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storypaint ([personal profile] storypaint) wrote2010-01-14 09:12 am

[Glee] Supposed to be in Here (Puck/Kurt)

Title: Supposed to be in Here
Fandom: Glee
Length: 285 words
Prompt: 3-Sentence Fic-a-thon: Glee, Puck/Kurt, boys don't cry.
Pairing: past Finn/Kurt; slight Puck/Kurt
Other: Fitting this one in three sentences was pretty hard.

Excerpt: He ends up in the last stall in the ladies room, sobbing quietly into his hands and wondering why he thought this was going to end differently than, "Sorry, Kurt, but I don't like boys."

Boys don't cry, but Kurt is an honorary girl (and yes, he considers that an honor, not because he wants to be a girl or wants to be with one, but because the girls are so much nicer to him than any of the boys are), and he ends up in the last stall in the ladies room, sobbing quietly into his hands and wondering why he thought this was going to end differently than, "Sorry, Kurt, but I don't like boys"; every time he thinks of the way that Finn's face fell when Kurt began to turn and flee, it makes him a little sadder, because he didn't want to make Finn sad or guilty over feelings he could not possibly return; he just wanted Finn to know.

"Hey, Hummel," someone says suddenly, and Kurt swallows his tears; that isn't a girl's voice, it's-- no, can't be-- but then Puck is leaning over the top of the stall, casually taking in Kurt's heartbreak, and Kurt almost wants to hit him, except Puck is handing him a cup and Kurt looks down into a cherry slush that isn't about to be plastered all over his face, apparently.

"You're not supposed to be in here," he says finally, because he can't be smooth all the time and he has a history of saying all the wrong things to football players; Puck just snorts and leaves, but when Kurt finally emerges from the bathroom, his hair and face as repaired as he can manage, Puck is waiting, and he falls into step beside Kurt as they walk down the hall (Kurt isn't quite sure why, yet, or even if he wants to know, but it's a little comforting, anyway).

[identity profile] jacklemmon.livejournal.com 2010-04-28 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
You are made of win. This is awesome. You showed so much that we can see so much off-screen, as it were. Gah. Freakin awesome. *adds to memories*

[identity profile] storypaint.livejournal.com 2010-04-29 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
Oh hey thanks so much ♥