“Do you recognise me?” Finn asked softly, he didn’t want to frighten him, especially with what he suspected to have happened to him. “My name’s Finn. I’m Kurt’s stepbrother.” Blaine sucked on his lip and nodded his head slowly. “Do you mind if I talk to you for a minute?” Blaine didn’t shake nor nod his head. Finn sat down opposite him, giving him space to move away; he didn’t. “I’m worried about Kurt. And you.” Blaine frowned and looked down, his hands picking at the grass gently. “Kurt thinks the world of you, already.” Finn whispered. “But he also thinks that he’s blown it as your friend.”

Blaine looked up at that. Kurt hadn’t blown anything. Kurt was nice and made him feel something, knowing Kurt made him a little less numb. Blaine shook his head, hoping that Finn understood what he was trying to say. “Good, you two make amazing friends.” Finn smiled, Blaine sighed relieved that Finn did understand. “Blaine, Kurt told me what he saw on your back.” Finn whispered. Just looking at Blaine, he saw his body tense, his eyes froze over and a look of panic set in. “It’s okay.” He whispered. “Calm down. I’m not going to ask you to tell me what happened, it’s not my place. And I’m so, so sorry that you...that you’ve been through something so horrid.” Finn wasn’t too sure what he was saying, it was as though he wasn’t in control of his words. Like someone sensible had taken over his mouth to talk to Blaine, and he was glad of it. He knew if he was to speak, he’d just blunder in and say something insensitive. “But, I’d like to tell you about Kurt and what happened to him.” Finn whispered. “That’s if you want to listen?” At the slight nod from Blaine, Finn began to talk.

“I’ve known Kurt for a long time. But I’ve never truly known him till last year. We joined Glee, and that’s where we became close I guess.” Finn shrugged. “Kurt’s always been noticed around school though. He’s the only out gay kid, he got a lot of hell for it. Some of it, even from me.” Finn whispered. Shame evident in his voice. “I’m not proud of who I was, or what I did back then. With the help of Glee club, Kurt came out of his shell, and even though everyone knew it, he felt confident enough to tell his friends that he was gay. He told his father, and for a while, everything seemed perfect.” Finn stopped to make sure that Blaine was still paying attention. Blaine was staring at him, eagerly waiting for him to continue.

“It was as though the bullies couldn’t touch him because nothing they were doing bothered him anymore. That was until Kurt stood up for himself. One of the bullies, he took it too far. I don’t know what happened exactly, just what I’ve heard from around school. This guy, three times the size of Kurt, cornered him, started calling him every name under the sun, and do you know what Kurt did to him? He laughed.” Finn sighed. “Sometimes I think that maybe if Kurt just took it, just looked down, waited for him to finish his rant that maybe, just maybe, none of this would have happened.” Finn looked down, he’d not spoken about this since it happened, it felt good to get it off his chest. “Kurt stood up for himself. He screamed at him, told him that since he was so obsessed with him being gay, it must mean he was too.” Finn bit his lip. “That’s when the guy, Dave, he beat the shit out of him.” Finn wiped his eyes, he couldn’t cry, not when he was trying to be strong for Kurt, for Blaine. “A teacher found him, barely conscious in the dumpster. When he woke up in the hospital, he didn’t want to remember anything. This amazing sixteen year old boy, he thinks that he’s a child. And I can’t even touch the bastard who did this because there’s no physical evidence that it was him, just rumours, hear say, but everyone knows!” Finn thumped the ground and winced; not his smartest idea. “I just wanted you to know that what you two are going through, it’s based on the same thing.”
Blaine nodded, he had tears falling from his eyes. He didn’t want Kurt to have to go through that. Kurt was so innocent, so...so child-like. Hesitantly, Blaine reached over and touched Finn’s hand softly, before pulling away quickly. The little touch telling Finn everything that he needed to know.