Love Notes
Alex Serian x Violinist! Reader
A/N: This is a one shot but I’m thinking of making a few chapters of this story
Alex Serian was a very gifted cellist. Most say he’s a prodigy. He just uses his instrument as a way of thriving. A way to clear his head; his way of communication. Each note played with a touch of vibrato that pleases the soul.
Y/N is his girlfriend. She absolutely adores him and his music. She met him when he came back to town and auditioned for the prestigious orchestra.
Y/N felt like she had no talent the moment he played for everyone. She plays violin and she’s pretty decent but she sits all the way in the back. She’s not a prodigy. There was no way he would notice someone like her.
She was wrong. He noticed her on the night of the annual benefit concert. Y/N had been panicking due to all the pressure that’s been put on her over the years. Her family forcing her to practice for hours, the conductor constantly asking why she’s not first chair yet, and just being in the presence of a prodigy.
Just moments before, the conductor made a comment on her hitting a foul note. He even threatened to fire her from the group. Which is how she found herself panicking outside of the girls bathroom. Her hand pressed flat against the door as if she were deciding whether to go in or not.
Alex was carrying his cello through the empty hallway completely intending to practice in solitude. What stopped him in his tracks was gasps for air and slight whimpers. He turned and saw Y/N crying. Her beautiful tear streaked face, her hair kind of messy, her red nose. He stepped into your space, slow and deliberate, as if trying not to startle a wounded animal.
"Hey," his voice was low, a deep, raspy baritone that carried the exact same rich, grounding resonance as his cello. "Look at me. Just look at me, okay?"
Y/N looks up at him with her ragged breaths. “Just breathe with me. In for 3 out for 4.” She struggles to sync her breath with him but manages to slow it down.
”What…are…you…doing here?” Y/N hiccups as she wraps her arms around her body. Alex gives a little smile. “I couldn’t let a beautiful girl like you cry before a performance”.
She lets out a snort. “I’m pretty sure I don’t look that beautiful right now. And I’m not that good.” She wipes her eyes. “I should leave. I don’t want to mess up the concert and make us lose out on sponsors.”
As she walks past him, he grabs her arm and turns to face her. “I’ve always had an affinity for the violin.” His raspy voice says.
Y/N lets out a smile. Who knew a simple sentence like that would’ve brought a smile to her face. Alex realized his method worked, so he continued keeping that beautiful smile there for the rest of the concert.
His encouraging words gave her the confidence to actually play at the concert. During Bach Cello Suite 1, his solo piece, he kept his eyes on her. Y/N brushes hair out of her face as her heart beats faster.
After the concert, she packs her violin up in her case as other instrumentalists mingle with the guests. “Would you do me the honor of attending dinner with me this fine evening?”
Y/N stands up smiling and turns toward the voice. Alex had changed out of his all black and put on a cashmere sweater and jeans which accentuated his figure nicely. “I would love to.” Alex grabs her hand and they leave the venue together.















