Okay, so evidently Im in my happy place, cause I just thought: You know, Animalasaysrauer would totally crush a Stormpilot Wrong Number Modern AU too! So I'm leaving this gift of a prompt at your doorstep! #NotSelfServingAtAll
Finn was pretty sure his eyes had crossed. Fucking Hamilton. Did he have to be so verbose? Or should he be blaming the instructor that assigned all the fucking Federalist Papers? Or maybe he should just blame himself for going to grad school in the first place.
He was distracted from his thoughts by his cellphone buzzing on the coffee table, and he grunted, thinking it was his mom, wishing him a happy Valentine’s Day. He frowned at the local number that flashed on the screen. He didn’t recognize it, or at least it wasn’t saved in his contacts.
As soon as he connected, he heard a male voice on the other side. “C’mon, c’mon, c’mon, pick up. Oh god, Jess, you’re going to kill me, and you’ll be right, but please, God, pick up-”
“Uh.” The voice paused. “You’re not Jess.”
“Shit, I thought I got her new number right, fuck, fuck-”
There was a muffled little gasp on the other end of the line, like the guy had held back a sob. “I don’t know what to do.”
Finn clenched his fist, then released it, immediately triggered by the sound of desperation in the other man’s voice. “My name is Finn,” he said calmly. “What can I do to help?”
Finn’s heart broke a little at the disbelief. “Yeah. Are you in Riverton? I can call the police, or-”
“No police. Just. Um. Yeah, I’m in Riverton. On campus, at the library. And my ex, um. Ben. He’s been, just kind of waiting outside for me? And his friends have the other entrances covered, too? And I don’t know what to do, so I’m hiding in the stacks.”
Finn’s fist clenched again. “Hey, it’s going to be okay. I’m going to come get you, and take you wherever you’ll be safe. Um. I mean, if you want. I realize it may be hard to trust a stranger over the phone.”
There was that little gasp again. “You’re all I’ve got right now, buddy. Finn. I’m Poe. I’m, um, in-” There was a pause, where it was evident Poe was looking around for a landmark. “I’m in ancient history, I think.”
Finn laughed a little, under his breath. “Yeah, I know where that is. Hang tight, okay buddy?”
TO BE CONTINUED - TOMORROW!
My contribution for Stormpilot Week - Day 1 - Modern AU, but as suggested above, I’ll be continuing this story all week!