Step-Sibling Rivalry (Finn Wolfhard x Reader)

𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎

I found myself standing right by Finn's car
out in the snow.
His car was on, though his lights were off
and I could only see his silhouette
in the driver's seat.
Wasn't sure if he was awake or asleep...
I don't know if I'd prefer him
wide awake or fast asleep when I'd see him.
Don't even know why I was
so hesitant to go in.
I was only gonna tell him that our parents
would be arriving, or at least that's what
I'm supposed to tell him.

Did I want to tell him more?
Maybe.
Do I know what else I wanted to tell him?
No...

There could be 3 major outcomes to this.
One, he could be either awake or asleep and once he saw me, Finn would leap in for a hug.
But I highly doubt that would happen.
Two, Finn would start begging
and saying that he's sorry.
Which is also unlikely, but the chances are there.
Lastly Three...
He'd be asleep and when I'd wake him up, he wouldn't speak to me.
From those 3 outcomes, I think I would end up
bawling my eyes out in the end either way...

Alright, Y/n.
You're gonna be okay.
I couldn't help but feel guilty for everything that happened earlier today...
Stepping closer to the vehicle, my footsteps crunching from the risen snow.
My breath fogged everytime I exhaled.
God it was freezing cold.
Here goes nothing...
WAIT!
I peeked through the glass on the passenger's seat, closing my hands over
my eyes to get a better look.
There he was.
Finn was fast asleep.
I stood back up and opened the car door.
Hoping that'd wake him up,
but he still laid there.
Once I shut the door, I hear music faintly playing from the stereo in his car.
Mind you it was still freezing in his car so I lowered the AC to a lower temperature.
I was concerned as to how he slept with this cold.
After lowering the switch, I contemplated on what I'd do.
Clearly I didn't think this through...
Do I wake him up already?
Will he wake up if I shake him?
I feel my heartbeat start to beat faster as I continued to overthink about it.
" Shit. Okay... "
I whispered under my breathe, closing my eyes for a moment.
Instead of thinking of what to do, I'd have to calm down first.
I leaned my head against the passenger-side window, trying to gather my thoughts.
I look at the time on my phone.
8:49 PM...
Mom and dad would be here soon.
I have to do it now,
otherwise we'd get in so much trouble...
Now I know I could've just left him out here
in his car. Have mom and dad find Finn
and he'd get in trouble,
if I played innocent.
But I'm not that kind of person.
I wouldn't do that to him.
I couldn't.
Especially not to someone who I love...
Other than that I wanted to see him.
I think...
I just needed to...

I lift my head from the glass,
moving closer as I shuffled in between the seats.
" Finn? "
Placing my hand gently on his shoulder.
Shaking his body.
Please wake up?
" Finn you gotta wake up. "
I put my other hand on his arm,
feeling how cold he was.
That scared me, but that died down once
Finn stirred in his seat, slowly watching him wake up.
" Jesus you're freezing... "
I notice his jacket in the backseat. I quickly grab it and placed it over his back.
" Y/n? "
Finn mumbled as he fully sat up.
His eyes still closed, whilst he rubbed them open with his hands.
Even hearing him say my name
just calmed me down.
" Aww shit... "
Finn jolted up from his seat,
it was as if he had snapped back.
He didn't look at me right away.
His hands were tight on the steering wheel, knuckles white.
I could see the tension in his jaw, the way his lips were pressed into a thin line.
Finn looked at me for a split second,
and I was going to say something,
but I quickly stopped myself as he turned away
to face forward.
He was pretending I wasn't there,
like maybe if he ignored me long enough,
I'd vanish.
Or maybe he thought I already had.
I shifted in my seat, uncomfortable in the silence that had settled over us.
I felt my chest get tight...
It wasn't just quiet, it was heavy,
suffocating, like the air had turned into something I couldn't quite breathe.
" Hey "
I spoke softly.
My voice sounded too loud in the stillness.
" I... I just needed to talk to you. "
He finally turned to look at me, and the weight of his gaze was enough to make me want to shrink back into the seat.
His dark eyes that were once in love were tired,
red-rimmed like he hadn't slept, and maybe he hadn't.
I hadn't either.
I couldn't...