Starlight

II: In a Crowd of Thousands

Yes, he made himself seen,
In that crowd of thousands.

- 'In a Crowd of Thousands', Anastasia

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"Good morning, gorgeous! Or should I say good afternoon? How are you feeling?"

A blurry face appeared above Robbie's own, and she groaned. Her eyes strained and ached as Finn slowly and painfully came into focus. His auburn curls stuck closely to his head, clearly wet from a recent shower, and his bronze-rimmed specs were misted by the two steaming cups of coffee in his hands.

"...I'm dying."

"That bad, huh?"

"Yuh huh." She struggled to pull herself upright, rubbing her temples and cursing out her throbbing head. "Ugh, fuck."

"I'm not surprised - you were really going for it last night. Dan and I basically had to pull you out of the bar, you were loving life." Finn slumped himself down onto the sofa next to her and handed her a mug. Robbie took a sip, wincing at the strength.

"Me, enjoying being alive? Makes a change," she smirked, and Finn rolled his eyes: their usual routine. "Honestly Finn, after last Saturday I thought I'd never have fun again."

"I may be the actor, but you're the drama queen. I'm sure that it wasn't that bad, I bet you're a good comedian!"

Robbie shot her friend a death glare, the severeness of which was emphasized by the deep purple bags under her eyes. "You weren't there! Zoey literally came up to me when I'd finished to tell me how bad it was!"

Finn crossed his arms. "Two things: firstly, you know I really would have loved to be there, but--"

"I'm just joking, I know you had rehearsal."

"And secondly, you should just ignore Zoey; she's a dick. Not to mention, she should've been at rehearsal with me rather than performing that night, so..."

"That's three things, Finn."

He grinned and shrugged. "I gave you a bonus reason to feel better! She's gonna be under rehearsed and her Turn Back O Man is gonna be pitchy as shit!"

The two of them burst into a fit of giggles as Robbie did her best to combat the wave of nausea pounding at her chest. She took another sip of coffee and felt them subside just a little. "Of course, it's opening night tonight! How are you feeling?"

"I'm feeling good! I'm excited to finally get to act in a musical."

"And I'm very excited to see it." Robbie nestled her head into her friend's shoulder and he gave her a hug.

She sighed. At the end of the day, she would do anything for Finn: they'd been each other's shoulder to cry on time and again throughout their years of friendship, always on hand with beers and gossip and a bad movie to get the pair through their collective boy troubles. Of course, Finn had less boy drama since meeting his boyfriend Danny, but Robbie's dating woes persisted.

"By the way - did you wanna go for food afterwards? The cast are gonna grab some pizza."

Robbie sunk lower into the plump couch, the thought of food positively blissful in her hungover state. "Oh my god, that'd be great. Thanks for letting me crash here by the way."