fanfic: In The Night, PG [5/?] (Finn/Quinn)
Title: In The Night [5/?]
Author: wanderinghope // ipickquinn
Pairing/Character(s): Finn/Quinn
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1,000
Spoilers: Through Hairography.
Summary: A series of nights at the Hudson household.
AN: Time-wise, this takes place before and during Hairography. I wondered what Finn meant when he said, “I was worked up about us fighting” so this is my version of things.
This chapter was really hard for me to write for some reason, but I hope you enjoy it all the same.
Previous chapters:
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4
Finn was quite oblivious to his girlfriend’s mental preoccupation and bounced with excitement all day. During Glee practice, driving home together, doing homework, eating dinner, and watching TV before bed, Finn couldn’t stop grinning at Quinn. After they took their turns washing up for bed, they met in the hallway for a chaste, minty kiss then separated to their respective sleeping quarters.
Finn laid in his bed, grinning. He was sure that once Quinn was certain his mom was asleep she would sneak into his room. He waited and waited, hours passing by on the alarm clock on his nightstand. But he never heard the door squeak open, never felt someone pull back his comforter, never felt a small, warm body slide into bed next to him. He laid awake nearly all night in confusion, wondering if maybe Quinn had just fallen asleep before she had a chance to sneak into his room. He finally fell asleep in the early hours of the morning, knowing he would be tired the next day at school.
In the den Quinn, too, laid awake nearly all night. She was riddled with too much guilt to go to Finn’s room. She could only replay her days’ thoughts over and over. Was this really fair to Finn? If she really loved him wouldn’t she set him free of all this? But then she thought it is because she loves him that she selfishly wants to keep him in her life. She smiled thinking of how safe and comfortable she felt in Finn’s arms last night. When she finally fell asleep hours later, she was no closer to justifying her actions or banishing her sins.
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This went on for several nights. Everyday at school Finn and Quinn would arrive exhausted and in bad moods and arrive home still exhausted and in bad moods. One day going through their usual after school routine and getting ready for bed, the couple separated for another sleepless night. However, that night wasn’t spent alone brooding in their insomnia. That night Finn’s door squeaked.
It seemed a little ridiculous to him, but Finn was sneaking out of his bedroom to visit Quinn in the den. Naturally, she was still awake, lost in thought again. She was brought back to reality when Finn turned on a lamp, and she covered her eyes with a groan.
“What are you doing?” She hissed. “That’s so bright. Turn it off.” Finn did as he was told and stumbled his way over to the sofa bed, tripping over a rug before finally plopping down next to the blonde. He sat there for a minute in silence.
“Well? What are you doing?” Quinn asked.
Finn looked at Quinn, shadows preventing him from looking in her eyes. He sighed. “What did I do wrong? Why are you mad at me?”
Quinn rolled her eyes and scoffed. “Nothing, Finn. Go back to bed.” Finn moved to lie down next to Quinn and she sat up to glared at him through the darkness.
“Your own bed, Finn.” She could feel him frowning at her and felt bad. “I’m sorry, I just need some time to think, okay?” She leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. “Now go back to bed.” She felt the mattress shift as Finn stood up and heard the padding of his footsteps walking back to his own room. She heard the door squeak once more then flopped back down onto her pillow with a heavy sigh.
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With guilt clouding her judgment, she wondered if letting Puck take responsibility really would be the best thing for everyone. That way Finn would be free of all the pressure and burden that she was putting on him. He was such a good guy. He didn’t deserve it and she owed it to him to make this right. But she needed to test Puck, to see if he could be trusted to support her through this mess they had made. With that in her head, she devised a plan to distract Finn and evaluate Puck’s fathering ability.
To her great surprise babysitting with Puck had gone much better than she had expected. Even though it would break both her and Finn’s heart, she was finally going to own up to her lie. Then Santana had told her about the sexts. She couldn’t believe she had bought Puck’s act. Of course he wasn’t mature and responsible enough to help her through this. This was why she had chosen Finn in the first place. He would always be the better choice.
Things were so tense with her boyfriend so she waited outside the boy’s bathroom for him one afternoon. She had been pushing him away this past week because she thought it would be best, but she essentially was a selfish (and in love) creature, so she needed to win him back.
She gasped when he told her about going to Rachel’s. She guessed her distraction plan worked a little better than she had anticipated. And her heart broke a little more after she thanks him for being honest with her. But given Puck’s unreliability, even though she wanted to free Finn from all this stress, she couldn’t.
“I love you, Quinn,” Finn said before pulling her into a hug. It was the first time he had said it to her, ever. She was in so much shock for a few moments to say anything, but finally she managed to breathe out, “I love you, too.” The pair walked out of school that day happier than they had been in several weeks.
That night, Finn heard his door squeak open. He grinned before pulling back the sheets and shifting over to make room for Quinn.
