GLEE (Jesse/Kurt) Fic: Nostalgia [1/1]
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gwendy1Title: Nostalgia [1/1]
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Rating: PG.
Warnings: Unbeta’d. Embarrassingly short. And probably contains a few mistakes.
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Jesse, Kurt, brief Rachel mention. Could be seen as Jesse/Kurt pre-slash. (Hopefully.)
Spoilers: up to 2.10 “A Very Glee Christmas” to be safe
Disclaimer: These characters do not belong to me. Don’t sue.
A/N: This was written forbyham_rory in the ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
glee_rare_pairs exchange.
Word Count: 948 words (ficlet!)
Summary: Jesse and Kurt run into each other during winter break.
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Jesse is most definitely in a funk. And this time it’s not due to the quirky musical stylings of a spunky glee club. No; this is a lingering depression, which fosters a longing for such days that though less than a year ago, feel more like a lifetime away.
He lays upside down across the bed with his arms stretched out and his head slightly hanging off the foot of it as moody music streams from his speakers. Gavin Creel’s Hot Ohio comes on and he remembers the dream – getting out of Ohio to make it in the big leagues. The next level. Everything was falling into place as it should. Vocal Adrenaline had scored another trophy and he’d graduated with honors before setting off for the University of California, Los Angeles. The bright lights of Hollywood were so near. And yet, here he is back in Ohio – winter break – and feeling pathetic for every glance at the yearbooks on his bookshelf.
It’s just: he was the big fish here, at the top of the food chain, and not only that – he had made it out of Ohio! It is a time worth reminiscing over.
Los Angeles is a harsh environment. The competition is fierce and overwhelming. There’s just so many people in LA – all trying for their shot at the big time and willing to step on anyone else to get there. Jesse may have been a big fish in Ohio, but in LA he’s just a kid from the suburbs of nowhere. Another face in the crowd.
So depressed. Well, he’ll do what Vocal Adrenaline did to get over their funk. Get frozen yogurt.
~
Kurt can’t believe his luck. And timing. Timing is everything.
He happens to stop in at Yogurtland, a self-serve frozen yogurt shop, just before Jesse St. James does the same. Armed with the knowledge that the toasted coconut flavored yogurt dispenser was broken from the wild mishandling of a couple of pre-teens the week before and that Jesse has a weakness for all things coconut, a tidbit gleaned from Rachel’s obsessive babbling, Kurt swiftly and discreetly snags the “Out of Order” sign and takes out his phone to snap photos of his brilliant revenge. Because Rachel was something vaguely friend-like now and there was just no way that song intimidation was on the same level as egging. Clearly, this is a perfect opportunity to even the score. And if any residual bitterness over Regionals is appeased at the same time – well, bonus!
Sure enough, yummy toasted coconut yogurt goes spurting all over Jesse. Kurt’s quick to capture the moment and save the files.
He smirks, though Jesse has spotted him and realizes what has happened. Surprisingly, Jesse just sighs and smiles as if he has somehow shared in the joke.
“I guess I did kind of deserve that,” Jesse nods in acknowledgement.
Kurt’s brow twitches upward. What is this? A humbler Jesse? He’s intrigued.
~
Okay. So maybe after Jesse trudged into the restroom to clean off the mess, Kurt felt a little guilty. Mostly he was curious as to why Jesse was back in Ohio and he wanted to ensure his ability to return to Yogurtland. He made sure to put the “Out of Order” sign back where it belonged before following Jesse to lend his expertise in the improvisational clean up of food stains.
This strange new humbler Jesse accepts his help and they get to talking. They talk about what it’s like in LA, what’s been going on with Glee Club, and their lives. Apparently, Jesse’s nostalgia has put him in a friendly mood.
“Wait. So, you’re one of the Dalton Warblers now?” Jesse seems genuinely surprised. “You do know you’ll never make it to Regionals with them, right? They usually never make it far enough, but every year Vocal Adrenaline gathers plenty of evidence of their various scandals to disqualify them just in case.”
Kurt is shocked, “Scandals?”
“Well, there’s the Payola Scandal of ’04, the Embezzlement Scandal of ‘07, and the Drug Scandal of ’09 – which almost got the whole school shut down – but that’s all old news. The point: what you should have done is what Vocal Adrenaline would have done. Pay a hacker to falsify Karofsky’s records to say he’s not a citizen and have him deported,” Jesse shrugs as if the answer is obvious.
This new information has Kurt’s mind spinning. Though he can’t help the stray thought that paying a hacker to do such a thing would probably have been cheaper than the cost of Dalton’s tuition. He certainly has some research and thinking to do… and he might need to have another talk with his dad and Carole. Oh, damn.
~
They spend the next several hours hanging out among the different stores of the shopping center.
Of course, Rachel sees them and storms over to demand what Kurt thinks he’s doing “fraternizing with The Enemy,” so Kurt shows her the photos of how he avenged her. She is suitably pleased, politely asks to be sent copies, and leaves to return to clothes shopping with her dads. ...Kurt makes a mental note to take her shopping and school her very strongly in the Don’ts of fashion.
How odd. They’ve somehow had a good time and managed to gain a new friend in each other.
Jesse leaves Kurt with a parting suggestion, “You should consider coming out to LA sometime. It would be nice to see a familiar face. Maybe while I’m still in college. I hear experimenting is the thing to do.” He smirks and walks away.
