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Prompt: I would like to know why it is so hard for Sebastian to apologize, or his behavior, the way he acts, why is he so unreachable emotionally? I think he was one of the darkest characters on Glee and I always wondered why... Except when he sings, he changes. But I know he has a heart because of Dave's attempt of suicide, he was affected by that... I know Sebastian is mostly treated like a bad guy, but no background... Can you give me your version of that? - StyxxandBethany

            Sebastian tossed and turned fretfully in his sleep. He had been struggling to get to sleep for hours and now that he was, he was plagued by nightmares.

            He was fourteen. It was only his third week of high school and he was already sitting in the principal's office waiting for his father to pick him up. He sat quietly, staring down at his shoes, when he heard the office door open. He looked up and saw his father standing there, a blank expression on his face.

            "Let's go," the man said stoically and Sebastian got to his feet. He followed his father out of the school, neither uttering a word until they were in the car and driving home.

            "What happened?" his father asked.

            "Some of the boys in my class found out about what happened last year," Sebastian murmured, "With Alexander Hart. They beat me up."

            His father sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Sebastian we've talked about this," he said in a dangerously low voice, W can't let people know about your little... problem."

            "I know father," Sebastian said, "I'm sorry."

            His father made a face but said nothing.

            He was fifteen and running errands with his father. The man ran his own law firm and planned for his son to one day take over and he felt it was important that Sebastian learn the way things worked now. They had just picked up some papers from one of Mr. Smyth's clients and were back to their car when Sebastian ran right into someone. They both fell and Sebastian stared at them in horror.

            "I am so sorry," he said as his father pulled him to his feet. Sebastian reached a hand out to the other person, but his father slapped it down.

            "You don't help them," Mr. Smyth said coldly, "They should've been paying attention."

            "But father-" Sebastian started.

            "Don't!" Mr. Smyth said, "They are not worth your help."

            "Sorry," Sebastian muttered to the person again before he was pulled away. They reached their car and Sebastian's father turned to him, looming ominously.

            "Don't let me hear you apologize to people like that again, do you understand?" Mr. Smyth ground out, "Apologizing makes you weak."

 

            He was sixteen and had signed up to participate in the school's end of year talent show. Sebastian loved signing and had finally decided to pursue it outside of his bedroom. He walked into the kitchen that night, flyer in his shaking hands. He was going to tell his parents about the show and he was nervous as he could possibly be.

            "Mother, father, I have something to tell you," he said.

            "So do we," his mother said, "Your father and I are going out of town."

            Sebastian blanched. "Oh? When?"

            We leave tomorrow," his father responded, "We'll be gone for two weeks."

            "Sebastian glanced down at the flyer. The talent show was next week.

            "What was it you wanted to tell us dear?" his mother asked.

            "Oh, um, I got an A on my science test," he said lamely.

            "That's wonderful darling," his mother said, walking out of the room.

            "Next time we're aiming for an A+, right?" his father asked.

            "Yes sir," Sebastian nodded.

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            The night of the show, Sebastian got up on stage and sang the best he ever had. Afterwards, he had several teachers telling him how amazing he had done. Sebastian felt happier than he ever had before. Then he walked outside. He had been planning on catching the bus home, but apparently some of the hockey team had a different idea.

            Sebastian was in the hospital for several weeks. He missed the end of the school year, not that he had been too bothered about that. His parents had been bothered though. Actually, they had been furious. They had had to end their trip early and return home and neither were pleased.

            "We're transferring you," his father said shortly, "DaltonAcademy. Tired of this kind of thing happening. You'll start there in the fall and will be boarding there so there won't be anymore incidents, will there?"

            "No sir," Sebastian shook his head slowly.

            His parents left not long after and Sebastian decided to look up this DaltonAcademy. At first it looked like some stupid prep school, but then he started to see it might not be so bad.

            A zero tolerance bullying policy and they had a glee club. Since he was boarding he could be whoever he wanted and his parents would never know. He could be anyone.

This one was so hard! I had several ideas on how to write this one, but actually getting it down was pretty difficult. I wanted to do Sebastian justice because I don't see him as a bad guy. I think like many bullies he was dealt a bad hand and it turned in to him manipulating any power he had.

I hope this was alright! Thanks so much StyxxandBethany for the prompt! Hope you liked it! Thanks for reading and let me know what you think!

Prompts always welcome!