A/N: Writing about a pairing no one (at least I don't think anyone did this yet) ever wrote about, even though it was shown in the cartoon. That's right folks, this is a Miss Finster/ Hank the Janitor shipper, only because the episode made me think of this song. Hope you like it! It is pretty much their feelings for each other and what I think would have happened if they had stayed together.
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Song: All Things Just Keep Getting BetterÑWidelife featuring Simone Denny (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy theme)
Requested by: KenjiFinster
All things just keep getting better!
At Third Street, everyone saw Miss Muriel Finster as a bitter resentful woman who seemed to make it her goal to make others miserable. She would constantly yell at students, give out detentions for the littlest incidents and rely on her faithful snitch Randal to give her dirt on the other kids so she could make more lives as depressing and as miserable as her own. Nobody understood why she acted so mean. Some people claimed that a horrible childhood incident caused her to grow up into a bitter old woman. Some people thought it was because her husband died and she was afraid to get close or be nice to others, since she thought they would leave her as well. But one day, thanks to TJ Detwieler and his friends, things began to change as did Miss Finster, for the better.
You came in to my life,
And my world never looked so bright yeah,
It's true, you bring out the best in me,
And now I can clearly see (oh yeah).
Day's keep getting better,
Nights keep getting better,
Days keep getting better,
Nights keep getting better.
It's true, it's true, it's true, true, true.
It all began one day when TJ and his friends were in trouble yet again for some pointless rule they had broken. They were about to get detention, but that never happened, because someone had walked in to help clean p the mess the gang had made, and he had caused Miss Finster to forget all about detentions and bad behavior and focus on the one she had admired from afar for so long---the handsome, young janitor Hank.
MISS FINSTER'S POV
Ever since I saw Hank on his first day of work, I knew I was in love. I felt things I haven't felt since I had been married to my husband all those years ago. I felt so alive and so happy, something I never thought possible after my Andy died. There was something about Hank, something that made him different from the other men I knew, and that something made me realize I needed to do something about my feelings, despite my shyness around him. Luckily, Detwieler and his hooligan pals took it upon themselves to lock us in a room together and make us finally confess our feelings. It turned out he had felt the same way about me, only he was too afraid to admit that he had fallen for someone who was significantly older than he was. The lock in made him finally admit his feelings, and soon the two of us were dating and a new Muriel Finster was born. No longer did I want to make people around me as miserable as I once was. Instead, I gave out less detentions, more recess and was constantly smiling. Hank brought out a side of me I never thought existed and I was so grateful for that. With every date and secret meeting we had, the more I fell in love with him and the more I knew that we were destined to spend the rest of our lives together.
END POV
When you are around, when you are around,
All things just keep getting better.
(repeat x2)
See it's more than one day (more than one day),
But you'll be right here beside me,
It's you and all of the things you do,
That makes everything go right.
HANK'S POV
I know it was wrong, but ever since I began working at Third Street, I had been in love with Muriel Finster. Now before people accuse me of being another Ashton Kutcher, let me explain myself. Muriel had a certain charm to her that other women I dated just did not have. She was confident, stood up for what she believed in and wasn't afraid to be tough. I know people like Miss Grotke and her students didn't like her, but I knew there was a wonderful woman inside Muriel and I wanted to be able to get to se that side of her. It wasn't until TJ and his pals locked us in the cafeteria together that I got to finally make my move----and we have been dating ever since. We had to keep our relationship a secret for awhile, since Third Street had a policy about their employees dating, but every time I saw her, something inside me made me feel so alive and the more time we spent together, the more I fell in love with her and the more I was willing to risk to let others see what an amazing woman she was and how much she meant to me.
Unfortunately, that was exactly what cost me my job. We were in the teachers lounge together and Principal Prickly walked in on us kissing. He had flipped out and I had lost my job, since I was only a janitor and didn't have tenure. But losing my job was worth it. We no longer had to hide our love, and we could finally be open about the relationship that changed the both of us for the better.
END POV
Cause days keep getting better,
Nights keep getting better,
Days keep getting better,
Nights keep getting better.
It's true, it's true, it's true, it's true, it's true, true, true (true, true, true)
When you are around, when you are around,
All things just keep getting better (All things just keep getting better)
MISS FINSTER'S POV
It's been a year now, and Hank and I are still together. We had some hard times, like when he lost his job, but we worked through it and now we are stronger than ever. I swear, the longer we are together, the better both of our lives get and the happier we are. I could be having the worst day in the world, and then I come home to Hank and all my problems just seem to fade away. Something about him just makes me feel complete and I feel as happy as I did when my late husband was still alive, if not happier. He brings out the best in me, and that is all I could ever ask for.
END POV
When we are together baby (together baby) Oh yeah,
Days keep getting better!
Better baby, better baby,
When we are together baby,
Days keep getting better,
When we are togetherÉ!
When you are around, when you are around,
All things just keep getting better.
(repeat x2)
All things, things, things
All things, things, things
All things just keep getting better!
(repeat x2)
HANK'S POV
After about two years of dating, Muriel and I finally got married, in the presence of our family, friends and even most of the Third Street students. All of them seemd genuinely happy that we had found each other and that we were able to bring out the best in each other. Muriel was no longer the bitter old lady who gave detention at the drop of a hat, but a softer, kinder woman who rarely punished anyone, unless it was justified. I may have not had my job at the school anymore, but that's ok, since I have the one thing in the world that makes me complete, my wonderful wife, and eventually the baby we had adopted about three years into our marriage, since we were unable to have children of our own. We may not have everything money can buy, but our love is what makes our lives better and more complete.
END POV
A/N: Ok I know it doesn't exactly fit the song, and can be a bit repetitive, but I hope you all still like it! For some reason, that episode really inspired me, because when I first read the lyrics, it was going to be a TJ/Spin. But then I remembered how Miss Finster changed in this episode and decided to write about them instead. Anyway enjoy and bring on some soul hugs! Thanks and happy reading!