The two continued going about their normal lives, although they found themselves talking on a more regular bases. Every night, before Blaine went to bed, they would have a phone call or Skype. Both of them learned things about Blaine's little space- like how much he liked to hear Kurt read stories, and how bratty he could get when Kurt had to leave, and how quickly a time-out threat could keep him at bay.
Kurt was beginning to tell how Blaine's little space worked too. He knew when Blaine was falling into his headspace and when he was coming out of it. He knew what made Blaine slip into it easier and what jarred it for him.
It'd been a few weeks and it was getting closer to graduation. Soon, Blaine would be in New York with Kurt, but recently, Blaine'd been irritable. Not just in his little space, either. Actually, he'd been denying himself any time to fall into headspace. At first, Kurt allowed it to happen, but tonight, he'd been snipping at Kurt all night as they talked, and Kurt wasn't having it anymore.
"Blaine, it's getting close to ten. I think you should take a bath soon," Kurt said firmly.
"I'm just going to take a shower in the morning!" Blaine snapped at Kurt, who was trying to persuade him to start running a bath for himself.
"Blaine you're stressed, I can tell. It's okay. You just need to let yourself relax," Kurt murmured softly.
.I'm not stressed. I'm fine," he insisted.
"You are stressed. I know finals are in a week, but you know the material and you'll do fine. Plus, you still have a whole week to study. You haven't let yourself have any little time in quite a few days. You just need to calm down," Kurt's voice was smooth as he spoke to his fiancé over the phone.
"I don't have time to relax," Blaine said after a few moments of silence, his voice cracking slightly.
"It's okay. Yes you do," Kurt murmured. "Go start filling the bath now, okay?"
"Okay," Blaine said hesitantly.
Soon, Kurt was telling Blaine to check the warmth of the water and how much bubble bath he should add and when to stop filling the tub. Kurt's gentle guidance and advice helped Blaine slowly slip into his headspace. Soon, Kurt was on speaker and Blaine was letting his muscles and brain relax in the warm, lavender-scented water.
"Now, Blainey," Kurt murmured, now that Blaine was falling into his headspace. "Can you tell Daddy what's been on your mind?"
"Nuh-uh," Blaine said quietly as he splashed gently at the water in front of him.
"Why not?" Kurt prodded gently.
"Don't wanna." Kurt could literally hear the pout in Blaine's voice.
"Oh? Why not, darling?" Kurt asked, trying not to make his smile obvious in his voice.
"Daddy'll be sad," Blaine mumbled.
"No, no, no. Daddy's not going to be sad. Daddy'll be sad if Blainey doesn't tell the truth," Kurt told him softly.
"Promise?"
"I promise. What's on your mind, little one?"
"I'm scared," he whispered.
"Scared? Of what, cutie?" Kurt asked gently.
"Graduating. Moving. New York. Everything." Blaine mumbled, bringing his knees to his chest in the bathtub.
"Well that's okay. It's a lot of big changes all at once, isn't it?" Kurt asked, wishing he could be with Blaine, rubbing his back or cuddling him close.
"Uh-huh." Blaine whined.
"I know. And that is really scary. I know. But you know what's less scary?" Kurt asked with a small smile.
"No. What?"
"You'll be here with me. And whenever things get to big for you, Daddy will be right there. If you ever need to cry, you can cuddle with Daddy and do that. If you want to play, Daddy'll be able to really play with you. Anything you want, Daddy'll be there and help make it happen." Kurt told him softly.
"I know, but what if it's too big and too scary?" Blaine peeped out.
"Then we'll handle it together. You tell Daddy every time something feels too big or too much to handle, and we'll figure it out together, okay?" Kurt asked gently.
"Kay." Blaine yawned softly.
"Hey, baby boy. How about you get out of the bathtub now, okay? We can hang up and you can call me on Skype once you're dressed in some comfy jammies. I'll pick out a book, okay? And I'll show you all of the pictures tonight."
Blaine smiled a little at that. "Kay. Call you soon."
"I love you, sweetie." Kurt hummed.
"I love you too, Daddy."