I imagine a total modern adaptation, so tossing the old English, which definitely helps with the musical aspect of it.

Quinn will certainly help her rehearse. I wouldn't say they get carried away - Rachel is very serious about rehearsing after all - but they definitely get a little, shall we say, sidetracked from time to time.

I mean, she kind of goes back to acting every year on the first of April.

But no, she leaves the stage and screen to Rachel (and later on Celeste.)

Funny that you should ask about Twelfth Night, or What You Will.  For quite some time, this has been one of the two pieces of source material that I’ve been considering for the new original musical that Rachel will sign on to do after Celeste is born. The fact that Rachel will be going back to the stage as her first post-pregnancy project has already been hinted at in I’d Search the Moons of Endor.

The other possibility would be a musical adaptation of Imagine Me & You where she would, ironically, play Rachel, in a role very similar to her real life, considering she almost married Finn once upon a time. In either case, the role will be very gay, which is exactly what gets Rachel excited about it - the chance to play an LGBTQ character and put some good representation on stage. 

And you are correct. Rachel would be Olivia if it ends up being Twelfth Night that I pick - though the show would probably run only with the second half of the title, What You Will, because it would be a modern adaptation set to music. Think She’s the Man but without the soccer. I’ve envisioned it being much gayer than the original, in that Sebastian would probably be trans, possibly with a more tragic backstory. I haven’t really settled on why Viola would be taking on his identity - maybe to get revenge on the person she thinks is responsible for his death.  But she’d be bisexual, so her attraction to Olivia is as real as her attraction to Duke. Olivia would still think she’s hot for a dude and so would Duke, and they both have a big gay-panic awakening by the end. I also like the idea that Viola actually ends up with Olivia, because let’s face it, didn’t we all want that to happen in She’s the Man?

As for Quinn, she’s mostly proud that Rachel is playing the role and getting good reviews, but yeah, she’s never super thrilled to see her wife kissing other people. She might find it just a little more uncomfortable when Rachel is kissing other women. I mean, Rachel kissed a lot of guys before dating Quinn, so she was kind of used to seeing that, but Rachel never kissed another girl before. 

Do we think that would be better or worse if her co-star ends up being her friend, Jessica Foster?

Sure, we'll pretend it's a buyer's market. After all, DB-verse exists in an alternate reality where COVID never happened, Hillary won in 2016, and all the fascists assholes in power die painful, fiery deaths at the hands of the people they've screwed over.

They aren't looking for any particular architectural style when they start seriously house-shopping, though Rachel does tend to be more drawn to Tudors and Cottage exteriors. We already established when she rented their honeymoon 'cottage' that she doesn't tend read descriptions but is inclined to make decisions on aesthetics alone. Quinn is more drawn to clean, bright interiors and open spaces.

Their search is primarily driven by number of bedrooms, a nice big kitchen, location, and a decent sized yard that their girls can play in. So at least four bedrooms (though five would be better), two full bathrooms, and room enough for Quinn to have an office and Rachel a studio or music room.

At this point in their lives, Quinn has written six books, finishing her Wishing Stone series, and is starting on a new writing project. The first film based on her series was a hit and the second is in post-production. Rachel has four Broadway shows (and one tour) with lead roles, two albums, one film, a television series, and several awards on her resume and the paychecks from each of them well-invested. (I low-key head canon that Hiram was a stock broker and helped Rachel compile a very profitable portfolio of investments.) So their budget for a house is much, much higher than the apartment hunting they were doing before Calliope was born.

If you've ever perused the houses currently on the market in the Riverdale and/or Fieldston area of the Bronx with those room requirements, you'll see we're talking several million. They're intending this to be their 'Forever" home, so they both agree that they'll go higher than their budget if they find the perfect place.

I have a few sample properties bookmarked as references for what they end up with, but I have now made it DB-canon that it's a recently renovated Tudor on a tree-lined street that's reasonably set back away from the nearest neighbors for a least a little privacy.

Quinn will get her office and Rachel will get a music room. They need somewhere for that piano to go, after all.

As much as I generally don't like Finn Hudson or the way he was written, I do think that during the time-frame when he believed he was Beth's father, he genuinely tried to do the right thing and take care of Quinn. It's just that he was a self-involved, kinda dumb, sixteen year old boy, so the mileage on that was pretty limited.

But I imagine that he tried to do the whole 'hold her hair back' thing at least one time while Quinn was living in his basement. I also imagine he had to run and sympathy puke right after so that was that.

Oh, Quinn certainly uses the strap-on - as in, she'll let Rachel wear it. (Sometimes she'll offer to wear the strapless one too.)

But Rachel is also generally much fonder of getting out the video camera to film while they have sexy times than Quinn is, so Quinn will use that as an enticement as well. Also, there's one specific Wicked role-play (with song included) that Quinn would rather not revisit unless she can get something she wants out of it.

