Fic: Bound by a New Life - 11/?
Title: Bound by a New Life - 11/?
Rating: R
Pairing: Dave Karofsky / Kurt Hummel
Summary: Kurt Hummel and Dave Karofsky were abruptly rescued after months of captivity. Adjusting to their new lives would not be an easy task for either.
Warnings: References to past non-con.
Being in glee club was weird. Even though the glee club director had once told him he had talent, he didn't feel like he did. He was large, clumsy and everyone treated him like he was delicate. The only people to actually talk to him like he was human were Finn and his girlfriend. Rachel was very focused on the glee club. Kurt told him that she hyper-focused on glee whenever she was under any type of pressure or stress.
She practiced vocal exercises with him, something that made him blush like crazy. On the third day of his extra practices with her, she told him something that surprised him. "You actually have a very good voice," she said. "It's reminiscent of the classic crooners. It's…raw, of course, since you don't have a lot of practice, but you have a lot of potential, David."
That surprised him. "You gotta be kidding," he managed, unsure of what else to say to that.
"I don't joke about musical talent," Rachel said with an enthusiastic smile. "You have a lot of it, David and when you're ready to sing I'm sure that the New Directions will be happy to feature your voice."
It was so weird. Dave couldn't even begin to describe it. The relationships between the members of the club were so complex. Kurt tried to explain it to him, but in the end he just gave up and gave Dave a sweet smile. "It's complicated," he said with a playful laugh. Dave had to leave it at that or he'd go crazy.
Blaine was also a weird case.
Kurt and Dave were eating lunch at one of the tables in the yard when Blaine came over to them. He sat across from them and gave a smile that almost seemed to be forced. "Kurt, Dave, how are you guys?" he asked. Kurt had told him that Blaine was broken up by Kurt's disappearance, so there was just something phony about how hyperactive and excited he seemed to be. What was going on with him?
Dave also couldn't help the rush of jealousy over the way Blaine touched Kurt. His hand lingered on Kurt's too long and he kept trying to engage Kurt with his eyes in a way that was far from platonic. He knew that there was a possibility that Blaine still had feelings for Kurt. The jealousy was insane and stupid. He wasn't Kurt's boyfriend and Kurt had broken up with Blaine. Dave couldn't blame too much for being still attached to Kurt. He had loved him. Dave knew…well he knew what it was to love Kurt.
That was when it hit Dave that Kurt looked a little bit uncomfortable. He kept shifting away from Blaine, averting the other boy's gaze. He looked down at his food and scratched at the container his lunch was in with some awkwardness. Kurt didn't want to be in the situation and that made Dave even more uncomfortable.
"Oh man Kurt," Dave said, pulling an excuse out of nowhere. "Don't you and I have to go talk to Miss Wilson about the senior writing exams?"
Kurt looked surprised, a realization dawned in his beautiful eyes and then he nodded seriously. "I totally forgot about that," he said, packing up his lunch and looking to Blaine apologetically. "Sorry Blaine, it totally slipped my mind. Dave and I will catch you in glee this afternoon, alright?" He smiled brightly, forcing the smile and then dragged Dave along and back into the hallway.
When they were in the hallway, Kurt stopped and stared into Dave's eyes. Dave blushed, a little guilty over the move that he had made but it was to protect Kurt. "We already sorted out the senior writing exams," Kurt whispered, looking into Dave's eyes. He smiled very lightly, looking at Dave with something that could only be described as adoration. "Thanks David…"
"I could tell you weren't comfortable."
"Unfortunately, Blaine has been causing me some discomfort," Kurt admitted awkwardly, running his left hand across his right wrist, shaking his head a little bit. "He's very…amorous, so to speak and I don't think he entirely understands that our relationship is over. I think that what happened to us, to me, was very traumatic to him."
"I can sorta see that," Dave mumbled awkwardly. "I guess you'll have to talk to him again. I can help if you need me to."
"Thanks, that's sweet," Kurt said, cheeks reddening somewhat at the awkwardness of their conversation.
