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". . . no," kurt muttered. it was a guilty whisper. they hadn't talked much at all since daniel transferred to dalton. kurt had tried to be supportive, but there was only so much support he could offer when it felt like all of the light was slowly draining out of the world. (theatre kids had a reputation for the dramatics.) "and i-i do care about blaine like that. i do." it sounded like he was trying to convince himself more than rachel. "but i don't exactly get the impression that he's / desperate / to be around me lately. every conversation we have is about nyada, sebastian, or daniel."

@blackestbirds ; rachel suppressed a sigh. when had life gotten so much more complicated? she'd wanted a normal senior year -- even if things at mckinley were / never / normal. but there was some normalcy in the new directions; things she never thought would change. kurt and daniel's friendship had been one of them. if they were together in some way, it helped the group hold onto the belief that just because a lot of them were graduating, some things would never change. then daniel broke up with kurt and transferred to dalton and the rose-coloured glasses were broken. "have you tried talking to / him /?" she tilted her head. "also . . . no offense, but if you truly cared about blaine -- in a / romantic / way, i always thought you two were better off as friends -- i donMt think you'd be texting this chandler guy in the first place." 

kurt had assumed it was permanent with daniel. even if they'd needed to take a break for the distance, kurt had known, deep down, they were going to end up together. it felt too right, in a way that his infatuations with blaine or sam or finn never had. those had been poor distractions, the same way dating blaine now was a mediocre substitution for what he truly wanted. his lips twitched, but it was fleeting, not quite meeting his eyes. "if daniel wanted to talk to me, he would." he doesn't fully believe that, but it's safer than digging deeper if he was dating blaine. "and i do care about blaine. i just wish we had that . . . / spark / , you know? and with chandler, it's easy. he'll wax poetic all day long if i let him."