━━━ daniel!

@blackestbirds ; * he scrunches his nose . * you'll figure it out in time . i promise . 

* he twists a curl around his pointer finger , tugging it in one flippant motion . * how rude . i was lying . you  were supposed to tell me everything at once .

@blackestbirds ; i / will / . * he smiles teasingly . * 

@teenagedreamings ; * he scoffs. * and i don't see you two ever getting married, so . . . guess we both have very different perspectives on how the future looks .

i just don't see that . . . lasting after we get married . honestly , i don't think you could stand it .

@teenagedreamings ; you can say anything about the . . . romantic aspect of kurt and i's relationship , but we / are / best friends before anything . don't speak about things you don't know anything about .

@blackestbirds ; you'll be the first to know .

* he doesn't believe him . * i believe you . but . . . as your best friend , i do think i deserve updates if anything dramatically changes . . .

@blackestbirds ; * he hesitates before nodding . * i think . . . so ?

@starmetaphors ; you did . the new directions were looking for the 'new rachel' . it was a whole thing . even as captain , i think to myself , "what would rachel do?" . 

she was / so / talented ! it was very refreshing to see . i do fear that i set a very high bar when i graduated .

@starmetaphors ; marley . yes . she played sandy in grease . 

@blackestbirds ; i would never . 

well , i've never seen / you / complaining .

@blackestbirds ; / more / than obvious . 

that will / never / happen . 

@RlSlNGS ;   * at that , he relaxes , leaning back . * good . * a pause . * i just . . . would / hate / to be a third wheel .

. . . no ? that's kinda gross . no offense to her . 

hm . stay for three nights . * he nods seriously . * tell her i’ll cook for you . and i’m sending you home with clothes . 

@blackestbirds ; maybe like . . . three ? 

i can / easily / test that theory . how many nights do you think your mom would let you stay over ? 

@blackestbirds ; i'll email them to you . 

you should let me read them . i’ll leave helpful annotations , like / too many commas and not enough metaphors / . 

@blackestbirds ; i have practiced writing / so  / many essays and short essay questions since the summer . my brain is fried .  

@lovelikefoolss ; alicia . please never say that / again / . 

sometimes . but there’s been so many messes between the two of you , i’m afraid / you’re / gonna sleep with blaine next .

@lovelikefoolss ; you love us . admit it . 

@blackestbirds ; 
            
            daniel nods. "i've thought about that. we'll practice tonight, and we can come to school tomorrow as a couple so in love. we'll be the sweetest couple ever. we'll be the talk of the show choir blogs." of course he had thought about practicing and he'd thought up a plan that explained how they got together. they just couldn't resist each other anymore and summer really sparked up their romance. they didn't tell anyone in fear of them becoming / really / jealous. "one . . . million, then. i owe you one million." 

kurt’s fingers twine through daniel’s, as easy as breathing — even if the concept of breathing feels faraway and improbable at the love confession. it isn’t any different than it usually is from daniel, but considering their current predicament, kurt was willing to cling onto scraps. that said a lot about him. he rolls his eyes, tugging daniel close and ducking down with a playful twitch of his lips. "you owe me / more / than 'one,' actually." he tilts his head. "you do realize we will have to sort out the logistics of our fake relationship, right?"

@blackestbirds ;
            
            he had forgotten about the pigeon. he suddenly felt like slamming his head against the car window. that poor pigeon. daniel simply wasn't the best driver. he / could / drive to school (he only lived a few minutes away, and all he had to do was drive straight, pass 3 stoplights, and risk his life finding parking at mckinley). "i love you, kurt. i owe you one. truly. anything you need. i will give it to you," he nods seriously, hand reaching out to grab kurt's. he liked being close to kurt -- there was something special about their friendship. they were definitely platonic soulmates. alicia agreed. well, she didn't agree to the platonic part, but alicia was weird sometimes.