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Mid-May 2026
May turned out to be warm and truly eventful, full of unexpected moments and genuine joy. It was this month, which was also supposed to usher in the hot summer, the month in which Schnapp was finally supposed to graduate from college.
That day became the most vivid memory of his life: his entire family came to his graduation, including his beloved sister, whom he had also visited and attended her graduation the month before, and, most importantly, a secret guest he hadn't expected to see at all.
Noah Schnapp: " I remember us all taking turns going up on stage, being presented with certificates and documents, and then shaking hands with the college principal. But perhaps, the moment I remember most, was when it was my turn: I approached the principal to do the same as my classmates, and, oh my god, he ran out on stage… He was completely unkempt, his hair was carelessly styled, sticking out from under the hood of his hoodie, and in his hands was a luxurious bouquet of fresh, cherry roses. He nearly knocked me over, handed me the bouquet, and lifted me up - I was surprised that he lifted me, because I was heavier due my strong muscles, he kissed me. There was so much noise somewhere down by the stage… I was so embarrassed, that my whole face turned red. Finn always had a knack for doing something unexpected - really unexpected. "
This secret guest was a man who was also incredibly close to Schnapp, someone he had been dating secretly for several years, away from the press and the public, a man, he trusted with his heart and never regretted this choice - Finn Wolfhard. Despite personal matters and travel problems, Finn still came. He wanted to give a gift; he simply couldn't resist coming and congratulating his partner on such an important moment in his life.
The Canadian also attended the post-ceremony celebration, staying with the American and his family until the following day.
Towards the end of the month
Just a week after graduating from university, as Cameron had planned, he was supposed to move to New York, only full-time, in New York, and not to a nearby town. The money for the house, or rather the first payment, had been collected. On the one hand, his parents were always ready to help their son if any problems arose, and on the other, Cameron offered his partner, Michael, the chance to live in the house together. At first, Noah was a little nervous, unsure whether he should propose something that it is so serious, and he was unsure how the other would react. But after collecting his thoughts, he wrote to Finn. He explained his position, a possible plan of action, and, having made his proposal to Wolfhard, surprisingly didn't have to wait long for a response. Wolfhard read the messages almost instantly - as if he sensed that this person was meant to write to him on that very day and at that very time. Surprisingly, but also very pleased, was the firm "yes" that came.
But the Canadian also decided to do something that almost brought tears to American eyes: he offered to pay the entire house purchase. Why? As he himself explained:
Finn Wolfhard: " Considering the income from merch sales and the gradual release of the album, meaning reactions and reviews, I have the opportunity to pay the entire amount upfront. It will be easier; You will not need to pay the full amount gradually, and there will be less stress about it. It's not hard at all for me, Noah! "
As awkward as it might seem later, as much as Noah begged Finn not to do it, saying he could handle the payments himself, Finn still did it his way. Schnapp promised to somehow thank Wolfhard for this act, but for now, Finn was simply happy to have a man he loves incredibly much by his side, someone for whom he would move mountains, even reach for the stars.
The house was quite large, located closer to the city center, and had a unique, modern design. But most importantly, it was well-built and insulated.
After receiving the keys, handing over the money, and signing the necessary documents, the couple stood at the threshold of their shared new home. This was a new stage in their lives, the beginning of something big and, most importantly, truly inspiring hope and opening up new possibilities.
Despite the majestic appearance and condition from the outside, the inside of the house needed to be well repaired and thoroughly cleaned.
The hardest thing that met the men at the beginning was the removal of old things that remained from the previous residents of this place, which included behmel in the form of: wardrobes, beds, tables, cabinets, sofa. To simplify this, the men ordered groomers, they had to work almost all day long, but despite this, the men found pleasant quiet pauses or funny moments could occur while carrying furniture. In general, it is impossible to get bored in their situation at all!
Having finished with the first stage, men began to change the floor, and because of this, they had to spend a few nights with Noah's sister in her apartment, Chloe, because she lived nearby. The woman did not mind at all, on the contrary, she was happy to see her brother, and along the way she liked to embarrass them with her favorite comments about their actions at random moments. As an example, we could cite situations of the following type: Early in the morning, when all three of them were already on their feet, Finn Wolfhard was preparing breakfast, Why does he cook? Because, he cooked better than anyone else and most often he managed to feed everyone hearty and sweet; While he is standing at the stove, behind him, huddled in a gesture of embrace, with head resting on his shoulder, stands the still sleepy Noah Schnapp. This whole picture looks more than funny, and it is simply impossible not to joke about what happening. That's when Chloe starts joking about something dirty with a grin, which causes both men to twitch and awkwardly start denying it.
Laying the new floor took only three days, after which when they returned to their place, it was worth removing the wallpaper and painting the walls, as well as boring furniture that was imported for the first time. After all, things need to be put somewhere.
