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ryland grace listened to pop music this. ryland grace listened to indie folk music that. WRONG! ryland grace lived in california and grew up in the 90s. this man listens to 90s west coast hip hop like 2pac and ice cube. no i will not take any criticism
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warnings : angst with no happy ending, references to My Girl and not in a happy way, bad habits regarding glasses, like one suggestive comment
summary : ryland is not the most responsible glasses wearer, until he is
wc : 1.4k
Ryland Grace was certainly not the most responsible glasses owner in the world. They would dangle off his face more often than not. He was constantly taking them off while doing experiments, and promptly dropping them on the floor when he got excited. More than once, an unexpected chemical reaction caused him to jump, which sent his glasses flying out of his hands and landing near a student's desk somewhere.
It wasn't like he was blind without them, but he would get blinding headaches when he didn't wear them for extended periods of time, and, like most glasses wearer's, his vision would gradually degrade from not wearing them.
Y/n was used to her husband and his terrible habits when it came to his vision. Many times she would wake up to the sound of something falling in the kitchen.
"Ry, are you okay?"
"Shoot!"
She rounded the corner to find him in the dark kitchen trying to crack an egg into a pan, glasses long forgotten on the counter. He was mostly successful. Only a little bit of the egg whites spilled from the side of the pan onto the stove. Y/n rolled her eyes and picked up his glasses.
"Y'know, some people wear these so they don't spill egg on the stove," She teased as she opened the arms and slid them carefully over the ridge of his nose. The lights might have been off, but the warmth of Ryland's face gave up the fact that he was blushing.
"Well," He started quietly stumbling through an apology. "On average you sleep through noises that are significantly louder than me running into the counter. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you. If you go back to sleep now, you can still maximize optim-"
His words were cut off by Y/n pressing a soft kiss to his slightly chapped lips. He leaned into the feeling, letting out a quiet noise when she pulled away.
"Wear your glasses, dork."
It was also very normal for him to come home with tape somewhere on his glasses.
"Y/n! You'll never guess what I found out!" He was rushing through the apartment, dropping his things somewhere between the door and the living room where Y/n was sitting. She took in his figure, noticing how his glasses had white tape on the bridge over his nose, and another clear piece holding one of the lenses in place.
"That it's time for new glasses?"
"No! Well- technically yes. But that's not important!" Y/n listened to him ramble on and on about how his research paper he had been writing just for the fun of it was going to get published in an academic journal.
"Really? That's amazing!"
"I know! The only thing is that I had to use a fake name. Last time I tried publishing as myself, it was rejected."
Y/n bit back a smile. "You're sure it wasn't the fact that the paper was just a smear campaign on every professor you didn't like back in college?"
Ryland paused, not wanting to answer the question, and changed the subject. "So you think I need new glasses?"
Picking out new frames was always fun. She would make him try on every single frame in the store if they had the time.
"Babe, I am a middle school teacher, I cannot buy a pair of Tom Ford glasses." He complained as he tried on what felt like the millionth pair. Y/n simply laughed at the giant frames that made his face look tiny. "Are you enjoying yourself?" He asked, sarcasm saturating his tone.
"Very much so, thanks for asking," she teased right back, handing him a pair of rimless square frames. He rolled his eyes, taking off the previous pair of glasses and replacing them with the new pair. They were held together by a gold bridge and supported by gold arms with clear plastic cushioning on the ends.
Ryland heard Y/n take a sharp inhale. He tore his eyes away from the mirror and glanced over at her.
"You okay over there?"
"Those are the ones, Ry."
"Really? You don't think they're to-"
"Those are the ones, Ry."
He could feel the back of his neck heating up under her gaze as he looked back into the mirror. He looked like a dork.
His thoughts were cut off by Y/n leaning in and whispering, "Dr. Grace, you've never looked so attractive."
The tips of his ears went pink and he whipped his head around to look at Y/n so fast he was sure his neck would hurt tomorrow.
"You can't- I mean! I don't think- You don't really⌠I just-" He broke off his own rambling with a shaky exhale. "Really?"
Y/n nodded slowly, beaming up at him. "Honey, those glasses can never come off." There was something in her tone that made him open his mouth.
"Glasses stay on?"
"Glasses stay on."
For the most part, the glasses stayed on.
Through the late nights of grading, and the crazy experiments he conducted in class, they remained on his face.
Even when he was approached by a woman holding up the paper that train wrecked his scientific career.
Even when he was flown out to a boat in the middle of the ocean.
Even when he was crying on a roof trying to grapple with the awful decision placed in front of him.
The glasses remained on his face.
When he was tackled to the ground, his body thrashed around. He pressed his face into the ground in a pathetic attempt to get away from the needle that was getting injected into his neck. The glasses dug in, bruising his face slightly.
Y/n was at home, reading the latest letter from her husband when she got the knock on the door.
On the other side was a large man in a black trench coat. His expression was neutral, and all he said was "Mrs. Grace? You're needed at the launch site."
Y/n didn't have to ask. Ryland had kept her well updated. She just assumed that he wanted her there to watch the rocket get shot up into space.
So now she sat in the medical office on the base, Eva Stratt in front of her explaining why Ryland wasn't meeting her at the launch.
"Let me see him! That's my husband! I need to see him!" The words left her throat in a desperate plea. One final attempt to somehow prove to herself that this could not be happening. Surely there was another Ryland Grace out there in the world.
Stratt allowed for her to see his comatose body right before they hooked him up to the body bag they were sending him up in.
The area around his closed eyes were red and puffy. There were still trails of dried tears running from his eyes down his face. He had dirt under his nails. There were small purple marks where his glasses should have been resting.
Y/n held his unconscious body in her arms, her own tears landing on his face and following the trail left by his.
"You can't do this!" She choked out. Her breath was uneven. She couldn't let go of his strong shoulders, they were still warm from thrashing around on the ground, an attempt to get away. To get back home.
"Come on, Ry! Wake up! Look at me! Please!"
Stratt didn't miss the growing fear and distress in her voice. She nodded for the two guards to remove the soon to be widow.
"Where are his glasses! He can't see without his glasses!"
Two sets of arms started pulling her away. She didn't have anything in her to fight them off.
"Put his glasses on! Put on his glasses!"
