Subversion
is a Glee Dark Fic by emmaliza, based on a prompt from the glee_angst_meme:
- Finn is home alone one night, and Kurt's new boyfriend, Sam, sneaks into the house; attacking Finn, and raping him in his own bed. Rather than calling the police, or telling someone; Finn goes into denial, washing his sheets to get rid of the blood stains, and pretending that he's fine whenever Sam is invited over for dinner at their place. Burt and Carole notice Finn's discomfort whenever Sam is around, but Burt accuses Finn of being homophobic again.
As per the prompt, Finn is attacked and raped by Sam when Burt and Carole are out on a date, and Kurt is out shopping. He hides it, out of fear for what news getting out will do to the people he cares about - particularly Kurt, after news about the "gay boy" raping an innocent straight kid. No-one notices, except Finn's behaviour becomes angrier and more withdrawn as he struggles to cope with what happened on his own. Eventually, people start to pick up that things are not normal...
Tropes present in this work include:
- Cross-Referenced Titles: Cross Referencing Chapter Titles: The first chapter is called "The Roses". The final chapter is called "The Thorns."
- Depraved Homosexual: Discussed/defied; half Finn's reason for keeping it secret is terror about reinforcing this idea.
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Hilarious in Hindsight - in chapter 10, Rachel uses the phrase "a rose without a thorn" in reference to the whole situation. In 2x01 of Glee, the real character Sam sings "Every Rose Has its Thorn." - Papa Bear:
- Burt chewing Finn out for being disrespectful to Kurt's relationship, and making homophobic comments. Unfortunately, we see it from Finn's POV.
