I really like this story...wish it would continue.

This story is really great D .. . but ... in reading through it so far ... it (at least it's beginning) causes me to pause and wonder ... WHY do the fanfic writers on this board ALWAYS seem to make Azimio out to be 'the big bad violent homophobe guy' in their writings?

Ryan Murphy has NEVER portrayed Azimio as being any more homophobic or violent than Dave or Finn or anyone else on the show - YET - it seems on this board almost every writer wants to make Azimio out to be this horrific violent, ignorant, ghetto, homophobe AND 'the drive' behind all the homophobia and possible violence in the school.

That's unfair and does NOT fall into anything related to how Ryan Murphy has presented this character.

If anything Glee shows Azimio to be 'a follower' NOT 'the lead troublemaker' .

(If you notice – Azimio only seems to slushy and name call the ‘loser’ kids when Dave is around … a clear indication that Azimio just wants to fit-in with Dave and the other more ‘popular’ kids).

Also - I have both lived in and visited small towns in Ohio - and trust me - if Azimio were one of the few black kids at an all-white/nearly all-white school - there is NO WAY he would be the trouble-maker with anyone (let alone the leader of homophobic and violent acts).

And - most of the black people that I had met while in Ohio were about the most open-minded and accepting people anyone could ever encounter - (especially the black people who found themselves being among the few 'minorities' in ANY situation) - and I think this constant false (and violent and bigoted) presentation made of one of them is totally unfair.

If Azimio were TRULY one of the FEW black kids in an all-white / nearly all-white high school in small town Ohio (especially a middle class / upper middle-class one like Ryan Murphy presents McKinley as being) - from what I have seen of small town Ohio - he would NEVER hav even had the opportunity (or incentive) to practice homophobia or any other act singling any 'one' group out.

This is because Azimio would KNOW that IF he did any such thing HE would be THE NEXT person "singled out".

Ryan Murphy makes it abundantly clear that Azimio is NOT a violent person filled with hatred and bigotry - so much as he is simply a big, fat, insecure dork who (in an effort to fit-in among his jock buddies) simply 'follows' the crowd in pulling pranks on (ex. slushying) and even making attempts at hazing ANYONE (no matter if gay or straight) who isn't popular or ‘in with the in crowd’ (like he's so desperately trying to be) - so why the writers on this board seem to want to present this kid as being some sort of "to violent ignorant thuggish ghetto homophobe" is both offensive and confusing.

Again – the black people that I met when I stayed in Ohio (especially the jocks and other popular kids – but even the dorkier ones who just wanted a crowd to it into) were actually some of the most open minded and accepting people that I had ever encountered in my whole life.

Also – it seems to me that - if someone like Azimio ever had a problem with Dave being gay - it would (in my humble opinion) more than likely, perhaps, be due to Azimio being mad over (for instance) something like Azimio perhaps having felt pressured (by Dave and his popular crowd’) to cut someone out of his won life who he secretly deeply cared about (ex. a cousin, an uncle or even another best friend – and not so much a brother or a boyfriend or anything, as I think it would be silly to have 1 show with more than 1 secretly-gay jock and almost no one would ever consider kicking a sibling out of their life just ‘to fit in with the crowd’) – all due to Azimio’s secret fear of being rejected by ‘the popular kids’ if he had decided to keep this person in his life.

Thanks for listening - and (other than this one annoyance with the presentation of the Azimio character) I think this was a really great story. )

please please write more

favorite quote: "Really, Kurt? Mr. I'm-so-perfect-and-gay can't figure out why a closeted gay guy would possibly pick on the only other gay guy in the school?" :3

AHHH~ this chapter is SO good. like, /so/ totally /go0o0o0o0o0od./ ;D

confessions make me happy. as does hand-holding, and whenever someone asks someone else to "stay." X3

please keep this up. i love this SO damn much. :D

Are they together already? O_o I would've thought Kurt would do the hard-to-get ploy and make Dave work for it. :P but i am happy you updated! I did enjoy it and I'm glad they're on a first name basis.

Favorite part: For a second, Dave feared that Kurt was going to throw the notebook at him and exclaim how creepy it was that Dave had written so many sentences about Kurt, ranging from "il ne est possible que Kurt Hummel m'aime" to "Il faut que je parle à Kurt Hummel."

Where did Kurt get a bug? Have you gone totally brain-missing and forgotten Bust Ya Windows? And I want an answer to this.

I dislike Sam. Probably because he's played by a guy who can barely act. I suspect Sam's going to end up going the way of Matt, other than the fact that he can actually sing (kind of) and is dating Quinn.

LOL i also made them have a chat at Starbucks. it's a great place for chatting. and coffee. ;D

heehee, i love protective!Dave. it makes me happy. and i love the, "Because I like you, ladyboy," remark. :3

this equals sheer awesomeness. just saying.

Kurt drives an Escalade.

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Even though Kurt ended up sounding like a bitch (I mean, is it so hard to call someone even by their last name?) I like it. Karofsky's got strange (but great) morality... and the fact that he's actually intelligent but a different sort of smart than Kurt is (creative arts versus the sciences, both complement one another) is a great thing to throw in there.

I like the implication Dave's dealt with police before, possibly when he was younger? D: oh no maybe something to do with his family. I just wish that Kurt would lighten up on him. A person can be hard and soft, it's about timing and intuition.

Oh, you don't have to justify Sam's reasons to me. High school is a scary place.. you can get eaten alive. Just look at what Karofsky has to do to feel like he fits in! :) Looking forward to more; is Dave's mom a shut in?

you know, you're right. people do generally put Dave's fanon parents int he same category for the most part. even i've done it. so kudos to you for going down a different route. :D

and it's okay about Sam. i do like him, but it's okay, 'cause with this story, it works for now. :)

i love this! keep it up~! :D

Very nice set up. Your description of Dave's move has me picturing some kind of hybrid between Tracey's mom from Hairspray, Mrs. Grape from What's Eating Gilbert Grape and Mo'nique from Precious...

The fact that I read this is a testament to how much I love you and admire your writing. This is, however, the only time I will willingly read Kurtofsky and I will have you know I've only done it because I thought it might make you happy.

Now, on to the review. For fanfiction, it's fantastic. For you, it's weak. I know you can do better than this. I've read pieces of yours that could curbstomp this piece. However, were I a first time reader of your writing and a Kurtofsky shipper, I would laud your good grammar, the characters' motivations, and the way you stay true to character.

But still. Just because it's fanfiction doesn't mean you get to be lazy. You are a wonderful writer and I barely see glimpses of it in this fic: in the scene where Karofsky talks to his mother and where Kurt is flitting about his French class. The rest is just exposition. It's like technical drawing. You've got exactly what you see in front of you with no deviation, if you get what I mean. If not, carry on or ask me what I'm getting on about over text.

I love you dearly and I can't wait to see you, though I reserve the right to sulk in my corner and write Klaine if you start writing Kurtofsky.

i really love where this is going. it's genius, and more original than some others. i look forward to more! :D