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Five Times Will and April Never Hooked Up (Will/April)
Title: Five Times Will and April Never Hooked Up
Fandom: Glee
Length: 976 words
Prompt: Glee Fic!Battle: Will/April, five times fic, Any
Pairing: Will/April primarily; Will/Terri and Will/Emma mentioned
Other: Spoilers for 1x05 (#3), 1x13 (#5), speculation post-Sectionals (#5). All AUs. Rated R for #1; the rest are mostly G.
Excerpt: "Oh my goodness, Will!" he hears from behind him. He whirls around to see April, and before he can ask her what she is doing at the reunion for the wrong graduating class, she's kissing both his cheeks, talking a mile a minute about her rehab and how she's been thanking him in her interviews on Broadway for pointing her in the right direction again, praise the Lord praise the Lord.
1.
April likes freshmen. The freshmen are the only ones who don't realize this. But freshmen are so pliant and willing to listen to upperclassmen with great advice.
April's giving some wonderful advice to the little freshman with the funny curls right now. "Up, just a little more," and "please, right there" and "don't stop!" She moans, her distinctive voice slipping up the octave, as his tongue works patiently under her skirt.
She thinks his name is Will. Afterward, she thanks him for his time with a kiss and walks away, treasuring his dazed expression.
Freshmen are so very fun.
2.
Will thought that April was a senior last year, but here she is again, stepping into the Glee classroom as if she owns it, which of course she does. His voice has mostly stopped breaking by this point, but seeing April again nearly makes him swallow his tongue.
"Just a little mix-up," she says to someone's inquiry, brushing off their questions with a little wave of the hand. "I'm three credits shy, can you believe it? But it means we can do Nationals again this year."
She sits down near the piano and reapplies her lipstick before blowing everyone away and becoming female lead again. Daisy Tipton, who is a senior for the first time, storms out and can't be persuaded to come back. She'd been looking forward to ruling the club this year. April smacks her lips and doesn't seem like she cares.
But after practice ends, she comes up to Will, who is tying his shoes, and when he stands up again, she rests her hand on his shoulder.
"I could really use a Spanish tutor," she purrs at him. "I hear you're very good at making that rolling R sound."
She does it herself, rather well, and Will swallows hard and nods.
Two weeks later, he comes into school with April's hand in his, and he can't believe the jealous looks he gets from all sides.
3.
"You broke a promise," he says, and all she can think is Don't take this away from me, don't take this away. She has nothing; she has booze and cough syrup and accolades that are years gone.
"They're lucky to have you," she says, voice cracking, and she clutches at his jacket, pulls him down into a kiss, but he doesn't respond. When she pulls back, his face is still guarded, still disappointed.
"I can't," he says. "I'm sorry."
"There's always Broadway," she whispers to herself, recovering a shred of hope because she's always been good at that. She always keeps going; she's April Rhodes and she'd beat Maria Carey in a diva-off.
He nods, saying nothing else, and when the sound of her cowboy boots fades into the distance, he steps into the classroom to tell the kids that April isn't coming back.
4.
He's been an accountant for almost three years, and it doesn't get easier. After Terri's miscarriage, he almost went back to teaching and Glee, because he wanted the distraction, but she insisted that he stay so they could try again. They haven't been lucky since.
He drives out to the bridge some Saturday nights when she thinks he's out bowling with Ken and Sandy and the other Acafellas guys. He peers over the edge and wonders what would happen if he jumped, if he would feel any better in the moment before he hit the water and let go. Probably not.
Tonight when he pulls up there's actually someone there, with one foot up on the guardrail, and he barely pauses to shut off the car before he's out of it and shouting at the shadowy figure.
"Will?"
When she steps into the streetlights, they don't flatter her. April's cheeks are sunken and the light is gone from her eyes. She looks twenty years older than she is. Then again, probably so does he.
"Come away with me," he says, feeling bile rise in his throat at the chance he's taking, but she just nods and puts her shoes on again and gets in the car.
They drive until morning.
5.
At Will's ten-year high school reunion, he's five years divorced with a nearly five-year-old daughter. Marty has Quinn's hazel eyes and Puck's nose, but she is Will's daughter, and when people start asking him what happened with Terri, he shows them photographs instead.
"My Glee kids, she thinks they're all her aunts and uncles. I had twelve volunteers to babysit tonight," he tells someone, his voice warm.
"Oh my goodness, Will!" he hears from behind him. He whirls around to see April, and before he can ask her what she is doing at the reunion for the wrong graduating class, she's kissing both his cheeks, talking a mile a minute about her rehab and how she's been thanking him in her interviews on Broadway for pointing her in the right direction again, praise the Lord praise the Lord.
She isn't the best reborn Christian because when he walks her out to her car, she grabs him and kisses him so hard that he sees stars.
"Do you want to go back to my hotel room?" she whispers in his ear, fingers playing across his back, and for a moment he is very, very tempted. He needs to start going on dates again. He needs to get laid. Anything. He hasn't seen anyone since breaking it off with Emma, and that was almost three years ago.
"I've got to go home to my daughter," he tells her, voice soft, and he pulls himself free from her as politely as possible before heading home early.
There are twelve former students in his kitchen, singing to his daughter, and he smiles when he opens the door, and joins in.
And this is all he needs, really.
