With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable.

Finch. mechanic. uncle. lost

[ofrevolvtions]

"Well that could mean anything," Rio lifted his shoulders, "I'm surprised the oil wasn't just dirt then, though it ain't lookin' too good on you, either. The engine was still running?" Maybe it wasn't in quite as shit a condition as Finch was leading it on to be, but still. Rio didn't want to have to be the one to find out with it literally blew up in their faces.

"Well I am not the one with the say on whether or not she gets another appointment," Rio held up his hands in a 'not my problem' sort of gesture. "But if you see her again, I beg you to make sure I'm at a safe but viewable distance of the wreckage."

[with-golden-wings]

"Oh there is probably a bit of dirt in the oil." Finch shook his head slightly, a small laugh falling from his lips. "Surprising yes, some how the engine was still running, though I'm not sure for how much longer." Finch said shaking his head slightly.

"Maybe I should talk to the boss about it? I just really don't want to deal with her again." Finch said as he looked back at the car, looking it over again. Not that he really knew what Rio was working on. "Oh I will be sure to let you know, if she does in fact return." Finch said as he looked back at Rio. "In fact, if you want. She's all yours."

[thad-spaulding]

Off upstairs in one of the beds, Thaddeus laid there in the fire department just staring up at the ceiling.  The man had already cleaned the kitchen and prepared a bit to cook dinner later that night for the rest of the firemen.  Of course, the police officers would be invited because there was always plenty of food to go around.  As he rolled out from the bed, he got up and stretched until he thought he heard something down below.  Right now, it was just him in the building so he decided to take the pole down to check what was going on.

As he looked around, he heard someone say fuck causing him to jump back a little.  “Uh,” was all he could utter at first, unsure who this person was and their intentions.  “Oh, um.  Yeah, earlier we had washed the rigs.  There is one out right now, that’s why it is open.”  Thaddeus replied.  “Everything okay?”  He asked.  “You seem a bit, I dunno dazed.”

[with-golden-wings]

Finch smiled softly as he nodded his head when Thaddeus asked if everything was alright. "Yeah, yeah everything okay." Finch looked at the fire truck he was standing next to. "It's just been awhile since I've in a fire station is all." Finch stepped away from the truck and walked over to the male. "I'm Finch." Finch held his hand out for the other.

[xanderxmoorex]

"Thats altight, it happens," Avery nods, as he reaches over to pat the others back, "Too much on your mind?" He asks, when people were this distracted it usually meant they were too inside their own heads. "I'm okay, I'm stronger than I look" Ave smiles, Specially now with the Wolf, he knew this to be the truth.

"Thanks," he says meaning the man trying to help him pick up his book. "I'm Avery, by the way," he reaches out his hand for the other to shake.

[with-golden-wings]

"Yeah, yeah you could say that." Finch smiled as he pushed a hand through his hair slightly. "Just an overthinking day." Finch said as he shrugged slightly, before he nodded slightly. "Good, good. Would hate to because of any of your injuries." Finch laughed as he reached out and took Avery's hand, shaking it quickly. "Finch, nice too meet you." Finch said before he shifted back slightly. "I'm glad you are okay and all, but I think we better get out of the doorway before we hurt anyone else."

[with-golden-wings]

But I cut people out, like tags on my clothing I end up all alone, but I still keep hoping

I wanna feel all that love and emotion Be that attached to the person I'm holding Someday, I'll be fallin' without caution But for now, I'm only people watching - People watching, Conan Gray

@sofiacmieux

[with-golden-wings]

Finch glanced around the small cafe, trying to find a quite open spot. He noticed a women in the back, packing her things up and standing getting ready leave, Finch shifted slightly and started to head in that direction, but didn't want to hover to make the women feel like she had to rush out of there.

