Spoilers: Up to Season 3, Episode 19

See A/N Below for Notes

~Chapter 1~

It was a wonderful fall day in New York City just perfect for walking out and about in. Kurt Hummel admired the leaves newly turned and breathed in deeply, enjoying the scent. Even after living here for three years it was still his favorite time of the year. Kurt's mind wandered back to when he first moved here as he kept walking towards his destination.

He'd had so many conflicting emotions that first year at NYADA- excited, terrified, and overwhelmed at times, but Kurt never once doubted that he had finally come home. He had opted to stay in the dorms the first year, deciding that Rachel and Finn needed the space to get used to being newly married and he needed to step out of his comfort zone of being surrounded by people he knew.

Kurt had loved every minute of that first year. NYADA was everything he'd hoped it would be and more. Between all the excitement of his newfound independence, getting to be taught by some of the theater world's best, and Blaine coming to visit whenever he could, it was one of the best years of Kurt's life.

Sophomore year, Kurt still was enjoying every minute of his education, but the day to day of living and getting around New York had crept in. Blaine had decided by the end of his senior year to go to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy - in California. Blaine had explained that theater just wasn't his love like it was Kurt's, and after discussing the separation and what it would mean for them, they both agreed it was time to let go. Kurt had been sad and truth be told a little lonely that first month, but really it had been for the best. Kurt still texted Blaine everyday and vise versa, if anything, their friendship had just gotten stronger. Besides Kurt was so busy with school, auditions (that resulted in the occasional part), and his job that there was no time for a significant other, let alone himself. The times he did choose to go out with a few friends and relax from it all he would dance and chat with other guys, but never felt that pull like he had with Blaine and therefore always turned them down if asked out. He had never been a casual sex kind guy and didn't see a point of one-night stands like some of his friends swore by. All in all, Kurt was happy with the life he was leading even if it was sans boyfriend.

In junior year though, everything changed. First day of classes Kurt had met Damien, a transfer from England. The two immediately hit it off and by mid semester were an item. Kurt continued living at the dorms despite Damien having an apartment off campus, however he did spend a majority of his free time there and had his own drawer of clothes and space in the closet. When more than half the year had flown by, Kurt while not in love with Damien, knew he was well on his way to getting there.

Damien was a gentleman, always opening doors for him and making sure to complement him at every opportunity. Damien was sexy, in that understated British way. He made Kurt feel desired and positively sinful in bed. The sex drive that had been almost non-existent in high school came roaring in and sometimes it left Kurt breathless from the intensity of it. And while sharing many likes, such as an appreciation for foreign language films and a love of traversing side streets with a cup of coffee in hand trying to find little gems of eateries, they had many differences as well. Damien loved visiting art galleries in Chelsea (which Kurt found boring most of the time, but loved to hear Damien describe what he had seen on a day of meandering) and had an unhealthy fascination with B movies. Kurt meanwhile, still loved his fashion and wandered down to Soho anytime he wanted to see the latest trends in person and had his own unhealthy fascination with out of the way music stores that sold anything and everything. Damien had put his foot down on going with him when Kurt's obsession with acquiring all of Judy Garlands elusive records had him getting into a fight with another collector and being permanently banned from one such shop.

Yes, it was looking like Kurt was very steadily falling for Damien. That was until the day before summer break was to begin and Damien had dropped his bombshell of news at Kurt's white Doc Martened feet.

Kurt knew Damien was going back home to England to see his family. He was even going to meet up with him two weeks into the break after his stint doing a musical theater production of The Fantasticks was over. What he hadn't known until then was that Damien was staying. He had sent in an audition tape to some producers and had been offered the role of Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde in a London revival of Jekyll and Hyde the musical. And Damien wanted Kurt to come live with him there.

While a part of Kurt was happy that he finally had confirmation that Damien felt the same as him, he was devastated too. There was no way he could just pack everything up and leave what had become home to him, could he? Finn and Rachel were in New York. Kurt wanted to graduate from NYADA. His father and Carole were in DC and traveled frequently to see both him and Finn. Kurt had all these thoughts running in his head and finally asked Damien if he could give him his answer at the end of his visit. So Kurt thought of everything he would be leaving behind and thought of what sort of future he could look forward to.

