#sebastian smythe headcanons

[lusthurts]

so i discovered this headcanon generator on tiktok and im a big fan of the results (yes i’ve included my ocs, why wouldn’t i???)

[amedetoiles]

have i waited almost a decade for grant gustin to one day come onto a glee rewatch podcast and talk about how sebastian smythe is not a villain, with a side comment about kurtbastian and sebastian’s sexual tension with literally every character because he is king™️? yes. yes i have.

[calsvoid]

fully believe that sebastian responds to blaine saying “i hate you” with “no you don’t, you love me” (and other variations) so much that blaine also has a habit of it now

[simplysummers]

what's one of your favorite headcanons for your meerkat?

Okay so the lovely Meg sent me the exact same ask a while ago, and so I think I'm going to reserve my top favourite Sebastian headcanon for that post, just because it may be easier to find since it came from an account, and the headcanon I'm going to talk about is very special to me, and I'm super duper proud of it.

So for this ask instead, I've decided I'm going to list a few of my fave Sebastian hcs that I have! Some may be general, some are unique that I came up with, but either way I've realised that I tend to talk about my version of Sebastian a lot of discord, but not so much on here! So let's introduce you all to him.

Sebastian headcanons:

In my mind Sebastian is an only child, and a miracle child at that. For those who do not know, a miracle child is a surprise baby conceived and carried to term by a couple who were told having a baby would be borderline impossible. I think this hugely contributes as to why Sebastian is so spoiled, it's extremely hard not to melt over the son his parents never expected to have, and considering they have the funds to do so, they do exactly that.

(Have this from an edit video I made about Sebastian to fully explain what I mean 🙂)

In my mind Sebastian is an only child, and a miracle child at that. For those who do not know, a miracle child is a surprise baby conceived and carried to term by a couple who were told having a baby would be borderline impossible. I think this hugely contributes as to why Sebastian is so spoiled, it’s extremely hard not to melt over the son his parents never expected to have, and considering they have the funds to do so, they do exactly that.

(Oh I dubbed his parents Nathaniel Smythe, and Gabrielle (née Alarie) Smythe. We know his father’s canon job is a states attorney (and according to me, formally an international lawyer flitting between the Columbus and Parisian firm, where he specialised in finance) and I’ve always thought his mother to be a surgeon.)

I think Sebastian gets a lot of his mannerisms from his mother, his cold shoulder, his snark, his passive aggressiveness, it all comes from her. And always has. (They both find it comical when Sebastian is an adult, but as a child/teenager, they could argue about anything due to clash of personalities.)

His parents appreciate his talent in the arts, and made sure he explored all aspects of the craft at a young age. He took multiple styles of dance, had singing lessons weekly, and was even forced into learning an instrument (the violin) from a young age (the last of which he wasn’t very fond of.)

Growing up in Paris, while having family in the states, Sebastian struggled a lot with his childhood bilingualism. As a child he was merely upset by the prospect that he couldn’t hold a conversation with people in his family and their dislike for his bad communication skills, but as a preteen he would instead obsess over every little pronunciation when speaking in English, just to make sure it was absolutely perfect and he wouldn’t have to feel so degraded for something so basic. (I have an unpublished fic about this if anybody would like to read it.)

Equally, music and dance helped Sebastian a lot with his bilingual struggles, which is another reason he is so passionate about the hobby. It helped shape him in so many different way.

Sebastian’s favourite childhood TV show was Disneys ‘the house of mouse’, and he would always, without fail sing along, to the theme song.

When Smythe’s moved back to America indefinitely, Nate bought Seb a car because Seb was really upset and he wanted to make his son’s sadness disappear :( (Gabi’s like “girl what- 🤔🫣”

They 👏 love 👏 Kurt

Gabrielle warms up to Kurt a lot quicker than Nate does because he’s a protective father who doesn’t want Sebastian to get hurt (because he knows deep down Seb is a good person), whereas Jeff and Nick are like “what’re you talking about? Mr Smythe is lovely” to Kurt, who is petrified of.

Kurt has a clothing line named after Sebastian called ‘Simply Sebastian’ and yes that’s a nod to my old username. His little logo is an embroidered meerkat.

