There are a fair few disadvantages to having Rachel Berry as your older sister, like being forced to perform with her for your parents or worse, having to watch her perform over and over again when she's got some kind of performance coming up or being forced to go shopping with her when her friends were busy and she felt like doing some 'brother-sister bonding', trips that often left you wondering what it would have been like to have an older brother instead. One distinct advantage, however, was that when she moved to New York for college, you got to visit and see the sights before planning to move there yourself the next year. It turned out this advantage also came with seeing her gorgeous best friend half naked- not that any of you had planned on that.
Your flight had got in at such an obscenely late time that by the time you had reached Rachel's tiny Brooklyn apartment the sky was in that place between pitch black and blue as light slowly began to fill up skyline. Rachel's awake enough that when you get there she opens the door gives you a quick hug and shows you to the made up sofa that will be your bed for the night and promises a proper welcome in the morning.
You're not sure whether it's jet lag or the couch that really wasn't meant to be used for sleeping but you can't sleep and decide to take a shower and get the smell of the aeroplane off you. You let the hot water run over you and feel the stress that always comes with travelling run off with it before stepping out and wrapping a towel around you. You've just finished brushing your teeth when you here the door open and a sleepy voice say "Okay, am I still asleep?"
You turn around to see that the person behind you is definitely not your sister but probably the most beautiful man you've seen in your life. He's a few inches taller you with ruffled chestnut hair, porcelain skin and gorgeous blue-green eyes that are squinting against the light. He's also only wearing a pair of pyjama bottoms and suddenly he's not the only one wondering if this is a dream.
You become very aware of the fact you're dressed only in a towel and feel a blush creep onto your cheeks.
"I-I'm Blaine." He still looks confused. "Rachel's brother?"
"Oh! It was so nice of her to tell me you were coming!" He says sarcastically. "I'm Kurt, her roommate and, as of about 30 seconds ago, ex-best friend." You smile.
"And as lovely as it's been meeting you at 6 am and- oh god- half naked, I should go and let you finish in here. I'll see you later."
You nod and he leaves.
Only then do you realise how fast your heart is racing.