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  Copyright © 2016 by Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson.

  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written

  permission from the publisher.

  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

  Moskowitz, Hannah, author.

  Gena/Finn / by Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson.

  pages cm

  Summary: “Told through emails, text messages, journal entries, and blog posts, two fans of a popular TV show become friends online, but soon realize the bond between them is more than fan fiction in this story of friendship and love through social media in the digital age”—Provided by publisher.

  ISBN 978-1-4521-3839-8 (hardback)

  ISBN 978-1-4521-4385-9 (epub)

  [1. Fan fiction—Fiction. 2. Authorship—Fiction. 3. Television programs—Fiction. 4. Friendship—Fiction. 5. Love—Fiction. 6. Social media—Fiction. 7. Computers—Fiction.] I. Helgeson, Kat, author. II. Title. III. Title: Gena Finn.

  PZ7.M84947Ge 2016

  [Fic]—dc23

  2015014236

  Illustrations by Avery Wheless.

  Design by Ryan Hayes.

  Typeset in Brandon Text, Helvetica, and Garamond.

  “Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt.” Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five.

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  Contents

  part one

  gena

  Finn

  Gena/finn

  Gena

  Gena/Finn

  Finn

  Gena

  Gena/finn

  Finn

  Gena/finn

  Gena

  part two

  Finn

  Gena/finn

  Gena/Zack

  Gena

  Finn

  Gena

  Gena/Finn

  Finn

  Gena

  Finn

  Gena/Finn

  Finn

  Gena

  gena/finn

  Finn

  part three

  Finn

  gena

  finn

  Gena/finn

  Gena

  Finn

  Gena

  Gena/Charlie

  finn

  Gena

  Finn

  Gena

  Are You Kidding Me...?

  Okay, what the shit was that episode?

  I realize that after three seasons I should not be surprised by this bullshit but...ughhhh, after a hiatus LIKE THAT and a cliffhanger LIKE THAT I thought that maybe, just MAYBE, we’d get some kind of emotional closure. Not to mention you can’t be knocked out cold for what, TWO DAYS, and then wake up good as new in the next episode. That is not how medicine works, Show. What the hell are they giving Ty and Jake on this damn show and where can I get a hit of it during finals?

  In all seriousness, though, it’s frustrating. I mean, I’m happy they rescued Sarahbelle, don’t get me wrong, but we knew that was going to happen. Remember back last season when they actually talked instead of just burning shit down? I’m getting to the point where I like fanfic more than the actual show, and that’s pretty disconcerting and I don’t really know what to think about that, except right now what I’m pretty sure I’m thinking is WHO THE HELL IS GOING TO WRITE A FIX-IT FIC, AND WHO WILL LINK ME TO IT RIGHT THIS SECOND.

  --eve

  10 Comments

  DanniRice

  Uh, you?

  SwingLowMySweet

  I heard Tumbledown was gonna take a crack at it. Honestly I didn’t hate it all that much? Idk, I’m like the only person who didn’t though so whatever.

  MioMy

  omgggg seiriously why did you make a post without a fic what are you doing to my heart i’ve been REFRESHING ALL DAY DAMN YOU WOMAN

  Tylergirl93

  please write it please please please. MORE TYLER

  _EvenIf

  girl I love you but how many times do I need to tell you you are barking up the wrong journal? come to my arms, jakey, etc etc.

  Tylergirl93

  tylers hotter

  Tumbledown

  No, I’ve got no time, this is all yours. Please?

  _EvenIf

  Ha! Plenty of time to read but not write.

  Tumbledown

  LESS TALKING MORE WRITING

  _EvenIf

  all right all right all right you people, I’ll get it done.

  Text with John C.

  genaaaa

  what

  come oooooover

  it’s a fucking tuesday, put the

  vodka away.

  Text with Alanah J.

  r u coming out?

  where?

  guy from smithfield has a car,

  mrs. doubtfire is conked out

  by the door already

  yeah well my dorm’s not so

  lucky

  put on your stripper heels

  it’s tuesday. my stripper heels

  have a weekend only policy

  let me borrow your lipstick

  though

  yeah okay come by. you have

  to sneak in the south entrance

  what am i an idiot. what r

  you gonna do tonight even

  writing a paper

  sure you are

  seriously, what exactly do you

  think i’m doing then

  john

  ew. i’d rather write a paper.

  from: Sharon McKlesky

  to: Genevieve Goldman

  date: Tuesday, January 6 4:03 PM

  subject: Vive la France!