If anyone steals my headcanons I’m going to personally put baked beans in your shoes

[so-long-soldier28]

very random warbler headcanons

✨ sebastian smythe ✨

- played lacrosse in france and was liked by his teammates, but wasn’t necessarily popular in school

- scandals bar habits came directly from nights in paris

- neither of his parents are homophobic, but he’s heard the horror stories and fears losing his relationship with them

- his maman knows about his late night habits, but doesn’t question him about them. she’s always known he was gay, but he never directly told her. she fears if she brings it up, he’ll clam up 

- still, she looks out for him in ways she can. teaches him how to be safe outside at night, shows him ways to defend himself if he ever has to. sneaks extra condoms in his nightstand drawer

- takes him a while, but eventually realizes his mom knows, but isn’t trying to stop or control him. awkward about it at first - doesn’t go out for some time and definitely doesn’t bring anyone home. but when their relationship doesn’t change, he goes back into his old ways. does make an effort to be safer (and even a bit more open about it), though, for his maman’s sake

- something about the smythes: love preparing for social gatherings; hate social gatherings. their house is always the place to be during the holidays bc it’s huge and gorgeous. mrs. smythe loves decorating for christmas, and all three of them love to cook and bake for it. but then throughout the night, they all just want their company to go home so they can sleep

- both parents taught sebastian to cook and bake, and he has a book of their favorite recipes that he pulls out during late nights at dalton

- charcuterie board connoisseur 🧀🍷

✨ nick duval ✨

- from michigan but at dalton on a scholarship (i read a fic where it was a soccer scholarship, and my brain adopted it)

- childhood best friends with jeff

- not good with directions. can’t really tell left and right apart. on road trips, he’s not the driver, nor the navigator, but a secret third thing (in the backseat, wondering where the nearest rest stop is)

✨ jeff sterling ✨

- second child of four siblings + has a twin sister

- also from michigan, but siblings are scattered all around states (has an older brother in florida, too)

- loves his family, but they have their issues. grateful for nick’s support throughout his life, otherwise he’d be pretty lost

- when nick got accepted to dalton, he begged his parents to go, since most of his siblings were separated anyway. they let him go mostly to have one less child to monitor 

✨ hunter clarington ✨

- doesn’t believe he can be liked, so he settles for being feared

- this works for coaching the warblers, but he quickly learns he’s not accepted nor respected by them

- left out on lima bean study dates and movie nights and other warbler group activities. hurts him, but he doesn’t show it

- canonically: acts out with steroids until the boys plant enough evidence that blaine and sam find out to get him expelled

- noncanonically: after one strenuous practice, he loses his cool and shares his insecurities. very slowly, the boys open up and forgive him, like the did to sebastian after the slushie. eventually, he’s brought into the group as a friend, instead of just being on the outside as a leader

✨ thad hardwood ✨

- always first to forgive

- giant goof that makes everyone smile, even on the worst days

- has a theory that kurt killed pavarotti for blaine’s attention. wes thinks he’s crazy for it

✨ trent nixon ✨

- public school bullying brought him to dalton

- lives closer to cincinnati, ohio. wishes he was in westerville, though. doesn’t feel safe in his hometown

- parents aren’t divorced, but they don’t love each other. very close with his mom, not at all with his dad. has to talk to his dad once a year, though, bc he pays for his schooling. this usually happens around christmas-time. unless his dad drinks too much the night before and forgets

- queer. every so often wonders if he’s bi, but has never been in a relationship with anyone so he doesn’t know. curious about girls, but at the same time, can’t imagine dating one. doesn’t feel a need to figure it out ~ he likes who he likes

- has the biggest crush on blaine. relates to him, wants to protect him, and thinks he’s absolutely adorable

- was the one to kick sebastian out of the group after the slushie. all were mad, but he shouted at him for almost an hour, and even pushed him once

- last to forgive sebastian, but did eventually. also apologized for pushing him. he’d never physically touched anyone like that before and he felt bad since it happened, but not bad enough to apologize right away

✨ david thompson ✨

- aroace

- best friends with wes. they went on a date once, but both decided they were better as friends

- the warblers call them their dads (no one knows about the secret date, but their parent-like protectiveness over the group brought on the gag)

✨ dalton academy ✨

- students are allowed to use the kitchen as long as they keep it clean and know basic safety rules

- there are three fire drills a year. one is during classes, one is at night, and the last is unannounced and random

- lots of begging resulted in the warblers all being put on the same floor. all freshman students and transfers are randomly placed, but going into their sophomore year (or next year up), they can request roommates

- the school’s no-bullying policy extends to having emergency buttons in all of the dorm rooms and hallways, in case anyone ever feels unsafe

[contactproblem]

Thad, David, and Wes look like friends or at least on good terms but I have secret intel (headcanons, I made all of this up) that in season 2 when Thad and David are sophomores and Wes is a senior, Thad and David got involved in pretty useless drama the year prior. Wes was their only mutual friend and he kinda checked out for his last year of high school.

