Ripped gloves, raincoat, try to swim, stay afloat.
"Are you sure this is a faster way to get to school?" Blaine asked Kurt.
"I'm positive. I have the subway schedules memorized," Kurt replied.
Blaine rolled his eyes. He knew that was a huge exaggeration.
They approached a subway station, a different one from the one that Blaine usually used, but Kurt passed it. "I have to make a stop first," he said. He ran into a coffee shop and picked up a bagel and a small coffee while Blaine waited outside.
"You're still hungry? I watched you eat two bowls of cereal this morning," Blaine said.
"It's not for me," Kurt said quietly. He was already a few paces in front of Blaine.
He stopped into front of an older woman sitting on a blanket by the subway station. She was in an old wool coat and was clearly in need of a good shower.
"Good morning, Millie," Kurt said to the woman, handing her the coffee and the bagel.
"Oh! Kurt! Good morning!" she said happily. "Thank you!"
"It's no problem. Oh! This is Blaine," Kurt said.
"Millie, is it?" Blaine asked. He reached out and shook her hand.
"It sure is! I've heard so much about you from Kurt on all of our subway trips together. Keep him around. You've got a good one, here," she said.
Blaine looked at Kurt. "Yeah, I do," he said.
"We better be going," Kurt said. They said goodbye to Millie and got on their train.
"She had a job down by NYADA for a while and we would ride the subway together every night. Then she got laid off and lost her appartment. It's the least I can do," Kurt said.
Blaine leaned in and kissed him. "You're amazing," Blaine said.
They sat, hand in hand, all the way to their destination.