time after time | finoby

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Finnegan paces back and forth for a few minutes before finally stopping to shove the note under Toby's door. Inside the note are a set of carefully printed instructions telling Toby to meet him in the large clearing in the middle of the forest at six o'clock. It doesn't say what for, but that's not important. All that's important is that Toby shows up, without Toby the whole thing will be absolutely pointless. After he leaves the note, Finnegan quickly makes his way out of the cabin so Toby doesn't see him. He's got a lot of things left to do and it will be easier to do them if he doesn't have to talk to Toby.

After leaving the cabin, Finnegan heads to his cabin where he picks up a picnic blanket and basket. In addition to them, he grabs a box off of his nightstand and tucks in into the pocket of his flannel shirt. Now that he's gathered perhaps the two most essential items he heads towards the messhall. He's still got about two hours before Toby's supposed to meet him, but he doesn't think it's too early to get the food. Making his way to the kitchen he sets the open basket down on the table and begins to fill it with various items of food such as fruit, crackers, sandwiches, basically traditional picnic food. Which this time means no poptarts. Once the basket is full, he picks it up and carries it and the blanket to the large clearing in the middle of the forest.

Finnegan and Toby had discovered the clearing on a walk through the woods and from the look on Toby's face when they discovered it Finnegan knew it was the perfect place. Setting the basket down on a tree stump he spreads the blanket out on the ground in the middle of the clearing, before moving the basket to rest it on top of the blanket. Hopefully it will remain undisturbed, the clearing isn't exactly a popular destination and he's pretty sure the nymphs won't eat their food.

Standing up, Finnegan leaves the clearing for one final trip. This time he goes back to his cabin where he picks up a large shoe box that's sitting on top of his bunk. Inside of the box he's gathered several tea candles, a box of matches and a couple of flash lights. It's going to get dark out and they'll need some way to see, he just hopes that the tea candles will prevent a fire from starting. He would hate for the evening to turn into a repeat of the last time they went on a picnic.

When he reaches the clearing again, Finnegan begins to places the candles around the blanket, arranging them so they are still able to move about without having to worry about catching on fire. He doesn't light them as it's still light out, but he does set the box of matches down next to one of the candles. Once he's certain that everything is ready he takes a seat on the picnic blanket as he waits for Toby. He's incredibly nervous about tonight, and it's pretty justified seeing as most of his attempts to plan dates end in failure. But not this one, this one is going to be perfect. No, it has to be perfect.

After what feels like hours, but is really several anxiety filled minutes Toby finally arrives. Smiling, Finnegan stands up and slowly moves over to Toby. Taking his hand he quietly leads him to the blanket, before sitting down again. "Hi"he says quietly, as he stares at the other male. "I've got plenty of food, and I don't think anyone will be interrupting us"he says with a smile as he gestures towards the picnic basket. The whole time, Finnegan's eyes don't leave Toby's face.

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Finnegan finds himself mindlessly patting his shirt pocket, checking to make sure the box is still there. If he's lost it, he might as well give up now. This entire picnic is pointless without it. Luckily he still has it, which is good. He doesn't need it now though, no that part comes much later.

Finnegan grins as he looks over at Toby, "Can't I just surprise you with a picnic?"he asks with a laugh, "Do I need a reason?"he asks as he raises his eyebrow. Oh he has a reason of course, but he's not ready to tell Toby yet. Actually it's not that he's not ready, he's just too nervous. This is a big step, and he's not sure Toby will want to take the leap. He sure hopes he does, but demigods usually don't live long so he's not sure how Toby will feel. He just hopes that he says yes, otherwise he's not sure what he'll do.

Still smiling, Finnegan leans over and opens up the picnic basket and begins to pull out the various items of food. "Come on, let's eat!"he says as he gazes up at Toby. At the same time he removes a carefully wrapped peanut butter and jelly sandwich and places it in front of himself, followed by a bag of chips, an apple and a bottle of water. He slowly opens the sandwich and takes a bite of it as he watches Toby. All he wants to do is just watch Toby, but he realizes it might be a bit too weird. So instead he focuses on eating his sandwich.

