Blaine never knows this, but when Kurt finishes the chapter, he spends the next hour stroking Blaine’s hair gently, pressing soft kisses to his forehead, and singing low, sweet songs meant to keep bad dreams at bay...He wouldn’t disturb Blaine for the world.
Blaine pours himself a cup and swipes an apple and a banana from the fruit bowl on the 'peninsula' - which is actually a kitchen island that extends outward from the wall. When Blaine had been ten, he’d come home from school and gravely informed his parents that it failed to meet the geographic definition of an island. They’ve called it “the peninsula” ever since. I love this so much. It just grounds things so nicely, capturing Blaine's childhood and part of his history with his parents. Blaine's pleasure at being asked to help with the pantry door is so sweet. His dad's speech about not being able to help who you're attracted to, being open-minded about the possibility of falling in love with a woman later in life... it's so incredibly painful. The bottom of Blaine’s stomach drops out as his dad shuts the lid of his tool-kit, opens the door from the garage to the house, and - for the second time in as many days - turns his back on his son. My heart is breaking for both of them. Later, when Nathan walks out of every room Blaine walks
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Love moments like how you ended this chapter, with the . . . the . . . import? of their relationship coming through to the point that Blaine's mother feels out of place for interrupting the intimacy.
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This.
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And that image of Blaine falling asleep in Kurt's lap and Kurt shushing his mom without any embarrassment..just...put a big huge smile on my face.
On to the next part...
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