You see, in freshman year, David and Thad were both new and pretty good. Good enough to land a spot on the council, but who should get it? Only one spot will be open next year. So the two engage in show choir rivalry, the likes of which would make Rachel and Mercedes proud. They have to really tone down the competitiveness when Wes chastises them for unsportsmanlike conduct towards their own team members. And then, after eight months and a very very close call decision, David makes it and Thad doesn’t.

Except, one of the council members transfers to a different school. So there is a need for another new council member. And who else but Thad should get it? And yeah, he does get what he wanted. But he still can’t shake the feeling that he wasn’t their first choice.

During Season 2, he has to work with the guy who was ever so slightly better than him. And also his responsible friend Wes. Thad tries his best to make the most responsible council decisions possible, sometimes he just happens to clash with David. Council only meetings often end up in disaster, leaving Wes to handle a lot more of the responsibilities than he would like.

So he forced the two to make up or at least be civil when they work on Warblers council shit, so they begrudgingly comply until the very end of the year when they realize they actually really do enjoy each others’ company. Then at Wes’s graduation, they are very miserable because more than half of the last two years was wasted on petty bullshit and now one of their best friends is leaving.

So Thad and David become actual friends come Junior year (s3), which is also conveniently the time they need a new council member. It would’ve been Blaine, but he left for McKinley. Who do they pick?

The answer strides through the door with the confidence of a seasoned sous chef entering a restaurant’s kitchen. Sebastian Smythe, in all his arrogance, can sing quite well. And he has the charisma that, somehow, draws most of the Warblers to him. And so he replaces Wes as third council member.

Now, David and Thad are pretty good leaders, don’t get them wrong. It’s just that Sebastian’s leadership style is a lot more… independent. But as private school college counseling gets a lot more time consuming, it’s probably best to let Sebastian take care of the day to day rehearsal work while Thad and David plan competition technicalities.

The events of On My Way definitely change Sebastian. While he’s still a little bit bossy and continues to lead practices, he’s also more involved in behind-the-scenes stuff. David and Thad are definitely warming up to him.

Suddenly, senior year rolls around and the school brings on Hunter to lead the club? Do schools even recruit for show choir?? It’s the pair’s last year though, and no one is keen on losing either senior as a leader if Hunter also has to have power. So they have to kick Sebastian off.

In the timeline where Hunter doesn’t use steroids for a singing competition, maybe the trio forms a short lived bond. They have a really awesome graduation party where Sebastian triple checks with all the returning Warblers that he will most certainly get to spend his senior year as an actual council member. They’ll actually reinstate the system, gavel and everything. David and Thad cheer, because Wes really liked the gavel.

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Thinking about a Puck and Sebastian friendship. They both come from very different backgrounds but something about it works. They've both gotten very good at not giving a shit what other people think of them, and I could see them each respecting that. They also both definitely have some trauma associated with grown adults taking advantage of them, but that's a whole other can of worms. Puck is a little more edgy and that pushes Sebastian just a little out of his comfort zone, in a good way. Sebastian has his parents' credit card and insists on paying for most of the things they do. When Puck starts questioning his sexuality a bit, Sebastian is surprisingly supportive. They regularly hotbox Sebastian's parents' expensive cars, and he gets in trouble every time but they still let him use their cars for some reason??

[hevansiowa]

Sebastian Smythe i feel like gives Vices and Virtues vibes

[joanthangroff]

Admitting to myself that I’ll never actually write anything about this so it’s time to finally get these brainworms out. They’ve been rotting away in my head for years

So

Sebastian/Jesse/Brody/Elliott BROT4 (OT4)

Like. The image that one day Rachel & Kurt are out with Brody and he brings a friend along and then. It’s fucking Sebastian Smythe. They would FREAK OUT

But Brody and Sebastian would be the besties the world doesn’t want you to know about (they’re both assholes and sluts and I love them so much)

Meanwhile Jesse is in New York and discovers this performer named Starchild and becomes obsessed. LIKE THIS GUY??? HES EVERYTHING. and Jesse is Jesse st James so he becomes obsessed with him. Elliott thinks Jesse is weird and somewhat mean but Jesse forces his friendship upon him and that’s that!!!

Brody and Rachel break up as they do in canon but not before Sebastian actually kind of befriends Kurt and Santana??? He apologises for his behaviour and means it but now that they’re adults they look back and go man. Show choir really made us be BAD huh. So it’s not easy to forgive him but they work on it.

