Story Title: Awakening

Fandom: Glee & Goncharov crossover

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/43246185/chapters/108699384

Summary: Fruit, desire, and truth--will sharing an apple lead to carnal knowledge? Mormon missionary Blaine Anderson is in love with his mission companion, Kurt Hummel, but afraid to express his secret desires. Witnessing Katya Goncharova and Sofia Ambrosini at the fruit stand sparks him to act.

Warnings: Could be considered blasphemous depending on your religious beliefs.

Characters: Blaine Anderson, Kurt Hummel (major characters); Katya Goncharova, Sofia Ambrosini, Massimo Troisi (minor characters)

Pairings: Blaine Anderson/Kurt Hummel (main pairing); Katya/Sofia (minor but plot-important pairing)

When I Started: November 2022

How I Lost My Shit: I had a lot of other things I was working on, including huge WIP that took precedence over this one (and that I’m still working toward finishing sigh). Also just general life stuff.

How I Finished My Shit: I see the posts for the mini-bang every year. This year, I finally decided to participate. I sat down, reread that first chapter I had posted, tried to get back into its mood of Goncharovesque purple prose, and did my best. (And thank you for the compilers of the Goncharov summary Google Doc https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fbcn96MKyc1Bky6c0Ffex4APtar9iNht8ytfZHPpSss/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.72oyeg8j1ma2, which helped me reacquaint myself with a lot of the lore.)