When Santana appears on her front door, drunk as hell, Quinn doesn't question it.
Instead, she puts an arm around Santana's waist and leads her to the couch.
When Santana starts crying, Quinn doesn't roll her eyes, nor ask her what happened.
Instead, she wipes Santana's every tear away, and stays silent.
When Santana almost pukes all over her pyjamas, Quinn doesn't comment about how disgusting that would be.
Instead, she doesn't say a word and carries Santana to bed.
When Santana tells Quinn she met Brittany earlier that night, she doesn't scoff and say, "I knew it."
Instead, she just sighs and stares at Santana.
When Santana tells Quinn how her heart broke to pieces when she sees Brittany holding hands with Artie, she doesn't remind Santana that she has told everyone she has already moved on a long time ago, nor does she tell her that she should have gotten over Brittany way before this night.
Instead, she just sighs again and tries her best not to let her own tears fall.
When Santana whines about how Brittany shouldn't have moved on yet, Quinn doesn't tell her to get over herself.
Instead, she wipes a tear running down her right cheek and continues to listen to Santana.
When Santana confesses about how she never really moved on and how difficult it was for her to pretend and fool the whole world to believe her when she said she doesn't care about Brittany anymore and she has already found a way to fix her heart that Brittany crushed to bits, Quinn doesn't make her stop and tell her she has had enough.
Instead, she bites her lip and grips the covers around her tightly, pretending to be okay—pretending not to be broken.
When Santana's words pierce Quinn's chest like a knife, Quinn doesn't tell her how everything she's saying is hurting her—how she is hurting her. She doesn't tell her she's in pain; she doesn't do anything to try and stop the pain.
Instead, she barely whispers to Santana, "Everything is going to be okay."
When Santana breaks down, chants the words "I can't" over and over again, and makes Quinn's clothes damp with her tears, almost ruining it, Quinn doesn't try to lighten things up by saying, "You're leaving your snot all over my pyjamas, S.", nor does she complain.
Instead, she hugs the Latina tight, rubbing her back until she fell asleep.
When Santana drifts off, Quinn doesn't curse her for making her cry so much.
Instead, she decides to deal with her girlfriend later when she's sober.
And yes, I know this first chapter's really short, but I just wanted to post this before I forget. Don't worry. I'll try to update tomorrow or the next day at the latest.