Fandom: Glee
Length: 976 words
Prompt: Glee Fic!Battle: Will/April, five times fic, Any
Pairing: Will/April primarily; Will/Terri and Will/Emma mentioned
Other: Spoilers for 1x05 (#3), 1x13 (#5), speculation post-Sectionals (#5). All AUs. Rated R for #1; the rest are mostly G.
Excerpt: "Oh my goodness, Will!" he hears from behind him. He whirls around to see April, and before he can ask her what she is doing at the reunion for the wrong graduating class, she's kissing both his cheeks, talking a mile a minute about her rehab and how she's been thanking him in her interviews on Broadway for pointing her in the right direction again, praise the Lord praise the Lord.
1.
April likes freshmen. The freshmen are the only ones who don't realize this. But freshmen are so pliant and willing to listen to upperclassmen with great advice.
April's giving some wonderful advice to the little freshman with the funny curls right now. "Up, just a little more," and "please, right there" and "don't stop!" She moans, her distinctive voice slipping up the octave, as his tongue works patiently under her skirt.
She thinks his name is Will. Afterward, she thanks him for his time with a kiss and walks away, treasuring his dazed expression.
Freshmen are so very fun.
2.
Will thought that April was a senior last year, but here she is again, stepping into the Glee classroom as if she owns it, which of course she does. His voice has mostly stopped breaking by this point, but seeing April again nearly makes him swallow his tongue.
"Just a little mix-up," she says to someone's inquiry, brushing off their questions with a little wave of the hand. "I'm three credits shy, can you believe it? But it means we can do Nationals again this year."
She sits down near the piano and reapplies her lipstick before blowing everyone away and becoming female lead again. Daisy Tipton, who is a senior for the first time, storms out and can't be persuaded to come back. She'd been looking forward to ruling the club this year. April smacks her lips and doesn't seem like she cares.
But after practice ends, she comes up to Will, who is tying his shoes, and when he stands up again, she rests her hand on his shoulder.
"I could really use a Spanish tutor," she purrs at him. "I hear you're very good at making that rolling R sound."
She does it herself, rather well, and Will swallows hard and nods.
Two weeks later, he comes into school with April's hand in his, and he can't believe the jealous looks he gets from all sides.
3.
"You broke a promise," he says, and all she can think is Don't take this away from me, don't take this away. She has nothing; she has booze and cough syrup and accolades that are years gone.
"They're lucky to have you," she says, voice cracking, and she clutches at his jacket, pulls him down into a kiss, but he doesn't respond. When she pulls back, his face is still guarded, still disappointed.
"I can't," he says. "I'm sorry."
"There's always Broadway," she whispers to herself, recovering a shred of hope because she's always been good at that. She always keeps going; she's April Rhodes and she'd beat Maria Carey in a diva-off.
He nods, saying nothing else, and when the sound of her cowboy boots fades into the distance, he steps into the classroom to tell the kids that April isn't coming back.
4.
He's been an accountant for almost three years, and it doesn't get easier. After Terri's miscarriage, he almost went back to teaching and Glee, because he wanted the distraction, but she insisted that he stay so they could try again. They haven't been lucky since.
He drives out to the bridge some Saturday nights when she thinks he's out bowling with Ken and Sandy and the other Acafellas guys. He peers over the edge and wonders what would happen if he jumped, if he would feel any better in the moment before he hit the water and let go. Probably not.
Tonight when he pulls up there's actually someone there, with one foot up on the guardrail, and he barely pauses to shut off the car before he's out of it and shouting at the shadowy figure.
"Will?"
When she steps into the streetlights, they don't flatter her. April's cheeks are sunken and the light is gone from her eyes. She looks twenty years older than she is. Then again, probably so does he.
"Come away with me," he says, feeling bile rise in his throat at the chance he's taking, but she just nods and puts her shoes on again and gets in the car.
They drive until morning.
5.
At Will's ten-year high school reunion, he's five years divorced with a nearly five-year-old daughter. Marty has Quinn's hazel eyes and Puck's nose, but she is Will's daughter, and when people start asking him what happened with Terri, he shows them photographs instead.
"My Glee kids, she thinks they're all her aunts and uncles. I had twelve volunteers to babysit tonight," he tells someone, his voice warm.
"Oh my goodness, Will!" he hears from behind him. He whirls around to see April, and before he can ask her what she is doing at the reunion for the wrong graduating class, she's kissing both his cheeks, talking a mile a minute about her rehab and how she's been thanking him in her interviews on Broadway for pointing her in the right direction again, praise the Lord praise the Lord.
She isn't the best reborn Christian because when he walks her out to her car, she grabs him and kisses him so hard that he sees stars.
"Do you want to go back to my hotel room?" she whispers in his ear, fingers playing across his back, and for a moment he is very, very tempted. He needs to start going on dates again. He needs to get laid. Anything. He hasn't seen anyone since breaking it off with Emma, and that was almost three years ago.
"I've got to go home to my daughter," he tells her, voice soft, and he pulls himself free from her as politely as possible before heading home early.
There are twelve former students in his kitchen, singing to his daughter, and he smiles when he opens the door, and joins in.
And this is all he needs, really.
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Thanks so much for filling my prompt, hardly anyone ever writes Will/April.
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I'm actually really surprised to hear that. I felt like they had a lot of chemistry, even if April really is kinda hopeless. The first time I was watching that episode, I expected #3 of this AU to actually happen.
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But all of them are wonderful, and I love the way you wrote them.
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Thank you very much!