truth is relative

Sebastian Smythe. ex lawyer. current student at greendale community college. 

[wantedgayandalive]

“I’m eighteen…so no. Not yet.”  He confessed easily. It wasn’t like he was the only one under 21 in the group but as soon as he realized what he said, he sort of regretted it. 18 sounds way younger than he thought it did out loud. “It’s not ruined. You’re going to get your bachelor’s degree and then get your job back. You were a great lawyer, it shouldn’t be that hard for you.”

Eighteen. Fuck. The number hit him hard and knocked his mind off of track. “Yeah.. You’re probably right,” he said, distracted. He glanced at Kurt and cleared his throat. “We should get into class now, for real this time,” he said, taking a few long strides to get ahead of Kurt and into the classroom faster. 

[wantedgayandalive]

“Well, I don’t drink so they don’t have to worry about me doing any stupid stuff. And I probably wouldn’t trust myself to drink around them. But around you…maybe. ” He said. “You make it sound like ending up like you is the worst thing. You were sucessful. And I mean, we’re both at community college at the same time. Really, I can’t be brought down any lower.”

“Are you even legal  to drink?” Sebastian asked, shaking his head, mostly at himself. Leave this kid alone, Sebastian, he told himsel, and yet, he couldn’t... or wouldn’t. Doesn’t matter. “You’re still college age-ish, you can probably put whatever brought you here behind you and not be a loser. My career is ruined. You can fall much farther,” he said dryly. 

[wantedgayandalive]

“That’s going to be a little hard considering we’re at a community college and not a university with all the alcohol and debauchery.” he told him then laughed. “Excuse you, I am not that impressionable. I’m sure I could resists your influences just fine.”

“No, no, you see, you’re already with the big adults that have been exposed to the hardships of life already. They’ll corrupt you without you even knowing your innocent little mind is being altered. Also, they’re smarter with alcohol so you won’t do stupid kid stuff if you drink with them.” he said. Sebastian smirked at him. “I doubt it. I’m very influential. But, I like you, and I don’t want you ending up like me, so I guess I’ll go easy on you.”

[wantedgayandalive]

“Of course it is.” He told him as he rolled his eyes. As Sebastian put his arm over him, he smiled and interally screamed but tried to contain himself to the best of his ability. “What sort of corruption are you talking about?” 

“Just, you know, the usual amount of wear and tear corruption every kid goes through in college,” he said. “It helps starting when you’re younger, but you seem impressionable, I’m sure you’d be corrupted very quickly with the right influences.”

[wantedgayandalive]

“We’ll see if they offer a class where you bs your way out of anything, maybe then I’ll get to your level. Or maybe you can just give me private lessons.” He told him playfully “I was kidding. That was a joke.” he quickly added then looked down up at Sebastian with a slight smile. “Yeah, maybe we should. I think I heard that this teacher is a bit of a weirdo so we shouldn’t anger her.”

“When you’re on my level, that’s every class,” he said. He put his arm around Kurt’s shoulders as they walked out of the study room. “I doubt you need private lessons. You just need a little bit of corruption,” he said. 

[wantedgayandalive]

Kurt scrunched his nose, not just because of the tap but because of how young it made him feel - like he was some sort of kid. “Yeah, I guess…” he started, “But you can’t keep relying on the fact that you’re good with words, one day it’s not going to turn out the way you expect.” He told him.

“Kurt, you can get anything with a smart head and an even smarter mouth. You’ll learn that soon,” he said. “Maybe some day you’ll be able to out smart talk me,” he said. “But we should be joining the others in class or they’ll think we’re up to something,” he said, squeezing Kurt’s arm gently. 

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“Just be careful. He seems to be a little fragile. And yeah, it seems that the group is even more fragile than he is,” He said with tight smile, “We all can’t be outstanding individuals…he’s just going through a rough time, it’s hard to be turned by someone like you.”

“Don’t you worry about the group, kiddo,” Sebastian said, shrugging. “I’ll fix it all. Isn’t that what I’m good at?” he said, playfully tapping Kurt’s nose. 

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littlekurtieadderal:

“I appreciate you saying that.” Kurt said smiling, “I care about you too. And it’ll just be too weird if two people in the group get together. It’ll be like we’re all 8th wheeling your dates.” he said then glanced at Sebastian’s hand on his arm. “So, are you and Blaine going to ever fix things? He seems to still be really embarrassed.”

“Yeah, I guess so,” he said with a little laugh. He pulled his hand away and shrugged. “I don’t know. We haven’t talked since the thing but I guess I should. For the group, at least,” he said. He smiled at Kurt. “Why can’t he be as mature and understanding as you are? He’s the one that acts like a teenager.” 

[beinglizzywilde]

Kurt wasn’t dumb to the little awkwardness that floated between him and Sebastian. It was only natural after the encounter they had, when he told Sam -which he wasn’t supposed to thinking back on it - he said something about how it was going to change the balance of the study group. Kurt could see his point,  “Fine. Consider it forgotten. I’m not some love stuck teenager, Sebastian. I get it.” he told him as he adjusted his bag. “I just hope we can still be friends…I don’t want to end up like Blaine to be quite honest.”

