@andcrsonn:
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀“ Tell me why you’re crying. Let me help you, Kurt, ”
Crying had always been something weirdly intimate for Kurt. He wasn't one of those people who totally closed off, who swore he was a real man and never cried as a pint of strength. Yet he used to hate seeming weak. He cried when he had to, cried at sappy things and tried to repress all the other times he needed to let a real feeling out. If someone said he cried a lot, that was because he suffered a lot. He's always been guarded about his emotions, more and more so after graduating. It's what stifled their relationship before, the way he closed off, couldn't communicate. Blaine was there, Blaine saw the way he shut down.
But there he was, maybe at his lowest point, backed against the wall of a bathroom stall, letting himself feel everything. There he was crying over Blaine yet again, but this time, Blaine was here. They hadn't seen each other since they broke up and this was how he was choosing to spend it.
Well, it had been for five minutes. Until someone pounded on the door basically begging to get a turn in there. And Kurt made his way out of the dancing gay bar crowd, overwhelmed by the loud music, the heat, the lights, the bodies. All he wanted to do was get out of here and pretend that tonight never even happened. To any onlookers, he seemed to have a one track mind about getting the hell out of there, basically bolted it out the door.
When he got outside, he could finally breathe, and seemed to lean against the wall for support. The cool fall night's air seemed to calm him down a little, but there was no point even pretending he was fine.
The moment he heard Blaine's voice, that attitude seemed to change. He twitched slightly, caught a tear with his thumb then faked a smile, though he didn't turn to face Blaine. Despite the genuine kindness, the understanding he recognised in the other's voice, he wasn't sure he wanted to admit how he was feeling right now. But it was obvious. How couldn't it be? Kurt's breathing was still unsteady, and he hadn't stopped himself crying.
" Oh, I'm fine. It's so hot in there. Loud, "
Though his voice wasn't cracking, it was a little louder than a whisper, and a slightly higher pitch than he usually spoke, words drawn out a little longer with forced sincerity.