Look At You Now (Ray x Reader)

Just Another Day

imagine it, you're all dolled up and sitting at a table with all the best musicians... specifically bassists? well that seems to be what's happening to you right now.

"And the Award for best bass line goes to..." a presenter voice slightly yelled

"oh please be me... please be me..." you hoped, crossing your fingers and closing your eyes tight

*alarm beep*

"wait no- NO DONT BE A DREAM"

*alarm beep*

you jerked awake at the sound of your alarm and groaned "can't i just finish that dream already? it's like the fifth time i've had it!"

*alarm beep*

"i'm up! i'm up." you sighed as you swing your arm over and practically punch the snooze button.

Wonder what's on the agenda today! not.

"right. better get up and get ready for the dreaded work...one of these days that dream will be real... i'll be in the bassist hall of fame right next to none other than John Richard Deacon" you cant help but swoon at the thought of even being in the same room as him, unfortunately your dreams of ever meeting this hero would never be fulfilled as he retired after Freddies passing. 

you proceed to toss on your lovely green polo shirt with the forever recognisable 'Pets at Home' logo on it and some black ripped jeans, you aren't really allowed to wear these types of jeans but you came to a compromise with the boss, you wear the jeans without fishnets underneath and we don't have an issue.

"fuck i really can't be arsed today." you groan in the sudden realisation that for the past few weeks your schedule has consisted of nothing but 'wake up, work, get home, sleep, repeat' and yes it is as sad as it looks. The only real escape you have from your shitty reality is playing bass guitar and you're not too bad at it, you've been begging your friends for a while now to form a band but all they say is "you're reaching for the stars, a band would never work out" ouch but y'know we carry on.

since today is the odd day when you actually wake up in time to your alarm you had to time to do your make up and make your hair look at least slightly presentable, you drew black winged eyeliner on your eyes and applied red and black eyeshadow, it was 2002 going on 2003 and not many people did their makeup like how you did but following trends never was your thing anyway. you brushed your hair quickly and flung it into the first and quickest hairstyle that came to mind since doing your eyeliner took so much time up.

taking a quick glance at the clock you realised you have about 10 minutes to get to your bus stop or else you're going to be late for work... again... for the third time this week... and it's Thursday

"fuck- okay toast is just gonna have to wait" you groaned as you threw the toast back onto the plate, practically lunging out your chair and grabbing your coat you left the house. The bus stop is about 15 minutes away from your flat but if you run you should be able to make it. It's not nice running in the rain at 7am in the morning but some things have to be done for the greater good of mankind.

Thankfully you made it to the bus stop on time and got on, paid for your ticket and took a seat up the back. Music was a safe place for you so every bus ride you go on you get my iPod and headphones out and listen to your  favourite songs such as; Basket Case, Enter Sandman, Chop Suey, paranoid and many more songs in the rock/metal genre. Trying not to close your eyes and fall back asleep was the hardest thing in the world but the anxiety of missing your stop was enough to keep you awake.

After a not so long bus drive and a fairly quick walk you finally made it to the infamous Pets at Home where most your hours in the day are spent. Working with animals was wonderful but the long hours and crap pay wasn't worth it but also what choice did you have, no one else around was hiring so it was this or nothing.

"Ah (Y/n) you finally decide to join us" Finn said sourly as you walked through the front doors "i thought you were going to keep your late streak going to see how long it takes till you're fired."

"well much to your disliking Finn i'm not going anywhere. i need this job just as much as you do." you spat back at him as you walk to to the back room and put all your belongings in your locker and clock in "just one more day... one more day then you're off and you can practice all day and all night" you mumbled to yourself trying to motivate you to not run out the door and say a big F you to the manager. Finn wasn't the boss but he sure liked to think he was, he used to be really nice as well... until you turned him down, he turned into a complete asshole after that day. He wasn't the only coworker you didn't like, there was also Lena, she had been judging you since the minute you walked in for your first day, the thing with your job is you don't really work with the animals all that much because you don't have any college education on animal welfare, you just got lucky when the boss said he needed someone to stock shelves and sometimes feed the guinea pigs. Lena had been through multiple years at college and even with all her knowledge only landed a job in Pets at Home, sad really, she brags about it on a daily basis and if you even dare mention a single thing about music she blows up and goes in a mood for the entire rest of the shift, completely childish but not all my coworkers are bad, your best friend in fact works with you, his names Connor and he's the coolest guy you'll ever meet, he's been to so many concerts it's insane and he even plays guitar, sometimes he'll jam with you but he still refuses to form a band.

The day goes by slowly, you sell a few hamsters but ultimately spend most of your day restocking shelves and feeding the fish, not the worst day but not also the ideal day.

"hey (Y/n)! you wanna come to the bar after work? it'll be fuuun" Connor said dragging the U in fun and had a smirk on his face which could only mean one thing. 

gay bar.

one little fact i left out about Connor was that he was a raging homosexual. you shared a flat for a short period of time and for most of that time he had a boyfriend but ever since they split he's been doing heart eyes to any guys he sees, feel bad for him though, he really did love this guy but it was a case of right guy wrong time.

"eh, if i must" you say faking a tired tone, connor chuckles and throws his arm over your shoulders and pulls you close to him

"it'll be a nice change from your boring 'just another day' life, get some alcohol in you and dance around with drag queens, what else could you want?" he said with a bright smile on his face, the statement made you laugh as you shrugged Connor off.

"i suppose you're right Connor... i mean we don't have work tomorrow so what could be the harm?"