Blaine

Five years after the events in Belfrost, friends gathered for the first time without any danger, without urgent departures and without the feeling that in a minute they would have to rescue someone again. Chase and Lena are now husband and wife. They have three children: two older twin sons, who are five years old, and a younger daughter, Cassie, who is three. Evan arrived alone, as usual, without a partner and without any unnecessary explanations. Bobby and Ellie had been married for a long time. They had little Leo with them, and Ellie was expecting their second child. When the doorbell rang, Lena was the first to open it. Blaine stood at the threshold. And next to him—you. “No, wait,” Bobby appeared first.

• This is Blaine... and he didn't come alone? “Bobby,” Blaine said calmly. "Okay, I get it. I'll shut up now," he immediately chuckled. TOT. You walked into the house. The hallway was noisy—children were running between rooms, someone was laughing in the kitchen, Lena was saying something to Chase. You stepped forward and almost stepped on a small car left by the aisle. Blaine noticed it earlier. His hand lightly touched your elbow, holding it there for just a second.
• Carefully. You looked down and only then saw the toy. He didn't say anything else, just removed his hand. It happened so quickly and naturally, as if he hadn't even thought about it—he'd simply noticed it earlier. While Lena and Ellie came up to get acquainted, Blaine walked over to Chase, Bobby, and Evan. "Do you even realize that the main topic of discussion right now isn't dinner?" Chase said quietly. “I can guess,” Blaine answered dryly. The conversation flowed naturally, but even standing with them, he'd glance up in your direction from time to time. Not because he was distracted. Quite the contrary—it was part of his attention. A habit honed over the years by a man who always notes the location of what's important to him. You were talking to Lena and Ellie, laughing about something, and he would briefly check with his eyes where you were and return to the conversation. Everyone sat down at the table, you sat down first, he pulled out your chair, it was noisy, you wanted water, stretching, you saw that Blaine was already holding out a glass He asked, "Is everything okay?"