Glee in a few hours. I've already gotten a distinctly negative vibe about the episode so I'm a little apprehensive... nobody say anything yet, okay? I'll comment on it in two days as per request :)

From TimeFlow(Anonymous): Kurt and Blaine watch horror film. [not boyfriends yet]

Okay, I cannot do horror films myself. I get nightmares really badly. So I'm not going to describe an actual horror film that you can go out and watch, simply because I haven't watched one recently and I don't plan on torturing myself just to write a story. Pretend it's a new release or something.

Oh, and because I always seem to be doing vulnerable!Kurt... have some scared!Blaine =D

Horror

"So, you're welcome to pick whatever you want." Blaine gestured to the large rack of DVD's next to the television. "We've got… well, kind of everything."

Kurt pulled himself off the couch and wandered over, Blaine settling himself in more comfortably and watching his friend sort through the expansive DVD collection. One of the perks of his father's business trips to China meant cheap (although slightly illegal) DVD stores and they had an up-to-date library of every decent movie produced in the last ten years, plus a good handful of classics. It was the first time he had brought Kurt over to his house - usually they would go to the movie theatre but at the moment it was too overrun with Twihard fans - and Kurt seemed rather impressed with the collection so far.

Blaine had anticipated a musical afternoon so expected Kurt to choose something like Hairspray or RENT. So when Kurt returned with the remote in hand and turned on the DVD to reveal a blood-dripping menu screen, surprised was an understatement. "I haven't seen a good horror in years!" Kurt explained, tucking his legs up underneath himself and grabbing a cushion to wrap his arms around.

Blaine attempted to plaster a smile on his face as Kurt turned to him expectantly. "Yeah. Me either."

And that at least was true. In Blaine's opinion, he had never seen a good horror movie. In fact, he made a rule of never watching horror movies since the time he was seven and was forced to watch I Know What You Did Last Summer with his cousins and had nightmares for weeks.(1) It wasn't something he admitted frequently… or ever for that matter. After all, who would believe the boy who preached courage could be afraid of horror movies?

Usually it wasn't an issue. Blaine could get away with saying he'd seen the movie before or it didn't look very interesting, and none of his friends were huge horror movie junkies anyway. But somehow Blaine couldn't find a way of wording it that Kurt wouldn't see right through - the result of Kurt being his closest friend meant that he knew Blaine far too well. Hopefully this wouldn't be one of those situations where Kurt could read him easily as Blaine had no intention of appearing weak in front of Kurt. Not over a horror movie.

The first fifteen minutes weren't so horrible - at least this movie had some semblance of a plot that Blaine could follow. But that made the movie all the more dangerous, he realized too late, because now he was invested in the characters. So when the first girl entered the building in an oh-so-cliched move, Blaine felt himself tense up. Ever so casually he tucked one knee up against his chest, resting his chin on it and pretending to be engrossed in the screen in front of him. A sideways glance revealed Kurt still looking casual as he stared at the screen in interest. "Wait for it," he murmured a second later. "And… now."

The girl on the screen screamed at the top of her lungs and Blaine jumped, immediately cursing himself for it since Kurt hadn't moved a muscle, except now to turn and face him curiously. "I just wasn't expecting it to be that loud," Blaine offered lamely. Kurt gave him a skeptical look but returned his attention to the screen as Blaine did, just in time to see blood begin pouring out of the gaping hole in the girl's stomach. Blaine couldn't help but shudder, clutching his leg a little tighter and deciding Kurt had the right idea with his pillow. Not that Kurt seemed to need it as it was still loosely grasped in his arms, Kurt's grip not even tightening when the 'villain' made his first on screen appearance.

By now Blaine was biting his lip so hard that he could taste blood and his eyes were just a bit too wide to give the impression of calm. Luckily Kurt's not paying any attention to me right now.

"You know you can just admit you're scared, right? Then I can do something about it."

Damn it.

Blaine was all set to deny it - even if Kurt did know the truth, they could both still pretend otherwise and keep Blaine's pride intact - but his curiosity won out. "What exactly would you do?" he asked, cringing at how small his voice sounded.

In response, Kurt dropped the pillow onto the couch and wriggled an arm around so it was wrapped around Blaine's waist. Blaine's surprise at the gesture meant he only flinched slightly as the next scream rang out. "Feel free to look away during the scary bits."

Blaine wanted to retort that the whole damn thing was scary, thank you very much, but refrained. After all, he wanted some credibility as a teenage boy to remain intact. Plus, his crush on the boy was at just the right stage for him to take any chance he could get at physical contact with Kurt. But Blaine still refrained from getting too much closer - after all, he was fairly sure Kurt didn't want him to cuddle with him.

It only took a few more flinches for Kurt to sigh and look at him again. "Come here," he said, tugging Blaine closer so Blaine had no choice but to rest his head on Kurt's shoulder. "Come on, you're safe. I've got you."

