St. Berry

St. Berry is the het ship between Rachel Berry and Jesse St. James from the Glee fandom.

Season One
Rachel and Jesse first meet in the season one episode "Hell-O". Rachel visits the music store, looking for something to sing for Glee club. Jesse approaches her and compliments her taste in music. Jesse introduces himself as a member of Vocal Adrenaline, New Directions' rival. They sit down together at the piano and sing a duet of Lionel Richie's "Hello". He suggests that they should meet up again some time, and the two soon begin officially dating. Finn is, understandably, suspicious of Jesse. Rachel grows suspicious as well, and confronts Jesse. He assures her that he's crazy about her, and the pair share a kiss. However Shelby Cochran, Rachel's biological mother and the coach of Vocal Adrenaline, is watching in the wings.

In "The Power of Madonna", Rachel is concerned about having sex with Jesse. She discusses it with the other girls of the glee club, and they encourage her to do it. They set up a date, but Rachel chickens out at the last moment. She says that it feels wrong, knowing that Jesse is a member of a different glee club. Taking that into count, Jesse decides to transfer to William McKinley High. The other students take this news rather poorly, but Rachel is relieved to see that Jesse would do this for her.

In "Bad Reputation", Jesse finds himself triple-cast in Rachel's "Run Joey Run" music video. He calls the move humiliating, especially as Rachel's boyfriend. They reconnect in the hallway later, and Rachel tries to explain that she needs to be popular. Jesse replies that he should be enough for her. Later, Rachel sings "Total Eclipse of the Heart". Finn, Puck, and Jesse all join in on the song, and Rachel and Jesse are shown dancing together in Ballet Club. Jesse leaves the choir room at the end of the song, leaving Rachel all alone.

In "Dream On", Jesse is seen talking with Shelby in her car. He admits that he's starting to genuinely like Rachel. Shelby reminds him that she only asked him to befriend Rachel, not "seduce" her.

In "Funk", Jesse returns to Carmel High and Vocal Adrenaline. He calls Rachel in between classes, and asks her to meet him out in the parking lot. She runs out to him with a smile on her face, and Jesse smiles back. However his expression soon changes as other members of Vocal Adrenaline appear from behind parked vehicles and throw eggs at her. They hand Jesse the final egg, and he looks reluctant to use it. Rachel tells him to "break it like you broke my heart". Jesse tells Rachel that he loved her, before breaking the egg over her head.

Season Two
Jesse returns to the show at the end of season two. He comes back to Lima in "Prom Queen", telling Rachel that he was kicked out of college. He asks her what she's doing for prom, and the scene ends. Rachel and Jesse end up attending with Mercedes and Sam, as a group of friends. While eating at Breadstix before prom, they bump into a jealous Finn. At the dance Finn only grows more jealous as he sees Rachel and Jesse dancing together. The boys get into a fight, and Sue intervenes. Both get ejected from the prom.

In "Funeral", Jesse returns to William McKinley High to help the glee club prepare for Nationals. He holds auditions for their lead singer, and when Rachel comes out to perform "My Man", he asks if she is singing to anyone in particular. She replies that she's not, and Jesse seems disappointed by this. Still, he heaps praise on her performance. Jesse selects Rachel as the lead singer, and asks her to meet him in the auditorium. He explains that she is the most important thing in his life; even more than being famous. The two share a kiss, while Finn watches on jealously from the wings.

Season Six
Jesse makes a single appearance in season four, but does not interact with Rachel. The pair aren't seen together again until season six.

Fanon
St. Berry was a contentious ship back in the heyday of Glee. Many fans disliked it due to the "egging incident" in season one. However, it had it's strong supporters due to the way Jesse seemed to understand Rachel in a way that Finn didn't. When Cory tragically passed away between seasons 4 and 5, many fans (even those who did not previously ship St. Berry) wanted to see Rachel end up with Jesse because of Lea Michele's off-screen friendship with Jonathan Groff.

Many fans of the ship cite the chemistry between Lea and Jonathan as their reason for loving the ship. St. Berry currently has over 500 works on AO3. It is Jesse's most popular ship, and Rachel's third most popular after Finchel and Faberry.

Fandom

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