Kurt smiles and nods farewell before he pauses. His eyes widen. What just happened?
-end-
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Author:
gwendy1Rating: PG.
Warnings: Unbeta’d. Embarrassingly short. And probably contains a few mistakes.
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Jesse, Kurt, brief Rachel mention. Could be seen as Jesse/Kurt pre-slash. (Hopefully.)
Spoilers: up to 2.10 “A Very Glee Christmas” to be safe
Disclaimer: These characters do not belong to me. Don’t sue.
A/N: This was written for
byham_rory in the glee_rare_pairs exchange.Word Count: 948 words (ficlet!)
Summary: Jesse and Kurt run into each other during winter break.
--------------------------------
Jesse is most definitely in a funk. And this time it’s not due to the quirky musical stylings of a spunky glee club. No; this is a lingering depression, which fosters a longing for such days that though less than a year ago, feel more like a lifetime away.
He lays upside down across the bed with his arms stretched out and his head slightly hanging off the foot of it as moody music streams from his speakers. Gavin Creel’s Hot Ohio comes on and he remembers the dream – getting out of Ohio to make it in the big leagues. The next level. Everything was falling into place as it should. Vocal Adrenaline had scored another trophy and he’d graduated with honors before setting off for the University of California, Los Angeles. The bright lights of Hollywood were so near. And yet, here he is back in Ohio – winter break – and feeling pathetic for every glance at the yearbooks on his bookshelf.
It’s just: he was the big fish here, at the top of the food chain, and not only that – he had made it out of Ohio! It is a time worth reminiscing over.
Los Angeles is a harsh environment. The competition is fierce and overwhelming. There’s just so many people in LA – all trying for their shot at the big time and willing to step on anyone else to get there. Jesse may have been a big fish in Ohio, but in LA he’s just a kid from the suburbs of nowhere. Another face in the crowd.
So depressed. Well, he’ll do what Vocal Adrenaline did to get over their funk. Get frozen yogurt.
~
Kurt can’t believe his luck. And timing. Timing is everything.
He happens to stop in at Yogurtland, a self-serve frozen yogurt shop, just before Jesse St. James does the same. Armed with the knowledge that the toasted coconut flavored yogurt dispenser was broken from the wild mishandling of a couple of pre-teens the week before and that Jesse has a weakness for all things coconut, a tidbit gleaned from Rachel’s obsessive babbling, Kurt swiftly and discreetly snags the “Out of Order” sign and takes out his phone to snap photos of his brilliant revenge. Because Rachel was something vaguely friend-like now and there was just no way that song intimidation was on the same level as egging. Clearly, this is a perfect opportunity to even the score. And if any residual bitterness over Regionals is appeased at the same time – well, bonus!
Sure enough, yummy toasted coconut yogurt goes spurting all over Jesse. Kurt’s quick to capture the moment and save the files.
He smirks, though Jesse has spotted him and realizes what has happened. Surprisingly, Jesse just sighs and smiles as if he has somehow shared in the joke.
“I guess I did kind of deserve that,” Jesse nods in acknowledgement.
Kurt’s brow twitches upward. What is this? A humbler Jesse? He’s intrigued.
~
Okay. So maybe after Jesse trudged into the restroom to clean off the mess, Kurt felt a little guilty. Mostly he was curious as to why Jesse was back in Ohio and he wanted to ensure his ability to return to Yogurtland. He made sure to put the “Out of Order” sign back where it belonged before following Jesse to lend his expertise in the improvisational clean up of food stains.
This strange new humbler Jesse accepts his help and they get to talking. They talk about what it’s like in LA, what’s been going on with Glee Club, and their lives. Apparently, Jesse’s nostalgia has put him in a friendly mood.
“Wait. So, you’re one of the Dalton Warblers now?” Jesse seems genuinely surprised. “You do know you’ll never make it to Regionals with them, right? They usually never make it far enough, but every year Vocal Adrenaline gathers plenty of evidence of their various scandals to disqualify them just in case.”
Kurt is shocked, “Scandals?”
“Well, there’s the Payola Scandal of ’04, the Embezzlement Scandal of ‘07, and the Drug Scandal of ’09 – which almost got the whole school shut down – but that’s all old news. The point: what you should have done is what Vocal Adrenaline would have done. Pay a hacker to falsify Karofsky’s records to say he’s not a citizen and have him deported,” Jesse shrugs as if the answer is obvious.
This new information has Kurt’s mind spinning. Though he can’t help the stray thought that paying a hacker to do such a thing would probably have been cheaper than the cost of Dalton’s tuition. He certainly has some research and thinking to do… and he might need to have another talk with his dad and Carole. Oh, damn.
~
They spend the next several hours hanging out among the different stores of the shopping center.
Of course, Rachel sees them and storms over to demand what Kurt thinks he’s doing “fraternizing with The Enemy,” so Kurt shows her the photos of how he avenged her. She is suitably pleased, politely asks to be sent copies, and leaves to return to clothes shopping with her dads. ...Kurt makes a mental note to take her shopping and school her very strongly in the Don’ts of fashion.
How odd. They’ve somehow had a good time and managed to gain a new friend in each other.
Jesse leaves Kurt with a parting suggestion, “You should consider coming out to LA sometime. It would be nice to see a familiar face. Maybe while I’m still in college. I hear experimenting is the thing to do.” He smirks and walks away.
Kurt smiles and nods farewell before he pauses. His eyes widen. What just happened?
-end-
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