she sounds amazing and likewise on him needing someone like her in his life! one of his perpetual frustrations is having this dream of being a pop songwriter that's never panned out, in no small part because of how sideways his life went when his ex went to prison. he DJs karaoke at the bar he serves at/manages which is basically his own personal hell but also a way for him to get some sort of musical outlet in his life. he's a total music nerd and would be all kinds of chinhands while she was performing, sitting close so he could hear her over the patrons and has probably shushed people more than once while she was up there, no lies lmao. he's also probably guilty of picking her brain and wanting to workshop stuff with her, because he really loves collaboration even when it's completely unsolicited lol SORRY BBGURL. the past five years have been rough on him and he's actually living with the ex that just got out of prison, so he knows about awkward situations lol. they sound like they'll have an abundance of things to talk about!