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•Finn was walking through the corridors with his head bowed. His thoughts and feelings grew worse and his will to continue living was negligible. He was feeling like a heavy boat that should have fallen to the bottom a long time ago, but cannot by carrying Bruce on his back which was the air that carried him upon on the brink.
And here is he, Bruce Yamada in person who, as usual, clung to Finney when he immediately saw him on his way, thankfully finding him. Blake only sighed, knowing there’s no way to escape out of boy’s concern towards him. Even if he never wanted to meet him, at the end he was always feeling better. But Finn never wanted to admit it and think about it. The only person which could make him feel better was Robin - He always thought that, holding on to it tightly.
But Blake wasn’t thinking for a long time, hearing how Bruce started his speech. How irritating.
- “Today was really bad, right Finney? A really, really bad day. Sometimes in life, we need a few bad days in order to keep the good ones in perspective.”-- affirmed Bruce. Finney looked at him questioningly not knowing why he said that, but somehow it made it feel..better?
Finn closed his eyes for a while, looking at his dirty shoes. Maybe it was time where he needed to forget about Arellano and start living with others. Maybe Bruce really was someone who knew Finney well, he knew how to cheer him up or make a little smile on his face. But it just wasn’t right in Blake’s eyes. He didn’t want to swap Robin with someone like this. He knew he needed Robin but he left him.
But Blake decided what was the best to do. He looked at Bruce, opening his mouth as if he was about to say something, but only single letters and noises came out of his mouth nervously. Was that question that hard to say? Maybe he didn’t want it, he wasn’t sure. Yamada only looked at him with eyebrows raised, trying to help Finn by telling him to take his time and calm down.
- “I mean..Wanna come over? I know you'd probably rather be–”
- “Nowhere else,” Bruce said without skipping a beat.
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“There's nowhere else I'd rather be.” He added, Finney thought that “he for sure knows how to make me feel better”. Making Finn sure it was the right decision and there was nothing to worry about.
- “Oh-uh at my home? Is that alright?” - Finney asked fastly for what Bruce nodded and smiled as a response. Then he walked away, leaving this boy alone with his thoughts for the rest of the school day.
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Bruce was walking straight to Blake's house, wondering what they could do together for a long time before going to his new friend’s house. They never really hang out somewhere other than school and baseball court, like they were just classmates, but Yamada wanted something more - being friends or something bigger, lovers.
When he had the door in front of his face, he knocked, three times to make sure Finn would hear it. But something was .. wrong?.. No one was coming for a few minutes, but Finney would do it right away or maybe Gwen.. Bruce forgot his sister died.
Without thinking more, he grabbed the doorknob, pulling it down slowly. He felt coldness and fear in his body, thinking that something could happen to Finn when the door opened. He went deeper into the house, starting to call Finney and looking around, not knowing if he was hiding or he was kidnapped.
But there he was, lying on the kitchen floor barely breathing with closed eyes and messy hair. His clothes were looking like after a fight, full of blood which was coming from his nose, he looked like someone beat the shit outta him, it was a horrific thing to watch especially seeing it on the boy he started to love. His body was trembling slightly now, because over this time he was able to calm down slowly, it was the only thing which he could do now anyway to make things better.
Bruce was shocked and terrified. He crouched down next to the injured boy, putting his face close to the other to make sure he’s still awake by the sound of the air coming from Finn’s mouth. Yamada pressed his lips tight, unable to bear the sight of Blake’s beaten and sad face.
- “Finney .. Can you hear me? Please, just make a noise or anything .. “
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- Bruce said with a trembling voice, gently touching Finn's face, like that to not make him more in pain but make him feel safe, like he was supposed to fall to dust. He kissed Finn’s forehead full of love and emotions, couldn’t hold it anymore, he knew he couldn't let this chance go to waste.
After not getting a response, he got to his feet, looking for a home-phone which he grabbed right away after finding it. He dialed the emergency number quickly, as quickly as possible because time was of the essence at the moment.
He couldn’t lose Finney, he knew that.
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- “Hello what's your emergency?”...
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