#poe's truck is my favorite secondary character of the wildland fire au

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Flufftober Day 2: Sneaking Out

I know this is late but! Fluff!! 

Finnpoe, established relationship, part of Sparks/Wildland Fire AU (not required reading for this), star gazing. I’ll eventually post this to AO3. 

@mssr-mcknickers @gmariam19 hope you enjoy! :) 

Shapes in the Silence

Was it really sneaking out if he was a grown adult? Poe thought as he walked quietly through the hallways. In a way, it was. It was the middle of the night and he was creeping through quiet hallways to go wake his boyfriend up so they could go out. Poe got to Finn’s door and gently pushed it open. Finn’s roommate’s bed was empty, so he didn’t have to worry about being as quiet. He crept up to Finn’s bed. “Finn.” Poe whispered, gently shaking his mattress. “Finn.” He whispered louder. Finn made a noise of sleepy confusion and turned towards him. 

“What ‘re you doin’ here?” Finn said. “T’s the middle of the night.” 

“There’s a meteor shower. C’mon.” 

Finn groaned, rolling forwards and sitting up. “Meteors?” 

“Yeah. It’s the peak night for them.” Finn kicked his feet into his shoes and followed Poe out and through the hallway once more. Most of the other firefighters were sleeping, though a few had gone home for the days off like Finn’s roommate. Poe was excited to say the least. He tried to keep his bag and thermos from jingling as they crept through the hallways. The night beyond the warmth of the building had a crisp, cold bite to it. Poe was glad he’d grabbed a second hoodie and a cozy blanket. They reached Poe’s truck and Poe opened the door for Finn before jogging over to his side to get in. “Should we do this for real?” Poe asked with a grin. “Put it in neutral and roll away with no lights on until we’re not gonna get caught?” 

Finn chuckled. “It really would make it feel a lot more real.” 

Poe’s grin widened. He released the parking break and the truck rolled backwards. He steered as he backed, getting the truck into the road and facing away from the building before he turned the truck on. “I didn’t think I was gonna be able to do that. At all. I thought I was going to lose momentum before we got out.” 

“Did you ever sneak out as a teen?”

“Are you kidding? Have you met my dad? My dad would have kicked my ass clear to Canada if he would have caught me sneaking out.” Poe took a left, and Finn grabbed the grab handle on the truck as they hit gravel on an old Forest Service road. 

“That’s not answering the question.”

Poe bit back a smile. “Fair enough. Once. It was so stupid. It was for a party for an honors English class.” 

“You snuck out for an honors English party?” 

Poe laughed, face crinkling. Finn thought he’d never looked more beautiful, lit up only from the instrument panel and what light came back from the headlights. “Yep. Cassie White was having a party. My dad didn’t want me to go because it was an hour away. I still went.” 

“Did he ever find out?” 

“I think I finally told him last year. I was still scared he was going to kick my ass and I’m thirty four years old.” 

Finn laughed. “I’ll believe it. Your dad is awesome but I’m a little scared of him.” 

“You’ve got nothing to worry about. He loves you.” Poe squeezed his hand. “Did you ever sneak out?” 

“No. My auntie had enough to worry about without me doing dumb stuff.” 

“Well, hey. Maybe this can make up for it.” Poe dropped his hand to shift the truck and come to a stop in a clearing. He put the truck in park, setting the parking brake, and they got out. The stars were gorgeous, with clear skies. Poe threw a blanket down in the bed of the truck and he and Finn hop up into the truck. The blanket was warm and thick enough to pad against the ridges of the truckbed. They laid down, Finn with head on Poe’s shoulder. Finn pulled another blanket up over them to protect against the chill of the night air. They laid in quiet for a few minutes before Finn gasped. “I just saw two shooting stars!” 

“Oh man! I haven’t even seen one yet.”

“Guess we just have to sit out here longer. This is beautiful. This is worth you waking me up and sneaking me out.” Finn turned his head, pressing a kiss to Poe’s shoulder. 

Poe kissed the top of Finn’s head. “I’m glad you think so.”