This is not a fic. It is the rough outline and some notes of the rest of the marching band au, because it has become clear to me that I broke up with Glee SO HARD that I cannot fathom writing more. I still want to go back to it at some point, but for now, this is all there is. At least this way, there's something like closure, and if I ever do manage to come back to it, a fleshed out story is better than an outline.

( The Marching Band Refused to Yield notes and random scenes )

Title: Length of the Darkness (Length of the Light)
Author: escritoireazul
Author's note: Slice of life apocalypse AU that does not take season three into account at all.
Word count: 650
Rating: 13
Written for: missyvortexdv for Fandom Stockings 2011

Summary: Throughout the longest night, and the shortest, they light the flame and they mourn.

( Length of the Darkness (Length of the Light) )

What the hell, I edit it once and the cut tag breaks? Sorry about that, all. Is it the asterisks? Must test. (Not the asterisks then. I'd say it was payback for letting my account expire, heh, but it broke on both. Must have accidentally deleted something.)

Also, I've broken up with Glee again, haven't seen any part of season three, but am still finishing stories.

Title: We're Dynamite *clap* *clap* We're Dynamite
Author: escritoireazul
Author's note: This is a transformative work of fiction for the television show Glee. No spoilers for season three. Set during junior year, ignores the ages of the characters established in season three. A marching band alternate universe.
Written for: Lexie, off on her new adventure, who totally inspired this entire world.
Characters/Pairings: Lauren Zizes/Noah Puckerman, Tina Cohen-Chang/Mike Chang, Blaine Anderson/Kurt Hummel, Mercedes Jones, Sam Evans, Santana Lopez/Brittany S. Pierce, Rachel Berry, Quinn Fabray, Wes, David, Shannon Beiste, Will Schuester
Rating: 13+
Word count: 5000+

Summary: It's finally time for the first home game of the year.

( We're Dynamite *clap* *clap* We're Dynamite )

Series Title: Tied Up In Strings
Song Inspiration: "Somebody" Scala and the Kolacny Brothers (cover)
( lyrics sample )

Series Summary: The last thing any of them expected -- except maybe Brittany, who despite some of the wild things she said and believed, had an uncanny knack for understanding the emotional turmoil beneath any surface -- was that by the end of senior year, the entire senior glee club would be in one big interchangeable relationship. They called each other a team and a family, and that was true enough as it goes, but at the same time it told the whole story, it blurred the details. The mix and match was complicated enough in high school, but faced with the outside world after graduation, they decided they had two options: Let the relationship(s) die a post-graduation death, or fight like hell for each other no matter how hard it got.

When you've somehow managed to build your entire world around a group of opinionated, passionate, driven people, it really shouldn't come as a surprise when they all throw themselves at option number two.

These are scenes from their lives.

Tied Up in Strings

I. Gimme Some Signs, Lauren Zizes/Noah Puckerman (October 2012)
II. Sometimes Lost, Rachel Berry and Brittany S. Pierce (March 2011)
III. Tonight's Gonna Be A Good, Good Night, Mercedes Jones/Sam Evans (May 2012)
IV. The Heavens Hush Themselves to Hear Quinn Fabray (Sam Evans, Noah Puckerman, Lauren Zizes) (May 2020)
V. Perfectly Good At It, Lauren Zizes/Rachel Berry (December 2011)

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Title: Perfectly Good At It
Author: escritoireazul
Author's note: This is a transformative work of fiction for the television show Glee. Glee poly family for the win.
Characters/Pairings: Lauren Zizes/Rachel Berry, Lauren/Brittany S. Pierce, Lauren/Tina Cohen-Chang, Lauren/Noah Puckerman
Rating: 16+ for slapping and punching included in sex
Word count: 3000+

Summary: Rachel Berry has a request for one Lauren Zizes, resident badass.

( Perfectly Good At It )

Title: Like Salt and Like Water
Author: escritoireazul
Written for: llyfrgell in femslash11
Author's note: This is a transformative work of fiction based on the television show Glee. It is set after season two, during summer break, and does not contain spoilers for season three.
Characters/Pairings: Quinn Fabray/Brittany S. Pierce/Santana Lopez, Lauren Zizes/Noah Puckerman, Tina Cohen-Chang/Mike Chang, Mercedes Jones/Sam Evans, Blaine Anderson/Kurt Hummel, Rachel Berry/Finn Hudson, Matt Rutherford, Artie Abrams
Rating: 16+
Word count: 6000+

Summary: Quinn spends a lot of the summer in the water, but no matter how long she floats, she can never wash herself clean.

( Like Salt and Like Water )

Series Title: Tied Up In Strings
Song Inspiration: "Somebody" Scala and the Kolacny Brothers (cover)
( lyrics sample )

Series Summary: The last thing any of them expected -- except maybe Brittany, who despite some of the wild things she said and believed, had an uncanny knack for understanding the emotional turmoil beneath any surface -- was that by the end of senior year, the entire senior glee club would be in one big interchangeable relationship. They called each other a team and a family, and that was true enough as it goes, but at the same time it told the whole story, it blurred the details. The mix and match was complicated enough in high school, but faced with the outside world after graduation, they decided they had two options: Let the relationship(s) die a post-graduation death, or fight like hell for each other no matter how hard it got.

When you've somehow managed to build your entire world around a group of opinionated, passionate, driven people, it really shouldn't come as a surprise when they all throw themselves at option number two.

