Crazy Brittanalyst Grab-Bag: Part LIX

Got some crazy Brittana questions? I’ve got some crazy Brittanalyst answers.

1. Hey, Anon!

Given the fact that Santana is willing to fight for her right to kiss Brittany just like every other person can kiss his or her significant other, I would suspect that Brittana are pretty okay with kissing each other whenever and however they like now. Of course, all couples have different standards for PDA, so it’s debatable whether or not Brittana tend to make out in public like Finchel do, for example.

Based on the fact that Santana has always shown disdain for couples who heatedly make out in public—as we see in 2x12, 2x18, and 3x13, amongst other places—I would suspect that Brittana probably don’t engage in heated make out sessions in public, as a rule, not because they feel embarrassed to do something like that as a queer couple, but because, as it turns out, Santana Lopez is actually somewhat of a modest person.

When Santana was still in the habit of dating boys, she would often initiate make out sessions in public because, honestly, her primary objective in her relationships was visibility—she wanted people to know she had a boy and that she and the boy had sex with each other so that people wouldn’t question her sexuality.

But with Brittany? That isn’t the case.

Santana has always demonstrated her love for and devotion to Brittany through physical intimacy with her, even before she admitted her feelings to Brittany and before they got together (see here). Accordingly, I would suspect that being physical intimate with Brittany is something that feels sacred to Santana—and especially now that both she and Brittany understand that physical intimacy between them is one of the primary ways in which they express their love for each other.

With that in mind, my guess is that Santana keeps the most intimate parts of their relationship private, not because they embarrass her, but because they’re something that is just for her and Brittany. So unlike Finchel? Brittana don’t make out in public—or at least not often.

Nevertheless, I think that Brittana feel comfortable kissing each other in public and do so whenever they feel so inclined. That being the case, I suspect that Brittany would have attempted to initiate a kiss in that situation if Santana hadn’t already done so herself.

After all, the moment was undeniably romantic.

Of course, like all couples with healthy, consensual relationships, I would imagine that Brittana take each other’s physical cues into account. If Santana had not appeared receptive to the kiss, Brittany wouldn’t have forced it on her or made a big deal out of it. Consent is the most romantic thing in the world, and, as Brittany is a gentlewoman and so is Santana, I firmly believe that they respect one another’s boundaries and always seek to make each other comfortable whenever they’re together.

But that’s just my take on the matter.

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2. Hey, G!

So, the short answer? In canon, we have no way to know whether Santana actually shows Dave the videos or not.

The long answer? I see no reason to believe that Santana doesn’t show Dave the videos. After all, even though her reasons for dating Dave are disingenuous, Santana does have a real interest in reforming Dave and halting his bullying, not only because she wants Kurt to return to a safe school environment at McKinley, but also because Santana secretly wants to make McKinley safe for herself as a gay student, as well (see here). 

While it’s possible that Santana simply contrives the video thing as part of Dave’s speech in order to make their story plausible—it is debatable how much time Santofsky actually spend together outside of school and plotting their homecoming campaign—I tend to think that she does actually show him the videos in an effort to really change Dave.

The thing is that Santana is smart: I think she knows that committed compliance is a much more powerful motivator than coercion. She knows that she can only strong arm Dave into playing along with her for a limited amount of time, so if she wants to keep Kurt and all the other LGBTQ kids at the school safe indefinitely, she needs Dave to really, truly reform and stop his bullying ways because he wants to do so—not because Santana has blackmailed him into doing it.

My personal headcanon says she does show him the videos, but that’s just me. 

My dear friend Mia wrote a lovely fanfiction about this very subject. In it, she has Dave try to show Santana some “It Gets Better” videos after she shows him the bullying videos. I’m sort of in love with this idea, not gonna lie.

As for my work-in-progress fic, I hope to start posting chapters soon! Thanks for writing in!

3. Hey, Anon!

I honestly have no idea where that picture came from. The other girl in the picture is a crew member.

Thanks for writing in and thanks for your kind words!

4. The question does not compute, Anon. I don’t mean that to be coy or anything—it’s just that I literally cannot think of those two with anyone else.

5. Hey, Anon!

First of all, thank you for your kind words. I’m glad you like my blog!

Secondly, in response to your question:

For one thing, I think that Santana looks happy during Mike and Artie’s perfromance because, honestly, Santana genuinely likes good music, no matter who sings it—that’s why, despite her general dislike of Rachel Berry, Santana often gets into Rachel’s performances. 

For another thing, I think Santana tries so hard to put on a brave face during the months when Brittany is with Artie—she hurts inside, but she doesn’t want anyone to know that she hurts.

Santana won’t give her enemies the satisfaction of seeing her down, she won’t give the people who purport to be her friends but then say awful things about how she’ll end up a stripper the opportunity to take her on as a pity case or condescend to her, and she sure as hell won’t let Brittany know her heart is broken, both because she can’t admit to Brittany that she loves Brittany and also because—and this part breaks my heart—she genuinely wants Brittany to be happy and she doesn’t want Brittany worrying about her; Santana wants Brittany to be able to enjoy a carefree day celebrating with Artie. 

So Santana puts on a happy face.

She focuses on the music—like Naya, I’d imagine that Santana loves Michael Jackson—and Mike Chang’s sweet dance moves, the moment, and Brittany’s smile. Of course Santana wishes that she were brave enough to tell Brittany how she really feels; of course she wishes that she could be the one singing Brittany a love song on Valentine’s Day. But at the moment? She can’t do that. She wishes she could, but she just can’t. So the next best thing? It’s seeing Brittany happy, never mind that Artie is the one making Brittany happy and not Santana.

But that’s just my take on the moment.

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6. Hey, Anon!

I don’t actually think that Santana is whipped—I think she likes doing things to make Brittany happy because she loves Brittany and that she trusts Brittany’s judgment, so she’ll often take Brittany’s advice or suggestions. I also think that Brittany feels the same way about Santana.

Sure, I think Santana delights in doing “coupley” things with Brittany nowadays because they couldn’t do those things together in the past, but I think both Santana and Brittany have moved past keeping score about what happened between them last year; they just want to enjoy being together now and in the future.

Thanks for writing in!

7. I think I just died of feelings overload, Anon. Thank you.

8. Hey!

So I posted something about her Season Three hair and make up here. My brilliant wifey also contributed her more educated analysis on the subject here, for anyone who feels interested.

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