Author: wanderinghope // ipickquinn
Pairing/Character(s): Finn/Quinn
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1,000
Spoilers: Through Hairography.
Summary: A series of nights at the Hudson household.
AN: Time-wise, this takes place before and during Hairography. I wondered what Finn meant when he said, “I was worked up about us fighting” so this is my version of things.
This chapter was really hard for me to write for some reason, but I hope you enjoy it all the same.
Previous chapters:
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4
Finn was quite oblivious to his girlfriend’s mental preoccupation and bounced with excitement all day. During Glee practice, driving home together, doing homework, eating dinner, and watching TV before bed, Finn couldn’t stop grinning at Quinn. After they took their turns washing up for bed, they met in the hallway for a chaste, minty kiss then separated to their respective sleeping quarters.
Finn laid in his bed, grinning. He was sure that once Quinn was certain his mom was asleep she would sneak into his room. He waited and waited, hours passing by on the alarm clock on his nightstand. But he never heard the door squeak open, never felt someone pull back his comforter, never felt a small, warm body slide into bed next to him. He laid awake nearly all night in confusion, wondering if maybe Quinn had just fallen asleep before she had a chance to sneak into his room. He finally fell asleep in the early hours of the morning, knowing he would be tired the next day at school.
In the den Quinn, too, laid awake nearly all night. She was riddled with too much guilt to go to Finn’s room. She could only replay her days’ thoughts over and over. Was this really fair to Finn? If she really loved him wouldn’t she set him free of all this? But then she thought it is because she loves him that she selfishly wants to keep him in her life. She smiled thinking of how safe and comfortable she felt in Finn’s arms last night. When she finally fell asleep hours later, she was no closer to justifying her actions or banishing her sins.
---
This went on for several nights. Everyday at school Finn and Quinn would arrive exhausted and in bad moods and arrive home still exhausted and in bad moods. One day going through their usual after school routine and getting ready for bed, the couple separated for another sleepless night. However, that night wasn’t spent alone brooding in their insomnia. That night Finn’s door squeaked.
It seemed a little ridiculous to him, but Finn was sneaking out of his bedroom to visit Quinn in the den. Naturally, she was still awake, lost in thought again. She was brought back to reality when Finn turned on a lamp, and she covered her eyes with a groan.
“What are you doing?” She hissed. “That’s so bright. Turn it off.” Finn did as he was told and stumbled his way over to the sofa bed, tripping over a rug before finally plopping down next to the blonde. He sat there for a minute in silence.
“Well? What are you doing?” Quinn asked.
Finn looked at Quinn, shadows preventing him from looking in her eyes. He sighed. “What did I do wrong? Why are you mad at me?”
Quinn rolled her eyes and scoffed. “Nothing, Finn. Go back to bed.” Finn moved to lie down next to Quinn and she sat up to glared at him through the darkness.
“Your own bed, Finn.” She could feel him frowning at her and felt bad. “I’m sorry, I just need some time to think, okay?” She leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. “Now go back to bed.” She felt the mattress shift as Finn stood up and heard the padding of his footsteps walking back to his own room. She heard the door squeak once more then flopped back down onto her pillow with a heavy sigh.
---
With guilt clouding her judgment, she wondered if letting Puck take responsibility really would be the best thing for everyone. That way Finn would be free of all the pressure and burden that she was putting on him. He was such a good guy. He didn’t deserve it and she owed it to him to make this right. But she needed to test Puck, to see if he could be trusted to support her through this mess they had made. With that in her head, she devised a plan to distract Finn and evaluate Puck’s fathering ability.
To her great surprise babysitting with Puck had gone much better than she had expected. Even though it would break both her and Finn’s heart, she was finally going to own up to her lie. Then Santana had told her about the sexts. She couldn’t believe she had bought Puck’s act. Of course he wasn’t mature and responsible enough to help her through this. This was why she had chosen Finn in the first place. He would always be the better choice.
Things were so tense with her boyfriend so she waited outside the boy’s bathroom for him one afternoon. She had been pushing him away this past week because she thought it would be best, but she essentially was a selfish (and in love) creature, so she needed to win him back.
She gasped when he told her about going to Rachel’s. She guessed her distraction plan worked a little better than she had anticipated. And her heart broke a little more after she thanks him for being honest with her. But given Puck’s unreliability, even though she wanted to free Finn from all this stress, she couldn’t.
“I love you, Quinn,” Finn said before pulling her into a hug. It was the first time he had said it to her, ever. She was in so much shock for a few moments to say anything, but finally she managed to breathe out, “I love you, too.” The pair walked out of school that day happier than they had been in several weeks.
That night, Finn heard his door squeak open. He grinned before pulling back the sheets and shifting over to make room for Quinn.