"Mrs. Grace, your husband will be remembered as a hero." Stratt said, monotone and emotionless. There was something behind her eyes, however. Something that communicated that this was the worst thing she had done yet. But Y/n was too busy yelling and crying to notice it.
"He can't see without his glasses!"
And she would live with the idea that Ryland, her sweet, loving Ryland, was sent into space without his glasses. Not knowing that they were safely tucked into a container along with what little personal belongings he had with him on the base.
thinking about that scene in My Girl when sheâs crying, yelling, asking where his glasses are, because he canât see without his glasses. Only now itâs Ryland who was sent to space to die and Y/n who wasnât given the chance to say goodbye while he was awake and only now sees him, in a coma, being loaded onto the hail mary, glasses nowhere in sight. and now iâm sobbing
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warnings : dangerous amounts of awkward, nerdy ryland? terrible writing, not edited
summary : ryland has a crush on the kindergarten teacher that his class visits once a month
w/c : 4.3k
a/n : the chokehold this man has on me is INSANE
It was the last Friday of the month, Rylandâs favorite day. Once a month, he got to walk his homeroom class ten minutes down the street to the local elementary school. Once a month, his students got to hang out with their kindergarten buddies. Once a month, he got paid to sit around and be with her.Â
Y/n was the kindergarten teacher he was partnered up with. Last year he had been stuck with Mrs. Wilson. Her classroom always smelled of microwaved fish and sweaty fourth graders. She also had a bad habit of leaving the classroom without telling him, leaving him alone with nearly sixty children. Y/n was very different. Her classroom always smelled of lavender and citrus, and the only time he had ever been alone in her classroom was when she dropped the students off at lunch and went to the restroom.Â
Ryland was very grateful that he was visiting her classroom and that she wasnât visiting his. Her room was a stark contrast to his. He had planets hanging from the ceiling, his desk was cluttered and trashed, and things fell down regularly. Here, there were paper lanterns hanging down, but that was all. They were evenly spaced and gave the room a cozy feel, not a trapped in low budget space feel. Everything had a place. Her desk was cleared, at least the top was. He had no clue if the drawers were in the same condition. The classroom was organized from the row of backpacks hanging on the wall to the cabinet filled with toys. It was structured, warm.Â
However, nice as the classroom was, that was not the best part of this arrangement the two schools set up. Working with Y/n was the highlight of his school year. There was just something about her. Maybe it was the fact that she always had a tupperware filled with baked goods for him when he brought his class to visit. Maybe it was the fact that she always smelled like vanilla and jasmine. And maybe, just maybe, it was the way she taught her students. The way that she could help one student understand a concept using props and hand motions and then turn around and help another by turning it into a game. She had a passion for helping them get from where they were, to where they were going. It was written all over her face.Â
This was what Ryland thought about as he walked his eighth grade homeroom over to the elementary school. The morning fog was still thick and a slight breeze sent a chill down his spine. The buzzing chatter of his students was making the grey sky seem a little lighter. He loved that they were just as excited as the kindergarteners were.Â
They made it inside the elementary building and the warmth immediately seeped into his bones, welcoming him like the embrace of an old friend. He navigated his class through the now familiar hallways and stopped outside a door that had been decorated with small laminated ducks, each one bearing the name of a kindergartener in the classroom. He turned to his gaggle of students.Â
âRemember, go in quietly and sit on the floor near your kid.â He said, making eye contact with the students who loved to go in squealing and hug their kindergarten partner.Â
âYes, Mr. Grace,â the class echoed.Â
Ryland knocked on the door. He suddenly felt nervous. This had become the new normal since the first time Y/n opened the door. He tried to swallow the lump in his throat to no avail. He wiped one sweaty palm on his jeans and ran the other one, shakily, through his tousled hair. His stomach knotted, he felt like an idiot.Â
The door opened, and there was Y/n. She was wearing dress pants and an oversized sweater. Her hair was falling naturally. The smell of her perfume was wrapping him up like he just stepped inside after being out in the cold too long, which technically he did. His breath hitched quietly and he hoped she didnât hear it. He felt the small smile creeping onto his face and there was no point in trying to fight it.Â
He didnât get to bask in the feeling as long as he wished to, the overly excited five year olds started babbling behind her. She smiled at him. What kindergarteners?Â
âHey,â she said, her voice low, like she was whispering a secret for his ears only.Â
The small smile broke into a full blown grin. âHey,â he whispered back. Y/n opened the door fully so Ryland and his class could enter. The two teachers stepped aside while the students entered the space and situated themselves. As he entered the room, his eyes settled on her desk, finding a tupperware sitting on it, a pink sticky note on top with his name on it. He could feel the tips of his ears match the color of the sticky note.Â
âMy kids have been excited all week. We had to make a countdown paper chain on Monday,â She said, beaming up at him.Â
Ryland let out a small chuckle. âMine too. They try to play it off and act cool, but theyâve asked me once a week when weâre coming back.â Y/n laughed and both teachers got back to what they were actually supposed to be doing.Â
The schedule was simple enough. First was penmanship. The eighth graders had to help the kinders write a three sentence story. Y/n stood in front of the whiteboard, pink marker in hand.Â
âSo if Mr. Grace is my partner,â She said, looking at the group of fifty or so kids crammed into the room. âThen he and I are going to come up with the story together! It can be about anything!â She looked over at him. âFor example, I might write, âMr. Grace is a good teacher.ââ She wrote the sentence on the board. Her lettering was smooth and elegant, only in the way that teachers can have. She glanced over at Ryland expectantly.Â
âAnd I might want her to write, âMiss Y/n is a great teacher.ââ He hoped that it wasnât obvious that he was trying to elevate her. The smile and roll of her eyes told him he was unsuccessful. She wrote it anyway. He moved to stand next to her.Â
âAfter that, we might say, âThey make a great team.ââ She said, and the smile she gave him went right to his stomach. He had to snap his eyes anywhere else or he feared he would forget himself and make a really dumb move in front of the students. He felt his neck heat up and he was sure he was beet red. Y/n noticed. Her gaze drifted back to the students. âAre there any questions?â She asked.Â
A hand shot up instantly. Y/n nodded for the student to ask his question. âBut, Miss Y/n! Our papers have a big square on top of our writing lines!â Y/n smiled at the urgency of the question.Â
âThey do! Good job, Jeffrey, I almost forgot! At the top of your paper you have a blank space. You and your buddy are going to color a picture that goes with your story.âÂ
Another hand went up. âMiss Y/n, you didnât draw a picture.âÂ
The middle schoolers chuckled, noticing the way their teacher was avoiding looking at Miss Y/n. One of them raised their hand. âYeah, Mr. Grace, you have to help Miss Y/n color a picture of the two of you!âÂ
He wanted to die. He hated how bad he was at being subtle. He was rescued when Y/n let out a laugh. âYou guys are right. Tell you what, while you guys write, Mr. Grace and I will draw a picture on the board.âÂ
The students got to work as Ryland uncapped a black marker. He started drawing a stick figure. It was lopsided, and the eyes werenât evenly spaced out, but Y/n assumed it was his best efforts based on the way his brows knit together and his tongue poked out slightly from between his lips.Â
He looked over to where Y/n was finishing her drawing. It was very obviously him. From the glasses to the cardigan he was wearing, the dry erase drawing was very evidently Ryland. He was even giving a thumbs up. He glanced back at his drawing. Not terrible. Not great. He picked up the pink marker she had been using earlier. He drew a flower in the stick womanâs hand. He took a step back and admired his work. Y/n did the same.Â
âWe really do make a great team,â she said, turning to look up at him.Â
His brain short circuited. She didnât even compliment him. Why was his brain offline? Think of something! Say something! Say anything! Sheâs looking right at you! Say something! Say something now!
