Kurt Hummel ★ GLEE

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Demons

Kurt had his own McKinley demons to return to, but he was one of the lucky ones that they had only made him stronger. He didn’t fear returning to his old school. It didn’t dredge up those feelings of uselessness, inadequacy. It brought back memories, not all good, but they were part of what made him who he was today.

He (miraculously) found a moment of reflective solitude in the choir room, thinking deeply as he stood there looking at Finn’s plaque. Were they really demons, or were they just emotional stepping-stones to a life he never anticipated back then?

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Brother

I don’t think I’m ever going to get used to Finn being gone. You can get used to the fact he’s not here, but gone... it’s a whole other story. I find myself thinking about him a couple of times a day. I think about how far we came from where we were when we first met. I think about what an amazing person he turned into.

He was my hero. I miss him. It’s like the world’s heart misses a beat every so often now my brother’s gone. And the hardest part of all is, he’s not coming back.

33. Charcoal

His first “official” date with Blaine, Kurt chose a gorgeous charcoal grey suit to wear. They even splashed out and went above and beyond Breadstix, instead choosing a little a la carte restaurant in Westerville.

It was the first date Kurt had ever been on and he wasn’t sure what to expect. The simplicity of Blaine meeting him at the door with a single red rose accompanied by a kiss on the cheek, and holding hands over a candlelit table while they gazed at each other adoringly set butterflies fluttering in Kurt’s belly. He was going to enjoy being romanced.

31. Clouds

Kurt discovered his deep love for kissing in the rain one day when he was walking home from the mall with Blaine. The slightly overcast day turned dark and angry, and two blocks from his home it started pouring down rain.

Right in the middle of a horrified tirade about his new outfit being ruined that he was swept up in a passionate kiss, the heavy droplets beating down on them and soaking them to the bone. After that, Kurt’s ire about his clothing was gone with a realisation that rain kissing really was all it cracked up to be.

29. Dandelion

Kurt couldn’t remember the last time he lay on his back on a sunny day and watched the clouds in the bright blue sky. It was a gorgeous day, and he could feel his nose tickling with the beginnings of a sunburn, but he was so content and relaxed that he couldn’t bring himself to care about UV rays or getting more freckles.

When a puff of air caught him in the face with a burst of dandelion particles, Kurt looked down and saw his boyfriend grinning mischievously at him holding a now bare flower stalk. This was the life.

27. Boys of summer

Kurt was a boy, but he wasn’t a typical teenage boy by any means. Boys just found fun in the stupidest, most questionable things. It really had to zap brain cells being that idiotic, right? He would never, for the life of him, understand the appeal of running around the backyard half-naked in 86 degree heat with water pistols, having fake war at 19 years old.

But all he could do was sit there and roll his eyes as he filed his nails under his sun umbrella when his boyfriend bolted past leading the charge with a battle cry.

Boys.

25. Snorkel

Jaws was one of those childhood movies that scarred Kurt for life and gave him an irrational fear of sharks. Not to mention the tirade about how unfashionable diving wear was. So when Carole and his aunt tried to get him to snorkel on the belated honeymoon to Hawaii, Kurt threw an all-out bitchfit at just the mere prospect of putting on flippers and getting in the water.

He was beyond convinced that Jaws’ vengeful grandkid was hovering in the aquatic depths, and there wasn’t a single thing anyone could say to get his pale, wetsuited butt into the ocean.

23. Straw hat

Kurt pulled open a box to find it full of belongings from his mom before she passed away when he was nine. He was overwhelmed with an urge to cry with the lingering scent of her perfume and blinking back tears, took out her large straw hat she used to wear because she burned easily, just like Kurt.

He used to laugh at the size of it when he was smaller, but now, ten years later and a young man, he sat down on the floor and hugged it to his chest to let the tears for her flow freely.

21. Blanket

Blaine was an epic blanket thief. And not just that, he managed to starfish across the bed with the most honed of skills. Kurt had been so used to sleeping methodically before he started dating, and then Blaine started to stay over and he wasn’t sure he could have anticipated what it took getting used to sharing a bed with someone.

As much as he pretended to be annoyed, though, the truth of the matter was that snuggling up to that familiar warm body no matter what position Blaine was lying in had fast become one of his favourite things.

19. Sundress

"That sundress looks like what would be spawned if the tracksuit brigade at the local bingo club had an affair with Mrs Doubtfire's table cloth in the cheap underwear section of Walmart," Kurt spat out at Rachel bitchily, arms clamping across his chest with a distasteful crinkle of his nose.

He watched in smug satisfaction as she floundered, offended, but before she could even respond, he spun on his heal and stalked away from her. Maybe he was a little bitter after everything, but even that was no excuse for him to remain in the presence of atrocious fashion sense.

17. Sink

He stood at the sink in the boy’s bathrooms, large droplets of water dripping off his face and splattering the front o f his neatly-pressed linen shirt. A few deep breaths were drawn as he worked to try and coax the nausea he had just given into to pass. He wanted to wash his mouth out with hot water to rid it of the feeling lingering there...

His bully, his tormentor, the bane of his existence, had just stolen the one thing Kurt had been hoping to share with someone more special than the whole world... his first real kiss.

15. Raft

Ever since Kurt got rejected for NYADA, he had been having weird dreams of being trapped in isolated places with no way out. The latest was a strange recreation of Castaway, where he was hairy, stuck on a raft and having in-depth conversations with a ball with Blaine’s stuck to it. He knew he it had to be a subconscious feeling of lack of control with his future, and who could blame him?

But rolling over and finding a sleepy Blaine’s arms at the ready for a comforting cuddle every single time, the bad dreams never seemed as scary then.

13. Tan

It was the proverbial elephant in the room that Blaine was trying to dance around when he exploded in frustration to Kurt about having tan hands after the disaster week that was the Whitney tribute and Kurt’s flirtations with another guy. As soon as he realised the whole thing had been nothing but an avalanche of miscommunication stemming from Blaine’s heartbreak at losing Kurt to New York, Kurt felt terrible.

He sat there, looking into his boyfriend’s big tearful eyes filled with lost pain, and he knew then that no matter what happened, he would fight to keep Blaine forever.

11. Day trip

It was a quaint little country town they decided to stop at on their trip home to Lima. They walked hand-in-hand with their fingers linked, and Blaine’s thumb brushed affectionately over the back of Kurt’s thumb as they browsed through the array of eccentric little boutique shops.

They paused in front of a jewellery store and there was a faintly awkward moment when they discovered they were both gazing at a display of engagement rings. After a moment they shared matching glances, both biting on their lips, and they knew a thrill of future mutual hope just passed between them.

9. Cabana

There was a long pause of silence where Kurt’s mouth dropped open and he gaped at his boyfriend speechlessly. It had been his idea to strike up the nerve-wracking conversation about trying some potential fantasies they both had, but never in a million years would he had expected Blaine to stand there blatantly – and way too bouncy and enthusiastically – tell Kurt he wanted him to be a tropical cabana boy.

But it was one of those moments that caused Kurt to pause and realise his boyfriend was truly one of a kind and he was really lucky to have him.