However, they had to split into two separate teams, all because of the new plumbing that had arrived - which, by the way, Finn took care of, while Noah did an easier job with peeling off the wallpaper. Doing their own thing, the men remembered several points of how this work went.
Noah Schnapp: " I was standing in the corridor, chipping off pieces of wallpaper, and heard an unpleasant and loud sound. Turning, I looked around frightened, not understanding what had happened, and then I heard a voice in a raised tone from the bathroom... « Aghhhh! Stupid sink! Why are you standing here at all!? I hit my head because of you! » I've never laughed so much before, of course, I went to check if Finn was okay, but it was funny.
And such moments were not a single case, sometimes their repair brought injuries, which they coped with, and instead of pain, and sadness just laughed at how this happened in general. Step by step, and finally it was possible to get to what they had been planning for a long time. Having bought a special pastel paint that dried quickly and was of better quality than a simple one, putting on overalls and opening the windows just in case, men began to paint walls.
The beginning went from the kitchen, then the bathroom and toilet - yes, two separate rooms, then reached living room. They coped quite quickly and quite neatly, it remained only to paint the bedroom and corridor, after that, it was necessary to cleaning and it will also be possible to start buying furniture for arrangement.
That afternoon they went to the bedroom, carried all the necessary devices and things, settled down against different walls, to the pleasant music from Noah's Spotify playlist, they took up the work that they had managed to get used to during this time.
It is not clear for what reason, apparently the words in the song playing in the background prompted thoughts, but Noah Schnapp chuckled and turned to Finn Wolfhard.
“ Hey, umm, Finn? Can we chat? „ Schnapp's voice sounded a little uncertain, but the desire to speak out about the thoughts that came to him was stronger.
Wolfhard did not immediately respond, he was focused on applying paint to the hard-to-paint corners, only after applying the stroke did he respond. “ Mm? Of course, something happened? „
Putting the molar brush out of his hands, wiping his palms, Schnapp took the phone to see if something important had arrived, lowering the tone in his voice, and answered. “ I'm just wondering what it's really like to be a parent? Well, you know, this whole topic about having your own child: constant restlessness, regular feeding, sleepless nights.. But, most importantly, this little bundle of joy, that small bundle that needs protection and care.
Listening these words from his partner, Canadian stopped painting the wall at all, turning his head towards the American, eyes softened. “ Oh, well, I don't know. It's a tough question, and besides, I've never been a father to answer your question. Noah... why did you raise this topic in general? „
Schnapp had just put the gadget down on the windowsill, meeting his eyes with brown eyes, and he had no idea that his own, hazel eyes were burning with a spark of desire. “ I just... I thought about it, quite by accident, and wanted to discuss it with you. „
Exhaling through his nose, Wolfhard decided to descend the small, homely staircase, putting aside the adaptations for painting and paint, coming closer to the other. “ Noah, tell me honestly, do you want this? I mean, have a child, start a family life. „
A chill ran down his spine, but it was not unpleasant at all, on the contrary. Noah looked down awkwardly, then took a couple of steps closer to Finn, placing his hands on his hips. “ Am I so obvious? I can't understand how you always manage to read me like a book. In fact.. I don't know how to explain it, but, Finn, I'd honestly like to start a family. I dreamed of having my own, big family, and looking at Millie, seeing that she has a daughter, I would really like to see what it is like to be a father.. „
Michael smiled and leaned closer, taking Cameron's face with slightly soiled hands, closing his own eyes, his nose gently touching the other, rubbing. “ Mhmm, I understand, but, Noah, it's a big responsibility. I am only happy to go to the orphanage to take the baby from there, I am ready to give more of my saved money to buy everything you need for the baby, a crib and a stroller, and even mountains of toys. But, we need to prepare, we need to see if everything allows us to do this, and only then, when it is clear that everything is okay, we can adopt the baby. Well, if you want it so badly. „
Schnapp chuckled at the touch of their nose, his hands trembling, his fingers gripping Wolfhard's hips tightly. “ I- I understand... And I really want to have a child with you. Thank you for understanding and always supporting me, my hero. „
Finn only silently, but carefully, put his lips together with Noah's in a kiss, calming him down and making it clear that he was always there, and ready to do everything to make him happy.
A full-fledged renovation took them about two weeks, after which the men bought furniture. During all this time, Finn Wolfhard also debugged some part of his income and added it to Noah Schnapp's income, so they quickly managed to buy everything they needed, equip their stomach and surprisingly even save a fairly good amount for the purchase of personal belongings: clothes, food, hygiene items, and so on.
During this time, the house has become even more cozy. Especially when both men returned home after a hard day: one was still working on the music for the album, recording and re-recording videos and working part-time along the way, while the other participated in the project; Most often, upon returning, both are tired, have dinner and go to lying together in bed - tell each other how the day went.
