blog of nightmares

someone please remove the gosling bug from my brain. this dude lives up there rent free. anyways, more ryland headcanons some are kinda sad. i have a draft of some nsfw ones, but that is scary. enjoy these!

warnings: mentions of death, dying (i think thats it?)

-ryland grace is oddly great at giving massages, at some point he took one or two human anatomy classes on his way to his phd. you tend to benefit greatly from this. also, him showing you how to massage certain areas so you can replicate on him when he needs it.

-not a big going out on the town kind of guy. his ideal evening with you would be in his or your apartment. maybe a little wine. maybe a joint. maybe both? bonus points for some kind of greasy takeout and a sci fi movie that he is going to dissect for the entire 2.5 hours it plays. (including the time it takes him to rewind parts he gets excited about)

-you and rocky (lovingly) bullying grace at every opportunity. he trips over a shoelace one evening. a shoelace you had told him no less than 5 times to tie up before he fell over. the moment he starts towards the floor, rocky is chittering a playful song and you are two seconds away from falling into a heap of laughter.

-he is a broadway lover. not so undercover. he has a particular interest (or reliance) on Dear Evan Hansen.

-loves to talk. loves to talk very much. but, something he loves even more than talking? listening to you talk about your day, your life, anything. i mean legitimately anything. you could silence the poor man for hours just by watching a new show and telling him all about it when he gets home.

-yearning ryland is real and i will argue about it. he is a total lover boy. watches you and learns your routine. tries to flirt with you, often starts rambling about whatever lesson plan or astrophage discovery he has made.

-it was grace's idea to make the savior of the universe hat. you did the crafty part while he supervised. that hat made it all the way to erid.

-small plaques were erected in both of your honors when you passed. grace sat by yours every single day until eventually, his own plaque joined you. rocky kept the savior of the universe hat between you two, reminding every eridian that came to visit who saved their star and how much they got to learn from the two strange humans.

im simply obsessed with several gosling spawns at the moment. Colt is no exception. I appreciate all the love im getting for my ramblings.

warnings: some nsfw content under the cut. MDNI. spit mention. Colt being a munch mention. Maybe more, it’s late, im sorry. Nothing crazy though!

-teddy bear to top all teddy bears. he’s handsy and he’s proud. in a bar grabbing some drinks with the rest of the crew? He’s a heartbeat behind you with a hand on your back. This man is also a certified CUDDLER.

-Colt is undoubtedly a great cook, as he’s kept track of his nutrients for years and usually opts to meal plan. so when you had a bad day, you get home and smell something DELIGHTFUL and it’s your lovely Colt looking 10 types of proud presenting dinner to you.

-he talks to himself often. full blown conversations (it’s hilarious to me that this is canon by the way) you don’t mind, instead letting him filter through his own thoughts. sometimes it’s like he has no idea he’s doing it.

-colts twin Ryland regularly asks you how and why you can manage to put up with his brothers behavior. you look over your shoulder at colt. he’s currently being paid $25 to let a crew member smash a fake bottle over his head. You don’t have words for Ryland’s question.

a few small nsfw headcanons under the cut

howdy hi. another one. i am trying very hard to get the rust out. i appreciate all the love. this is not proofread. i was watching the movie for the 100000th time and i was just thinking about tiredxreader and grace on the hail mary. ugh. obsessed with this fictional man. anyways enjoy!

summary;

you have been up all day and night trying to aid Grace in your research. being in space had kind of destroyed any semblance of sleep schedules. he turns into a pillow.

you and grace worked alongside each other in a comfortable silence. close enough that your shoulders would brush occasionally and send a little zap through your spine. he fiddled with a slide while you were glazing over the data sheets for the third time that hour. the numbers never changed, what a shock.

there was no debate that you and grace were rather comfortable with each other. there was no real need for dramatic conversations about labels or expectations. you had each other, and that was that.

your eyes had started trying to drop about 10 minutes ago, you hadn't slept since sometime yesterday. or maybe it was the day before. grace had noticed, but he decided against saying anything.

surely you would get up and go to bed if you were tired enough.

"how do the numbers look?" ryland murmured, pulling you from your trance. you glanced over at him and a red sheen danced across your face. "they haven't changed much," you chuckled lightly and shook your head. "i can't focus anymore. i think i broke my brain."

"surely it isn't broken, hon. surely you just need some rest."

you waved him off and fell back into a peaceful silence.

it was mere moments later that ryland felt you slacken up against him, and a small smile graced his face. he looked down at you, experiments forgotten.

he raised a hand to slowly and carefully move a piece of hair out of your face. how had he gotten so lucky?

he laid a kiss on your brow and swiftly scooped you up from your chair.

by raise of hands who would be interested in a bodyguard!courtgentry and bestfriend!coltseavers x actress!/singer!oc splatter of stuff?

this is not proofread. this is also something i did at like midnight. thanks for the love on the last one of these i did, i wasn’t expecting anything so it felt good. im thinking about driver x reader a lot so maybe some of that soon. enjoy ❤️

-he loves finding you in his clothes (even though he will bitch to you, in a loving way of course) ugh him walking in to his apartment to find you on his couch wearing one of his shirts HE IS MELTED RIGHT THERE

-i think he might actually be quiet some. like. you make him nervous. he knows science and biology like the back of his hand, but you? you’re uncharted territory. SPEECHLESS!RYLAND

-maybe he never wanted kids of his own, perfectly content with the kids in his classroom and being part of their journey. but then he met you. then he got close to you. Imagine nervous Ryland adjusting his glasses every 5 seconds while trying to spit out that he maybe wants to try for a baby if that’s what you want too.

-on board project Hail Mary, he is overly concerned with your wellbeing. you’re his partner, his lifeline, and the best companion he could’ve had. After the disaster at Adrian, he found you by Rocky’s enclosure, watching him sleep. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HIM SITTING DOWN BESIDE YOU AND SAYING NOTHING. MAYBE HE JUST GRABS YOUR HAND. no words are enough to pierce through how heavy this moment would be. UGH.

-literally listening to Ego by Halsey and it reminds me of Ryland is such a subtle way. “I’m nervous about what you’ll think of me now” (no Headcanon here i just had to mention it)

no warnings, just trying something out. if you happen to see this, interact! im coming back into writing after a Gosling induced epiphany.

-he is brilliant. astonishingly so. he also happens to have absolutely zero idea of this, and thinks his accomplishments are the product of some really wild luck. how do you accidentally become the second in command of an earth saving mission??

-in relationships, he is very domestic. he notices quite literally everything. sometimes you are convinced he knows you are hungry or tired before you ever realize. in which case, he is going to fix it quickly.

-he is definitely a hugger who just didn't have anyone to hug before rocky. which is exactly why i think he would be nothing less than attached to you anytime he is near. which is a lot. he makes sure it is a lot. he honestly doesn't think the time he has is enough. maybe no amount of time will ever be enough.

-when rocky and grace saved the stars and partied, i like to think grace might have made smaller hats to display for his fallen crew members. he wanted them to be remembered. he thought they were braver than he was. when rocky asked about his actions, all grace could say was "they would've loved you, pal."

-if crowded places make you anxious, he keeps a hand on you at all times. he can feel your heartbeat from your wrist, and he monitors it very closely so he can give you what you need to feel safe.