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sam: Finn have you seen?
paddy: seen what?
sam: I've sent you it
paddy: Finny are you okay?
paddy: let us know ❤️
finn: hi yeah I've seen
paddy: do you want me to come get ya? I'm off today and can drive down?
finn: no thanks tho, I've got a writing session tomorrow. I fucking hate Christmas too like why is it always the shittest fucking time.
sam: we don't have a great track record do we
paddy: fairly crap aye
paddy: sam when are you off uni til?
sam: now til mid of jan
paddy: let's all go away for Christmas and new year
paddy: like serious
paddy: dad is in ireland with aunty susan
paddy: why not do like a 3 week trip? We've got Finn's signing bonus to blowwwww 😂
finn: that actually sounds incredible
sam: FUCK YES
paddy: where do we fancy?
finn: the other side of the fucking world pls
sam: aus then?
paddy: straya it is! Let me work out logistics with the bar and I'll fire some deets together
finn: love you both
sam: gay
paddy: 💚
***
The doorbell rang and Hollie went down to answer. She came up the stairs with a following sound of feet.
"We have a guest." Ben appeared behind her. Finn was quite shocked to see the left back appear behind her. Surely, he'd be giving this a wide berth.
"Hey. Just wanted to come see how you were doing?" Ben smiled sympathetically.
"Aww Chilly, thanks. I'm okay thank you." Finn smiled back.
"I'm sorry for Mase, he's an idiot."
"I can think of more creative words!" Hollie shouted in from the kitchen.
"Thanks Ben, what's done is done. I wasn't even sure what this was anyway, and this confirms whatever it was for him, was definitely less than it was for me. So probably for the best." Finn sighed.
"I know but, and I'm being honest here, I've not seen him like he was about you with anyone in a really long time."
"Fuck, how does he treat other people if this is a good Mason Mount experience?!"
Hollie laughed as she came in with a cuppa for Ben. "Have you heard from him, Ben?"
"No have you?" he asked Finn.
"Nope. He read my texts from last night, this morning, but no reply."
"When are they back in England?" Hollie asked.
"Meant to be today, Mase always said if they got knocked out, it would be the next evening they'd be out of there." Finn answered.
"Yeah and I've just text Reece. He says they are about to board. Apparently, the mood isn't great and the headlines haven't helped."
"Shit, I really wanted to be out of London before they got back." Finn lamented.
"Why can't you be?" Ben asked.
"I have a studio session tomorrow. Then I'll be in the first train out of here."
***
The studio session came around, with no word from Mason in the meantime. Hollie accompanied him, and sat in the studio working whilst they got to work. Finn met Max and Paul and they went straight to work.
"I'm not going to lie guys, my head is all over the shop today. I know you can't go into these things and be fully open about what's going on. So the guy I'm seeing was pictured shagging someone else and it sucks." Finn explained.
"Oh Finn, I'm so sorry." Max replied. "Maybe you can write down how you feel, we can put it to music and you can leave today hopefully a bit lighter.
The day passed and Hollie was oblivious to the creation around her, her own headphones on cracking through her to do list. A few hours later, Max tapped her on the shoulder.
"I think you might want to hear your friend do this."
Finn was in the booth.
"Right, Finn from the top. Just give it everything. It's our first take and I just want you to let it all out." Paul directed him.
He took a breath, and began to sing the song they had just written.
[🔊 Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved]
I'm going under and this time I fear there's no one to save me
This all or nothing really got a way of driving me crazy
I need somebody to heal
Somebody to know
Somebody to have
Somebody to hold
It's easy to say
But it's never the same
I guess I kinda liked the way you numbed all the pain
Now the day bleeds
Into nightfall
And you're not here
To get me through it all
I let my guard down
And then you pulled the rug
I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved
I'm going under and this time I fear there's no one to turn to
This all or nothing way of loving got me sleepless without you
Now, I need somebody to know
Somebody to heal
Somebody to have
Just to know how it feels
It's easy to say but it's never the same
I guess I kinda liked the way you helped me escape
Now the day bleeds
Into nightfall
And you're not here
To get me through it all
I let my guard down
And then you pulled the rug
I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved
Hollie's hair stood on end as she witnessed her best friend rip into the next line.
And I tend to close my eyes when it hurts sometimes
I fall into your arms
I'll be safe in your sound 'til I come back around
For now the day bleeds
Into nightfall
And you're not here
To get me through it all
I let my guard down
And then you pulled the rug
I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved
But now the day bleeds
Into nightfall
And you're not here
To get me through it all
I let my guard down
And then you pulled the rug
I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved
I let my guard down
And then you pulled the rug
I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved
The track faded out. Hollie was left in tears. Max and Paul were blown away. Finn let a tear leave his own eye. Silence over came the room.
"So what do I need to edit?" Finn asked.
Paul came over the mic. "Nothing, Finn, nothing. That was one of the most incredible first takes of a song I've ever heard. That's the version you need to go with."
"Do you feel lighter?" Max asked.
"You know I do, feel like my hurt is in that track, and I can process the rest of this situation a bit more rationally." Finn eeked out a smile.
"Good, and you've got a killer song to boot."
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magnetic - Mason Mount x OMC
FanfictionMason Mount is at the peak of his career, while Finn O'Hara has barely begun his. Their lives could not be more opposite. North/South. Sport/Music. But a chance encounter intertwines their stories. No matter how hard they try, the world seems to pul...