Finch smiled softly, as the women passed him. Finch reached the table and was about to sit down when he spied a wallet sitting near the edge. "Oh." Finch said as he grabbed the wallet, before he looked around to see if he could spot her, to no luck. Finch quickly moved through the small crowd. Coffee cradled in one hand, the wallet in the other as he pushed his way out side and looked down the street. He spotted the women not too far up the street. "Excuse me." Finch called as he moved as he quickly as he could down the street, dodging people as he went. "Miss? Wait?" Finch called again, as he tried to get the women's attention. Finch took a breath as he caught up to her. "Excuse me." Finch tried again with a small smile. "You left your wallet."

[with-golden-wings]

"Okay, have we got everything?" Finch asked kneeling down in front of James. He smiled as he pushed his finger's through his nephew's hair slowly. "The cookies are in your bag for the shared morning tea and your lunch is there too." Finch glanced up at the teacher at door, greeting the students as they went. "Uncle Finch, we went through my bag three times this morning and once in the car." James said as he adjusted himself on his crutches. Finch nodded as he took a breath. "Okay, Cap." Finch said with a laugh as he pressed a kiss to James's hair line. "Remember if you feel like coming home early, just get the school me." Finch stood up and nodded his head. James let out a sigh before he nodded. "I know, but I'll be okay." James said as he turned around a headed for the school.

Finch bit his lip slightly, as he watched James greet the teacher. He knew James would be alright, he was happy and healthy. Nothing bad was gonna happen, but not matter how many times Finch told himself that doubt creeped. Once James was in side, Finch turned away getting ready to head back to his car, when he bumped into another parent in the drop off area. "Oh Fu...fudge." Finch recovered as he looked at the women. "I'm sorry, I didn't see you." Finch shook his head slightly. "Which is dumb, as we are surrounded by adult dropping off the small humans." Finch let out a soft laugh as he stepped back. "Sorry, I didn't mean to trample you or your small human." Finch said as he looked down at the child and smiled softly.

[with-golden-wings]

I'm still holdin' on to everything that's dead and gone I don't wanna say goodbye, 'cause this one means forever And now you're in the stars and six-feet's never felt so far Here I am alone between the heavens and the embers- In the stars, Benson Boone

[ofrevolvtions]

"You don't think she's done it ever?" Rio answered, elbow deep in the engine cavity of a car he'd been working on. After a grunt of effort he straightened back up, leaning on the frame of the car and studying his work before finally casting his eyes over towards Finch. "Shit, how long ago did she buy it?"

He turned, sitting against the edge of the car and grabbing a nearby towel to wipe his hands. "She's gunna run that shit straight into the ground - if it doesn't explode in her face first. We takin' bets on how it goes and when at this point? I'm always partial to a good show."

[with-golden-wings]

"With the amount of oil and god knows what else came out of her car." Finch gestured to his shirt, which wasn't as white as when he started the day. "I'm going with no." Finch pushed himself off the wall and towards the car Rio was working on. "She said she brought it five years ago, when I asked her. But I don't fully believe that."

Finch glanced at the car for a moment before he nodded as he looked back at Rio. "Oh I tried to tell her that. But she was all, my husband works with, he will look at it." Finch said with a sigh as he pushed his hand through his hair slightly. "Honestly I think it's going to be a very short bet. You should of heard how it sounded." Finch grimaced slightly. "I'm surprise she made it out of the yard."

[natsuki-inokata]

Natsuki stumbled backward a few steps, trying to avoid getting walked into, clutching the books she'd just purchased close to her chest though one of the smaller paperback books slipped out beneath her elbow and fell pages down to the floor. She grimaced for the worst possible thing to happen would be that the pages of her newly purchased book would get folded and creased horribly and as she stooped down to pick it up to inspect the damage, was unfortunately faced with many such folds. Despite this tragedy, Natsuki only tucked the book once again into her arms and shook her head politely, "Oh, no it is okay. I'm fine." But her book was not. "Are you...?"

[with-golden-wings]

Finch frowned as he watched the book tumbled to the ground, before the girl bent down to pick up it. "Is your book okay? I'm so sorry." Finch said as he looked up at her face, a soft smile on his features. "I can replace the book if there is any damage, it's my fault after all." Finch his lips a little as his eyes fell back down to the book the women was holding. Finch nodded his head at the question. "Yeah, no I'm okay. I'm sorry again."

