#redfinch

It's a weird dynamic (obviously)

Blush is a very well known and established relationship in the lodging house

Like that pair works and has been working for ages

In comparison redfinch is kinda messy still?

They are a newer pairing and Albert is still in "be honest with your feelings boot camp" as that one fan art said

So literally no one would expect the new couple that is still figuring things out to somehow merge with the long standing couple that can practically read each other's minds

That's apparently where most would be wrong

One day Blink is sick/upset?? I don't really know

But Mush has some type of obligation and can't stay and cuddle with his boyfriend

Blink is in some type of need company and cuddles mood that doesn't happen often but if it's not accommodated for he gets really angsty

So Mush decides to find a newsie who isn't doing anything to ask to keep Blink company

The first people he runs into are Finch and Albert

He trusts the two, especially Finch, to be accommodating to the issue if they are willing to help so he asks

He basically just asks if one or both of them would go hang out with his boyfriend while he's out of the house

And maybe cuddle if they are okay with that as well

Finch agrees and kinda volunteers Albert to help out as well

Mush them leaves and Finch and Albert go to the bunking room to find Blink

The first thing the two notices is that Blink doesn't have his eye patch on, something neither of them have seen beside from across a dark room

They also quickly decided not to mention it as they didn't want to make him uncomfortable or feel like he needs to wear it

Finch makes the first move and greets Blink while he slides into the bed with him

Blinks is kinda just like what the helly are you doing

Finch is cut and dry about it and tells him That Mush said Blink needed company so they were gonna hang out with him

Surprisingly Blink doesn't really argue and makes actual room on the bed for Finch to sit

Then Finch coerces Blink to actually cuddle up and that makes room for Albert to slip in next to Finch

For a while it's quite as Finch begins reading a book and the other two boys doze off for naps

Sidenote that Finch hates taking naps so his version of taking a nap with someone is just reading book and playing his partner's hair

Albert passes out leaning on Finch with a hand on Blink's shoulder where he had been tracing marks before passing out

After a while Blink readjust landing him curled up with his head in Finches lap and an arm over Albert's lap

Once he's comfy he also quickly falls asleep

A while later Mush comes back to the sight of a cuddle puddle and Finch invites him to join

Mush agrees cause why wouldn't he want to cuddle with his boyfriend

Finch lifts one of Albert's arms and Mush readjusts Blink to make room for himself, easier said than done as they are on a twin sized bed

When Much settles in very cozied up against the other three in the bed Blink immediately curls up against him in his sleep

Quickly Much also passes out and Finch after a while throws the blanket off the bed as things get too hot

After that weird day of a cuddle puddle the four of them hang out with each other way more

It takes a long time though for any of the to start the conversation every one sees coming though

They are all anxious because they are more than happy in their current relationships and don't want to change things but there is clearly something going on

Albert, surprisingly, ends up being the one to address the elephant in the room and they have a long, somewhat emotionally taxing conversation

It's more than worth it though because from then on they are now a well communicated poly relationship

Obviously they experience hiccups in the relationship as it grows but overall they are all thrilled

This does confuse the rest of the newsies though

Cause they genuinely cannot fathom how those two pairs even began to come together

Me too, Albert, me too

THANK YOU, as someone who also adores crystallizedtwightlight's art, being even remotely seen in the same lane as them is asfggyghggffghh

I did not really care for redfinch.

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So we have Red, which is no part of Albert’s name (yes ik it’s for his hair color)

And then the entirety of Finch’s name (yes I know it makes sense because red birb)