Blaine froze for a second before letting out a breath slowly and fighting with everything he had to stop the tears from welling up. And it was such a stupid thing to cry over too but Blaine couldn't remember the last time someone had said that to him. Yes, Wes had looked out for him in his first few weeks at Dalton but his catchphrase had always been, "I've got your back." To have someone tell him that they had him, it was a strangely intimate phrase and so powerful in Blaine's mind, even if it was over a stupid horror movie.

And then all fond thoughts were struck from his mind as haunting music began to play - the exact music that came before the most horrifying scenes. "Oh god," Blaine heard himself whimper without really being aware of it. "Please, no, don't put me through this."

"Shh." Kurt wrapped his other arm around Blaine who found himself clutching to Kurt, inwardly hating how pathetic he was being. But there was something different about Kurt's voice when he finally spoke. "Do you want me to turn it off?"

Blaine hesitated for a second, weighing up the options. Turn the movie off and go back to how they were before, sitting a few inches apart and watching something they could both enjoy? Or staying like this, allowing Blaine to stay curled into Kurt's side, feeling closer to the boy than he ever had before?

Well, that's a no brainer.

"It's okay," Blaine murmured into his shoulder, trying not to read into the way Kurt's arms tightened a little at that. "You keep watching. I'll just - just stay here."

Blaine couldn't shake the feeling that they were moving into dangerous territory, into that area where there was a very fine line between acting like friends and acting like more. And as much as Blaine wanted to act like more, he was painfully aware that Kurt didn't feel the same. Except for the part where Kurt had initiated their current position. Kurt was the one holding him, quite tightly Blaine might add.

And Kurt was the one who had just begun to slowly run his fingers through Blaine's hair.

Blaine's breath caught in his throat and Kurt stopped, his hand still resting on the back of Blaine's head. "Too far?" he asked, the nuances in his voice just a little too clear to miss the intended meaning and Blaine continued to forget how to breathe as he realized.

Oh, hey, this means something to him too.

"Uh, no. No, it's… it's good."

This time Kurt was the one catching his breath. "Good?" he asked carefully, his voice slightly higher than usual which Blaine knew happened when he was excited or nervous.

"Good," Blaine repeated.

One of Kurt's hands was disappearing from his waist and Blaine heard a fumbling noise before the movie stopped. Blaine waited a second before lifting his head, just as Kurt turned to face him and oh hey, if their proximity was close before, this was a whole new level of closeness because Kurt's face was right there. "Uh, hi," Blaine said stupidly because what was he meant to say in a situation like this?

Kurt smiled softly. "Hi yourself," he whispered back. There was a moment of silence and Blaine could almost see the struggle in Kurt's eyes. "I kind of like you, you know?"

"I didn't, no." Blaine pushed back his internal elation, there would be plenty of time to celebrate later. Right now, Kurt had just laid his heart on the line and Blaine couldn't let the moment pass without doing the same. "If I'd known, I would've told you that I liked you too."

So maybe when Blaine had imagined this moment, it wouldn't have happened this way. It was more like they were talking about the weather than about their feelings and Blaine had never thought that their feelings for each other could be discussed this casually. But maybe it was a mark of their friendship, and a sign that this impending relationship could never destroy that friendship, only make it a million times stronger.

Kurt was still smiling and his eyes were glittering with a myriad of emotions and Blaine had never thought he was so beautiful in his life. And now it was just so easy to lean in and kiss him. Clearly it was the right move too as Kurt practically melted into his lips, kissing him back softly and almost lazily, like they had all the time in the world and it was the best thing Blaine had ever done in his life, hands down.

And then Blaine opened his eyes slightly because he wanted to see Kurt, to see what he looked like like this… only to jump back, breaking the connection with his heart beating wildly. "Blaine?" Kurt asked, his eyes flickering open with a mixture of confusion, hurt and worry reflected in them. In response, Blaine pointed to the image that he had caught out of the corner of his eye - the movie, paused mid shot of a girl getting stabbed. "Oh," Kurt said, clearly resisting a smile.

"That's a mood killer and a half." Blaine continued to stare steadfastly away from the screen until Kurt laughingly switched it off completely. "Come on, I don't want to be thinking about blood and gore when I'm kissing you."

Kurt pretended to be thinking about it before smirking. "Honey, if you're thinking about blood and gore when I'm kissing you, I'm clearly not doing it right."

"Well then, better try again."

Kurt rolled his eyes but the smile on his face said it all. And, if it hadn't, the way he was kissing Blaine a few seconds later was all the words Blaine needed.

(1) This was me.

MusicalEscape:

Do you like me? Yes_ No_

*tosses to Kurt*

*gets tossed back a minute later*

Dude, I hope this was meant for Kurt. Wrong person. -Jeff

Hey, Blaine, this is Nick now. I peeked over Jeff's shoulder and saw this. I swear to whatever holy being you believe in, if you try to take him from me I will cutabitch. -Nick