Fillie: Not Just Friends

11/ Horror Movie Cuddles

Pennywise's head pops into view on the sewer on the large tv screen, Millie flinches, instinctively grabbing onto Finn's arm.

Finn smirks, Noah gives them a side glance, aggressively shoving a hand into the popcorn bowl, making a few spill onto Millie's lap. Millie picks them up and tosses them playfully at Noah, he forces a small giggle.

Their attention goes back to the movie, Millie slowly loosens her grip from Finn's arm and folds her hands back in her lap.

"THERE HE IS!" Gaten shouts, as Finn's character , Richie, comes onto the screen, wearing heavy prescription glasses.

"Omg! Look at how small you were back then!" Millie squeals quietly to Finn. "And you're so cute with glasses!"

Finn blushes slightly. Noah scrunches his eyebrows together, feeling guilty that he'd be angry at Finn for something he can't control.

"And look at-"

"Shhhh!" Gaten cuts Sadie off, not wanting to miss anything from the movie. She slouches back into her sleeping bag. Noah thanks Gaten silently.

Realization hits Finn like a truck, his breathing hitches slightly and his palms become clammy.

Very Minor spoiler of It ahead

I take off my shirt in this movie... and my pants. Oh my god, Millie and everyone will see me in my underwear. This is so embarrassing, I know lots of people went to the movie and saw it, but I don't know those people. These are my friends. And I was younger, I look like a freaking baby compared to now! Oh my god, what if-

Finn's overthinking gets cut off by Millie shrieking and clutching onto to Finn. Gaten laughs at Millie. Finn relaxes, and decides not to let what's to come in the movie bother him.

Finn looks at Millie, who pulls up her blanket to her chin, her eyes wide in fear. Finn chuckles silently at how easily frightened she is.

As the movies goes on, another scare comes a long, Millie nuzzles her face in Finn's chest, not wanting to look at what's on the screen. Finn's heart beats faster, his face flushing pink. Millie slowly looks back up at the tv, not scooting away from Finn this time.

Slowly and unsurely, Finn puts his arm around Millie. He looks at her with his peripheral vision, he sees her cheeks turn pink, as she suppresses a small grin.

Millie leans her head on his shoulder, her short brown hair tickles Finns neck at first, but it soon goes away.

The part of the movie when Finn's bare chest and legs are exposed comes up, along with the rest of the Losers Club.

He looks around, anticipating his friends' reactions. Millie let's out a girly little giggle, making Finn blush. Sadie and Gaten cover their eyes jokingly, but soon uncovering them to watch the movie.

Caleb is unbothered, and he rolls his eyes at the other's child like actions.

After the movie ends, Millie is completely snuggled up to Finn, a few tears streaming down her cheeks.

"That was amazing," She says quietly, Finn smiles.

Caleb stands up from his sleeping bag, and walks to Finn. "Good job Finn! Fantastic work!"

Finn stood up and smiled, doing his secret "bro shake" with Caleb, god they are such nerds.

As Sadie and Gaten stand up to give Finn their compliments, Noah slips away into the kitchen. Gaten notices this, and follows him, right after giving Finn a hug.

Noah sits on a stool, staring at his hands. Gaten sits in the chair beside him.

"Noah, what's wrong?" He's asks, his voice full of kindness and concern.

"I don't know, I-I, it's just-" Noah sighs.

Gaten nods his head, completely understanding how conflicted Noah must feel.

When Gaten looked into Noah's big green eyes, he saw something all too familiar; liking someone who doesn't like you back, liking someone who likes someone else. Liking someone, even when you know it's wrong.

"I don't have a lot of advice right now, but I'm always here, Noah."

They stare at each each other, both with watery eyes. Gaten pulls in Noah for an emotional bro hug.

"Thanks man," he whispers into his shoulder. They walk back to the tv room.

Emotional...