Ups and Downs | Fillie

Set Me Free

'Your lips look like something Bodicelli would've wanted to paint way back when'
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'Would she like this?'

Finn put on the shirt as he looked at himself in the mirror. He didn't know how Millie was always able to look so beautiful and still act as if it was nothing while he floundered around trying on shirts.

Finn had always had never really liked the way he looked. He could never put a finger on what it was, but every time it was something new. Of course Nick was always perfect. Why couldn't he be more like him?

'Finn, you can't think that. Think happy thoughts, music, Millie. Yeah, just think of her.'

Looking at himself again Finn decided it would work. A simple blue button down shirt with a pair of jeans and some sneakers. Nothing too fancy, but nothing too casual, just like himself.

He looked at his phone, checking the time.

6:30

'Alright Finn, you've still got time. Calm yourself, everything's going to go fine.'

He looked at himself in the mirror, brown eyes mirroring brown eyes.

'How did I even get to this point? I'm about to go on a date with the prettiest, nicest girl in the world. How?'

'Yeah Finn, this doesn't seem right. Maybe it's just a joke. She's probably talking with her friends, laughing about how she's going to embarrass you. She's probably going to stand you up, or ditch you mid date.'

'No you can't think like that Finn. You're going to have a great time, she's going to have a great time, everything's going to be okay. You like her, she hopefully likes you. Everything's going to be okay. Everything is going to be great.'

'Come on Finn, do you really believe him? When was the last time you went on a date that didn't end horribly? Remember Grace? Remember Maddie? How is Millie going to be any different?'

'Because she is Finn. You know I'm right. The way you feel when you're with Millie, did you ever feel that way with Maddie? With Grace? With anyone? Exactly. Now we can sit here debating inside your head or we can go out and prove the other guy wrong.'

Finn was snapped back into reality as he realized he was still staring at himself in the mirror.

'Alright, let's go.'

A/N: Shorter chapter but I needed this filler for the theme to work. Have a good one
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