THE L WORD

chapter one

CHAPTER ONE
a goddamn ice cream machine

EIGHT MONTHS LATER

Finn can't tell you when it happened, it just did.

There isn't another word to describe it. It's definitely not just 'like' anymore, and the level above like is love.

Rather than handling his situation normally, Finn Cassidy took a page out of his girlfriend's book-- and made a list.

Things I Love About Gwen O'Brien
By Finn Cassidy
1) Her lips aren't really soft, like the girls in the romance books, but they're not awfully chapped either. They're a nice in-between that makes for very good kissing. (That might sound weird...?)
2) Since I'm on the subject of kissing, she doesn't get your mouth all slobbery, you know? Like, Brooke Dawson was slobbery by the ice cream machine, and she's probably not anymore, but Gwen is a very dry kisser. (That probably sounds weird too.) We kissed with tongue ONCE, and we both hated it, so it's just dry, closed-mouth kisses for us.
3) She isn't passive aggressive. Like, I know way too many passive aggressive people and it's my biggest pet peeve but she's not like that.
4) Sometimes she asks me if she looks 'okay' which is crazy because she always looks perfect and it just shows how humble she is.
5) She's the prettiest fucking person ever. She doesn't even see it but I swear I've never seen anyone prettier.
6) She calls me pretty all the time, which I find ridiculous because of how she looks.
7) Her favorite Tinker Bell fairy is Vidia.
8) She plays guitar, violin, piano and dabbles in the kazoo-- but she still somehow gives a shit about my music opinions??
9) She's forgiving. She forgave me, her best friend, her mom... she forgives everyone who apologizes.
10) Her and her friends joke that she has a thing for Finns because she used to have a huge crush on Finn Wolfhard.
11) She made a playlist about us.

"Finn," Gwen nudges him, "What are you thinking about?"

"You," He admits, honestly.

He notices the pink tint that spreads across her face, but pretends he doesn't.

"Well, you should be thinking about the fact that today is our last fucking day of junior year," Gwen points out, "Thank god we're sticking together."

"Let's hope there are no ice cream machines at Camp Timberlake," Kate jokes.

"You always have to make it awkward, don't you, Kate?" Brooke sighs, "Don't listen to her. I've got my eye on someone else."

"Ah, yes, Elliot Lewis," Gwen nods, "Such a strange combination, you two."

"Oh, there's Elliot now. And Ansley," Kate furrows her eyebrows, "Ansley looks scared."

"And Elliot's eyes are bright red, so I think I have an idea of what they were up to," Gwen raises her eyebrows.

"You gave Ansley weed?" Brooke widens her eyes, "She's gets anxious when she's high. What's wrong with you?"

"I've only been high once," Ansley breathes out, "In the back of Brooke's brother's van--"

"Brooke's hot brother?" Kate raises her eyebrows.

"--And I started hyperventilating," Ansley explains, "Haven't done it since. This is why."

"My brother is not hot," Brooke shakes her head.

"Of course you think so," Kate tells her, "He's your brother."

"I'm hungry," Elliot says.

"Munchies," Brooke sighs deeply, clearly knowing Elliot well, "I have an idea. We should go for ice cream."

"Ice cream is bad luck for us."

"Kate, I swear to fucking god--"

•••

The group stands before the counselor, as he organizes them into cabins.

Soon, Ansley, Gwen and Finn are still left.

"Ah, shit," The counselor mutters, "It's cool. I'll just put you guys in extra ones. Uh... Ansley and Gwen, you go to the Woodchuck Cabin, alright?"

"What about Finn?" Gwen questions.

"How about you don't worry about Finn and I do?" The counselor hisses, "That's what I thought. Finn... uh, you can go to the Seashell Cabin, alright?"

"Looks like you're stuck with me."

Gwen looks over to see who could possibly be talking to Finn, and nearly rips her hair out.

Jean Louise 'Scout' Watson.

Kate rushes over to Gwen, "Gwen, look."

She points towards something that Gwen swears Kate must've jinxed into existence.

A goddamn ice cream machine.

a/n: ice cream machines are bad luck
might not have fast updates bc all-american
bitch is in the works but ill try for u <3
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