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Title: It's More Difficult Than You Think
Summary: AU. Companion fic for 'Unexpected', and I recommend you read it before you read this. Nick Anderson loved his son Blaine. He just didn't know how to deal with his sexuality, and denial wasn't working as well as he thought.
Genre: Drama/Angst
Pairings: mentions of Klaine later on
Rating: T - see warnings below
Spoilers: 2x06: Never Been Kissed - 2x20: Prom Queen

WARNING - IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ: This fic will contain mentions of violence, self-harm, and abuse. If this is triggering for you, or makes you just plain uncomfortable, you are advised NOT TO READ. As with 'Unexpected', I will post warnings in the chapters in which they occur.

Author's Note: This is really a series of scenarios, or deleted scenes (in order) that ranges from the time Blaine comes out, as well as various unseen moments in 'Unexpected'...with a few post-fic moments thrown in too.

Anyway, hope you all enjoy this.


Nick Anderson had expected a lot of things.

He sure as hell hadn't seen this coming.

Yet, here his fourteen-year-old son Blaine stood, in the middle of the living room watching his parents looking terrified.

"What did you say, sweetheart?" asked Isabel.

Blaine bit his lip hard enough that Nick was sure it would bleed, face rapidly draining of color.

Trembling hands reached to wrap around the bottom of his t-shirt, gripping fabric so hard his knuckles turned white.

If anything, Nick hated seeing his son so frightened.

Anything else, he could have dealt with, but this...

No, just, no.

"I'm gay." repeated Blaine, his voice hoarse.

Isabel was off of the couch within seconds, wrapping both arms around Blaine, holding him tightly.

Nick had never loved her more than he did at that moment.

"Dad?" he was caught off guard by the sound of the teenager's voice, and shocked to see how intently Blaine's hazel eyes seemed to bore into his face.

Nick wanted to scream.

He remembered his father's views - if Nick had been gay, he would have been thrown out on the street and disowned. He was not doing that to Blaine, but there was still that bit that screamed at him to comply.

Isabel was on her knees now next to her son.

"Nick -" she whispered pleadingly.

He heard Blaine begin crying as he tore out of the room.


"Don't bring your dad into this!"

"Who said I was, Is?" Nick exploded, "Look you don't -"

"Oh shut up!" she yelled, slamming her hand down on the table hard. He wondered if she even felt it, because he sure as hell would have. "We are not throwing Blaine out!"

It was after eleven, Blaine had gone to bed around ten-thirty, which gave his parents the much needed privacy to discuss the fact that he had just come out.

"I never said we were!" he shot back. "but when he tells me that he asked a boy to the Sadie Hawkins dance, and then follows that up with 'I'm gay', how do you expect me to react?"

She glared at him.

"A hell of a lot better - he was terrified you'd hate him, Nick!"

He felt fury rip through his veins at once...that, and a whole lot of pain. Sure, it made sense - she knew about her father-in law's homophobic views.

"I don't hate him, Is - you know that." he said tiredly as he sat down on one of the wooden chairs. "I love him...it's - this is just -"

Isabel nodded.

"Yeah, I know. To tell you the truth, I thought he was for a while...you remember his sixth birthday? What six-year-old boy chooses a princess costume when it's time to play dress-up?"

Nick sighed.

"Don't remind me."

She scowled.

"Right, why would I?" she snapped. "I mean, I'd want to forget the fact that Blaine ran down to the basement crying because one of your business partners called him a 'fairy' and you couldn't say anything to defend him too if I were you!"

Nick rolled his eyes.

"I told him to shut his face or I'd throw him out, Is." he exhaled and closed his eyes briefly. "So...what are we gonna do about this?"

Isabel snorted and got to her feet.

"I don't care that he's gay, Nick. I won't ever judge him for it...but school's gonna be ten times harder for him now - remember when he came home last week?"

Nick winced, remembering the fury that had ripped through him at seeing the bruise on his son's face.

"Yeah, I do. I just...I want him to understand that I still love him. School...I can deal with that if I need to, but I don't know if I can -"

Isabel glared at him, her annoyance plain.

"You better." she said softly. "because if something bad happens..." her voice trailed off, but he understood, and watched as she left the room.

So how did he deal with Blaine's sexuality?

Of course he was not doing anything his father would have reccomended. No way.

But...he could pretend, right?

He could make himself believe that his son was straight.

Ignorance.

Yup. That sounded nice.

A week later, when Isabel ran into Nick's office, screaming that they had to get to the hospital because there had been an incident at the dance, involving Blaine and his friend, Mark - Blaine had had to constantly remind his father that no, he and Mark weren't a couple - he knew ignoring it wasn't going to be as easy as he'd thought it would be.

And he hated himself for thinking that.


So...what'd you all think?

Should I continue this?

No flames please - constructive criticism is welcome.