IC; musical discussion and double date with Kurt, Blaine, and Emily

[burgercraving]

[there are drinks lined up over the bar, but they're all virgin, for the sake of remaining sober during this discussion. Santana is rested up on the end furthest away from Emily with her eyes on Kurt, as she's looking at him with an indication of "get on with it." even though they've only been set up for two minutes, she's already growing impatient. like most times of the day, it's not difficult to find themselves alone in the bar, either. so it goes]

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[burgercraving]

That set me back weeks in moisturising.

[thegreateststar]

Stop trying to be me. There can only be one Kurt Hummel.

[burgercraving]

Take a hint, Hummel.

[thegreateststar]

I bet you'd really like that, wouldn't you? If I left you alone and no one held you responsible or questioned you.

[burgercraving]

...

There's nothing to be held responsible for.

[thegreateststar]

There will be if you keep acting like that. [handwaves] Look, I don't know what's going on, and I'm not going to know what's up on your end unless you tell me, but you should give your friendship with Emily another chance. Whatever's happened, she's sticking around. Don't throw that away.

[burgercraving]

No, she's not.

[thegreateststar]

Oh?

[burgercraving]

It's me. Put it together.

[thegreateststar]

You're so off. There's someone out there for everybody. Even Puckerman's found a girl who's genuinely amused by his antics and willing to match them.

[burgercraving]

Stop while you're ahead.

[thegreateststar]

[doesn't say anything, just looks at her sadly but turns his head away quickly so as not to upset her, staring ahead and moving towards the Mess Hall]

[burgercraving]

I'm leaving now.

[thegreateststar]

No, don't leave yet. You don't have to come with me later if you don't want to, but—here, sit down with me.

[convenient bench?]

[burgercraving]

... Fine. Make it quick.

[sits down with her arms crossed]

[thegreateststar]

[clearly weighing whether he wants to go through with this, but finally starting slowly and gently, his voice firm otherwise. there's nto a trace of blame in his voice, he's just laying it all out for Santana]

I don't know if that whole posse of popular jocks and cheerleaders ever realized I never had a friend before glee. No one wanted to speak to me. Even Mr. Ryerson disliked me.

[burgercraving]

We've been here before. I hated you.

[thegreateststar]

[bites his lip and closes his eyes for a second]

Let me finish.

Like I said, I had no friends until glee. And then I met Mercedes and Artie and Tina, but . . . there was still something missing. There was someone I desperately wanted to be friends with. And then it happened. Mr. Schue came up with the ballad assignment. You remember that. I was paired up with Finn.

That week, we exchanged phone numbers and hung out after school very day. He'd come to me needing all sorts of advice. Fashion, music, his love life . . . I'd never had that before.

And the week after that? It was like none of that ever happened, like we'd never shared . . . He just went back to Quinn.

I know it's not the same thing, but you should know you're not alone. When it comes to rejection, I have all the scars.

[burgercraving]

Your creepy crush on your future stepbrother is nothing like this. I've known her since I was five.

[thegreateststar]

Okay, if you really want to stop feeling like crap, you're going to have to realize that your feelings aren't the only ones that matter.

[burgercraving]

I'm the one who's here.

[thegreateststar]

My feelings.

So, that's the problem? That she's not in camp?

[burgercraving]

Maybe if you knew what it was like to have friends, you'd understand missing them.

[thegreateststar]

I never would've guessed growing up without friends would someday become an advantage in survival.

[more seriously] You can at least admit this is messing you up and keeping you from gaining a very good friend, can't you?

[burgercraving]

You don't have the story.