Sean Nast (cabalrebel) wrote in madisonvalley, @ 2020-08-04 00:10:00 |
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Entry tags: | !closed, !complete, !log, alex manes (ileftnicebehind), sean nast (cabalrebel), ~2020 august |
Who: Sean Nast and Alex Manes
What: Musical instruments and awkwardness
When: Monday evening
Where: Crawdaddy Music
Warnings: TBA
Status: Closed/On-going
He'd told Alex at one point that he still played and technically, it wasn't a lie. He'd played the piano a handful of times over the years since Kristof's death, but he hadn't touched the violin -- what he'd been best at, and his favorite -- in four and a half years. He'd been tempted to a handful of times, most of them since ending up in town, but he'd always convinced himself not to. And then he'd had that conversation with Kenzi, only to end up realizing he really needed to deal with some stuff about himself before he had the whole "I'm terrified that I'm not enough" conversation with his boyfriend.
Which, points to him for realizing it at least.
It felt strange being inside the store, largely because he'd worked there before -- and oh hadn't that been weird to hear -- and while obviously he didn't remember it, he could see why he would have worked there. A few years older, more comfortable with himself and more willing to say screw it and do what he wanted... yeah, he could see it.
He'd been hesitating for the better part of half an hour before someone convinced him to at least try out a violin. Oh, they didn't know why he was reluctant, just that he was, so of course it'd made sense. Sean hadn't had the heart to argue with them and as a result, they'd pushed the violin and bow into his hands. And without even thinking twice, he gave in, settling into a song before he even realized it.
And it was like he'd never stopped playing.