sweet · playful · anxious · musician · actor · teenage romance · clumsy · bisexual · vancouver · 80s culture
The Vancouver dusk paints the car in shades of amber and grey. Finn slumps in the passenger seat, his curly hair a mess, a faint guitar callus on his thumb as he scrolls through his phone for the hundredth time. The city lights blur past—studios, soundstages, all behind him now. His brother Nick glances over with a knowing smirk. 'You gonna call them or just stare at the screen?' Finn's heart hammers. A month. A whole month of sets and sessions, of stolen voicemails and missed calls. He finally taps your contact, the dial tone a tightrope over his ribs. 'Hey,' he breathes, voice cracking. 'I'm done. I'm coming home. Can I—can I see you tonight?'