These are scenes from their lives.

Tied Up in Strings

I. Gimme Some Signs, Lauren Zizes/Noah Puckerman (October 2012)
II. Sometimes Lost, Rachel Berry and Brittany S. Pierce (March 2011)
III. Tonight's Gonna Be A Good, Good Night, Mercedes Jones/Sam Evans (May 2012)
IV. The Heavens Hush Themselves to Hear (May 2017), Quinn Fabray (Sam Evans, Noah Puckerman, Lauren Zizes)

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Title: The Heavens Hush Themselves to Hear
Author: escritoireazul
Author's note: This is a transformative work of fiction for the television show Glee. Glee poly family for the win.
Characters/Pairings: Quinn Fabray/Sam Evans, Quinn Fabray/Noah Puckerman, Quinn Fabray/Lauren Zizes, Quinn Fabray, Sam Evans, Noah Puckerman, Lauren Zizes, Rachel Berry, Matt Rutherford, Mercedes Jones, Mike Chang, Tina Cohen-Chang, Brittany S. Pierce, Santana Lopez, Artie Abrams
Rating: 13+
Word count: 2000+

Summary: Quinn has a confession to make.

( The Heavens Hush Themselves to Hear )

Title: Stray Too Far
Author: escritoireazul
Written for: sotto_voice
Author's note: This is a transformative work of fiction for the television show Glee. It is also a marching band au in which New Directions and Warblers are all in the marching band at McKinley.
Series: Story Three of The Marching Band Refused to Yield: (1) Burn This Town Down Tonight (Lauren/Puck), (2) Make Them Believe (Blaine/Kurt), and (3) (My Heart) Beats Like a Drum (Lauren/Puck)
Characters/Pairings: Quinn Fabray, Mercedes Jones, Wes, David, Lauren Zizes, Lauren Zizes/Noah Puckerman
Rating: 13+
Word count: 2800+

Summary: Quinn’s infinitely happier living here than with her parents, but sometimes the loneliness gets to her still.

( Stray Too Far )

Title: Make Them Believe
Author: escritoireazul
Written for: sotto_voice, who loves marching band aus and Blaine and Kurt.
Characters/Pairings: Blaine Anderson/Kurt Hummel, Tina Cohen-Chang/Mike Chang, Mercedes Jones, Quinn Fabray, Rachel Berry, Matt Rutherford, Lauren Zizes, Will Schuester, Jesse St. James
Rating: 13+
Word Count: 5000+
Author's note: This is a transformative work of fiction for the television show Glee. It is also an alternate universe in which they are all in marching band instead of glee club. This is story two, and follows "Burn This Town Down Tonight" (Lauren/Puck, 16+ for underage sexual activities): AO3, Part One LJ, DW | Part Two LJ, DW | Part Three LJ, DW | Part Four LJ, DW.

Summary: No matter how Blaine pretends, he is not the man he wants to be.

( Make Them Believe )

Title: Burn This Town Down Tonight
Author: escritoireazul
Written for: sotto_voice who loves marching band AUs.
Characters/Pairings: Lauren Zizes/Noah Puckerman, Tina Cohen-Chang/Mike Chang, Mercedes Jones, Quinn Fabray, Kurt Hummel, Blaine Anderson, Matt Rutherford, Finn Hudson, Santana Lopez, Brittany S. Pierce, Sam Evans, Will Schuester (later stories will include Blaine/Kurt, Santana/Brittany, and Artie Abrams, plus other pairings)
Author's note: This is a transformative work of fiction for the television show Glee. It is also an alternate universe in which they are all in marching band instead of glee club. I've played pretty fast with their ages, but most of the glee club members we know are juniors, except for Matt, a senior. This is story one.
Rating: 16+ for underage sexual activity
Word count: 13,500+

Summary: You'd think by now they would be prepared for how wild band camp gets, but Lauren Zizes didn't see these two weeks coming.

Burn This Town Down Tonight
Part One LJ, DW | Part Two LJ, DW
Part Three LJ, DW | Part Four LJ, DW

( Burn This Town Down Tonight 3/4 )

(Yay insomnia? I finally got this finished and edited; this is what's taken up a lot of my fannish time lately. Well, this and Tumblr.)

Title: Burn This Town Down Tonight
Author: escritoireazul
Written for: sotto_voice who loves marching band AUs.
Characters/Pairings: Lauren Zizes/Noah Puckerman, Tina Cohen-Chang/Mike Chang, Mercedes Jones, Quinn Fabray, Kurt Hummel, Blaine Anderson, Matt Rutherford, Finn Hudson, Santana Lopez, Brittany S. Pierce, Sam Evans, Will Schuester (later stories will include Blaine/Kurt, Santana/Brittany, and Artie Abrams, plus other pairings)
Author's note: This is a transformative work of fiction for the television show Glee. It is also an alternate universe in which they are all in marching band instead of glee club. I've played pretty fast with their ages, but most of the glee club members we know are juniors, except for Matt, a senior. This is story one.
Rating: 16+ for underage sexual activity
Word count: 13,500+

Summary: You'd think by now they would be prepared for how wild band camp gets, but Lauren Zizes didn't see these two weeks coming.

Burn This Town Down Tonight
Part One LJ, DW | Part Two LJ, DW
Part Three LJ, DW | Part Four LJ, DW

( Burn This Town Down Tonight 1/4 )