âLike ribosomes and protein synthesis.â Not that! Idiot.Â
But the panic subsided as Y/n let out a huff of laughter and her body involuntarily leaned into his. It was brief, a slight graze of her shoulder against his. Yet it was all he could focus on. He stilled as it happened, trying to memorize the feeling instantly. He spent the next ten minutes trying to figure out if his arm tingled from the force of impact or if his brain was experiencing a minor chemical imbalance. His internal debate subsided as Y/n instructed the students to turn in their work.Â
The rest of the morning passed by in a flurry of raised hands and tiny confused sighs as math worksheets were handed out and completed. There was a breath of relief when Y/n announced it was time for recess. He shrugged his cardigan off and onto the chair as he pulled his blazer back on. Y/n led the group down the hall and outside as Ryland manned the end of the line, ensuring no wandering or straggling.Â
This time, the fresh air felt less inviting, like it was stripping the atmosphere of all the warmth and depth that Y/nâs classroom supplied. It smelled Earthy and sharp. Normally it would be one of his favorite things in the world. In this moment, he wanted nothing more than to be inhaling her scent. Her classroom scent, that is, or so he told himself. His inner lament was silenced when a soccer ball went flying into his left foot.Â
âMr. Grace!â A chorus of students yelled his name and ran over to him. A tiny boy with a mop of dark curly hair peered up at him through thick eyelashes. His hands were clasped near his chest as he started to speak. âMr. Grace, will you play with us?âÂ
Ryland felt something profound tug at his heart strings as the boy looked up at him expectantly.Â
âSure, but only if we beat these middle schoolers, deal?â He stuck out his hand, the soccer ball now pinned under his foot.Â
The boy, Miles, shook his hand and giggled out, âdealâ.Â
âKinder versus middle school!â was all Ryland shouted before kicking the ball towards a five year old and running towards the goal, guarded by one of his own students.Â
Y/n watched from the sidelines as Ryland weaved, not so elegantly, between the students. He was constantly stumbling over his own feet, and his glasses kept sliding down his face. However, Y/n also saw the way he passed the ball to her students every time. The way he would steal the ball from an eighth grader, pass it to a little kid, only to have the ball stolen by a middle schooler again. She noticed the way he fell backwards and landed on his back in order to avoid lightly bumping one of her students. She watched him pause the game to help a girl tie her shoe. He had never looked so attractive. He was squatting down, her yellow shoe resting atop his knee. His glasses hung around his chin and his hair was tousled and sweaty from running. The way he smiled, watching as the girl ran back to the game once her shoe was properly tied again. She noticed the way that the water ran down his hair to his cheek to his neck, disappearing under the collar of his shirt. Wait, water?
Y/nâs train of thought was cut off by a splash of rain hitting her forehead. Oh great. Before she knew it, five year olds all around her were losing their minds. She pulled her sweater tighter around herself as the rain picked up. Ryland was by her side in an instant, shrugging his blazer off and, awkwardly, draping it over Y/nâs head, an attempt to shield her from the rain. Y/n smiled despite herself as she watched him concentrate. A whistle blew and all the kids quickly got in line as Y/n led them towards the classroom. Ryland, soaked to the bone, stood at the end of the line, waiting for one kindergartener to catch up after he ran back into the playground for his water bottle.Â
The group was buzzing as they re-entered the classroom. Y/n gave instructions for the kids to hang up their coats and find a seat on the rug. Ryland stood next to Y/n, who was finally pulling the blazer from her head. âYou didnât have to do that,â She whispered, a faint smile tugging at her lips.Â
âYes I did,â he breathed out. Y/n tried to hand him the blazer, but it was quickly draped around her again, this time, over her shoulders. She smiled as he rubbed the fabric up and down her arms. There was a faint smell of clean linen and stale coffee. It was uniquely Ryland, like the scent only existed for him. She had been mostly protected from the rain, and she didnât really need dried off, but she let him do it.
