When Blaine gets accepted into Harvard, Kurt and Blaine find out exactly how hard it can be to maintain a relationship when they discover how much their dreams conflicts. Sequel to What Brings Us Closer Together. AU.

In an alternate universe where all humans are empaths, Kurt Hummel is the odd one out. Registering at a mere 0.5 on the Hawkins Scale of Empathic Sensitivity, Kurt has resigned himself to a lonely life, empty of touch or true love. That is, until the mysterious Blaine Anderson transfers to McKinley. This is the story of the boy who could not feel, and the boy who felt too much.

In a cozy coffee shop in a small town, a boy with beautiful blue eyes sits at the same table every day, as if he's waiting for something, or someone. Blaine feels strangely compelled to sit down and talk with him… and discovers the unimaginable.

Part 2 of the 'Ride' Verse - Kurt and Blaine are starting their senior year together at Pace High School of the Performing Arts. With their summer ending and a new chapter in their lives beginning , the boys will learn that growing up and falling in love is so much more than 'a walk in the park'.

Kurt is an NYU student who is pleased with the way his life has turned out. He left Lima, now getting to enjoy living in NYC with a boyfriend he cares for and a job on Fifth Avenue. Everything is running smoothly; that's until his new friend Rachel's younger brother Blaine turns things upside down. AU. Roommates rewrite. badboy!Blaine. Anderberry.

In retrospect, there were signs that Kurt had missed.