He's... sort of really worried about this, since he heard from Rachel that Kurt's not understanding about things... But maybe he shouldn't listen to Rachel, since Kurt's the only one he can think of to talk about this with...
"You wanted to talk?" One, perfectly sculpted eyebrow lifts. Maybe Kurt can teach him to do that... His eyebrows are sort of bushy…
"Yeah... Um... I just... I just wanted to tell someone and I thought you might understand..."
The eyebrow migrates further toward Kurt's hairline.
"I..." Deep breath... He could do this... Right?
"I'm... I'm not Sam. I'm Samantha. Well... I'm going to be Samantha, once I get my parents to help me pay for the hormones..."
And... That wasn't at all what he'd rehearsed in the mirror, wasn't the carefully planned explanation he'd worked out...
And Kurt's blinking and he looks a little stunned and Sam wants to run because this was a bad idea and now Kurt's going to think he's a freak or playing a joke or...
"You're... transgender?" Kurt's voice is careful, like he's talking to a skittish animal... And Sam nods.
"But you're..." One of Kurt's hands waved, and Sam wants to run again... "You've worked so hard on your body and..."
"I thought... I thought maybe if I was the perfect guy, I could stop wanting to be a girl..."
"Oh... Sam..." And then Kurt's hugging him, and he's wrapped in warm scents and he lets himself melt into the other's arms.
After a moment, Kurt pulls back and gives him a smile. "Want me to do your make up Samantha?"
And Sam decides Rachel's a moron, because Kurt might not understand everything, but he certainly understands this...
Author's Note: First chapter of a new story... Hope you folks enjoy it. You can expect the new chapter to be up sometime tomorrow or the next day, so you won't have to wait too long! (And formatting is still being annoying, despite my best efforts. Please be patient ^-^)
Any mistakes (as usual) are mine and reviews are the most awesome drug in the world, so please feel free to leave them!
Disclaimer: Sadly, I still do not own Glee. I will have to settle for owning a collection of notebooks full of Glee fanfic and the CDs...