Sebastians still Friends with Brody bc while he can see where Rachel is coming from he also thinks she overreacted (bc sex is just sex to Sebastian.) but also dude what did you ever see in her. He still doesn’t like her very much.

So Sebastian hangs out with Kurt and Santana every now and then and that’s how he meets Elliott. And he thinks not too much of the guy and he thinks he’s kinda weird (bc Sebastian doesn’t like eccentric ppl that much as we know) but they do get along. Plus, Elliott knows how to party so that’s a plus in his point

The day comes where none of the New Directions idiots has time to go out with them so it’s just Elliott and Sebastian and they agree to each being a friend

And that’s how the BROT4 meets.

I have no idea what they get up to really. Be mean about ppl (Elliott would keep them in line). Sing songs. Hook up. Annoy the shit out of the New Directioners. I think it’d be funny.

[new-warblers]

Okay so back on my lonely child Hunter headcanon, the first real friends he made were when he was in the Military academy, and he continues to keep in touch with them/even tries to introduce them to the Warblers.

Sebastian was always clumsy and slightly accident prone growing up but for some reason was incredibly agile and quick when running. Also because of his clumsiness he was always bruised up somehow by the end of the week as a kid.

Most of the main warblers were bullied in some way growing up and were the reason they eventually went to Dalton, especially Trent and Nick who faced the most harassment next to Blane and Kurt.

Sebastian being seen as a dork or semi unpopular back in Paris and took them going to Ohio as a way to reinvent himself. (Him keeping this hidden for years trying to forget and an old classmate of his moves to Ohio and Dalton and alot of stuff spills about his past.

@smythecriminal feel like you’d like this?

[porcelainvino]

the world isn’t ready for my negative connotation glee headcanons……….. (truscum/transmed sebastian smythe)

[mhqinspo]

glee club assignments:

addison harris performed killing me softly, fugees & lauryn hill

adelaide devereaux performed this kiss, faith hill

adrian cruz-dumont performed hey brother, avicii

ali vogel performed all over you, the spill canvas

blaine anderson performed somebody that i used to know, gotye

blaine anderson performed waffle house, jonas brothers

catrina clark performed i turn to you, christina aguilera

jesse st. james performed you and me, the book of mormon

keke akana performed i love you always forever, betty who

kitty wilde performed dollhouse, melanie martinez

kyle christopherson performed call it what you want, taylor swift

mason mccarthy performed flashlight, jesse j

max moore performed because of you, kelly clarkson

noah puckerman performed family portrait, pink

quinn fabray performed 16 carriages, beyonce

ryder lynn performed if we have each other, alec benjamin

sam evans performed i'll be there for you, boyce avenue

sebastian smythe performed isn't she lovely, stevie wonder

spencer porter performed parents, yungblud

sugar motta performed my heart belongs to daddy, ariana grande

taylor lincoln performed count on me, bruno mars

tina cohen-chang performed room for you, madison beer

family week task fills:

adelaide devereaux / family tree & headcanon

adrian cruz-dumont / family tree & headcanon

blaine anderson / family tree & headcanon

david karofsky / family tree

hunter clarington / family tree & headcanon

jake puckerman / moodboard

jesse st. james / family tree

kitty wilde / moodboard

mason mccarthy / moodboard

max moore / family tree & headcanon

sam evans / family tree & headcanon

sam evans / moodboard

spencer porter / family tree

sugar motta / family tree & headcanon

sugar motta / moodboard

taylor lincoln / moodboard

tina cohen-chang / family tree

social media posts:

addison harris posted on instagram

adrian cruz-dumont posted on instagram

alexandria devereaux posted an instagram story

alexandria devereaux posted on instagram

catrina clark posted on instagram

catrina clark posted on instagram

catrina clark posted on instagram

catrina clark posted on instagram

kyle christopherson posted on instagram

kyle christopherson posted an instagram story

mason mccarthy posted on instagram

noah puckerman posted on instagram

noah puckerman posted on instagram

ryder lynn posted on instagram

sam evans posted on instagram

sam evans + camera roll

sugar motta posted on instagram

[askjesse]

Wait, is that JESSE ST JAMES?  they kinda look a lot like CHARLES MELTON, don’t they? i heard the 21 year old is known as the EGOTIST around mckinley. it seems like they auditioned to be in VOCAL ADRENALINE AS CO-CAPTAIN which is so lame? people at campus have said they’re MAGNETIC, but don’t be fooled since they’re also RUTHLESS. rumor has it, you can find them at DRAMA/DANCE when they aren’t belting show tunes. their entire vibe revolves around THE HIGH NOTE AT THE END OF SANTA FE FROM NEWSIES, A PSEUDO BAD BOY PERSONA, SCULPTED CHEEKBONES THAT WOULD MAKE A GREEK GOD WEEP but no one pays attention to that here in ohio.

