"You should've put on sunscreen," Finn said to his stepbrother. "You look like a lobster… a lobster with a sunburn." Kurt wrapped his towel around him self-consciously as he backed out of Rachel's driveway.
"I didn't plan on falling asleep," he argued. "I didn't even have a chance to swim." The glee club had had an end of the year pool party at Rachel's house, and Kurt had accidentally fallen asleep in one of her lounge chairs.
"Your shoulders are blistering," Finn told him. He'd had plenty of sunburns before from being outside all summer at football camp. "My mom will know how to help."
"No thank you," he sighed. "I'll be fine. I'll take a cool shower and it'll be better." Finn knew if he didn't do anything about it then he'd be in big trouble.
Once they got home, Kurt tried to sneak up to his room, but Finn's mom took over. She made him sit on the couch while she put Aloe Vera on his face, shoulders, chest and stomach. Finn watched for his own entertainment as his stepbrother protested endlessly. Kurt was clearly embarrassed, but his cheeks couldn't get any redder than they already were.
"Oh honey, you've got it bad," his mom said. "Sit right here. I'm going to get you some Tylenol and water. You have to stay hydrated or else you'll start to feel sick." Finn felt bad for him. He obviously had never been burned that badly before, even though he was the palest kid he knew.
"Are you okay, dude?" he asked, sitting down by him. Kurt nodded.
"I'm fine. Don't call me dude," he warned. "My skin feels hot."
"Yeah, it's called a burn," he told him. Kurt rolled his eyes.
"How long will I be this red?" he asked. "I have a date with Blaine in two days and I can't go out with my skin blistering and peeling." Finn turned so he could get a close up look at how bad he was.
"Maybe a week," he guessed. "It'll be fine. You'll start to feel a lot better by tomorrow or the next day. I get sunburns all the time at football." Kurt sighed and carefully leaned back against the couch. His mom came back and made him take some Tylenol.
"There you go. Just rest for right now, and before bed try and take a cool shower. That'll help cool you off," she instructed. Kurt nodded, and they heard the front door being unlocked. Kurt's dad appeared through the front door. "Burt, come look at your son." Finn watched as he walked over to them, and his eyes widened when he looked at Kurt.
"What did you do, kiddo?" he asked.
"He fell asleep at Rachel's party," Finn filled him in. "And he didn't wear sunscreen."
"I think he's starting to get a little dehydrated," his mom added. "I put Aloe Vera on him and made him take Tylenol, so hopefully he'll feel better once he takes a shower and rests."
"I'm okay," Kurt persisted. "Stop worrying. It's just a sunburn. I'm fine." His dad knelt down in front of him to look at his face better.
"You're gonna be blistering, buddy," he warned him. "Carole knows what she's doing here. Let her take care of you, and you'll be feeling better soon. Okay?" Kurt pressed his lips together as he nodded.
"Can I go take a shower?" he asked.
"Not right now, honey," Finn's mom told him. "Wait until your Tylenol kicks in and the Aloe Vera takes some of the burn away." Kurt kicked his flip-flops off, and Finn got up so he could have the couch to himself. His dad accidentally patted his shoulder and Kurt winced in pain. Once his mom got him settled they both left the room, and it was only Finn left with him.
"Can I help you?" Kurt asked sarcastically.
"Sorry," he apologized. "I'll leave you alone. Want something to eat?" he shook his head, so Finn just went up to his room. He hadn't really thought about it until then, but he felt sorry for Kurt. Finn just wanted to be a good stepbrother and make sure he was okay, but he would never admit that to anyone.
Author's Notes:
A couple of people wanted me to write a sunburn chapter, so this one was from a personal experience. I went to the Bahamas last summer and wore a tank top for the first time in a while, and with my hair up and shoulders exposed for several hours outside my skin peeled so bad it was bleeding for a week after I got home.
I can totally see Kurt falling asleep at a pool party. Only him.
Also, yesterday I asked what you thought about the season finale, so don't keep reading if you haven't watched it.
I wanted so badly to see Kurt and Blaine get back together, or at least talk to each other. Basically Kurt only talked when they were at Breadstix, which wasn't even to Blaine, and in the choir room when Emma was doing her surprise wedding thing (which I loved, by the way).
I knew in the promo from last week that the surprise wedding wouldn't be Kurt and Blaine's. Kurt wouldn't get married without his dad there, and certainly not in the choir room. And I think that they're still way too young. Blaine hasn't even graduated. I hope Kurt goes to LA with New Directions for Nationals, I feel like there could be the potential for something to happen there.
Wow, I've ranted a lot. So let me know what you thought about this. I find it can be kind of hard to write from Finn's point of view. Even though this was just a short little drabble, I'd love to hear your feedback!