They'd been in the apartment for exactly three days. New York was everything they'd both hoped for and although they'd had their fair share of criticism, here they were. Kurt smiled over at his husband, watching contently as he played with their three year old son, Caleb.
The two of them had finally managed to save up enough money to move out of their tiny apartment on the other side of town. It wasn't huge but it was finally beginning to feel like a place they could call their own. A place to raise their children and a place to see their dreams come to fruition.
Kurt jumped slightly as the thunder outside rattled the windows and he sighed when the power cut out. They were used to storms after living through a few hurricanes in the time they'd been living in the city but honestly the intensity of storms still creeped him out a little.
Blaine reached for his phone when the power blew, lighting up Kurt's face and he reached down to grab Caleb's hand before making the short distance to join his husband on the couch, grinning as his son moved to cuddle with Kurt.
Kurt grinned back at Blaine as he ruffled Caleb's curls, his smile growing as the other kissed his cheek.
"I'm going to go see if I can find some torches or candles or something okay? Sit tight"
He kissed Kurt's forehead when he nodded in agreement before getting up and heading into the kitchen for the cabinet where he thought they placed the box of candles. Blaine cursed to himself once he reached it, realizing only then that they were still sitting in an unpacked box in the front seat of his car outside.
"Babe?" he called out. "We left the candles in the car. I'll be right back"
Kurt bit his lip from his position at the lounge at that, not liking how wild the weather outside seemed. But they didn't know how long the power would be out and they really need some source of light.
"Yeah. Okay. Be safe sweetie" he replied reluctantly as he busied himself with playing with Caleb's curls once again.
Kurt could feel his heart pumping out of his chest when Blaine took his time. Surely it shouldn't be taking so long. Ten minutes passed. Then fifteen. Twenty. And then something broke inside him as the lights inside flickered back on and he rose to his feet, reaching down to pick up Caleb soon after. "We'll go find daddy okay? " he said softly ,trying to keep himself calm.
It wasn't long before Kurt was walking down the steps to face the street, his heart still pounding when he noticed fallen trees along some of the pathways. But then he paused, his heart stopping in his chest as he took sight of a figure. A person. Sprawled out next to their car.
"B. Blaine" he sobbed as he quickly closed the difference, letting Caleb jump out of his grip, standing by himself. Kurt was on his knees before he knew it, his hands shaking as he looked down in horror at his husband. Blaine. His Blaine. Who wasn't moving. Who's damn curls were plastered to the side of his face.
He was vaguely aware of someone calling 911 and another woman kneeling next to him as she tried to comfort a now hysterical Caleb.
"Daddy. Daddy. Wake up"
Common sense finally prevailed as he moved his face against Blaine's, his ear moving closing to the other's mouth, just desperate to feel a breath. But nothing was coming and he felt himself falling apart as each second passed. A strangled sob that didn't even sound like his own left his body when he was pulled back by paramedics.
And so Kurt stood in the middle of the street, watching helplessly as he could do nothing to help his husband. To save Blaine.