LIST ABOUT 3+ HEADCANONS ABOUT YOUR CHOSEN CHARACTER!

Jesse St James was born to two out-of-work actors and immediately pushed into the performing arts. From an early age he was in singing, dancing, and acting lessons, and filming local commercials. Although some people criticise stage parents, Jesse thrived in the environment and adoration became his fondest friend. 

Unfortunately, despite what he could only describe as flawless performances, Jesse was unable to gain entry into any prestige musical theater courses, begrudgingly opting to train at McKinley instead of deferring and trying again next year. He’s trying not to let him slow him down, and his pride and joy is Vocal Adrenaline, where he has naturally risen to captain. 

Some may think that his self-assured, egotistical bravado is an act, but this is truly who Jesse has been since a child, and it hasn’t made him well-liked, but it’s made him excellent. He’s not out to make friends, he’s out to make fans, and if he breaks some hearts along the way, all the better. 

BASICS

full name: jesse georg st james

pronouns: he/him

nicknames: n/a

hometown: atlantic city, new jersey

birthday & age: january 18th, 21 years old

relationship status: single

sexuality: bisexual

occupation: student at mckinley arts college

sports/clubs: drama, dance

glee club: vocal adrenaline (captain)

major: musical theater

CONNECTIONS

blaine anderson: watching someone steal the national championship from your automatron hands not once, but three times, will definitely leave a bad taste in your mouth, and a broken egg on their head.

rachel berry: when you perform sixteen going on seventeen with someone in front of 200 people in the lima community theatre production of the sound of music, you don't forget them easily, so it was a no-brainer when shelby told him to put himself back on her radar.

quinn fabray: he won't lie and say he doesn't have a soft spot for the soft-voiced beauty.

finn hudson: between being the most predictable choice that quinn could have made, and heading the most riff raff showchoir in the country, the guy doesn't impress jesse.

madison mccarthy: both of them are razor-sharp focused on their ambition and are prepared to do whatever it takes to get there. naturally, they're not fans of each other.

sebastian smythe: they say that when two people get that close, they're about to kiss or kill each other. with these two, it's both.

jeff sterling: jesse's really into his showchoir, jeff's really into his band. hustle recognises hustle.

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me projecting onto sebastian smythe as if he would not probably hate me in real life

[simplysummers]

Summer’s headcanons: Faves sexualities! ✨

I realised I’ve never actually confirmed my headcanons for my faves and their sexualities! Of course I know with the Glee kids most of their sexualities are confirmed, but I still wanted to include them in this list. I also just want to clarify I’m only including my absolute FAVES on this list, I do have HCs for other characters who may not make that list. (IE: Quinn Fabray is a lesbian and in this essay I will-)

Pansexual

Patricia Thornton - MacGyver (2016).

Kit Walker - American Horror Story (Asylum).

Henry ‘Hank’ McCoy/Beast - X-Men series.

Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler - X-Men Series.

Bisexual

Peter Maximoff/Quicksilver - X-Men Series.

Angus ‘Mac’ MacGyver - MacGyver (2016).

Riley Davis - MacGyver (2016).

Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto - X-Men series.

Alexander ‘Alex’ Summers/Havok - X-Men Series.

James Patrick March - American Horror Story (Hotel).

Sister Judy Martin - American Horror Story (Asylum).

Han Solo - Star Wars.

Fennec Shand - Star Wars.

Nicholas ‘Nick’ Duval - Glee.

Homo of the sexual

Luke Skywalker - Star Wars.

Charles Xavier/Professor X - X-Men Series.

Jeffrey ‘Jeff’ Sterling - Glee.

Kurt Hummel - Glee.

Sebastian Smythe - Glee.

Asexual

Boba Fett - Star Wars.

Luke Skywalker - Star Wars.

Angus ‘Mac’ MacGyver - MacGyver (2016).

Token straight/is a CHILD

Omega - The Bad Batch.

Hunter - The Bad Batch.

Kate McCallister - Home Alone.

Kevin McCallister - Home Alone.

Jack Dalton - MacGyver (2016).

[contactproblem]

Once Huntbastian starts dating Sebastian goes “aww I wuv my pookie wookie 🥺🥺 my sugar bear 😘😘😘 come here cunty hunty 😍😍😍” and he’s all joke hugging and smooching Hunter while Hunter’s like “I’m going to break up with you in approximately three seconds”