"All around me are familiar faces. Worn out places, worn out faces."

[finninator]

Who: finninator, singslikeagirl and nickthewarbler
What: Some answers, more questions
Where: Lima General Hospital
When: After THIS
Episode: Between seasons
Rating: PG-13

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[singslikeagirl]

It was a huge thing for him and Finn to set aside their old differences and connect as brothers. It had taken most of the time since their parents started dating to chip away at it all. They had to force themselves to spend time together and work through the awkwardness and gradually they forged a relationship that had become special to them both. They were as every bit the brothers biological siblings could be. They had an understanding they were beyond chalk and cheese, and would never have the same tastes in, well, anything, but they realised that didn't matter. That wasn't what family was about, and now they were close. A few months back when Finn was still having more douchy moments than not, Kurt would probably have felt awkward in a hug like this, but not now. He appreciated the comfort and let out a shaky breath in the embrace in an attempt not to start bawling.

"You don't know that. Please don't say that," he mumbled. All he wanted was someone to tell him something - anything - on Blaine's condition. Even just a passing

[nickthewarbler]

Nick was lying on a narrow gurney in one of the bays of the busy ER. He could hear how crazy things were behind the curtains pulled around his bed, and he was lying there trying not to give into the urge to burst into terrified tears. His arm was bandaged up to the elbow after it had been trapped against the door on impact, but they told him it wasn't broken. They dressed all the cuts and put his arm in a sling, then sutured the across his forehead in his hairline, but then told him he would have to wait for further medical advice because they had other victims in the crash more critical and requiring attention first. That made sense. It wasn't like Nick couldn't handle the cuts and bruises and a bang to the head if his friends lives were at risk

[finninator]

"Okay, I'm sorry, dude. I just don't really know what to say, okay? Blaine's hurt and you're scared. I get it. Do you want me to go away? I can leave you alone, I know you sometimes like that..." Finn was floundering. He didn't want to leave Kurt alone like this, but Kurt did tend to hide away when he was hurting. Finn didn't want to be a pain in the ass, even if that was a skill he seemed to have perfectly honed over the years.

He didn't even know if Kurt heard his phone buzz in his pocket with a text message, but Kurt did eventually shift to did it out. Finn just chewed on his lip and looked around at all the people. Everyone looked so worried and stressed. This was Lima, a small town. It wasn't like shit like this went down every day and it was going to be be a huge impact, no matter what. It just sucked that people they knew were involved. Finn just hoped no one died, especially Blaine. Blaine had to stay alive for Kurt.

[singslikeagirl]

Kurt brushed away some tears that just started to shed and had his phone gripped in his hand because they were shaking so much. He kept waiting for a doctor to come around that corner and tell them the worst, and it didn't help that being in a hospital only made him think back to the horrible times when his mom and dad were seriously sick. But he gave Finn's upper arm a small pat, sniffling a little. "It's fine, Finn. I don't want you to go away. Thanks for coming with me, I couldn't have kept it together without you grounding me. You woke me up to the get call too, and I would never--" He choked up and tried to swallow the lump in his throat. "I would never forgive myself if I wasn't here if he needed me