Prompt: Mr. Gold -"I know that you're confused about who you are, so I'm going to tell you. You are a hero who helped your people." - 'Once Upon A Time'
"The one thing that Glee Clubs and Music Theater programs don't have is the hot, straight, football play that can sing and sort of dance. You're unique Finn."*
Even after Kurt had retreated from the locker room, and I had returned to lifting weights, I could still hear those words echoing in my head. Surprisingly, the fact that he had used the word hot to describe me didn't freak me out as it once would have. A statement like that was as natural coming from Kurt as a comment about a beautiful sunset - something I had heard more than once since our parents got married. No these days I could take the comment as the honest assessment that it was and coming from Kurt it meant a lot.
I was having a hard time accepting opinions from anyone these days. It was like they all had their own agendas. Rachel wanted me to find a new dream as long as in coincided with hers. I knew in her mind a boyfriend with no goals or ambitions would be a failure. I didn't want to be that. As for my mother, hadn't she just finally told me the truth about my father, shattering the image I had of him my whole life, to manipulate my decision about going into the army. As for my teachers, well they were expected me encourage me to go to college and make something of my life.
Kurt was different though. One of the first things I had learned about Kurt was that he told it like it was. He wasn't out to tear people down like Santana, but if asked for his opinion he gave it to you straight.
~Now how is that for an ironic statement,~ I mused, a small smile coming to my face.
I glanced over at the brochures again. Perhaps they were worth a look. Maybe my life wasn't as over as I thought it was. As much as I loved Rachel, I didn't just want to be the guy holding her purse on the red carpet. I'd never be the start she was destined to be but I didn't want to be a Lima Loser either. I wanted my life to mean something, I just didn't know what yet.