â˘ruby is the one who takes all AP classes and gets straight aâs and eats salad for lunch and liams the one that once ate a whole jar of mayonnaise on a dare
â˘no one EVER thought they would get together
â˘but then again no one expects him and chubs to be friends liam just be out here breaking all
kinds of expectations
â˘liam tries hard enough in school, most of his grades are low Bâs with the occasional C
â˘but after a particularly low test grade that low B in chemistry turns into a D
â˘he tells Chubs who says heâs got a girl in his class whoâs super smart who could probably
tutor him
â˘the only problem with that is liam wasnât expecting her to be FUCKING GORGEOUS
â˘when chubs introduces them it was all he could do not to just stare at her and drool
â˘the whole time sheâs talking to him heâs just sitting there in awe and trying his hardest to pay attention
â˘afterwards he corners chubs like âYOU DIDNT TELL ME SHE WAS HOTâ and chubs is just like âi didnât think it was relevantâ
â˘"of course itâs relevant how am i supposed to pay attention to significant figures when all i can focus is not making a fool of myself!!!â
â˘he was good enough at chemistry before but now that sheâs tutoring him he pretends like the teacher isnât even speaking english so sheâll tutor him more
â˘one time ruby was babysitting her neighbor and brought her to the library with them but had to run back to her car for something before they start studying and when she came back lee was in an animated conversation about a disney movie heâd seen a million times because of his little sister claire and basically the only thing running through rubyâs head was âshit i like himâ
â˘one night when they get done rubyâs car refuses to start
â˘sheâs totally fine with just walking she lives like 5 minutes away and itâs nice enough outside, albeit a bit chilly
â˘but liam INSISTS that itâs getting dark out and itâs freezing and she could be murdered and she wouldnât be able to run if someone was chasing her because her backpack is so heavy she should just let him give her a ride
â˘a ride home turns into âstay for dinnerâ which turns into liam stuttering out âare you, um, are you free, um, saturday? l-like for a movie?â
â˘"yeah, um, yeah like a date. only if you want to go on a date i mean, we can just go as friends, iâm flexible um or if you donât like movies we could always go to eat, i know a place downtown thatâs really-â
â˘ruby cuts off his rambling with a kiss to the corner of his lips and tells him a movie sounds great
â˘"ha, um, okay! awesome! iâll um, pick you up at um, at eight. cool. itâll be fun weâll have um, lots of fun. we can see whatever you want i donât have a preference, um yeah hahaâ -Liam as he stumbles down her porch steps to his car with the reddest face ever
â˘when he gets home he sits in his car for a minute and calls the number he last texted, since itâs usually chubs
â˘when they pick up he says âoh my god chubs i asked her outâ
â˘to his horror, ruby replies âi know, i was there.â
â˘he just hears her trying her best not to burst out into giggles and the poor boy is MORTIFIED let him die
â˘"um. right. you were. just wanted to make sure you remembered. bye.â
â˘and then he ACTUALLY calls chubs and tells him everything and chubs sounds so tired when he says âliamâŚ.you fucking idiot. how in the world did she say yes to youâ
â˘saturday canât come soon enough the last 3 days of the week feel like 3 centuries
â˘but then when saturday actually does come both of them are freaked
â˘liam stands at the grocery store staring at flowers for 2 hours before a sales associate comes over and asks if he needs help and ruby is on the phone with vida trying to figure out what to wear all day
â˘when 8 comes both of them are a nervous wreck
â˘he knocks on her door with a bouquet so big she canât see him
â˘they decide to see the new generic action movie because nothing screams date like stereotypes and explosions
â˘he so pulls the yawn over the shoulder move and ruby rolls her eyes so hard but also she leans in just a little closer and itâs totally NOT because he smells amazing
â˘liam completely zoned out on the movie after that heâs 100% focused on the fact that sheâs so warm and her hair is so shiny and she smells like a flowery perfume
â˘she rests her hand on his knee and heâs completely hyperaware of that fact
â˘when the movie ends she canât help but be disappointed bc he unwraps his arm and now sheâs cold and liamâs thinking pretty much the same thing
â˘afterwards they grab something to eat and even when theyâre across the booth from each other liam can still feel that hand on his leg
â˘they make fun of the dumb movie and chat about random things
â˘after that they go on a few more dates before
liam makes a stuttering fool of himself asking her to be his girlfriend
â˘liam is INSUFFERABLE for the next few weeks all he ever talks about is ruby and how pretty ruby is and what he and ruby are doing this weekends and something funny that ruby says chubs almost regrets being the reason they met but also its good to see liam so happy
â˘liam starts having to run to class bc he wants to walk with ruby to hers, even if theyâre on the other side of the school
â˘iâm not talking quick walking iâm talking full sprint okay
â˘he gets so much crap from his friends for being whipped
â˘vida makes fun of ruby too oh man sheâs brutal
â˘their hour long tutoring sessions turn into half an hour of tutoring and half an hour of making out in the car
â˘which actually makes them more efficient because liam realizes that the more he understands something and the quicker they get it done, the longer they can go make out