  Dear Genevieve,

  I’ve looked over your outline for your paper on the French Revolution (and thank you for turning this in on time! I know how averse you are to showing early drafts of your work, and I was hoping having a required outline submission would help you) and while I think you’re chock-full (as we used to say!) of strong ideas, I’m concerned that the organization of your supports isn’t as strong as it could be. In light of your recent A minus, I want to make sure you’re not allowing yourself to perform at less than one hundred percent. Colleges can revoke admissions at any time, you know! Please come see me as soon as you’re available--

  Best,

  Mrs. Sharon McKlesky

  from: Genevieve Goldman

  to: Sharon McKlesky

  date: Tuesday, January 6 4:32 PM

  subject: RE: Vive la France!

  Hi, Mrs. McKlesky,

  Thank you so much for getting back to me so quickly! Tonight and tomorrow I’m focusing on some work from one of my other classes, so I won’t be able to fully focus on your paper until Thursday, and since I’m working with a limited time frame I want to make sure that I’m committing as much time to this paper as I can! Therefore, I don’t think it would be strategic for me to dole out my thoughts on this paper throughout the week, so at this point if it’s all right I think I’ll proceed on my own. I’ll make sure to save your email to remember to make that a priority
through my future drafts. Thank you, and I’ll see you in class tomorrow!

  Thanks again,

  Genevieve Goldman

  from: Genevieve Goldman

  to: Sharon McKlesky

  date: None. Saved to Drafts.

  subject: RE: Vive la France!

  Look, McKlesky:

  It’s Tuesday. It’s the day after my fandom Holy Night. Leave me the fuck alone.

  --gena

  The Prettiest Whistles Won’t Wrestle the Thistles Undone

  Author: _EvenIf

  Word Count: 392

  Summary: After the Tawley Place fire, Jake needs some time to recover. Tyler makes soup. Some shit gets said out loud. Takes place between 3.11 and 3.12.

  Pairing: none

  Disclaimer: I own nothing, I’m a creepy internet person, lock up your babies, etc.

  Author’s Note: I wrote this instead of a French Revolution paper, so I apologize if there are accidental undertones of rebel uprisings or Catholic unrest. Forgive my school, it knows not what it does.

  What Tyler really should remember by now is how well bones hold heat.

  He never does. It’s like every time he wants to believe that he doesn’t need to learn anything, every time he acts like this is the last time, like there’s no way in hell he’s going to be pulling his fucking sidekick Jake burned and twisted from a job gone wrong.

  And all the little bastard is saying is, “We got Sarah, we got Sarah,” like somehow that’s going to change the fact that he’s blistered everywhere his shirt isn’t stuck to his skin.

  But Tyler’s making himself be calm because that’s what he fucking does (because really he does have plans for when this happens because this always fucking happens) and he whispers, “That’s right, buddy, you did it,” while he twists a cap off a tube of ointment and rubs his hands together to warm them up.

  “She got out, right? We got her?”

  “We got her. And that’s the last fucking job we’re doing for Evanson, all right? I mean it this time. If he thinks we’re gonna do some rescue mission for Clara--”

  “Ugh, don’t mention her, now I’m all nauseous.”

  “That’s because half your skin’s sloughed off.”

  “So dramatic.”

  “C’mon, up...” He puts his hand on Jake’s back, feels his t-shirt starting to peel away like skin, and carefully leans him against his shoulder to rub the warmed ointment over his arm. A sob gets stuck in Jake’s throat, and Tyler tucks him in to his neck.

  “You did it, kid,” Tyler says. “You’re a hero.”

  Jake closes his eyes and breathes out like that’s enough, like a little platitude has made his scorched skin and his wrecked throat and the fucked-up world somewhat okay, and sometimes that’s enough to get Tyler through the day but right now Jake’s stupid optimism is just another symptom of how much the universe has fucked them over. Who the fuck tricked Jake enough to make him think there’s something to be optimistic about?

  It’s all he can do not to get up and hit something, and then of course the kid has to mumble a little in his sleep and catch the hem of Tyler’s sleeve between brown-black fingernails.

  Goddamn it, kid.

  This is the kind of shit that will make you believe.

  Just for tonight.

  24 Comments

  MioMy

  oh my godddddd exactly what I needed. whenever you go into tyler’s head like that it’s like...gaaahhh i don’t have words i am not a writer lolol

  _EvenIf

  Oh shut up I love your stuff. Thank you!!

  CalmMyLightsaber

  Lovely. This was great.

  _EvenIf

  Hey, I haven’t heard from you in ages!! I’m so glad you’re still around!