His glasses had little drops of water on them, sliding down the lens and onto the floor. His hair was completely soaked, dripping down his face steadily onto his clothes, which had been thoroughly drenched. Yet here he was, drying her off. The whole world seemed to narrow down to just the two of them as Ryland pulled the blazer off of her and wrapped his knit sweater around her. The sleeves were too long for her, but she pushed them back slightly, freeing her hands. The soft fabric brushed his arm as he tucked a stray hair behind her ear. He opened his mouth like he was going to say something, Y/n waited with baited breath.Â
âMiss Y/n?â A tiny hand pulled on the sweater and Y/n reluctantly pulled her eyes away from Rylandâs.Â
Ryland felt his mouth shut quickly, suddenly very aware of where he was. He looked over at his students, who were smirking and looking away. Because that's what he needed, a class of middle schoolers noticing his awkward crush on the nicest woman in the world.Â
He tried looking anywhere else. The pattern of the floors was suddenly riveting. His gaze snapped back to Y/n as she turned on a movie and told the class to watch quietly and eat their lunches. He turned the lights off and made his way to the back of the classroom, sitting on a tiny table. Y/n sat next to him, tupperware in hand, pink sticky note still on top. She handed it to him wordlessly, the air around them full and comforting. He opened the container as Y/n started eating her lunch next to him.Â
âBanana bread?â He whispered excitedly. âYou didnât!âÂ
Y/n smiled, and she was overjoyed that the lights were off and he wouldnât be able to see the way that her cheeks flushed. âOf course I did. You said it was your favorite.â Ryland leaned back in the chair slightly and started eating quietly, eyes trained on the students in front of him.Â
He let his hand settle on the table beneath him, slowly letting it drift closer to Y/nâs until his hand was ghosting hers. Y/n didnât look away from the kids as she carefully shifted so her hand was pressed against his, trying to get him to just take a hint already.Â
He let his fingers delicately trace over her knuckles before hooking his pinky under her hand and flipping it gently so it rested in his. It was slow, and a little clumsy, but it was also warm. Solid.Â
Ryland could feel the quickening thump of his heart against his chest. His throat was dry and he was suddenly very nervous that his hand was going to start sweating.Â
The thoughts were subdued when Y/n brushed her thumb over his knuckles, trying to memorize every ridge, every valley. He looked down where they were joined together. A small smile graced his features and he went back to watching the kids.Â
Lunch was over too soon in his humble opinion. In reality, they had actually gone fifteen minutes over because Y/n didnât want to let go of Rylandâs hand. Only two more hours before he had to leave, and he tried to push the thought away, like not thinking about it delayed the inevitable. He took his place at the front of the room as Y/n settled her students into their seats.Â
âAlright you guys! Whoâs excited to learn about space?â Every little hand shot into the air.Â
He uncapped an expo marker and started asking questions. âWho knows what is in the middle of the solar system?â A middle schooler started whispering into her kindergartenerâs ear. The five year old jumped up frantically, waving her hand in the air.Â
âI know! I know!âÂ
âTell me, Amaya!âÂ
âThe sun!âÂ
âGood job! Yes! The Sun is in the middle of our solar system! Everything goes in circles around it.â He drew a sun on the whiteboard. âAlright, Amaya, I need your help now.âÂ
Amaya looked over at Y/n for reassurance. After receiving a nod of approval, Amaya walked to the tall teacher.Â
âOkay. Amaya, you are the sun. Youâre gonna stand right here.â He gave her a high five as she stood where she was told to.Â
âWho knows what planet is closest to the Sun?âÂ
There was more whispering. Then more voices shouting out âI knowâ and âMe! Me!â.Â
âWhat is it, Jack?âÂ
âMercury!âÂ
âGood job! Come on up!â Ryland added another circle to the board. âOkay, Jack. You're gonna go in a circle around Amaya, and youâre the fastest planet in the solar system! So go! Faster! Faster!â The class erupted into giggles.Â
âWhat comes after Mercury?â He didnât have to wait this time. âWhich planet is it, Claire?âÂ
âUh, Venus?âÂ
âVenus is right!â Claire didnât wait for permission before walking to the front. âOkay Claire, you have to walk in a circle too, but youâre very slow,â He said, dragging out the last part of the sentence. Claire started marching in slow motion around Jack. Laughter again.Â
He continued on until he had an entire solar system of kindergarteners running around the space. Y/n watched as he laughed with the kids and inevitably started to ramble about how technically Max, the Earth stand-in, was moving slightly too fast for this example to be realistic. She didnât realize she was smiling until Ryland glanced over and shot her a grin.Â
He finally settles them down and returns everyone to their seats. Y/n watched him for a moment longer before remembering the coloring sheets in her hand.Â
They sat together at her desk once the kids started coloring together. âI donât think theyâve ever had that much fun during science,â Y/n said, her voice sincere, with a hint of something more. God, Ryland hoped he wasnât imagining it.Â
âI donât know about that,â He said, his gaze flicking quickly to her lips and back up to her eyes. Y/n noticed. Her cheeks heated up and her eyes shifted to the ground, remembering quickly that they were still working.Â
Ryland wanted to die. He looked up at the ceiling and wished that it would fall on him. He was saved from the awkwardness when a voice called his name.Â
âMr. Grace,â A teary eyed Amaya approached him with her coloring page in her grasp. He was moving before he realized it, crouching down so he was eye level with her.Â
âWhatâs wrong, sweetheart?â He held his palm out and let her grab it with her small hand. She sniffled and Y/n felt her breath get caught in her throat at the interaction. The way his eyes scanned Amaya for something wrong. The way he subconsciously made her feel seen. The way he knew to hold out his calloused hand. It all caused something to bubble under the surface.Â
âI messed up my drawing,â she mumbled, showing him the paper. Ryland looked at the page and then back at the small girl.Â
âMessed up? I donât see anything wrong!â He said, embellishing his confusion slightly.Â
âSaturn isnât supposed to be pink,â She sniffled again and let out a small, sad sigh that made Ryland want to tear up a little.Â
âWell you know what?â He asked, looking at the girl holding his hand.Â
âWhat?âÂ
âI think pink is the best color anyway. I think that Saturn looks better in pink than any other color.âÂ
Amaya cracked a small smile. âPink is your favorite color?âÂ
Ryland beamed back. âWell, I donât know, orange is pretty cool, but pink is too.âÂ
Amaya giggled and let go of Rylandâs hand, bouncing back to her seat. He stayed crouched on the ground, watching her go back to her seat for a while longer.Â
It was at this moment that Y/n subconsciously noticed how strong his shoulders looked through his still damp shirt, which clung to his muscles in all the right places. She shook her head as he stood up, like it would remove the thought from her brain.Â
âYouâre really good with them, you know.â Her voice was quieter. It sent a warm tingle down Rylandâs spine. He opened his mouth to say something, but closed it quickly.Â
Y/n giggled and looked back at the students. He opened his mouth to try again.Â
