[video; omwf]

[daretotry]

[ the video starts and you see Finn dressed in coveralls, working in Burt's tire shop. The hood of a car is up and he's tinkering with something inside it, until a woman - his mom - walks over holding a brown paper bag ]

Finn, I brought you lunch.

[ he straightens up, turning to her with a smile ] Oh, thanks. [ he ducks his head so she can stretch up and kiss him on the cheek, then tells her to leave the bag on the side near his toolkit. As he cleans the oil from his hands, she tells him that she and Burt won't be home for dinner since Burt has a meeting to discuss his campaign plans ]

But you're okay to close up the shop by yourself, right?

Sure, it's fine.

You are a good boy. It's so great that Burt can rely on you to hold down the fort here while he's busy. I'm so proud of you, sweetie.

[ Finn tries to return her smile, but it definitely looks a little forced. As Carole wanders over to talk to one of the other workers, some music starts playing (who knows how) and Finn starts to sing, watching her with a sad expression ]

Told you I was joining the army, had no excuse
Seemed the right thing to do.
And you called me a fool,
Said I'd come back mean and cruel.
I said I just wanted to make my father proud
Even though he's not around.
Been gone since I was a baby.
I'm still worried what he'd think about me.

Playing the drums just ain't gonna cut it for long.
I mean singing these songs don't compare to what he did over there.
Need to prove I can carry my share,
Take on my own load and bear.
To me it all seems fair.

[ and just like that the strange musical quality of the video stops. Carole waves to Finn, giving no indication that she heard the song, and leaves.

With a small sigh, Finn grabs his lunch and heads to the back office so he can eat ]

[[ regular text is Finn, italics are Carole. Replies will ICly come later, once he's home from work and realizes this got posted! ]]

Comments

Wow, this song fits so well, I thought you'd written it until I listened to the video

[makewayforroze]

There are other ways to be a good person.

I thought I was gonna hafta write something until I stumbled upon this! It's good, huh? xD

[daretotry]

I know, but it wouldn't be the same.

It's perfect!

[makewayforroze]

It IS the same. It's good that you want to bond with the memory of your father but I think most fathers would be happy to know their sons had grown to be a good man.

:D ♥

[daretotry]

There is kind of more to it than just wanting to make him proud.

[makewayforroze]

Then what is it about?

[antibadstuff]

[ Aww Finn. ]

You didn't tell her?

[ Buffy didn't.. really know much about this, but-- But not telling the woman who's obviously his mother is another thing. ]

[daretotry]

She knew I was thinking about it before... But she talked me out of it.

[antibadstuff]

Make sure you don't leave without telling her. There's nothing wrong with wanting to join up, but you can't leave without telling her.

[daretotry]

Oh, man, no. I'd never do that. I mean, it'd be kinda tempting 'cause then she couldn't stop me from doing it, but that would be such a dick move.

[antibadstuff]

Glad you know that. Sometimes the easier things are what we end up doing, so it's good you decided to tell her.

[nudelikeme]

Do you usually break out like a song bird?

[daretotry]

No! I mean-- well, kind of yes 'cause of glee but usually that's planned.

[nudelikeme]

So since you're out of high school you're just going to start breaking into songs for fun now?

[daretotry]

I think it's a virus. I didn't mean to sing that.

[nudelikeme]

Can't wait until my first time. Have to say I'm glad I missed the train to Broadway, but I'm glad I get to see the pay-per-view.

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[whitechocolate]

[With Finn working it meant Sam was extremely bored back at the Hudson/Hummel/Evans house. Hanging out with Kurt and Blaine made him feel a bit like a third wheel.

Witnessing Finn sing wasn't out of the ordinary, but Sam was worried about him after watching the video. Ever since he came back from being with his family in Kentucky he was getting vibes from Finn that he wasn't all that happy since graduation. There wasn't anything wrong with working at Burt's shop but Sam could tell he wanted to do more with his life.

Sam decided to drop in at the shop to try and cheer Finn up. He couldn't help but be reminded of Grease as he walked in. Which was he put on his best Danny Zuko accent as he came up to the car Finn was working on.]

Why this car could be systematic! Hydromatic! Ultramatic! Why it could be Greased Lightnin'!

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[daretotry]

[ being a bit slow on the uptake, Finn glanced to the radio on the shelf wondering why it was suddenly playing songs from a musical...before realizing it was actually Sam. He looked over to his friend with a grin ]

If I got a dime every time someone made that joke I'd be rich by now. [ he quipped. His song from earlier was still preying on his mind but he was trying to distract himself rather than keep thinking about it. And right now he wasn't even aware yet that it had been recorded ]

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[whitechocolate]

Sorry man, couldn't resist...

Just so you know, you got recorded singing. [He leaned against the car.] You wanna talk about it?

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[daretotry]

[ damn ]

Are you serious? [ he frowned, wiping his hands on his overalls again and leaning against the car he'd been working on ]

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[whitechocolate]

Yeah. [Awkward pause.] I think a virus is going around. Buffy and Steve got recorded singing too...

You don't have to talk about it, but I'm here if you need someone to vent to.

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[indestructible]

You're a really good singer. [ She doesn't really know him at all, so she can't make a comment on the whole army thing. But he has a nice voice. ]

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[daretotry]

Oh. [ he smiles shyly ] Thanks. I've had loads of practice.

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[indestructible]

It shows! Why are you working in a garage? You could probably land a record deal if you talked to the right people. Where I grew up, they love that style.

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[daretotry]

[ he shrugs one shoulder ] It's my stepdad's garage and he needs someone to keep an eye on the place while he's off doing campaign stuff. Since he was training me up it made sense for it to be me. [ let's just avoid the other stuff she said for now since he doesn't think he's THAT good ]

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[indestructible]

So you're a good singer and you're really nice. Two for two.