Isaac quickly ran through a scale on his sax as he listened to Blaine. He shrugged and adjusted the mouthpiece of the instrument. He really didn’t disclose this kind of information, but at this point– he didn’t care. “I know quite a lot of his stuff…” He tapped his feet. “Really kinda like him,” He murmured, not really to the other boy, but to his saxophone.
Watching Isaac give the confession of being–dare he say–a Timberlake fan towards his saxophone made Blaine’s smile grow until the whites of his teeth showed. Okay. That was sort of adorable. “Isaac? I promise not to tell anyone your deep, dark secret. I mean–most of this school knows and rolls their eyes at some of the music I love the most. I’ll spare you the same treatment. Mind if I start with a few notes? This piano is as in tune as it’s ever going to get.” Sad. But true. “Join in whenever you want.”
Isaac let out a soft laugh as he slid his reed into his mouth to wet it. “I’d happily give Timberlake a go.” He smiled and slid the now wet reed into the sax. “Which song do you wanna go for?” He knew all of them, but he was not going to admit to that.
Seriously? Someone who didn’t initially have to pretend Timberlake was lame before they agreed to try some out– and subsequently enjoyed themselves in spite of their complaints? Was he dreaming? Leaping at the chance– Blaine shrugged and gave the a few random piano keys a tink, tink. “Suit and Tie work for you? Can’t Stop The Feeling? Just how long is your list of memorized J.T., Isaac? Do I sense a fellow closet Timberlake fan? Or did I just get lucky with my pick and you’re hoping I might pick one of two you know?”
“Yeah–” He picked up the sax with a shrug. “I uh– actually like playing a lot of pop music… You’d be surprised how well it can translate into sax music.”
Blaine watched the other boy with a curious smile. One that gave away to a few blinks and a nod at the mention of pop music. Now Isaac was talking his language! “No, no. I get it. I spent a year turning pop songs into acapella– so–yeah. Pop music it is! Want to give Timberlake a go? I’ve been dying to mess around with some of his new stuff.”
“Well–Great! That’s a start. We can work with that. Who’s your favorite musician? I’m sure I can find something in here we both will enjoy. Grab your sax and let’s give it a whirl?”
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