âWell, statistically speaking, itâs easier to induce dopamine at that developmental stage.â He noticed the way her lips curved into a smirk and her eyes slightly narrowed in confusion. âTheir baseline for excitement is much lower than in adults, so small achievements tend to produce disproportionally strong reactions. So like,â He took a breath, realizing he was still staring at her lips, and moved his eyes to meet hers. âHigh return on minimal input situation.â
Y/n rolled her eyes and laughed, lightly shoving his shoulder. âThat was a lot of words to say that I was right.â He smiled and pressed his shoulder into hers.Â
They sat together until Y/n went up to give the next instructions. Her eyes kept wandering over to his frame, sitting in a tiny, blue chair meant for a five year old. The older kids helped their kindergarten partners put their things away and start their reading work.Â
Y/n started picking up markers that had fallen on the floor. Ryland followed suit. He stopped at Amayaâs seat, noticing how Saturn was bright pink with orange rings around it. He smiled softly and went to pick up the orange marker at the same time that Y/n did. Their fingers brushed, and at first Ryland pulled back, startled by her presence, letting out a quiet gasp.Â
Y/n let out a small giggle, and quickly clapped her hand over her mouth to muffle the sound. He rolled his eyes at her laughter, but smiled despite himself. They cleaned up quietly, enjoying the last moments together.Â
âAlright, kinders! Letâs say bye to our middle schoolers!â Y/n said as the eighth graders lined up with their bags.Â
âBye!â The class shouted. The middle schoolers waved and filed out of the room, Ryland hesitated outside the door. Y/n stood in the doorway, wanting to see him as long as she could before closing the door.Â
He turned from Y/n to his class. âStart walking to the bus, Iâll meet you there. Gotta ask Miss Y/n what grade you guys should get.â The class groaned but started walking anyway.Â
He turned back to Y/n. âI uh,â what was he doing? This was a terrible idea. âI, well, you,â
Y/n smiled and he completely forgot whatever it was he was trying to spit out. In a moment of foolish bravery, his mouth moved faster than his brain.Â
âWould you want to go out with me?â He breathed out.Â
Y/n smiled, looking at the ground, tugging her bottom lip between her teeth. She looked back up at him, cheeks flushed. âIâd love to.âÂ
He let out a sigh of relief. There was something about the way she looked at him. The way her eyes flitted down to his lips and then back to his eyes. He forgot himself for a moment. His lips went crashing into hers. It was a little clumsy, and a little rushed, but his lips were soft, and molded nicely with hers.Â
He pulled away, breathless, eyes a little wild. Y/n leaned against the door, not registering the students behind her talking and coloring.Â
âIâll see you later,â he mumbled as he walked backwards, eyes still trained on Y/n. He stumbled only twice before he turned around and walked towards the school bus waiting for him in the rain.Â
He was startled as he climbed on board and was greeted with applause.Â
âYeah! Get it Mr. Grace!âÂ
âFinally did it!â
âYou wanted her so bad!âÂ
âIt was like an awkward nerdy soap opera!â
He rolled his eyes but smiled as soon as he sat down. Now he just had to survive the date.Â
I'm taking "talking about Rocky and Grace's vastly different life spans" privileges away from the entire project hail mary fandom until further notice! I'm sad!
ryland teaching the eridian children. theyâre all like a hundred years old. heâs like fifty. conferences are awkward at best. parents are approaching rocky like âwhy is a toddler in charge of the classroom? heâs literally 50 years old??â
lars and the real girl is such a good movie and NOBODY EVER TALKS ABOUT ITTTTT UGHHHHHHHH đđđđđ cried like four times the first time i watched it
warnings : terrible writing, bad action sequence cause idk how to write that, lying, court is bad at communication
summary : she was never supposed to get tangled up in his mess, but she did, and now court had to deal with the fact that she would never look at him the same way again
w/c : 3k
Court never meant for it to go this far. Y/n was just supposed to be a quick distraction after a rough mission. However, after spending one afternoon with her, he knew that there was something about her that he needed, that he longed for. Itâs not like he led her on, he just wasnât expecting to be so attached to her, and with his job attachments were dangerous. So he tried to shield her from the reality of what he did.Â
He told her that he worked security for a discrete company. That he had a strange schedule. That he traveled a lot for work and it was unpredictable. He told her that sometimes trips take a little bit longer than he expected. When he would show up at her apartment, covered in cuts and bruises, he simply told her that the job had gone sideways, or a training session got a little too heated. Apart from his job, his shady past, and his awful childhood, he was honest with her. These were the only lies he told her.Â
Fitzroy knew about his agentâs predicament. Six didnât say anything, but it was evident. He was far more careful on jobs. He was more calculated. More risk averse. He wouldnât take the shot if there was any chance of collateral. He was different. Fitz only warned him to be aware of the risks.Â
He knew that he was putting everything at risk. He was putting himself in harm's way. If anyone ever found out about her, they could track her down, use her for leverage, and he would have to choose between taking the bait and doing his job. He was putting the agency at risk. If she found out the truth, would she be able to keep it secret? He trusted her with his life, however, people become unpredictable when they learn about something significant. Worst of all, he was putting Y/n at risk. There were plenty of people who wanted to kill him. They wouldnât hesitate to use her, or worse, to get to him. He wouldnât be able to live with himself if something happened to her.Â
But she made him feel so⌠he didnât know the word for it. It was a foreign feeling. He wasnât Six when he was with her. He wasnât this highly trained, skilled assassin who killed people for a living. He wasnât expendable. He wasnât a weapon.Â
He was normal, at least that's what he told himself. He found himself doing things around her apartment often. Changing batteries in the smoke alarm. Fixing the cabinet door that kept falling off the hinge. Filling her car with gas. Putting the dishes away. He liked it. It made him feel useful.Â
His favorite thing, however, was being with Y/n, shocker. Whether she was reading on the couch and he was sitting next to her, or she was holding his hand tugging him through crowded streets in the city as he pulled a baseball cap low to cover his face. It didnât matter. He found himself laughing far more frequently than normal, which wasnât a lot but to him it felt almost excessive. He couldnât get rid of the small smile that crawled up his lips when he was with her.Â
He loved her. Thatâs what it was. He didnât say it, he wasnât sure how, but he showed it best he could with his actions. And he knew that she loved him. He knew it after he knocked on her door at nearly one in the morning, cuts all over his face and arms.Â
The cuts on his face were minor, but the gash on his right arm would be too difficult to fix with only one hand, and there was no way he was going to a hospital. He had no alternative. She opened the door, and she looked exasperated, but her expression softened when she took in his figure.Â
