( *&. closed starter ; sam & quinn )
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the exciting night many had been anticipating was finally here. the musical had been the topic of choice buzzing through the classrooms as those involved prepared and peers grew excited, and sam was no exception. he had been finding a majority of his free time in and out of rehearsals, helping in any way he could to make sure the musical as a whole would go smoothly. in a way sam was glad to have the distraction of the musical, but it required him being around quinn more than just during the school day. he knew he couldnโt avoid her forever, and after his long night talking with stacey he wasnโt so sure he wanted to avoid her anymore. he had realized he had only been avoiding her out of fear, fear of the future, of not being good enough, of stepping on quinnโs toes, etc. the talk with his sister had fueled his confidence and sparked a plan in samโs mind, he was going to act like an adultย and try to talk this out, hopefully for the better.ย
that is until friday night was upon him, and sam found himself either too busy or too nervous to approach quinn. they had all been running around behind the stage in the last minute frenzy that was before an show, and hardly any of them could find a break from it, especially the director. so instead sam focused his energy on the show and the kids, providing any encouraging words and fruit snacks he could give, because everyone likes fruit snacks right? but he was soon being shooed to his seat as the show began. to say he was proud would be an understatement, in his eyes the show had been one of the best he had seen. maybe even better than the original musical, but he might have been a bit biased. he was so proud that he jumped up when the applause started, cheering and whistling like that dad at graduation and waited around after the show to congratulate all of the kids.ย
during this time though, sam had kept an eye on quinn so that maybe he could catch her when she was alone but her praises seemed never ending that night as he tried his best not to look like he was just waiting around. finally though, people started heading home and he found his way trying to catch back up with quinn as she headed away from where all the greetings had been.ย โquinn, wait up,โ he called, jogging slightly to where she stood. was he really ready to do this? probably not, but when was he ever going to be?ย โi uh, well if youโre not busy i was wondering if we could talk? i mean if youโre wanting to get home or something thatโs fine i wonโt keep you i just thought iโd ask now since everyone is leaving and if i didnโt ask now iโd never ask and iโm rambling so please shut me up,โ
@quinnyismsโ
Here it was. The moment Quinn had been waiting for, opening night. It wasnโt going to be her up on that stage but she did feel so much for these kids who she had only bonded with for the past few months. As the curtain drew and she was watching the entire show play out, she was so happy and all the nerves that had been building up since February had all went away. She put on that production, with the help of other people, but she did that. She couldnโt help but be so proud of herself and her kids at the same time, everyone did so amazingly in Quinnโs mind and she hoped everyone in the audience thought the same.
As the show came to an end she, of course, gave her kids an encouraging Will Schuester inspired speech and let them go off doing whatever they wanted to. After almost everyone left the auditorium, she made her way over to the costume rack, making sure everyone had returned their costumes until she was overcome by an eruption of emotions and in true Quinn Fabray fashion began to cry. Proud of herself, proud of her drama kids, all of them. Letting out a hard sigh, her hand clutching to the cross around her neck, she wiped up her tears and made her way out to leave, but was stopped by plenty of people of praising her and greeting her.
After it seemed like hours upon hours of people praising her, she was finally ready to leave until she heard a familiar voice, who she was expecting not to say anything to her tonight. Turning around to face him, she offered a soft smile.ย โNo, I can stay and chat. I was just gonna go curl up on my couch with a bottle of wine and watch New Girl on Netflix,โ she thought about it for a moment if she should mention Anakin being at her momโs for the night, but she didnโt know if it was even something she should disclose.

















