Blaine groaned as he woke up. He still felt kind of funny from the anesthesia. They had fixed his cornea, and thankfully he didn't need to stay at the hospital overnight, but it still hurt. He was on pain medicine, but it made him sick to his stomach. He looked at his phone. He had slept for two hours, and gotten five new texts from the glee club members asking him how he was. As he typed out a reply, there was a soft knock on his door, and his mom came in.
"Oh, you're awake. How are you feeling, honey?" she asked as she sat on the edge of his bed and took his hand.
"I'm still kind of tired. It hurts a little bit, but not too bad."
"That's good. You can have more medicine in a couple hours. Kurt just stopped by. Do you want to see him?" she asked. He nodded, and she kissed his forehead before leaving. He closed his good eye and laid his head back against the headboard. He heard his door open again, and looked up to see Kurt walking in.
"Hey," he said softly. "How are you?"
"Fine. A little tired." He yawned as Kurt pulled up a chair next to his bed and took his hand.
"None of this should have happened. That stupid slushie was meant for me. You shouldn't have had to go through any of this," he told him. "I'm really, really sorry."
"It's okay, really. I'm just glad you're not the one hurt." He flashed back to when he saw Sebastian with that slushie. He had a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach about it, and instinctively jumped in front of him.
"Do you feel like watching a movie or something?" Kurt suggested. Blaine shook his head. The doctor had told him to keep it dark and calm for 24 hours. "If you want to rest, then I can go. Maybe come back tomorrow if you feel a little better?"
"No, don't go." He didn't want to be left alone again to go back to sleep. "I'm okay."
"Do you need me to get you anything? A blanket or a drink or anything?" he offered. Blaine shook his head. "I brought my latest issue of Vogue. Do you want me to read to you?" he smiled and nodded. He wasn't too interested in it, but he was content to just sit and listen to his voice. Kurt began to read, and in that moment, everything was worth it. The slushie, the eye surgery, the annoying pain. He would do it a hundred times over if it meant he could keep Kurt safe from harm.
Author's Notes:
In case you're wondering, I'm going to start posting new chapters at night now, because I'm usually in too much of a rush to post in the morning, so yeah.
The whole rock salt slushie thing in the Michael episode really gave me a lot of ideas for writing. I know this chapter is pretty short, but I hope it conveyed the idea.
Also Blaine just looked completely adorable in his eye patch. I feel like Kurt would have been over at his house from the second he got home from his surgery until he was fully recovered, and Blaine would get a little annoyed by him making a big fuss, but he was really appreciative.
On another note, I'm so excited a lot of people are liking this story! Really thank you for taking time to read it, it means a lot to me to get an email that someone favorited it or left a review. I appreciate all your support, and a new chapter will be up tomorrow night!