A/N: Here it is, and I'm sorry for the wait. Real life interferes - I'm trying to start earning money with my words now, so progress on my fics is slower than I'd like it to be lately. Hopefully it's just a matter of time before I settle into the new schedule, because I still have so much fun planned for this story and I can't wait to share it with ( Read more... )

CHAPTER 17
Kurt didn't sleep well that night, his dreams plagued by entirely too vivid images from Blaine's story, enveloped in a vague sense of dread, and really, he'd rather not sleep at all. His boyfriend bloody and unconscious was not a picture he'd ever wanted to see ( Read more... )

Chapter warnings: violence.

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CHAPTER 16

Nationals, the whole New York adventure, had been Kurt's dream for months - getting out of Ohio, even just for a few days, to a place so much bigger, more open, free. He wanted it all so badly, getting to see and taste how it could be, what his ( Read more... )

CHAPTER 15
Not a day passed this week without Blaine regretting he'd told his parents that he had a boyfriend. It wasn't that they were giving him a hard time over it - not really, considering they didn't touch the subject. They were just so attentive all of the sudden, it made everything much more complicated ( Read more... )

CHAPTER 14
Testing the new side effect of their marks was like being granted a wish Blaine never knew he had. It was awkward at first - they didn't talk about it when they met the day after that phone conversation, and there was a lot of furious blushing on both parts. Every time Blaine thought of touching himself after he came home that night, the ( Read more... )

A/N Oops, how did it grow to be 4500 words?

But it's one of my favorite chapters so far, I admit. I had SO much un writing it! And I'm REALLY curious what you think :D I hope you enjoy!

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CHAPTER 13
The first week apart wasn't even that bad. They texted non-stop, rushed ( Read more... )

A/N: Oh look, another update this week ;) Thank you so much for all the wonderful comments!
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CHAPTER 12

Kurt felt it like a current running through the school.

His senses had been sharpened over the years, fine tuned to detect ( Read more... )

CHAPTER 11

Whenever Kurt dared to imagine that Blaine might have a mark, his mark - yes, he did fantasize about that sometimes, so sue him - he never actually thought of where it would be. It was always some nondescript stretch of skin, the placement didn't seem important. But now... now, seeing his name right over the waist of Blaine's black jeans ( Read more... )

CHAPTER 10

Having a boyfriend was the best feeling in the world.

Ever since Kurt had said yes, Blaine felt as if he had his own little sunshine factory somewhere inside his chest. He woke up with a smile every morning, eager to get to school and see Kurt again. There was more bounce in his step and new energy in his muscles. Even his head felt ( Read more... )

CHAPTER 9

Will you be my boyfriend?

It was a question that wouldn't leave Blaine's mind, always right there on the tip of his tongue, waiting to explode out of him without a moment's notice if he wasn't careful. Halfway home that Sunday night he already itched to call Kurt, and when they met in the Dalton parking lot the next morning, it was the ( Read more... )