[FINCHEL-Canon to S3 graduation, minus lost boy Finn & no train station - instead, they DO get married right after grad.]
Summary: Fifteen years, two successful careers, and one broken relationship. They tried, really they did – until they didn't. When Rachel makes a terrible mistake she has to pay the price; the cost? Finn. Are there some things you can't come back from, or will their tether holdfast, be the anchor that weathers the storm?
STATUS: **COMPLETE**
Glee - Rated: M - English
Genre/Tags: Angst/Hurt/Comfort; Drama; Romance; Teen marriage; Fame; Infidelity
Chapters: 4
Words: 26,936
Published Aug 7, 2024
CAST: FINN, RACHEL, KURT, SANTANA, PUCK
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
[excerpt - ACT II]
Two years passed. His band was on their first co-headlining US tour with Fallout Boy and she’d landed her first leading Broadway role. Maureen in Rent was always on her bucket list, and she nailed it night after night, seven shows per week. After a few months, she gave up an occasional Sunday performance to her understudy so she could fly to wherever Finn was performing that weekend. They made love on his tour bus and in his hotel room and drunk-fucked a couple of times in nightclub bathrooms.
. . . . .
“I want us to start a family, baby. You think you’ll be ready soon?”
“I do too, Finn, someday... but you know, I’ve just landed my first big role. There’s a chance for my first Tony if all goes well, and if it happens, I’m positive there’s going to be more shows lined up waiting for me. I... babe, you know I want this too, so much, with you... but this isn’t the right time. I’m just getting started.”
“I know.... I know... fuck. I just wish I didn’t have to be on the road so much.”
“Finn, baby, I miss you when you’re gone, more than you know, but we knew this was gonna be hard. And you’re living your dream too. I won’t take that away from you. I want this for you, and I know you want it too. I’m so proud of you. We’ll find the right time, soon.”
“Promise?”
“Yeah.. just, right now isn’t it. We have plenty of time. We’re not even 25 yet.”
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[excerpt Act III]
"... You were MY home and you wrecked it. I never thought you’d do it to me again. I didn’t... you swore you wouldn’t, but you fucking lied... Again. You shoulda never come back to me. Guess you were still pretending after all.”
“Finn, please listen, I’m sorry! I’m so sorry baby, it’s not what you think, it wasn’t y–” ...
... He ended the call by dropping his phone in the toilet and flushing it. “Down down down you go... Just like the last fifteen fucking years... bye bye bye, Rachel fucking Berry. Poisonous bitch.”
. . . . .
“Hi there. Name’s Puckerman. Someone called me to discreetly handle the little, uh, ‘problem’ you have hiding somewhere in this fine establishment. You wanna point me in the right direction?”
“Mr Puckerman, oh yes! Thank goodness! I do hope you can resolve this matter quickly and quietly. I’m such a fan of Mr Hudson’s. Thankfully my manager is out sick this evening which means I’m in charge; otherwise, I can assure the authorities would have been called by now. He seemed so sad three days ago, so I know there must be something terribly wrong with him. I just didn’t want to see things made worse by an incident like this splashed across tabloid headlines.”
“Well if he were in his right mind, I’m sure he’d be thanking you for your understanding.”
“Oh, it’s my pleasure. Mr Hudson has been our guest many times before and he’s always been so kind and courteous, and well, I just hope you can help him. Quietly. But he does need to leave today. We’ve had too many complaints from other guests on that floor.”
“Yeah. We stayed here for our National Show Choir competition back in high school. He’s kind of attached to this place. So lemme guess, he’s sloshed, shit-faced, and totally out of his fucking mind. Is that about the size of it?”
OMG i never caught it but this is the song from the pilot (also from Oliver Twist) when we first meet Rachel (and creepy Sandy Ryerson)... 🤣🤣
and what an amazing camera transition from Rachel's question on sheet music to the answer looming in the doorway 😉 (too bad they were about to set off the tripwire that derails them a season later in this scene 😭😭)
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