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* [[Dramedy]]: It's a mix of ''[[Glee]]'' and ''[[The Last Unicorn (Literature)|The Last Unicorn]]''. Of course it's a dramedy.
* [[Dude Magnet]]: Blaine is a toned-down example with "only" two guys on his record {{spoiler|plus one he doesn't know about}}, but he makes it up in [[All Love Is Unrequited|sadness]] and [[Fridge Horror|terror]].
* [[Dysfunction Junction]]: Blaine's family: A well-meaning but [[Values Dissonance|extremely old-fashioned]] mother, a [[Parental Neglect|distant]] father, a [[Parental Substitute]], and two well-adjusted, caring older siblings... [[When You Coming Home, Dad?|who are almost never home]].
* [[Easy Amnesia]]: [[Invoked Trope|Invoked]] and [[Played With]] by Terry. He pretends that his [[Tap On the Head|concussion]] was more serious than it was so he'd have an excuse to invoke a [[Dance of Romance]]. [[Oblivious to Love|It doesn't work.]]
** Averted in ''Nikos,'' which [[It Got Worse|gets worse]] in ''The Cat.'' Blaine gets a concussion, wakes up with no memory of the past half-hour (during which David and Wes say that he was rambling incoherently), and after calling home he mistakes his [[Parental Substitute]] Greg for his dad.
* [[Elephant in The Living Room]]: In-story, Blaine's sheer terror regarding sex. For readers, the warnings about assault and {{spoiler|Blaine's abduction/pursuit by Alex}} are [[Captain Obvious|almost certainly connected]].
* [[Epiphany Therapy]]: [[Subverted Trope|Subverted.]] Blaine has an epiphany in ''The Harpy,'' but it's a messy ramble that doesn't solve his issues.
* [[Exact
** And then comes ''The Clock.''
** And '''''[[Up to Eleven|Nikos.]]'''''
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** Blaine's father is Drinn and King Haggard.
** {{spoiler|Blaine's stalker}} is either the Red Bull or the spider from the Midnight Carnival.
* [[Extreme Doormat]]: A [[Cerebus Retcon]] of Blaine's [[Shallow Love Interest]] portrayal--he tries to be Kurt's perfect boyfriend because he's a [[Lonely Rich Kid]] with [[Heroic Self
* [[Face Palm]]: Quite a lot, regarding Blaine's stupidity. Bob Stoneridge mentions the urge to [[Head Desk]] when {{spoiler|David tells him about Blaine's stalker.}}
* [[Fan Art]]: The author made a banner for the Gleefic archive, pictured at the top.
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* [[The First Cut Is the Deepest]]: {{spoiler|Oh, Blaine.}} Bonus points for {{spoiler|the guy being his ''literal'' first.}}
* [[Fix Fic]]: On [[Live Journal]], the author says Blaine's [[Character Development]] could have been similar if RIB hadn't kept pandering to the [[Vocal Minority|loudest]] [[Yaoi Fangirl|fans]].
* [[The Four Loves]]: Blaine's lack of Storge ([[Parental Neglect|intended]] and [[When You Coming Home, Dad?|unintended]]) means that he throws himself into Eros and Phileo. The former led to him {{spoiler|losing his virginity in an attempt to invoke [[Sex Equals Love]]}}, which [[Break the Cutie|didn't go well]], and his Agape has attracted {{spoiler|his stalker Alex.}}
** On the positive side, the Warblers are a perfect example of Phileo and the Eros with Kurt is mutually genuine. Blaine's siblings and Greg are also an example of Storge, even if two-thirds of them aren't there to show it.
* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: Kurt leaves Dalton. But this time, we get to see Blaine's heart break into tiny little bits. [[Blatant Lies|Fun times.]]
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** In ''The Clock,'' the Warblers are [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]. But only when it comes to romance, as they are perfectly justified in {{spoiler|telling a staff member that Blaine's getting stalked.}}
* [[Hates Being Touched]]: Kurt says he didn't want Blaine to touch him ''in a dream'', and that's enough for Blaine to keep his distance.
