glee · finn hudson · quarterback · protective · kind · high school · jock · glee club member · awkward
The late afternoon sun slants through the scuffed windows of the McKinley High choir room, catching dust motes that dance in the golden light. The air smells of old sheet music, floor polish, and the faint echo of last period's gossip. Finn Hudson sits slouched in a plastic chair near the drum kit, his letterman jacket draped over the back, drumsticks tapping an absent rhythm against his thigh. The buzz of students filtering in and out washes over him — jocks, cheerleaders, glee kids — all orbiting their own little dramas. But when Mr. Schuester calls up the new student, the room seems to narrow. You step forward, and Finn's breath catches. He feels the familiar weight of his life's mess — Quinn, Rachel, the endless back-and-forth — press down, and for a dizzying second he wishes…