[idly, archie gets up to saunter over and sit next to finn; he was serious, he doesn't want anything to change. he doesn't exactly sit in finn's lap, of course, but he sits on the cushion next to him.]
I still don't blame you for that, you know. [he nudges finn.] You told me about the person you kissed at home before something went terribly wrong. Do you remember that?
[ He finds that he's grateful for Archie sitting closer now, even if he did agree that distance was better for that sort of conversation. He also smiles a little when Rose gets mentioned like his thoughts alone brought her up. ]
First of all, she kissed me. I was too panicked about the big gun pointed at my face to think about kissing people just then. [ Rose didn't miss a mark, though! ... He missed her. ] But, yeah. I remember.
She did like danger, but I don't know about that much. [ He wouldn't be shocked if that was true, though. Anyway, he'll remember that about the side-effects. Losing memories isn't something Finn's thrilled about.
Oh, uh... His feelings... Finn shrugs. ] I like you. And I like hanging out and learning from you. I don't want anything to get awkward between us...
You know, I'm still not really used to the whole... social expectations thing. Don't get me wrong, talking through feelings is pretty great, but I'm not used to things like labels, I guess. Whether or not someone is or isn't in a relationship or how you decide to get there. I don't mean being exclusive either, I just- I don't know... Trying to put it into a box is kind of hard when I don't know what all the boxes are, and I don't want it to really be like that.
I don't want us to change but I don't want us to stop getting closer. We don't have to be like that but- Wait, am I making any sense? [ Probably not. He's just thinking about all of it at once. Rose's kiss. Poe's feelings about being broken when he wasn't. Finn's loveless childhood. All of it. He doesn't want any of his relationships to go into a category with pre-defined rules, but he also didn't really think Archie was that kind of person, anyway. ]
I get you, [he says with a nod. he's pretty sure he does, at least.] I'm not expectin' a label, if it helps. Or to... draw lines on the ground and say, this is what we have, outside the line is what we don't have. I don't think it really works like that either.
[he's quiet for a moment as he mulls this over, expression thoughtful.]
We can continue on as we are. I mean, hell, I'd want to keep gettin' closer to ya even if we hadn't kissed. You're my friend, I want to know you and see you grow in this strange-ass land.
[seems finn was right on that read.]
I--I guess I just wanted you to know I didn't consider what happened a mistake, or something that was going to change our trajectory into something bad. [he looks over, chin still resting on his fist.] I guess there's no harm in goin' forward knowing that... we don't know!
[ Finn finds himself really relaxing after that one, a happy smile coming to his face. This is more along the lines of what he was expecting and almost what he was hoping for. ]
Okay... Good. I like that.
Sorry, I was just-... I want to know you, too. [ That probably doesn't make sense. He'll try again. ] I'm glad we're okay. [ Better. ]
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I still don't blame you for that, you know. [he nudges finn.] You told me about the person you kissed at home before something went terribly wrong. Do you remember that?
[he's thinking the sAME DUDE]
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First of all, she kissed me. I was too panicked about the big gun pointed at my face to think about kissing people just then. [ Rose didn't miss a mark, though! ... He missed her. ] But, yeah. I remember.
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Guess it wasn't much of a mood killer for her. Just checkin'-- sometimes weed makes ya spacey enough that you forget shit ya did.
[he exhales lightly.] How're you feelin' about all this? I just rolled on about my own thoughts but I didn't ask you...
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Oh, uh... His feelings... Finn shrugs. ] I like you. And I like hanging out and learning from you. I don't want anything to get awkward between us...
You know, I'm still not really used to the whole... social expectations thing. Don't get me wrong, talking through feelings is pretty great, but I'm not used to things like labels, I guess. Whether or not someone is or isn't in a relationship or how you decide to get there. I don't mean being exclusive either, I just- I don't know... Trying to put it into a box is kind of hard when I don't know what all the boxes are, and I don't want it to really be like that.
I don't want us to change but I don't want us to stop getting closer. We don't have to be like that but- Wait, am I making any sense? [ Probably not. He's just thinking about all of it at once. Rose's kiss. Poe's feelings about being broken when he wasn't. Finn's loveless childhood. All of it. He doesn't want any of his relationships to go into a category with pre-defined rules, but he also didn't really think Archie was that kind of person, anyway. ]
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[he's quiet for a moment as he mulls this over, expression thoughtful.]
We can continue on as we are. I mean, hell, I'd want to keep gettin' closer to ya even if we hadn't kissed. You're my friend, I want to know you and see you grow in this strange-ass land.
[seems finn was right on that read.]
I--I guess I just wanted you to know I didn't consider what happened a mistake, or something that was going to change our trajectory into something bad. [he looks over, chin still resting on his fist.] I guess there's no harm in goin' forward knowing that... we don't know!
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Okay... Good. I like that.
Sorry, I was just-... I want to know you, too. [ That probably doesn't make sense. He'll try again. ] I'm glad we're okay. [ Better. ]