Fic: And The Air Outside So Soft
Title: And The Air Outside So Soft
Rating: G
Pairings: future Kurt/Blaine
Spoilers (if any): through all of s2? They’re together; 3.15
Warnings (if any): sugar-rush sweet with just a touch of sadly
Word Count: 650
Summary: The biggest things will set you off, but it’s the littlest things that bring you home.Inspired by this photo my darling Alicetook while holidaying in NYC. It sparked this. Thanks to Toad & the Wet Sproket for title inspiration. Much love to L for her beta!
It was his spot, his own little haven in the midst of the steel and the sound. He had discovered it running through the park one afternoon in September. It was a little piece of familiarity; it resonated with him for some reason. It was his place to go, to get centered, to just be.
So he kept it close to his heart. No one knew about it, not even Kurt. Or so he thought…
“Had a feeling you’d be here,” he said, plunking down on the dock next to him, surprisingly un-Kurt like. He reached over for Blaine’s hand, lacing their fingers together.
Blaine just looked over to him quizzically, “You had this place as the lock screen shot to your iPad for awhile. I get it. We all have our places, I’ve even got one. Most times I just let you go. This time I couldn’t. Plus the 37 frantic texts from Cooper…”
“He worries too much,” Blaine sighed, leaning into Kurt but kept his eyes focused on the water. “This is rinse and repeat with them; with him. It was too much for me to think it would be different this time around.”
“No, it’s not,” Kurt said softly, squeezing his hand in reassurance. “Especially now. Cooper wanted me to remind you, doesn’t matter where or when or how. He’s going to be there. For all of us.”
“It’s not too late to scrap the whole thing…” Blaine started before Kurt flicked his knee.
“I will hear none of that Blaine Anderson,” Kurt chided, before cuddling closer to him. “Besides, when have you said no to a party, hmm?”
Blaine sighed, glancing over at Kurt quickly with a half smile, and went back to staring out into the water. There was too much rolling around in the depths of his mind, some of which he still hadn’t figured out how to process. There was one piece however; he did come to a conclusion on.
“I think,” he started quietly, toying with the fingers of Kurt’s hand. “That we should name her after your mom, if that’s okay with you. Elizabeth, but we should call her Lizzy.”
Kurt lost his breath for a moment, shifting his body around to fully face Blaine. Names had been a vague conversation weeks ago after they received their initial call, but it never went any further. He figured they’d bicker over the baby name book they had hidden away in their bookshelf. That thought didn’t really cross his mind, well years ago when he would doodle their names in hearts all over his notebooks, but nothing as of recently.
“Really?” he asked, slipping his free hand to cup Blaine’s face to turn towards him, his thumb brushing over his cheek.
“If it’s okay with you, I’d really like to. If it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t have you,” he explained, looking up at Kurt beneath half-lidded eyes. “Elizabeth Rose, that’s what I’ve been thinking about on the way over.”
Kurt nodded, leaning in to rub noses with Blaine before kissing him soundly.
“Our daughter has a name and we get to bring her home in 2 days, Blaine. To our home, to where no matter what, she’s going to be loved and adored,” Kurt explained. “That’s all that matters.”
Blaine nodded, eyes brimming with tears. As he went to kiss Kurt again, his phone started to chirp again with a familiar ringtone.
“Elizabeth Rose is coming home on Saturday,” he began. “Cooper, your niece needs to meet you. Holy shit Cooper, I’m finally going to be a dad.”
Kurt squeezed Blaine’s hand again as he spoke to Cooper. Looking out at the water in front of him, at Blaine’s refuge, Kurt knew Blaine would give up a little of his special place. That he’d be sharing this spot soon enough with a tiny, little girl he’d love with all of his heart.
It’s not that I’m NOT proud of this, I’m proud of everything I write. It was just SO random and so out of nowhere, I spit this out in like 10-15 minutes and had to get it posted/out of my system. I think I could have done more with it, but it is what it is.
