Kurt blinked, watching Blaine move around under the covers. He wasn’t sure if he should laugh or coo. Adorable. He smiled warmly whether it would be seen or not. He had to admit the first time he saw Blaine without gel was kind of a shock, but unfortunately for Kurt it changed nothing. Still damn good looking, but with the bonus of being able to run fingers through it. “Hm?” He looked at him curiously. “Yeah, I know. I’m just thinking.” He laid on his back and looked at the ceiling. ‘and praying you forget this entire evening in the morning’ he added in his head. Embarrassment could be covered up perfectly well and he isn’t entirely sure why this is embarrassing, but it is. He soon crawled under the covers and turned on his side. He’s sleep soon enough, though unlike Blaine, Kurt wasn’t a fan of the cold spots under the sheets and tried to move as little as possible until he was out. That’s when he would wind up sprawled out and giving himself a horrid bed-head.
Toes wriggled out from underneath the comforter he had balled up around his neck. Hazel eyes sleepily watched Kurt from his viewpoint just above the fabric and he smiled a covered smile that was as warm as his blanket. “Just thinking? I can take just thinking. Get some rest and I’ll see you in the morning? Maybe we can get coffee before class if you wake up early enough.” Bribing Kurt to get some sleep with the promise of a mocha wasn’t beyond him if it meant the boy would finally get some rest. Blaine had a small secret that he didn’t dare read too much into. One that played out as Kurt turned on his side and began to focus on drifting off to sleep. On the nights that he was way too restless for Blaine not to notice? Or he could pick up that something was bothering him enough to keep him awake? He pretended to be the one to drift off first while keeping himself awake until he saw Kurt finally did.
Blaine wasn’t sure when he started doing it. Thinking back, he couldn’t pinpoint the exact night where it wasn’t a thing for him. Tonight wasn’t much different. He closed his eyes and listened for Kurt’s breathing to steadily slow down. For his movement in the bed to come to a stop. After he was sure Kurt wouldn’t notice–he’d always take a peek and put his mind to rest that it was safe to drift off too. “You’re an amazing person, Kurt,” he whispered so low that Kurt would have to ask him what he said if he was awake. Nothing but the comforting sound of Kurt’s breathing came back. Seeing he was completely gone–Blaine let his eyelids get heavy enough to close for real before daylight came and he lost what time he had left to get some sleep himself.
–Finished–