[Corrigan would probably like to insist that his intuition is responsible for how thoroughly he's dissected Kurt's innermost thoughts, but the truth is much simpler -- he was a scared, trembling, lost kid once, terrified of his own desires, hating and craving them all at once, thrust cruelly into a world he couldn't possibly begin to navigate. And there had been no older, wiser, protective force to keep him safe. If there had been, Corrigan has no doubt he would've worshipped them without question, for the rest of his life.
So, even if there's some level of kindness in him selecting Kurt, taking him away from the seedy violence of Caesar's world, there's also inherent selfishness. No amount of money can buy that level of loyalty.
Besides, Kurt's beautiful, in a fragile, trembling, fearful way. The notches of his spine are sharp beneath Corrigan's fingertips as he drags them slowly down the boy's back, one by one, and each shiver speaks of how very much Kurt wants this. He doesn't have to say anything for Corrigan to see that.]
Would I have chosen you if there was something wrong with you? [This time it doesn't matter what Kurt truly believes, there's obviously a correct answer: no. Corrigan wouldn't have spent an obscene amount of money on something irrevocably damaged.]
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So, even if there's some level of kindness in him selecting Kurt, taking him away from the seedy violence of Caesar's world, there's also inherent selfishness. No amount of money can buy that level of loyalty.
Besides, Kurt's beautiful, in a fragile, trembling, fearful way. The notches of his spine are sharp beneath Corrigan's fingertips as he drags them slowly down the boy's back, one by one, and each shiver speaks of how very much Kurt wants this. He doesn't have to say anything for Corrigan to see that.]
Would I have chosen you if there was something wrong with you? [This time it doesn't matter what Kurt truly believes, there's obviously a correct answer: no. Corrigan wouldn't have spent an obscene amount of money on something irrevocably damaged.]