Kurt can remember the exact moment he realized he was in love with Blaine. The moment Blaine stood in front of the entire student body, accepting a crown, and kissing the new prom queen. He realized with a drop of his heart, as Blaine kissed his then girlfriend, as everyone cheered and clapped, that he was madly, and deeply, in love with his best friend.

Kurt told no one. He kept it inside, letting it pool inside with guilt as he secretly wished blaine broke up with his girlfriend (who Kurt had disliked anyways, but that's beside the point).

Kurt remembers the day Blaine and Quinn broke up. Blaine was devastated, so heartbroken he didn't come to school for two whole days. Two whole days of Kurt worrying and glaring at Quinn who seemed to have no troubled feelings over the situation. Quinn had broke his best friends heart, and if he could, he'd maybe break something of Quinn's. A nail, or something.

Kurt helped out as much as he could. He brought Blaine cookies on the first day he missed, and homemade cinnamon rolls on the second. The box he carried them with included a little note from Burt, who'd always loved Blaine like a son, "It wasn't a touchdown, but it'll be okay, kid."

Blaine had laughed, thanked him, and gave him a hug. Kurt always cherished Blaise's hugs, maybe it was because sometime within two years, Kurt grew taller than Blaine. When the two hugged, Kurt always notices just how small and compact Blaine is against his body.

Weeks passed, and Kurt watched as Blaine slowly became Blaine again. His Blaine again. The Blaine that would laugh at anything Kurt said, the Blaine that would sing three times a week in glee club, the Blaine Kurt had fallen in love with. And when Blaine would look at him, whisper something sarcastic to him in class, and give that God damned smile of his, Kurt realized just how deep he feels for his Blaine.

Kurt remembers the exact time, the exact date, that it all changed. Blaine's house. In January. It was cold. They were on a binge of Gilmore Girls when Blaine suddenly spoke up.

"Kurt," Blaine said, "Do you know why Quinn broke up with me?"

Kurt realized then that no, Blaine had never even told him. "Nope."

Blaine let out a small noise of wonder. "I told her something. Something big, Kurt."

Kurt was intrigued, so intrigued he didn't even care what was happening on the TV at the moment. He wanted to know about it, he wanted Blaine to look at him in the dark, Blaine's face would only be lit by TV light, and to know just what Blaine was going on about.

Blaine swallowed before turning his head to Kurt, who was, no surprise, already looking at him. "Kurt," Blaine said, "I'm gay."

Kurt breathed in, so sharp it could cut. "Woah." Kurt didn't quite mean to say that, but it came out.

Like Blaine just did.

Woah.

Kurt couldn't help a small smile appear as he realized just how dubious he had been. How easy it could've been to just know that. And once again, Kurt realized under the blue tinted light of the TV, that he is entirely way too deep in love with his best friend.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier, I was just so confused and-"

"No, Blaine," Kurt interrupted. "You really don't have to explain yourself. I am proud of you. So proud, Blaine!" Kurt couldn't hide is smile at all, he let it grow bigger and bigger until he felt his cheeks hurt.

Blaine's face showed relied, as if he thought Kurt wouldn't approve, which is ridiculous, Kurt thought.

And Kurt even remembers the feeling. The feeling of happiness, blissfulness, the feeling of all his dreams becoming fulfilled, the exact moment Blaine kissed him that night.

Blaine, whose smile was so beautiful even if the room had been dark, Blaine who had a girlfriend less than a month before, and Blaine who was his very best friend since kindergarten, kissed him. He kissed Kurt, and kissed him again. Not like their third grade kiss, or even their middle school kiss. Their first, real, I love you type of kiss. A kiss so beautiful that Kurt remembers. A kiss that Kurt never wanted to end, but it did.

And when it did, that's the moment Kurt remembers, of knowing, full heartedly, that Blaine loves him just as much.