* [[Heroic Self
* [[Hero Secret Service]]: The Warblers are a minor case for Blaine, and they are ''very'' right to do so.
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: Blaine follows this and verges on [[Too Dumb to Live]] ([[Born in The Wrong Century|in the modern era, at least]]).
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* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: [[Played With]]. Blaine lets Kurt transfer back because he wants Kurt to be happy, but the Warblers try to make Kurt stay because they want ''Blaine'' to be happy.
* [[I Will Wait for You]]: In a familial sense, Blaine's been waiting for his father to accept him for ''the past two years''. And there are signs that he's done this romantically without success. {{spoiler|Confirmed in ''The Princess.''}}
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: The Warblers, [[Up to Eleven|so much]]. Kurt and Blaine are a [[Lifetime Movie of the Week|Lifetime couple,]] "Candles" is only romantic if you don't pay attention to [[Lyrical Dissonance|the lyrics,]] Blaine is a [[Knight in Shining Armor|chivalrous]] [[Idiot Ball|idiot]], and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|he uses too much hair-gel]].
** In a serious example, Kyle lampshades how ridiculous it would be for someone to ''turn down'' {{spoiler|sleeping with Blaine.}}
** "We forgot about [[Chekhov's Gun|David's cuff-links]]."
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* [[Love Martyr]]: Blaine for his father and Kurt. His father is neglectful as opposed to a stereotypical homophobe, and Kurt genuinely cares about him, but the above quote has some ugly implications. Especially since {{spoiler|Blaine's not a virgin.}}
** Blaine is now a full member of [[Love Martyr|Love Martyrdom]], what with making excuses for his [[Parental Neglect]] and {{spoiler|sleeping with someone to try and feel closer to him}}.
* [[May
* [[Meaningful Echo]]: Not exact echoes, but:
{{quote| '''Kurt to Blaine:''' Can you stay here for a while?<ref> He's literally asking Blaine to stay with him.</ref> ([[Cry Into Chest|Blaine does]].)<br />
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* [[Mundane Utility]]: Wes can re-route an ''entire school's worth'' of security cameras (or at least a significant portion of them), and he uses it to secretly record Kurt and Blaine. He also has a near-100% success rate in betting pools, about ''anything'', and uses it for solving Warbler drama.
** {{spoiler|Re-routing the security cameras [[Chekhov's Gun|wasn't so mundane]] after all.}}
* [[My Beloved Smother]]: Blaine's mother disapproves of Blaine's singing, though it's not as clear-cut as most examples: She's Filipino, [[Self
** [[Played With]] in ''The Princess''--after Kurt talks about how crazy [[Papa Wolf|Burt]] would go in Blaine's situation, Blaine's mother ''doesn't'' take {{spoiler|Blaine losing his virginity}} very seriously.
* [[Nakama]]: The New Directions. The Warblers are also close-knit and [[Shipper On Deck|care a lot]] about Kurt and Blaine's relationship. When Blaine implies that his situation with Kurt has happened before (with even worse consequences), they're rightly pissed.
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** Wes and David {{spoiler|''force Alex to kidnap them'' because they won't leave Blaine alone}}. The other Warblers are {{spoiler|helping the police look for them.}}
* [[No Name Given]]: {{spoiler|Blaine's first.}}
* [[Non
* [[Noodle Incident]]: How did Blaine end up stranded in the rain with a drunk Wes and David? Wes ''won'' a bet.
** David and Wes once hospitalized Blaine's dad while the Andersons' mansion was being renovated. It made the paramedics laugh at him.
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** Therapy isn't as bad as Blaine thought it would be.