And just on one of these evenings, Noah remembered their conversation. Lazily stretching, man climbed on top of his partner and then lay down on him, muttering softly.
The voice was invited, because he buried his face in Finn's neck. “ Finn, are you sleeping? „
Wolfhard wrapped his hands around Schnapp's waist with a smile, throwing his head back. “ No, I'm not sleeping, what's wrong? „
Cameron smiled back, and yawned, uttered the answer. “ I'm glad you're awake, listen, remember we recently talked about adopting a baby? Do you think we can try to do it now? „
Michael rose to a sitting position, and naturally his partner moved to a sitting position with him. “ Hmm.. Well, in general, we can try. But what about work? We've both been pretty busy lately, and you know that, If we do it, we need to look after the baby and be with him all the time. „
Noah raised his head, making eye contact with Finn, one of his palms was resting on his partner's chest, right above his heart. “ There is no need to worry about this, according to my contract, in general, I am almost done with all the work that I have to do. If anything, I will be with the baby while you are not at home, but if something doesn't work out a little, I can ask Chloe and my friends to help! They will not refuse to look after our baby. „
The Canadian thought for a while, about how everything would be in his head, and then put one of his palms on top of the palm that was lying on his chest. “ Well, okay, we can try to do that. We can handle everything, together. „
The American nodded his head fervently, then clung closer and took the other in a hot kiss. He was so happy.
Closer to the tenth of June..
Having collected the necessary documents that would be needed to fill out documents for adoption, having dressed neatly, with caps on their heads - in order not to attract much attention, men called a taxi and went to the orphanage, which was located near the place where they lived. The road took only ten minutes, after which, thanked the driver, they went out into the street, heading into the building. As they crossed the threshold, they were greeted by a nice female consultant who instantly noticed that she knew them. After all, they are celebrities, it's hard not to recognize them.
The men were consulted, they were seated to fill out documents so as not to waste time later, after which the same woman led them with a pleasant smile.
The children were of different ages, but most often they did not exceed the age of ten years. However, before going and talking to them, to make a choice, the consultant awkwardly apologized and led them a little further. Why? Women led them to a separate room where the nanny was sitting with the smallest resident of their orphanage. The baby got there by an unfortunate accident, he was five months old at most, if not less. The consultant explained the reason why the baby came to them, and directly, but without forcing them, asked if they wanted to take him, because the baby is the tiniest, and weaker than other children, he literally needed the care of his parents.
The men asked to look at the baby closer, and up close he looked soft and defenseless, surprisingly, the baby had quite bright, pistachio colored eyes. Noah Schnapp had the opportunity to hold him in his arms, and only a second after this small weight was in his hands, he felt the need to take it, protect it and not give it to anyone.
Finn and Noah were given a couple of minutes just to get to know the baby better. While Schnapp held him in his arms, Wolfhard settled behind his partner to hug and watch his reaction, which touched and made his heart melt. The nanny who was next to help if something went wrong, smiled gently, she said quietly that the baby's name was Nolan, and she also noticed that he became calmer and quieter with their arrival, apparently he liked them.
Schnapp looked with a smile at the baby, who, opening his mouth in surprise, kicked his legs, he was interested in recognizing new faces. Noah turned his head to meet Finn's eyes, and then looked at the baby again, speaking quietly..
Taking a tiny palm with one palm, the man was touched. “ He's so cute, isn't he, Finn? Hello little Nolan, hi sunshine.. „
Michael leaned closer to kiss Cameron on the cheek, after which he began to stroke the tiny head with his even larger palm. This touch caused a reaction from the baby, Nolan gently cried out, but not from fear, rather from some kind of joy? “ He's very cute, just like you, Noah. It's like this baby originally belonged to us, we're going to take him, mm? „
Noah nodded his head instantly, there would have been no other answer, he managed to get attached to this baby, despite the fact that they spent a few minutes with him.
Just a couple of moments and all the baby's belongings were collected and handed over to Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp held baby Nolan who was wrapped in a warm blanket, to his chest, waiting for his partner to come after him. Going outside, Canadian called a taxi again, and after it arrival, he carefully helped the American get inside.
A few weeks after the adoption, Finn Wolfhard and Noah Schnapp adjusted to their son, Nolan was quite calm and loved his new parents very much. Everyone from the close circle of the two men learned about the baby - They were happy for them, gave advice about how to take care of the baby and were just touched by how cute Nolan was. One day, under the pretext of an accident, Noah took a photo in which Finn was holding Nolan in his arms, after which he post it into his story on Instagram, along the way tagging Wolfhard's user.
He also left a small signature:
« How good it is to have such a great partner and our little son. @finnwolfhardofficial - love you. »
