A/N: Written for a fill on the GKM (prompt at bottom). First few chapters are unbeta'd. I own nothing. Enjoy.
Kurt feels his phone vibrate in his pocket and he's itching to check it; he tries to push it out of his mind and focus on the equations in front of him but he can't concentrate. He looks up at the clock that seems to be mocking him at the front of the room and he sighs as he sees there is still ten minutes left.
After what feels like a decade later, the bell finally rings and class is dismissed. Kurt quickly gathers his stuff together and rushes out of the room; he doesn't have glee tonight and he can't wait to get home. As he nears his locker, he spots Mercedes standing there waiting for him.
"Hey," he greets, hugging her briefly before opening his locker and getting out his bag.
"Hey, boo. Up to anything tonight?" Mercedes asks, linking her arm in his as they walk towards the exit.
I'm going to spend the night on my laptop, blogging and talking to people who actually understand me, he thinks bitterly. Instead he smiles tightly. "Oh you know, the usual," he answers vaguely.
They hug again and exchange goodbyes as they approach Kurt's Navigator. As soon as he gets into his car he gets out his phone - not daring enough to get it out in the school halls in fear of a stupid jock knocking it out of his hand - and sees it was an email. He smiles to himself as his cell tells him he has a new follower.
It's nice to have a place to get away. Even though today wasn't too bad - an upcoming game taking up most of the jock's time - he feels like he can breathe; be himself without apology, when he opens his browser hits 't' on the keyboard and then enter. Tumblr is his escape.
If no one has unfollowed him since this morning, then the follower he gained earlier should make it -
He lets out a disbelieving breath and smiles widely as he reads 9000 followers. He can't grasp the concept that nine thousand people follow his little blog, it gives him hope. Right now he's stuck in small-minded Ohio but there are people out there that care.
He shakes his head a little as he opens a new text post.
Wow, he starts and decides to out the rest under a 'read more'. I just reached 9000 followers and I just... wow. Thank you to every single one of you for following me! I don't have many friends IRL, but I do on here and I love you all. Thank you all for being able to appreciate my fabulousness. 3. He smiles, happy with it, and tags it follower stuff before publishing.
He goes back to his dashboard and already has notifications of people liking his post. warblerbda catches his eye, he always sees them on his dash and he loves the things they post but they've never talked. He decides now is the time to change that.
He clicks on warblerbda's blog and smiles as he reads their first lines of the description:
I'm Blaine, I like long walks on the beach. I'm 21 and I live in the city that never sleeps. I like boys and I go to NYADA. Talk to me, I'm nice.
It's rare to come across guys on this site, he knows a few but he has found that females are predominant. It's also very refreshing to see how Blaine openly admits he's gay. If only things were as simple in real life...
Hey Blaine! I don't think we've ever spoken before and we've been following each other for a while. I'm Kurt and I love your blog!, he types into Blaine's ask box. He stays on Blaine's blog for a while and he has to stop himself from reblogging everything (maybe apart from the copious amounts of Katy Perry posts...); he doesn't want to seem like a stalker, but Kurt finds that they have a ridiculous amount of things in common.
He's distracted momentarily by Finn coming home. "Hey bro," his step-brother says as he pops his head into Kurt's room. His hair is still slightly wet from the shower he must have had after practise and the buttons on his horrifically orange shirt aren't fastened properly. "Is that turkey in the fridge still okay to eat?"
"Carole will be home soon and make dinner, can't you wait?" Kurt sighs, he already knows the answer. He speaks again before Finn can reply. "The turkey should be fine."
"Thanks, Kurt," Finn says with a crooked smile as he leaves, closing the door behind him.
Kurt looks back to his laptop and clicks off of Blaine's blog, he refreshes his dashboard and is happy to see he has a message.
Hey! Thanks, Kurt. I love your blog, too! Congrats on the 9000 followers, you deserve them ;)
Although Blaine didn't leave much room to continue the conversation, there's something about him that compels Kurt to reply.
Thanks, Blaine. I saw that you go to NYADA, I'm so jealous, I'm hoping to go there next year!