âOh, Court,â She whispered. She grabbed his hand and led him inside. She stitched him up without hesitation. She never pressed for details, knowing he likely wouldnât divulge them anyway. She finished up as he let out a small grunt of pain. His eyes were shut as he regained control of his breathing. By the time he reopened them, she was in front of him, a box of bandaids in hand. She tilted his chin up so she could get a better look at him and went to work.Â
He studied her face as she cleaned him up, muttering small apologies when she cleaned the cut with an alcohol wipe. Her eyes were tired but there was something else seeping through the exhaustion. It was deeper than how she normally looked at him. He was sure it was the same look he gave to her. Love. She loved him.Â
She smoothed down the last bandaid and pressed a light kiss to his forehead. He leaned in to the touch subconsciously. He snaked his un injured arm around her middle and let his head rest against her stomach as she ran gentle finger tips down his back. He could have stayed in that moment forever. But as he had learned long ago, nothing good can stay.Â
He was returning from a job. He had gotten out relatively unscathed. The farmers market was in town and he knew that she was going to drag him out to it. He arrived at the apartment, ready to feign annoyance about being pulled through a market, but something was very wrong. He heard a crash from inside and the door was open, the frame was damaged, like someone had forced it open. Shit.Â
He could hear scuffling feet and the sounds of muffled yelling. He went in without hesitating. In the kitchen were two men, one holding Y/n by her arms, the other covering her mouth with his hands.Â
âShut up, lady! We want you alive, but the plan can work with you dead if youâd like!â The one holding her arms said, his voice low and dangerous.Â
Both men were so focused on restraining the woman that they failed to notice the looming shadow of the Sierra agent. Six swept the legs of the one holding her mouth, and shoved him into the counter before he hit the ground. The offender slammed his head on the counter and fell unconscious on the floor.Â
âNot another move! I swear Iâll kill her!â The other one yelled, now welding a knife in his hand, his other arm around Y/nâs neck. Y/n looked at Court, her eyes pleading. Six took a step back.Â
âYou werenât expecting this, were you Six?â Six felt his jaw set as he subtly glanced around the kitchen. The man holding Y/n was talking too much to notice that Six was reaching for the knife in his back pocket. âItâs a shame, really, that the agency didnât protect her.â He continued. âI mean, with CIA level resources youâd think that they could manage a stronger door for her apartment. You didnât think you could keep the secret for this long di-âÂ
His words were cut short as Six threw the knife at the cabinet, the handle ricochetting off the door and lodging in the base of the kidnapperâs skull. His arm loosened around Y/n, but as he fell he nicked her with his knife. It was tiny, hardly noticeable, but Court saw it.Â
She was still frozen in place, trying to make sense of everything happening around her when he crossed the room to inspect her arm. This was not her Court. This wasnât the man who let her lay on top of him on the couch. This wasnât the man who changed the batteries in the smoke detectors. This man was different. Calculated. Swift. Not Court.Â
âMinor scrape,â He mumbled, and he opened the medicine cabinet and pulled out the box of bandaids. He handed it to her and retrieved his knife from the dead manâs head. The dead man who was bleeding all over her kitchen.Â
Y/nâs eyes followed Court as he grabbed a chair and wedged it under the front door handle. His eyes kept darting around, looking at the windows, the doorways, anywhere that someone could jump out and attack. After inspecting the entire apartment, he reappeared in the kitchen.Â
âOkay, we have maybe three minutes before we need to get out of here. Go pack a bag quickly, only things you need.â He said. His voice was different. Colder. Sharper.Â
Y/n silently obeyed his orders and packed a duffle bag with clothes, the book off her nightstand, and her wallet. She left her favorite perfume on the bathroom counter. Her jewelry was abandoned in the box on her dresser. Her records remained on the shelf. Pictures left behind scattered throughout the house. Court grabbed the duffle from her hands and slung it over his shoulder. With his knife in hand, he led her out of the apartment and to a car with tinted windows.Â
The drive had been mostly silent. Y/n had been quietly crying and trying to figure out what was happening. Court didnât know what to say. He couldnât keep lying to her. Not anymore. But he also couldnât tell her the truth. After nearly an hour of silence, Y/n spoke up.Â
âWho are you? Really.â She asked, her voice was quiet and fractured. It stung.Â
He inhaled sharply. âSierra Six. I work as an operative for the government.â He didnât elaborate. Y/n didnât ask. The silence was swallowing him whole. The rest of the ride was uncomfortable and heavy.Â
Court parked the car in front of a large house. He said nothing as he climbed out of the car. Y/n sat there, staring at the dashboard. He watched her for a moment before closing the driver door and approaching the front door that had already swung open. Y/n watched as the man she thought she knew shook hands with an older man. Court- Six, gestured to the car and talked for what felt like forever. In reality it was only a minute.Â
Soon, Six was returning to the car. He pulled her bag out of the back seat and opened her door. She made no move to exit the vehicle. He chewed his gum nervously and waited before opening his mouth. âCâmon.â That was all he said. It wasnât as cold as before, but it wasnât an option either. Reluctantly, Y/n climbed out of the car and followed him to the front door.Â
The following weeks were terrible. He knew she was angry. Who wouldnât be? He was expecting yelling, shouting, and her throwing things at his head. That would have been preferable to what actually happened. Instead of yelling, she was quiet. She spoke only when spoken to, and that only applied to Claire and Fitzroy. When he spoke, he received nothing. However, he usually didnât even get to open his mouth before she left the room.Â
She couldnât even look at him. On the rare occasion that she did, she looked at him like he was a stranger. She looked at him like she had no clue who he was. Which, to be fair, she really didnât. He hated himself for what he had done. He wished he could take it back, wished he could-
âWould you stop staring at her like a kicked puppy?â Claireâs voice cut through his spiral. He looked over at the girl with a look that would normally shut people up. However, Claire didnât notice or care. âItâs actually really embarrassing for me to be around you when youâre acting like this.âÂ
He rolled his eyes. âI do not stare after her.âÂ
âYes you do.âÂ
âDo not.âÂ
âDo too.âÂ
âDo-â
âChildren.â Fitzâ voice cut through the room. âStop fighting.âÂ
âLook, Six, Iâm just saying man up and fix it!âÂ
âItâs not that simple Claire,â he mumbled, rubbing a hand over his face.Â
âSure it is, just apologize for being an idiot and lying to her.â Claire was talking with that voice that all teenagers use when theyâre convinced theyâre right. The only issue was, Claire was right, kind of. Before he could argue, Claire left the room.Â
Court huffed and spent the rest of the afternoon thinking about how he could fix this. He was trained to kill. To cause pain. To destroy. He had no clue how to fix things.
