it's jonny's first season as captain. he's struggling. it's just SO much pressure on him- he and pat are expected to "save the franchise" and there's a new coach, and all of these obligations. someone always wants something from jonny, and it's exhausting.
seabs is watching jonny unravel in front of him over the course of weeks/months. skin getting pale, bags under his eyes, temper fraying as he's clearly not sleeping.
he wants to help his rookie, but he doesn't really know how.
finally he invited jonny out for dinner, just the two of them. he wants to get jonny's mind off things, so he takes jonnt somewhere nice.
the waiter hands jonny a wine list, and seabs gestures at him, wants to let jonny choose something he likes. but jonny just freezes up, shoulder stiffening as the waier explains more and more details about the wines. and seabs realizes. ohhh. part of why jonny is so exhausted is just being in charge of the team and making so many decisions. poor kid needs a break
seabs grabs the wine list back, picks one at random. he points out something on the menu he thinks jonny will like and tells him he "has to" order it. jonny grumbles, but looks more and more relaxed as dinner goes on and seabs chooses everything for him.
seabs bullies jonny into his own car, takes him home. just keeps issuing simple orders to jonny. "we're watching a movie, go get the popcorn." "go brush your teeth, jonny." "come sit here on the couch."
he keeps waiting for jonny to balk, but he never does. in fact, jonny goes so loose and content that he almost falls asleep on seabs' couch. brent herds him from the couch to the guest room, tells him that jonny is not working out in the morning, and not to try to get up before 9, and brent will have breakfast ready for him then.
jonny wakes up looking refreshed for the first time in weeks, and that's how they fall into a platonic d/s relationship.
