[[From episode 2: Touched]]
"Look, I know you don't like me, and that's fine, right. But I just, I think he's a dick for what he did. I didn't want you adding it to the very long list of things you hate about me."
That was the moment Rae realised that she didn't hate Finn Nelson.
She could barely believe that those words came from his grumpy mouth, and she was pretty sure her face expressed the disbelief accurately, though unintentionally.
Yet they sounded so right. They actually sounded genuine, as though he actually meant them, as though he was concerned that she hated so many things about him, as though he didn't want to be blamed for any of this... as though he was pissed off at Archie almost as much as she was.
He was about to leave, but she stopped him, because this was too significant a moment to let it fly past and be forgotten. This was an opportunity for her, for them both, to patch up the confusing, yet obvious, tension that had been between them since day one.
"Finn." She paused, got his attention, almost smiled. "The list isn't that long."
It felt like a huge weight had been lifted from her shoulders, because ever since she'd met the gang, Rae had felt strongly disliked by Finn. As though, to him, she wasn't part of the gang really. And maybe that was okay. Maybe it was because she was new. But actually confronting the issue made her feel better, as though things could get better, things were going to look up.
After all, Rae liked her music, Finn liked his music. Why couldn't they be friends?
"If I were you, I'd find him, and I'd stick a fucking boot right up his arse."
That was the moment Rae realised she could get to like Finn Neslon.