 It was late when he finally found Y/n. She was laying on the couch, blanket pulled up around her shoulders. Her eyes were closed so Court assumed she had fallen asleep. It happened pretty frequently before. They would be laying on the couch, book in hand, Court laying underneath her. Her eyes would start to slowly close, the book would fall limp in her hand. He would sit there for a few extra minutes, lavishing in the closeness, the vulnerability. But that was gone now. Now there was a wall.Â
He picked her up, one arm supporting her knees the other holding her shoulders. Her head fell into his chest and he felt something gnaw at the pit of his stomach, call it what you will, guilt, loathing. Court silently carried her into her room and set her down on the bed, pulling the blanket up around her. He felt stuck. Part of him wanted to leave. To give Y/n her life back, without him in it. He wanted to run out the door and never look back. That's what he was trained to do. But another part of him, a quieter part of him, wanted to stay.Â
He wasnât sure what made him do it, what made him open his mouth. Maybe just the fact that she couldnât leave the room and ignore him in her unconscious state. Whatever it was, he started talking. âI didnât mean for any of this to happen,â He mumbled. His voice was rough. He started toying with the hem of his sleeve as he stared at the gray carpet.Â
He almost stopped there. But Y/n didnât move, so neither did he. âI shouldn't've put you at risk.â He felt like an idiot. âBut I did.â He watched the steady rise and fall of Y/nâs shoulders as she slept. âIf I could take it back, I would.â His voice grew quieter, softer. His voice was so quiet he almost didnât hear it. âIâm sorry.âÂ
The slow, muted footsteps out of her room let Y/n know that Court had left. She finally let the silent tears fall. It was killing him as much as it was killing her.Â
The next morning, Court was walking around the premises. Every window was checked, every entrypoint inspected. He walked into the kitchen and found Y/n leaning against the counter with a cup of coffee. Y/n wasnât smiling, but she wasnât as somber as she usually looked. His eyes swept over her figure and she made eye contact. She looked away and Court assumed she was leaving the room. That was the new normal, after all. He felt the shock cover his face, however, when Y/n turned back around and silently handed him a cup of coffee. She looked up at him, her eyes no longer holding sorrow and anger. There was a flicker of something. Not hope. Not understanding. Itâs softer than any look heâs received from her the past few weeks. It's the first time her eyes arenât drowning in hurt.Â
âThanks,â He mumbled, voice low and coarse.Â
Y/n nodded her head and left the room, Courtâs eyes following her until she was out of sight.Â
Court found Claire sitting outside, pretending she hadnât just watched the whole interaction from the sliding glass door. He sat down on the ground next to her, cup of coffee still in hand. He pulled his knees to his chest and rested his forearm across them.Â
âEmbarrassing,â Claire muttered with a roll of her eyes as she played a game on her phone. Court ignored her.
âTheoretically,â He started, unsure of how to ask what he was about to ask. âIf I wanted to talk to her,â He was looking ahead, his gaze going everywhere and nowhere. âWhat would I say?âÂ
Claire set her phone down and looked at him, really looked at him. He didnât seem like Six. In fact he hadnât seemed like Six since he had shown up at the Fitzroy house.Â
âYouâre not very good at this whole boyfriend thing, are you?â She questioned, trying to rile him up. It didnât work. His eyes stayed fixated on the clouds. âWell, if you already told her the truth, and you already said sorry,â She trailed off, thinking of ways to help her older brother figure fix his relationship. âHave you tried talking to her like a real person?âÂ
He narrowed his eyes and tilted his head slightly. âYes.âÂ
âI donât mean did you talk to her the way that you talk to people, I mean did you talk to her the way that a normal person would talk to another normal person? Yâknow, feelings, all those things your brain doesnât have?âÂ
Now it was his turn to roll his eyes.Â
âJust talk to her like sheâs a person, not a mission objective.âÂ
âI donât do that.âÂ
âYes you do. Look, just tell her you care about her.â Claire was growing frustrated. He really was an idiot sometimes.Â
âI canât do that.âÂ
âDo you care about her?â Now it was Claireâs turn to give him the look. He knew the answer, but he didnât know how to say it.Â
âYes.âÂ
âThen tell her. You donât have to make it weird, yâknow, like you are right now. Just say it in your own way.âÂ
âI donât say things like that.âÂ
âThen start.â Claire said it like it was the simplest thing in the world. And to anyone else it probably was. âShe made you coffee. She doesnât hate you. She cares about you. Donât screw it up.âÂ
Court looked back at the sky. He stared at it like it might have a better answer for him. It didnât. He pushed off the ground. He wasnât going to screw it up this time.Â
warnings : middle schoolers, bad pickup lines, suggestive pick up lines, ryland would rather die than listen to what his students are saying at the moment
summary : ryland is in love and everyone knows it, including his students
w/c : 1.1K
Ryland Grace would never accuse himself of being a charmer. In fact, he was probably the last person on earth that would make that claim. He wasnât smooth with the lines, and he wasnât mysterious and broody, as he often wished to be. He wore nerdy glasses that typically dangled off one ear and hung under his chin. He rode a bike to work every day, and oftentimes he was sure his helmet was lopsided. He wore dorky t-shirts and made science puns that he thought with every fiber of his being were funny. And he certainly wasnât subtle.Â
Ryland couldnât walk past Y/n without letting his eyes linger a little too long, or without immediately snapping his gaze to the ground and bumping into doorways. He felt as idiotic as the middle schoolers he taught. It was painfully obvious to most people that Ryland Grace was completely head over heels. Including his middle school students.Â
âMr. Grace,â A student started. Ryland was teaching seventh grade biology. âIf mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell, does that make Ms. Y/n the mitochondria of your heart?â Boisterous laughter erupted in the classroom as Ryland halted in his steps. He was grateful to be facing the board and not the students because they would certainly ridicule him if they saw how red his face was. He was torn between explaining how inappropriate that statement was and just taking behaviour points away. He hesitated too long.Â