On the other side, Rachel isn't super in love with being blindfolded but it's definitely one thing Quinn likes that she can use. (Also being tied up in general.)

And really, those plaid skirts came home with them for a reason too. The specific thing Quinn likes involves Rachel in the skirt and nothing else - and possibly a paddle and spanking.

Does sexy 'wrestling' count?

They don't really wrestle as a habit. But Quinn does occasionally amuse herself with a game of keep-away if Rachel is after something Quinn doesn't want her to have, and that has devolved into a sad attempt by Rachel to wrestle it away.

She is pretty scrappy. You are correct. But Quinn Fabray can go head-to-head with Santana Lopez in a hallway smackdown, so Rachel only ends up on top by playing dirty - like sexy wrestling dirty.

We're back in the fabedroom, it seems.

They are, by necessity, a whenever they have the time and the mood strikes them kind of couple.

In the very early days when they first started dating, with Rachel doing evening shows and Quinn working eight to five, it was Thursday nights and weekend mornings.

These specific nights and mornings change with each different show schedule, of course, and once Quinn starts working from home, they tend to drift towards more mornings and early afternoons because Rachel is usually tired when she comes home at night.

Pre-fababies, it was whenever they were feeling frisky, but obviously that's a little more restricted once Calliope comes home with them.

On those occasions when their schedules allow - when Rachel doesn't have a Broadway show to tie up her evenings - they both do generally enjoy sex to end their day together. And that certainly ends up working better with kidlets in the house.

But they are certainly not averse to some afternoon delight when the kids are in school.

You know, I'm picturing some very enthusiastic bedroom acrobatics right now.

Quinn makes sure to stretch before 'working out.'

But, yeah, inevitably, there are some occasions where she tweaks her back by moving in the wrong way, especially as she gets older. Rachel is always very attentive after the initial disappointed dousing of her libido. She offers ibuprofen, heating pads, and massages all while battling that age old guilt from being partially responsible for Quinn's accident.

And when Quinn starts recovering from the latest little injury, Rachel offers to kiss it even better.

You are not mistaken:

I didn't actually say it was a surprise though. I think when I wrote it, I was more imagining that they both knew Rachel had the short break for Christmas Eve and Day during the run in, say, Dallas, but it wasn't a guarantee that Rachel would be able to get a flight home on Christmas Eve.

A full out surprise showing up at the apartment with a 'Merry Christmas, baby' is a nice idea, but I feel more like Rachel would have called Quinn from the airport to say she was coming home, and then Quinn would be tracking her flight and waiting for the call when she landed and then turning on all the Christmas lights, lighting some candles, putting on some music, and wrapping herself up in a nice negligee and a bow to greet her girlfriend when she comes through the door.

ANSWERED BY LADY Q:

Why, yes, dear strap-on anonymous. Thank you for asking.

The strap was used during both pregnancies to great satisfaction.

I, myself, of course, generally prefer to wear it while my dear wife-y is always happy to receive. Deep penetration doesn't usually do much for me, however, I found it to be more enjoyable during my pregnancy from about month four to month six. Of course, everything was more enjoyable during my pregnancy.

The trick is communication. Wife-y knows that I like to be in control on those rare occasions I receive, so we found comfortable positions where I could be on top and control the depth and angle.

Wife-y, conversely, loved it even more during her pregnancy. 'Doggie-style' was quite popular for a few months.

Ah, so it's you I have to thank for my yearly labor of prank loving fun. It gets a little harder every year to think up something unique and feasible for Quinn to pull off.

Sadly, my Easter was not great. I'm currently rocking a case of covid so things are a little fuzzy. Luckily, this ficlet was pre-written and already loaded to post before I got sick.

Live and Learn From Fools and From Sages

Look - this is not high quality, but it's words on a page in keeping with tradition.

Chapter 65 of It Happened In A Blink.

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They will tell you that every time is better than the last.

But those two occasions are certainly up there - though I suspect the 'first time' more for the emotional aspect of it than the physical. It was fantastic, of course, but there was still that little bit of awkwardness with Rachel being a bit uncertain of what to do.

I think a few occasions of pregnancy sex make the list, especially that time Rachel gave Quinn a really, really intense (multiple) orgasm.

And they both recall that first role-play with their high school wardrobes with a certain fondness.

She Keeps On Growing

Rachel attempts an encouraging smile even though her insides are roiling with anxiety for her daughter. Her heart is waging war with her head, screaming to take her little girl back home even though she’s fully aware of all the reasons that Calliope needs to stay and take this first step away from them. 

The requested first day of (pre)school ficlet.

Chapter 64 of It Happened In A Blink.

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