twentysomething

I have to say, I didn't think I felt any need to read a genderswapped Kurt/Blaine, and yet, I WAS SO WRONG. This is adorable and lovely and just makes me want to squee and possibly sing upbeat romantic pop songs.

To start, the Liesl/Kurt name-switch is utterly awesome (okay, it took me until my second read to get the Sound of Music connection, but once I did, I was awed) and I love how you've kept enough of Kurt's traits to be recognisable and changed enough to make a Leisl feel like a believable girl. The interest in fashion and music, the fantastic sarcasm, the slightly different strain of homophobic bullying, the rivalry with Rachel and the lust for the head-cheerleader (rather than the quarterback) -- these were all great touches. Enough to feel right as a girl-version, but also enough to make me care about Liesl.

And then there was Blaire. Conventionally clothes-catalogue attractive, confident and charming, but still unreasonably obsessed with Katy Perry songs and such a doofus when it comes to relationships. (I mean that in an adoring, charmed way but still -- the last scene of Leisl and Blaire almost makes *me* look like a non-doofus. It's rather heartening.)

So, yes. Apparently, the only thing that could charm me more than cute high school boys in love was, in fact, cute high school girls in love. *hearts*