Glee fic: The Sidhe by Chazzam

The Sidhe by Chazzam

Last time I wrote, I introduced you to the Glee world of fic and Klaine. I’m not going to lie but I’m still OBSESSED with Glee, so please humour my flailing over anything and everything Glee/Klaine.

This time I’m reccing something that is a Glee fic in as much as the main characters are Kurt and Blaine. This fic, I found by accident and ended up staying up late into the night reading it as fast as I could.

The Sidhe by Chazzam

Epic romantic fantasy adventure, seriously AU, with angst and fluff in equal measure. I can sense your hesitation, but just give the first chapter a try. It's been winning some folks over and it may surprise you.

Glee - Rated: M - English - Romance/Fantasy - Chapters: 32 - Words: 118,669 - Reviews: 2905 - Updated: 7-15-11 - Published: 5-13-11 - Blaine & Kurt H. - Complete

First off, The Sidhe (pronounced ‘Shee’) is a fantasy. Blaine is a human living in a place called Villalu, where there is a roaring slave trade of the Sidhe. The Sidhe are like elves, powerful, beautiful and long-lasting. However, this slave culture is more than just manual labour...


One day, Blaine goes along with his master, the prince of Villalu, to buy more slaves, and this is when we meet Kurt. Kurt is a Sidhe, and despite his predicament, Blaine notices the fire in his eyes has not gone out, he’s still fighting. Blaine immediately decides then and there to somehow free this Sidhe, and get him back to his homeland.


And this is where the story begins. Chazzam weaves a complex world around these two characters that is infinite, lush and detailed. All the original characters are well developed and interesting. Kurt and Blaine themselves are recognisable as Kurt and Blaine, because despite their different circumstances, Chazzam has worked in the traits we see in the show into the personalities of these characters. Eg. Kurt in the show has had a very hard time at school, so has built up walls to protect himself, but is still inherently positive. Sidhe!Kurt is the same, but this stems from being in captivity as a slave.


As the story progresses, you learn more and more about the Sidhe and their ways, and about Kurt’s life before he was captured. Of course, over time Blaine and Kurt become closer, and the fluff, smut and angst start to come with equal measure.


I think the underlying story of these two people finding each other and battling the odds to try to stay together is what keeps you reading, not the supernatural goings-on, or the world Chazzam has built. The epilogue by itself is a masterpiece that will leave you wanting to know more, but satisfied at the same time.


This fic already has a pretty solid following. The author has a tumblr, where she posts fanart, and has answered some questions to be read after you’ve finished (i.e very spoilery).


I hope you enjoyed my last rec, and will give this one a try.

Glee fic: The Sidhe by Chazzam

You Do Or You Dalton by Lizloz

You Do Or You Dalton

Hi, everyone. It’s been a while since I’ve contributed to the blog. Unfortunately real life got in the way. Had a degree to pass and whatnot, but now I’m FREE to do whatever I please until I get a job…

So to ease my way back in I’m introducing a new fandom. Glee.

If you follow me on Twitter, you may have seen my recent obsession with Glee and with a certain pink sunglasses-wearing actor by the name of Darren Criss. Well, anyway. Glee, as you probably know, is about some high school misfits who find an outlet in show choir AKA Glee club.

You might be wondering what fanfic there is out there for a show such as Glee, which seems to be primarily about singing. Well, there’s lots. According to our not-so faithful friend, FF.net, there are currently 40,585 stories for Glee. Due to the myriad plot holes and missing moments, there is inspiration galore for writers to grab hold of.

There are also many many different ships in Glee. My particular favourite and the central pairing in this rec is Klaine, or Kurt/Blaine. Kurt is one of the main characters in Glee, and Blaine is a student at a rival school.

So I will introduce you to one of my current favourites: You Do Or You Dalton by lizloz.

In the Glee universe, Dalton is the rival private boys school that Kurt Hummel goes and spies on. There he meets the dapper Blaine ‘Warbler’ Anderson, another openly gay teen, who becomes a kind of mentor for Kurt who is experiencing some pretty horrible bullying at McKinley HS (the main school in the show).
Eventually Kurt transfers to Dalton because the bullying gets so bad. Here is where YDOYD picks up the story.

Here is the summary:

Kurt leaves his McKinley life behind to embark on a schooling career at Dalton. With it comes the highs, lows and just plain weird moments of living in a boys school, but will Kurt embrace this change, or crumble?

Glee - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 43 - Words: 138,177 - Reviews: 489 - Updated: 7-26-11 - Published: 1-4-11 - Kurt H. & Blaine

Lizloz takes us through the highs and lows of a first romance, while introducing the world of Dalton, which in her story is a boarding school. Kurt finds friends, enemies and most importantly acceptance in this new school. Both Kurt and Blaine are very close to their on-screen counterparts, while the smaller background characters (both actual Glee characters and lizloz’s original characters) are well developed.

The Klaine relationship is progresses quite slowly, as Kurt comes to terms with what happened to him at McKinley and Blaine tries to understand and handle his feelings for his protégé of sorts. However, it does not run smoothly.

As the story was started before the last season finished, it does not necessarily follow canon, though aspects are included, making for an interesting take on the Klaine relationship.

Anyway… I’m babbling nonsense at you now. I interviewed lizloz about YDOYD so I’ll let her explain stuff better:

You Do Or You Dalton by Lizloz