2023 Fack Fic

Reunions

Finn's smile dropped when he saw Jack make his way across the room. He was older than he last saw him--taller, but still shorter than Finn. Jack's curly hair brushed over his brown eyes, and his large yellow sweater practically swallowed his torso. Finn couldn't hear what Jack was trying to tell him over the loud music, and when Jack noticed this, what he did next made Finn's heart fall to his stomach. Jack stood on his tip toes and leaned into Finn's neck, balancing himself with a soft grip on the actor's shoulders.

It'd been a long time since they spent time together. It'd been even longer since Jack's lips brushed against his ear, like when they would joke and whisper to each other openly during their interviews for IT. He looked down at Jack in a trance, mesmerized by his charming smile and adorable laugh. He was happy to see that smile, and hear that laugh he missed.

Finn leaned down to continue the conversation with Jack, trying to get past the awkward, "Hey, it's nice to see you again! What have you been up to?" phase of their interaction. How strange was it that the person he felt closest to during their big break as kids was now a borderline stranger. While it was never a bore talking to Jack, moments of silence between them was a new reality he'd faced in the few times they had to catch up now as adults.

He couldn't lie and say that he didn't know what was going on with Jack. Sometimes it was easier to scroll through social media and interviews to catch up compared to finding the time to talk when they don't even work together anymore. What bothered--or, not bothered, but interested Finn, was Jack's relationship with Asher.

Finn remembered the time where he had been online, scrolling on his phone in bed and reminiscing his old work and friends. Dumb videos with his old youtuber friends made him smile just the same as when he was younger, and the endearing, silly videos he made with the rest of the IT cast made his stomach hurt with how hard it made him laugh.

A dumb video was recommended to him on the sidebar: "Fack moments <3." God did he remember the Fack drama. It was the first time he even heard of "shipping," and it just had to be with the first boy who made him question his sexuality, even if just the slightest bit. The website autoplayed the video, and Finn was immediately met with the sight of an interview where he kept leaning on and massaging Jack's back. He remembered that interview, how it felt like he couldn't get his hands off of Jack. He also quickly remembered Wyatt trying to not-so-subtly push his hands off of Jack. Finn's eyes widened at the screen. Was it really that obvious? Was he that transparent?

In the next clips of a mini-compilation showing all the times Jack tried to kiss him, he felt a strange stir in his stomach when he kept seeing his younger self reject his friend's advances. Maybe it was fear, or maybe it was the hurt of wondering if Jack were to ever really kiss him, it'd just be a joke.

But now...now Jack was out of the closet. He's more mature, the both of them are grown now. Finn remembered the different times Jack came out on instagram, his hesitant announcing that he's bisexual on his lives. He also took a glance at the interview Jack did discussing his sexuality, and even his gender.

A different video queued next on Youtube's autoplay made Finn push his comforter off his body and sit up against his headboard. "What the fuck?"

He furrowed his brows, his eyes honing in on his phone's screen. "Jasher." Jack and Asher...were they close now?

What does it even matter?

Finn inwardly scolded himself. Of course Jack would have new friends now, it only made sense. The both of them had new friends, new castmates, new lives.

On his screen, Jack giggled into Asher's shoulder in one shot before a new clip played, with him jumping into Asher's arms bridal style. Finn's eyes widened, the boy taken aback by the sight.