"I live to be sweet…"
Kurt looked around them and then sighed a little bit. He seemed to be looking at the crowd of students that were roaming the halls. "Can I talk to you really quickly in private?" he asked. "We can go to the choir room. I really, really need to tell you something."
The choir room was pleasantly vacant when they arrived. They immediately took a pair of chairs to the corner of the room and sat down. Kurt looked at Dave with wide eyes that were a little bit concerning. He seemed nervous about something, or upset, and Dave felt that familiar protective urge flare up. It was hard not to feel that way when it came to matters of Kurt Hummel. Kurt kept biting his lip and shaking his head. He didn't seem like the type to have a hard time with words but he was stuck.
"Kurt?"
Kurt held up a hand to silence him and then he spoke. "I'm in love with you," he said, clearly. The words made Dave's heart stop for a moment and he had to focus with every fiber of his being to make sure that he heard it. "I'm getting a lot of pressure and people who think that I'm codependent, or that the kidnapping traumatized me so much that I believe I'm in love with you, but I know that I am. You don't have to do anything about it and I totally don't expect you to want to do anything about it, but your true colors came out when we were trapped in that basement and I…I fell. Is that okay?" Kurt stopped talking forcefully. Dave could see the way that he was biting his lip to prevent more words from just spilling out.
Dave didn't know what to say in response to the rambling, yet heartfelt declaration. He very gently took Kurt's hands in his. He leaned over and pressed a light kiss to Kurt's lips. It didn't convey any of the passion that he felt, but it was a calm reminder, a reassurance. It was also filled with all the love he had to give.
"People have been pressuring me too," he said softly. "My own mother is worried about us spending so much time together and has been subtly encouraging my therapist to discourage me from my…codependent behaviors…" He rolled his eyes, recalling the way that she was not-so-subtly doing so. They really needed to talk. "But…but Kurt I love you too. I've been in love with you for quite some time."
In that moment, the whole world stopped and nothing seemed to matter because Dave knew they had love.
Rating: R
Pairing: Dave Karofsky / Kurt Hummel
Summary: Kurt Hummel and Dave Karofsky were abruptly rescued after months of captivity. Adjusting to their new lives would not be an easy task for either.
Warnings: References to past non-con.
Being in glee club was weird. Even though the glee club director had once told him he had talent, he didn't feel like he did. He was large, clumsy and everyone treated him like he was delicate. The only people to actually talk to him like he was human were Finn and his girlfriend. Rachel was very focused on the glee club. Kurt told him that she hyper-focused on glee whenever she was under any type of pressure or stress.
She practiced vocal exercises with him, something that made him blush like crazy. On the third day of his extra practices with her, she told him something that surprised him. "You actually have a very good voice," she said. "It's reminiscent of the classic crooners. It's…raw, of course, since you don't have a lot of practice, but you have a lot of potential, David."
That surprised him. "You gotta be kidding," he managed, unsure of what else to say to that.
"I don't joke about musical talent," Rachel said with an enthusiastic smile. "You have a lot of it, David and when you're ready to sing I'm sure that the New Directions will be happy to feature your voice."
It was so weird. Dave couldn't even begin to describe it. The relationships between the members of the club were so complex. Kurt tried to explain it to him, but in the end he just gave up and gave Dave a sweet smile. "It's complicated," he said with a playful laugh. Dave had to leave it at that or he'd go crazy.
Blaine was also a weird case.
Kurt and Dave were eating lunch at one of the tables in the yard when Blaine came over to them. He sat across from them and gave a smile that almost seemed to be forced. "Kurt, Dave, how are you guys?" he asked. Kurt had told him that Blaine was broken up by Kurt's disappearance, so there was just something phony about how hyperactive and excited he seemed to be. What was going on with him?