** If the Warblers aren't a reconstruction of [[The Power of Friendship]], nothing is.
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: Secretly taping your friends for months? [[Dude, Not Funny|Creepy.]] Secretly taping your friends for months because [[What Do You Mean
** David, Nick, Trent, and Wes drag Blaine to counseling. ''Literally.''
** ''Nikos'' starts with Kurt and Blaine saying "I love you," {{spoiler|abruptly cuts to Blaine, Wes, and David getting kidnapped,}} and ends with the Warblers freaking out via text-message.
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** ''Everyone'' is keeping some kind of secret from each other. Except Kurt and Blaine.
* [[Seme]] / [[Uke]]: [[Played With]]. Blaine looks like a standard ''seme'', but is unbelievably trusting and naive. Meanwhile, Kurt looks like a standard ''uke'' but is far more assertive and confident than Blaine.
* [[Serious Business]]: The Warblers. They treat everything from [[What Do You Mean
** Which has now been [[Cerebus Retcon|Cerebus Retconned]] (see [[Crying Wolf]] above).
* [[Sex Equals Love]]: [[Reality Ensues|Not necessarily]]. [[It Got Worse|It gets worse]] if you try to ''invoke'' it.
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* [[Skewed Priorities]]: Nick was more worried about getting caught smoking weed than of ''potentially drowning.'' And the Warblers value their bets over the fuzzy legality of tampering with security cameras, although they do have lines they won't cross regarding Kurt and Blaine's privacy.
** The Warblers are actually somewhat calm in Nikos, considering {{spoiler|three of their members got kidnapped.}} It's only when Kurt finds out that the [[Mass Oh Crap]] is unleashed.
* [[Sophisticated As Hell]]: The Warblers, who use a profuse amount of [[Precision F
{{quote| '''Brandon:''' We're about to serenade a ''complete fucking stranger.''<br />
'''Nick:''' Yeah, I vote in favor of fucking that.<br />
'''David:''' According to what I learned in Psych, inexplicable crying means that something's been fucked over! }}
* [[Stalker With a Crush]]: {{spoiler|Alex, from ''The Butterfly'' onwards.}}
* [[The Stoic]]: Wes, though he has [[Hidden Depths]] as Blaine's [[Secret Keeper]]. Blaine is also very stoic, with shades of [["Well Done, Son" Guy]], [[Wide Eyed Idealist]], and [[Broken Ace]].
* [[Subtext]]: Several of these tropes are implied heavily at most. And let's not forget the dreams.
* [[Sure Let's Go With That]]: When Blaine said "[[Exact Words|I've never been anyone's boyfriend,]]" Kyle and Lydia thought he was [[That Didn't Happen|pretending his first relationship never happened.]] Blaine's not about to tell them the truth.
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* [[Thicker Than Water]]: Blaine won't let ''anyone'' question how his parents raised him, and he puts up with his father's [[Parental Neglect]] by saying things could be worse.
* [[Those Two Guys]]: Wes and David, when they're not being a [[Power Trio]] with Blaine. Jeff and Nick, also.
* [[Two Scenes, One Dialogue|Three Scenes, Two Dialogues:]] ''The Princess'' jumps between three different scenes (denoted by '''then, now,''' and '''later''') and two dialogues. The first scene is what happened to Blaine a year earlier, while the second and third scenes are about Blaine telling Sarah and Kurt about it.
* [[Title Drop]]: In ''The Hunters.''
{{quote| '''Sarah:''' Hunting the unicorn--the way you are, just looking for it--that means you're trying to [[Meaningful Echo|make yourself better]].}}
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** Ms. Bradford bumps into Nick and Jeff, who are both soaking wet, and Nick is acting strangely (because he's high, but she doesn't know this). She immediately "gives the nurse a head's up."
* [[Used to Be A Sweet Kid|Used To Be A Good Father]]: Luke Anderson, which is why Blaine's [[Love Martyr|Love Martyrdom]] is so depressing. In a subversion (inversion?), it's a wonder Blaine's ''stayed'' a sweet kid.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Blaine.
* [[Wham Episode]]: ''The Clock,'' ''The Princess,'' and the second half of ''The Butterfly.''
** ''Nikos.''
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