Cerriddwen
Oct. 17, 2022, 2:08 p.m.
Drabble prompt fills
Hero: It's got Bette Midler
T - Words: 129 - Last Updated: Oct 17, 2022 Story: Complete - Chapters: 3/3 - Created: Oct 17, 2022 - Updated: Oct 27, 2022 304 0 0 0 0 Warnings (Story): Chapter one mentions the terminal illness and subsequent death in regards to Kurt's mother, but nothing graphic. It triggers poor Kurt though ♥️
Author's Notes:
"What's that?" Blaine asked while cleaning out old storage boxes.
"I'm not sure," Kurt says, holding up a VHS tape. "It only has a date on it from just weeks before mom died."
"We'll watch it together then."
The video opens on Burt pulling an exhausted looking Elizabeth to her feet as music plays softly in the background. He gently cradles her in his arms and they slowly dance across the living room.
"Did you ever know that you're my hero?" She sings out in a shaky, but beautiful voice. "I can fly higher than an eagle, for you are the wind beneath my wings."
"Blaine, I–" Kurt chokes out with a sob.
"I know love, c'mere," he says, holding his husband tight.
End Notes:
Now technically, this is 123 words, but 23 of them are song lyrics, so I'm counting it as 100. It would have killed the story to edit away even more ;) ♡
I have some extensive headcanons for this one, so get ready for a long end note!
While I firmly believe Kurt's mum was called Elizabeth, I am a bit more ambivalent about how she actually died. In this case its from an unspecified disease that means they knew her earthly end was coming.
Kurt was too young to fully grasp the enormity of it all, so they gave him a videocamera for his birthday so he could capture as many memories as possible, knowing he'd appreciate it later on.
Anything Kurt does, he wants to do well, and tiny lil' Kurt the videographer wasn't any different. Imagine him walking around with his camera glued to his hand 24/7 and you get the picture.
I imagine adult Klaine being somewhere in their late 20's. They are wildly successful and just moved to their first real family home in preparation for the arrival of little Feta. Cue cleaning out storage and bringing over some stuff from Lima now they have the space for it.
This makes it about 20ish years since he made that video, so no wonder Kurt doesn't remember it. He's been fairly emotional for a while, and very focused on (found) family ties and legacy. Any parents reading this might recognise these pregnancy symptoms ;)
There is a lot more that I could tell about this, so maybe one day I'll write it all out in a short fic :)
Also, I never knew it till I went to write this drabble, but I now firmly believe that this is secretly what Kurt associates with his 'It's got Bette Midler' tattoo ♥️
Thanks for reading, I'd love to hear what you think!
~ Gwen ♡