Blaine had Cooper's apartment to himself for the day while his brother was on "on business". He had no classes today so had taken to his laptop to try and cheer himself up after a dull, dull morning. Blaine scrolled through old photos of the New Directions, the Warblers, his family, smiling. It all felt like a lifetime ago, now that he was here in New York. Click – Warbler practise – click – a family wedding – click – the hotel room from Nationals – click –
The next photo wouldn't load.
"Ugh."
Up popped a buffering sign.
"Wait, is this a video?" Blaine said to himself.
The thumbnail loaded.
"Oh my god." said Blaine, leaning his elbows on his desk and watching the screen through his fingers.
He was looking at his fifteen year old self, sitting in his bedroom in Ohio, guitar in his arms.
"Um, my name's Blaine Anderson," said the boy in the video with a nervous smile. He was in his Dalton uniform, his tie loose, his sleeves rolled up, and his blazer thrown on the end of the bed behind him.
"Eurgh I didn't use so much hair gel back then." Blaine said to himself.
"So, uh,"
Fifteen year old Blaine fiddled with his guitar.
"I recently started my first... relationship," He smiled as he said it, looking bashfully at the floor, "and I've never had a... boyfriend... before, and I just wanted to let him know that... I'm really happy and, this song is for you, Kurt."
Past Blaine started strumming his guitar and began to sing.
Do do do do do do
Do do do do do do
Do do do do do do
Present Blaine was torn between intense curiosity and intense embarrassment.
Today
I'm laughing the clouds away
I hear what the flowers say
And drink every drop of rain
And I see
Places that I have been
In ways that I've never seen
My side of the grass is green
Oh, I can't believe that it's so simple
Feels so natural to me
Fifteen year old Blaine looked right into the camera as he started the chorus.
If this is love
Then love is easy
It's the easiest thing to do
If this is love
Then love completes me
'Cause it feels like I've been missing you
Even back then, Blaine's voice packed emotion and his face was full of expression.
A simple equation
With no complications
To leave you confused
If this is love, love, love
Hmm, it's the easiest thing to do
Past Blaine smiled to himself, rocking his head back and forth as he strummed the guitar.
Do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do you
Feel the way that I do?
Do I turn your grey skies blue?
And make dirty streets look new?
Hmm, and the birds sing
Twee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-heet
Tweedlee-dee-dee-dee
Now I know exactly what they mean
Past Blaine gave a nervous laugh.
Oh, can't believe that it's so simple
Feels so natural to me
If this is love
Then love is easy
It's the easiest thing to do
If this is love
Then love completes me
'Cause it feels like I've been missing you
Present Blaine looked around his old bedroom in the video. He'd already spotted the pot of cheap hair gel ("I can't believe I used to use that stuff, it was awful."). There was his blazer on the bed, as well as an old sweater he didn't own any more. He had a Wham poster on the wall behind him, which he took down before Kurt came to his house the first time.
A simple equation
With no complications to leave you confused
If this is love, love, love
Hmm, it's the easiest thing to do
Past Blaine continued to sing, but he had layered several versions of himself over the audio so that he was harmonising with himself – he wasn't a Warbler for nothing!
Do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do
("Ha, I worked so hard on those harmonies!")
Do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do
Present Blaine had a strange feeling in his stomach. Looking back at this snapshot into his high school life was bringing back so many memories, so many emotions, he became quite sad. He missed it.
Past Blaine was gaining confidence, his singing getting more powerful, along with his grin.
Oh, if this is love
Then love is easy
It's the easiest thing to do
If this is love
Past Blaine screwed up his face to sing in falsetto. ("Yup, still do that." thought Blaine with a small smile.)
Then love completes me
'Cause it feels like I've been missing you
A simple equation
With no complications
To leave you confused
If this is –falsetto again – love, love, love, love
It's the easiest thing to do
Do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do
And past Blaine finished the song with a flourish of the guitar.
"So, yeah," he said, "I don't know, I just wanted to do something to... show how glad I am that we found eachother, Kurt," his voice became more sincere, "and I hope we'll always be there for eachother, 'cause you're my best friend, and even if you never see this, if I never upload it, I hope you know I'll always be there for you."
The video ended.
Blaine sat in silence, letting the nostalgia wash over him.
"God, I miss Kurt."