Title: Pools of Sorrow, Waves of Joy
Author: lovesmymovement on lj/wanderlustlights on tumblr
Rating: NC-17 (eventually)
Word Count: 403/1642 (so far)
Pairing(s): Dave/Kurt {Kurtofsky}
Spoilers: Anything up through episode 2.06 Never Been Kissed, I guess, although this is an AU so instead of Dave being the bully it's a different character, Scott Cooper, instead.
Disclaimer: I don't own Glee. Tis Ryan Murphy's brain child and I taken ownership of nothing there.
Summary: Kurt has been bullied for as long as he could remember. Finding solace in a place like Dalton Academy and with a roommate like David Karofsky is not exactly how he expected his life to go.
A/N: So I started this fic a few months ago as a fill for a prompt on the glee_kink_meme. It's sort of slow going so far but I'm hoping to finish it sometime soon, haha. Also, the title comes from The Beatles' "Across the Universe." Hope you enjoy, dear readers!
Kurt listened as the phone dialed, seeming like forever before the other end finally picked up.
"Hey, buddy."
Kurt breathed a sigh of relief. "Hey, Dad."
"Everything okay there?" asked Burt when it was silent on the other end for a moment.
"Yeah, everything's f-fine."
"Kurt. What's wrong?"
Kurt let out a shaky breath. "I miss you." He heard the door open and turned his back as Dave entered the room, walking over to drop his things on his side of the room.
"I miss you, too. It's not the same here without you." Burt sighed. "You're still planning on coming home this weekend, right?"
"Yeah, of course. Wouldn't miss it. So, uhm... how are Finn and Carole?"
Burt filled him in on everything he'd been missing in just the past month already - getting reacquainted with married life, how things were going at the tire shop...
"So how's school, then?"
Kurt resisted the urge to groan. "School's fine, Dad. Harder than I thought it would be, maybe, but it's fine. Look, I... I should really go. I have a test tomorrow that I should be studying for." Lies.
"Oh." Kurt didn't miss the sense of disappointment in the older man's voice. "Alright kiddo, well I.. I love you."
Kurt clenched his eyes shut to stop the tears burning his eyes from falling. "I love you, too, Dad. I-I'll talk to you soon."
After they'd said their goodbyes, Kurt stayed seated at the edge of his bed, breathing shakily and willing himself not to have a breakdown.
"You, uh... you okay?"
Kurt jumped slightly, Dave's voice startling him out of his thoughts. He sighed. "I'm fine, thank you."
Dave raised an eyebrow. "Really? 'Cause you don't seem like it."
Kurt was silent.
"Do you... wanna talk about it?" asked Dave after a moment when Kurt refused to say anything further.
"Not really, no," Kurt replied quietly.
"I know what it's like to be homesick, you know."
"Look, I don't need your sympathy, okay?" snapped Kurt, whipping around to face Dave finally.
Dave didn't even bother responding to that. If Kurt was that close to full-on yelling at him, Dave figured it was probably better to just leave him alone.
They didn't talk much to each other in the first place since they'd been living together, and this definitely wasn't the best conversation, but Dave figured it was better than not talking at all.