A/N: This chapter contains mentions of depression, violence, injuries, and recovery.

Ten minutes later found Kurt settled on one end of the couch, paperwork stacked on the table next to him, and Finn's head on his lap. He didn't recognize the movie Finn had chosen and he doubted Finn was paying much attention. Finn was perfectly happy just to spend the entire day so close to his brother and Kurt was more than happy to give him the attention he needed.

Finn was so different from his other boys, partly because Finn was his brother and they would never have a sexually-based relationship, and partly because of what had happened the summer after graduation. The week after Rachel had left for New York, Finn had spent most of it in his room, hiding from the world, until the day he was supposed to meet an army recruiter to enlist. He failed the entrance physical due to being treated for depression after the truth about Beth came out and because he sometimes would sleepwalk when he was stressed. Finn ended up throwing himself into work at the garage, sometimes working to the point of exhaustion just because he needed to feel he was doing something worthwhile.

He'd been on his way to Columbus to pick up some parts for the shop when his clunker of a truck broke down. He'd been in the middle of attempting to fix it when a car stopped and the guys asked if he needed any help. He was jumped by a group of drop-outs looking for some quick money and left for dead, his old jeep stolen and stripped for parts long before Finn was found. If it hadn't been for the persistent mechanic, calling their house until someone was home to answer, they wouldn't have known Finn hadn't made the pick-up until hours later.

There was broken bones, bruises over most of his body, a lot of lost blood, and a pretty bad head injury. He was lucky to be alive. Kurt had ended up postponing his plans to go to New York in September to stay home and help with Finn's recovery but when their parents had decided it was best to buy a house in DC, away from all the reminders of that day and the guys who'd never been caught, Kurt made plans to move to New York for January. Finn had barely talked since telling his story to the police but he'd made sure Kurt knew that he wanted him to go live his dream. So Kurt went, making sure Finn and their parents had every way they could possibly contact him and he visited as often as possible.

When Kurt got his first big break, Mercedes had worn one of his designs to the Grammys to rave reviews, his parents and Finn surprised him with a visit to celebrate. Since Kurt had been doing alright for himself before his break, he'd saved enough to rent a small house outside the noisy city, and it was a little tight but he and Blaine shared the master bedroom, his parents had the guest room, and Finn was on the couch in the living room. By the end of the visit, Finn looked more rested than he had in a long time and Kurt convinced their parents that Finn should stay a little longer. It had taken a lot of convincing but he could see their parents were stressed over the little progress Finn had made since the attack. They needed a break and he was happy to let Finn stay an extra week or two. That extra time had turned into the arrangement they had today, however strange, but it worked for them and Finn had made progress in his recovery.

It might seem like he was the most lenient on Finn, especially when it came to punishments. Finn was still always punished, just like his other boys, but Kurt took great care that none of the punishments would remind Finn of his attack. Nothing physical and nothing that left him feeling abandoned. If he was punished with corner time, Kurt stayed in the room. If he was punished with extra chores, he did them when someone was with him. He never wanted his brother to feel alone or pain again but he also had to make sure his other boys didn't think he was giving Finn lesser punishments, not that Finn gave him much reason to punish him these days. There had been a few incidences when Puck and Jeremiah had first moved in, just like with Blaine, but once he realized nothing was going to change between him and his brother, Finn was fine.

"Hey Finn," Kurt smiled down at his brother's slack expression. Finn was completely relaxed and pliable, his easiest boy to get into that mindset.

"Yes?"

"You're not falling asleep on me, are you?" he asked.

"No."

"Good," Kurt ran his fingers through his brother's hair and smiled again as Finn sighed happily. "I'm sorry I've been so busy with work lately."

"I understand," Finn said quietly. "I know you're not leaving us."

Hearing those words warmed Kurt, as it always did when one of his boys repeated something he'd been trying to get them to understand. How he ended up with five broken boys, he had no idea, but he loved seeing them grow.

"Kurt?"

"Yes Finn?"

"Can we do something outside today?" Finn asked, tone so hopeful that Kurt couldn't say no. His brother had been confined to the house for days because of the flu and an hour or so in the sun wouldn't hurt.

"I don't see why not," Kurt replied. "What do you want to do?"

"Can we have a picnic? All of us?"

That surprised Kurt. But it sounded good to him. An entire afternoon of just him and his boys sounded good to him. The rest of the proposals could wait until after dinner.

"Of course we can."

A/N: The next few parts, starting with this one, will talk about how each boy became Kurt's and why they're broken and how Kurt's helped them so far.