I'm so over Ryan Gosling cinematic universe thing (we have as a tag on Ao3 guys it's peak), I want Ryland Grace/Driver hurt/comfort sooo bad
Driver takes fancy to his new neighbor, school teacher, shy and clumsy, with glasses and suits and stupid t-shirts with unfunny jokes. He's not a talkative kind, but Grace talks a whole lot, and that is enough to get going whatever there's between them.
They mostly meet at laundry, and Ryland absentmindedly talks about how the weather ruined his suit; how his students shouted so loudly today that he had to apologies for the noise to other teachers; clumsily complements Driver's car; and asks him questions, so many little questions that do not oblige Driver for anything, but he answers anyway, and his own answers are slowly making for Ryland a path to his heart.
Basically the same as happens in the Drive, but less violent and Grace doesn't have a child (has dozens of students he can't stop yapping about). Driver helps a someone Ryland doesn't know about, gets hurt like at the end of the film, and Grace is here to patch him up, even though Driver's afraid that Grace would be horrified and disgusted by him. And Ryland is actually scared shitless, but also somehow adored by Driver's selfless notion, and just can't let this silly quite man suffer alone.
Grave just says "oh, boy" in tone he uses only with his students, and drags Driver into his flat, and grabs his face with his hands so so gently, making sure Driver is still here. And Driver cannot help it but finally feels like he can let himself be.