[xanderxmoorex]

While he hasn't been talking to Tyler in a bit, Avery still wanted to get over this weird phase and just be back to their friendship the way it was, so he figured he'd drop by the bookstore and found some books that could help Tyler on his quest to understand his power. What he didn't expect was to be "run over" by a big ass guy as he was trying to leave, "Geez!" Ave mumbles, glad for the wolf strenght that kept him on his feet, the book flying off his hand though, "It's...fine," Ave says, as he bets down to pick it up, "I'm hard to miss," he half jokes. "But you should probably pay attention from up there, you know?" he teases playfully, "You good?"

[with-golden-wings]

Finch took a step back as he pushed a hand through his hair. "Sorry again." Finch said as he went to reach down to help the other pick up the book. But the stranger bet him too it, picking it up first. Finch laughed softly as he nodded his head slightly. "Yeah, I'm not really good at watching where I'm going. It's a flaw of mine, sadly." Finch said as he shifted back again before he nodded his head. "Yeah, yeah. I'm good. How about yourself?"

[with-golden-wings]

Today was one of the days, where James didn't go to school and of course today was the day the babysitter called in sick. Finch couldn't find anyone else that could take James for a few hours, so the only option he had was to take James to work. Of which Finch was running late for, god his boss was gonna regret hiring him and probably bringing the kid to work was frowned upon as well. But Finch didn't have much choice. As they entered the break room, thankful that no one was in here. Finch guided James over to the table, helping him sit down before he leaned James's crutches against the table."Alright little me." Finch said as he laid James's work sheets out the table for him, and set up his ipad before he placed the bag on the chair next to James.

"There is your work sheets, and you can watch some of those videos the school has suggested." Finch leaned forward and pressed a kiss to the top of his head. "I'm gonna try and find someone who will be able to come and look after you alright." Finch stood up, sighing a little. He was really failing at this parent thing. Finch tensed up a little as he heard footsteps behind him, he turned slightly and saw Ryden standing in the door. "Fuck, Boss." Finch shook his head slightly as he pushed a hand through his hair. "Swear jar, uncle Finch." James said as he glanced at Finch before he looked at Ryden. "Hello Mr Ryden." James said politely before he looked back his work sheets "Yeah, yeah. Keep a tab." Finch laughed as he turned to face Ryden fully. "I'm sorry, the babysitter fell through and I know I'm running late." Finch said as he huffed a breath. "I promise, I'm working on it."

@wolfontheloose

[with-golden-wings]

Finch wiped his hands on the cloth, as he walked back into the work shop. His white tank top, and hands were covered in oil. That was going to take sometime to get off. Finch tossed the cloth onto the closet workbench before he moved further into the garage, it was well past his break time. He was about to head for the break room, when Rio caught his eyes.

"If old lady Chatham asks to get her oil changed." Finch said as he walked over to the other and leaned on the wall. "May I ask that we strongly suggest that we send her else." Finch sighed as he stretched his neck slightly, his body didn't like being hunched over the car for as long as he was. "I don't think she has taken that car to be serviced, since she brought it."

@ortizrio

[with-golden-wings]

Finch had finished work early, and a few hours to kill before he had to pick up James from school. They were seeing how well James did with a full day, and truthfully Finch as nervous. He knew that James wanted to do full days, and be like the rest of the kids. But Finch was worried that James, would push himself. Finch shook the thought out of his head, James would be fine. He was a smart, capable boy and he could do anything he set his mind too. Finch took to walking around town when he had free time, just getting use to the layout of the town and once again his feet had brought him to the fire station.

