Blaine noticed, as he held open the car door for Kurt that he looked and sounded scarily subdued. The last time Kurt had been like this was when Finn had insulted his sexuality inadvertently, upsetting Kurt. Blaine knew that though they had patched things up, despite the progress the two brothers had made, it could still be ripped off in a second. He offered to buy the coffee this time in order to start bantering with his boyfriend over who would pay, but there was no cheeky reply from Kurt, which shocked him. That was all he needed to know that there was definitely something wrong.

He parked the car in the parking lot outside the Lima Bean as he asked his boyfriend, “Did you have a fight with your dad by any chance? Because you seem to be very upset and my heart just can’t see you suffering that way. Please tell me what happened so I can try and make you feel better.”

Kurt just gave him a sad look and stated, “I want to tell you, but I’m trying to muster up the mental strength. I can’t go inside, can you get two medium drips please. I’m not in the mood for a latte today.” As Blaine went to close the door of the car, he could hear his boyfriend muttering, “Maybe the bitterness of it will be more than the bitterness of life.” He was worried, but knew not to push Kurt any further, otherwise he would begin to lash out.

As Blaine got back to the car with the coffees, he could see Kurt putting his cell phone away with a soft smile on his face. It gave him hope that Kurt was feeling slightly less cynical and would talk. He gestured to open the door, and handed one of the coffees to Kurt as he climbed back inside of the car. They sipped their coffees in silence. Then Kurt started to speak.

“Dad came home yesterday night while I was watching TV. He had some horrible news to tell me.”

Blaine waited for him to continue, but when there was no continuation he gave Kurt a hug. He said, “C’mon, you can tell me, you know.”

Kurt then sighed heavily and continued, “He told me that Karofsky had tried to commit suicide.”

Blaine was shocked. He couldn’t believe what Kurt had said. However, he then understood the pressure Kurt was under. He was the first one who had found out Dave was gay while he was still in the metaphorical closet. Last week, he had turned Dave down. And he was pretty sure that he was feeling guilty for no reason.

“You weren’t to blame; you know that right?” At the look of guilt crossing Kurt’s face, he knew his boyfriend held himself responsible. He immediately continued, “Dave had a misguided crush on you because you treated him with kindness even when he bullied you for a long period of time. Kinda like an inverse- Stockholm Syndrome. But his choice to commit suicide – even if it didn’t work – was due to the pressure caused by his new so called ‘friends’.”

Kurt frowned, and then but his lip as he met Blaine’s understanding gaze, “Fine, it’s not my fault. But don’t tell anyone, okay? Apparently even I wasn’t supposed to know but my dad couldn’t help but tell me because he didn’t want me to go the same way.”

Blaine gave a sad, but proud smile as he said, “I’m here for you now. You can break down to me if you want, as opposed to thinking you are alone all the time. I love you so much.”
   
“I love you too.”