"So, this is where the magic happens," Kurt said with a snarky tone as he showed Blaine into his apartment, "oh man, that's a line that needs to never be said again."

"To your credit, you didn't point to your bed," Blaine laughed.

"Not much magic happening there," the mumble slipped from Kurt's lips.

He quickly looked to Blaine to make sure the words didn't reach that far and a blush crept up his pale cheeks. That wasn't something he wanted to become a discussion topic, at least not yet. He quickly pointed in the direction of his dark room and led Blaine there, dropping his messenger bag on the way and clutching the camera bag tighter.

"Oh wow," Blaine looked around the small room with eyes wide open, "this looks so complicated," he said as he took in the equipment.

"It's not really, once you get the hang of it," Kurt shrugged, "it's been a hobby for a long time, so I invested a good bit into getting the best of the gear. That said, I could've just gotten a machine to skip a few steps of the process, but it isn't quite the same then."

"So, are you going to teach me, or should I just watch?" Blaine smiled with genuine curiosity and leaned against a counter.

"Let me get the solutions and baths ready," Kurt pulled the camera out and set it on the table across the room, "then we'll see how quick you are at learning."

"Sounds like a challenge to me, Mr. Hummel," a smirk played on Blaine's lips, "I may surprise you, you never know."

"You already did," Kurt said before he could think.

Before the echo of the words faded away, Blaine took the two necessary strides to bring him across the room to Kurt, and his hands wrapped around Kurt's waist, then turned him around.

"You surprised me too," he whispered and brushed his lips against Kurt's.

The kiss remained gentle and tentative to Kurt's surprise and he suppressed the urge to let his want seep into it. He felt Blaine's fingers dig softly into his hips and wrapped his arms around Blaine's shoulders. Their faces had identical blushes when they finally pulled away and Kurt cleared his throat.

"And you keep surprising me," he smirked at Blaine, "but now, we have work to do. Can you get the light so we can get started?"

Blaine nodded and walked over to flip the switch, bathing the room in soft red light. Once Kurt started the process, he got lost in the routine and almost forgot to explain the steps to Blaine. They worked alongside each other in silence and Blaine got the hang of everything quickly. When the photos started appearing on the paper moments later, Blaine stepped back and fixed his eyes on them in amazement.

"You are incredible," he whispered into Kurt's ear.

"It's chemistry," Kurt pointed to the trays as he was processing the pictures.

"No, not that," Blaine wrapped his arms around Kurt as he moved closer, "taking the photos, making people look like… that," he motioned towards one of the photos.

"That is you," Kurt chuckled.

"I still can't believe this is what you see when you look at me."

Kurt finished the last print in the batch he was working on and turned to Blaine with a smile on his face.

"This and more," he whispered and barely got the words out before Blaine's lips were on his again.