I Want You To Be [7/7]
Title: I Want You To Be [Epilogue]
Rating: pg 13
Fandom: Glee
Pairing: Kurt/Blaine, AU
Warning(s): mild language
Disclaimer: I do not own
Epilogue
May 2014
Blaine sat on the floor of their living room amusedly watching the flurry of motion around him. He had originally assumed that was going to help Kurt with their packing, but subsequent to three different cutting snipes that Kurt took at him after he committed some unknown offense, Blaine decided the safest course of action was to just stay out of his boyfriend’s way.
Not that he minded. This gave him plenty of opportunity to check out his boyfriend’s ass unobserved. His boyfriend. Even 4 1/2 months later, Blaine felt the word roll around deliciously in his mind.
“Here.” Kurt said shortly, dropping a box of books in front of Blaine. “I trust you can carry this out to the car without damaging anything.” Kurt glared at him for no apparent reason.
God, he was sexy when he was angry.
Blaine gave him a wordless little smile and took the box outside without complaint. On his way back into the apartment, he paused, finding himself struck with an overwhelming wave of emotion. Even though neither of them had known it when they first moved in, this had become an apartment full of firsts for both of them.
Blaine paused with his back against the firm wood of the door and peered into the parts of the kitchen and living room that he could see. He would have expected that with almost everything packed up and either put in student storage or in the car that it would no longer feel like their apartment. He would have expected the empty apartment to bear little resemblance to the warm, homey place he associated with the beginnings of his relationship with Kurt.
But nothing about their home felt empty. Because that’s what this apartment had become. A home for them. And even with their belongings packed, Blaine still felt like the rooms around him were full with memories.
Walking slowly through the apartment, Blaine could practically see those memories playing out before his eyes. The moment he realized that he was in love with his best friend. The many nights they fell asleep together tangled on the couch. Their first kiss.
Their first ... other things.
Blaine leaned against the wall of the hallway smiling softly. Kurt came out of his bedroom and the hard look that had been on face all day quickly softened at his boyfriend’s expression.
“What are you thinking about?”
“You.” Blaine answered simply. Kurt smirked and stepped forward to drop a kiss on the corner of Blaine’s mouth.
“God. You’re such a sap.” But he didn’t look displeased. Blaine caught him by the wrist as he started to walk by and pulled him into the circle of his arms. “Blaine! We’re supposed to be packing.” Blaine smirked.
“Correction. You’re supposed to be packing. I’m supposed to be showering you with love and affection.” Kurt playfully tried to squirm away from him, but he really wasn’t trying very hard.
“And don’t you see how those two roles are presenting an inevitable conflict?”
“Mmm.” Blaine murmured a quiet affirmative as he leaned in to steal another kiss. “Our lives certainly are tragic, Hummel.” Kurt let out a little breathy sigh and relaxed into the embrace for a moment before straightening back up.
“I’m surprised you aren’t at least a little bit sad.” Blaine cocked an eyebrow in confusion.
“Sad? Why would I be sad?” Kurt gestured to the empty apartment all around them.
“Well, I don’t know. You’re the sappy romantic here. This apartment memorializes the start of our relationship. You aren’t sad to be leaving it behind?” Blaine smiled softly.
“This apartment isn’t where our relationship started, Kurt.” He put a finger to Kurt’s lips to stall the inevitable snarky comment that he suspected was about to burst out. “I fell in love with you the moment I laid eyes on you on that staircase. I was just too stupid to recognize the feeling for what it was.” He reached up on his tiptoes to kiss Kurt’s forehead before continuing.
“So, you say this apartment is where our relationship started. Well, I say you’re wrong. Our relationship is something that can’t be tied to any place, Kurt. You could move to Germany, and I could go to Alaska to study the penguins or something,”
“I’m pretty sure there aren’t any penguins in Alaska, Blaine.” Kurt was quick to interject but Blaine refused to let it faze him.
“And our relationship would still be strong enough to carry us through.” Blaine gave a little laugh. “Kurt. I truly believe that we could have never lived in this apartment, I could have gone to a different college halfway across the country, and that relationship that started building the minute you tapped my shoulder still would have brought us back together.” Blaine paused briefly to take both of Kurt’s hands in his own.
“After all, you made a promise to me, Kurt. And I’m going to hold you to it. Don’t you remember?” Kurt smiled and leaned his forehead against his boyfriend’s.
“Are you referring to when I told you I was in this for the long haul or when I told you that you were never allowed to date anyone else ever again?” Blaine smiled and gently rubbed Kurt’s cheek with his thumb.
“Haven’t you been listening, Kurt? This relationship was inevitable since long before we ever set foot in this apartment.”
Kurt had never been more exhilarated or more terrified about anything else in his life. He was going back to McKinley. The same place where he had never felt less safe, but also the same place where he had never felt more himself.
Dalton had been wonderful. It was a safe haven when he needed one, and he knew that he had found a lifelong friend in Blaine. But as glad as he was to be going back, he couldn’t fight the stirrings of fear that the transfer would be too much for their friendship to take. And Kurt couldn’t stand the thought of losing him.
When Blaine walked up to hug him goodbye, there was only one thing he could say.
“I’ll never say goodbye to you.”
And that was a promise Blaine planned on holding him to for the rest of his life.
AN: You all are wonderful. Talk to me on Tumblr if you’re interested in betaing/assisting in the idea throwing around process. And stay tuned for a sequel. :)