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[Inspired by the art of chandery_ch twitter and instagram]
They may have started off on the wrong foot at first, because the taller but more innocent boy was very talkative, and Kurt didn't like the idea of socializing with someone ''annoying'', but after a short time, he got used to it.
Well, he didn't just get used to it, in fact, he became so fond of the boy that, if he didn't hear him talk, he would seek him out to talk about anything with him or play his audios that he secretly recorded so he wouldn't feel lonely.
Dave, he didn't know it, but his personality and the fact that he was the only one who supported him at all times, made Kurt start to see that there was another reason to live, since the latter didn't see any sense to his existence for a while.
There was even a moment in which he tried to commit suicide...
[___]
It was when Kurt told his partner, Dave, that he would be back for a pending ''business'', the latter nodded happily and said ''Don't be late''.
He went to hide in a place, that according to him, nobody saw him enter, anyway, he was in a room, with nobody around, but some objects like buckets, brooms, mops, etc.
He was standing in the middle of the place, ''Playing'' Russian roulette, Did he care about doing something that could cost him his life?, No.... Not really, because in the end, he had nothing left to do with his life....
He turned the barrel of the gun one more time, pointed it at his head and closed his eyes.
He doesn't know how Dave found him, he doesn't even know why he looked for him in the first place, but the truth is that he didn't care, what he saw was how his partner pushed his arm, avoiding the shot.
Kurt was stunned, he couldn't quite process what the hell had just happened, when he came back to reality, he turned around to be face to face with his partner, wait....
Was he crying?.
The young man took the gun from him and threw it away, then hugged the other guard.
The man receiving the hug did not know how to react, as he had almost never received affection in his life, and the idea of a stranger giving him something that not even his parents had bothered to give him seemed... strange.
Anyway, he wrapped his arms around Dave's body as he listened to Dave's almost silent sobs.
Other guards arrived, to see what the hell happened.
When things calmed down, they told the head of the place, so, after a few hours, Kurt was advised to take a break.
Dave also asked for authorization to be with him, something that puzzled Kurt.
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They were both on a bus, going to the bitter guard's house, they hadn't said anything after this, they were silent, while they were halfway through the trip, Kurt checked that there was no one else on the bus besides them and the driver.
He got up the courage to finally speak.
— Why do you do it? —
— Doing what? —
— Why do you want to join me... After all this? —
The innocent man sighed a little and took his companion's hand.
— I care about you, and I won't let you be alone again — He gave the German a smile.
— I don't understand -—Kurt looked everywhere, so as not to make eye contact with Dave — I... I treated you badly, sometimes I wished you would shut up when I couldn't stand to listen to you, Why do you want to give me support when I don't deserve it?, I'm sure you do it because you have no other choice... — He hated to remain a bitter man even after this, but what could he say?.
The boy took his face with his hands, so he could look him in the eyes.
— Kurt, it doesn't matter, you are a person who needs help, even if you don't ask for it. — He looked a little sad, but he still showed his smile — I will do my best to help you find the meaning of your life, besides, if you think I would have done it because ''I had no other choice'', I could have got rid of this if I had left you alone, don't you think? —
I no longer knew how to continue this, it just seemed that the conversation ended there.
They arrived at the house where he lived, and when they both entered, Dave could not help but feel a little sorry, his house itself was not so disastrous, but there were still things that did not look good, there was garbage on the table, some dust.
It looked like he hadn't cleaned his house in days, and they were just in the living room, the rest of his house needed to be checked.
— Sorry about the place, I haven't had the zest to even give it a clean — He was a little embarrassed, he would not have liked to have to justify his mess to a ''Guest''.
— Don't worry, everything is in order. — He gave another of his smiles to his companion.
They arrived at the room, the place didn't look so bad, in fact, it seems that, this time, Kurt did take the trouble to arrange the place.
— I... Seriously, sorry for taking up your time —
— Easy, buddy... —
Buddy...
No one's ever called him that before.
— I don't care if I you think I lose time being with you, as I said, I'll do my best to help you... For now we have to rest —
After that, the two of them were lying down, facing each other, looking into each other's eyes.
Kurt can't help but feel tenderness at the sight of Dave's eyes, his eyes reflected purity, and he didn't want to stop looking into them.
But they were both very tired and needed a rest after all.
— Thank you... Thank you Dave — It was the last thing he said before falling asleep.
How he would be able to continúe?, he did not know, but he was sure of one thing, and that is that he would not be able to bear it alone.