AN: This was inspired by lyrics from "My Immortal" by Evanescence. This is pure speculation on my part. Other than the previews shown on TV I have seen nothing surrounding graduation for the show.
"Kurt Nathaniel Hummel."
My hand is shaking as I find Kurt among the rest of his class and follow him as he makes his way across the stage to Principal Figgins. On either side of me I hear clapping and know that both Carole and Blaine are just as happy about this moment as I am. Eighteen years has gone by way to fast and here is my little boy graduating.
The little boy that I had cradled in my arms as a baby. Whom I had shared tea parties with even though I knew it wasn't how most father's spent their time with their sons. The little boy whom I had taught to ride a bike, patching him up after his unsuccessful first attempts. The son whom I had hugged and wiped away tears over the years. Who had showed me that it is okay for a man to cry. The little boy that I had held and soothed away his fears when he would wake screaming from a nightmare following his mother's death.
All that was in the past now. My little boy was an adult now. Had been for the last few months but now he had graduated high school. Reached another milestone in his young life. And he hadn't just graduated, he had managed to graduate first in his class. My boy, despite the bullying and obstacles that life had thrown at him over the past four years, was graduating as Valedictorian. I couldn't be prouder of him.