Finch sighed as he looked at the building, before his eyes landed on the rigs inside the building. Pushing a hand through his hair, Finch took a deep breath before he walked into the building. He would be lying if he said he didn't miss this life. But he knew that with James in his life, he need to be in a somewhat stable job and James didn't need to worry if Finch would come home or not. Finch walked over to ladder truck and ran his fingers over it. Still, it was something he strived something, something he was good at. A noise behind him, causing Finch to jump a little. "Fuck." Finch muttered out as he turned around and notice a male standing next to the ambulance. "Shit, uh sorry." Finch smiled weakly as he rubbed the back of his neck a little. "Didn't uh..." Finch bit his lip a little as he tried to figure out what he was apologizing for. "The doors were opened. I was just curious."

@thad-spaulding

[with-golden-wings]

Finch walked into the kitchen, as he heard the time for the oven go off. He grabbed the oven mitts, before he opened the over and pulled the tray off cookies out. "Okay, little man. Cookies for the bake sale are done." Finch placed the tray on the wooden chopping board before he looked over at James. "Have you picked any games out yet?" Finch asked as he closed the oven and turned it off before he put the oven mitts away. James grinned as he held up three games. "I got crash team racing, sonic and mario carts." James said as he put them on the coffee table before he shuffled towards the kitchen, grabbing the counter when he got closer. "Did...did you order the pizza?" James asked, voice breathy as normal. Finch nodded his head. "Of course, what is guys night with out the pizza."

After Finch transferred the cookies on to a cooling rack, he grabbed his phone. Checking the time before he looked over at James. "Are you feeling alright?" Finch moved over to James, and knelt down in front of him. Finch pushed some hair out of James's eyes. A hair cut was overdue, something Finch should really look into. James nodded his head as a knock sounded on the door. "Alright, go and answer it." Finch smiled as he moved back to the kitchen, grabbed some glasses out of the pantry. James shuffled over to door, using the wall as a balance. Once a door, he took a moment to open it before he smiled brightly as he saw Tony on the other side. "Tony. I picked three games for us." James said in way of a greeting. Finch poked his head around the corner a little, a small laugh falling from his lips. "Cap, let Tony in the door first."

@tony-baxter

[with-golden-wings]

Finch smiled as he handed the shopping list to his nephew, James before he grabbed a shopping cart. "Alright, little man. We ready to go?" Finch looked at James, who had a bright smile on his face as he nodded his head. Finch laughed as he knelt down and adjusted James glasses slightly. "Well for starters goof, you can't see if you don't have these right." Finch ruffled James hair before he leaned the small boy into the Supermarket.

"Alright." Finch said as he placed a loaf of bread into the cart. "What is next, Cap?" Finch asked as he looked down at James. James held out the list, adjusting himself on his crutches as he read the list. "We need cereal." James said his voice coming out a bit breathy. Finch nodded his head as he followed James towards the cereal area. Finch was about to turn corner when he noticed James go in the other direction. "What? James?" Finch called out, for a kid who relied on crutches to help him walk, he sure moved fast. "Mr Roman." James called out as he neared the older man, a bright smile on his face. Finch caught up to James, stepping away from the cart and moving closer to his nephew. "James, you can't do that." Finch said softly as he placed a hand onto James's shoulder. "Roman." Finch gave a slight nod his head. "Sorry, about that. He tends to get a little excited."

@werewolfroman

[with-golden-wings]

Finch had a few hours to kill before he had to pick up James from school. He was still getting use the small town, the ins and out. The small shortcuts that made life easier when he was in hurry. But today, today he just wanted to breath and discover what the town had to offer. Finch found himself walking along the main street, it was busy. But oddly quite at the same time, no one seemed to be in a rush to get anywhere.

Finch stopped outside a bookshop, he looked through the window. He didn't have a lot of money, he couldn't really afford to splurge on something like a book, but still it wouldn't hurt to look right? Finch stepped away from the window, and headed for the door. Just as he was about to push it open, the door opened and he walked into the person who was on their way out. "Oh shit. Sorry." Finch said as he rightened himself before he looked over at the person. "Are you alright? Sorry, I wasn't looking. Single minded thought here."