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[iwillbeinmynest]

Driving Practice - Steven Grant x (f)Reader

Authors Notes: My first Moon Knight fic! Thank you @i-still-dont-like-your-face for this fun prompt. I hope you like it. I had fun writing it!

Word Count: 750

Notes/Warnings: an almost car accident and thats really it.

You closed the door of the passenger side and took a deep breath. “You ready?” when you looked at Steven he had a death grip on the steering wheel.

 He nodded quickly. “Yeah, mhm.”

 You waited to see if he was joking, then you realized he very much was not.  “Then you’re gonna need to turn the car on.” You had your doubts that he was actually ready to learn, but you couldn’t work out getting him to work every day with your schedule.

 He chuckled nervously as he pulled the keys from the cup holder. “Right. Of course, I knew that. I was just having a laugh, is all.”

 “We don’t have to do this if you’d rather wait.” You offered him a way out, knowing he was probably wishing for one.

 He squeezed his eyes shut for half a second then opened them with a deep breath. “No. No, I can do this. I’m a grown man. I can drive a car, yeah?” He began to check his mirrors.

 The small car sat parked on the side of the neighborhood street. He’d have to pull out into traffic in order to start practicing. 

 You put your seatbelt on. “Right then. Easy does it. Check behind you and then slowly turn onto the street. And make sure you don’t smash the car parked in front of us.”

 He nodded quickly again. “Right. Don’t smash, don’t kill us. Got it.”

 “Steven,”

 He turned to you to see the concern on your face. “What is it, love?”

 “The car is still in park.” You looked down at the gear shift then back to him.

 He sighed and his shoulders slumped. “I can’t do this.”

 You reached over and rubbed his arm. “Why does this freak you out so bad?” 

 He had to be careful how he answered. The truth was that he was having terrible sleeping episodes where he’d wake up in an unfamiliar place, or with cuts and bruises that he didn’t remember getting. But how could he tell you something he didn’t even know how to explain to himself?

 “I just have this feeling that it’s not a good idea for me,” he finally said.

 You took his hand. “Then we’ll figure something else out. I can talk to my boss and change my schedule to match-”

 “No, don’t do that. Really, it’s fine,” he gripped the steering wheel again and threw the car in drive. “I’ll practice right now.” He turned the wheel and pressed on the gas as he tried to pull into traffic.

 You looked over your shoulder, a step he’d forgotten, and cried, “Look out!”

 Steven slammed on the brakes just as a city bus flew past, missing the car by mere inches. 

 The two of you sat heaving breaths as the weight of what almost happened sank in.

 Steven put the car in reverse, slid back into the parking spot and turned the car off. “Or maybe I’ll just start taking the bus, yeah?”

 You nodded. “Yeah, the bus sounds good.”

 He nodded, too. “Thanks for trying.”

 You offered a small smile. “Of course, Steven.”

 “I don’t know what I’d do without you,” he confessed, making you blush. “Honestly, I- I know I’m not easy to deal with, what with ignoring your calls or disappearing for a few days and all, but I really do like you.”

 He glanced into the side mirror that was behind you and saw… what did he see? It was him but… it wasn’t.

  You can’t be with her, Steven.

He squeezed his eyes shut and shook his head. When he looked back at the mirror he saw his panicked expression fade as he realized whoever had just said that was gone.

 “Are you okay?” You asked.

 “Hm?” his brows shot up as he refocused on you. “Oh, yeah, yeah. I’m fine. Tip top, love. Why don’t we go back up to your flat and order in tonight?”

 You looked at him cautiously. “That sounds nice. Are you sure you’re alright?” You looked behind you to see what could have startled him but only saw the front of your building.

 “Absolutely, Love.” He smiled brightly at you and was relieved when you seemed to believe him. He watched you get out and let out a sigh as he took half a moment to himself before following you. 

 As he escorted you into your building he got a chill when eyes that weren’t his watched him from his reflection.

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