Dave also couldn't help the rush of jealousy over the way Blaine touched Kurt. His hand lingered on Kurt's too long and he kept trying to engage Kurt with his eyes in a way that was far from platonic. He knew that there was a possibility that Blaine still had feelings for Kurt. The jealousy was insane and stupid. He wasn't Kurt's boyfriend and Kurt had broken up with Blaine. Dave couldn't blame too much for being still attached to Kurt. He had loved him. Dave knew…well he knew what it was to love Kurt.
That was when it hit Dave that Kurt looked a little bit uncomfortable. He kept shifting away from Blaine, averting the other boy's gaze. He looked down at his food and scratched at the container his lunch was in with some awkwardness. Kurt didn't want to be in the situation and that made Dave even more uncomfortable.
"Oh man Kurt," Dave said, pulling an excuse out of nowhere. "Don't you and I have to go talk to Miss Wilson about the senior writing exams?"
Kurt looked surprised, a realization dawned in his beautiful eyes and then he nodded seriously. "I totally forgot about that," he said, packing up his lunch and looking to Blaine apologetically. "Sorry Blaine, it totally slipped my mind. Dave and I will catch you in glee this afternoon, alright?" He smiled brightly, forcing the smile and then dragged Dave along and back into the hallway.
When they were in the hallway, Kurt stopped and stared into Dave's eyes. Dave blushed, a little guilty over the move that he had made but it was to protect Kurt. "We already sorted out the senior writing exams," Kurt whispered, looking into Dave's eyes. He smiled very lightly, looking at Dave with something that could only be described as adoration. "Thanks David…"
"I could tell you weren't comfortable."
"Unfortunately, Blaine has been causing me some discomfort," Kurt admitted awkwardly, running his left hand across his right wrist, shaking his head a little bit. "He's very…amorous, so to speak and I don't think he entirely understands that our relationship is over. I think that what happened to us, to me, was very traumatic to him."
"I can sorta see that," Dave mumbled awkwardly. "I guess you'll have to talk to him again. I can help if you need me to."
"Thanks, that's sweet," Kurt said, cheeks reddening somewhat at the awkwardness of their conversation.
"I live to be sweet…"
Kurt looked around them and then sighed a little bit. He seemed to be looking at the crowd of students that were roaming the halls. "Can I talk to you really quickly in private?" he asked. "We can go to the choir room. I really, really need to tell you something."
The choir room was pleasantly vacant when they arrived. They immediately took a pair of chairs to the corner of the room and sat down. Kurt looked at Dave with wide eyes that were a little bit concerning. He seemed nervous about something, or upset, and Dave felt that familiar protective urge flare up. It was hard not to feel that way when it came to matters of Kurt Hummel. Kurt kept biting his lip and shaking his head. He didn't seem like the type to have a hard time with words but he was stuck.
"Kurt?"
Kurt held up a hand to silence him and then he spoke. "I'm in love with you," he said, clearly. The words made Dave's heart stop for a moment and he had to focus with every fiber of his being to make sure that he heard it. "I'm getting a lot of pressure and people who think that I'm codependent, or that the kidnapping traumatized me so much that I believe I'm in love with you, but I know that I am. You don't have to do anything about it and I totally don't expect you to want to do anything about it, but your true colors came out when we were trapped in that basement and I…I fell. Is that okay?" Kurt stopped talking forcefully. Dave could see the way that he was biting his lip to prevent more words from just spilling out.
Dave didn't know what to say in response to the rambling, yet heartfelt declaration. He very gently took Kurt's hands in his. He leaned over and pressed a light kiss to Kurt's lips. It didn't convey any of the passion that he felt, but it was a calm reminder, a reassurance. It was also filled with all the love he had to give.
"People have been pressuring me too," he said softly. "My own mother is worried about us spending so much time together and has been subtly encouraging my therapist to discourage me from my…codependent behaviors…" He rolled his eyes, recalling the way that she was not-so-subtly doing so. They really needed to talk. "But…but Kurt I love you too. I've been in love with you for quite some time."
In that moment, the whole world stopped and nothing seemed to matter because Dave knew they had love.