Could you maybe write about Seb infodumping to Driver about Jazz, and Driver being very invested?
This is just an excuse to use this:
Thank you very much
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This is short but sweet. Seb gets so show that he’s insecure about being too much and Driver puts that shit to rest pretty fast.
Driver is #enamored as fuck with this pianist.
"And then 5 years later he performed in this club!" Seb said excitedly, waving his arms around to emphasize their surroundings.
Driver hummed and glanced around before going back to eating. "He like playing here?" He asked quietly after he finished chewing.
Seb nodded enthusiastically. "Yes! He met some of his band mates playing here," He waved to a corner of the club. "They used to sit over there and eat dinner together."
Driver looked over at the corner and smiled. "Like what we're doing now."
Seb put his hand on his fork. "Yeah…" He trailed off. "You ever play an instrument?"
Driver shook his head. "Cars were more my thing. Instruments are… delicate." He shrugged, not really sure how to explain it.
Seb nodded. "Well, you can always sit down with me when I play." He looked away from Driver as he spoke, cheeks dusted pink.
Driver smiled, eyes lighting up. "I'd like that."
They ate in silence for a minute, just listening to the music being played and the other patrons enjoying their meal.
Seb brought his head up suddenly, looking at Driver shyly. "…I'm not boring you with all this, am I?"
Driver tilted his head. "Of course not." He put his fork down and looked closely at Seb's face. He looked more closed off and insecure now. Driver could see it in the downturn of his lips and the slump of his shoulders. "I like learning from you."
Seb's eyes widened. "You don't have to say that." He shook his head at Driver, unsure if he was only saying that out of pity or obligation.
"I mean it," Driver responded firmly. "I'll always listen to you, no matter what." Driver figured being more open would help Seb relax and understand the honesty of his words.
Seb's face turned red and he looked away from Driver. He glanced around the room and Driver could see the wetness in his eyes. "Thank you," Seb said quietly. Driver almost couldn't hear him over the sounds of the club.
Driver smiled and picked up his fork again. "Did he stick around this club, or did he move on?" Driver decided to get back to the original topic, knowing that Seb would be more in his element that way.
Seb snapped his head back to Driver and his eyes lit up. "Well, actually-"
Driver listened to Seb ramble on about this musician for at least an hour, taking in every word and asking follow up questions. He was legitimately interested in the topic, but he was more interested in Seb's… everything. Not that Seb minded talking for hours about his favorite thing in the world.
He loved having someone who listened to his words so, so much… and Driver was that someone.
where the employee’s of the seb’s bar and the employees at driver’s mechanic shop are trying to figure out who tf the ring on their bosses finger belongs to and who their boss is married too
i will draw smth later (bc i need to get back to digital art)
but for now… hc
Love grey’s fic of them meeting at a record shop, so yes
love the idea of them meeting again bc Sebastian’s buick was having car trouble, bc it is an older buick (and in the book driver says he likes older buicks) so driver essentially jumps at the chance to help out
seb would show driver all the haunts to go to if you like jazz/wanna see a live show
Seb would also drag driver out to see movies: “you do stunts for them and you don’t even watch it? Ridiculous. You- we… should go see them, for research” “research” (wink wink. Nod nod.)
seb would also buy driver books that were adapted to movies and then that would be another convo to yap about
as said, listener x yapper, driver being the listener and seb being the yapper
they both… dont really like talking about their past, especially past relations, but they respect each other boundaries abt it
laura meets driver after breaking into seb’s apartment (again) and seeing them eating a homecook meal together
seb is baffled by drivers cooking skills - essentially he cooks cheap ass meals but makes them somehow rlly fuckin delicious
sooooo seb makes it his job to teach him more meals other than what he knows, yknow so he has it for later.
driver shows seb places to decompress (creeks n shit) bc they are both autistic
seb started keeping toothpicks on him just in case driver needed some
…can i say hand holding? Specifically driver reaching out to grab seb’s hand when he starts stimming (drumming his fingers on shit) as a way to help calm him down
and then seb would subconsciously reach for drivers hand if he feels himself start to get restless and what not
uhhhh what else what else
driver spending more time at seb’s apartment than his own, bc his own is barren and he doesnt like how empty it feels
soft smiles whenever driver sees seb play the piano bc he can tell how happy and expressive he is
driver also giving slight suggestions when seb is writing his own things: “cant get this part right” “kinda sounds low…” “…shit you’re right, that does sound too low, would flow easier if it was a couple notes higher”
Seb making sure to have driver’s choice drink on the bar menu - driver gets his drinks in the house but he still tips the bartenders
seb having his bar and driver having his own mechanic shop… i need to write that. I also need to read driven
that’s all i got for now :p
my brain is mush bc work was shit🫠
but essentially, seb is a gentleman and driver just wants to help give him the world… or the stars :)