31 Accidents - The Skate - PGpterawatersJanuary 23 2012, 17:58:30 UTC
"Dude," Puck scoffed, leaning down and offering Kurt a hand, "how are you so bad at this?"
"I didn't realize I was supposed to be good at ice skating, Puck," Kurt replied, wanting to pull his hand out of the other boy's, but not feeling steady enough on his skates to do so. He tried willing himself over toward the side of the rink and the railing there, but almost fell again in the process. "My butt is gonna be so bruised," he sighed. "Why did I let you guys talk me into this?"
"Because," Puck replied with a grin, turning on his skates so he was facing Kurt and skating backward, "we were all getting cabin fever and it was either this or riding the subway around for a few hours straight. It's not like any of us has the money for a movie or something."
"I know," Kurt sighed, watching his roommate, Rachel, skate past, hand-in-hand with Finn. "It's just- ack!"
One of Kurt's skates knocked into the other and he almost went down, except Puck grabbed him close and helped him regain his balance, puffing hot breaths against Kurt's wind-chilled ear.
"Dude," Puck laughed, backing off a little (not far enough) and getting them moving again. "I've seen you roller skate. This is, like, the same thing."
"It is not!" Kurt cried, knowing he was probably wrong. It was just the physics that boggled Kurt's mind. Instead of four sturdy wheels under each foot, there was simply a thin metal blade. How was he supposed to balance on that? Frowning at Puck, Kurt asked, "How in God's name are you so good at this?"
Puck shrugged and looked over his shoulder for a moment, as if making sure the path was clear. Then he turned back and told Kurt, "My dad used to coach the peewee hockey team, so I played for a few years. Kinda quit when he left, though."
"I'm sorry," Kurt replied, squeezing Puck's hand in his. And then Kurt realized that he'd been moving forward under his own power for far too long and promptly fell on his ass again. Scowling up at Puck, he hissed, "Quit laughing at me and help me up, you jerk!"
Re: 31 Accidents - The Skate - PGdragons_rage598January 23 2012, 20:38:50 UTC
I know how Kurt feels! I can roller skate just fine, but I don't have the ankle strength to roller blade. And mean old Puck just laughing at him. I love that last image of Kurt scowling up at Puck, very nice!
"Dude," Puck scoffed, leaning down and offering Kurt a hand, "how are you so bad at this?"
"I didn't realize I was supposed to be good at ice skating, Puck," Kurt replied, wanting to pull his hand out of the other boy's, but not feeling steady enough on his skates to do so. He tried willing himself over toward the side of the rink and the railing there, but almost fell again in the process. "My butt is gonna be so bruised," he sighed. "Why did I let you guys talk me into this?"
"Because," Puck replied with a grin, turning on his skates so he was facing Kurt and skating backward, "we were all getting cabin fever and it was either this or riding the subway around for a few hours straight. It's not like any of us has the money for a movie or something."
"I know," Kurt sighed, watching his roommate, Rachel, skate past, hand-in-hand with Finn. "It's just- ack!"
One of Kurt's skates knocked into the other and he almost went down, except Puck grabbed him close and helped him regain his balance, puffing hot breaths against Kurt's wind-chilled ear.
"Dude," Puck laughed, backing off a little (not far enough) and getting them moving again. "I've seen you roller skate. This is, like, the same thing."
"It is not!" Kurt cried, knowing he was probably wrong. It was just the physics that boggled Kurt's mind. Instead of four sturdy wheels under each foot, there was simply a thin metal blade. How was he supposed to balance on that? Frowning at Puck, Kurt asked, "How in God's name are you so good at this?"
Puck shrugged and looked over his shoulder for a moment, as if making sure the path was clear. Then he turned back and told Kurt, "My dad used to coach the peewee hockey team, so I played for a few years. Kinda quit when he left, though."
"I'm sorry," Kurt replied, squeezing Puck's hand in his. And then Kurt realized that he'd been moving forward under his own power for far too long and promptly fell on his ass again. Scowling up at Puck, he hissed, "Quit laughing at me and help me up, you jerk!"
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