more bloodymary brainfood but in this au; inspired by this post on twitter, go check it out
so like. i love this actually
(note: i’m just making shit up as i go, i’ve never actually been in a space engineering museum and idfk what they would have in there)
- grace bringing his students on a field trip to a space engineering museum
- simon being one of the tour guides and conveniently the only one on that shift—everyone else is already on their lunch break
- grace walking in with his kids, sorting out the tickets and tour guide arrangements and simon behind the reception/front desk
- simon noticing his fox cardigan-sweater, and the glasses that weren’t entirely level on grace’s face. the visitor sticker that said “hello, my name is…” and seeing “mr. grace” written in all small caps handwriting
*i think that grace would absolutely write in that sciency all caps handwriting (i mean it was shown in the movie) but smaller. because science
- also simon peeping the “damn he’s a little older but really cute” (i’m thinking that simon is like. 33-34 ish and grace is around 41 or 42 to make sense for simon being ex military)
- grace, looking at this buff dude with shoulder length hair tied into a half manbun, dark cargo pants, boots. very militaristic style (and grace thinks it looks absolutely attractive)
- grace also noticing the silver nameplate that has “simon” engraved, in red letters
- the tour starts as simon walks the kids around the museum, looking at photos and newspaper clippings about apollo 11 and laika as part of the history aspects of the museum
- grace, with his hands in his pockets, lowkey blushing whenever simon looks back to make sure the kids are still following him
- simon stops at this like. space hull? but cut in half so the kids can climb around in it and have fun (like mcdonalds play place pre-covid)
- simon reaching to give grace a handshake for courtesy and to introduce himself
- grace looking between simon’s hand and his face a good couple of times before actually taking his hand and shaking it
- simon assessing the handshake (why wouldn’t he) and noting the differences between their hands—grace’s being more towards soft, but a decent grip. simon’s being much more calloused and a firm handshake (all those years in the military)
- grace mentioning how much history and space artefacts there are, simon mentioning that he saw a lot more in his days in the military
- grace being lowkey shocked but like. it makes sense yk
- some of the kids noticing them talk and, y’know. kids aren’t stupid. they see mr. grace getting shy and talking to the hot and edgy tour guide and 💡
- the kids pushing to continue the tour, and making grace walk next to simon as he gives more of the tour
- the kids becoming a hivemind and staying a few feet behind the two of them as they end up talking to each other throughout the tour
- simon psyching himself up & at the end of the tour, gives grace his number in the excuse of “if the kids want a better history lesson about space engineering, feel free to reach out”
- one of the kids overhearing and yelling, “CAN MR. SIMON VISIT US IN CLASS??”
- the kids start yelling about how cool it would be if the cool museum tour guide worker guy visited the class and talked about space engineering
- grace sighing and rubbing his face like a tired mom
- looking over at simon with an awkward smile (lowk blushing at the same time but simon chooses not to pay too much attention to what it means) and “i’ll give you a call, haha”
- simon nodding and watching as grace corrals the kids out the door and into the bus. watching as he turns back around and gives a short wave before climbing on the bus, and watching it leave
- and then it really hits simon that this grace guy is kinda cute and he’d just have to hope he calls
