life as Blaine Anderson). Kurt is a pre-immortal, and that's why Blaine sticks so close to him at the beginning. Then, he realizes that he really likes Kurt, and he wants Kurt.
Now, Blaine has a dilemma. He's however old, but he'll look like a teenager forever. He can control Kurt's death, make it easy and quick, and then Kurt will be beautiful forever, too.
But if he does that, Kurt might not ever trust him again. And he loves Kurt. Just wants him to be happy. (Blaine can call Methos for advice. Maybe Methos mentions the fact that Duncan MacLeod had this choice and how badly that went.)
Anyway. All I really want is immortal!Blaine trying to decide if he should choose Kurt's death for him. And I don't want Kurt to know he's pre-immortal.
B) This probably dates me horribly, but in my mind a fandom is not a fandom until there's Highlander fusion/xover ;)
So, the reason Blaine seems so old fashioned and gentlemanly is he's an Immortal, and grew up in a time where such things were commonplace (he doesn't have to be ancient...maybe Victorian-era? Or he COULD be really old and been an aristocrat in a royal court). He tends to stay out of the Game and so the challenges he's had have underestimated him, thinking he's a newbie or just weak because of his stature. Occasionally, he joins society a little bit by going through high school (hence, him choosing a boarding school like Dalton, so he doesn't have to explain why he's living in his big mansion by himself), but he knows he can never have lasting relationships with these mortals.
Until he meets Kurt. And God he tries to ignore his feelings for Kurt, tries to discourage Kurt's feelings for him (ie the Gap attack, the Rachel debacle) but in the end he just can't. Because Kurt's a pre-Immortal. Blaine can actually have him forever, once Kurt has his first death. And Blaine's a good guy, but it's been centuries since he had someone he loved this much...so he takes a risk and tells Kurt what he is, what Kurt will be, and then throws everything on the line and asks Kurt to...speed along his first death so they can be together just as they are now.
Kurt is, understandably, overwhelmed and frightened. And absolutely not ready to give up his friends and family, even for Blaine. Maybe if it happens naturally, or maybe in a few years once Kurt has had some kind of life, he'll consider causing his own first death, but not now.
And Blaine smiles sadly at him, kisses him on the forehead...and takes the choice out of his hands. Because what if Kurt dies an old man? What if he gets into a crippling accident but doesn't die? What if he finds someone else? Blaine can't risk that.
Up to author if Kurt eventually forgives Blaine, or if Blaine ends up losing Kurt anyway. It would be awesome if you could work in Duncan, Connor, Joe, or Adam/Methos, but not necessary. Really I just wanna see the fallout from Blaine's actions and Kurt realizing he's going to have to disappear from everyone's life in just a few short years.