She was broken, trying to find a way to mend herself. He was a gentle soul who was willing to fix her.

Love happens in various stages during a lifetime. One can never know the exact time it starts, only when or after one has fallen. What could be. What should be. & What will be. These are the different stages in life in which Sam and Rachel fall in love.

A/U - Rachel Berry will do anything to remain in the spotlight, including fake a relationship

A/U. She's heard the rumors. She knows about his reputation. Her fathers would kill her if they knew the truth, but she's too involved to turn her back on him now.

"In the moments where he knows this isn't a nightmare, that this is all too terribly real, in those moments, all he wants to do is to go back to sleep." Grief comes in many stages. Future AU