Blaine wasn't sure what awoken him at first but he quickly became aware of the restless movements of his boyfriend beside him. Turning, he could make out Kurt's restless outline in the streetlight making it's way in through the partially closed blind. This wasn't the first nightmare that had plagued Kurt in their two years of living together and he doubted it would be the last. During that time Blaine had tried several ways of dealing with them.
At first he had woke Kurt up and tried to get him to talk about them. While it clued him into what was going on in Kurt's head, Blaine had found that talking about it had only resulted in Kurt not being able to go back to sleep. After the third time of Kurt spending the rest of the night in the livingroom, huddled up in the corner of the couch, Blaine had stopped asking what the nightmare was about. Instead, he just woke Kurt up and tried to console him the best he could. Though they both lost an hour or two of sleep, Blaine had considered it progress.
This time though, Blaine decided to try something different. Reaching out, he carefully gathered Kurt into his arms trying not to wake him up.
"Shhh, you're safe. I've got you," Blaine whispered into Kurt's ear, as he ran his fingers gently through Kurt's hair.
It took a little while, but eventually Kurt restlessness ceased. Blaine felt Kurt snuggle up closer to his side, as his breathing even out. It wasn't until he was sure his boyfriend was sleeping peacefully again before Blaine even started to think about drifting back off to sleep. As he did though he wondered if the nightmare would reoccur or if Kurt would remember anything about the incidence in the morning.
Depending on the aftermath of the night, Blaine realized he may have found the best way to handle the nightmares. At least only one of them lost sleep tonight and if Kurt didn't remember the nightmare, all the better. There were some things that nobody needed to relive in their dreams.