dave.

Being like this with Blaine, it was something he was comfortable with. In fact, he had never actually felt more comfortable than when he and Blaine were curled up on a couch together, just like this. Dave barely paid attention to the Tv, instead choosing to take in the moment and enjoy Blaine’s body against his. When Blaine didn’t answer immediately he felt his stomach dropping. Had he said something that was wrong to say? Did he make Blaine uncomfortable? He had been trying hard with that aspect. He only brought up the past when the situation needed it. Then he heard the remote hit the group, the thing that made his heart drop even more. Dave tried to find something in Blaine’s eyes, something that would explain if he was upset or not by the comment. Then he heard it, the thank you. Dave relaxed, nodding. “You’re more than welcome.”

Dave immediately started feeling all the tension that had been quickly building up inside of him quickly release. This was the best way of seeing Blaine happy. He leaned into the embrace a large smile crossing his lips. “You’re the amazing one, Blaine Anderson. I owe my amazingness to you,” he paused, fully leaning into the kiss. He smiled stupidly as he turned the corner kiss into a full kiss. After a few moments, he took a deep breath and pulled back a bit. He looked around the room, trying to find courage, before looking back to Blaine. He slowly let out his breath, trying to find the right words. “You know, I never thought that I would be dating you. When I first met you, honestly, I couldn’t stand your happy go lucky attitude, and how happily out you were, and that you were dating Kurt. But then I met you at Scandals, and I think all of that changed that moment. I love spending time with you, being able to see you and do this, or just enjoy simple moments, like I dunno, getting a coffee at the Lima Bean together. But I was wondering,” he paused, forcing himself to calm down. “I was wondering if maybe you wanted to move in together? I found an apartment closer to Dalton, but still near my school, and I figured it’d be easier to see you more often, but last night all I could think about was how much I would love to be able to see you all the time, and be able to roll over and have you be the first thing I saw in the morning. So I was wondering if you would move in with me.”

Blaine hummed low as the small kisses he gave the edges of Dave’s mouth were turned into a full one that lingered and stole his breath when their lips fit together.  In a jerking motion–long fingers came up to curl around his boyfriend’s biceps so he had something to hold onto and stay upright when they pulled away from one another. He’d be lying to himself if he said he didn’t feel a rush of contentment relax the tenseness he felt inside that seemed ever-present.  Being with Dave normally melted it away but he knew it was usually there–waiting to come back so the ghost of it was hard to forget.  This time?  He couldn’t remember what it felt like–much less be waiting for it to seep back in.  Not when he was looking at Dave’s lips knowing his were the one to make them glisten.  Or–definitely–not when he was considering going back in for seconds.

Dave seemed to need to find his words.  The way he acted made Blaine’s head tilt out of curiosity.  He was about to offer him a penny for his thoughts when Dave spoke up.  What he said made Blaine blush down into his lap.  The feeling was mutual.  Mostly. Where Dave couldn’t stand him at first sight–Blaine felt sorry for him.  Time changes people.  Lesson learned by it happening repeatedly until he wondered who was changing faster.  Him or the people around him.  Good and bad changes.  Ones mended and tore apart fences until the map he knew like the back of his hand a year ago was completely different.  And all roads led him to somewhere he never planned.  It took him months to come to the idea that nothing in the outside world mattered when they were like the way Dave was explaining he found such joy in. Months of trying to forget and trying to let go.  Months of failing and cancelled dates.  Of piss poor excuses that he knew Dave saw through and knew the real reason why Blaine didn’t have the energy to get out of bed.  Let alone try to attempt something CLOSE to resembling a date. Dave stuck by him patiently waiting–and guiding him–to how they are now.  Most people would have given up.  Not Dave.  And Dave thought he was the amazing one?  Psh! “Wondering what,” he asked during Dave’s pause. His question was answered by one worded to sweetly that he felt tears building until the shocking finale erased the wonder if he heard Dave right when it was repeated. Yeah, he most certainly did.  Blaine couldn’t stop smiling and taking both of Dave’s hands into his to give the man something to hang onto. Poor Dave looked like he was so nervous he might crawl out of his skin.  “Dave–I? Move in together?  You want to live with me?  I mean–you found a place closer to here?  How long were you looking?  Are you sure?”