When he got to England Kurt finally met Damien's family face to face. He was inordinately fond of them already, having met them via Skype, but he wasn't sure they could make up for not getting to see his family very often. Damien took him to the usual sights, as well as showing him the conservatory he had transferred from. Kurt read over their program and contemplated if he could finish out his dream somewhere that wasn't NYADA. By the time his visit was over he had his answer and Damien, while unbearably sad with the answer, had understood. With the same calmness that had ended his relationship with Blaine and now Damien, Kurt was single (and somewhat heartbroken even if he hadn't shown it) once again as he flew back over the North Atlantic.

Which brought Kurt to the present, about to start his second semester of his final year at NYADA and currently headed to the LGBT Community Center over on West 13th Ave. After coming back from England he decided he needed to get more involved with LGBT youth, it would be good for him to help out those that may be having similar problems as he did in high school. It would also take his mind off of Damien and what could have been. Only problem was first classes had gotten in the way as he had started his senior year, and then a role that would actually be a paying one had come through. Before he knew it, the first semester had flown by. The fact that Kurt was just now getting to follow up on this decision irked him, but at least he was finally going to get over to the center and check it out.

Kurt had called earlier and spoken with Justin, the head of the YES! Program, who told Kurt to just come on over and see what section he wanted to volunteer with.

Walking into the building he asked the girl at the information counter where he might find Justin and was directed to the gym, apparently there was a pick up game going on. Upon entering the gym, the first thing he noticed was the slapping of the basketball on wood flooring and the subsequent ring of it hitting the basket before the swoosh which indicated that whoever had thrown it made the shot. Cheering of several teenaged boys and a few older men echoed as Kurt tried to figure out just who was Justin.

There was finally a lull in the noise, but before Kurt could ask, several heads whipped over to where he was standing and some whistles could be heard. Kurt could feel his face start to heat up and called out a little high pitched, "I'm looking for Justin?" That elicited several more cheers and a "Go Justin!" that made Kurt wish the teens to some sort of purgatory as his cheeks flamed, damn his complexion.

But ah, here were two men walking towards him now. As they came closer Kurt automatically looked them over. Both were the same height, one with blond hair, a lean build, tanned skin, and what looked like blue eyes, nothing too exciting as far as Kurt was concerned.

The other though, Kurt may be taking a break right now whilst healing over having to leave Damien in England, but that didn't mean he couldn't appreciate an alpha male when he saw one. This one was stocky, but not fat, in fact he looked…solid was the word that came to mind. Thick muscled legs lightly covered with hair, what looked like a wonderful chest (if only his shirt was off like some of the other guys there), broad shouldered made all the more clear by the way his arms stood out from a sleeveless muscle tee. Kurt forced his eyes away from those wonderful arms to transverse this mystery guy's face, starting with a strong chin and a pair of firm lips. A mole flirted a little above that and to the right of a roman nose. Next were warm hazel eyes, that held just a hint of laughter at whatever the guy next to him was saying, winged by sharply defined brows, and finally what looked like soft dark brown curly hair that Kurt just itched to run his fingers through. If anything, the guy kind of looked familiar and Kurt wondered if maybe he had seen him around at any of the coffee shops he frequented.

As they came closer, the guy grinned causing Kurt to suck in a breath, because he was starting to realize just who he had been ogling a few short seconds ago. But no, it couldn't be, could it? And if so, what was he doing here in New York?

Kurt had no more time to think as the two men stepped up to him. Taking a breath, Kurt looked over at the guy who had caught his attention and watched as his eyes roved over him slowly and up to his face. He saw the surprise register in their depths followed by…what was that look? It was fleeting, and quickly replaced with the surprise again.

Both spoke at the same time.

"Kurt, what…?"

"Hello, David."

A/N: Originally written for Kurtofsky Week Day 5: College on Tumblr and was supposed to be a one-shot, but it grew a destination of it's own and never got posted. It will be 4 or 5 chapters total.

Concrit welcome! I have no beta, so if you spot any grammar/spellings errors let me know and I'll fix them.

Disclaimer: I do not own Glee, if I did Dave's story would have gotten closure on said show.