This is such a random thought but imagine if we ever see charles play piano to max or in front of him or maybe even just a mention of having seen him play I think I'd evaporate
i want to thank you, anon, for planting that image in my head cause rest assured it is what will make me sleep all snuggly and warm tonight. it's funny cause max brings such a different energy to it, he does not strike me as the "calm piano music" type if you get what i mean?! and yet i can see him almost accidentally get entirely mesmerized cause there is something about charles having genuinely quite a few talents, being very passionate about music, being humble enough to constantly state he is not very good at it (i disagree, as someone who plays the piano myself).
i feel like charles often gets this rep of being... idk how to put this, not as smart as he is? because of the accent and the way he struggles to find words sometimes. and as a non-native speaker i just wanna say that it is frustrating to be underestimated just cause your english isn't perfect so they assume "oh, they can't be THAT smart" when he is clearly ... brilliant? three languages (almost four), musically talented, despite his claims actually not a horrid athlete (look at him climbing etc-. and those videos of him doing a casual backflip??) and i feel like max has never, ever, in his life, underestimated charles leclerc.
so all that little detour to say: i feel like max really is quite impressed by him in general and he would find himself be absolutely taken with charles watching him so locked in and focussed (hah, see what i did there?) on his piano...
long story short, i need footage of max watching charles play piano and fully needing a moment to reboot.