"I figured we'd stay until it gets dark"he explains as he takes a break from eating, "Light a few candles, maybe stargaze"he continues with a small grin. "Maybe we can even stay out here all night?"he asks as he turns to look at Toby, waiting for his approval. He hadn't planned to stay out here, but now that he thinks about it, it sounds like a pretty good idea. While he waits for Toby to answer, Finnegan picks up his sandwich and continues to eat it.

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Finnegan smiles as he watches Toby, "Well then let's not get caught"he says with a laugh. He then moves his hands to his lap, where he clasps them together in order to prevent them from shaking. He's somewhat surprised that Toby has mentioned his odd behavior, he must be doing a better job at hiding his nerves than he thinks. Either that or Toby doesn't care enough to point it out, he hopes it's the first.

With that he returns to his food, picking up his sandwich he takes another bite out of it as he quietly watches Toby. He can't help but smile as he does so, something about being with Toby just makes him happy. He's learned not to care about what other's think when he's around Toby, he knows that everything will be okay with him. Call it cheesy, but he feels safe and completely free to be himself.

As he continues to eat, Finnegan can't help but think about what he's planning to do. When should he do it? How? He planned out the picnic and everything, but never exactly how to go about doing it. He just sort of forgot, of course he forgot the most important part. He's such a goddamned idiot. Letting out a sigh he tries not to let out his frustration, out of fear of giving himself away. Quickly he returns his focus to his food as he begins to scarf it down.

"Do you remember when we got together?"he asks quietly, his voice barely above a whisper. "You we're so adamant about not being into guys, I had to convince you otherwise"he says with a laugh. "I'm glad I didn't give up on you"he adds, "I knew you were special, and I didn't want to pass up letting you into my life"he explains, starting to ramble. He's vaguely aware that he's most likely not making any sense, but he doesn't really seem to care.

As he takes a deep breath he reaches into his shirt pocket, his hand grasping the box as he slowly pulls it out. He's careful to keep it hidden in his hand as he moves it under his leg, for easier access. "What I'm trying to say is, you've changed my life Toby"he says quietly as he looks into his boyfriends eyes. "You've given me a reason to actually try being a normal person, not just some robot who spends all of his time reading. Although granted, I do read a lot"he laughs, "Thank you for giving me a chance"he finally says, as he begins to pick up the box once more.

Taking a deep breath, he moves the box into view as he slowly opens it to reveal a simple yet elegant ring. "Toby Wilson, will you marry me?"he asks with a nervous smile spread across his face as he watches his face for a reaction.

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His fingers trembling, Finnegan takes Toby's hand in his and slowly slides the ring onto his finger He then re positions his hand so he's able to hold Toby's, squeezing it tightly. Words are completely unnecessary, just being together is enough. He's not sure he's even been this happy, actually he knows he's never been this happy. He just proposed for Hades sake, something he never really saw happening until he met Toby. The other male has changed his life, and he couldn't be more grateful. He's actually made it worth living, and Finn wouldn't give it up for anything.

As he turns to look at Toby, his face is engulfed in a smile. "I love you"he says quietly as he leans in to press his lips against Toby's. He slowly moves his hands to the side of his face, gently cupping it in his hands as his eyes flutter shut. He wishes that this moment would never end, staying here like this with Toby would be the best thing he could ask for in life. Because for once everything would be absolutely perfect.

Of course Finn knows he'll have to face reality at some point, and with that there will be some big responsibilities. Such as a wedding, what they're going to do after the wedding. He'd like to leave camp and move somewhere with Toby, but he's not even sure it's possible. Oh gods, he needs a job. It's this type of thing that even though it makes him worry, he's looking forward to it because it means he's finally accomplished something that means a lot to him. He feels successful in life.