*breaks through a wall* Can I please have Rich with a chubby S/O?
you’ve always been on the bigger side
but you’re self esteem has never been particularly low
you have good days, and you have bad days
but, you still struggle when it comes to showing skin
so when the whole #squipsquad decides to go to the water park one summer day, you do your best to bow out
he wants you to come, texts you all night trying to convince you
you: i have summer hw i have to
rich: so do it the next day
you: my mom needs help around the house
rich: tell her i’ll come help out on monday if she wants
finally, he wears you down and you agree to go
summer is already the worst bc you can’t wear long pants (you kind of loathe your thighs and hate for them to see the sun)
but you wear your longest pair of shorts and an oversized t shirt
at the very last minute, you grab your swimsuit, but you know you won’t be getting in the water
all of your friends are so hype for the water park
and of course, chloe and brooke are wearing the cutest bikinis with see-through dresses over them
you envy their confidence
rich purposefully lays his towel on the chair next to yours, but is surprised when you don’t follow christine and jenna to the changing rooms
“but it’s a water park, y/n”
you shrug him off, not wanting to admit why, and tell him to go catch up with the boys, who are about to lug a giant four-person tube up to the top of the waterslide
you lay out on your beach chair, pulling down your shorts to cover as much thigh as possible
out of the corner of your eye, you watch as rich pulls off his shirt (god that boy is toned)
then, to your surprise, he lays down on the chair
“aren’t you gonna go swim?”
“not without you. this isn’t gonna be any fun without you, y/n”
“you wouldn’t even notice i wasn’t there”
rich is shocked to know you think that
“of course i would. i always notice when you’re not around,” he says so seriously
you don’t know what to say to that
your friends go on some rides before trying to convince you two to join them in the lazy river
you tell rich to go on, but he refuses to go without you
he insists he’ll have more fun on the chairs with you than in the water without you
(and to be fair, you guys have been talking and having a lot of fun. but it’s a hot day and a swim sounds so nice)
finally, finally, you give in
you grab your bag, and head to the changing rooms
when you exit, you still have your tshirt on, but your swimsuit is on underneath
you’re already showing way more of your legs than you really want, but mercifully no one comments on the shirt and you two head off to find your friends in the lazy river
rich sticks by your side the entire time
after a while, even you can tell he’s been flirting
and maybe that’s kinda nice