This was definitely uploaded on 1st February. Definitely. Okay, so I remembered on the Tuesday then got a message from my best friend telling me I'd forgotten but I decided to do a double upload this Sunday. My memory is shot. Also I totally nearly met Benedict Cumberbatch last week but couldn't.
Prompt: Television
Words: 340
"What do you want to watch?"
Blaine toed his shoes off with a shrug. They fell on to the rug after bouncing off the footrest. Blaine missed Kurt's glare. "Don't mind. Whatever."
Kurt picked up the remote and flicked through some channels, changing each moments after it settled so that Blaine felt vaguely seasick. Ten flicks later, Kurt dropped the remote with a huff and stood, leaving for the kitchen.
Blaine sat up a little, craning his neck around to watch his boyfriend. "Kurt?" he called. "What did you decide?" There was no answer. "Kurt?" Blaine heard plates being moved around roughly in the kitchen. He leapt up.
As he walked into the room, Blaine chewed at his lip. He knew what he'd done wrong. He wasn't sure how to rectify it.
"Um, how about we don't watch any TV? Or we could watch some Orange Is The New Black? Maybe rewatch an episode of Sherlock?"
Kurt sighed, slumped over the sink. He was squeezing a J cloth rhythmically in his right hand, though whether it represented a stress ball or his throat Blaine wasn't sure. He wanted to go up behind Kurt, wrap his arms around his waist. And yet he knew that'd only make matters so much worse. So he stayed in the doorway.
Eventually, Kurt spoke. "Sherlock sounds good," he said weakly. Still he didn't turn around.
Blaine took a breath. "I didn't mean to sound uninterested," Blaine explained. "What I meant to say was that I didn't care what we watched, so long as I watched it with you. And the shoes are new and haven't been outside yet, but I won't do that again. I promise."
Kurt nodded slowly, then turned to face Blaine. He wore a weak smile. "I know." He threw the cloth into the sink, leaving it to slip under the bubbles. "Come on, let's go watch Sherlock."
Blaine inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. He should've known better, especially when Kurt too was raw from overwork. They both needed a break.