  CalmMyLightsaber

  I know right shit has been CRAZY. I’ll message you sometime?

  _EvenIf

  Yes please!

  Tumbledown

  So worth the wait. (I have a problem and you’re incredible.)

  _EvenIf

  You’re amazing. Next one’s on you ;)

  Tylergirl93

  omggggg tyler my baby

  _EvenIf

  glad you liked it!

  Thatsmykid

  I just ACHE for them.

  _EvenIf

  right??

  TinyDancer5

  do you write original stuff?

  _EvenIf

  a little, poetry mostly

  TinyDancer5

  good :)

  _EvenIf

 
  Neah

  butting in—would you ever post your poetry?

  _EvenIf

  good lord no

  JandT

  do you take constructive criticism?

  _EvenIf

  Take it like it’s on sale. What’s up?

  JandT

  id really prefer if there were less cursing in your fics. i mean it’s not like they talk that way on the show.

  _EvenIf

  thanks! i’ll take that under advisement :) and i’ll try to remember to put a warning on next time.

  rupologize

  of course they don’t talk that way on the show, jackweed. It’s network tv.

  _EvenIf

  now now.

  Okay, guys, calm down.

  I get it. I saw it. I’m not thrilled either. I mean, when we last left the guys they were in the middle of a fire and the house was falling down around them and we didn’t know if they were going to make it out oh my god, except, of course we knew. What show have you guys been watching? They always make it out. That wasn’t the point. The point was that scene right after they got out, the one we didn’t see, the one where they realized they were gonna be okay and made up after the fight. I wanted to see it too, guys.

  And no, it’s not credible that Jake was lying unconscious behind a burning dresser and two days later he doesn’t have a scratch on him. There’s absolutely something missing there and everyone knows it.

  But this is our show. This is the show we love, and tearing it apart like hyenas every time the writers do something we don’t like is shitty. Do we actually like this show or not?

  Can we please talk about the good stuff? The Evanson reveal was kind of mind-blowing, right? Did ANYBODY see that coming? And in other news (and I swear I’m not fourteen but) how cute was Jake’s hair this week?

  I’m thinking of getting back into drawing, so there might be an art post later this week. I don’t know what I want to draw, though. Which is kind of always the problem. Prompts?

  Anyway, here are this week’s fic recs:

  For A Season – evanson_much

  Firestorm – Tylergirl93

  Hiatus – (it’s so ridiculous but I can’t stop laughing) – l8gr8

  >>>>terry-the-hedgehog reblogged this from finnblueline

  >>>>mmmZack reblogged this from finnblueline

  >>>>Tylergirl93 reblogged this and added: thanks for the rec!

  >>>>DanniRice reblogged this from mmmZack and added: do you read _EvenIf? Great ep fix here

  >>>>slotohes reblogged this from DanniRice

  >>>>popstotheweasel reblogged this from Tylergirl93 and added: ART POST PLEASE!

  from: Stanford University Employment Office

 

  to: Finn Bartlett

  date: Wednesday, January 7 12:33 PM

  subject: Thank you for your interest

  Dear Ms. Bartlett,

  Thank you for your interest in the position of Administrative Assist
ant in the Student Affairs Department. After careful review, we have offered the position to someone whose qualifications more closely match our needs. We appreciate your interest and wish you luck.

  from: Dana Westchester

 

  to: Finn Bartlett

  date: Friday, January 9 8:02 AM

  subject: Your resume

  Stephanie Bartlett,

  Thank you for submitting your resume to Duff & Peterson. At this time we are not hiring entry-level proofreaders, but we will keep your information on file and let you know if anything becomes available.

  from: Evergreen Temp Agency

 

  to: Finn Bartlett

  date: Monday, January 12 3:41 PM

  subject: IZ11285

  To: Ms. Bartlett:

  Thank you for your interest in job #IZ11285. After due consideration, we have decided not to pursue your employment with us. Again, thank you for your time.

  Text with Charlie

  did you call me?

  yeah. should I buy new

  graphite pencils?

  how much?

  $10

  for pencils?

  good pencils

  do you have a job yet?

  no MOM

  well then...

  Jan 8, 3:31 pm

  scratch last. coffee place just

  called & offered job! bringing

  home champagne!

  from: Finn Bartlett

  to: Joan Bartlett ; Paul Bartlett

  date: None. Saved to Drafts.

  subject: California Girl!

  Hey Parents!

  Good news on the job front – I have one! Putting whipped cream and sprinkles on lattes for people more glamorous than I am! Not my field of study – not anybody’s field of study – but it pays the bills.