Querencia (Sean x Finn)

Chapter Three

The first time Finn met Daniel it was by accident. The Diaz household was usually calm. Those few nights a week Finn would stop by, there would be nothing stopping Sean from leading him to his room so they could chill. Not that time though, because as soon as the oldest son opened the door, he was called by Papa Diaz.

Sean groaned and apologized, saying that he could just go to to the room. A messy little head poked up from the back of the couch right as Sean walked away. His bright smile and wave boasted Finn's mood instantly.

"Hi! I'm Daniel. You're Finn, right? Dude, Sean talks about you, like, a lot. Wow. I like your hair. And O-M-G, are those real tattoos? On your face? Wicked!"

Finn remembered Sean saying once that his baby brother really liked to talk. He thought he was joking but he could clearly see that he wasn't. It wasn't a bad thing though. It was pretty adorable actually. And so he sat down next to Daniel and talked with him about his tattoos.

"Sorry about that. Had to help my dad with something in the garage." Sean said from behind them. Finn could feel his hand against his shoulder. The warm feeling was back in his tummy. He learned by then just to welcome it, it wasn't like it was gonna leave anytime soon.

"Hope this one didn't talk your head off while I was away." Sean said as he ruffled his other hand in Daniel's hair. He laughed as the youngest brother swatted his hand away. "Just playing, enano." He moved his gaze down to Finn, his fingers casually playing with a dreadlock. "You ready, Finn?"

"Oh, man.. Can you guys please stay in here? I'm so bored by myself.. we can play a game. I got a multiplayer zombie game!" Daniel begged, his big eyes so filled with hope.

And so, they spent most of the day playing and talking with Daniel. He told Finn about life in Beaver Creek, how he had a best friend there named Chris Eriksen. The kid explained in detail all of their adventures as Captain Spirt and Superwolf. He was pretty bummed out having to leave him, but luckily they were able to video chat every day after school. After homework, of course.

"And when Christmas comes around, we're taking a trip back over there to see our grandparents. He lives right next door to them! I'm so excited. Aren't you, Sean?"
A ghost of a smile appeared against the older brother's lips as he nodded his head. Finn could tell right away that he wasn't ready to go back. Daniel had no idea though as he talked more about his grandparents and how they were probably the whitest people ever.

"Daniel!" Sean cackled, "Sorry, dude. But yeah, our grandparents are white. Kinda fit most of the white stereotypes, too. But they're pretty okay for the most part." He explained to Finn after he calmed down from his laughing fit.

"At least they don't like Trump!" Daniel exclaimed like he knew exactly what he was talking about.

Finn grinned, "Sounds like your Christmas is gonna be great, Daniel. What do you want exactly?" Sean groaned dramatically as his little brother went down his extra long list.

Finn couldn't help but like Daniel. He reminded him of himself when he was a kid. Not the bad stuff, obviously. But when he'd play with his brothers and they'd joke and tease. They still did that stuff as he grew, but they also expected him to be more 'responsible', to help around with their dad more. They thought he'd get hurt less that way.

They didn't know about what their dad used to do to him. He guessed maybe their dad was a little different when they were younger, that maybe after Finn was born something snapped inside of him, made him want to hurt his youngest son in the most vile of ways.

Finn wasn't sure if he'd ever tell his brothers about it. The only thing he was sure of in that moment was how happy Sean made him and how thankful he was that a kid like Daniel wouldn't grow up like he did.

He watched the Diaz brothers argue gleefully, his hand wrapping around Sean's in the most nonchalant way. Sean seemed like he barely noticed as he kept his conversation going with Daniel, his fingers intertwining with Finn's.

~*~

Their first kiss was beside their newly built snowman. Christmas was just a few weeks away, and it had been snowing so much that school was canceled for a day. Finn came over because he wanted to, and had nothing to do at home other than get yelled at. Sean was his safe place, so naturally, that's where he wanted to be.

He parked in front of the Diaz house and could see Sean and Daniel having a snowball fight. He was already grinning when he got out of his truck, "Can I join in on this party?" Finn asked as he made his way over to Sean, who was already smiling up at him.

"Yeah! But no more snowball fights. One against two isn't fair. But, but.. oh! Can we build a snowman, Sean?" Daniel was practically bouncing with excitement, and even more so when Sean said yes.

They worked in sections. Daniel worked on rolling up the head, Sean handled the torso, while Finn rolled up the biggest part, the bottom. And then they worked to put it all together. It was a blank canvas waiting to be decorated. Daniel loudly announced that he'd be right back with things to put on their glorious snowman.

"It looks great, man. I don't even remember the last time I made one of these." Finn said as he pulled out a few twigs from the head. Sean stepped closer, his brown eyes cautious.

"Can I.. um. Can I try something?" He asked, his shaking hands gently falling against Finn's cheeks.

The tattooed boy's heart felt like it was gonna jump out of his chest. He nodded slowly, watching as Sean leaned forward, those beautiful eyes fluttering shut. Once again, Finn found himself falling into everything that was Sean Diaz. He wrapped his arms around him and suddenly he wasn't cold anymore. His cheeks burned as their lips moved slowly and gently. Finn wasn't used to something so soft. He loved it way more than he thought he would. He didn't want it to end.

It was Sean who pulled away first, his cheeks a darker color than before. "Was that good?" He asked shyly. Finn let out a breathy chuckle as he pulled Sean into his embrace. It was more than good. He was more than happy. He wasn't even sure what that kiss meant for Sean, but it truly felt a door opening for them.

"Yeah." Finn breathed. He could feel Sean shiver against him. "What about you?" Sean laughed into Finn's thick jacket before looking up.

"Yes. Asombroso." Man, Finn really did enjoy hearing Sean speak Spanish.

They pulled away when Daniel came outside with a hand full of decorations, shrieking in absolute excitement as they worked to make the pile of snow into the real deal. stones and pebbles for the face, one of Sean's old hats, a too long scarf and some sticks for arms. It was honestly kinda ugly, but in its own charming way. They even took selfies with it, for memories, Daniel had said.

Though the idea was cute, there would be no way Finn could forget that day.. ever.