Title: Little Things
Author: conserver1e
Genre: AU, Romance
Rating: T
Pairing: Faberry
Summary: It's the little things that we notice about people, that people do for us, that make us fall in love with them. Slightly AU-ish, using the characters but not strictly adhering to episode chronology or events.
Disclaimer: I do not own Glee, the characters borrowed from the show, PFLAG, or E! True Hollywood Story.
Chapter One
She knew she shouldn't feel this way. It wasn't that the object of her attentions—attentions, she was quick to point out to herself, decidedly NOT affections—was another girl. Raised by two doting gay dads and a proud member of PFLAG Lima, Rachel wasn't a very good candidate for homophobia. And it wasn't that they so obviously hailed from different social circles. If anything, she thought that could be the basis of an epic romance—friendship—that would add some much needed flair to the 'High School Years' segment of her E! True Hollywood Story.
Rachel simply thought that her obsession—maybe obsession was too strong a word—her interest in Quinn Fabray had no basis. Quinn didn't know her and she didn't know Quinn. Well, she obviously knew her if she knew her name, but she knew nothing about her.
She knew her face.
She knew her name.
That was it.
The fact that they had Spanish class together hadn't yielded much else. And really, since they didn't sit particularly close to each other and never partnered up on class assignments, it shouldn't be expected to. Besides, they had never really interacted in or outside of class. Why should they look twice at each other? Why should they notice anything about the other?
Except that she did.
Today, Quinn Fabray complained with the rest of the class about their Spanish assignment.
Today, Quinn Fabray gathered the necessary supplies to complete the assignment.
Today, Quinn Fabray removed a pencil from her bag to write her essay.
A shiny pencil.
A pencil that flashed and caught Rachel's eye.
A pencil covered in gold stars.
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