Prologue
The world knew Kurt Hummel was gay before he even knew himself. It had always been a lonely place for him. With slushies and locker-bashes around every corner, you never knew if you were going to be safe. Come Freshman year of High School, and the fashion-forward countertenor was still in the heat of abuse the jocks brought with them after their summer growth spurts and was waiting for the day he could finally escape his black and white town.
Rachel was the first friend Kurt made at William McKinley High. She was an arrogant diva, but her strength, ambition and talent was like a candle in the dark and she never seemed the stop surprising him. It wasn’t long before they did everything together. Rachel saved him from a shit load of depression and he was as grateful as it got. Another good thing about Rachel was that she had two Gay Jewish Dads and empathise on the ‘gay’ part. There was never a day when Kurt felt unwelcome in their home, and even though he would be forced to sing at dinner, staying up to watch Top Model, Drag Race or the Bachelor was always worth it.
Fast forward to the start of Junior year and Rachel had her most selfless idea yet. After managing to convince Kurt to take her imagination seriously, they began their plan for a private chat-room for their anonymous queer classmates. They planted instructions and the chat’s code in hiding spots around the school, so you’d only know where it was if you were willing to find it. The plan seemed perfect and it only took two months of the new school year to pass before the club got its third member...