Aside from Tumblr, knowing that he only has to survive the rest of his senior year before he will be in New York City also keeps him going. He can't help the smile that comes to his face as he sees a reply from Blaine.
NYADA is amazing, good luck! You'll love it. I'm sure you'll get in, they'd be crazy not to accept you. I've seen some of the videos you've posted of yourself singing, you're insanely talented.
Kurt blushes a little under the praise even though there's no one around to see him. It annoys him that the only people who seem to appreciate his singing is everyone who doesn't attend McKinley. With a sigh he replies back in Blaine's ask box.
Kurt loses track of time - something that happens a lot to him when he's on Tumblr - but even more so now he's talking to Blaine. Three hours must have passed as the next thing he knows his dad is calling him down for food.
"Coming!" he shouts down.
He had just sent Blaine a message and it would be a while before he replied so Kurt decides to make a post, hoping Blaine will see it.
Going to eat, I'll reply to messages later!
"Dad, seriously, that's enough salt," Kurt frowns.
Burt humphs and gives Kurt a glare that has no effect on him to which he smiles sweetly in return.
"Fine," Burt says gruffly as he puts the salt down.
Kurt tries to eat his food quickly, desperate to get back to his laptop. He tries to keep up with the conversation of how everyone's day went but his mind is distracted by thoughts of NYADA and New York and Blaine.
"I'm done. Sorry," he adds when he realized he had cut off something Finn was saying about his upcoming game. Finn just carries on and Kurt takes his dish and loads it in the dishwasher. "Good night!" he calls behind him as he leaves the room.
When he gets back online, he sees a message and is disappointed when he reads it.
warblerbda asked you:
I just saw your post, I actually have to go, I'm sorry. Hope to catch you soon! xxx
Prompt: Kurt (18) and a senior in high school lives in Ohio and Blaine (21) and a performing arts major lives in NYC. Through the power of tumblr they meet online and soon become best friends.
They reblog each others posts, respond to each other all the time, talk and Skype until all hours of the night, and flirt with each other. They soon develop a 'fandom' of their own that ships them together.
One day Kurt comes home from school and he's had a bad day, and once he logs into Skype Blaine tells him to just let it out. Kurt rants to Blaine about everything, and Blaine tells him how much he wishes he was there to do something about it. It cheers Kurt up and they keep talking and after everyone's gone to bed and they're both dozing off, Blaine admits to Kurt that he likes him. Kurt gets scared because nobody has ever told him anything like that, so he just logs out.
They don't talk for a few days until Blaine catches Kurt on tumblr a few days later and they talk it out, albeit a little awkwardly. After Blaine explains he actually does like Kurt, Kurt gets all flustered and admits he likes Blaine too. They begin an online relationship and their little fandom rejoices.
Kurt and Blaine date for about six months, making it through school and once summer has finally come they set up a date to meet. Kurt flies in to see Blaine and they have a really schmoopy meet up. Kurt's worked it out with his dad and Burt allows him to stay the whole summer with Blaine (they're both 18 and legally adults so..).
After the whole shock of them finally meeting one another and the excitement dies down a little Blaine tells Kurt that he actually has an apartment about a half hour away so that's where they'll be staying.
The fill should focus on the progression of their relationship now that they actually have the time to spend together and see if they're as compatible in real life as they are online. First date, ice-skating at Rockefeller Center, picnic in Central Park, all of the touristy things Blaine thought Kurt might like, and their first time having sex together.
Do want:
- For Blaine to be taller than Kurt since he's a little older.
- Kurt stays for a couple months but comes back in August to say his goodbyes to his friends and family and to pack his stuff up before he heads off to NYADA.
- One of Blaine's 'girlfriends' going to the airport with him for moral support and catches their meet up on video. She posts it on tumblr and the whole site freaks out.
- They're both a little nervous, since they've never done anything like this before.
- Blaine gets Kurt into a club with a fake ID and they just go crazy for a night, kissing and grinding and drinking.
- Top!Blaine
- Blaine being really gentle with Kurt the first time because he know's he's a virgin.
- Fluff beyond belief.
- Blaine is a really touchy-feely person and Kurt isn't used to that since he's lived in Ohio his whole life, but as time goes on he gets used to it and loves the PDA.
