Title: Pools of Sorrow, Waves of Joy
Author: lovesmymovement on lj/wanderlustlights on tumblr
Rating: NC-17 (eventually)
Word Count: 432/2074 (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!

"I'm sorry about the other day."

Dave startled, watching as Kurt strode into the room and threw his bag on the bed. "I was upset and stressed but even still, I shouldn't have snapped at you like that."

"It's fine, man," replied Dave with a laugh. "So how was your weekend, then?"

Kurt sighed, sitting on the edge of his bed. "Great, actually. It was nice being able to see my dad again finally, and Finn and Carole."

"Brother and sister?"

"Brother and stepmom, actually," said Kurt. "My dad married Carole pretty much right before I came here."

"Oh."

"She's great, I actually set them up last year and they just sort of… clicked," Kurt said as he got up and fiddled with his bag. "Figured my dad needed to get back out there and then I found her and it all just sort of came together from there."

"'Get back out there'? Your parents divorced or something?"

Kurt stopped, halting in the middle of putting his clothes in the laundry basket, and glanced once over his shoulder at the other boy. "No, uhm… my mom died when I was eight. It… breast cancer."

"Oh, shit I… sorry, man, I mean…"

Sighing, Kurt forced a smile. "Sorry, I just, I don't really talk about it a lot."

Dave nodded once in understanding. "Yeah, I… still, I'm sorry."

Kurt waved him off. "Anyway, I think I'm going to go say hi to Blaine. I might be back late so if you're going to bed before I get back, don't bother keeping the light on or anything," he said, giving Dave a smile. Over the past month or so he'd struck up a great friendship with Blaine and, truth be told, had also developed a sort of crush on him as well. It was probably a lost cause, seeing as he was pretty much hopeless anyway, but it had to be better than not trying at all.

"I'll be back later, then." Kurt grabbed his keys from his weekend bag and pocketed them, already moving throughout the room.

"Kay. See ya," Dave replied and watched as Kurt smiled in response, closing the door behind him.

Dave sighed. As much as he hated to admit it, seeing Kurt spending so much time with that stupid hobbit boy was really starting to grate on his nerves. The jealousy was much more than any straight guy should be feeling, especially where his guy roommate was concerned.

Dave hated himself more for it every time Kurt came back from a meeting with Blaine, great smile gracing his face.