A/N: I'm just angry. Angry and upset and every time I think of RIB or the injustice that went on in that episode I start getting teary. So here's my venting. Be prepared for more in the next 4 months.
Blaine paced outside the choir room. He was so nervous for the three of them, but apparently he wasn't allowed in. So he paced.
Kurt had to get in. Had to. He had absolutely nailed his audition. He was brilliant. He was preparing himself for consolidating Rachel, when Kurt stepped out of the room, looking shell-shocked. His eyes were wide and disbelieving, holding a letter in his hands.
At once, Blaine knew he didn't get in, and he didn't want Kurt to have to say it. It was probably hard enough, just knowing that he wasn't in. He just opened his arms with a sympathetic sigh of comfort, and Kurt melted into them, sobs wracking his body.
Blaine held him tight – stroking the hair at the back of his neck and just holding him, as Kurt cried.
"I don't understand." Kurt finally sobbed, and Blaine practically helped him sink to the floor. They sat in each other's embrace, Blaine pulling back just enough to look at Kurt. "She choked."
Blaine nodded, soothing him gently.
"She choked, and I…that was my best performance. I can't do any better than that, and Carmen was impressed." He covered his mouth, his voice breaking. "Why didn't I get in?"
Blaine didn't say anything - couldn't say anything. He was so sure that Kurt was going to get in. He couldn't fathom why it didn't happen either.
Kurt took a shuddering breath, exhaling slowly. "It's okay." He cleared his throat. "I'm fine."
He obviously wasn't, but he couldn't stay here. He needed to get home - to talk to his dad. To cry some more, and to eventually drown his sorrows in Blaine's arms.
Blaine watched him for a second longer, and Kurt swallowed hard, standing up and offering a hand to Blaine.
"Come on." He mumbled, and Blaine took the hand, hoisting himself up and pulling Kurt into another hug. "Thank you."
Blaine hadn't said anything yet, but he didn't need to. Being the strong pillar – the stable, constant – was exactly what Kurt needed.
Blaine was disappointed for his boyfriend – of course.
But it didn't stop him from thinking one thing.
Kurt was going to be around for another year.
A/N: This doesn't even...comprehend my thoughts and feelings. I'm so angry. So fucking angry. I just. Ugh. Anyway, so I'm also writing another fic, and it's not even Klaine. *Gasp! It's Finn-centric, and will feature all the other characters. I mean, it's got copious amounts of Klaine, but they're not centric characters. I'm not abandoning this collection - not at all - but this fic will truly let me vent. It'll be just like Season 4. But you know, without RIB. :)