Thor/Glee part 13, Kurt/Blaine, AU, PGish
Title: I was thinking of a son
Fandom: Glee/Thor movieverse(Norse mythology)
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Anne Sexton
Warnings: spoilers for Glee season 3; AU for Blaine's canon age
Pairings: past-Burt/Mama Hummel, Kurt/Blaine
Rating: PGish
Wordcount: 590
Point of view: third
Prompt: Author's choice; author's choice; I lied when I said it didn't hurt.
parts 1-12
Later, much later, after SHIELD has come and gone, after Blaine and Finn are calmed down, after Mr. Stark has put away his checkbook and Uncle Thor lowered Mjölnir, after Dad pulls Kurt into his arms and mutters, "What the hell were you thinking?" Kurt will shudder out a sigh and just breathe.
0o0
Mama is in his dreams that night, threading her fingers in his hair, one hand pressed against his heartbeat. They are both soaked to the bone, holding each other in the rain.
"You are my son," Mama finally says. "We are possessive, and protective, and do not hesitate to find vengeance." The words aren't comforting, but Kurt nods, letting the truth flow through him anyway.
"I know," he whispers, letting the little flame deep inside swell until every vein in his body is full of warmth.
Mama leans in closer, her own wildfire burning bright.
"I can make them all forget," she says quietly.
Thunder booms. Lightning strikes.
Kurt says, "Don't."
0o0
SHIELD wants to bring Kurt in. Coach Sylvester, Thor Odinson, and Tony Stark refuse to let that happen.
Kurt thinks, though, and finally mentions it to Blaine (but no one else) that the only reason SHIELD leaves him alone is because nobody - nobody- wants to see what Loki might do if Kurt suddenly vanishes one night.
After all, Loki has a few other kids he could call on for help. No one is quite sure how much of the mythology is story and how much happened, but that's not something SHIELD wants to find out, either.
(Not that SHIELD could vanish Kurt. But he doesn't tell anyone that.)
0o0
A few days after the incident, Finn sits down next to Kurt. "I'm sorry," he says. "I should've been a better brother. I've been acting like a douche."
Kurt shrugs. "It wasn't your fault, Finn. There's nothing anyone could've done."
That is a lie.
0o0
Coach Sylvester levels a sharp look at him. "You were slow, Porcelain. You let him get in a free shot. Why?"
Kurt has heavily considered that in the week since the incident. He's finally back at school. Blaine isn't glaring at everyone anymore. Finn's still shadowing them to and from class, and probably will be for a few more weeks.
Nobody even looks at Kurt, if they can help it. He's not invisible or hated anymore. Now he's feared.
"I wanted to see if it hurt," Kurt says.
That is a lie.
He really likes being feared.
That is not.
(Kurt is his mother's son.)
0o0
Dad sits him down and asks quietly, "Kurt, what are you gonna to do after graduation?"
Blaine and Finn are arguing about videogames in the den. Carole is laughing her way through Hitchhiker's Guide.
Kurt smiles at his dad and says, "Me and Blaine are going to New York."
That is a truth.
Dad steadily looks at him. "Will you… are you gonna join Loki?"
Finn shouts something. Blaine laughs loudly. Carole shushes them, but she's giggling too hard to be understood.
Kurt meets his father's eyes and says, "Maybe one day."
Dad lets out a deep sigh. "Gotta admit," he says, "I hoped for an outright no."
Glancing away, Kurt murmurs, "I hate lying to you."
0o0
Blaine kisses Kurt beneath a cloudy sky, rain pounding down.
Kurt asks, "Will you love me forever?"
Thunder booms. Lightning flashes.
Blaine promises, "Till all the stars fall from the sky."
Kurt smiles sadly, pulling Blaine back in for more kisses, ignoring the rain.
Blaine doesn't think that's a lie.