âMr. Grace!â Another student yelled out. Oh no. âItâs like youâre a microscope and sheâs a microorganism with the way you focus on her all day long!â
He turned and clapped his hands together. âAlright guys letâs get back on tra-â
âI bet you wish she was an enzyme and you were a DNA helicase so that you could unzip her genes!âÂ
Death. Death would be preferable to this conversation.Â
âJeff! Not appropriate!â He had lost them.Â
âMr. Grace is drawn to her like an electron to a proton!âÂ
Ryland huffed out a sigh and sat on his desk. He rubbed his temples and, after a moment, put his hand in the air to signal them to stop. The laughter died down after a minute.Â
He took a breath, not sure how to address the class. âLook, guys, you- I mean- I canât- you canât make jokes like that. Itâs not appropriate. Now can we get back to the lesson?âÂ
He stood up and was about to resume teaching when yet another student opened her mouth. âCâmon Mr. Grace, we just wanted to have some fun!âÂ
âHow is this fun for you?âÂ
âWe already finished the quiz anyway! Weâre ahead in the work!âÂ
âAnd Iâd like to keep it that way,â He retorted. He was uncapping his marker when the whispers started. He groaned in frustration and turned around. He shoved the lid back on his marker, grabbed the stool that sat near his desk, and plopped it in front of his cluttered desk. âClass ends in five minutes. You have until then to talk.â He announced as he sat on the stool, his feet propped on the bars.Â
âWhy donât you just ask her out?â One student asked.Â
Ryland stared up at the fluorescent lights, wishing to be one of the likely burned alive insects trapped in them. âBecause, we are just friends.âÂ
The class groaned.Â
âOh come on, itâs obvious!â One student shouted.Â
âYeah! Both of you like each other!â Another chimed in. Now that caught him off guard. Surely she didnât like him back. However he couldnât let the shock spill out onto his face.Â
âGuys, sometimes men and women just want to be friends, that's okay.âÂ
âSure, but you donât want to be friends.âÂ
The bee. He wanted to be the dead bee that was closest to the light that killed it. One little zap.Â
âI think you should ask her out.âÂ
A chorus of yeahâs echoed through the room.Â
âWhatâs the worst that happens?â
âThe worst that happens?â He snorted. âWorst case scenario would be that I give everyone an F in this class.âÂ
âThatâs a risk weâre willing to take.â Before anything else could be said, the bell rang. The door opened and the kids poured out of the building.Â
Ryland was walking down the hall towards the exit when he saw Y/n exit her classroom. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. He couldnât tear his eyes away from her figure. She smiled as she saw him. He was nearing her classroom and replaying everything that was said in his last class period.Â
Y/n opened her mouth to say something, but a student ran into her, sending her tumbling towards the ground. Y/n braced for an impact that never came. Her fall was cut short by one nerdy science teacher reaching his arm out and catching her. He lifted his arm until she was upright. She was catching her breath as Ryland looked into her eyes. They were prettier than he remembered. He suddenly felt very brave, a rare occurrence for him. In fact it was this same bravery that typically ended with him flat on his face. With his hand still on the small of her back, he looked into her eyes and mumbled, âYou must be a spliceosome, cause you make my lifeâs exons come together perfectly.âÂ
Y/n giggled and felt her cheeks heat up. âWhy, Mr. Grace,â She teased, and Ryland immediately thought he misread the situation. He was doomed. âAre you flirting with me?âÂ
He hesitated. âYes?â He felt hot. His hand was sweaty. Could she feel how sweaty his hand was through her shirt? He hoped not.Â
Y/n smiled up at him. âTook you long enough.â He let out a breath he didnât realize he was holding. âI was beginning to think I would have to spell it out for you. Like with very small words, and maybe a few diagrams.â He smiled as his body relaxed.Â
âWell arenât you lucky I know how to read between the lines.â
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I Love You So ââË court had no idea how much he loves being wanted
In Too Deep ââË she was never supposed to get tangled up in his mess, but she did, and now court had to deal with the fact that she would never look at him the same way again
warnings : ryland is a hater of the barbie movie, brief mention of cheating, death, and alcoholism
summary : Ryland is not a good movie partner
a/n : this is short and lowkey terrible
wc : 392
To say that Ryland was whipped would be the understatement of the year. Thatâs how he found himself in this predicament. He wasnât the most eager man in the world to watch the Barbie movie, but who was he to deny Y/n?Â
So now he sat on the couch, wrapped up in a blanket with his feet propped up on the coffee table in front of him. There was a bowl of popcorn in his lap, one that Y/n, who was in the same position next to him, was frequently reaching into.Â
He groaned as the movie opened with all the different types of barbies. âThatâs not even what a real woman would look like,â He grumbled. âDid you know that if those proportions were real that-âÂ
He was cut off by an elbow to the rib. Y/n smirked as she looked over at him. âJust shut up and suspend your belief for like an hour and a half,â She teased.Â
He was silent for a few more minutes, until a barbie was accepting a peace prize. âDo girls actually play barbie like this?â He whispered.Â
Y/n snorted and slapped a hand over her mouth, earning a smile from Ryland. âNo, there's usually cheating, death, alcoholism, you know.âÂ
Ryland rolled his eyes and went back to watching the movie. âAre you kidding!â He yelled when Ken appeared on screen. âThat is insane.âÂ
Y/n let out a laugh as Ryland continued.Â
âLook how much makeup heâs wearing!â Ryland adjusted his glasses to get a better look. âI mean, look, they contoured his stomach to look like abs!âÂ
âWhy do you know what contour is?âÂ
Ryland ignored her. âHeâs not even that attractive!â He complained, shoveling more popcorn into his mouth.Â
âNot attractive!â Y/n turned her body to face Ryland. âYouâre joking!âÂ
Ryland stared at her, dumbfounded. âOh come on, look at him! The bleach blonde hair, thatâs not real. The broad shoulders? He probably had some clavicle lengthening surgery!â Ryland pointed at the television and continued his analysis. âHeâs probably really âchoppedâ, as the kids say, under the eight million kilograms of makeup heâs wearing!âÂ
âSounds like my favorite nerd is jealous,â Y/n teased, lacing her fingers together with Ryland's.Â
âI am not jealous! I am, uh, I am simply forming a hypothesis!âÂ