Of Wine and Coffee- A Kurtbastian Glee fic

Chapter 12: Free

~The greatest gift you could give to a person might just be a sense of freedom~

That Saturday morning was pretty normal; slow, even.

Sebastian was lounging on the couch, flipping through the TV channels again, his expression clearly bored. Finn was texting on his phone as he sat on the armchair, occasionally letting out a fond laugh before replying back. Kurt had passed the pair on his way to the kitchen and explained to Sebastian that Rachel had been accepted to NYADA and Finn was really happy for her.

When Sebastian asked whether Kurt had gotten his letter yet, Kurt merely smiled. “It should arrive sometime today. Finn’s, too,”

Finn had become quiet when Kurt said that, strangely.

Sebastian had finally settled on watching a comedy show that was not really all that funny. But he did not care seeing as he was bored anyway. That was when Finn stopped texting and turned to Sebastian.

“Hey, Sebastian,”

“Hm?” Sebastian answered, eyes glued to the screen.

“Do you ever have a choice that you’re not really sure you should make?”

“Like whether I should hook up with some random guy? Not really,” Sebastian shrugged. “It’s all about pleasure to me. Except,” Sebastian paused. “If that guy is really ugly and I could tell that he might have STD’s,”

At this, Finn turned beet red and turned away, mumbling something incoherent. Sebastian smirked. Finn and Kurt had more things in common than they thought. Finn shook his head and returned his gaze on Sebastian.

“I’m serious, man. Like this choice might affect your whole life or something,”

“What brought this on?” Sebastian asked, finally looking at Finn. “Just spit it out, Finn,”

Finn fidgeted uncomfortable in his armchair before he sighed and took out something out of his pocket. It was a folded piece of paper; its corners slightly crumpled and torn. He silently handed it to Sebastian who accepted it reluctantly.

“That’s…er…my letter from the Actor’s Studio. I got it yesterday,” Finn admitted.

“Why didn’t you tell Kurt about this?” Sebastian asked.

“I…I’m not ready to tell him something that’s been on my mind lately,” Finn mumbled.

Sebastian looked skeptical. “And you think you’re ready to tell me of all people?”

“Just read it, Sebastian,” Finn sighed. “I’ll tell you the rest once you do,”

Sebastian raised an eyebrow but he did not comment. Slowly, he unfolded the paper and began to read. The print was rather small but Sebastian, who had grown too used to reading small letterings from his History textbook, managed to read it without much difficulty.

Dear: Mr. Finn Hudson

Thank you for your application in the Actors Studio Drama School.  The search committee has carefully reviewed your experience and background against our criteria.  While your credentials and experience represent significant accomplishments, we found the qualifications of other applicants to more closely fit our needs at this time.

We wish you much success in your career search and thank you for your interest in the Actors Studio Drama School.

Sincerely,

Dean Emeritus

Sebastian put down the letter and looked at Finn. The said boy was smiling thinly and looked down at his hands. “Yeah…I didn’t get accepted. But I…” he exhaled. “I have another choice in mind,”