a new exchange student from ireland arrives at your school. your brother, finn hudson, has a little chat with him during free period. he tells you about the boy and how he thinks you guys could be friends; and what turns out to be more.
"are you okay?" rory comes up to your locker the next day, a worried look in his eyes. "yeah, i'm fine." you quickly muttered, shoving your english books into your locker and shutting it.
"hey, you can talk to me." he hurried to catch up to you, but you shook him off. "i'm fine. i'll see you at glee club." and with that, you turned the corner to history class, leaving rory behind.
the shocked look on his face quickly fixated into a frown, as he looked at the floor and turned on his heels to his next class.
it's not that he'd bothered you, it's the rumors that bothered you. santana had decided to get back at the two of you by spreading a rumor that you were making out behind the school every night at 6. obviously, rory hadn't heard the rumor.
with it being spread, it had made you scared to talk to rory. not that you were embarrassed of him or to be around him, you were embarrassed by yourself. you had for sure caught feelings for him, which you had confirmed yesterday when he was at your house. you were embarrassed to be with him because you thought he wasn't going to think the same of you - that you weren't good enough for him, and he'd go right back for brittany.
you for sure had to talk to him at glee club though, especially since today was the final day of planning before the duet competition on friday.
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the final bell rang for 9th period, indicating school was over. all after school activities would begin in the next ten minutes, and those who aren't in clubs would have to leave the school - unless studying.
you took a seat in one of the plastic chairs in the choir room. the bell had just nearly rung as you felt a hand placed on your shoulder. you jumped a bit at their touch, but soon relaxed knowing it was just another glee member.
they sat down next to you, to which you closed your eyes. their lips came close to your ear, and they said the words "i know about the rumor." you jumped a little at the accent, knowing who it was. you quickly reopened them, your cheeks a shade of pink.
"i-i'm sorry for earlier." he chuckled a bit at how flustered you were. "it's fine. just don't let this effect our friendship, alrighty?" you smiled and nodded at him, before sighing and relaxing in your seat.
mr schue walked into the classroom, a small smile on his face. "today's the last day of planning. i wanna make sure everyone's prepared, and to ensure it, i've laid out a little plan." he grabbed a black marker from his desk, and wrote out in big, capital letters: "structure."
he set the cap back on the marker, sliding it into the pocket of his desk and facing the class. "structure. i want you all to grab a notebook from your lockers- one per group, and find a place nearby that's far from other groups. for example, we can have a few groups in the room, and a few in the hallway. y/n and rory, the corner by the books. brittany and santana, the corner by the piano. rachel and finn, hallway." mr schue finished sorting out the rest of the groups before having a seat at his desk. "i'll be coming around ten minutes before the end of class to check on you all. please have some work done by then."
you and rory immediately got to work. you sat on the floor in the corner of the choir room by the music books and sheet music. your backs leaned up against the wall and knees close to your chests, you began writing. "so we've written out the choreography and lyrics already- i think we've nailed that. anything else?" rory shook his head.
"i do have one idea. since mr schuester's coming around, we should write out the choreography and lyrics just in case - it'll be a good review for tonight's practice. in the meantime, we can just talk.". rory stated. you scribbled down the plans. in the end, you had come up with this.
"stereo hearts
written choreography and lyrics by rory flanagan and y/n l/n
(walk close to each other in circles) b: my hearts a stereo it beats for you so listen close hear my thoughts in every note
(circle each other slowly with eye contact) make me your radio turn me up when you feel low this melody was meant for you just sing along to my stereo
(rory steps away, a small heel turn still remaining eye contact) r: if i was just another dusty record on the shelf would you blow me off and play me like everybody else if i ask you to scratch my back, could you manage that like it read well, check it travie i can manage that furthermore, i apologize for skipping any tracks its just the last girl that played me left a couple cracks i used to used to used to, now i'm over that 'cause holding grudges over love is ancient artifacts
(y/n steps forward slowly, meeting with rory)
y: if i could only find a note to make you understand i'd sing it softly in your ear and grab you by the hand keep it stuck inside your head like your favorite tune and know my heart's a stereo that only plays for you
(you two step even closer, looking up at rory, keeping eye contact and stomping feet to the beat)
my hearts a stereo it beats for you so listen close hear my thoughts in every note make me your radio and turn me up when you feel low this melody was meant for you so sing along to my stereo"
(it basically continues from there^)
you set down the pen and look at rory, which to your surprise, he was staring right back. you giggle a little. "what?" he looked away, running a hand through his hair. "nothing. just excited to perform tomorrow. it's my first time doing a duet." you smile and nod a little, and close up the notebook as the bell rang.
"i'll see you at my place around six?" you ask. he nods. "at six." you exchange a smile, before parting ways to your locker.
A/N HI IM SO SORRY ITS BEEN A MONTH IVE HAD LOTS OF APPOINTMENTS REGARDING MY MENTAL HEALTH AND MY DOG HAS HAD SOME HEALTH PROBLEMS SO UM TAKE THIS PHOTO OF HER
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