[wantedgayandalive]

Sebastian smiled at him. “Kurt, of course we’re still friends. I still care about you a lot, okay?” He put his hand on Kurt’s arm. “You’re such a great guy, anyone would be lucky to have you. Anyone your age, I mean.”

[beinglizzywilde]

Kurt might not like Greendale, but he was definitely happy to be back - if that made any sense. Which for the most part, it didn’t. Kurt was excited to see all his friends, he had kept in touch with just about all of them throughout the summer through emails and texts. Even hanging out with them when he wasn’t busy working. The only person who didn’t seem to return any of his calls or messages was Blaine…and it wasn’t just Kurt he was avoiding but the whole group. It was sort of sad for a short while before they found out that he was just embarrassed and was still a part of their friend group. When the rest of the study group started to head out of the room to look for their first class, he turned to Sebastian, who was texting on his phone, and smiled.  “Well, I’m glad to see that our happy little family is still in tact.” he said then made sure the study was really was cleared out. “Don’t worry, I didn’t tell anyone about our little make out session. See? I’m good at keeping secrets. One would even say I’m mature for doing so.”

[wantedgayandalive]

Sebastian was disappointed he hadn’t found a way out of spending a second year here. He wished he could at least say he had his friends, but Blaine had been going crazy all last year, and Sebastian felt like after he apologized, he needed to keep his distance. Kurt was going crazy in a different way, and Sebastian hoped that by ignoring him over the summer, he might have gotten over him already. Unfortunately, as Sebastian knew too well, he was too irresistable to get over in a mere 3 months. He noticed everyone had filed out and just him and Kurt were alone. Uh huh. He put his phone in his pocket before looking down at Kurt. “We can’t talk about that in public. I’ll end up on one of those lists people have to look at before buying a house in the area,” he said in a hushed tone. 

[wantedgayandalive]

text message ✉ kurt ⇄ sebastian

Kurt: I'm very mature for my age.

Kurt: But fine if you don't want my to tell anyone then I won't. My lips are sealed.

Sebastian: I know you are. I'm not worried about you. It's other people.

Sebastian: Alright, thanks. Have a nice summer, Kurt.

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text message ✉ kurt ⇄ sebastian

Kurt: I'm sure people won't think anything of it. You don't even look like your that old.

Sebastian: But you look young, Kurt. That's the point. Just don't tell anyone, alright?

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text message ✉ kurt ⇄ sebastian

Kurt: You mean the kiss?

Kurt: Well, I told Quinn...but that's it.

Kurt: Why?

Sebastian: Yeah.

Sebastian: Oh. Cool. You shouldn't tell anyone else.

Sebastian: I'm older than you, by a bit, so if anyone knew they might assume the worst, you know?

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text message ✉ kurt ⇄ sebastian

Kurt: Oh, okay. That's fine. Maybe when you get back then.

Kurt: Or whenever.

Sebastian: Maybe.

Sebastian: You didn't tell anyone about what happened, right?

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text message ✉ kurt ⇄ sebastian

Kurt: I'm going alright. :)

Kurt: I was wondering if you wanted to hang out?

Kurt: As friends, of course. I had asked the others too but they were all too busy.

Sebastian: I'm actually out of town.

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text message ✉ kurt ⇄ sebastian

Kurt: Hi, Sebastian :)

Kurt: How are you enjoying your summer so far?

Sebastian: Hey, Kurt.

Sebastian: Just fine. You?

[beinglizzywilde]

For a split second, Kurt thought about moving away - mostly out of being nervous. He had only ever kissed one other boy before and Sebastian was so handsome it sometimes intimated him. But instead,he just let himself be and returned the kiss - and yes, Kurt definitely felt a spark. It was real. He never thought Sebastian even thought of him like that..He always thought the other saw him as just a teenager, but Kurt thought apparently that wasn’t the case. Sebastian Smythe liked him. The idea was nearly enough to make Kurt explode. He pulled away after a moment,  “Wow.” He said after a moment with a smile on his face as he looked into Sebastian’s eyes.

[wantedgayandalive]

What happened earlier had stirred something up in Sebastian, something he had no idea how to deal with, so he did what he always did in a confusing emotional situation-- he tried to distract himself. He knew it was a little selfish to use Kurt for that, but on some level in his mind, he justified it with blaming the fact that he even felt emotional over anything in the first place was the fault of his group, and by extension, Kurt. He smirked a little as Kurt’s lips left his. He ran his thumb across Kurt’s cheek gently. “I know,” he said. As he looked into Kurt’s eyes, suddenly his conscious clicked on. Kurt was just a kid. More importantly, he was his friend. He let go of Kurt and stepped back. “I shouldn’t have-- Fuck,” he muttered under his breath. He turned on his heels to walk quickly away from Kurt and disappeared into the parking lot.