little Grace blurb I wrote while watching the rain + gender neutral reader + just fluff and grace being a loser
i think teaching Ryland how to dance would be pretty cute, he’s clumsy on his feet and constantly stepping on your toes while sputtering apologies, but it's cute.
It takes him a bit to get the hang of it, and even then he’s relying on you for most of it.
Some slow tune played in the background, a random one you picked out from the millions Stratt pirated, but you didn't really care what it was, and neither did Ryland, hell, you don't think he was even listening to the music.
“Ah, careful…” You muttered as he almost fell for the 4th time, nearly taking him down with you this time. “I know! I know, just… gah! This is...” he trailed off and mumbled something Indiscernible under his breath.
“It’s… what? Stupid? You don't have to do this if you don't want to, Grace,” you stepped back, which made him jolt and make grabby hands towards you for a moment before realizing how silly he looked and dropping them to his sides.
“No! Not at all, it's not stupid, i’m just... Darn it… I don't know! I feel like i’m just making a fool of myself,” he frowned, staring at a random spot on the floor before meeting your gaze once more, glasses teetering on the edge of his nose, brows knit together in a way that made him look like a kicked puppy.
You huffed softly. “Grace…” you took one of his hands. “You're not making a fool of yourself, it takes a while to get the hang of, we’ve only been at this for… what? 15 minutes?” you reaches up and fixed his glasses, pushing them back up his nose before brushing your knuckles against his cheek, to which he greedily leaned into the contact. “Take you time, you're only messing up because you're rushing it. We’ve got time. A lot of it,”
Ryland looked away to the side for a few seconds, teeth catching his bottom lip. “I know…” he mumbled.
You trail your hand down from his cheek to his jaw, your thumb brushing over his bottom lip. “Stop that...” you scolded.
Ryland tensed and blinked a few times, eyes flickering between your thumb and your face. “Right, I.. Uh. Yeah. Stopping.” his Adams apple bobbed as he swallowed thickly.
“H-howaba—” he cleared his throat and dragged a rough hand through his hair. “How about we give it another go?” he offered you a lopsided smile.
You chuckled softly, brushing a bit of hair behind his ear before getting into position again. “Yeah.”