Chapter 2 the Proposal
Chris was over an hour early for his wardrobe fitting, so he thought he would take the opportunity to stop by the Hair and Makeup Department and get a trim. Lise had almost finished trimming off that little bit that made such a world of difference when Darren came in and sat in the next chair over from his. He looked scruffy, unshaven and tousled, absolutely irresistible, in other words.
"Hey, Colfer. It looks like we had the same plan".
"Hey, Darren. We're almost done here, I think. You here to get some trimmed off? Looks fine to me". God, wouldn't I love to run my fingers through those curls.
"Yah. It's too hard to keep combed and gelled if it gets too long. You know, the Warbler look? Only a few more weeks and we'll be done shooting and then I can let it grow out a little bit". Maybe I should ask him now. He's pretty hard to pin down.
"D'ya think? Don't forget about the tour, 'Blaine Warbler'. You're going along too, I just heard". I hate when his hair is gelled down.
"Oh... yeah. Yah, you're right". I hate that gelled down look. I look like a wiener. "Chris, do you have a minute to talk? I wanted to ask you about something". So here goes.
Chris got up from Lise's chair and switched spots with Darren. "Yeah sure. I've got another 30 or 40 minutes till I have to be at wardrobe. 'Sup? "
Darren sat down and Lise swung the cape over his shoulders and started pulling the curls out straight with her comb. It actually was pretty long when she did that. Snip, snip, snip. Chris watched the black semicircles of hair mix into the trimmings from his hair on the floor, resisting the impulse to pick one up.
"Did you read the Prom script yet, Chris"? I sure hope he goes for this; he's pretty buttoned down.
"Yeah, I did. There's another kiss scene. Ryan said he might have to cut that, depending on the time, but he still wants to shoot it…and we dance together. Sheesh, Ryan. Have a little mercy. "But I'm not sure about the scene at the end. It doesn't feel right to me".
"Well, um…yeah. Let's have a look at it later. I gotta tell you, I'm having a little trouble getting my head totally into it.…Chris, have you ever used Method Acting, where you live in the role you're playing, and stay in it even when you're not shooting?"
"I haven't needed to yet, Darren. So far, Kurt pretty much is my life, but with the volume turned up. I'm not stretching much, except for those occasional juicy dramatic scenes". Chris' expressive mouth turned up at the corners, remembering some of those scenes. Now that was his idea of fun, even if he did end up crying in most of them.
"I don't think so, man. You don't get a Golden Globe for 'not stretching much'! We're not all as naturally talented as you are, though. I think I need a little help with Blaine. I was wondering if we could hang out together and we would stay in character as Blaine and Kurt for a while. We don't spend much time together when we're not shooting and I need to really feel the stuff RIB are writing for us, better than I am, you know? Like, um, behaving more like a gay couple would".
Oh good god, now what do I say? "Um, I guess so… If you think that would help you. But you've been fine so far, so why do you wanna do this now?"
"Well I watched the Blackbird clip again and I'm not comfortable with how it turned out. Not you...you're amazing. But I just look stunned. I should look like I just discovered my soul mate, but I just look strange, 'cause I wasn't really feeling it". I know he'll try to help me.
Lise had swept off Darren's neck, rubbed a dollop of gel into her hands and run them through his newly trimmed curls. When she was done he looked like he had just gotten out of the shower…. or maybe bed…ugh god! "Um...ahh, yeah… I guess so... if you want. You could come over to my trailer after 10:30. I should be out of wardrobe by then. I'm going to go over lines until they call me to recording sometime after 11:00, and then I'm due on the set at 1:00. We can hang out until then and see how it goes". What the hell am I doing here? This is nuts!
"Thanks Chris. See you later then. I'm scheduled to be at voice recording with Adam until 11.00, but I'm usually out a little early. We'll see what we can fit in. Gotta run then. See you before 11.00 then". Yesss!
Darren leaned over and kissed Chris' cheek and gave him a quick hug and was gone before Chris reacted. He flushed red and stared at the door, speechless.
Lise let out a snort at the look on his face. He had forgotten about her while Darren talked. Chris looked at her, and before he could ask her to keep what she had heard to herself, she waved him away casually, smiling as she said "You know I don't tell what I hear to anybody, do I?"