dramadramaduck | [video; omwf]

[ 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! ]]

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[ 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 ]

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

[ you're making him blush ]

Uh, I guess. Thanks.

Hey, just calling it like I see it.

That's really nice of you. I'm Finn, by the way.

Claire. [ She grins. ] Nice to meet you.

You too.

So, you like music and stuff?

Yeah! I'm not much for singing myself, really... Just never picked it up as a hobby, I guess. But you should see my iTunes library.

I only ever sang for fun until I ended up joining the glee club at school. Is your iTunes library huge or something?

We didn't have anything like that at my school. It takes up like half the space on my computer.

You didn't? That's a shame.

Wow, that is a lot of music.

I was a cheerleader. It kept me busy enough, anyway.

[ She grins. ] Toldja.

Oh, awesome. Cheerleading is cool.

It must be all different genres, if you've got that much?

[ She snorts. ] Yeah, sure. Unless you get into the politics. Girls are crazy.

Yep! Little bit of everything, I think.

[ he laughs ] Yeah, I know all about that.

That's awesome. Do you have a favorite?

Do I wanna ask?

It's hard to pick. I've been really into Ingrid Michaelson lately.

I've dated a couple of cheerleaders.

I don't think I've heard any of her stuff.

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